PM in £24billion spending spree to kit out Royal Navy ships with 'inexhaustible lasers'

according to Microsoft. “You can have Naughty by Nature performing live in the metaverse,” Bucano said, “and they won’t be the traditional avatars, it’d be the actual group.”Carnevale said other metaverse experiences the museum hopes to include are Grandmaster Flash scratching records at block parties in the 1970s and Notorious B.I.G.

The Masked Singer draws to a close, fans of the show are frantically trying to figure out who could be behind Mushroom’s mask.So far viewers have waved goodbye to the likes of Heather Small, Gloria Hunniford, Will Young, Pat Cash, Tom Chaplin, Michael Owen, Jaime Winstone, Michelle Williams and Aled Jones.One of the final characters left is the ever elusive Mushroom. This Masked Singer has baffled judges and audiences alike since their first appearance when they sang It’s Oh So Quiet by Icelandic popstar Björk.

Livingston exited the Scottish Cup in agonising fashion as they went down on penalties following a spirited performance away to Hearts following a 0-0 draw.

A primary school in Lanarkshire is celebrating gaining a new reading accreditation.

Stevie Farrell felt his side could’ve been 6-1 up at half-time, as the Sons swept aside Clyde to move up to seventh in the League One table.

Little Mix songstress Perrie Edwards has teased that she is working on new solo music as she posed up a storm in the recording studio.The 28 year old, who sparked music rumours in January as she was filmed by fellow singer and songwriter Kamille excitedly arriving at a music studio with musician Fred Again, appeared to be in her element as she shared a collection of snaps to her 14.2million Instagram followers. Perrie, who became a mum to five month old baby Axel in 2021 with partner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, dressed head-to-toe in her £110 disora neutral tracksuit as she donned headphones in a recording booth.

“There’s nothing wishy-washing about working with Phyllis Nagy,” Elizabeth Banks tells Deadline of working with the Call Jane director. “She’s very gentle with her direction but she’s also firm with what she expects or wants out of something, which I really appreciate.”

Loose Women star Stacey Solomon was feeling embarrassed after a simple search for a garden swing pulled up all sorts of naughty results online.The former X Factor finalist was in search of a “grown up swing”, but didn’t realise that those were typically used for a different purpose. Stacey, 32, took to Instagram yesterday, where she appeared mortified in front of her five million followers. On her story, she discussed how she wanted an adult version of the swing that she had bought for her son Rex.However, she soon admitted that she had regretted taking a look online after seeing the suggested items that came back. Unfortunately, Stacey’s simple Google search threw up some rather X-rated results.The star was only after something extra for her garden, hoping to have some fun herself thanks to how much the children already had to keep them busy outside. However, when Stacey typed “adult swing” into the search engine, she was greeted with an array of adventurous sex toys.She told fans: “I really wish I hadn't Googled that. I never realised that was a thing.”“Sometimes I worry I must be the most boring person ever,” she admitted. “But then I couldn't think of anything worse than swinging about all over the place.”Speaking to fans about Rex's swing, Stacey continued: “It's from a little business called The Play Time Company.“I wish it came in adult size too,” she added wistfully.  On October 4 last year, Stacey welcomed a baby girl into the world with her fiancé Joe Swash, 40.The pair named their daughter Rose Opal Esmè Solomon-Swash.Stacey is planning to tie the knot with actor and former I'm A Celebrity...

Express.co.uk about how they decided who they were going to catfish.He said: "So first and foremost we had a few suggestions of people we wanted to be before will.i.am and we ended up being him on the show."We wanted to be Big Nastie but we later found out that somebody else had already chosen them."Then we asked to be Craig David and there was a reason why we couldn’t be him."I think they suggested Lewis Hamilton, Anthony Joshua and will.i.am."Rickie continued: "So, we were like there is no way Lewis Hamilton would even do the Circle, that is completely unbelievable."Anthony Joshua was in a fight camp for a big fight that he had coming up."However, will.i.am does do The Voice Kids, and The Voice, so we thought he was more believable than the other lot."But when we were in there no one believed it was us but it was really fun to do."Rickie and Melvin know will.i.am so they rang him for tips on how to be him, however they were still not successful on the show.The presenter said: "Before we went into the show we actually called will.i.am up and had a chat."He said, ‘Anything that you say or anything that you do just make it extra extra big’."So if they said they go to the gym you say you went to the gym on Mars."Make everything intergalactic and make it completely wacky and you should get away with it and that’s what we did."Rickie is currently partnered with Birds Eye who are doing their part for Vegans.Speaking to Express.co.uk, Rickie said this was what appealed to him to work with Birds Eye.The presenter said: "When I heard about the Bird’s Eye campaign, the Green Cuisine range, I thought this is the perfect introduction to that kind of world and into that journey for me personally."So for normal people like me, you

Manchester United fans are worried Cristiano Ronaldo's days as a world class finisher could be over after he missed an open goal against Southampton on Saturday.The 37-year-old fluffed his lines completely after rounding Fraser Forster in the box with the goal at his mercy before prodding the ball limply towards the net, only to see it easily cleared by Saints defender Romain Perraud.The match finished 1-1 after Jadon Sancho gave United the lead in the first-half before Southampton hit back through Che Adams immediately after the restart.Ronaldo now hasn't scored for six consecutive matches - his longest drought since 2009 - and it's beginning to get to the United faithful, who appear to be losing faith in him."Ronaldo: finished," tweeted one fan after the game."Maguire needs to be binned and maybe Ronaldo too.

BBC series are in their 60s now. After claiming it was "all about sex," he continued telling The Daily Star: "You move on.

“She’s still alive obviously but you know what I mean. It’s a horrible feeling, I was struggling and Covid just started.“We were still training but there was nothing but training to do.Tom really did give me advice all the time."I could forget about it at training.”Matty explained that the two got on so well but they became “boring people” at one point as they didn’t want to jeopardise their careers.He said that while preparing for events, the two just “did nothing” on some weekends and had the energy as a result to put their hearts and souls into training.Matty said: “Me and Tom just became boring people because we didn’t go out to jeopardise it.“On the weekends I just did nothing.

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EastEnders star Jessie Wallace made a rare public appearance on Friday as she stepped out to support her former co-star John Partridge.Stepping out to attend Proud Embankment's Cabaret All Stars, the 50-year-old, who plays Kat Slater on the BBC soap, showed off her unique style as she slipped into an oversized satin shirt and a glitzy kimono.Jessie pulled on a pair of mid wash skinny jeans and added a pop of colour with a pair of chunky heeled green and red sandals.She pulled out all the stops for her outing as she added layers of pearl necklaces for a touch of elegance.She posed with one hand on her hip, while smiling at her camera as she attended the show in support of her friend.John is best known for playing Christian Clarke on the long-running series.Jessie filmed snippets of the night for her Instagram Story as she thrilled fans with a rare public outing.She captioned the short video: "Spectacular titillating show!"John demanded attention on the red carpet donning a very saucy leather outfit and sunglasses with a waistcoat that was embellished with brass chains on the shoulders.The pair stopped for sweet photos before they shared a hug and a peck on the lips ahead of his show.Other stars in attendance included former glamour model Linda Lusardi, 63, who looked sensational in a slinky wrap around dress with a sequin panel, and Soft Cell singer Marc Almond, 64.On the event's website they describe the show as a raucous experience, adding: “Proud's Cabaret All Stars welcomes EastEnders actor and West End star John Partridge to London’s Proud Embankment!“As a familiar face of stage and screen, John’s impressive career spans three decades from the streets of Albert Square to treading the boards in London’s West End.“He

"If we don’t look at it and know what and how to handle it, then we’re not going to win this battle with kids."Goldie helps run the non-profit organization MindUp, which was started in 2003, as a means to help the mental health needs of children.The Oscar-winning actress has remained neutral on the subject of face coverings, however, she thinks parents are equally having difficulty managing the current situation."Whether it's masks, whether it's any of the various things that are going on today in the world, it's very, very scary."I think that what we've got to do is start focusing on our next generation."We have to make our future and have to make our children strong and fit and be able to connect to each other."Throughout the interview, she continued to urge the need for mental health programs in schools to help children better understand this new "invisible enemy".Goldie continued: "The bottom line is MindUP or any of these programs that are mental health are preventative programs should be in schools, not one day a week, every day, should be part of their classroom, part of their learning."Why do we ask kids to learn and don't teach them about their brain?"Goldie's appearance on the show comes after the actress opened up about her own personal experiences with mental health as a child in a USA Today article.In the January publication, she penned: "We all know how magical a child’s imagination can be – the wonderful worlds they create in their minds."But there's a flip side to the joyful creativity that can turn a big cardboard box into a spaceship."A child's mind exposed to real-world fear, without the ability to properly process it, can go down dark passages leading to nothing less than existential dread."Goldie is

Join the Secret Elves to discover the best shopping deals and things to do this ChristmasDefence chiefs have ordered two new top secret spy ships to combat Russian submarines.The specialist surveillance vessels will operate with new aircraft carriers and scan to ensure that the Kremlin’s – or Beijing’s –subs cannot hide at sea and monitor UK ships.Prime Minister Boris Johnson let slip about the order when he announced a boost in Royal Navy spending last week.The multi-million pound ships are needed to counter the growing threat of Russian nuclear submarines which are increasingly being spotted in UK waters.Described as Multi-Role Research vessels, the new ships will be able to track and trace Moscow’s hi-tech new Belgorod and Yasen class

Boris Johnson promised rockets and lasers for the Armed Forces as he vowed to end the Tories' own 'era of retreat' on Defence spending.

Prime Minister responded to concerns raised by the SNP’s Ian Blackford that the famous Scottish regiment would be a victim of defence reorganisation.

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Matt Hancock refused to rule out an extension to the current coronavirus lockdown amid fears it could stretch into Christmas.