Queer Black Feminist Author bell hooks Dies Aged 69

Camilla gave Meghan Markle a cruel nickname and dubbed her "that minx", according to reports.

Last week, it was announced that one person in England had died after contracting Lassa fever.

Lanark residents are being urged to plan ahead as a major road is set to close for five days.

Loose Women star Jane McDonald is feeling the chill back in her native Yorkshire.The singer-songwriter and BAFTA award-winning TV presenter had been filming for a travel show but has since returned to the UK, where the temperature has dropped for dramatically.In view of almost 182,000 followers, the entertainer posted a photo of herself striding down the beach at sunset."I had an amazing time filming in the Caribbean," she shared."I visited so many wonderful places, met some really lovely people and I can't wait to share it all with you! (And it feels really cold back here in Yorkshire!!) #Travelshow #Caribbean."Jane had been hugely successful when fronting previous travel shows, earning Channel 5 its first-ever BAFTA win for Cruising With Jane McDonald.She had also presented an additional travel show called Holidaying With Jane McDonald.In 2020, after almost five years, she stepped down from the role, stating that she was "looking forward to some much needed time in the UK and to focus on my music and tours and exciting new projects".However, it didn't take long before she was back at Channel 5 for more sunny adventures.No sooner than lockdown had lifted, Jane was planning her return for the recently announced show Jane McDonald's Caribbean.She has already showcased the paradise location for the channel in the seventh series of Cruising with Jane McDonald, during which she invited viewers along with her on a 14-day cruise.The former Loose Women panellist visited a private resort on the island of Eleuthera, and hopped over to St Thomas, St Martin and the Virgin Isles too.She is yet to release much information about her new programming adventure, but it seems likely it involves sampling delicious island food and tourism

Strictly: It Takes Two host shared the jaw-dropping photo with her 194,700 followers.Janette, 38, took to Twitter to express her love for her husband Aljaž, 31, on the most romantic day of the year.“Happy Valentine’s Day my love…” she penned with a red love heart emoji.The professional dancer then included a picture of them both standing topless in jeans as they held each other close.Both dancers seem to look off into the distance in a sultry pose, while Aljaž showed off his tattooed arms.Fans flooded the comments section to share their thoughts on the racy snap.“Happy valentines day to a couple of beautiful souls from Strictly,” commented John Nicholson.“Beautiful couple deeply in love with each other, so lucky to have found each other,” wrote Sean Pollard.“Happy Valentine's day to you both, your my favourite Strictly couple,” added Karen Franklin.Ingrid Pedersen wrote: "WOW - what a beautiful photo of you lovebirds. Happy Valentine's Day to you both - take care.”“Gorgeous photo of you both.

Channing Tatum is opening up about an emotional topic, revealing he was afraid of becoming a single father as he didn’t know if he was going to be able to live up to her daughter’s expectations.The Hollywood star, who shares 8-year-old daughter Everly with ex-wife Jenna Dewan, shared his thoughts on parenting during his most recent interview with Jonah Hill for V Magazine.“I know that I liked to act and play make-believe and magical things, but I just didn’t know if I was going to be able to meet her on her level, especially now that I’m a single dad,” he shared.Channing admits he was “doubly afraid,” explaining that he was not sure if he was going to be enough as a single father, adding, “Was I going to be able to do any of the stuff that a mother should do? That a mother, as a woman, can relate to her as?” The actor says he ultimately felt relieved when he realized he could relate to her daughter in every level.

Harry Hamlin is looking back at the role that possibly “ended” his film career.

suspension.Goldberg, 66, was unable to co-host the morning talk show after she made controversial remarks about the Holocaust on-air last month.“The Holocaust isn’t about race. No, it’s not about race,” the Oscar winner said on the Jan. 31 episode.

2022 Oscars ceremony is taking shape.Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes are reportedly finalizing details to host the Academy Awards on March 27, according to Variety.The telecast’s producer, Will Packer, has been taking meetings for weeks to find the perfect stars to host the big event.Insiders also revealed that “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm was considered at one point, but has exited the conversation.The “Girls Trip” producer has been playing with the idea to make the ceremony consist of three acts. Each hour would feature a different pair of hosts.The official list of hosts will be announced on “Good Morning America” on Tuesday.Schumer, 40, teased that she has “big fun news comin” on Instagram Sunday.

Ye, né Kanye West, goes big, he goes big — and that naturally extends to breakups and rebound relationships. As we’re all too aware, Kim Kardashian, 41, filed for divorce from West, 44, last February, and he recently embarked on a whirling dervish of a romance with actress and former dominatrix Julia Fox, 32.He lavished her with Diesel duds, whisked her off to Paris and gave her a Birkin birthday — only to suddenly pivot and get mopey about Kim.

EXCLUSIVE: Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman, the prolific producers behind series including SEAL Team and Justified, have teamed with Andrew Davies, the writer behind the original British drama House of Cards on a drama about a fictional UK Prime Minster facing a string of crises.

David Tennant and Michael Sheen took over a historic cinema in Bo'Ness for the latest filming of Amazon production Good Omens 2.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, was allegedly "suspicious" of Meghan Markle’s intentions before the American actress became a member of the British royal family. The claim was made by British author Tom Bower, who has previously written several unauthorized biographies of famous figures, such as Prince Charles, Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell and Mohamed Al Fayed, among others. On Monday, Bower told The Sun that Charles’ wife remained "tight-lipped" with her opinions about the former "Suits" star.

Julia Fox can’t be bothered, apparently! Literally!

When it comes to the Armie Hammer controversy, many of us (understandably) tend to focus on the cannibalism part. But remember the claim that he was using his ladies for cash?

, Morgan Spector plays George Russell, a wealthy robber baron and railroad tycoon shaking things up alongside his wife, Bertha (Carrie Coon), following their recent move to New York. Representing new money, the Russells find themselves on opposite ends of the city’s well-established families in a growing social, class and economic war.As an outsider, Spector tells ET that George is “not bound by the same codes that the old money elite are bound by.

Juliet Stevenson, who has married Hugh Brody, her partner of 29 years, on December 11 last year, the Londoner can reveal. The two tied the knot “at a small registry office in Suffolk,” before Christmas Stevenson tells us. Previously the Truly, Madly, Deeply star, above , has said she has never “seen the point” of marriage, calling it an “old-fashioned idea”.

Idris Elba’s new Big Game ad might’ve looked relaxing, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t some hilarious rough spots during filming.

the college’s statement said.Born Gloria Jean Watkins in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on September 25, 1952, hooks adopted the pen name “bell hooks” from her maternal great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. She kept her name in lowercase letters to shift the attention from her identity to her ideas, while intentionally breaking culturally imposed grammar rules.She received a bachelor’s degree in English from Stanford University in 1973, a master’s in English from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1976 and a doctorate in literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1983.Hooks published her first book of poetry, And There We Wept, in 1978 while she was teaching English and ethnic studies at the University of Southern California. Her

Acclaimed author and activist bell hooks died on Wednesday. She was 69.«The family of bell hooks is sad to announce the passing of our sister, aunt, great aunt and great great aunt,» hooks' family said in the statement.

Jordan Moreau bell hooks, the renowned author and social activist, died on Wednesday at her home in Berea, Ky., after an illness. She was 69.Berea College, where hooks founded the bell hooks Institute, confirmed the news on Wednesday.