The Great British Bake Off viewers slam timing of theme for second week in a row

I'M A Celebrity star Matt Hancock might be on his sixth trial - but things aren't getting any easier for the MP. The first-look at his challenge tonight shows him buried underground in a coffin-sized container filled with snakes.

The following clip showed the musician miming to her hit song, Give It To Me.The pair had already locked horns last year after 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson III, wrote that Madonna's photos were “the funniest s**t! LOL".50 Cent’s remarks came after Madonna shared one specific snap featuring her legs and pert bottom protruding out from under a bed.He added that Madonna was “under the bed trying to do like a virgin at 63.She shot out, if she don’t get her old a** up. LMFAO".(sic)Madonna later hit back, logging onto the social media platform to post a throwback snap of her smiling and hugging 50 Cent.Madonna wrote: "Here is 50 Cent pretending to be my friend.

Tony Adams, 56, had to sadly withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing after injuring himself on Saturday night's show.The Arsenal legend has been brought to tears today due to the overwhelming support he has received since making the "tough" decision, including a heart-wrenching tribute left by his dance partner Katya Jones.Tony's decision saved Tyler West and Dianne Buswell from last night's dance-off.Katya and Tony were bottom of the leaderboard after a 1960s-themed jive on Saturday night.The couple performed their Saturday night routine to Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, making the studio audience cheer with excitement after executing a series of roly-polies.Since then, Tony has left an apology on Instagram, while Katya left a touching tribute to the Arsenal legend.Taking to Instagram to reply to the heartwarming tribute, he penned: "Stop making me cry.."A post shared by Tonyadamsofficial (@tonyadamsofficial)She shared a selection of snaps of the pair during their time on the show, praising Tony for "inspiring" those at home for his "surrender" to the experience.Katya continued: "I loved that Tony and Katya didn’t care what anyone would think, we did it our way! We took risks. We were fearless and bold.

Three thugs have been jailed after they chased and slashed a random man with a hunting knife on a busy shopping street in broad daylight. The terrified victim tried to hide inside a shop to escape the trio but the shopkeeper refused to shelter him despite his desperate pleas and put him back out on the street to face his knife wielding attackers.

Jonnie Irwin has revealed the symptoms he first experienced which led to a diagnosis of terminal cancer.

A team of talented students have won a place in a global fashion competition by making imaginative outfits out of nothing by recycled materials.

Anyone who grew up in Scotland will know that it's home to some of the tastiest and most unique sweets in the world. Whether you were a child in the 1960s or the 1990s, you're sure to have eaten many yummy treats you still remember today.

The Scottish Child Payment website has crashed just hours after thousands more kids became eligible for the lifeline benefit.

The independent label community is set to grow its share of the UK recorded music market this year, for the fifth year running, according to new number crunching of Official Charts Company data by record label trade body BPI.According to the BPI’s maths, independently-released tracks have accounted for 28.6% of music consumption in the UK so far this year. That’s up from 26.9% for the whole of 2021 and just 22.1% back in 2017.Of course these days the “independently-released” category includes all the music put out by conventional independent record companies, as well as tracks released by artists who basically run their own labels, including those working with DIY distributors.The indie sector scores even higher when it comes to album consumption, whether that’s the sale of CDs and vinyl records, or when streaming data is crunched on an albums basis.

As football stars involved in the upcoming World Cup in Qatar face continued criticism because of the country’s human rights record, musicians set to perform during the opening ceremony next weekend – or as part of a series of concerts taking place alongside all the football playing – are also coming under fire.This weekend it was confirmed that Jungkook from BTS will be among those appearing at the opening ceremony. His label Big Hit Music stated that it was “proud to announce that Jungkook is part of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Soundtrack and will perform at the World Cup opening ceremony.

An interesting lawsuit was filed last week against DJ and producer 3lau in a dispute over a mega-bucks NFT auction that he staged in early 2021 linked to his 2018 album ‘Ultraviolet’.3lau – real name Justin Blau – has been sued by Luna Aura, who co-wrote and appeared on ‘Walk Away’, a track that appeared on ‘Ultraviolet’.The producer’s NFT auction that coincided with the third anniversary of the record offered buyers various products and perks, all linked to his 2018 record, and some specifically to ‘Walk Away’. The auction generated more than $11 million for the producer.In her lawsuit Luna Aura – real name Angela Anne Flores – says that, while Blau owns the copyright in the recording of ‘Walk Away’, she has a stake in the song copyright, and is also due an artist royalty under contract from the exploitation of the recording.

A body has been found in a river in Dumfries and Galloway, sparking a police investigation.

Nearly a month after the controversial 'Mexican Week' episode of Great British Bake Off, judge Prue Leith is addressing the incident.The controversial episode aired earlier this month, featured the hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas dressed in sombreros and ponchos with Fielding saying they shouldn't make Mexican jokes as Lucas added, 'Not even Juan?'The episode was blasted for those and other insensitive comments, with Leith, 82, insisting they were not trying to offend viewers. Addressing: Nearly a month after the controversial 'Mexican Week' episode of Great British Bake Off, judge Prue Leith is addressing the incident Controversy: Nearly a month after the controversial 'Mexican Week' episode of Great British Bake Off, judge Prue Leith is addressing the incident'There would have been absolutely no intention to offend.

“That’s not the spirit of the show.”She went on to confirm that she and Paul Hollywood set the challenges in each episode.Co-hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas introduced the episode, which first aired in October,The two were wearing sombreros and bright ponchos during the introduction.Noel commented he did not feel they should make Mexican jokes “because people will get upset” before Lucas said playfully: “What, not even Juan?”Following the broadcast, some on social media were critical of the programme’s depiction of Mexican culture, claiming it was guilty of cultural appropriation.During the interview, Dame Prue also spoke about what she sees as the show’s positive impact.“Really, the whole phenomenon of Bake Off is, to me, absolutely extraordinary,” she said.“This is rather a cliché thing to say, but I do think that it is a force for good, most of the time.“Everything we do in life is a bit stressful, we are always short of time, we’re short of money, there are all sorts of horrible things happening all over the world.“And Bake Off is this safe space where the worst thing that can happen is somebody will drop their bake.”It’s not the first time the show has been accused of “cultural appropriation”.In December 2020, the show came under fire for its “Japanese Week”.For the season’s seventh episode, contestants were also tasked with making Iles Flottantes, a French cuisine.They were also tasked with making ice cream and cakes with custard.

A Scots contestant has become the latest cake enthusiast to be booted off The Great British Bake Off.

"I think one day I will just have to put a photo of me on Instagram, actually trying to kill him."So, yeah.To satisfy all those people that want me to do it."Jo also previously admitted that she and Bernie had never planned to have their children later in life, it just happened.Talking to the Daily Record in 2011, Jo said: "Having children is fab."They keep me young and make me get up in the morning."She added: "It wasn't a conscious effort to have kids later. It was just the way life goes.""I hoped I'd become a mum but I didn't expect to.

THE GREAT British Bake Off fans were getting a creepy sense something was wrong on tonight's episode, believing the episode was airing too early. In the latest episode of the Bake Off, viewers tuned in to find themselves watching a spooky version of the Channel 4 favourite...

The Great British Bake Off fans waved goodbye to Dawn on Tuesday after her spine-tingling bakes failed to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith during the show’s first ever Halloween week. As part of the spooky themed challenge week, the contestants had first been tasked with creating an exquisitely decorated apple cake which saw Maxi and Syabira reign supreme with their delicious bakes – with both bakers earning a coveted handshake from Paul.

The Great British Bake Off were left scratching their heads just minutes into the latest episode on Tuesday night (October 18).The hit Channel 4 baking show returned with its Halloween Week on Tuesday, which meant the baking tent was filled with pumpkins, bats, and other spooky decorations.It also meant the bakers were tasked with whipping up spooky treats for judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, including a "eerie-sistible" apple cake and a scarily tough s'more technical.READ MORE: Great British Bake Off star claims key part of the show is faked However, fans of the show were baffled by the fact that Bake Off had decided to air its Halloween episode so soon, given that Halloween night isn't until October 31.They flocked to Twitter to complain about the scheduling decision at the start of the episode, and one might say they were even a little bit spooked. One fan asked: "Why isn't Halloween week next week when it's closer to Halloween?"A second wondered: "Erm why is it Halloween week when it's not Halloween week?"A third commented: "It’s too early to be having Halloween week."A fourth said: "It's a bit early for Halloween...