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A mum who had to sell her daughter's bike just to pay the bills. A dad who fears he won't able to afford to see his family this Christmas. And the school cook so terrified of her next energy bill she no longer uses her oven.

Paul McCartney saw his 80th birthday in in style, following a duet with Bruce Springsteen, a happy birthday serenade from Jon Bon Jovi and 50,000 fans and birthday wishes from his sole remaining Beatles bandmate, Sir Ringo Starr. Sir Ringo sent his customary ‘peace and love’ well wishes to his long-standing friend and former bandmate on Saturday, his actual birthday, joining the throngs marking his milestone with birthday greetings, ahead of the star headlining Glastonbury next weekend.

post Platty Joobs Britain. Chuckling fondly at the memory of the Queen chatting marmalade sandwiches with Paddington bear. Then it hit us like a train on Monday morning.

In the days after the death of their baby daughter, no one would have blamed Gordon and Sarah Brown if they’d turned away from the world.

Carol Vorderman, 61, shared her brutal reaction after Boris Johnson, 57, and his wife Carrie, 34, were loudly booed and jeered by crowds outside St Paul’s Cathedral.The couple attended the service of thanksgiving at the London cathedral to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee.The hostile reception was heard as the Prime Minister walked up the steps to the entrance.BBC reporter, Jane Hill, captured the moment and said: “The Prime Minister just arriving with his wife.“There is really quite a lot of booing, actually.“A substantial amount.“That was quite a moment."We definitely haven't heard that for any other VIP guest."Former Countdown star Carol then shared the clip to her 482,000 Twitter followers.In the caption, she quipped: “Bring Your Own Boos.“The message could not be clearer Boris #PlatinumJubilee.”Plenty of Carol’s followers took to the comments to share their thoughts.Mark asked: “Depends who is doing the booing as we’ve seen already.’To which FY Eye responded: “Well it certainly won’t be the left because they were all boycotting jubilee celebrations.The Boris hate isn’t just confined to left wingers anymore it seems."Pat added: “Problem is, I doubt he realised the boos were for him.”While Tony joked: “I generally do not like booing but I will make an exception this time.”And Jack quipped: “Someone get Vorders a job as a headline writer ASAP!”Former Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, and Theresa May were also in attendance for today’s service.Other politicians including Sajid Javid, Liz Truss, Priti Patel, Keir Starmer and Nicola Sturgeon also took seats at St Paul's.

This is the moment a life-long Rangers fan broke down in tears as his brother handed him a surprise ticket to the Europa League Final.

The Fratellis joined the family of Scots youngster Eilidh Brown to open a holiday respite home in her memory.

Our city’s finest will be flocking to the Kimpton tonight for a celebration of Manchester’s unsung heroes. The Manchester Evening News Pride of Manchester awards, in partnership with TSB, honour Mancunians with incredible stories to tell.

Holly Willoughby is a hit on This Morning - and she has confirmed that, in spite of the rumours, she has no intention of leaving the show behind.She has clarified: "I love the show, I've grown with it!"Holly contradicted the speculation, which mounted after she took on new BBC project Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, by continuing: "I've been there 13 years and I'm not going anywhere."She has also added that she feels "incredibly grateful" for the presenting gigs she has landed over the years, admitting that despite her huge success, she sometimes still suffers from "imposter syndrome".The Brighton-born beauty is now influencing millions, with the outfits she wears on This Morning often selling out within hours of her appearing in them.However, she has also been an inspiration to the world in another way - for conquering her dyslexia and going on to achieve her dreams as a presenter.She recalls struggling with painful shyness in her school days due to the condition, and admits that when she tried her hand at a political interview, quizzing ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown, she struggled.She recalled of the script: "I was saying words I didn't even understand, mangling up sentences and completely floundering. I was awful."Various critics had said, 'She'll be OK with the fluffy fashion pieces but how will she do a serious political interview?' And they were right...

Holly Willoughby has revealed how she used to "hide behind her fringe" as a child as she lacked confidence and believed she would "never" be successful.The 41 year old, whose fans recently compared her Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof outfit to Willy Wonka, explained that she used to mumble into her sleeve out of fear she would "say something stupid" in a candid interview with the Daily Mail. "I'm probably the one most surprised by the position I'm now in," she shared, referencing her position as a presenter for ITV's This Morning among many others.The star went on: "I never thought I'd be successful. At school I didn't speak.

London studio, Holly Willoughby is reliving one of her worst television moments – interviewing the then prime minister Gordon Brown.  'I was dreadful,' she says of the interview which took place in 2009, just two months after she'd joined ITV's This Morning alongside Phillip Schofield.  'The worst thing was that so many people in the industry had said I couldn't do that job.

Holly Willoughby said she floundered when she first joined This Morning, thinking she was an "wasn't up to" hosting.

Holly Willoughby has opened up on suffering from “imposter syndrome” during the earlier years of her presenting career.The This Morning presenter, 41, who’s hosted the ITV show alongside Phillip Schofield, 60 since 2009, said she was told by critics early on that she couldn’t handle political segents on the show.The mum of three confessed that her “worst” TV moment came in 2009 when she was interviewing then prime minister Gordon Brown, which she claims was “awful”. However, she says she’s learned to “trust herself” and accepted that she’ll “never be perfect as a presenter”.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has admitted that she proved her critics right following a "dreadful" interview with former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.Speaking in a new interview, the ITV star, 41, reflected on her time presenting the popular daytime show with her co-host Phillip Schofield, revealing that she was determined to prove her critics wrong after people in the industry aired their doubts over her presenting abilities when she first landed the role.Holly has hosted This Morning for 13 years alongside co-host Phillip after landing the role in 2009 following a series of presenting stints.But in a new interview, the star told how she suffered from "imposter syndrome" throughout her early presenting jobs.However, it was one nightmare interview that left the star "completely floundering" after she was so desperate to prove she could do her new role on the ITV programme.A couple of months after joining This Morning, the star interviewed then-Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.Addressing her "awful" interviewing of the politician, Holly said: "The worst thing was that so many people in the industry had said I couldn’t do that job."I wanted to prove myself."The mother-of-three said that she had discussed the move to interview the politician at length with the show's crew.Explaining what had gone wrong, Holly explained: "Then when it came to the interview I was trying to read out questions from the script."I was saying words I didn’t even understand, mangling up sentences and completely floundering," she added.The star continued to say that she will "never be perfect" as a presenter."The biggest lesson I’ve learnt is that being myself works.

SNP Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has accused Gordon Brown of “blatant mendacity” over his criticisms of her cost-of-living response.

Boris Johnson ending Covid isolation rules is a "distraction" from the PM's lockdown party scandal, according to a Scots health expert.

One of the UK's foremost business experts, Lord Myners, has passed away at the age of 73.

Scottish Labour has distanced itself from reports the party could allow future election candidates to be in favour of independence.

Boris Johnson on who would make the best Prime Minister, according to a new poll. The Ipsos MORI poll found Starmer and Johnson are level-pegging, with 38 per cent of adults backing each of them as the most capable Prime Minister.It is the first time the pollster has found that a Labour leader is not behind in this key rating in 13 years.The last time a Tory leader was not ahead on this measure, according to the pollster, was January 2008 when Gordon Brown as Prime Minister was on 37 per cent and David Cameron 33 per cent.

women and girls. As the last UK plane left Afghanistan yesterday, the ex- PM said it was time to talk to new Taliban rulers about women’s access to education with the offer of a massive aid package.

John Major by winning 418 seats in the House of Commons after securing 145 more MPs than in the 1992 General Election.