The retired British Colonel who rescued 41 hostages kidnapped by Somali pirates

Infighting at East Ayrshire's Conservative group has seen one of their councillors ousted from the party.

Michelle Obama is reflecting on the day the Obama family’s life changed forever. On Thursday, the former FLOTUS shared some throwback photos of the day Barack Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMotown founder Berry Gordy had a galaxy of star executives helping him build the company into the powerhouse it became, but not many of them shone as brightly as Suzanne de Passe.Joining the company relatively late in its heyday, de Passe moved from her native Harlem to Detroit in 1968 and soon convinced a skeptical Berry to sign a group of kids calling themselves the Jackson 5. She quickly took charge of developing the group into the pop-culture juggernaut they immediately became — their first four singles went to No.

We could be saying “Hello” to Adele and Rich Paul’s baby sooner than we thought—but how soon are we talking?

Zack Sharf Andrew Dominik has finally addressed the rumors surrounding his long-anticipated Marilyn Monroe drama “Blonde.” The film stars Ana de Armas as the Hollywood icon and is based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 novel, which takes a fictionalized look at Monroe’s inner life. Rumors have circulated for months about alleged clashes between Dominik and Netflix over the final cut of the movie.

Robert Pattinson is just weeks away from debuting his version of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, to the world in Matt Reeves’ upcoming film, “The Batman.” While early box office predictions have this film doing really well (obviously), there are still no official plans for a sequel or more stories with Pattinson’s version of the character. But if the actor has anything to say about it, there’s plenty more where that came from.

Adele has got some moves.

Carole Baskin. In a jailhouse interview with ABC News, the star, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, spoke out against his longtime rival. «I am in prison and she can't leave me alone,» Maldonado-Passage told Juju Chang, referencing his 21-year sentence for the 2017 murder-for-hire plot to kill Baskin. "… Carole, go find another reason to live other than Joe Exotic.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is believed to be involved in a potential takeover bid of Brazilian outfit Vasco da Gama which could see him use up some of his billions elsewhere.The Russian businessman, who has been owner at Stamford Bridge since 2003, has overseen five Premier League and two Champions League victories during that period.Abramovich might now be keen to try and taste similar success elsewhere, having watched his net worth climb to a stunning 10 billion over the past year according to Forbes.That ambition could well be fulfilled with Vasco da Gama, with the club on the lookout for new investors, with one of the groups interested said to involve Abramovich.Sport Witness have shared an update from Jorge Nicola that says 20 groups have been in touch with the club, and a Russian-based bid includes Abramovich in some form.They add that talks are currently evolving, and that Vasco president Jorge Salgado is set to travel to Europe where he will talk to the Russian group.While it is no confirmed whether Abramovich will be attending any meetings, the group in question is said to be 'led' by the 55-year-old.Will Chelsea retain their Champions League title this season? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionBack in April of last year, Abramovich addressed Chelsea fans after the club announced plans to enter the disastrous European Super League.A club statement read: "The owner and board understand that involving the club in such a proposal was a decision we should not have taken.

Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn did not accept a £15million step-aside offer. Fury insists a fight with Whyte has been a long time in the making - and he wants to get the better of him professionally, just as he did when they sparred."It has been a long time coming, me and Dillian go back a long time."He used to be my sparring partner back in 2012, right through to 2013, 2014.

Mike Tyson has reportedly walked away from taking on Jake Paul in a boxing clash.The former world heavyweight champion, 55, was believed to be in talks with YouTuber-turned boxer Paul 25, over a potential big-money exhibition fight expected to take place in Las Vegas.Tyson, who last fought in an exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr back in November 2020, played down the rumours last month by denying talks had even taken place between the two parties.But a deal was reportedly close to being agreed until Tyson pulled out after realising he was not being paid enough money, according to The Sun.A source close to ‘Iron Mike’ told The Sun: "Mike did not want to resume full-scale training to a level that the world would expect, unless he thought the money was right."But what seemed like a good idea at the turn of the year is now no longer a top priority." The pair’s representatives had secretly been working on a pay-per-view fight for later this year with a rumoured windfall of £36million.However, a business associate of Tyson confirmed that the heavyweight turned his back on the deal due to the numbers not adding up.Do you think Mike Tyson still would have beaten Jake Paul in a boxing match? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Tipping Point fans were left 'unable to cope' with one player's hilarious alphabet blunder during the latest episode.Friday's show saw contestant Anne make a grave literacy error when she suggested that B came after J in the alphabet.Competing against her fellow players in the first penalty round of the day, Anne was asked: "In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word comes in between Juliet and Lima?"Rather than opting for a word beginning with K, Anne answered "Bravo."Informing Anne that she was incorrect, Tipping Point host Ben Shephard said: "No. Kilo.

net worth of heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder. Stafford has been in the NFL since the Detroit Lions made him the No.

Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt's second child together, mum's the word — or should we say 's?During an appearance on , Katherine's famous father, Arnold Schwarzenegger, weighed in on why the expectant parents might keep the sex of their next family member a secret — at least from him. «I do blow it a lot of times,» he said. «I can't shut my mouth.»While Arnold confirmed he currently does not know the sex of their baby on the way, he acknowledged it's possible that Katherine and Chris do and just have not shared it with him.

A patient has died from a confirmed case of Lassa fever, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said.

Stacey Solomon is worried she is 'boring' after an innocent Google search became not so innocent.

With rolling hills and striking valleys, the Yorkshire Dales is the place to go for wild and beautiful scenery.

If you’re a reader of this website, you probably are of the same mind as us that anything Cate Blanchett chooses to appear in is something we want to watch. Film, TV show, or if she decides to moonlight as a stand-up comedian, we’re down to give her the benefit of the doubt.

Kanye West, 44, didn’t hold back about Kim Kardashian, 41, and Pete Davidson, 28, in Fivio Foreign‘s new rap song “City of God,” which features Ye and Alicia Keys. Kanye took shots at his ex-wife’s relationship with the Saturday Night Live star on the track, amidst turmoil between the famous exes who share four children. “This afternoon, a hundred goons pullin’ up to SNL / When I pull up, it’s dead on arrival / They act like they love me, they don’t even like you,” Ye sings.The “Gold Digger” rapper also mentioned his daughter Chicago‘s 4th birthday party which, according to Kanye, Kim did not invite him to. “They threw a party, won’t even invite you / You black and you rich, they sayin’ you psycho, it’s like a cycle / If you text me anything hype you better text back and say it’s a typo.”Kanye dissed Kim and Pete’s blossoming relationship another time on the track. “And if I let ’em have my wife, n***as should thank me / With this Balenciaga and Balenci’ boots and a new blue Yankee,” he sings. Ye previously called out his ex-wife’s new boyfriend in his song “My Life Was Never Eazy” that came out in January. He mentioned beating Pete up in the track. 

Outré horror maestro Peter Strickland is back. The filmmaker behind such Eurotica, vintage, throwback classics such as “Berberian Sound Studio” (2012), “The Duke of Burgundy” (2014), and “In Fabric” (2018), returns to the Berlin Film Festival this week (today, in fact), with his latest deliciously bizarro offering, “Flux Gourmet.” The premise? Something like beef within the culinary/sonic art collective world and a whole set of egos and intestinal issues.

Tom Holland is calling Timothee Chalamet!