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Mark Wright has revealed that both he and his wife Michelle Keegan are temporarily living with his parents as he touched upon their family's recent baby joy.MORE: Mark Wright left embarrassed after exposing bizarre nickname for wife Michelle KeeganThe former TOWIE star, who is currently renovating his dream home in Essex, revealed how he heard the happy news that his brother Josh Wright and his wife Hollie had welcomed their son, who was one month premature.WATCH: Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan reveal their private bar at grand Essex mansion"The other night my brother Josh and his amazing wife Hollie gave birth to a son, a month early actually, quite premature but he's absolutely beautiful," he said on Heart FM.MORE: Michelle Keegan poses in rare family photo with husband MarkSEE: Michelle Keegan stuns in must-see behind-the-scenes snaps from Jess Wright's wedding"What an experience though, I don't know if you’ve been through it, been an uncle or an aunty for the first time, it's just overwhelming, quite surprising, shocking but in such a beautiful way."Of his living situation, Mark divulged: "Me and my wife actually are at my mum and dad's, we're staying there at the moment, whilst we're renovating our house."My mum was on her way to the hospital because we heard that Hollie was going into labour and me and my wife were in bed and my dad was in his bed upstairs.

Zendaya had a slight concern when she walked into the audition room with her “Dune” co-star Timothée Chalamet.

Kylie Minogue has given a heartfelt tribute to the soap which launched her career more than three decades ago.The Aussie pop princess responded to a tweet confirming the sad news that Neighbours will cease production in June.The soap's producers Fremantle announced:“It is with sadness that after nearly 37 years and almost 9,000 episodes broadcast, we are confirming that Neighbours will cease production in June."“Following the loss of a key broadcast partner in the UK, and despite a search for alternative funding, we currently have no option but to rest the show.”This came after Channel 5 announced last month that they would no longer air the show from August. As they provide funding to Neighbours, it was hoped that another UK broadcaster would step in.Sadly, despite a huge #SaveNeighbours campaign from fans, that hasn't happened yet.Kylie responded to the sad news, writing: "I’ll be forever grateful for the experience & the friends I made on @neighbours.

Geordie Shore star Chloe Ferry wowed fans with her new floral underwear snaps as she posed in next to nothing on a balcony.The reality star is no stranger to flashing her flesh to her followers and on Wednesday (March 2) she posed up a storm for her Instagram fans.In the set of snaps, Chloe could be seen wearing a white, pink and yellow flower printed bra and matching thong which she teamed with a pair of beige sliders.The star wore her long brunette locks down in natural waves and showed off her toned physique in the set of three snaps.She captioned the post: "Cold body warm heart baby Wearing @ferry.body free next day delivery #ad."Fans swarmed to the comment section, with one saying: "I know why I go crazy when I see you.

coronavirus lockdown took £500 and made himself a millionaire in his spare time. Full-time bank worker Aydin Guner found himself with plenty of free time on his hands when the country went into lockdown back in 2020.The 36-year-old used the time to explore some ways of improving his wealth and life prospects.The bank worker came across a series of property investing videos on YouTube, posted by multimillionaire entrepreneur Samuel Leeds.Aydin from Liverpool, said: "At the start of the first lockdown I had about £500 in my bank account, it was raining outside and miserable and I wasn't able to meet up with anyone."He continued: "I thought: 'Who is this guy talking about property investing?' I didn't know too much about it.

Yorkshire Post: "Drama across from my studio as Dalton Mills, Keighley goes up in smoke. As I left it got a lot worse with barrels of flames pouring out the windows. It just looked like a bit of smoke for ages.

Darren Criss is mourning the devastating loss of his older brother Charles “Chuck” Criss.

best online homeware or interior shops can't let you try before you buy, which is why bricks-and-mortar sofa stores continue to thrive. But there are upsides to internet shopping for a sofa – more fabric options, wider choice, and the fact that you can shop from the comfort of your (current) sofa. So where to begin? Start by choosing the type of sofa that will best fit your needs.

Netflix has paused all future projects and acquisitions from Russia amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine, according to reports.The streaming giant has four Russian original series in various stages of production. According to Deadline, Netflix has halted production on one of them, the detective drama series Zato, while another series, one day away from wrapping, will be completed.For the other two projects, Netflix is said to be assessing the impact of the invasion of Ukraine before making any further decisions.

Sam Fender and his live band provided one of the highlights of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 with their wide-ranging and joyful interview in the winners’ room – check it out above.Fender and his bandmates were speaking after he won Best Album In The World and Best Album By A UK Artist at last night’s ceremony at the O2 Academy Brixton in London (March 2). He also performed ‘Seventeen Going Under’ live to kick off the event.Joined by his bandmates Dean Thompson, Tom Ungerer, Joe Atkinson, Drew Michael and Johnny Davis, Fender – who started the interview by exchanging Limmy impressions with his band – was asked for his thoughts on winning Best Album In The World.“I mean it’s a bit too far, that, really.

Boris Johnson and his team for “taking the piss” over ‘partygate‘, as well as paying tribute to the wealth of musical talent coming out of the capital. Watch our full video interview with Khan above.Khan was speaking to NME backstage at the BandLab NME Awards 2022, after he and Ghetts presented Little Simz with Best Solo Act From The UK. Earlier in the night, Ghetts also called Khan out for London’s congestion charge.“It’s just so nice to be mixing and mingling,” he told NME about the night at the O2 Academy Brixton.

The daughter of NHS hero Sir Captain Tom Moore has appeared on TV to address claims around the charity set up in her dad's name.

Sebastian Stan hopes “Pam & Tommy” will inspire serious conversations.

Suzanne Somers has made a lot of money from her famous Thighmaster exercise product.

A woman set fire to her own flat in a cry for help whilst on FaceTime with her family.

A repeat drug offender has been praised for his efforts to change his lifestyle.

Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Manchester United this summer, the Premier League braced itself for an almighty title challenge from the Red Devils.However, things haven't turned out as expected, and although Ronaldo is still scoring goals at the age of 37, he isn't finding the league as easy as he previously did during his first stint.The five-time Ballon d'Or winner made the shock exit from Juventus on Deadline Day this summer, but some fans have highlighted United as the reason that Ronaldo is starting to struggle.But Ronaldo has been told to quit all together by a former Real Madrid star, who believes that the Portugal captain has been finding it tough "for two years". Brazilian legend Ze Roberto played until the age of 43, but even four years on he continues to boast his shredded figure on social media, sharing the same mentality for a healthy lifestyle as Ronaldo.But despite the fact that Ze Roberto had such a lengthy career, he stopped playing in Europe at the age of 36, and he has urged Ronaldo to consider retirement for the benefit of his own legacy.Ze Roberto told Sky Sports: "Cristiano is, for me, a machine, but I don't think he will still be going at 40 because he is a player who has always played at the highest level, always winning trophies and always trying to be the best player in the world.Should Cristiano Ronaldo consider retiring at Manchester United? Comment below."But in the last two years, we have seen he has not been able to do that with Juventus and now with Manchester United.

Birmingham Live reports.But the black bin stood in the way, blocking cars from pulling up.As he went to move the obstacle, he was shocked to find it had even been tied to the ground with a chain and secured with a padlock.This tactic is seen regularly in Handsworth, with residents also using cones to reserve spaces outside their homes - despite being public roads.Despite his efforts, the bin couldn't be budged.Chad told Birmingham Live: "My mate lives opposite and he was getting married on that day."I went to move the bin, but realised the person who did this had drilled it to the ground with a bolt and hook. The bin was attached to a metal chain and had a padlock on it."They must have gone through some effort to do it, just to save a parking space.

body positivity influencer has spoken up about how she started to exercise “for joy” instead of “punishment” in a recent Instagram post.Megan Jayne Crabbe, formerly known as Body Posi Panda, has a whopping 1.2million followers on social media, @meganjaynecrabbe, who support her approach to self-love and kindness. The English writer, who authored the book Body Positive Power, recovered from anorexia in her teenage years as well as binge eating disorder.She now campaigns for other women to appreciate their bodies no matter their size.And, the 28-year-old has recently spoken up about how “diet culture” has taught women that exercise is a “punishment” for “enjoying food”.On Instagram, one of Megan’s fans said: “How did you start to move your body for joy instead of punishment?”To which the influencer replied: “I recognised the f***ery.

Russia of committing war crimes as Russian troops continue to rage war on Ukraine's cities.The PM slammed Vladimir Putin as Downing Street claimed "horrific acts" were being carried out on an almost hourly basis as population centres were targeted.Yesterday (Wednesday, March 2) Russian officials finally announced that 498 of their soldiers have died since they invaded Ukraine last week with the number of people wounded standing at 1,597.Leaders said, unlike brutal Russia, they’re not at war with “captive children” as images emerged of young soldiers crying.Prisoners of war were captured on camera sobbing, saying “we don’t want this war” and claiming they were used like "cannon fodder" by commanders, The Mirror reports.While it remains unlikely that a nuclear war will commence, the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov sent a chilling threat that a "Third World War will be nuclear, and devastating".Due to the military doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction, a full-scale nuclear war would mean the complete collapse of both sides.Which would make the nuclear war pointless. But there is always a fear that it could start from a reckless miscalculation or a leader who makes bad decisions.

Good Morning Britain star Piers Morgan has hit out at "wokies" over an image shared by ITV showing his former female colleagues dressed up to mark International Women’s Day.Piers' former female co-hosts including Susanna Reid and Ranvir Singh posed for pictures, dressed in pink, red and peach clothing.He took to Twitter to argue it was “great to see” they were “dressing up in pink and proudly identifying as women”. But he argued that if he had suggested ITV should take photo, he would have been branded “sexist”.