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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.

boxing ring later this month.The two former World's Strongest Man winners have been locked in an intense feud ever since their days competing against one another in tests of strength.To settle their differences, they will meet in the boxing ring on March 19 after the original fight last September was called off after Hall suffered an injury.Instead, Thor fought and won against arm wresting legend Devon Larratt, landing the knockout blow with 25 seconds left in the first round. But that wasn't the fight he wanted – instead, the Icelandic giant wanted to put an end to his long-running rivalry with Briton Hall so he can move on with his life.While he admits he might struggle to get as motivated for any future boxing opponents, Bjornsson had a chilling warning for the man from Stoke-on-Trent."I'm very excited for the fight against Eddie Hall," the Reign Total Body Fuel athlete said."There's this rivalry that's been going on for a long time – he wants to beat me and I want to beat him."I'm very confident in my ability to finish this fight.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up for one of our newsletters here.Its proposal to the Department for Education states: "A gender-neutral approach should be based on eradicating gender stereotypes (ie, 'girls should wear this,' and 'boy should wear that'), not removing clothing items that have traditional gender markers which only serves to perpetuate gendered rules around clothing, for example, skirts should only be worn by girls." In February it was revealed that school staff and pupils were being advised to drop using the gendered Sir and Miss in class, according to a leaked lecture to a teaching union.Dr Elly Barnes, the chief executive of the Educate & Celebrate charity, told a webinar for teachers that instead of gendered terms, staff should be referred to as “teacher” or “headteacher” followed by their surname.

EMILY Atack showed off her toned abs in a black crop top for boozy night out with pals. The 32-year-old comedian looked sensational as she posed in a low-cut flared sleeve top which tied at the centre.

Armed police have cordoned off a street after a man was stabbed to death with six suspects arrested in connection with the incident.

KATE Lawler has admitted she felt "regret" over starting a family as she was haunted by "terrifying, dark thoughts" after giving birth. The 41-year-old was honoured with a GLOMAMA award last night following her open and honest journey into motherhood.

An independent Scotland would be better off staying out of the NATO military alliance, the Scottish Greens have said.

A Lanarkshire MSP visited a East Kilbride-based hospice to discuss the challenges of the COVID pandemic.

THE BBC has been slammed for reportedly paying Katie Price to appear in a show airing after she avoided jail for a drink-drive smash. Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next was commissioned before the crash, which saw the reality star flip her BMW after taking cocaine and downing vodka.

Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo, which was heavily publicised after pictures were leaked to a newspaper of the pair kissing amid strict lockdown rules.Steven Bartlett regularly records podcast chats, speaking to big names in society, with his most recent chat being with Matt Hancock.Matt dominated the news last year when snaps emerged of him kissing Gina at work, despite social distancing measures being in place.He stepped down from his role as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and spoke to Steven about his affair.Ingrid took to her The Sun column to compare the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host's affair with Matt's, claiming infidelity is never sparked by love.Ingrid said: "Hancock said: 'I haven’t had casual sex with anybody — I fell in love with somebody.'"Using the loaded word 'love' whiffs of the classic scenario of the guilty party trying to make himself — or herself — feel less guilty."The reality is that, in most cases, an affair is about having your cake and eating it."Ingrid then spoke about her own experiences when she found out about her husband."I split from my former husband, the television host Chris Tarrant, 15 years ago after his long-standing affair with a teacher."I’d had my suspicions. I just thought he had changed, the shape of our marriage had gone wonky."In the Press he said the affair 'didn’t mean anything' and he still loved me.

Britain's Got Talent, the cute curly-haired kid with an impressive mane and a whole host of dance moves captured the hearts of the nation.He also had the opportunity to meet the Queen at the Royal Variety Show, alongside other musical stars such as Lady Gaga, who Perri was captured on camera eyeballing as she arrived in her bright red latex costume.Much has changed since his early rise to fame - but the one thing that has remained constant is his close friendship with Jordan."I've known Jord for years and years and years now and honestly it's so cool because we spend every day together as it is," he enthused."Whether we're dancing or we have a day off, I'll be at his or he'll come to mine."Literally every single second of every single day is spent together so to find another job that allows us to do that is so cool."He added: "[When] we turn up, we're listening to music, we make pranks, we get told off together..."Though Perri admits he has felt the pressure to mature earlier than an average person of his age, due to the constant work commitments required by fame, the fun and whimsical side to his job makes up for it.He's also been able to fulfil a long-time ambition - interviewing his idol Tom Holland."Until recently [he was] my dream guest because I'm a big Spiderman fan," Perri explained."He's been on the show like twice now, so I feel like I need a new one!"I don't even know who that needs to be because that was like my absolute golden ticket and it's happened. I was buzzing!"However, when probed further, he did admit to relishing the idea of Beyonce performing 'Bootylicious' on his show."Everyone wants the Queen B," he enthused.

– Pippa, KentYour letter arrived in my inbox on the same day that I was covering the whole issue of so-called ‘fat shaming’ on TV – so I’m bang up to date with the subject.One in four people in England are overweight, but research has shown that even the words ‘obese’ or ‘obesity’ can make them feel shame. Far from galvanising them into losing weight, it has the opposite effect.

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money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk she said: “I've always had really painful periods, to the point where I'm literally crippled over in pain most months.“I went to the GP and got diagnosed with endometriosis. I’d tried everything - from simple things such as paracetamol to taking 2-3 hot baths per day to ease the pain.”Beki said she found an unlikely solution to finally ease her pain.“After doing some research online, there was a link between painful periods and the chemicals in certain sanitary towels and tampons,” she said.“I saw some people had tried reusable sanitary towels and saw a massive difference in their cycles.

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Jake Paul was quick to goad Jorge Masvidal after the UFC fighter was defeated by Colby Covington.Masvidal put Covington to the canvas in the fourth round at UFC 272 on Saturday but Covington emerged victorious by unanimous decision, with Paul taking to social media to mock his foe.Paul tweeted to the beaten competitor: "First of all Masvidal you ain’t rich."The YouTube star was referring to Masvidal’s own fiery comments he had made following Paul’s rematch with Tyron Woodley in December, a bout in which Paul said got 650,000 pay-per-view buys.Masvidal said at the time: “"B**** boy can’t afford the big boys. "Never again do I want to hear my name associated with the fake.

giant rats and her street has become a hotspot for drug dealers.The woman from Finglas, Dublin has claimed that she cannot sleep properly because she can hear rats scratching in her room during the night.She fears that she cannot spend any more nights in her own home as she worries that one of her three little children might end up touching rat droppings or a discarded needle left outside their home.Speaking to Dublin Live, the mum who chose to remain anonymous said: "We are infested with rats, damp and mould. There are small children in this building from three years up to eight years of age."There's nowhere for the children to play. We live facing the drug clinic, and when you are walking out your door to bring your children to school, you have people from the clinic coming up to you asking you 'are you looking for stuff' in front of your small children."There are people smoking crack outside my front door when I'm bringing my child to school.