Rod Stewart shares sweet birthday message for Penny before day out at Cheltenham

Sir Rod Stewart has rescued 16 Ukrainian refugees after he was left heartbroken by their plight amid the Russian onslaught.

Sir Rod Stewart has been helping people in Ukraine escape their war-torn homeland.

Penny Lancaster and husband Rod Stewart cut stylish figures on Thursday as they headed out for a meal in New York City. Model Penny, 51, looked chic as she donned a long black coat and a pair of leather trousers while leaving Nellos restaurant in the big apple.  The Loose Women star sported a black top which read 'Milan' and wore her crossbody bag over the top, while she completed the look with some leather boots as strut around NYC.

Chris Evans was left in a state of shock earlier after discovering that Maggie May hitmaker Sir Rod Stewart has been funding rescue efforts to save Ukrainian civilians amid Russia's ongoing invasion of the country.

Penny Lancaster wants to see more female police officers out on the street to help women feel safe.

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Loose Women star - wife of singer Sir Rod Stewart - said having more females on the beat would help reassure other women.Penny, 51, who made her first arrest last week since becoming a special constable with City Of London Police two years ago (2020), urged others to volunteer for duty so they too can make a difference.Forces across Britain introduced safer streets campaigns to help women feel better protected following the murder of marketing executive Sarah Everard by serving Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, 49.He is serving a whole life sentence after abducting, raping and killing the 33-year-old as she walked home from a pal’s house in south London last March (2021).Penny completed her training a month later (April 21) after being inspired to volunteer following an appearance in Channel 4 show Famous and Fighting Crime.She said getting more women on patrol was key to making others feel protected."I’m really hoping for women to come forward and volunteer because we need that variation in the force to represent the public and to make women in particular feel safe,’’ she said."I feel so humbled that taking on this position myself has encouraged other women who maybe thought it wasn’t possible to give them that step up."I thought, ‘Is it possible? Could I really? Yeah, why not?’ The path is actually an easy route to take if you’ve got that time to give."It really is worthwhile. It’s so important."Penny added: "Everyone, I imagine, who is in the fortunate position that we are in wants to give back.

Sir Rod Stewart has added extra shows in Aberdeen and Glasgow ahead of his 2022 arena tour .

Cheltenham Festival is upon us after a week that has, ahem, galloped by.Day four is sure to be full of even more drama as Minella Indo returns for the defence of the horse racing's prestigious Gold Cup.The nine-year-old looks one of the favourites to reclaim the crown as trainer Henry De Bromhead searches for a repeat triumph in one of the country's best-known races.History could be made as twice winner Al Boum Photo goes for a third victory, last winning in 2019 and 2020 respectively. Only four horses have ever won the Gold Cup three times.So what time is the famous race and who are the ones to watch?Runners will be in the starting gates ready to burst out onto the Cheltenham course at 3:30pm on Friday March 18 2022.The Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup is the biggest event held at the festival, but there are plenty of races for punters to choose from.The schedule is as follows:With jockey Rachael Blackmore in the saddle, A Plus Tard is this year's favourite to take the Gold Cup title.Blackmore has been in fine form in recent years, winning last year's Grand National.Ladbrokes has placed her and A Plus Tard at 5/2 to win.

A post shared by Al Roker (@alroker)In one snap, Al poses with the jeans. In two others, he actually wears the pants, which accurately displays exactly how much weight he's actually lost."It's still a struggle but I'm never going back," he continued.

Sir Rod Stewart and his wife Penny Lancaster led the charge of celebs at day one of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday. The couple looked eye-catching in tweed blazers, as they cosied up to one another whilst enjoying the first day of the annual racing event. Among other celebrities spotted were Mike Tindall’s rugby podcast co-host James Haskell and his wife Chloe Madeley.

Loose Women star Penny Lancaster could not hold back the giggles as she swept Frankie Dettori off his feet and planted a kiss on him at the races. The model - wife of rocker Rod Stewart - celebrated her 51st birthday at Cheltenham Festival on March 15 and had a whale of a time with jockey Frankie.

A post shared by Sir Rod Stewart (@sirrodstewart)"People are bashing their cars up. The other day, there was an ambulance with a burst tire," Rod went on to explain.

Rock sensation Sir Rod Stewart clearly had enough of the potholes near his Essex home, as he decided to fill them in himself over the weekend.

Rod Stewart and his model wife Penny Lancaster were dressed to the nines for a visit to Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday (March 15).The Sailing hitmaker looked comfortable as anything in his three-piece suit as he posed with his arm around Penny as they posed alongside a white Rolls Royce on the way to the races.Rod showed off his signature sense of style in a pale brown waistcoat and a pair of beige chinos, tucking a woollen camel coat around his shoulders as he posed with his free hand in his pocket.Rod added a brown striped tie to his ensemble, buttoning his crisp white shirt up to the collar and matching the luxury ensemble with a pair of tartan and leather shoes.Penny, meanwhile, wowed in a traditional riding outfit - going for a wide-checked camel jacket worn open over a beige top and mustard corduroy trousers.The Loose Women star added a braided leather belt and knee-high brown riding boots to complete the look, with a burgundy and beige neckerchief tied loosely around her collar to add another flair of horse riding chic.Penny opted to accessorise with a loose gold hoop necklace and a pair of sunglasses perched atop her head as she beamed at the camera alongside Rod.Later, the pair were pictured amongst a crowd of revellers as Rod leaned close to Penny with his lips puckered - and appeared to be pressing a kiss to her breast.And the star couldn’t resist cheekily cocking one leg on top of a railing when they arrived in the stands, leaving the waiting public incredibly amused as he pulled a face for the waiting cameras.Rod’s swanky look was a far cry from the outfit he donned to get down and dirty at the weekend, as he was forced to fill potholes near his Essex home.The Maggie May singer explained that his Ferrari

Essex County Council is 'discouraging' anybody thinking of conducting DIY roadworks after a video of Sir Rod Stewart fixing potholes near to his home went viral.

Rod Stewart and his glamorous Loose Women star wife Penny Lancaster enjoyed a date night on Thursday (March 10) during a night out in London. The couple attended private members club Annabele’s in Mayfair for a swanky evening celebrating its fourth year.

Rod Stewart is known for his love of model trains, but now he’s turned his hand to real life roadworks. The musician posted videos on Instagram this weekend showing him and “the boys” filling in potholes on a road near his home in Harlow, Essex.“I’m repairing the streets where I live, because no one [else] can be bothered to”, he says in the first video, which shows him and a team of men shovelling gravel into potholes.“This is the state of the roads near where I live in Harlow”, he goes on in a second video, showing the very worn out road.

Rod Stewart is hitting the road — not to go on tour, but to fill in some nasty potholes on the road leading to his estate in Essex, just outside London.

posted videos to his Instagram on Friday of him in a neon Hi-Viz safety vest shoveling asphalt out of the back of a truck into large, wet potholes.Several pals are seen working alongside Stewart in Harlow, Essex, about an hour outside the center of London.“This is the state of the roads near where I live in in Harlow and it’s been like this for ages … people are bashing their cars up,” Stewart said.He complained that the government has been putting “millions of pounds” into the nearby M11 highway while neglecting this road.A post shared by Sir Rod Stewart (@sirrodstewart)“And the other day there was an ambulance for the first time, my Derrari can’t go through here at all, so me and the boys thought we’d come out here and do it ourselves,” he said.Stewart, who released his latest album “The Tears of Hercules” last year, has scheduled a tour of the US and Canada set to kick off in June.