Wetherspoons axing steaks and 43 other items from menu when pubs reopen in April

pubs won't reopen when allowed a week on Monday due to lockdown restrictions on beer gardens, an industry chief says.Just 40% of boozers in England will open their doors from April 12 as many won't have big enough outdoor space, according to the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA).And those that do open will be "loss-making" with extra pressures on staff collecting test and trace data, Emma McClarkin, BBPA chief executive said.She told BBC Breakfast that being outdoors will be “a huge restriction on capacity”. Guidance banning indoor payments will “complicate how we will serve people in venues...

Jen Shah is pleading not guilty.

Kirstie Allsopp has divided fans with her opinion on vaccine passports.

"Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" star Jennifer Shah pleaded not guilty to federal conspiracy charges in an arraignment hearing held in the Southern District of New York on Friday. Shah, 47, was arrested and taken into federal custody on Tuesday in Salt Lake City, Utah on the indictment which came down from a Manhattan federal court. Also named in the alleged scheme is Stuart Smith, 43, who has appeared on the popular Bravo reality series alongside Shah as her "first assistant." Smith of Lehi, Utah, was also arrested.

“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of fraud and money laundering in relation to an alleged scam that possibly preyed on “hundreds” of victims.

Jen Shah plead not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering during her arraignment on Friday.Shah was arrested on Tuesday on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in an alleged long-running telemarketing scam. Stuart Smith, who has appeared on with Shah, was also indicted for the alleged scheme and arrested.Ahead of her court appearance on Friday, Shah paid a visit to her hairdresser, Endo.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Demi Lovato bared her soul about her overdose and struggles with addiction in her YouTube docuseries, and she does the same on her new album, Olivia Rodrigo followed up her massively successful single, «Drivers License,» with another track about feeling jilted by an ex's new relationship, appropriately titled «Deja Vu.»Julia Michaels penned a bittersweet ballad that takes jealousy to another level, Dove Cameron dropped a danceworthy anthem to shaking off unworthy baggage, and BROCKHAMPTON shared another song from their upcoming LP, after the announcement that their two albums set for

“Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of fraud and money laundering in relation to an alleged scam that possibly preyed on “hundreds” of victims.

Taraji P. Henson played quite the April Fools’ Day prank on Octavia Spencer! Spencer took to Instagram on Thursday to share a screenshot of a text she received from Henson that left her feeling like her “heart dropped.”

Yorkshire Live reports.Debbie then emptied the heavy boots out, thinking they were full of water. Instead, out dropped a plastic tortoise, a magnifying glass, and a large pink sex toy."They were quite heavy, and usually when we're picking up bottles they've got water in them so we turn them upside-down," Debbie said."So, I thought, I'll just turn them upside-down to get all the water out."And as you can see from the picture, something else fell out! We nearly wet ourselves laughing!"It's not the only strange thing they've found whilst clearing litter from Oakworth's roads."We found a toilet one year, a fancy Victorian toilet!" Debbie added.

golden retriever has become an internet sensation when a touching video went viral showing him calling his owner "mama".The adorable dog, named Xiao Shi (roughly translated as Little Ten in English), learned the Chinese word for "mum" when he was only five months old.Owner Ms Wang said it became a routine that her pet came to her bed and woke her up by calling her "mama".Videos shared on her Douyin account shows the first encounter when Ms Wang asks Xiao Shi to say "mama".The smart furry boy sits in front of her and knowingly says: "Mama."Ms Wang repeats the command and says: "Xiao Shi, say 'mama'."In a later video she posted on Thursday, April 1, the golden retriever sits by Ms Wang's bedside and waits for her to wake up.The gentle canine

. Was she wearing a mask? How did she pull this off? Regardless, good on her for keeping a sense of humor! Today also notes that in her memoir, recounts the story of hiding in an overhead bin on Air Force Two during the Obama administration.

Monica Geller in “Twilight”? Courteney Cox had some fun on April Fools’ Day Thursday, showing off her fang-tastic new look.

Taraji P. Henson played quite the April Fools' Day prank on Octavia Spencer! Spencer took to Instagram on Thursday to share a screenshot of a text she received from Henson that left her feeling like her «heart dropped.»In the text, Henson asked Spencer, «Did you mean to post nudes on your Story?» Lower down in the message, though, Henson wrote, «April Fools! Just kidding in case your heart dropped!»«Girl, my heart dropped,» the 50-year-old actress replied, before adding «Lmao» in a second message.Spencer took the joke well, captioning the screenshot, «Just got this from @tarajiphenson and nearly fainted.

What a weird time for movies. It feels like we’re in the limbo period with theaters slowly reopening (in a move that still at this point seems too soon) and big budget films such as March’s “Godzilla vs.

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Courteney Cox had some fun on April Fools' Day Thursday, showing off her fang-tastic new look. The 56-year-old star took to Instagram to share some fake fang implants. «So I was at the dentist getting my teeth cleaned and I thought, 'I'm so bored. I want something new,'» she said before flashing her teeth.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has refused to go into detail on rumours linking Erling Haaland with a summer move to Stamford Bridge as agent Mino Raiola talks to interested parties.The former Borussia Dortmund boss is yet to get the best out of Timo Werner after replacing Frank Lampard, and could be backed in the transfer market by Roman Abramovich.The Blues have been named as a Premier League side who might be keen to look at the Norwegian striker, but they wouldn't be the only ones.Raiola was spotted in talks with both Barcelona and Real Madrid officials earlier this week, with Tuchel confirming that the agent is creating a transfer race for his player.Tuchel said: “I will not answer that out of respect for the player and Borussia

Jill Biden had some fun with the press pool and staff on Air Force One on April Fools’ Day! It’s been reported that the First Lady disguised herself as a flight attendant to have some fun with people aboard the presidential aircraft on April 1 during a flight from California back to Washington D.C. She went all-out for the prank, even donning a wig, fake name tag and pseudo uniform to pull it off.

lockdown-weary Brits have been looking forward to pubs reopening on April 12, it has now emerged that only around one in six boozers will be opening their doors on the glorious day.According to the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA), a lack of space for outdoor drinking will make it economically unviable for 83% of pubs to open.Calculations published by the BBPA say that although 75% of British boozers have a beer garden, or some other outside space for customers, less than half would have enough space to make opening up just for outdoor service economically worthwhile.Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the BBPA, says that the current plan represents a huge financial hit to landlords, and even pubs that do open their beer gardens on

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