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Kate Middleton beamed with joy while visiting a Welsh farm during her trip to the country with husband Prince William.The pair last visited Wales together in December 2020, and previously lived there for two years soon after getting married.The purpose for the trip today, Tuesday 1 March, is to celebrate the region’s culture as it marks St David’s Day. Kate, 40, was all smiles at Pant Farm near Abergavenny.The mum-of-three wore a khaki green jacket paired with a bold red scarf, complete with a daffodil pin.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has broken a 24-hour social media silence to thank Prince William and Kate Middleton for their support as his country faces a massive onslaught from invading Russian forces. People following the charismatic Ukrainian leader breathed a sigh of relief as his first tweet of the day dropped, after reports that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had sent a bloodthirsty special forces hit squad to take President Zelenskyy out.But despite the incredible pressure he’s under, the comedian turned president – who won his country’s version of Strictly and dubbed Paddington’s voice for the Ukrainian release of the popular kids’ films – didn’t forget his manners.

The Queen once had a sympathetic assessment about the former Health Secretary Matt Hancock when he was leading the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year, during the first in-person meeting with Boris Johnson in fifteen months, a camera captured her Majesty's opening remarks, The Mirror reports.After having a back and forth of small talk with Mr Johnson, the Queen: "I’ve just been talking to your Secretary of State for Health, poor man…""He came for privy council," she said.

Lorraine left ITV viewers in hysterics as she made a savage comment about the former Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Tuesday's programme (March 1).On the show, the 62-year-old host provided fans a teaser clip from Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett's latest podcast with the ex-MP.The Diary Of A CEO audio-cast sees Mr Hancock open up about his widespread public affair and the mistakes that he had made while in parliament.In the sneak preview, Mr Hancock admitted to Steven: "I broke the social distancing guidelines."He added: "By then they weren't actually rules they weren't the norm but that's not the point."The point is they were the guidelines that I’d been proposing and you know that happened because I fell in love with some body."As the segment came to a close, Lorraine explained: "Yes that is Matt Hancock former Health Secretary taking to Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett about his resignation last year."Unable to control her tongue, the veteran TV star chirped: "I don't know what he's come as he looks like some sort of Poundshop Milk Tray Man maybe."She went on: "You'll all remember he was caught on CCTV groping his advisor."His new partner Gina [Coladangelo] was also at the recoding of that podcast."Lorraine finished up with: "So he fell in love but lots of people who were in love with each other weren’t able to see each other in that time."Fans of the ITV programme were floored by Lorraine's comments and took to Twitter to praise the host for her hilarious response.One person wrote: "Lorraine calling Matt Hancock Poundshop Milk Tray man LOL #Lorraine."Another tweet read: "LOVE @reallorraine 'he looks like a £ shop milk tray man'. You’re an icon Lorraine.

Coronation Street viewers noticed a bit of a mistake in Chesney Brown's ongoing storyline with his son Joseph in Monday night's episode (February 28) of the ITV soap.Joseph (William Flanagan) made the decision to move to Portugal with his grandmother Linda Hancock (Jacqueline Leonard), as he believed that's what his dad Chesney (Sam Aston) was wanting.But as Joseph made his emotional exit from the cobbles, Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) made a bit of a mistake with time zones.Chesney hugged Joseph as Bernie told the little lad that Paul (Peter Ash) would be in touch at 7pm "your time" – however fans realised that mainland Portugal runs on the same timezone as the UK.One person said: "'7 o'clock your time.' Portugal is in the same time zone as UK."Another added: "'Your time'? Portugal is on the same time zone as the UK."A third questioned: "Portugal is the same time zone as the UK is it not?"Portugal actually has multiple time zones though – Azores Time – which runs an hour behind the UK, in and is used on the islands to the West of mainland Portugal.

Gogglebox star Lee Riley has left his Instagram followers in hysterics after he caught his on-screen partner Jenny Newby in bed with her real life partner, Steve Mail. The duo, who returned to Channel 4 in February with a new series of the show, proved they have just as much fun together off-screen as they do when the cameras are rolling.

Demi Rose never fails to impress with her stunning outfits, and her latest look is no different.The glamorous model looked outrageously sensational as she donned a pair of wet look leggings and a plunging button-down blazer with zebra print sleeves.She added a thick black headband as her long, blonder locks fell way past her chest as she opted for a relaxed look and allowed some of her fringe to frame her face.Demi opted for a subtle makeup look as she finished her glamorous ensemble with a light nude lippy while she flashed a smile at the camera.With a prosecco in hand, Demi clinked her glass against another as it was revealed that she had reunited with her sister.The 26-year-old had reposted the snap from her sister Hannah, who shared the snap and wrote: "Reunited with sis @demirose." Demi and her sister Hannah live worlds apart with Hannah based in the UK while Demi travels almost all year round - but it seems the influencer has come closer to home. Hannah shared a snap of food on her Instagram story before posting a photo of her stunning sister, the next post hours later saw them at a bar in London.

Pulp Fiction.The actor, who played Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film, recently told The Times he thinks he “should have won that one”, which went to Martin Landau for his role in Ed Wood.He went on to say he thinks Black actors tend to win at the Academy Awards “for doing despicable shit on screen”.“I guess Black folk usually win for doing despicable shit on screen,” he said. “Like Denzel [Washington] for being a horrible cop in Training Day.

The Prince of Wales has spoken out against Russia's invasion of the Ukraine and claimed the values of democracy are under attack in the "most unconscionable way". He added: "We are in solidarity with all those who are resisting brutal aggression”.It comes after Prince William and Kate Middleton released a statement in support of "all of Ukraine’s people as they bravely fight.""In October 2020 we had the privilege to meet President Zelenskyy and the First Lady to learn of their hope and optimism for Ukraine’s future.," they wrote."Today we stand with the President and all of Ukraine’s people as they bravely fight for that future," the Cambridges wrote on Twitter, signing the post personally: "W & C.”Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also released a statement last week, calling on the "global community and its leaders" to stand with the people of Ukraine.

Justin Bieber celebrates another year around the sun, we take a look at some of his most controversial moments. And there are a few...The singing sensation has luckily made a comeback from them all, proving it's not ever "too late to say sorry".After rising to fame after being discovered by Usher as a young boy, Justin has had more than his fair share of some seriously scandalous moments.It didn't help as he grew up under the spotlight with any and every hiccup being caught on camera, including his infamous clash with paparazzi and his questionable Anne Frank comment.Let's take a look at his biggest blunders...At 23 years old, he lost his temper with a group of paparazzi who were following his every move.And the star cut it a little too close while driving his car and appeared to head straight towards the camera clickers.A source told People at the time, that as the pop star was attempting to leave a church in Beverly Hills, a bunch of photographers were waiting for him at the end of the driveway.The insider told the publication: “He tried to scare away the paparazzi.

TOWIE star shared a series of snaps of various people cuddling with his newborn nephew as he gushed over the newest family member. The first photo saw Mark wearing a short-sleeved black T-shirt and his wife Michelle Keegan donning a jumper and her long locks falling down in a subtle and soft look.

Vladimir Putin once tried and failed to stop Manuel Neuer from moving to Bayern Munich from Schalke.The World Cup-winning German goalkeeper has played for Bayern since 2011 after signing from boyhood club Schalke after two decades with the side.Until recently, Schalke were sponsored by Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy company, with whom Putin is understood to have a large influence in their major dealings.As a result, Putin was said at the time to have been desperate for Neuer to stay at Schalke back in 2011 but was unable to stop his £27million transfer from the club to Bayern.Speaking at the time, Schalke chairman Clemens Toennies told Bild: "He [Putin] was absolutely convinced Manuel should stay, he was a huge fan of his."But with Manuel it was not a question of the money we could pay him - we had to accept that.

Hollywood actor, 56, usually sports a head of dark brown hair but has recently been snapped with it completely white.Ben's barnet looked as lavish and thick as usual but the colour change left him almost unrecognisable as he showed off his dramatic new look. However, his fans certainly aren't complaining and it seems Ben's new image might make him something of a sex symbol.One fan posted a message on Twitter saying the star looked "spectacular"."Oh wow Ben, you are even hotter with the silver hair," said another."Just seen Ben Stiller with grey hair and I am disgusted that I am attracted to it," one fan joked."White hair Ben Stiller is working on me," said another."Is it just me or did Ben Stiller go from dark brownhair to completely gray hair in about two days?" one joked.One admirer posted: "Ben Stiller has grey hair and is still a total daddy… goddamn.""Somehow Ben Stiller slipped into silver fox mode without my noticing," one post said, while another person quipped: "I can't decide if he looks like a silver fox or a silver mannequin busker in the park. Either way he's looking good!"However, anyone interested is out of luck as last month Ben revealed he has got back together with his ex-wife Christine Taylor after splitting five years ago. The pair tied the knot in 2000 but split in 2017.Ben told Esquire they rekindled their romance after he moved in with Christine and their two children during the coronavirus lockdown and "over the course of time, it evolved"."We were separated and got back together and we're happy about that," he said."It's been really wonderful for all of us.

Coronation Street viewers have predicted that Amy and former drug dealer Jacob's relationship will descend into an abuse nightmare. The pair (who are played by Elle Mulvaney and Jack James Ryan) have got back together in recent scenes of the ITV soap and their romance is blossoming.But some fans think their love story might follow the course of Geoff and Yasmeen's relationship and take an abusive turn.One person wrote on Reddit that Jacob will "love bomb" Amy and that things will then start to change between them."The viewers will really believe he has changed, possibly even forget about his past," the soap fan wrote."Then slowly and surely manipulative and abusive behaviours will creep in.

Ukraine, opens a cardboard box full of supplies before taking out each individual package and indicating a date on the back, which appears to show the goods out of date."Look what are they doing, they send you to die on a foreign soil for nothing and they don't even give you normal food," the soldier is said to have complained in the clip.He points at the numbers 10 04 13 and 10 02 15, apparently the date the food was made and the date it should be consumed by. It is not clear exactly when the video is from.

Britney Spears fans bombarded the hitmaker with their concerns after she'd taken to Instagram with a number of totally naked snaps.The hitmaker 40, looked completely free as she stripped to her birthday suit while enjoying the sand and warm sea on romantic getaway with her fiancée Sam Asghari.Wearing only a gold necklace with a diamond pendant, Britney lay in the shallow waters to strike up a number of racy poses.Obeying Instagram rules and avoiding a social media telling off, the Pop Princess used a number of blue diamond emoji's to cover her intimate regions.The steamy display isn't the first of it's kind, with Britney having ditched all of her clothes in the past after her conservatorship was overturned by the courts.Naturally many fans believe that the blonde chart topper is just expressing her freedom which they claim had previously been suppressed under her father Jamie Spears' rules as part of the conservatorship.However as there have been a few nude posts now in recent weeks, some of her following are starting to become worried for her.One online user asked: "Britney are you ok?"Another comment read: "Britney remember your kids are on IG," including many crying emoji faces.A third person urged: "Britney you don't have to do this," as a fourth added: "I think this is too much friend."While others echoed their thoughts with: "Sis what is going on?", "Brit please stop the nuclear war please," and "great, when you have children.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield will be flipping pancakes on This Morning.As Holly was reading off the cue board she began laughing as she read her line aloud and told viewers that they should watch she and Phil become the "best tossers".Reading the board Holly said: "Watch Phil and I become the best... tossers on earth? Phil and I are attempting to break a new pancake world record." Once the words slipped out of her mouth the blonde hostess looked utterly mortified as Phil began to chuckle and said: "Is that the first time you read that?" Holly responded: "Yep that really is," which prompted some of the crew behind the camera to laugh as Phil said: "I looked at it this morning and thought, 'I'm glad you've got that.'" She laughed and continued: "The most pancakes flipped and caught in 60 seconds.

Foals have announced the release date, tracklist and artwork for their upcoming new album ‘Life Is Yours’ – see all the details below.Yannis Philippakis and co’s seventh studio effort – the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2’ – has been previewed by recent single ‘2am’ and last year’s ‘Wake Me Up’.Taking to social media this morning (March 1), Foals confirmed that ‘Life Is Yours’ will arrive on June 17. You can pre-order/pre-save it from here.The Oxford band also revealed the record’s 11-song tracklist alongside its simplistic floral cover art. You can see the announcement post below.A post shared by FOALS (@foals)Song titles include ‘2001’, ‘(summer sky)’, ‘Looking High’, ‘Under The Radar, ‘Crest Of The Wave’ and ‘Wild Green’, as well as the aforementioned singles.The full ‘Life Is Yours’ tracklist is as follows:1. ‘Life Is Yours’2. ‘Wake Me Up’ 3. ‘2am’ 4. ‘2001’ 5. ‘(summer sky)’ 6. ‘Flutter’ 7. ‘Looking High’ 8. ’Under The Radar’ 9. ‘Crest Of The Wave’ 10. ‘The Sound’ 11. ‘Wild Green’“This one is for you.

Ralf Rangnick, who took over on an interim basis in November following the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Mauricio Pochettino and Erik Ten Hag are the leading candidates to take over, with new CEO Richard Arnold keen to make an appointment in June to give the new man most of the summer to bring new signings to Old Trafford.United have not won silverware since 2017, when Jose Mourinho led them to the Europa League crown, while the fallen giants have not been English champions since 2013.To make matters worse, United are facing a battle just to secure a top four finish this season and Champions League qualification.Murtough admits this is just not good enough for a club of United's stature - and has made it clear that the next boss will be expected to lead them back to the big time.Murtough said: "In the Premier League, we've seen improved results under interim manager Ralf Rangnick, following a run in the October and early November period that had seen the departure of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees have been forced to desperately flee Ukraine since Russia invaded the country last week.

Social housing tenants living in 'freezing' conditions since flammable cladding came off their blocks have called a hike in their rent a 'scandal'.