Mum hailed as 'genius' for serving her children pudding the same time as dinner

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentProducer Lorenzo Mieli, who has brought to the screen top Italian TV series such as “The Young Pope” and “My Brilliant Friend,” is launching two new crime shows with innovative elements: “The King” and “Bang Bang Baby.”Both stem from his bent to push boundaries of genre storytelling that is “borne from authenticity,” he says.“The King,” which is Italy’s first prison drama, recently bowed positively in Italy on Comcast-owned Sky’s pay-TV service and also premiered internationally at the Series Mania fest.The dark show stars Luca Zingaretti, best known as the titular character in Italy’s widely exported “Inspector Montalbano” series. He plays Bruno Testori the sometimes psychopathic director of a maximum security penitentiary located on an unspecified Italian border territory that is not subject to Italian law.

Residents at a Lanarkshire care home have been in training for weeks as they get ready to go head-to-head for the title of 'Scotland’s Strongest Pensioner'.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are officially recipients of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

Will Smith and Chris Rock – along with the rest of the world – are still reeling in the aftermath of Smith’s viral smacking of Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. Such was a moment that left millions of viewers stunned, embarrassed, confused – and heartbroken, especially considering to many, both men are beloved throughout the world for their careers and personalities as well as for what each has contributed to the art of showbiz.

The cost of living crisis will deepen for many households from today as energy bills are set to skyrocket due to an increase in the price cap.

With warmer weather and lighter evenings, it's getting towards that time of year when a meal from your favourite chippy is even more special.

Brits are facing higher bills this month as the cost of living crisis rumbles on. A number of changes that will affect your wallet come into force this month - and several with impact your finances from today.

A teenager’s 10-month campaign of harassment and criminal damage on the trams led to 'more than 200 reports' to transport bosses. The behaviour of just one 15-year-old single-handedly trebled the number of incidents recorded at Rochdale interchange compared to the previous year.

Harry Styles has shared his new single "As It Was," the first from his upcoming third studio album Harry's House, out on May 20. The song is a wistful but upbeat jam that comes with a video that finds Styles impeccably dressed in a series of successively scantier bright red outfits on what appears to be a very cold day.

Queen is reported to have quite the sense of humour and enjoys hearing jokes, which is why she was ‘furious” when an aid tried to stop her hearing a punchline.Her Majesty was in the company of multi-millionaire businessman and former Vice-Admiral Sir Donald Gosling, who the Queen enjoyed seeing because she knew he always had some new jokes to tell her.According to MyLondon, the Queen was meeting Sir Donald at a naval ceremony when he was about to hit Her Majesty with a punchline when aides tried to stop the joke in its tracks when after hearing the first part.The source said: "Don was in full flow telling her his latest joke - involving a horse trainer giving Viagra to a runner in the 2.30 at Newton Abbott.”This prompted Labour Defence Secretary Fred Mulley to reportedly raise his hand and stop Sir Donald from getting to the punchline, believing the Queen should not listen to such a crude joke.However, the Queen was reportedly “furious” and “berated” Mr Mulley for stepping in on her before.The source continued: “She made Don tell the whole joke all over again, and shrieked with laughter at the punchline, which was about the horse winning against stiff competition or something like that."Sir Donald sadly passed away on September 16 in 2019 at the age of 90 after battling an illness.This week the Queen and the Royal Family came together to pay their respects to her late husband Prince Philip.The Duke of Edinburgh’s memorial service provoked tears at Westminster Abbey.Her Majesty was seen shedding a tear as the national anthem was played during the service.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories. by signing up for one of Daily Star's free newsletters here. Nick Davies, a leading UK

 transformation on social media. The pop sensation and actress, 29, revealed a brand new hairstyle on Instagram, which had adoring fans gushing.The ex-Disney star donned a short bob complete with brow-length bangs.The actress flaunted her new curled brunette locks in the snap as she ran her hand through her new do.The global sensation wore a luxurious satin black ensemble in the snap and accessorised her look with silver jewellery and purple painted nails.She captioned the post to her 308million followers: "New Hair who dis?"Selena opted for a subtle coral lip using her own Rare Beauty Product for the smooth and gente makeup look.Her adoring fans instantly inundated the star with gushing comments sharing their love for the transformation.Singer Jessie J penned: "Love."A fan wrote: "Selena, I love it OMG."Another added: "This looks so good on you."While a third wrote: "You look out of this world."Updating her fans about her current relationship status on TikTok, Selena recently told fans she was single.Using the platform on Wednesday (March 30), she joked about being single while lip-syncing along to a video in which a man attempts to flirt with a woman and epically fails.She penned: "Maybe this is why I'm single. Don't believe a damn word," followed by a laughing face emoji.Selena is set to celebrate her 30th birthday in July and recently confessed that she loved growing up.

Jessie J clapped back at a troll who body-shamed her just months after sharing that she had a miscariage.

Katy Perry and Thomas Rhett have released their new collab!

Sienna Miller has worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood like Bradley Cooper, Daniel Craig and Clint Eastwood, but the actress revealed she recently 'fangirled' over a surprising star: Peppa Pig voice actress Amelie Bea Smith.The 40-year-old actress and mother to nine-year-old daughterMarlowe Ottoline Layng Sturridge revealed she works with the 11-year-old Smith on her new Netflix series Anatomy of a Scandal, which debuts on April 15.Miller appeared on Thursday's episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon where she opened up about her work with Smith on the new series. Fangirl:Sienna Miller has worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood like Bradley Cooper, Daniel Craig and Clint Eastwood, but the actress revealed she recently 'fangirled' over a surprising star: Peppa Pig voice actress Amelie Bea Smith Peppa star:The 40-year-old actress and mother to nine-year-old daughter Marlowe Ottoline Layng Sturridge revealed she works with the 11-year-old Smith on her new Netflix series Anatomy of a Scandal, which debuts on April 15She first praised David E.

Cardi B looked every bit the video vixen during the music video shoot for rapperKay Flock's hit singleShake It inThe Bronx, New York on Wednesday, March 30.The Grammy Award-winner, 29, was joined on set by Kay Flock's collaborators Bory 300 and Dougie B. She recently revealed that she recorded a remix of the popular track.For the highly-anticipated video, Cardi rocked a head of flaming red tresses with a paisley design to resemble a red bandana.

Four albums and a full decade into his recording career, Wizkid produced a bona fide opus with 2020's Made In Lagos. The record landed on The FADER's 50 best albums list that year, and this past August, he released a deluxe edition featuring four new tracks.

Anyone nostalgic for the mixtape era of hip-hop has been eating good this past year. First up, Tyler, The Creator recruited DJ Drama to add a layer of integrity to his stellar 2021 album Call Me If You Got Lost. Next came Dipset member Jim Jones who earlier this year released the lowkey underrated Gangsta Grillz: We Set the Trends.

Khloe Kardashian shared an adorable video ofher daughter True Thompson and cousin Dream dancing toEncanto hit We Don't Talk About Bruno.In the footage, posted to the 37-year-old reality star's Instagram, her little girl, four, can be seen twirling around next to her uncle Rob and his ex Blac Chyna's five-year-old.The girls also adorably sang along to Aqua's 1997 hit Barbie Girl, using their cups as makeshift microphones whilebusting a move in the dining room. Doting mom: Khloe Kardashian shared an adorable video of her daughter True Thompson and cousin Dream dancing to Encanto hit We Don't Talk About Bruno Cousins: In the footage, posted to the 3-year-old reality star's Instagram, her little girl, four, can be seen twirling around next to her uncle Rob and his ex Blac Chyna's five-year-oldWhile True wore ajasmine green tea pajama set, Dream rocked a cute pink set and her hair in pigtail braids.

Ashley Tisdale took to Twitter Thursday after a mini-controversy in which she was criticized for buying 400 books ahead of anArchitectural Digestshoot at herLos Angeles home.In a segment in which Tisdale showed off her $4.75 million Mediterranean-style villa, the 36-year-old actress admitted she sent husband Chris French out to purchase '400 books' to fill up her bare bookshelves.The remark spurred a torrent of social media responses, as some people believed the High School Musical star had misrepresented herself with the expansive collection of books, while others defended her for helping fund authors. The latest:Ashley Tisdale, 36, took to Twitter Thursday after a mini-controversy in which she was criticized for buying 400 books ahead of an Architectural Digest shoot at her Los Angeles homeSome people said there was no reason to be upset with the actress for being honest about the purchases.Tisdale, who has her own interior design business, clarified that not all of the books were freshly purchased for the Architectural Digest showcase in a tweet on Wednesday.

They both keep busy with their respective careers as performers.But on Thursday Vanessa Paradis and her look-alike daughterLily-Rose Depp took advantage of some downtime and spent their afternoon together seemingly taking care of a few errands.While out and about the France-born starlets decided to make a pit stop for coffee and foodin the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Family time: Vanessa Paradis, 49, and daughter Lily-Rose Depp, 22, enjoyed some family time together on Thursday, which included a coffee run in the Los Feliz neighborhood of LABoth of them kept it casual in the fashion department, withParadis opting to wear dark blue jeans with tan top underneath a black overcoat, all while carrying a brown bag full of goodies out of the establishment.The 49-year-old also donned black leather shoes, stylish sunglasses, and had her strawberry blonde tresses pulled back off her face and into a bun.

A mum has revealed that she feeds her kids dinner and dessert at the same.