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the Gossip Girl alum appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Lively explained that her outfit for the TV appearance was one she fashioned together (a Lanvin shirt and Net-A-Porter dress) 'because no one had samples that fit me after giving birth and so many clothes from stores didn't fit either'.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Shamed politician Derek Mackay has been savaged by the woman who hopes to win his seat exactly one year on from his spectacular fall.Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate Julie Pirone branded it “shameful and disgraceful” that Mackay has clung onto his job.It was a year ago on Saturday that he was forced to resign as SNP Finance Secretary.Details of his inappropriate messages to a 16-year-old boy emerged, including one where he called the lad “cute”.Mrs Pirone, standing in the Renfrewshire North and West seat in May’s Scottish Parliament election, says Mr Mackay will have earned over £150,000 in salary and expenses since losing his ministerial

Police were called to Marilyn Manson's Hollywood home after reports of a "disturbing incident". Two days after the 52-year-old rocker was accused of abuse by his former fiancee Evan Rachel Wood and four other women on Monday (01.

direct to your inboxManchester council will review its response to severe flooding caused by Storm Christoph after some residents had requests for sandbags rejected.Around 2,000 homes and businesses in East Didsbury, West Didsbury and Northenden were evacuated on January 20 as the River Mersey came within centimetres of bursting its banks.In the aftermath of the storm, Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited the Didsbury Basin, which the Environment Agency said had served its purpose.Before the flood warnings were stood down, some worried residents were told by the EA Manchester council would supply sandbags to protect their properties.But when they contacted the local authority their requests were turned down, according to Didsbury West

A shark almost devours a teen's hand after snatching a fish from his grasp in heart-pounding new footage.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has bizarrely claimed that at one stage this season his side's aim was simply to qualify for next year's Europa League.

Demi Moore's daughter Tallulah Willis celebrated her 27th birthday yesterday.

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityPolice seized £2,000 worth of cannabis from a car after a man was caught driving more than double the speed limit in Salford.The VW Golf was stopped by traffic cops on Upper Camp Street after it was seen travelling at 65mph in a 30mph zone.Posting on social media, police said the vehicle was searched and about £2,000 worth of the Class B drug was found.The man was found to have no licence or insurance and was also on prison licence, police said.An arrest has been made, the post on the GMP Traffic account said.The full post read: "VW Golf stopped by officers on Upper Camp Street, Salford having been seen travelling at 65mph in a 30mph zone."Vehicle

Wigan. Firefighters rescued two dogs and a turtle from the blaze at the Earl of Balcarres, in Scholes, on Tuesday evening.

Wigan, on Tuesday (February 2).

golden retriever went viral after the owner shared the heart-stopping moment on Chinese social media app Douyin, amassing 3.1 million likes.In the short clip, the owner, from the city of Guangzhou in southeastern China, finds Coco lying against a concrete wall with blood-like stains on her snout and on the floor.The dog refuses to flinch and waits for her owner approach.Fearing the pooch might be dead, the panic-stricken owner slowly walks towards Coco and suddenly, the animal wakes up and looks at her owner.Later he found out Coco had eaten the exotic dragon fruit and the juice got smeared on her fur coat.The owner wrote: "Sorry, I thought you are...

WhatsApp has been detained in Dubai after her housemate dobbed her in to police.The "absurd" incident means she could be trapped overseas for months and may even have to serve jail time — but when she pleaded with her housemate she said she "doesn't seem to care".The unidentified HR manager has been living in the United Arab Emirates city since 2018, and with her visa about to expire she'd already shipped her belongings back to England.But when she arrived at the airport for the journey home she was informed by authorities that she couldn't leave due to an active police case against her.

Lottery tickets in two days – defying odds of 1 in 282.5 million.Orlene Peterson, from the city of Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, the US, bought the first winning ticket on Friday morning, January 29, as she had some cash left over.What happened next stunned her and Lottery officials.Orlene told the Idaho Lottery: “I thought what the heck, I’ll get a Grand Fortune ticket.“When I scanned the ticket, it said I had to contact the Idaho Lottery for my winnings.“That had never happened before when I was playing. I checked it and it was a $200,000 [£147,261] winner.

Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts 3 has put production on hold after a “team member” tested positive for coronavirus, Deadline can confirm.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros. has paused its shoot for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3” after an unspecified crew member tested positive for COVID-19.“A team member from Fantastic Beasts 3 has tested positive for COVID-19,” said a Warner Bros.

direct to your inboxCalls have been made to scrap part of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland, as Boris Johnson warned Brussels he will act to prevent trade barriers being put up in the Irish Sea.Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster said the Northern Ireland Protocol risked the country’s “political and economic links” to the UK and called for it to be replaced amid growing tension among Unionists.The agreement on Northern Ireland was seen as a way of resolving the main sticking point in Brexit negotiations – the Irish border – and sees checks focused on goods traded between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and allowing them to move freely on the island of Ireland.Concerns over the protocol and its impact on trade

An SAS soldier was critically injured in a horror parachuting accident during a covert night-time operation against the Islamic State in Iraq.

JoJo Siwa has confirmed she is loved-up with her new girlfriend after bravely coming out as gay last month.

Thomas Tuchel has identified Niklas Sule and Dayot Upamecano as his top two transfer targets this summer at Chelsea.