Richard Madeley sparks 850 Ofcom complaints after Sir Keir Starmer remarks

Queen’s battle with Covid has now made her able to “relate” with Brits after going through symptoms and sacrificing time with family, according to an expert.Her Majesty, 95, tested positive for the virus last Sunday and has since postponed virtual engagements while she recovers from mild cold-like symptoms. However, the Queen was able to have a telephone audience with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday.

Brits could see a surge in the price of fuel, energy and housing as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, experts have warned.

ITV's This Morning had threatened her with the sack if she didn't return to work shortly after giving birth. At the time, Fern was the Friday host of the ITV show alongside John Leslie, but following Judy Finnigan's and Richard Madeley's departure, she had been promoted to the main presenter role, shortly after negotiating her return to work.The 64-year-old spoke candidly on the White Wine Question Time podcast hosted by Kate Thornton today.Fern said that an unnamed male producer told her to return to her presenting role two weeks after giving birth "or there's no job for you".She said that as a mother-of-four the presenter told managers at ITV that at the age of 44 she couldn't just "turn up" so soon after having a baby.The small-screen star claimed that she was told by one male producer "my wife was driving after two weeks" and warned that if she didn't show up she would not have a job anymore.Fern's then-husband Phil Vickery, and father to their daughter Winnie, was also working at ITV as a chef.Speaking on the podcast, Fern said: "It was when Richard and Judy had left, I was pregnant, she [Winnie] was due in September and the show went off air as it used to for the summer and then my boss said 'well you've got to come back.'"I said 'well she's going to be born in September and you go on air in September.

Champions League final will no longer take place in Russia in light of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.UEFA made the decision to strip the nation of the match following an emergency executive committee meeting on Friday.The showpiece event was set to take place in the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on May 28, but will now be moved elsewhere, with both Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United offering to assume hosting duties.The showpiece will now take place in the French capital of Paris with the Stade de France playing host.UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin called the meeting in order to "evaluate the situation and take all necessary decisions" and board members eventually decided that the final simply couldn't be staged in a country which had invaded another European nation.It comes after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urged UEFA to change the venue in response to Russia's aggression."A Russia that has pariah status - [there is] no chance of holding football tournaments in a Russia that invades sovereign countries," the PM said on Wednesday, while Truss urged Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool to boycott playing matches in Russia altogether."I would boycott it.

Yungblud has shared his support for the people of Ukraine following Russia’s invasion of the country earlier today (February 24).The country has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation, according to BBC News.Yungblud posted a video on social media expressing his support for Ukraine this evening.“I just want to get on here and express how absolutely devastated I am for the beautiful people of Ukraine, a country I’ve been to many times and felt it’s beauty and felt it’s pride and met some incredibly amazing, progressive beautiful people,” he said in the emotional video.“I just wanna send all my prayers to the people of Ukraine.”He described Russia’s invasion as a “senseless, inhumane act of violence” before calling on people to “speak out” and “donate” to help those affected.

Russia's military have been mapped out, with 38 towns and cities feared to be most at risk from a potential strike.Tensions between Britain and Russia have escalated exponentially after Vladimir Putin's government invaded Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning (February 24). Russian forces administered missile strikes and lined troops along the north, east and southern borders of Ukraine with an attack that was denounced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

A celebrity news website has been widely criticised after breaking the news that the Queen had died following a misunderstanding at a wedding party. Hollywood Unlocked published the story on Wednesday, confident that their sources were correct ahead of any official announcement from Buckingham Palace.The website wrongly reported that Her Majesty had passed away at the age of 95 after testing positive for COVID last week.

The Queen, 95, has postponed two virtual engagements after testing positive for Covid-19. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has been experiencing "mild cold-like symptoms" since coming down with the bug earlier this month.

Good Morning Britain host Richard Madeley has revealed he is ashamed of hitting his children when they were younger.On Wednesday's Good Morning Britain (February 23), the TV host debated the new law coming into Wales which aims to prevent parents from smacking their children.Richard has two children with his wife and former Richard and Judy co-host Judy Finnigan.They share Jack, who is now 35, and Chloe, now 34.On the show, he said: "For full disclosure, when my children were growing up, I certainly never used a stick.“But once or twice, I think with Jack – he was the firstborn – I think I sort of tapped his bottom a couple of times with the flat of my hand.“Do you know what? I always thought that was a point of failure, my failure. I felt ashamed of it.”Richard Madeley also shared that he was hit a lot by his father during his childhood.He also said: "When I was a little boy I was hit quite a lot by my dad, who I love very much and he was a great father, but I was hit quite a lot."It was typical of the day, we are talking about the 1960s.

Russia, according to CNN. Explosions were seen in cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a 'special military operation' was underway in the region.Reports coming out of Ukraine now suggest that hypersonic missiles are being used by the Russians to attack key targets.Russian troops have also landed at Mariupol and are reportedly headed towards Kharkiv, the country's second largest city.Taking to Twitter, Boris Johnson revealed that he has spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Queen Elizabeth II is not dead. The long-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand is very much alive and well, Buckingham Palace revealed to CNN on Feb. 23, when they said she held an audience with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the phone from Windsor Castle on Wednesday. This news comes less than 24 hours after a report by Hollywood Unlocked claimed The Queen, 95, had died.

Good Morning Britain has received hundreds of Ofcom complaints after presenter Richard Madeley made a comment about death threats on the ITV daytime show.The presenter, 65, received criticism from viewers after he questioned if abuse received by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer was a “big deal” as he hosted the show. Richard's comments led to over 800 complaints to the communications regulator Ofcom, who will decide whether to further investigate.

Back to business! Days after Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II had tested positive for coronavirus, she has resumed her daily schedule of meetings and appointments — from afar.

Good Morning Britian has been slapped with more than 800 complaints after comments made by Richard Madeley.

Labour Party were actually a "big deal" in Tuesday February 15th's episode.After the presenter received a fierce backlash on Twitter over his remarks he addressed his comments on the next day's episodeHe stressed that death threats are not "acceptable", as he apologised for his controversial comments from earlier in the week."It was a really busy show yesterday, we had so much to do. I want to say one thing very quickly at the top here," Richard began on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday.

Good Morning Britain has been slammed by viewers after hosting an interview with John Barrowman.On Tuesday (February 22), the TV star was welcomed onto the show by Richard Madeley who talked to him about his new ventures.However, the programme was met with a barrage of criticism afterwards due to the prior allegations of John exposing himself on the sets of BBC's Doctor Who and Torchwood – which he has admitted to but branded "tomfoolery".During the chat, the actor said cancel culture is similar to hyenas "trying to strip meat to the bone" after host Richard questioned him about his allegations.However, viewers weren't impressed with the former Dancing On Ice star being interviewed on the show with them wanting him to be "cancelled" for his on-set behaviour.Richard didn't shy away from the elephant in the room and dived straight in with a harsher line of questioning than usual with the former DOI panellist.He began: "A lot of people in this country would have assumed your career was over. When all the reports came out of this party trick you used to do, which is basically exposing yourself to colleagues which you thought was very funny at the time, and all this came out - and it would seem to many of us that that kind of sunk your career."And yet, here we are talking about brand new projects.

Richard Madeley has revealed that he was hit a lot by his dad during his childhood.On Wednesday's Good Morning Britain (February 23), the TV host debated the new law coming into Wales which aims to prevent parents from smacking their children.During the chat, Richard said: "When I was a little boy I was hit quite a lot by my dad, who I love very much and he was a great father, but I was hit quite a lot."It was typical of the day, we are talking about the 1960s. I was hit with a stick and reflecting on it now if it was outlawed then it wouldn't have broken the law."He then asked TV guest Rebecca Wilcox: "Is that one of the reasons with that knock-on effect, it would make parents them stop and think if this ban was introduced?"Rebecca is a journalist and daughter of Childline founder Miriam Wilcox.She then replied: "It's been proven if you make it illegal, it's a form of education, it's not about criminalising parents, but smacking has a negative impact on mental health all the way through childhood and adolescence."We need to evolve out of violence, you should not be smacking, discipline means teaching.

Nicola Sturgeon announced in the Scottish Parliament yesterday that the majority of covid restrictions would be dropped next month.

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EastEnders actor Adam Woodyatt showed off his slender frame months after his I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! appearance.The BBC soap star who is best known for playing Ian Beale quit the long-running show in 2021 after over 35 years.The 53-year-old showed off his slim frame in blue jeans and a blue polo top at the Birmingham's NEC.Adam smiled as he spotted the camera while wondering around the Caravan, Camping & Motorhome Show with a cup of tea in his hands.

Kate Garraway, 54, discussed on Good Morning Britain today her situation at home while her husband, Derek Draper, 54, recovers from Covid.She admitted she had not been able to have much sleep since he was diagnosed back in March 2020.Speaking to hosts Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley, Kate explained she had been staying with some friends while Derek’s sister looks after him.The broadcaster said: "If I'm looking a bit puffy-eyed this morning, it's not because I've been crying or I've been disturbed for once.“It’s because my lovely friend Claire and her husband Chris have been looking after me and I've slept for the first time in about two years."She continued: "Actually, Derek's sister Di is with Derek so he's doing good.“And he's been having some more tests and some more things that we've been waiting a long time for."But Kate has not left Derek’s side during his gruelling battle, which saw him become so ill that doctors were forced to put him into an induced coma.She revealed that she even accompanied Derek on an 11,000-mile trip to Mexico for specialist treatment.The ITV star last year released Finding Derek, a documentary that detailed her family’s struggles during Derek’s 13 months in hospital.The documentary saw great success and earned Kate a National Television Award last year.Following its release, a US doctor reached out to Kate after seeing her husband’s journey and advised her that he takes a trip over to the specialist clinic in Mexico.Derek had to undergo oxygen and pressure tests to check he was able to endure the 16-hour journey.Once the checks were complete, he received treatment at a clinic in Monterrey and is set to return for 28 days next month.During his return to the UK, healthcare professionals will