Tommy Cannon leads mourners at Bobby Ball's funeral as comic icon is laid to rest

BAKE Off judge Prue Leith has revealed a dramatic makeover starring in the Christmas special with BLUE hair. With its most successful series to date on Channel 4 under its belt, Bake Off is already gearing up for a festive return with not one one, but two specials.

Black Friday. But November is also Native American Heritage Month, and it's important not to let this annual celebration get overshadowed by all of the turkey and shopping.So, what happens during Native American Heritage Month? Also known as American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, these 30 days are dedicated to recognizing the resilience, rich history and countless contributions of Native Americans across the country.

Nikki Bella is sharing her nursing journey with Us Weekly exclusively, three months after welcoming her and Artem Chigvintsev‘s son, Matteo.“Breast-feeding is so tough,” the Total Bellas star, 36, reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly. “But now with him being three months old, it’s so easy.

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Sandra Bullock and boyfriend Bryan Randall don’t need to host a wedding ceremony in order to prove their love, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.“They’re totally open to getting married down the line but there’s no pressure on either side,” the insider adds. “[It’s] more of an acknowledgment that they’re lucky to have each other and that it doesn’t take a piece of paper or formality to ensure happiness.”Bullock, 56, was previously married to Jesse James from 2005 to 2010.

It was the Late Late Toy Show moment that left the nation welling up when Sophie Barnes Aabo was told she going to London to the Harry Potter studios.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Maisie Smith has candidly opened up on her body blues admitting she is "very insecure" about her legs. The EastEnders actress took to her Instagram page to share a series of images showing her on the way to training in lime green lycra shorts and a red jersey.

The higgledy-piggledy fillings of galettes look carefree, even voluptuous.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHong Kong has picked youth drama “Better Days” as the territory’s contender for the Academy Awards’ best international feature film race. The announcement was made on Friday by the Hong Kong Film Producers Association.Directed by Derek Tsang, and adapted from the novel “Young and Beautiful,” the China-Hong Kong co-production tells the story of a girl who is harassed at school and becomes embroiled in a murder.

Bill Bailey's wife kind gesture to his Strictly partner Oti Mabuse“And a kestrel flew across in the sky, and I’m very interested in birds, so I immediately spotted that it was a kestrel, it’s an unusual thing over the middle of London.“It flew straight towards me and with a completely overwhelming certainty, I knew it was my father.”Monty began to choke up as he continued: “It came and stopped over my head and turned and left and flew away.“I have never known such grief as in that moment.”The horticulture expert went on to say speaking and thinking about the moment was difficult, and he had even refrained from writing about it in his book.He added to presenter Cariad Lloyd on her podcast Grief Cast: “Clearly I understand it, of course it

Princess Diana always had a natural ability to touch and connect with people and that's still the case, even now, more than 20 years after her death. During a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Kristen Stewart opened up about how she feels about the late royal, who she's playing in the upcoming biopic, Spencer."I didn’t grow up with her maybe in the same way, I was really young when she passed away," Stewart, who was only seven when Diana died, explained.

THE Kardashians showed no signs of slowing down in the pandemic, as they pulled out all the stops to celebrate Thanksgiving. From Kylie and Kendall Jenner to Chrissy Teigen and Gwyneth Paltrow, Hollywood's finest were determined to make the holiday one to remember this year.

Eamonn Holmes has weighed in on Ruth Langsford's Strictly stint.

Manchester United have a player in their ranks who will decrease their chances of landing a right-winer in the January transfer window.The Red Devils enjoyed a late flurry in the summer, bringing Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles and Fecund Pellistri to Old Trafford on deadline day to join Donny van de Beek. But they prioritised moves for a right-winger, with Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho topping the list.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese action film “The Rescue” has pulled forward its local and international release plans. It will now go out in a plum pre-Christmas slot on Dec.

Lewes Crown Court heard the Crown claims Wells yelled “F***ing stop ringing that bell” and then drove “faster than usual” before the sudden stop in Wallcrouch, near Wadhurst, East Sussex.The double-decker bus had allegedly been overloaded with 98 children, despite having a maximum capacity of 84, and many of them were left screaming in panic and desperately trying to phone their parents following the October 2018 incident, The Sun reports.A pole on the lower deck was ripped out as Wells braked and hit screaming children, the court heard.Wells then stepped over kids lying down to replace the pole before driving back to Uplands Community College, jurors heard.A 14-year-old hit by the pole while holding another said: “It felt like if I had let

Kaleem Aftab With six films from Morocco in this year’s program, documentary festival IDFA put a spotlight on the North African country’s documentary film scene and its artists. For those wanting an introduction to the cinematic history of Morocco, an excellent place to start is “Before the Dying of the Light,” the latest film from cinema historian Ali Essafi, which receives its international premiere in Amsterdam this week.Using archive footage, jazz music, graphic novels and paraphernalia from the 1970s, “Before the Dying of the Light” tells the story of the birth of the Moroccan film industry and the battles that indigenous filmmakers fought against censorship.

James Jordan, 42, responded to a tweet from Shane Richie’s son with Coleen Nolan, that claimed AJ Pritchard, 26, “does not like” his dad and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! co-star.The father-of-one defended his fellow professional dancer as he said that “most dancers don’t like or get banter”, after other viewers picked up on the ballroom pro's supposed “evils” toward the EastEnders actor.Shane Jr typed on Twitter: “Oooooh AJ does not like my old man.

Christmas at his home in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He put up the Santa on November 1 and said the letter from his neighbour left him feeling "extremely angry".Sharing the letter on Facebook, which included a file photo of a white Santa in a red and white outfit, the letter called him the "laughing stock" of the neighbourhood.It read: "Please remove your n***o Santa Claus decoration."Do not try to deceive children into believing I am a n***o."I am a caucasian (white man, to you) and have been for the past 600 years.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood, 55, told Andrew Marr, 61, he would love to see the host on the dance floor, but shutting down the suggestion, the presenter said there is “not a chance” he’d sign up.Speaking to Alex Jones and Ronan Keating on The One Show last night, Craig said: “I want to see Andrew Marr on there, darling.”Overhearing his comment, his fellow guest Andrew interjected: “Not a chance!"But trying to persuade him, the Strictly judge went on to say: “Andrew Marr I love you on TV, I’ve watched you all my life.”The journalist said he also loved Craig, but said he was “too scary” to dance in front of.Adam Rickitt and GMB star wife endure 'sheer hell' at home“Craig I love you on TV too but you are just too damn

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA rapist collapsed and begged for mercy after he was lashed 146 times with a cane during a public flogging.The 19-year-old cried out as a masked sharia law officer whipped his back with a stick in the province of Aceh, Indonesia, for violating Islamic law.He was sentenced to 146 lashes, a serious punishment reserved for the most heinous crimes after he was found to have molested and raped a minor.The paedophile pleaded for the punishment to stop and was treated by doctors several times before the public punishment restarted.