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Strictly Come Dancing co-stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, Tilly Ramsay, Sara Davies, Rhys Stephenson and Maisie Smith have been making the most of their downtime from the Strictly tour by enjoying a hot tub boat ride on the River Thames.The gang are wrapping up the last leg of shows at London’s O2 Arena with final performances today and tomorrow.Celebrating more than four weeks on the road, John shared clips of the group sailing along the Thames in sailor hats as they relaxed in the warm water.In view of his 310,000 followers, John panned the camera around the Strictly cast as they all sang along to tracks by Kelly Clarkson and Miley Cyrus.Each of them beamed at the camera and John and Rose blew kisses.In the background of one of the clips John joked that the boat was so hot they “should have brought a couple of steaks”.Tilly also shared some footage of the Strictly stars singing along to Fight For This Love by Cheryl.John was in his element and danced along to the track as Tilly captioned the clip: “John living his best life.”It comes after John almost had to pull out of the tour after a Covid scare.He tested positive on a lateral flow test last weekend and had to miss two performaces at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena.Thankfully, a PCR test came back negative and he was able to get back on the stage with partner, Johannes Radebe.Sharing the good news on Instagram, John wrote: "PCR came back negative so I'll be back on stage in Glasgow tonight."John and Johannes ended their Strictly Come Dancing journey in second place, losing out to Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice.Rose and Giovanni have marked a huge milestone this week following a win at the Broadcast Awards.They won the Timeline Moment of the Year for their incredible

A man in a mobility scooter was reportedly assaulted after Bolton Wanderers' match at Morecambe.

Jessica Kiang The title, you might not be surprised to hear, is ironic: In Rithy Panh’s frenetic, splenetic new hybrid essay film, everything will most assuredly not be OK. Humans, with our immense capacity for microscopic and macroscopic cruelty, will not be OK. Animals, even if they manage to turn the tables on us, will also not be OK.

Interim manager Ralf Rangnick has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League tussle with Southampton at Old Trafford this lunchtime.

Manchester City supporters are urging Pep Guardiola to resist the temptation to make too many changes for the Premier League clash against Norwich.

A man is in hospital with 'serious injuries' after being found lying in the middle of a road in the early hours of this morning (February 12).

A man who killed a mum-of-three with an axe and then used the weapon to severely injure her husband has been cleared of murder by a jury.

Edinson Cavani declared himself unavailable for Manchester United's Premier League game with Southampton this morning after undergoing treatment on a groin injury.

Love Island's Jamie Jewitt has revealed that his wife Camilla Thurlow's has found her second pregnancy 'tougher' and teased that the couple know the gender. The former reality star, 31, who stars on podcast It's Not All Dad alongside Marcel Somerville and Jake Quickenden, revealed in an exclusive interview with OK! that his wife Camilla, 32, has found her second pregnancy 'tougher'.

Twin sisters have claimed Hugh Hefner gave them drugs dubbed "leg spreaders" due to the hypnotic effect as they plan to sue to the Playboy brand for emotional distress and trauma.

An angry dad has spoken out after his daughter's school handed her an all-day detention because they said that her baggy hoodie and leggings had violated the dress code.

Hamilton Park have announced the promotion of two current senior staff members who will take over the running of the racecourse.

Kyle Munro has left Hamilton Accies on loan to join West of Scotland Football League Premier Division side Clydebank on loan.

A woman has been killed following a horror car crash on the A76 in East Ayrshire yesterday which saw five people – including three young children – taken to hospital.

dad has been left furious after his daughter was given an all-day in-school suspension after the principal said her hoodie and leggings were 'inappropriate'.Clint Fore said his 11-year-old daughter, who has never been in trouble before, was told she violated the dress code for her baggy hoodie she wore to school.The police lieutenant, from Harrison county in Mississippi, says daughter Shiloh was shocked when she arrived home and was "embarrassed" and "upset".The fifth-grader had gone to school that morning in a pair of black leggings and a baggy hoodie over the top, which reached "almost down to her freaking knees", her dad added.But West Wortham Elementary and Middle School's principal didn't agree, The Mirror reports.The 11-year-old says she was immediately stopped by principal Michael Weaver when she arrived for classes and was told to spend the entire day in in-school suspension, or ISS, after 'violating' the dress code.Shiloh said she was one of many students, all female, who had been stopped that morning and sent to ISS for similar violations.The incident left her embarrassed and upset and said the time in ISS was "scary" and "it made her have a lot of anxiety".She said: “My hand wouldn’t stop shaking. And I did not know what to do.”Fuming dad Clint emailed the principal claiming his daughter had been treated unfairly and attached a photo of the clothes which had started the issue.“Here we are in 2022 and girls have to worry about wearing outfits that aren’t even inappropriate,” he wrote.“Young kids, especially girls at or around my daughter’s age are going through a bunch of changes.

tattoos all over his body has opened up about his most painful piercings. Remy, 33, begun his incredible transformation back in 2001 where he sat in the chair for his first facial piercing.

It's no secret that Queen Elizabeth is a huge dog lover, so it comes as no surprise that her pet pooches live very lavish lifestyles. Her Majesty, 95, has taken care of numerous dogs throughout her 70-year reign, and she is currently the owner of two corgis, a dorgi called Candy, and a cocker spaniel named Lissy.

Coronation Street star hayne Ward has spoken about becoming a dad for the second time as well as an exciting career venture as a film star.The singer turned actor, 37, first burst onto the scenes in 2005 after being crowned the winner of season two of The X Factor, with his debut single, That's My Goal, hitting Number One.Since then, he's gone on to release four Top 20 albums and a string of singles, with his most recent, Crazy In Love, being released just last year.This year, the star has no plans to take things easy, with his second daughter on the way and a busy few months of work lined up.Six years after welcoming his first child with his fiancée and former Hollyoaks star, Sophie Austin, the chart-topper struggled to contain his joy as he spoke about becoming parents for the second time.He told me: "We're literally watching all the canapés walk past like 'what's that'."Sophie added: "I wasn't that careful with Willow, I think that's because I was filming so much but this one, we're really excited, Willow is really excited.""She's just amazing, she runs in every morning and says 'Morning mummy, morning daddy, just going to say hello to my little sister', it's nice to hear her say little sister because she's now automatically a big sister," he said.Interrupting her husband-to-be, Sophie joked: "The one thing you haven't done is sing to the baby!" but Shayne claims she "hasn't listened" to him.Following the news that The X Factor would not be returning, he said: "It never really goes away, we all know that, I think things go through a period of time and it rests for a little while but it'll end up coming back, it always does."While Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh sat on the judging panel, he explained his

Who do you think will win on April 2? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done. You'll receive an email with all of the top news stories every single morning.You can find out more information on our email newsletter on this link here.The pair will finally look to settle their differences in a boxing contest dubbed ‘the world’s heaviest heavyweight fight in history’.Ford’s preparation has not been without its problems, however, having picked up a nasty black eye in sparring earlier this week as he trained with Verhoeven.But he used the incident to detail just how committed he was to improving his ability in the ring.He wrote on Instagram: "For those who doubted I was taking this seriously, when I say I am 100% in.

Katherine Ryan has revealed she has potty trained her eight month old son Fred.The 38 year old comedian is a proud mum to her daughter Violet, 10, and her baby son Fred. Katherine is no stranger to getting candid about her parenting decisions with both her children and has previously discussed her son's prompt birth after she took castor oil and asked her fans for advice on her daughters pony. Now, Katherine has admitted she is anticipating "backlash" with her latest revelation as she explained she has managed to potty train her eight month old son.

Sifu will be receiving a number of accessibility updates which will include difficulty modes and closed captions.During a Twitch Gaming stream hosted by accessibility advocate, Steve Saylor; Sloclap co-founder, Pierre Tarno, laid out plans for Sifu.Tarno explained that the studio worked with CapGame and Game Accessibility Guidelines to implement what is currently available in the game. From there, he plans to make things better for accessibility. This includes implementing closed captioning that subtitles the ambient sounds surrounding the player.