The pandemic penalty: why women must not pay it alone

Disney movies.Yet, adulthood creeps in and the reality of a Bridget Jones-esque dating life (or lack of) soon sets in - making you realise fairytale endings don't come around often. Despite many people having a cynical approach to love in this day and age, 24-year-old Summer Fox may have just restored faith in modern day romance after her relationship went viral on TikTok.The brunette from South London was riddled with bad relationships and a job redundancy – but soon hit the jackpot when she met 26-year-old Matt Giffen, from Canada, on dating app Hinge.After going on a single date, the pair became infatuated with one another and decided that they didn't to be apart from each other as Matt was eventually heading back to Canada.They decided they should pack up their bags and travel the globe together - and the world has watched while they have.Summer has racked up millions of views and 118,000 followers since sharing her love story on social media – and has now exclusively spoken to the Daily Star about how jetting off to Thailand with her Hinge date has changed her life.She said: “I hated my boring 9-5 job being forced to make teas and coffee every five minutes when I knew I should be in a hot country living my best life.

The Queen will never live again at Buckingham Palace, making Windsor Castle her permanent home and main official residence, the Sunday Times has reported today.It is understood the monarch, 95, who has lived at the palace for most of her 70-year reign, has come to prefer life at Windsor Castle, where she has spent much of the past two years since leaving London to isolate with Prince Philip at the start of the pandemic.Windsor was previously only the Queen’s weekend home and her residence for Easter and Royal Ascot week in June.It means Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall are set to be the next members of the Royal Family to take up residence at Buckingham Palace as King and Queen Consort.Charles, 73, is known to prefer his London home, Clarence House, but has conceded the palace should remain “monarchy HQ” once he ascends the throne.Buckingham Palace, which has been the official London residence of British sovereigns since 1837, is midway through a 10-year, £369million reservicing programme.The Queen originally planned only to temporarily move out of her private apartments, and relocate to another part of the palace while her quarters were renovated.But now she will only return to London for occasional engagements, and she reportedly has not spent a night at the palace since March 2020.But what is it like inside Buckingham Palace?Despite its 775-room grandeur, while the Queen was in residence at Buckingham Palace, she often preferred a less grand way of life.In 2003, Ryan Parry, an undercover tabloid reporter posing as a footman who worked at the palace for two months, revealed how her breakfast table was simply laid with cereal in Tupperware.The palace has a whopping 775 rooms and includes a gallery,

Ukraine – but the gap is narrowing as Ukrainian ground forces continue to score spectacular victories against the invaders’ aircraft. Exact numbers are hard to verify, but defence blog Oryx reports that Russia has lost a significant number of combat jets in the past few days, including one Su-30SM Flanker, two Su-34 Fullbacks, and two Su-25 Frogfoots - as well as two Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind and two Mi-8 Hip helicopters, and at least one Orlan electronic warfare drone.

OnlyFans model has spent £110,000 trying to achieve the 'world's biggest bum' after undergoing five Brazilian butt lifts surgeries. And the 27-year-old has flaunted the fruits of her labour in a new Instagram post.Natasha, from Serbia, was seen flaunting her behind as she dressed in a snug leopard print outfit.The brunette was seen aiming her bum at the camera in the snap as she made it centre-stage.The model teamed the pose with a pouted expression as she looked away from the camera.She was rocking a glam look as she sported long, fluttery false eyelashes and lined lips.Meanwhile, her dark locks were styled wavy as they cascaded down her back.Fans were loving the photo, with many leaving gushing comments for Natasha.One branded her "sexy" another another called her the "Goddess of beautiful".Another quipped that the models' 'hips didn't lie'.Natasha often shows off her rear as well as the rest of her curvy figure to her 2.1million Instagram followers, who lap up her racy content.When it comes to her bum, she's previously said "the bigger, the better".However, she's admitted that her "extreme" ways have meant her love life has suffered, with her being single for the last seven years.Speaking to Hooked on the Look on YouTube last month, Natasha said: “My last relationship was seven years ago.

The Only Way is Essex favourite Lauren Goodger was seen gushing over her ex Charles Drury and the daughter they share, Larose, as the former couple put on a “united front”. Lauren, 35, took to her Instagram story to share with her 791k followers footage of herself and former partner Charles Drury attending The Baby Show at the ExCel centre in London with their eight month old daughter Larose.

Harry Potter star Jessie Cave has been taken to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19, during the third trimester of her pregnancy.The actress, who played Lavender Brown in the wizarding franchise, confirmed that she is pregnant with her fourth child, with partner Alfie Brown, last year.Taking to Instagram, the 34-year-old shared an update on her baby journey, posting a photo from her hospital bed.‘Triage, once again……,’ she penned beside the snap. ‘Anyone else had covid in 3rd trimester & had it hit them like a tonne of bricks for weeks?’Co-star Devon Murray – who played Seamus Finnigan in the Potter flicks – was among the stars who offered their well wishes to the expectant mum.‘Jessie, I’m so sorry you’re going through this now. Hoping for a speedy recovery,’ he commented.Felicity Ward replied: ‘Oh honey.

Cambusnethan Miners’ Welfare ABC took three medals from the Scottish Novice Championships in Motherwell last month.

Russia is preparing to carry out public executions in conquered Ukrainian cities in an effort to break morale, it has been claimed.

Scotland cannot forget the need to “save our planet” despite concerns about energy security ignited by Russia’s war with Ukraine, Anas Sarwar has said.

Kate Garraway has been hit with another setback as she continues to support husband Derek Draper through his recovery from Covid. The Good Morning Britain star recently shared her concern that she would run out of money while paying for Derek's round-the-clock care which is needed for his recovery.

Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas, 37, has reportedly accused his ex Tina O'Brien, 38, of smashing his car wing mirror with a baseball bat after the pair got into a furious row at 1am.The former couple met on the set of Coronation Street, dated for six years, and share one daughter together.According to The Sun, the pair became involved in an angry row in the early hours of last Sunday. Ryan and Tina have reportedly not spoken ever since tension “boiled over” between them.A source told the Sun: “Tina, who was at a pal’s house party, came out into the street to meet him as he drove up. “Soon after that his car was damaged with the baseball bat.”The insider described it as “quite a disturbing incident”, adding that Ryan was “furious”. Ryan reportedly drove away as quickly as he could and it is believed that he has since taken the vehicle's wing mirror to be repaired.Express.co.uk has contacted Tina and Ryan's reps for comment.Tina started dating Ryan in 2003 after splitting from co-star Bruno Langley.Ryan played mechanic Jason Grimshaw in the show, while Tina is well-known for her character Sarah Platt.In the show, Ryan and Tina’s characters became engaged, but in the end, Sarah was left at the altar by Jason.Meanwhile, in reality, Ryan split from Tina in 2009, with the actress claiming the star told her he “never loved her” and that she was “devastated”.However, Tina went on to find love again with Adam Crofts, who she married in 2018.Ryan also moved on with Lucy Mecklenburgh, who he met on Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island in 2017.Ryan is now expecting his second child with The Only Way Is Essex star.Tina and Ryan’s daughter Scarlett Thomas has been announced as one of the cast members to join the reboot of BBC’s hit show

She explained the “evolution of female friendship" to prove her point.Jane said: “When women get together, they might talk about their marriage, their kids, or something in the news, but each time their perspective might have changed.”The two are part of a panel alongside other regulars, including Charlene White, Nadia, Coleen Nolan, Denise Welch, Christine Lampard and Frankie Bridge.Kate said that her and Jane’s friendship continues off-screen “We have a WhatsApp group and even when you’re not on the show, it’s going off.”She also spoke about International Women's Day and what it means to be part of a female-centric show. Katie said that it was “brilliant” to be part of a show which celebrates women from all walks of life. She feels she learns something new every time she goes to work. The presenter also said that it was a “new dynamic” for her, as she was used to filming documentaries. She said: “It’s brilliant that Loose Women celebrates diverse women from all walks of life. “You go to work and learn something new every single show.”Katie then went on to discuss the recognition she and the other stars receive when they’re walking on the streets. She explained: “We get so many people stopping us when we’re out and about and saying, ‘I’ve been going through a tough time and the show really saved me’ – particularly through the pandemic.Katie also said that she feels it’s important to have shows like Loose Women where you get more of a female-dominated viewpoint. She said: “I also think it’s important because I’ve done a lot of political debate shows that are male dominated.“I think we’ve heard enough of the male view. “It’s nice to hear a female perspective from time to time.”

Hollywood acting legend Kevin Costner's first wife Cindy Costner reportedly hated him performing "sexy scenes" with his co-stars so much, she issued him with an "ultimatum". In an unearthed interview, a close friend of the award-winning Dances With Wolves actor, 67, claimed that Costner's first wife "drained the blood" from his hand from gripping it so hard as they were watching him in steamy scenes on screen at a movie premiere.Costner's wife Cindy was reportedly so uncomfortable with her husband of 10 years performing in "sexy roles", that she gave him an "ultimatum" in spite of his blossoming Hollywood career.It came as the hit film No Way Out was released in 1988 which saw Costner cosying up to actress Sean Young in the action thriller.At the time, Costner's architect friend claimed that instead of being concerned about what critics would say, the actor was worried about his wife's verdict.Speaking ahead of the film's screening, Costner reportedly confided about his marriage woes to his friend.John McInnes claimed Costner said to him: "Cindy doesn’t like these sexy roles, and she’s given me an ultimatum."I’ve either got to quit doing them or quit the movie business."Watching the steamy scenes at the premiere of the film, McInnnes observed how the Costners were holding hands.However, he claimed that CIndy had been gripping her husband's hand so hard during the raunchiest parts that "all the blood" had gone from it.He claimed: "As one of those scenes came up [the Costners] were holding hands.“[Cindy] sat quietly.

Ukraine.Kuliak ended up winning bronze in the parallel bars, but ironically lost out to Ukraine's Kovtun Illia, who won gold.The 'Z' has recently morphed into a symbol of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and pro-Putin politicians and influencers have been spotted wearing it on their clothes and pro-invasion demonstrators have been waving flags bearing the letter.It stands for 'Za pobedy', which means 'For the victory', and has been plastered all over Russian tanks.It's understood that 'Z' merchandise is being sold via the Kremlin-funded RT.Russian teams and athletes have faced universal scrutiny ever since Vladimir Putin's forces invaded Ukraine last month, with many of them being prevented from competing.On Saturday, Russian Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin was released by Haas, despite initially being given assurances of his place on the team if he competed under a neutral flag.Football has also begun a major crackdown, with the Russian national team banned from playing at the World Cup, and Russian club sides booted out of European competitions.Russian and Belorussian athletes have also been banned form the Paralympic Games.Should all Russian athletes be banned from sport until the war ends? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...It comes as Russia's invasion intensifies, with forces destroying Ukrainian port city Mariupol and seizing the largest nuclear power plant in Europe.Putin continues to insist that Russia is not bombing Ukrainian cities, despite an overwhelming amount of evidence proving the opposite.

West Ham vice-chairman Baroness Karen Brady admitted that on one of the first times she encountered Roman Abramovich, he turned up with armed bodyguards.Brady has spoken about the Russian oligarch putting Chelsea up for sale in a detailed tribute to her relations with the club. The 52-year-old said that Abramovich, who has just put the Blues on the market, once turned up to an FA Cup match at Birmingham City's St Andrew's Stadium with personnel carrying firearms.Writing in The Sun, Brady said: “I was in place at Birmingham City when Abramovich came to watch as we played Chelsea in the FA Cup."There were rumours he was a dodgy man with dodgy money.

Ukrainian blogger has amazingly escaped death after a missile flew above him during a livestream casting rubble down onto the spot he had just vacated. Nikita Demenkov was updating his fans while staying in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, close to the border with Russia, when a missile exploded overhead.

Coronation Street actress Tina O'Brien has been hit by claims she smashed her ex Ryan Thomas' car mirror with a baseball bat following an argument. Sarah Platt actress Tina, 38, previously dated Ryan, 37, for six years until 2009.The estranged couple share daughter Scarlett, 13, together – who recently landed a role on Waterloo Road.Tina and Ryan have had their ups and downs over the years but have since moved on with new partners as Tina is married to Adam Crofts and Ryan is engaged to Lucy Mecklenburgh. But, it has now been reported that the exes had an argument at 1am on Sunday 27 February after the Corrie actress had been partying with friends.

Australian cricketer Shane Warne is said to have died just hours after ordering a new suit and having a massage at his holiday villa. Shane tragically died earlier this week at the age of 52 after suffering a suspected heart attack.The cricketer was on holiday on the Thai island of Ko Samui at the time of his death. Police have now revealed that the star had called for two Thai masseuses and had ordered himself a suit shortly before his shock passing.

Love Island bombshell Megan Barton Hanson, who rose to fame on the 2018 series of the show, has raked in a fortune after turning to website OnlyFans to make some money. Megan became one of the standout stars of the show after stealing Wes Nelson from Laura Anderson, but the pair split later that year when he appeared on Dancing on Ice.But heartbreak clearly didn't slow Megan down, as according to Closer, she has managed to rake in a huge fortune of £2million thanks to her endorsements, advertisements and OnlyFans snaps.Megan is said to be making a whopping £800,000 a month from her pictures, with fans rushing to the racy website to have a look at the reality star's content.While she offers a 12-month subscription to her premium content for £143, she also sells 28-day subscription to her page for just £9.Back in 2020, Megan revealed that her earnings from OnlyFans meant that she could buy her own three-bed-room flat in London.She told The Sun: "“Doing the site has definitely helped me buy my dream house and it’s given me all the money for new furniture."I knew how much girls I used to work with in the sex industry were making on webcamming, so I thought, ‘Why not?’”"I can’t believe how well I’ve done, I’m smashing it."Meanwhile, it looks like Megan is getting her love interest James Lock, who rose to fame on TOWIE, involved with her OnlyFans career.James told Daily Star that he has been helping Megan with her content as they have started working together following filming the new series of Celebrity Ex on the Beach.He said: "Because we’re pals now… I’ll do anything to help my pals out.

OnlyFans model has revealed she once stripped down to a bikini to show off her body hair in busy London Tube station.Camille Alexander, who stopped shaving her body hair four years ago, says there is a "double standard" in society when it comes to body hair and has noticed women are treated differently if they didn't shave.So, in order to normalise body hair on women, the 25-year-old decided to do something she had always dreamt of – to go out in public in a bikini.In a video she shared exclusively with Daily Star, Camille dances inside a Tube station wearing nothing but a black strappy bikini and a PVC rain coat in a body positive display.

Russia has been working on over the last two decades, could have the potential to infect millions of UK devices Russia’s spy agencies the FSB and GRU are poised to unleash a wave of cyberattacks, according to a former cyber spy. The agency told The Mirror : "One click on an enticing video is enough to introduce malware into your computer or mobile.