Starbucks, Levi's, Diageo Join Facebook, Instagram Ad Boycott

Adele discusses engagement, babies, and more as she chats to Graham Norton on the latest episode of his show.

LOTTIE Tomlinson is pregnant with her first child with boyfriend Lewis Burton. The 23-year-old, sister of One Direction star Louis, revealed her happy news as she posed in her pants to show off her growing bump today.

MADONNA was mistaken for a Kardashian in a new snap where she looked younger than ever - despite being nearly a pensioner. The Queen of Pop, 63, posed topless in an Instagram selfie as one fan gasped: "She's aging backwards." Another said: "Omg now even Madona looks like a a Kardashian" while a third asked: "Why are you trying to look like Kim Kardashian?" The singer, who rocketed to fame nearly 40 years ago, shared the shot online showing her apparently topless apart from a choker and two necklaces.

Molly-Mae Hague has been met with backlash after releasing an autobiography at the age of just 22.The blonde beauty started off as an influencer before rising to fame on the hit ITV dating show Love Island, where she met boyfriend Tommy Fury, also 22, and subsequently went on to gain 6.2million Instagram followers. She's also taken on the role of creative director of Pretty Little Thing, has her own fake tan company and regularly shares updates on her YouTube channel.

Simon Cowell will miss the next round of auditions for Britain's Got Talent as he has contracted Covid-19.The 62 year old will be unable to judge the latest round of hopefuls on the ITV talent show while he self-isolates. A spokesperson for the music mogul confirmed the news to Mail Online, saying: "Simon was unable to attend filming today as he was isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19." Current rules for contracting Covid-19 state people need to isolate for ten days but may leave after five if certain conditions are met. Alesha Dixon, David Walliams and Amanda Holden were spotted heading in to film the show and will be left with golden buzzer duties until the show's creator returns.

Lottie Tomlinson has revealed she's pregnant with her first child with boyfriend Lewis Burton.The 23 year old sister of One Direction star Louise Tomlinson shared the news on her Instagram feed as she posted two gorgeous snaps of her blossoming baby bump. In one photo, the model wore a white bra with matching underwear as well as a white cotton shirt as she cradled her bump. While a second showed the former tennis player, 29, dressed in a grey T-shirt and black trousers as he placed one hand on her belly.

TOWIE star James Argent's worried pals were forced to call 999 after an emergency at the star's home. The reality favourite, 34, has turned his life around over the past year, losing an incredible 11stone in weight.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and if you are still searching for the perfect gift, then look no further. Several supermarkets have launched budget-friendly presents for Valentine's Day this year, including Asda's £1 engagement rings and Marks and Spencer's £6 Love Sausage.

Guillaume Esmiol has been named the successor of Cannes Marché head Jérôme Paillard, who will step down from his role after this year’s edition. Esmiol will serve as co-exec director of the Marché this year, where he will work in tandem with Paillard, before taking on the role entirely from 2023.

BBC dragon Deborah is a fan favourite on the big money investment programme and has been a Dragon since 2003, after taking over from Rachel Elnaugh on the third series.The businesswoman is one of the wealthy investors on the BBC show and has amassed a mega fortune through years of savvy business decisions, but what else do we know about her?From her 10-bedroom Somerset mansion with a whole farmyard work of pets to a whopping net worth, let's take a closer look...Somerset-born Deborah married long-term boyfriend Paul in 1993 and they live in her home county.The couple met in 1985 when he was working at her former holiday company Weststar during his university break.However, things weren't always rosy as they split briefly due to Deborah not wanting a family with him.She then took a trip to Venezuela, but on her return to London came back and married him.In a 2011 interview with the Telegraph, Deborah revealed that she never does any housework because her husband is in charge of "domestic chores."The Dragon’s Den has a seriously impressive house - a 10-bedroom mansion in fact.After selling her Weststar Holidays company for £33m back in 2006, the couple bought the lavish property in Somerset to have a calm life in the countryside. Since the move, the couple have been constantly renovating their home, using period-accurate materials - which is a factor to environmentalist Deborah’s heart.At the time they bought the property, Deborah said: "We have done it up in an ethical way, restoring whatever we can using traditional materials."That has cost us at least twice as much as it needed to.

Netflix series Cheer, has pleaded guilty to receiving child pornography and soliciting sex from minors.During a change of plea hearing in a Chicago federal court yesterday (February 10), Harris admitted to one count of travelling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a 15-year-old and one count of receiving child abuse images from a 17-year-old.Harris, 22, pleaded guilty to two of the seven felony counts against him. Prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining five counts under a plea agreement.Harris was arrested in September 2020 on a charge of production of child abuse imagery.

Caroline Flack's ex Lewis Burton and Lottie Tomlinson are expecting their first child.Lottie, the sister of One Direction star Louis, revealed the couple's major news on social media.

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pub landlord tragically collapsed dead during a family meal at Wetherspoons.Michael O’Sullivan, 74, was enjoying a drink and food surrounded by loved ones when after half an hour at the table, his heart suddenly stopped. The family had visited the Reginald Mitchell pub in Hanley, Stoke, on Friday, January 14, for the first time in a while, his devastated wife Pauline told Stoke-on-Trent Live.Despite the best efforts of paramedics who battled to save the veteran publican's life, Michael was confirmed dead inside the boozer.Now his heartbroken relatives have paid tribute to Michael, who previously ran The Bradeley in Tunstall, Staffordshire.

In recent weeks, a series of companies have banded together to boycott advertising on Facebook for the month of July in order to pressure the company to do more to combat racist, hateful and violent posts on its platform.

American corporate giants Ford, Pepsi and Microsoft are the latest blue-chip companies to join the growing advertising boycott of Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram over its failure to deal with hate speech and misinformation on its platform. “We are pausing all national social media advertising for the next 30 days to re-evaluate our presence on these platforms,” Ford said in a statement to Ad Age.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorStarbucks, Coca-Cola and Diageo have joined a growing advertiser boycott of Facebook, but Wall Street analysts are split on its ultimate impact on the tech giant.About 170 companies of varying sizes have paused ads on Facebook in an organized response to the social networking company’s lax response to misinformation and misleading political speech. General Motors said Monday it is evaluating its spending.

But where do Prince Harry and Meghan Markle come in? According to a source who spoke to this month, the are privately encouraging CEOs to “stand in solidarity” with the civil rights initiative. “As we've been developing , one of the areas The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been keen to address is online hate speech, and we've been working with civil rights and racial justice groups on it,” the source said.

Verizon became the biggest company yet to join the growing #StopHateForProfit campaign, with the telecoms giant pledging on Thursday to pull its ads from Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram until the social media platforms "can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable." CNBC reportedthat Verizon was suspending its Facebook ads. "We have strict content policies in place and have zero tolerance when they are breached, we take action," Verizon’s chief media officer John Nitti told CNBC in a statement.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorVerizon has joined a growing boycott of advertisers boycotting Facebook and its Instagram subsidiary after the company’s handling of objectionable posts has left many brands uneasy on the massive social platforms.“We’re pausing our advertising until Facebook can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable and is consistent with what we’ve done with YouTube and other partners,” the company said in a statement. It noted it has long had “strict content policies” and has “zero tolerance when they are breached.”The telecom giant joins a list of companies signing on to the “Stop the Hate for Profit” campaign this week, including Magnolia Pictures, Ben & Jerry’s and Eddie Bauer.

Hollywood studio Magnolia Pictures, ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's and sporting equipment giant Eddie Bauer are the latest companies to announce that they will join a growing advertising boycott of Facebook and Instagram for the month of July over the social media giant's failure to stop the spread of misinformation and dangerous content on its platforms. On Tuesday, Magnolia became the first Hollywood company to join the boycott.