Sam Ryder ‘exactly the same off camera’ as Eurovision’s Marius Bear addresses ‘cute’ friendship with UK star

Piers Morgan, 57, was described by a member of his team who'd reached out to Jack Monroe as a "huge fan" of her work - but she claims that Piers had hit the block button on her on Twitter years ago, ironically telling her she was banned from his show for life.The activist, who has racked up more than half a million followers, was skeptical about the new approach - and she took to social media to tell the world that the man known for campaigning against cancel culture had tried to cancel her.She published a letter apparently sent by Piers' team to her - alongside the notification that she had been blocked - and wrote sarcastically: "He's a huge fan".Jack added a smirking emoji to punctuate her feelings.The letter she had received asked her: "Are you interested in coming onto Piers Morgan's new show Piers Morgan Uncensored soon?"It continued: "The show is really keen to cover the cost of living crisis - of course."Jack writes in her Twitter profile that she has been a past user of food banks and is now an activist campaigning to end poverty, so concerns around rapidly accelerating costs for British people is her area of expertise.Piers' rep then added: "Also bring your recipes and approach to our global audience."Piers would love to have you.

The Twitter user then replied: “Thanks for the reply, Lucy. “Wouldn’t mind some of the uncomfortable weather to be honest!”It comes after the ITV presenter took to social media earlier this week to show fans her trip to the Cotswolds. The meteorologist was snapped posing amid the greenery, as she wrote in the caption: “Swapped the city for the Cotswolds - colourful location for the @itvnews this evening.“Someone said you should spend 20mins in nature a day - and if you’re too busy, an hour.“It’s National Growing for WellBeing week.” Hicksandbrown wrote: “Looking amazing in the Aldeburgh Fedora Lucy.” Pepperseedpr said: “Lovely to see you today Lucy.” 

Boohoo's sales in the UK have fallen for the first time as it struggled to keep shoppers spending during its latest financial period.

A £2.07bn bid to takeover online retail and software giant THG has been abandoned by the two investment companies behind it.

The MEN Schools Awards are back for 2022 - and with the judging closed, our finalists for this year have been selected. The awards, hosted by Manchester Evening News, and with headline sponsor One Education, will be held on July 8 - for more information, visit the official website.

Chilling hidden messages ordering a violent criminal to 'melt the face' of a man and 'blind him' have exposed the brutal world of gangland hitmen trading in extreme violence.

Prince William made sure he didn't forget his daughter's message as he headed out on his latest engagement. The Duke of Cambridge who will celebrate his 40th birthday next week, dropped in on a Lionesses training session on Wednesday afternoon.

Manchester United will play Liverpool in their third game of the new Premier League season.

Manchester United fans can start planning for the next 12 months following the release of the Premier League fixtures.

Manchester United will open their 2022-23 Premier League campaign at home to Brighton, it has been confirmed.

Manchester City now know their fixture schedule for the forthcoming 2022/23 season. The Champions kick-off against West Ham on August 7 and finish their league campaign at Brentford on May 28.

Michael Owen's eldest daughter Gemma is currently looking for love in the Love Island villa. But when she's not under the Majorcan sun, the 19 year old calls a very impressive pad home.The brunette beauty lives in a sprawling £4 million mansion in the Welsh countryside, along with her mum Louise and her two younger sisters, Emily, 14, and Jessica, 12, and brother James, 16.The Owens purchased the property back in 2001 and have lived there ever since, and it comes as no surprise that it's extremely luxurious.The sprawling Grade-II-listed manor is set among 42 acres in the countryside, with plenty of room for Gemma and mum Louise's horses.

Sam Ryder’s Eurovision single Space Man has gone to number two in the charts after his surprise success at the contest last week. The singer, 32, was narrowly beaten to the top spot by Harry Styles’ As It Was, which secured its seventh week at number one.

Florence + The Machine have scored their fourth Number One album with ‘Dance Fever’.Florence Welch’s band’s fifth studio album beat Kendrick Lamar‘s Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’ to the top spot.The band’s previous chart toppers include 2009 debut ‘Lungs’ follow up ‘Ceremonials’ and 2015’s ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’.Despite not claiming the top spot Lamar’s new LP was the most-streamed album of the week, in the absence of a physical release, according to the Official Charts Company.Meanwhile, The Black Keys ended up at Number Five with their new LP ‘Dropout Boogie.Elsewhere, in the UK singles chart, Sam Ryder‘s ‘Space Man’ was pipped to Number One by Harry Styles‘ ‘As It Was’,despite his success in the Eurovision Song Contest.Ryder’s song is also the highest Eurovision chart entry since Gina G’s Number One hit ‘Ooh Ahh…Just A Little Bit’ in 1996.‘Space Man’ was the UK’s most-downloaded song of the week, landing at Number One on the official download chart.Despite his defeat, Ryder hailed Styles who has remained top of the charts for seven consecutive weeks.“I feel like what Harry stands for, as a fan of his and listening to his music, he stands for the same things that Eurovision celebrates; a freedom of expression, of inclusivity. A celebration of music, joy and togetherness,” he said.

After a nail-biting finish in what proved to be the most exciting chart battle of the year so far, Eurovision hero Sam Ryder is just pipped to UK Number 1 by Harry Styles’ As It Was. 

In recent years, the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entrants have faced a barrage of negativity, nay-sayers and 'nul points' jibes. A country convinced it was a laughing stock, its accusations of 'political voting' cast a grey cloud over any hope of success.

have not been in attendance at today's Wagatha Christie trial. Coleen and Wayne missed the final day of the hearing to go on holiday with their kids instead. Rebekah Vardy is in attendance, though.

Tipping Point fans were left distracted as Eurovision star Sam Ryder 'appeared' on the ITV game show.Contestant Glen, an entertainer from South Shields, joined host Ben Shephard as he took on the coin machine in a bid to win a £10k prize.But fans were left distracted, with many saying he's the spitting image of the Eurovision star, commenting on his strikingly similar facial features and his blonde shaggy hair.One eagle-eyed viewer shared: "Is Glen that Sam Ryder Eurovision fella after a trip to the barbers??!! #TippingPointAnother shared: "This bloke reminds me of Sam Ryder with a haircut. And he’s an entertainer.

Having spent six weeks at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with As It Was, Harry Styles faces tough competition from a similarly-silky-haired singer in this week's race for the top spot.

Eurovision superstar Sam Ryder has revealed the identity of one half of the duo Subwoolfer, Norway’s entry into the song contest this year.Appearing on stage wearing black suits with yellow wolf-head masks, Subwoolfer sent Eurovision fans into a frenzy as viewers turned into amateur detectives in a bid to work out who was behind the disguises.The pair, who go by the pseudonyms of Keith and Jim, came in 10th place as they bagged 182 points with their single Give That Wolf A Banana.Now UK entry Sam Ryder has confirmed speculation that Subwoolfer is in fact Ben Adams, a British singer who is best known as a member of the British-Norwegian band A1.A1 won Best Newcomers at the BRIT Award back in 2001 and had two number one UK singles, Take On Me and Same Old Brand New You.Although the boy band split up in 2002, Adams later reunited with his former bandmates Christian Ingebrigsten and Mark Read to release new singles and perform a series of concerts in Norway.Eurovision commentator Graham Norton fuelled rumours of Subwoolfer’s identity during the live final of the contest, saying: “So we think the shorter wolf is Ben, Ben Adams from the boyband A1.”Another strong theory was that Subwoolfer were Ylvis, the duo behind catchy hit What Does The Fox Say, who are signed to the same record label that released Give That Wolf A Banana.

Eurovision hero Sam Ryder brought the United Kingdom together as we dreamt of our first Eurovision win in a quarter of a century over the weekend. The 32 year old singer came out on top in the jury votes but was pipped to the crown by Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra when the public's scores were added. The Ukrainian act – who were given special permission to leave their war-torn country and perform at the contest – received 431 points from a maximum of 468 in the public vote, giving them an emotional victory in Turin, Italy, on Saturday night.