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Loose Women presenter Nadia Sawalha has told how she "wasn't functioning" during the earlier stages of the coronavirus pandemic, as she was in a state of "irrational terror".Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the YouTube star, 57, spoke about getting through every day by looking for "sparks of joy", as she teams up with AXA UK on their Getting Back to the Good Stuff campaign.Speaking about going into lockdown with her husband Mark Adderley and their two daughters, Kiki, 13, and Maddy, 18, the star told how she felt that she had been "preparing" to spend so much time together as they have been homeschooling their children for six years.Nadia said: "My husband and I spend a lot of time together, we have a really close relationship and

radical social-distancing-related alterations.While the 2020 parade was tailored exclusively to those watching from home, the 2021 parade is once again a public affair in the streets — with TV viewing options available too, of course.Some coronavirus-related changes remain in place, however. Most notably, children younger than 12 will only be allowed to be spectators rather than participants.“We had to make some decisions well in advance of our parade day to ensure that the health and safety of all participants was delivered upon,” the event’s executive producer, Will Coss, told the New York Times.

In her new book, A Beautiful Nightmare, Christine McGuinness reveals the long struggle she faced to conceive children with husband Paddy, after anorexia left her with irregular periods. So after four long years of trying, the former model's happiness can be imagined when she finally got what she had long awaited - a baby.

Jadon Sancho after Manchester United's win over Villarreal on Tuesday night.United won 2-0 in Spain to guarantee their spot in the Champions League last-16 with a game to spare. The victory was in no small part down to the performances of Van de Beek and Sancho, both of whom impressed having previously struggled under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Caretaker manager Michael Carrick made the surprise decision to start the pair from the off against Villarreal, much to the delight of United's fans.

Dua Lipa has announced the launch of a “global style, culture and society concierge service”. That’s a fancy way of saying “a newsletter and a podcast”.

murder victim mum-of-two was verbally abused by a neighbour just days before she and her husband were brutally killed. Jennifer Chapple, 33, and her husband Stephen, 36, were stabbed inside their home as their children slept after an alleged feud over parking in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans claimed to have spotted a telltale clue that the weekend's show was "fixed" for Tom Fletcher to leave. The 36-year-old McFly star and his professional partner Amy Dowden became the latest casualties of the ballroom after landing in the dance-off against Rhys Stephenson in Musicals Week.

Plans to turn an old disused viaduct in Manchester city centre into a elevated urban park have been given the green light.

Manchester United fans noticed Bruno Fernandes couldn't hide his fury at being dropped by caretaker manager Michael Carrick on Tuesday night. The Red Devils ran out 2-0 winners over Villarreal to secure qualification to the Champions League last 16 thanks to strikes from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho.

on this link here.“Where has this fascination with making up the numbers come from? If you only have 122 professionals, then a few get byes in to the second round.“I don’t want to sound like this is sour grapes. But this isn’t the FA Cup, those footballers are employed professionals and get paid whatever.“I have now earned nothing, as will be the case for anyone who loses to an amateur top-up player.

Ariana Grande broke down in tears on The Voice on Tuesday when it was revealed that her team members Jim and Sasha Allen were in danger of going home.After it was announced that the duo was in the bottom two they took the stage and performed I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz to win the last chance save of the night.Ariana said she was shocked to see them in this position because they were two brilliant men.

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson stepped out for a late-night dinner on Tuesday night, with their youngest child Truman.The 65-year-old actor and his 65-year-old wife of 33 years were spotted getting dinner at Nobu in Malibu.The happy couple were joined by their 25-year-old son and a female friend for their dinner outing.

Andy Cohen returned to his former high school in Clayton, Missouri on Tuesday to speak about his latest book, entitled Glitter Every Day: 365 Quotes From Women I Love.The 53-year-old reality television personality appeared to be happy about spending time at his alma mater as he enthusiastically spoke about his new publication.The book is made up of numerous quotes about various subjects, and it was made available to the public earlier this month.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe 39th edition of Torino Film Festival, Italy’s preeminent event for young directors and indie cinema, kicks off Friday with the international premiere of “Sing 2.” It is the country’s first festival held in venues with 100% seating capacity since COVID-19 struck, and it will also be the first in-person edition assembled by artistic director Stefano Francia di Celle, who debuted last year with an online event, due to the pandemic. Di Celle is now rebooting Torino for the present-day digital age.

LCD Soundsystem began their Brooklyn Steel residency last night (November 23), covering Joy Division and airing rarities – see footage, setlist and more below.The band announced their live return after more than three years last month, with 20 shows set at the venue between now and Christmas.At the first show of the tour, the band opened with a cover of Spacemen 3’s ‘Big City (Everybody I Know Can Be Found Here)’, before playing songs from across their four studio albums, including some not played live for years.Among the set were hits ‘I Can Change’, ‘Someone Great’, ‘New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down’ and set closer ‘All My Friends’, alongside the first live performance of 2007 track ‘Time To Get Away’ in five years, and

Phillip Schofield and Stephanie Lowe were married for 26 years when the This Morning host opened up about his sexuality in February last year.

South Lanarkshire Council has refused an application for the Jock Stein Centre to be sold to Blantyre Soccer Academy.

Kate Middleton reportedly took time off work to 'mend her broken heart' following her split from Prince William, and now psychologists have supported doing so. Although the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in April this year, in 2007 royal fans were rocked when the young couple broke up.

Harry Redknapp has said Mauricio Pochettino would jump at the chance to manage Manchester United if he was offered the job.

Dave Chappelle has been taking a lot of heat over material that some have dubbed homophobic in his recent Netflix special “The Closer”, but fellow comedian Kevin Hart has got his back.

Peter Andre has shared a rare throwback snap of himself as a child causing fans to go wild over his resemblance to his oldest daughter Princess. The 48-year-old posted the photo of himself as a five year old on Instagram admitting he was a shy boy when he was young.