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ITV’s Dancing on Ice is often regarded as one of the most dangerous shows on Television.Over the years, several celebrities have taken to the ice and performed some of the most daring lifts and gravity-defying stunts.On many occasions, these jaw-dropping lifts were perfectly executed, however, there were several times when they didn’t go according to plan and resulted in terrible accidents.While some celebrities came away with a simple scratch, others have ended up bloodied and bruised, forcing them to take a trip to the hospital.Here’s a look back at some of the most dangerous stunts performed on the ice.The Scorpion Kick is a risky move that involves a skater arching their back and kicking up their leg.Back in 2012, actress Jennifer Ellison attempted the move while dancing with partner Dan Whiston.In what was described as one of the most gruesome moves from the entire series, the former glamour model raised her leg so high that the bottom of her skate pierced the top of her head.Although she had sliced her head open and blood was pouring out, the Brookside actress continued her routine and received her highest score of the show at the point.Celebrity contestants have attempted countless nail-biting moves over the years, but Perri Kiely arguably executed one of the scariest of all.The Diversity member made history in the 2020 finale when he defied the odds and performed a gravity defying backflip while skating – the first the show had ever seen.Alongside pro partner Vanessa Bauer and a team of pro dancers in the background, Perri zoomed across the rink, picking up speed before backflipping mid-skate.The dancer left viewers with their hearts in their mouths, but successfully landed the jump and received a perfect 40.The

British broadcasting heavyweight Michael Grade, who has overseen every major UK broadcaster, has been appointed Chair of media and broadcasting regulator Ofcom, bringing to an end an at-times controversial hiring process that has been running for more than a year.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has taken to Twitter to bid farewell to her ex-colleague as he is set to leave broadcasting behind after four decades.Eddie Mair has decided to quit journalism after 40 years, during which his glittering career has seen him present BBC Radio 4, Newsnight and Any Questions.Recently, Eddie has presented on LBC radio and announced his departure on his four year anniversary since joining the company.He shared a tweet to his 125,000 followers about the decision.Mair wrote: “Apologies for this. There is a war and a cost of living crisis but here is some blah about me.

Russian troops have been told to “make sure” the invasion into Ukraine is over by May 9 - a date of historical importance in Russia.The claim has come from a member of the general staff of the armed forces of Ukraine, according to Russian news outlet Pravda News.They quote a source as saying: "According to the available information, there is an ongoing propaganda campaign among the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation which seeks to impose the idea that the war has to end by May 9, 2022.“Despite significant losses and demoralised personnel, the military and political authorities of the Russian Federation are still not rejecting the possibility of continuing to wage the war against Ukraine.“Violating the rules of war, the occupying troops are destroying the infrastructure of peaceful cities and villages.“Most medical establishments located on the Russian side of the border with Ukraine, near the border, are occupied by wounded soldiers of the Russian army.“Russian troops are also attempting to restore the combat capabilities of its airborne troops.”For Russians, May 9 is an historically significant date. A national holiday is held every year on that date to celebrate the end of the Second World War – and, in Russia, it is when they claim sole, or Soviet, victory over the Nazis.

@bonnielocketxox.Bonnie wore a silver swimsuit made up of thin strings of material that tied at her neck and hip.The barely there costume covered her intimate area before crossing over her toned stomach and covering her boobs in a two narrow strips of fabric.Bonnie stood with her hair tied up and her back to the camera in the clip showing that the swimsuit bared her whole booty, back and legs.Taking a step forward the model bounced on her heels to flaunt her curves before opening the fridge, taking out a pot and turning to face the camera with a grinBonnie captioned the sexy clip and said: “I’m always hungry, are you?”And, the curvy stunner isn’t the first person to wear the extremely revealing bikini style.Models for Fashion Nova lined up in an Instagram post last year with one wearing a bright yellow floss swimsuit.Sitting on the pool edge the Nova Swim model showed off her shapely butt as the one-string bottom of the suit acted like a thong.And, Instagram model Nina Serebrova posed in a brown version on her page too.Posing against the side of a yacht the raven-haired beauty leant forwards to show off the thin G-string suit. Want all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter In Bonnie’s comments her millions of fans went wild for the look as over 185,000 liked the clip.One follower said: “Lord have mercy on me,” while another added: “Beautiful”.A third fan commented: “Amazing figure,” while a fourth said: “Wooow, OMG, absolutely breathtaking and desirable you look fantastic!” Previously, Bonnie claimed that she loved doing OnlyFans modelling so much that she would keep going into old age.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have continued their tour of the Caribbean and she wore three looks throughout their Thursday events!

ADOR says fans should expect the new subsidiary label of BTS‘ agency HYBE to debut its first K-pop girl group sometime in “the third quarter of the year”.ADOR’s CEO Min Hee-jin recently spoke to Be(Attitude) in a new interview about her plans for the company’s new group, which she revealed will be making their highly-anticipated debut later this year following the label’s launch in November 2021.Min first explained that the new girl group had been in the works since 2019. “We held auditions back in September 2019 and by the end of that year, we had completed not only the audition process but the casting as well,” she shared.

Kid Cudi has shared a new track called ‘Stars In The Sky’ – you can listen to it below.The upbeat, synth-driven song was recorded for the soundtrack to Sonic The Hedgehog 2, which is due to arrive in cinemas on April 8.It arrives with fun accompanying visuals that intersperse clips of Cudi performing in the studio with shots from the forthcoming movie, as well as old-school gameplay graphics from the original ’90s Sonic game.At one point, Cudi – real name Scott Mescudi – receives a message to “come join me” before taking flight above the city in a black-and-white sphere. The clip concludes with Mescudi blasting off high into the night sky.In the ‘Stars In The Sky’ chorus, he sings: “Say I’m right and sail tonight, I’m home/ Say right now, I get it, take my hand come zone/ Come on, catch a ride/ And we take it to places that we only dreamed/ I think I’m home/ This is my heaven, baby, day and night in my zone.”Tune in here:After announcing the track earlier this week, Cudi said he would “be doin a screening [with] fans so stay tuned!”.Last year saw the rapper/singer share two new tracks that were made for films: an Ariana Grande collaboration called ‘Just Look Up’ (from Netflix‘s Don’t Look Up) and ‘Guns Go Bang’ (The Harder They Fall).Meanwhile, Cudi appears on a song called ‘Want It Bad’ from a new compilation record by DJ and A Bathing Ape founder Nigo, ‘I Know Nigo’.Kid Cudi released his latest studio album, ‘Man On The Moon III: The Chosen’, back in December 2020.Mescudi has been focusing on his acting career of late, appearing in the films Don’t Look Up, Bill & Ted Face The Music and A24’s new horror X.

MONSTA X‘s Joohoney has opened up about his personal goals as a songwriter and producer for the group, revealing his intent to dispel the “fixed notion” that older idol groups make “half-hearted” music.In a new interview with Arena Homme Plus, the MONSTA X rapper revealed that the hardest song he’s ever produced is the K-pop group’s June 2021 single ‘Gambler’, through which he hoped to dispel assumptions about older idol groups.“I wanted to break the fixed notion people have that the further you get into your career, you’ll start making music half-heartedly, or the tempo of your songs will get slower,” Joohoney said, per translations by Soompi.Joohoney also said he wanted ‘Gambler’ to be a “powerful” song that would allow MONSTA X, who are nearly seven years old as a group, to showcase the same levels of energy of a younger K-pop act.“Because if a song has a powerful sound, its choreography gets more powerful as well,” he added. “I feel apologetic to the members who suffered [because of the song’s choreography], but looking back on it now, I think it was the right decision.

Britney Spears has revealed that she's been "thinking about getting a boob job" in a candid post on Instagram.The award-winning singer, 40, shared a lengthy post detailing her thought process behind wanting to undergo the procedure, but went on to reveal why she had ultimately decided against it.

Liam Gallagher has responded to Dave Grohl calling him “one of the last remaining rock stars”.The Foo Fighters frontman teamed up with the former Oasis singer for the latter’s recent solo single ‘Everything Electric’, which came out last month. Grohl co-wrote the song and plays drums on the studio version.During a recent interview with NME, Grohl praised Gallagher and spoke about how the track came about.

Netflix’s upcoming original South Korean film Yaksha: Ruthless Operations has arrived.The brand-new visual opens with a shot of the neon-lit Chinese city of Shenyang, as a voiceover briefs special inspector Ji-hoon (played by Squid Game‘s Park Hae-soo) for an assignment that requires him to shadow a secret black ops team.We then dive into the action-packed predicaments of the black ops team, led by Ji Kang-in (Sol Kyung-gu), also known as the Yaksha. The team butt heads with antagonist “D7” Ozawa (Hiroyuki Ikeuchi), a Japanese spy disguised as a lobbyist who has a particularly bad history with the Yaksha.Also starring GOT7‘s Jinyoung (Yumi’s Cells), Yang Dong-geun (Lost), Lee El (Love And Leashes) and Song Jae-rim (Work Later, Drink Now), Yaksha: Ruthless Operations follows the team and their unwilling inspector in search of a high-ranking North Korean official who has gone missing.

Two Dumfries and Galloway towns are facing Bank of Scotland branch closures.

A sweet way of helping Ukrainian refugees has seen Moffat Toffee maker, Sean Walker, working around the clock to meet demand.

A community outreach programme is hoping to tackle antisocial behaviour in North West Dumfries.

Queen of the South boss Wullie Gibson said Dunfermline’s 4-1 win over Partick Thistle on Tuesday night has had a big impact on the relegation picture.

A man who was repeatedly raped as a child at a Dumfries school has been told he’s not entitled to compensation for the horrific abuse he suffered.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJ-Hope, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, has become the sixth member of the group to test positive for COVID-19. His infection is not expected to disrupt the band’s travel plans.The star, real name Jung Ho-seok, reported a sore throat on Wednesday and took a PCR test which showed him to have caught the disease, his agency Big Hit Music, part of Hybe Entertainment, announced on its Weverse fan site. J-Hope has received two rounds of anti-virus vaccine and an additional booster shot.“J-Hope has isolated and treated himself at home, and has no symptoms other than a sore throat,” the Big Hit statement said.

Michael Nordine authorIt’s rare to be able to say that a movie shows a side of New York you’ve never seen before, but “Topside” does just that. A subterranean drama whose first act is set below the city, where a downtrodden community has made a home of long-abandoned subway tunnels, this quietly affecting indie film from first-time helmers Logan George and Celine Held (who also stars) resides somewhere between “Dark Days” and “Leave No Trace” without feeling as familiar as its premise might suggest.

career has finally come to an end.The former Tottenham and West Ham United striker sealed a magical deadline day return to Sunderland in the recent January transfer window. As well as being the club where he played some of his best ever football in the Premier League, it was also the side where he forged a wonderful friendship with the late Bradley Lowery.But after only seven League One appearances for the Black Cats, the former England international has decided now is the time to bring down the curtain on an incredible 22-year career.

Barry Keoghan’s Joker after Warner Bros shared a five-minute deleted scene from The Batman. On Thursday (24 March), director Matt Reeves posted a screenshot of the video to social media that showed the Joker in prison, separated from Robert Pattinson’s Batman by a glass panel. Using the caption “Who gets the last laugh…?”, Reeves’s tweet also included a link to game site rataalada.