This Wigan dad is cycling for 48 hours to raise money for coronavirus ward staff

Ed Sheeran has paid his respects Jamal Edwards following the late SB.TV founder’s death earlier this week.Edwards died aged 31 on Sunday (February 20). His mother, Loose Women panellist Brenda Edwards, later confirmed that Jamal had died from a “sudden illness”.His SB.TV channel helped to launch the careers of artists like Sheeran, Dave and Jessie J.While tributes poured in from the likes of Dave, George The Poet and AJ Tracey following Edwards’ death, Sheeran stayed silent until now.Writing on his Instagram page tonight (February 23) alongside a picture of Edwards with Sheeran, the singer-songwriter said: “I haven’t posted anything coz I can’t find the words, I can’t reply coz I don’t know what to say. Jamal is my brother.

The first trailer for “Pachinko” has been released, offering a first look at the upcoming Apple TV+ adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s sprawling multigenerational saga chronicling how one family’s journey from Korea to America over the course of decades, told in three different languages: Korean, Japanese and English.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeSAG Awards executive producer Kathy Connell, who helped launch the awards show 28 years ago and has been with the show ever since, has confirmed that this weekend’s ceremony will be her last.“I am retiring,” she tells Variety. “It’s been 28 wonderful years. Well, last year was sort of interesting, but 27 wonderful years.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorTroye Sivan remembers that first time he got tested for HIV. “I was in a new relationship and I wanted to have sex,” he recalls on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “We both went and got tested and once we were all clear, it was all good to go.”He also remembers learning about the virus that causes AIDS while growing up in Australia.

Tegna, one of the last large publicly held station groups, announced a $5.4 billion deal with Apollo and media-focused hedge fund Standard General to take the company private. The deal for Tegna’s 64 stations comes to fruition as the nation’s largest station group, Nexstar, is taking steps to bolster its national reach by wrangling a deal to acquire The CW Network from WarnerMedia and Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS).This activity is driving speculation about Nexstar making next-generation programming plans for its nearly 200 stations in 116 markets around the country — ranging from the nation’s largest market (New York City’s WPIX-TV) to market No.

Mail Online: "We are absolutely horrified at the news about Anna."A London Fire Brigade spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Mirror: "Sadly, a woman has died following a house fire on Windsor Road in Ilford."Part of the ground floor of a mid-terrace house was damaged by fire."Sadly a woman was pronounced dead at the scene."The Brigade was called at 2240 and the fire was under control by 2338.Three fire engines and around 20 firefighters from Ilford and Barking fire stations attended the incident.The cause of the fire is under investigation."Anna was the only surviving cast member left who had worked on the legendary 1960s and 1970s sitcom On The Buses, which ended in 1973.The actress played Olive and she featured in all 74 episodes of the hit show.She also appeared in the highest-grossing film in 1971 - Mutiny on the Buses and Holiday on the BusesHowever, she was not known solely in that role.The British-South African actress also became an Eastenders star.She had been a close pal of Barbara Windsor's after first meeting her when the pair were aspiring beginners starring together in the hit classic Carry on Camping back in 1969.They then met again on the showbiz circuit when they featured in Eastenders together in 1996.Anna had taken on the role of the sister of Barbara's character Peggy Mitchell, meaning the pair spent a great deal of time together on-set.Off-screen, Barbara preceded her in death by just over two years.The Carry On legend died in December 2020 at the age of 83 after a battle with Alzheimer's.Anna is said to have enjoyed an eventful romantic life as the wife of fellow actor, Terry Duggan, prior to his death back in 2008.However, at the time of her death, she was widowed and had no children.Her agent Shane

Alex posted the picture of herself posing in her home.Fans were super excited about the Sky Sports star’s new threads.Jay Birmingham commented with red love hearts.Robertfingleton wrote: “Always a red!”Murdoch.charlie wrote: “Are you watching the foot today?”Alex replied saying: “Yes I will be. Come on Lionesses!”Tadge8 penned: “Stunning perfection.”Timothyryan474 said: “Love the trackie nice colour.

UFO flying near to their plane. The sighting took place on a flight that departed from Glasgow Airport last Thursday morning (February 17).One passenger was able to take some clear snaps of the unidentified object, which appears to be large and oblong shaped, Glasgow Live reports.The photos were taken by a passenger sitting on the right-hand side of the plane as it cruised at a high altitude above the clouds.The sighting comes weeks after a passenger on a plane from Glasgow to London Gatwick was spooked by a "strange object" she spotted out the left-hand side of the plane.Marjol Cela said she spotted the UFO as the flight was descending into London, and said it looked like an "object in disguise" which looked like it was "hovering" rather than flying.The news comes after the anniversary of an American Airlines pilot reporting a UFO sighting to the FBI for investigation.

Leicester City footballer already has a modeling deal with online fashion giant Boohoo.Now he has personally designed a range of pearl trinkets for net store Cernucci.And his earrings, bracelets, and chains have sold like hotcakes with many lines going as soon as they appeared online.Modeling several strings of the precious stones James, 25, told fans: "The pearls from the @madders X @cernucci collection restocked tonight at 6pm. Be quick.”His JM10 collection has a smiley face diamond necklace for £200, a pearl chain for £60, and a matching bracelet for £40.A white gold ring is £100 and smiley face earrings are £50.Buyers are told of the pearl necklace: "Cernucci James Maddison, designed by Madders.

Atletico Madrid their 1-0 lead over Manchester United in the Champions League. The BT Sport pundit, 47, slammed the awful positioning of Atleti goalkeeper Jan Oblak who was caught in no man's land as Anthony Elanga netted his first European goal.Played through on goal via a pinpoint pass from Bruno Fernandes, the teenager coolly slotted past Oblak to level the match ahead of the second leg tie at Old Trafford in three weeks' time.

To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."They came back next week and then ripped out a lot of the succulents that we had, ripped out the succulents, took the bits they wanted and threw the rest back down."So over that four-week period we lost quite a few plants."Mr Waterson has since installed security cameras and put up a fence. Police allege the thief is a Sherrie Robinson, charging her with four counts of larceny, or theft of personal property.

Vladimir Putin fan page on Instagram has been spammed with bizarre messages apparently from young women, calling him "daddy", "baby", and begging him not to start a war.Tensions between Ukraine and Russia have been rising since Monday (February 21) when Putin officially recognised Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states.The two areas in eastern Ukraine, collectively known as the Donbas region, have been controlled by pro-Russian Ukrainian rebels since 2014.In response to the growing threat of war, people (or possibly bots) on the fan-run Instagram page @vladimir.putin_offical have been leaving very odd comments and demanding the aggression stops.One user stated: "Hey baby let's not fight."A second person gushed: "Vladdy daddy this isn’t u come on look at me this isn’t u.""Hey daddy Putin I know you’re in a silly goofy mood but let’s not start WW3," commented a third user.Another commented: "Hey Vladdy daddy let's not fight over silly thing."Someone else bluntly said: "My first war kinda nervous."The onslaught of messages, many of which contain the "pleading eyes" and "broken heart" emojis, began four weeks ago and it's not clear if they are trolling or legitimate.

Pete Davidson’s return to Instagram is over just as fast as it began! On Wednesday, all signs of the star’s @PMD account were scrubbed from the site. In the morning, the 28-year-old shared a classic clip from the 1982 film , starring Robert De Niro.In the clip, that was posted to his Stories, De Niro’s character claims, “It’s better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime.”  After Davidson’s post, many fans speculated that he was taking shots at his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian’s, estranged husband, Kanye «Ye» West.  Wednesday was another milestone day for the star on the platform, as he shared his first post to his grid.

Ed Sheeran has paid tribute to Jamal Edwards and described how 'he would not be here without him professionally and personally'.The Shape of You hitmaker, 31, who was reportedly spotted offering his support to grieving mum Brenda Edwards at the vigil to remember the music mogul in West London Tuesday evening, took to Instagram to share touching words with his 37.1million followers. Ed posted a photograph with the SB.TV founder, who died on Sunday 20 aged 31, with the pair both wearing matching grey hoodies printed with 'The Grime University'. The singer-songwriter penned: "I haven’t posted anything coz I can’t find the words, I can’t reply coz I don’t know what to say.

Louise Redknapp looked unrecognisable in a throwback snap from her Eternal days in the limelight.The 47-year-old grouped with her band members - Easther Bennett, Kelle Bryan and Vernie Bennett in the throwback image from the 90s.Having stumbled across the picture on an Eternal fan site, Louise couldn't resist re-sharing the black and white image of the foursome hugging each other tightly on her own Twitter platform.Taking a walk down memory lane, Louise looked back at the decade with fond memories as she captioned the post with two emoji love hearts.Fans gushed pleasantries beneath the post, with one person simply adding: "Nice."A second said: "That is one very young Eternal and one very young Louise."While other fans chimed: "I still love this pic," and "one of my favourites."Meanwhile last week, Louise thrilled her loyal legion of Instagram followers as she announced she would be taking to the stage once more.She wrote: "I'm pleased to announce I’m joining the cast of Fatal Attraction playing the role of Beth alongside @susieamy and #OliverFarnworth from 8th March."This is something really new for me I’m really looking forward to a new challenge and working with a great cast and fantastic director @fatalonstag"While it is Louise's first real acting gig in a theatrical play, she is no stranger when it comes to the West End.Back in 2017, the Heavy Love hitmaker made her theatre debut alongside Sally Bowles in the UK tour of Cabaret.

LancsLive inside a two-bed property, in Blackburn, Lancashire, which he had been contracted to clear.But both the front room and kitchen were inaccessible due to being full to the ceiling.Shaun's brave team had to contend with rats, fleas and an overpowering stench throughout the house.The 31-year-old, who has carried out hundreds of house clearances, said: "It's the worst house we've ever done."We get called out to clear some awful properties but this absolutely tops the lot. I've never seen anything like it and I can't even begin to imagine how it's got like this." It is understood the house, in the central area of Blackburn, has been targeted by squatters.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte says the club will need to "make an assessment" about his future in the coming days following his side's 1-0 defeat to Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night.A second-half goal from Ben Mee saw Tottenham lose in the Premier League for the third time this month, as hopes of finishing in the top four continue to diminish. "It was difficult tonight, but it's not only tonight.

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Royal fans have been sent into a frenzy after it was revealed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been holding secret meetings with Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank. The Royal cousins, who have always shared a close bond, were seen hanging out in the Sussexes' neighbourhood of Montecito, California in recent pictures.

Katie Price has promised her fans she will get naked on her OnlyFans page as part of her plans to bring "the old Pricey back."The iconic glamour model - who rose to fame posing on page three under her pseudonym Jordan - made the announcement on her subscription-only account with the adult content site.Katie, 43, posted the video as she teased fans with upcoming content for the page as she looks to rake in the cash from eager followers.The Mirror reports that in the clip she said: "My ears have been ringing lately because apparently, you want the old Pricey back..."Well let's bring it on, sunshine! It's a party with Pricey! So, everyone, I've teased you enough, you think that's tame do you?"Well it's time to level up with you guys, stay tuned and you'll see what's coming."Katie then teased fans that what they had seen so far had only been a "warm-up" as she told them to brace themselves for what's to come.She added: "Now, this has been the warm-up. Now get ready for me to level up! You know what that's about."Katie then held up a sign that read: "Get naked."The mum of five recently discounted the subscription cost on her page as she tried to tempt in more paying customers for the account.She teased the offer with an Instagram post showing off an array of scantily clad lingerie photos as she invited her followers to make the most of the deal.She wrote: "50% off on my OnlyFans page.

Da Brat and her fiancée Jesseca 'Judy' Dupart have tied the knot.On Tuesday, the 47-year-old rapper (real name: Shawntae Harris) and the 40-year-old entrepreneur wed at the Horse Mansion in Fairburn, Georgia.'Everything about her made me want her to be mine forever,' Da Brat gushed to People magazine. Newlyweds:Da Brat and her fiancee Jesseca 'Judy' Dupart have tied the knot.