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FORMER Strictly star Louis Smith has embarked on his most ambitious project to date - renovating his new home all by himself. The Olympic gymnast, 32, got the keys to his 1920s two bedroom bungalow in March but it wasn't without its hiccups, as he revealed they were forced to fire their first solicitor while the second one quit.  Since then, the star has faced an uphill battle renovating the place by himself and has documented the transformation on a dedicated Instagram account, Home renovation 2021, as well as on his YouTube channel.

Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Taking place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena, it has already been confirmed that the venue will allow a COVID-safe live audience of 3,500 people.And though things certainly won’t be the same this year, after the cancellation of the 2020 event, Europop fans the world over are looking back to plenty of OTT fun.

Fortnite made more than £3.6billion ($5billion USD) revenue for Epic Games within its first year of release, new documents reveal.The documents, made available as part of Epic and Apple’s ongoing legal battle over the implementation of App Store policies and how they affect earnings for Epic from Fortnite, were uploaded on The Verge as part of its case coverage.As part of the case, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney gave a testimony yesterday (May 2) about the nature of Epic’s business and Fortnite‘s place in it.New York Times reporter Erin Griffith covered Sweeney’s testimony on Twitter, and wrote that Sweeney had stated that Epic made £3.6billion ($5.1billion USD) gross revenue in 2020.Sweeney says Epic employs 3200 people, has offices around the

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Lionel Messi has indicated to Barcelona president Joan Laporta that he intends to play at the top level for another two years, according to reports in Spain.

Royal Blood are racing towards Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart with Typhoons.

Shirley Ballas has confirmed that Carrie Simmons will definitely not be doing Strictly Come Dancing this year.The BBC show's head judge said that it was "a family show, not a political agenda show" as she ruled the Prime Minister's partner out of the running. Carrie had been rumoured for Strictly after the recent furore around her redesign of the flat at 11 Downing Street and how Boris Johnson paid for it.

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Billie Eilish recently took social media by storm when she made her debut on the cover of British Vogue. Going back in time, Billie opted for a bold and classic look in her blonde hair and corset, making her fans fall in love with her all over again.

Channel 4's Grand Designs is still being built – more than a decade later.Edward Short, 52, has now spent ten years on the ambitious project and remains adamant he will finish it – but would then be forced to sell, Mirror reports.He had dreamed of an idyllic existence in the stunning new cliff-top home in one of Devon's most picturesque coastal locations and took on the task of bringing his vision to life.But the extraordinary Chesil Cliff House was described as the "saddest episode ever" by many who watched it after airing in October 2019.The episode followed Edward and his family as misfortune beset the project leaving the house in Croyde, Devon, unfinished and with the family plunged into millions of pounds worth of debt.The unique

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Dozens of ropey Renfrewshire roads are to be completely resurfaced within the next 12 months.They have been judged to be in such bad shape that only full works can repair them.Many other roads will get a minor dressing makeover and resealing.It is the next tranche of a four-year £40million road resurfacing programme approved last year.It is the first time Renfrewshire Council has implemented a “four years investment strategy.”A total of 97 roads are being renewed before March next year and they are:BISHOPTONBruce RoadStation RoadDargavel AvenuePorton PlaceBRIDGE OF WEIRPrieston RoadEldin PlaceDonaldfield RoadMain StreetEarl PlaceThriplee

The Weeknd now ties with Janet Jackson on a US chart record as his latest single Save Your Tears hits Number 1 on this week's Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Morrisons shoppers won’t be able to collect points through its More loyalty scheme from next week as part of a huge-shake up of the chain's rewards programme.

Mark Wright has called Michelle Keegan his 'rock' following a string of tragedies in his personal life.

Stacey Solomon has been planning further renovations for her new home Pickle Cottage.

As he sat in the specialist’s chair, broadcaster Matt Cooper could only feel dismayed. He didn’t really drink and enjoyed regular exercise at the gym, on the tennis courts and at the golf course — all of which meant that a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes was a big problem.

Michael Jackson has been given a legal win against the US tax authority regarding how much the late artist was worth at the time of his death.As covered by The Hollywood Reporter, the court case centered on how much tax Jackson’s estate owed the Internal Revenue Service following his death in 2009, based on his assets, image and likeness. The singer’s contested investments included New Horizon Trust II, which included his stake in Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and New Horizon Trust III, which included Mijac Music, a publishing catalogue.While the IRS valued Jackson’s image and likeness at £313,000 ($434million), the estate initially issued a starkly different valuation of approximately $2,000.

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Britain's biggest building society has discovered that households ramped up their spending on dating websites, pets and gardening at the start of this year. Nationwide Building Society said that, overall, household spending in the first three months of 2021 was down compared with a year earlier, however, it said that life in lockdown has led to more money being spent on building relationships with people, pets and plants.

Celtic, as the pundit considers taking legal action. The former Scotland international is a regular on Sky Sports' coverage of the Premiership.

Mark Wright has hailed wife Michelle Keegan as his “rock” after enduring a difficult few months concerning his family, a source tells new! magazine. The couple were recently pictured enjoying a date night in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, with Mark placing a protective arm around Michelle’s waist as they headed home.