Mark Labbett: The Chase star stuns fans with slimmed down figure in weight loss update

The condition of two of Greater Manchester's busiest hospitals has been slammed as 'shocking and dreadful’ by the region's health chief.

Former centre-back Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United have enough about them to secure a top-four finish this season - but has conceded that nobody in pursuit of the final Champions League spot is taking charge of the situation.

Bolton Wanderers are expected to make changes for tomorrow's clash against Oxford United.

Self-confessed 'oversharer' Molly-Mae Hague is set to take it to a whole new level with her first book.

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are not in a position to make Manchester City nervous in the Premier League title race just yet.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThe trailer for Gu∂mundur Arnar Gu∂mundsson’s teen drama “Beautiful Beings” has debuted ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival on Friday. The film, which plays in Panorama, is being sold by Jan Naszewski’s New Europe Film Sales.

Olympics figure skater aged just 15 has failed a drug test, the International Testing Agency (ITA) have confirmed.Kamila Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee to gold in the team event on Monday but has since received a test result from the Russian Figure Skating Championships on Christmas Day.Her sample returned positive for trimetazidine, a banned heart medication, on Tuesday, which prompted an automatic ban from the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).Valieva successfully appealed that and was then allowed to continue competing at the Beijing Games, but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have now lodged an appeal of their own.They want the matter to be "expedited as quickly as possible" with the teenager set to compete in the women's single event next Tuesday.After announcing the failed drug test, the ITA released a short statement on the matter.It read: "The IOC will exercise its right to appeal and not to wait for the reasoned decision by RUSADA, because a decision is needed before the next competition the athlete is due to take part in (Women Single Skating, 15 February 2022)."Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Prince Harry may pursue a new career in the health and wellness sector, a royal commentator has claimed. Hary left royal duties with his wife Meghan Markle in early 2020, and has since embarked on a number of new ventures.

Sky News journalist has apologised after her live TV report was interrupted by a swearing man who yelled "Yo bruv" on camera.Political correspondent Kate McCann was out at south-east London giving updates to presenter Gillian Joseph, who was in the studio, on the resignation of Met Police chief Dame Cressida Dick on Thursday evening (February 10).When Gillian asked Kate about the next steps for the commissioner, a young man was heard shouting behind Kate, saying: "Yo bruv, live TV – Sky News!"Seconds later, he walked in front of the camera, blocking Kate's view as he put up a middle finger and yelled "F*** the French" and other expletives.Kate stayed calm and said "okay" before the crew cut her microphone off. She later went on Twitter and explained: "So sorry if you heard some fairly choice language on air just now."A group of (mostly really lovely) young guys on bikes were watching us set up for the live but sadly one guy decided to ruin our hit."His mates looked as annoyed as we felt.

Lorraine Kelly was replaced by an ITV colleague during the latest edition of her show.The Scottish presenter, 62, was missing from her self-titled programme on Friday morning.Good Morning Britain star Ranvir Singh stepped in to fill in for the host.As usual, Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard went live to the Lorraine studio via a video link to find out what was coming up on the show.However, it was Ranvir who was spotted in Lorraine's seat and shared what viewers can expect from the programme.The former Strictly Come Dancing contestant revealed that she'll be speaking to Dancing on Ice's Liberty Poole and I'm A Celebrity winner Danny Miller will be showing off show gift ideas for Valentine's Day.It's not the first time Ranvir, 44, has stepped in to host ITV Lorraine.Last month, Ranvir took over hosting duties, a job title she is very comfortable with as she often covers for Lorraine during half terms.The mother-of-one star has previously praised her stints on Lorraine and confessed she loves getting asked to host the show because you can "get under the skin of the people you are interviewing".She said: "You’ve got a bit more time and because there’s just one of you doing the interview, you’re able to follow your own trail of thought and where my personal interest lies in that particular person’s story."It just means that you have a bit more freedom in a way to have that conversation that you find particularly poignant or interesting and can bring a bit more of myself into."She said that she loves doing the show because the stories are more human interest and she can bring out another part of her.Ranvir explained that the show is a chance for a "lighter touch".She has shared her love for the show on Instagram and elsewhere

impregnated.Disturbingly, he told the women who visited the clinic in the 1970s that donors had to be anonymous. At the time it wasn't illegal to hide who the real donor was, even if theoretically it was the doctor himself.

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty said she'd never star on CBeebies Bedtime Stories - but she knows who would be perfect in the job.Naga said she would never do the BBC kids programme as she has a "terrible voice", but she made the case for her co-anchor Charlie Stayt as she thinks he has a "great voice" for children's stories. It comes as Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, is set to appear on the show to read one of her favourite childhood books to kids - Jill Tomlinson's The Own Who Was Afraid of the Dark.

A pensioner got the shock of his life after racing to rescue a woman washed up on a beach, only to realise it was a full size sex doll.

THE Chase brainbox Mark Labbett left show host Bradley Walsh giggling as he faltered at a maths question - despite being a teacher in the subject for the past 20 years. The ITV star, known as The Beast, struggled with a question about composite numbers - these being a number which is a whole number, which can be made by multiplying other whole numbers.

The Chase to ensure he’s “fed and watered” at all times, as he quipped about potential applicants needing "a high degree" of fitness for his culinary needs.The Beast star’s warning came after his colleague and fellow chaser Darragh Ennis tweeted out a job advertisement for a “trainee researcher” position on the ITV quiz show.Darragh typed: “I love working on #TheChase.

With each episode pulling in an incredible 4.9 million viewers and counting, fans can't get enough of The Chase. But you might be surprised to learn where its famous Chasers were working before they each joined the show.

The Chase star Mark Labbett has showed off the extent of his five stone weight loss with a photo of himself wearing loose trousers.The 55 year old, who recently sparked backlash over refusing the second national lockdown, took to his Instagram feed to post side by side before and after photos of his transformation. In one snap, the TV star could be seen standing at a red carpet event in 2019 wearing a black suit and tie.The second image showed Mark wearing the same outfit this week, where it's clear to see he's shed the pounds.The mirror selfie showed the once well-fitted white shirt hanging loose on him while he demonstrated how much extra space there was in his trousers as he pulled on the unbuckled waistband.

Mark Labbett has lost an impressive five stone over the last couple of years, and the results of all his hard work are clear for all to see.

Mark Labbett continues to impress fans as the weight keeps on falling off.The Chase star - dubbed The Beast on the ITV quiz show - posted a side-by-side snap showing his face before and after his lifestyle overhaul.Showing himself at the TV Choice awards back in 2019, he compared how he looked then to the recent selfie he took.The 55-year-old looked remarkably slimmer as he posed in a white shirt, his face looking younger and fresher as he shared the two shots.Pulling at his trousers, we could see for ourselves he's dropped fair few sizes.

The Chasers Road Trip.The Beast star explained he and his fellow chasers, Anne Hegerty and Shaun Wallace, were unable to fit in the camp’s “too small” beds.Opening up on their thoughts on the new programme from The Chase stars, one fan wrote: “@MarkLabbett @TheShaunWallace @anne_hegerty #ChasersRoadTrip Honestly folks that was disappointing skipping on the glamping...

However another user joked: “Trust Shaun to come in at the wrong time lol.”(sic)As well as being impressed by Anne’s singing, other fans were surprised to learn about Shaun’s table tennis skills.“Shaun did fantastic this week he got the 2 points for the humans. I really underestimated him but he is fantastic at ping-pong.