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K.J. Yossman “The Kingdom Exodus,” the third and final instalment in Lars von Trier’s “The Kingdom” trilogy, has gotten its first teaser and poster.The first glimpse at the final season comes as TrustNordisk, which is handling international sales, announces the trilogy has sold to September Films in Benelux and Aerofilms in Czech Republic and Slovakia.

@Hudsons_Spirits at the #GinToMyTonic show in Cardiff this weekend. “I’ll keep you posted on my new appearance date. I’m so sorry for letting everyone down.” Fans were incredibly reassuring of the Loose Women panellist and took to the comments to express their well wishes. @PennyWise28886 wrote: “Linda Nolan you are SIMPLY THE BEST.“You have nothing to be sorry for your health must come first wishing you and your beautiful family all the best sending lots of love and Hugs.”@SusanWa1405 commented: “Your health comes first, you need to look after yourself.“I’m sure people will understand that you have made the decision to look after yourself and stay safe, I am sending lots of love and hugs to you, take care xxx.” @Gotnuts27 said: “I'm not going there but I hope ur fine and health issues haven't arisen. “Good luck regardless ur in the countries people's hearts xxx.” @SylvieH5507 penned: “You haven’t let anyone down Linda your health comes first.

A burly pub landlord was beaten up and wrestled to the floor by his girlfriend after he punched her in the face during a drunken row, a court heard. Adam Prestage, 40, was subject to immediate ''retribution'' by Tracey Ellis in front of her two children when he left her with a bloodied lip.

#flowerstagram has more than 36 million posts on Instagram.While there are many florists jostling to put themselves on the map, Joseph Massie is fast establishing himself as a name to know in the world of floristry. At the age of 34, he has won five consecutive Gold Medals, as well as four Best in Show titles, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. In fact, he is widely regarded as the floral artist of his generation, with customers more than happy to spend a minimum of £5,000 for his sculptural designs. He’s even showcased his artistry at the White House, while the Obamas were in residence.“That was probably one of the most incredible things I’ve done, especially given where I’m from,” says Massie, who grew up in Huyton, a deprived borough of Liverpool.

Wimbledon fans have enjoyed a thrilling start to the 2022 competition so far.But, on Tuesday, some viewers watching the BBC coverage were left less than impressed by remarks made by Sue Barker and John McEnroe. WATCH: Kate Middleton makes surprise appearance at WimbledonThe TV pundits made reference to their former colleague and tennis ace Boris Becker, who was jailed for two and a half years in April for hiding £2.5million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts.Boris, 54, who was part of BBC's Wimbledon coverage last year, is currently serving out his sentence at Huntercombe prison near Henley-on-Thames. US star John spoke about his friend during Tuesday's commentary, saying: "Boris, we love you. We miss you, man." Co-star Sue agreed, adding: "We do indeed."However, viewers were unhappy with the BBC for allowing the pair to send well-wishes to the "convicted criminal".

UFC champion Aljamain Sterling was left baffled after realising Tyson and Tommy Fury are brothers.The bantamweight received a shock when he learned that Jake Paul’s next opponent is in fact the WBC heavyweight champion’s sibling. It came while ‘The Funk Master’ spoke about Paul’s upcoming clash with Tommy on his YouTube channel, with the highly-anticipated bout now scheduled to take place on August 6 at Madison Square Garden.His co-host mentioned the elder Fury’s gigantic net worth and the revelation provoked a confused response from Sterling, who defended his UFC bantamweight in April with a decision victory over Petr Yan.READ MORE: Jake Paul brands Tommy Fury 'scared little b****' after rival is denied entry to USSterling asked: “Who’s his brother? [Tyson Fury] is Tommy Fury’s brother? There’s no f****** way.

incident-filled first-round win at Wimbledon on Tuesday.The Australian advanced to the next stage at SW19 after beating Britain's Paul Jubb 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-7(3), 7-5. However, the match wasn't without controversy as Kyrgios spat in the direction of spectators he said were racially abusing him, smashed a ball out of the court and called one line judge "a snitch."His latest on-court outburst drew the ire of talkSPORT presenter Laura Woods, who suggested Kyrgios "crossed the line" at SW19.

READ MORE:Jake Bugg talks joining Liam Gallagher’s band, festival tales and new musicTheir second tour was a special one, though, as it celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their life-changing Free album, which caught airtime on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show back in 2011.Free fires off epic alternative anthems like Make A Beast Of Myself, Time For You to Stand Up and Crash Land, where you'll hear fans religiously scream back the lyrics: "We're f***ed" at every show without fail.Fast-forward a decade, and lead singer Sam is still determined to bring the party at every show with one simple mission; give people "the best gig of their life".Sam chatted exclusively to Daily Star's Sam Huntley about all things music, from The Beatles and Foo Fighters to how he writes songs, lead singer pressures and why it's so vital to be vulnerable.How does it feel to be out on tour again?"It feels strange. We’ve already done a UK tour.

Deborah James left her family behind when she sadly died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 40.Married with two children, the podcast host had spent the final weeks of her life spending quality time with her family after announcing in May that the bowel cancer treatment she had been on was no longer working.She shared snaps of her and husband Sebastien Bowen in the days before her passing as she was given end-of-life care at her parents' home in Woking.The family had been planning for life after her passing, with Deborah making memory boxes for her children to open during certain future milestones.The broadcaster, as part of preparations for her death, had also even given her husband love advice if he looks for a new partner once he has grieved.The host of BBC podcaster You, Me and The Big C died only weeks before her 14th wedding anniversary to Sebastien Bowen.According to LinkedIn, Sebastien is a banker who is a partner at Pomona Capital.He was educated at the exclusive London private school St Paul’s and has a master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh.Deborah called her husband her "rock" because of the support he gave her during her cancer journey, from when she was first diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2016 and through the trauma of her surgeries for infections, bleeding and having 17 tumours removed.The campaigner - who has raised £6.9million through her Bowelbabe fund for Cancer Research UK - had two children with Sebastien, Hugo, 14, and Eloise, 12.The prolific fundraiser revealed in an interview that she and Sebastien, who married in July 2008, started divorce proceedings and even began dating other people only a year before her cancer diagnosis.The Londoner told the Daily Mail in 2020 that the

dog after 'taking over' her downstairs bathroom.Louise, 59, who lives on Brereton Avenue in Cleethorpes, said her house was overrun after a four foot pile of rubbish left by fly-tippers on an alleyway next to her home caused a huge boom in the rodent population.After she stopped going into the garden due the infestation, the pests began to enter the property, leaving her bathroom unusable as the floor became covered in droppings and rat traps.READ MORE: Patrols of elephants hunt for tigers after five people killed in grisly attacksNow, Louise says she has had to have her dog put down after it developed leptospirosis from contracting Weil's Disease, which is spread in the urine of infected rats.Recalling the sad loss of her pet, Louise told Grimsby Live: "My dog that I had when I first moved in caught one of the rats. She didn't eat it and didn't bite into it, she just caught it."We had to have her put down because she caught leptospirosis which is a disease rats carry that makes you constantly vomit and makes your kidneys shut down.

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Tottenham and England ace Peter Crouch believes the likes of Steven Gerrard and John Terry may have been afforded similar powers to Kylian Mbappe, during their time at Liverpool and Chelsea respectively.A year of constant speculation linking Mbappe to Real Madrid spectacularly came to a close when the French World Cup winner announced that he would sign a new three-year contract at the Parc des Princes. The new deal is understood to have included a signing bonus believed to be worth around £86million, as well as a £43m yearly salary.But if these eye watering sums were not enough, various reports claimed the 23-year-old could also be granted a meaningful say in decisions, from management to potential signings.

Lorraine Kelly has paid tribute to her late friend and No Butts campaign inspiration, Dame Deborah James. The 62-year-old presenter appeared on Good Morning Britain to talk about podcaster and campaigner Deborah also known as Bowel Babe who passed away on June 28 at age 40, after a five-year battle with bowel cancer. Lorraine also made the sweet gesture of wearing Deborah’s ‘Rebellious Hope’ t-shirt, which she created as part of a collaboration with InTheStyle to raise money for the Bowel Babe Fund.

Nnamdi has signed to Secretly Canadian to release his latest album, ‘Please Have A Seat’, later this year. Its first single, ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Famous’, is out now.A multi-instrumentalist who works on numerous projects beyond his solo work, as well as running his own Sooper Records label, Nnamdi says that the pandemic allowed him to consider where he’s at in his career, following the release of his excellent 2020 album ‘Brat’.“I realised I never take time to just sit and take in where I’m at”, he says.

Kate Garraway has shared her hope that her husband Derek Draper will be well enough to attend Buckingham Palace with her as she picks up her MBE later this year.The 55 year old journalist who is best known for her role as a broadcaster on ITV News and presenting Good Morning Britain, shared her optimism with fans as she revealed it would be “wonderful” if her husband had recovered enough to attended the ceremony with her. Derek has been bedridden since contracting the coronavirus in March 2020, with the virus infecting him so badly he remained in hospital for 13 months and even spent time in a medically induced coma.

On Tuesday the tragic news that Dame Deborah James had passed away following a heroic battle with bowel cancer was announced.The inspirational fundraiser passed away at the age of 40 after devastatingly announcing on 9 May that she had moved to end-of-life care. She explained that despite all of her treatments, her body just wasn’t “playing ball”, and that she was receiving hospice care at her parents' house.The broadcaster and journalist was survived by her husband Sebastian Bowen and their two children Hugo, 14 and 12 year old Eloise.

BBC Breakfast hosts Jon Kay and Nina Warhurst have paid tribute to Dame Deborah James after she passed away from bowel cancer.The podcaster sadly died aged 40 on Tuesday June 28 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer five years ago, which she documented in great detail on her BBC podcast, You Me and the Big C. Paying tribute to their late colleague, Jon Kay and Nina Warhurst honoured her achievements on Wednesday morning's programme - from her cancer campaigning to raising more than £6 million for cancer research.

EXCLUSIVE: A landmark 45M shekel ($13M) tax rebate for Israeli TV and film productions passed into law at the very last moment before the government collapsed this week.

Countdown contestant has claimed that she was hounded by threatening fans who said they would stamp on her head after she appeared on the beloved Channel 4 daytime show.

Her Majesty the Queen on the balcony at Trooping the Colour. READ: Inside Princess Charlotte's incredible royal gift bag from Jubilee concertAll eyes were on seven-year-old Princess Charlotte, who looked beautiful in a blue dress that came complete with a lovely bow, from Patachou; an uber-chic Portuguese brand.