Swell frontman David Freel has died

Kimberley Hart-Simpson has paid tribute to her late father who she described as a 'hardcore' Coronation Street fan. The actress, who plays Nicky Wheatley in the ITV soap, took to Instagram with a sweet message in tribute to her dad.

A three-year-old boy who died in a dog attack in Rochdale has been named as Daniel Twigg.

Ilkay Gundogan’s future will be determined after the season is over amid speculation that he is set to leave Manchester City this summer. A report has suggested the Germany international, Pep Guardiola’s first signing as Blues boss, will be offloaded in the next transfer window, when he has a year left on his current contract.

When Helen, a 67 year old retiree from Bolton, returned her bowel cancer screening kit last summer, she expected the results to come back as normal, as they had in previous years. However, when she was contacted regarding an abnormal result in July, she soon found herself undergoing more tests.

IT'S the show that took hardcore boozing, scandalous on-screen sex and furious feuds to a new level - but now Geordie Shore is coming to an end after 11 years.   The raunchy reality show, which launched the careers of Charlotte Crosby, Gaz Beadle and Vicki Pattison, will “close its doors for good” after one final TV special. A source told us that former cast members will recap their “best and worst times” from the 22 seasons, and over the years there's been even more drama behind the scenes.

JEFF Hordley took a massive swipe at his on-screen alter ego Cain Dingle on This Morning. The Emmerdale actor opened up to Rochelle Humes and Phillip Schofield about his first few years in the Dales and admitted he thought the character was "two dimensional".

HOUSE of Games viewers have all had the same complaint about one of the latest celebrity guests. Each week on the BBC Two show, host Richard Osman is joined by four well-known faces.

DANNY Dyer reunited with his EastEnders family as he prepares to leave the BBC One soap. The 44-year-old revealed in January he'd quit his role as Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter.

BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in character as Alan Partridge. In true Partridge style, ‘Alan’ told a series of jokes and couldn’t help but take the opportunity to skewer the radio station.The skit began with Zoe informing listeners that a caller named “Alan” was on the line.Listeners then heard Steve Coogan’s distinctive voice asking Zoe to put him “through to the duty manager”.He continued: “I want to speak to the duty manager about the show and the state of it.“I’ve got a few concerns.”Zoe responded reluctantly: “Ok, is this something that I can help with...”‘Alan’ let out a long sigh and said despondently: “Zoe, I’ll level with you, I haven’t listened to Radio 2 since Dale Winton left.“I am only listening today because I am touring the country with my live show and the bus driver likes it, and he’s big.”Zoe chuckled and said: “Well, I’m glad you are listening again Alan,” to which he quipped: “Well that makes one of us!”The host sounded taken aback and gasped: “Oh, oh!”Explaining his issues with the radio station, ‘Alan’ remarked: “I just feel like the entire station has lost its way.“It just doesn’t feel like Radio 2 anymore, people want to know who your station is aimed at.“6 Music [is for] Guardian readers in their 40s who ride skateboards.

STACEY Solomon showed off her stunning garden transformation after jet-washing her grimy old firepit. The Loose Women panellist, 32, overhauled her garden furniture including a grey sofa which was covered in dirt.

BIANCA Gascoigne has hinted that she and her new man Arron Wright might be getting engaged soon. The former glamour model - who has been dating Arron for six months - says she's ready to take her relationship to the next step.

TIPPING Point fans pleaded for a female contestant to stop using her "cringe" catchphrase as she spurred her counter on. Viewers of the ITV show filled Twitter with a series of vomiting Emoji icons to show their distaste at Tina's turn of phrase.

HOLLY Hagan looked a far cry from her days on Geordie Shore as she underwent cosmetic treatments ahead of her wedding. The 29-year-old is due to marry footballer Jacob Blyth soon after being forced to cancel their nuptials twice already.

KATIE Price has ended her 22-year-long bitter feud with Victoria Beckham with a surprising social media post. The media personality took to her Instagram stories to compliment fashion designer Victoria, 48, over her "stunning" looks.

RUTH Jones and Lenny Henry have led tributes to actor and screenwriter Kay Mellor after her sudden death at the age of 71. Ruth, who played Kelly Chadwick in Leeds-born Kay's show Fat Friends, said she was "completely shocked" in a moving statement.

N-DUBZ star Fazer looks unrecognisable ten years on as he reunites with the band. The 35-year-old rapper has undergone a hair transformation ready to go on a massive tour with Dappy and Tulisa. Fazer, whose real name is Richard Rawson, ditched his short hair for some longer locks.

The dinosaurs are ready to stomp into China with a June 10 date confirmed for Universal’s Jurassic World Dominion. This will be in step with the North American release — a rarity of late — after international rollout begins a few days prior. Universal confirmed the China release date on its official Weibo account with a video from stars Bryce Dallas Howard and Chris Pratt. Check out some new posters below.

Hearing this from the top of the stairs, Johnny “bolted” down and started “screaming”, calling the friend “every imaginable name you can call and LGBTQI person".Amber continued: “When he was done he said 'you want to have my woman, you want to have my b***h? You take her, you can have her’. “With that he pulls his arm back with my phone and throws it at my face, hit me, it felt like my eyes."Amber then claimed that Johnny was “yanking” her around the room. At the time, her friend Raquelle then walked in and saw the two of them. The Aquaman star then told the court that Raquelle had interjected, saying “Johnny, no”.Amber claimed her friend then put her arms around the actress when Johnny “barrelled towards” her. She said that Johnny screamed “Amber get the f*** up” about ten times. 

Flume has addressed working with collaborators for his new album ‘Palaces’, including his hero Damon Albarn who made him feel “nervous”, as well as the influence of the late SOPHIE.The Australian DJ and producer, real name Harley Edward Streten, told NME in an In Conversation video interview that Albarn is one of his musical heroes, so he found the experience of working with him on the album’s title track particularly nerve-wracking.“We were both playing the LA festival Life Is Beautiful and linked up afterwards, and went to some weird studio in the middle of nowhere in the desert,” Streten told NME about the Albarn collaboration, recalling that he played him a bunch of music.“I was nervous because I’m a huge fan,” he added, having showed Albarn lots of ideas, “but he didn’t like anything.”In fact, it was only the second to last track on ‘Palaces’ that piqued Albarn’s interest. “He was like ‘Alright, there’s something in this, this is cool’.”“After he came round to one of the songs, I did think ‘Thank fuck for that!” And having Albarn join him on-stage at Coachella to play piano during the debut live performance of their collaboration was a “really special moment”.

China – and there’s a forest at the bottom of it.The sinkhole is 630 feet (192 metres) deep, which means the BT Tower could fit in it.Cave expert George Veni, based in the US, claimed the discovery was not a surprise, but he said it was “cool news”, reports Live Science.He said southern China was home to “karst topography”, which means it has a landscape that’s prone to dramatic sinkholes and caves.“Because of local differences in geology, climate and other factors, the way karst appears at the surface can be dramatically different,” he said.“So in China you have this incredibly visually spectacular karst with enormous sinkholes and giant cave entrances and so forth. In other parts of the world you walk out on the karst and you really don't notice anything.”The Chinese boffins who made the amazing discovery earlier this month found there were three cave entrances in the chasm and ancient trees 131 feet (40 metres) tall, stretching their branches out towards the sinkhole’s entrance to catch the sunlight, according to Live Science.Expedition team leader Chen Lixin told the Xinhua news agency that the dense undergrowth on the sinkhole floor was as high as someone’s shoulders.“I wouldn't be surprised to know that there are species found in these caves that have never been reported or described by science until now,” Lixin said.The inside of the sinkhole is 1,004 feet (306 metres) long and 492 feet (150 metres) wide, said Zhang Yuanhai, a senior engineer with the Institute of Karst Geology. For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here. The discovery happened in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Guangxi’s karst formations include rock

This Morning fans were left baffled over "new trend" involving keeping crystals in your bra.Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were today's hosts on the popular ITV show and they welcomed Emma Lucy Knowles who was promoting "crystal healing."Phil, 60, explained: "Never mind keeping the crystals in your pocket or around your neck, the new trend is keeping them in your lingerie." Emma continued: "We put them in our bra because we've been doing it for centuries so we can keep things close to our chest.""Energetically it's not just about tucking them away, energy is influenced by crystals."Viewers were immediately baffled by the thought of keeping them inside a bra.One user said: "It can’t be comfortable putting them in your bra."Another wrote: "I can honestly say I've never put a crystal in my bra.""I just hung my washing out but everything fell off coz my pants are full of crystals…. And on that note have a good day everyone x," another user joked."This crystal thing each to their own but I don’t buy into it and have you seen the prices," a third said.While another tweeted: "crystals are cute/pretty/interesting, but knock it off with the magical healing properties pseudoscience.