Richard Madeley forced to apologise for offering 'dangerous' advice about domestic violence

Former Love Island contestant Jamie Jewitt has said that his recent weight loss has been spurred on by his desire to be a "better dad" to his daughter. The 31 year old found love in the infamous Love Island villa with fellow participant and fan favourite Camilla Thurlow, and the pair continued their relationship when the show ended.

Kris Jenner unveiled a brand new hairdo that saw her ditch her signature pixie cut style for a new bob look as she wowed her followers in her latest Instagram stories.The 66 year old star, who will be celebrating her eldest daughter Kourtney Kardashian's wedding to Travis Barker behind the scenes after the couple reportedly got married in Las Vegas, is now rocking more of a 70s style like she used to. Returning to her roots with a sleek and elegant bob instead of her choppy yet sharp business look, the Kardashian family matriarch also opted to grow out her fringe into a wispy feminine style, as she shared a video of the change.

Ed Sheeran has won his High Court copyright battle over his hit song Shape of You.The singer, who recently spoke about being supported by his wife Cherry Seaborn throughout the case, was accused of being a "magpie" who "borrows" ideas from other artists, and he denied copying other songwriters Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue and their song Oh Why, which was released in 2015. Chokri and O'Donoghue had claimed the Shape of You chorus, which 31 year old Sheeran sings out “oh I oh I oh I”, was actually stolen from their own chorus “oh why oh why oh why”. Mr Justice Zacaroli concluded Mr Sheeran "neither deliberately nor subconsciously" copied the phrase in a ruling today (April 6).

As fans of Billie Faiers' reality show, Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries (Wednesdays on ITVBe) will know, the latest series has seen the couple busy working on their dream home. But as our exclusive clip from this week’s show proves, the pressure of creating their ideal space to bring up kids Nelly and Arthur is taking its toll on Billie, when she breaks down crying on a date night with husband Greg Shepherd, and admits, “I do feel like I'm going to explode.” And as her tears fall and Billie blurts out that she’s struggling to cope, Greg feels bad for the turn the conversation has taken when they are meant to be spending quality time together. The pair are enjoying time away from the kids in a bar, when Greg picks up his wife on the fact that she can’t make a decision about some aspects of their renovation project.

In a world where streaming entertainment is king, it pays to have all of your entertainment options in the same place, for the best possible price. Broadband and entertainment giants, BT, are offering substantial discounts on their packages.

Your wedding day is one of the most beautiful and momentous experiences of your life, not only for you as a couple, but also for those you chose to share it with, creating memories that you can all reminisce on for years to come. It is also true to say that despite this, when beginning to plan a wedding, it can feel like an overwhelming task with a number of key decisions to make; whether it be location, flowers or food, there seems to be endless options to choose from.

A woman tragically died after she was struck by a traditional hobby horse costume during a traditional May Day festival in Cornwall.

Drivers were hit by the largest monthly spike in fuel prices on record last month, amid rising oil costs and the war in Ukraine.

Ed Sheeran has won his copyright case at the High Court over claims that he plagiarised hit song ‘Shape Of You’ from two other writers.Sheeran along with two of his co-writers – Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid and producer Steve McCutcheon – had been accused of plagiarising part of a track called ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Chokri, who performs under the alias Sami Switch.Chokri claimed that Sheeran’s 2017 hit infringed “particular lines and phrases” of his 2015 song. He and his co-writer Ross O’Donoghue further alleged that the main “Oh I” hook in ‘Shape Of You’ is “strikingly similar” to the “Oh Why” refrain in their own song.Chokri also claimed that he and Sheeran had “overlapping circles” of artists, writers and producers in common, stating that there had been a “concerted plan” to bring ‘Oh Why’ to Sheeran’s attention, were denied by Sheeran’s party.Sheeran and his co-authors, denied all allegations of copying, claiming that they don’t remember hearing ‘Oh Why’ before the claims were lodged.Now, after an 11 day trial, Justice Zacaroli ruled this morning (April 6) that Sheeran “neither deliberately nor subconsciously” copied a phrase from ‘Oh Why’ when writing ‘Shape of You.’Zacaroli did acknowledge there were “similarities between the one-bar phrase” in ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Oh Why’, but added that “such similarities are only a starting point for a possible infringement” of copyright.He went on to say there were “differences between the relevant parts” of the songs, which “provide compelling evidence that the ‘Oh I’ phrase” in ‘Shape Of You’ “originated from sources other than ‘Oh Why'”.He said there was only a “speculative foundation” that Sheeran had head Chokri’s song before writing ‘Shape of You’.

Charli XCX’s lockdown documentary Alone Together later this month, NME can share an exclusive clip of the film. Watch it in full above.The project, which originally premiered at SXSW in Austin, Texas last year, documents the creation of the singer’s fourth studio album ‘How I’m Feeling Now’ while in quarantine in 2020.The above snippet shows Charli revealing her plans for the record to fans via video chat, including sharing early demos and opening up about her album-making process.“For me, my positivity goes hand-in-hand with being creative,” Charli says in the clip.

West Dunbartonshire’s MP has slammed the UK Government for “abandoning” local families as rocketing energy price hikes take effect.

APPOINTMENTSUtopia Music has appointed Bastien Vidal to the role of Acting Chief Finance Officer and VP Operational Finance. The acquisitive company says it has further acquisitions planned and that, in his role, Vidal will be “responsible for supporting Utopia’s considerable growth trajectory”.———————————————-RELEASESMichael Franti & Spearhead have announced that their new album ‘Follow Your Heart’ will be released on 3 Jun.

Hamilton Accies boss Stuart Taylor hopes striker Andy Winter is hitting form at the right time to take his side further up the Championship table.

Richard Madeley sent a strong yet casual message as he strolled down the street necking a bottle of Corona.

RICHARD Madeley was spotted enjoying the sunshine in London today – swigging from a bottle of Corona beer outside his home. The ITV presenter, 63, soaked up the unusually warm March temperatures as he returned from the shops with his beverage.

Susanna Reid, 49, is no stranger to waking up at ridiculous-o'clock in order to be on our screens at 6am sharp three days a week.The flawless presenter stuns on the regular, as she sits beside outspoken Piers Morgan who "tries to dominate, but he doesn’t succeed.”But getting up at 3.45am doesn't come without it's drawbacks, especially if you're a TV presenter.The 49-year-old still has recurring nightmares about sleeping through her early morning alarm, but in an exclusive interview with The Sun's Fabulous magazine ahead of a photoshoot, she revealed who helped her combat those everyday worries.“I set two alarms," she explained."I once asked Richard Madeley and he said he sets alarms everywhere, including one in the bath so he has to get up

Television legends Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have been left stranded in the United States of America after flights were grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Richard Madeley apologised for his "dangerous" domestic abuse advice.

Richard Madeley has issued an apology after being criticised for his response to a reader in his advice column.The 64-year-old, who serves as the Telegraph newspaper’s weekly ‘agony uncle’ , came under fire for his reply to an anonymous reader who was concerned about bangs and crashes and shouting from their neighbour’s house.They wrote: “Due to the strange nightly activity and fighting, I feel conflicted, as things just don’t seem right.“I worry that something could come to light in the future and I would feel guilty because I did nothing, despite a gut feeling that things are not right.” However, the former This Morning host responded that he believed “drink” could be what’s causing the noise.“If some sort of serious abuse was involved

Richard Madeley has apologised for an advice column in which he appeared to downplay a reader’s concerns that their neighbour could be suffering domestic violence.

This Morning star runs an Agony Uncle column in the Telegraph, and in Saturday’s edition of the newspaper, he replied to a letter from an anonymous reader who was concerned about ‘bangs and crashes and shouting’ from a neighbour’s house ‘most nights’.They wrote: ‘Due to the strange nightly activity and fighting, I feel conflicted, as things just don’t seem right.’Noting that they don’t feel able to address them directly, the letter continued: ‘I worry that something could come to light in the future and I would feel guilty because I did nothing, despite a gut feeling that things are not right.’Madeley suggested that ‘drink is at the root of this’, saying it was the ‘obvious explanation for the noise’.The 64-year-old wrote: ‘If some sort of