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Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has been left horrified by clips of people being racially discriminated against at the Ukraine border.MORE: Strictly's Motsi Mabuse inundated with support after heartbreaking messageEarlier this week, heartbreaking footage showing African and Caribbean students being denied permission to cross over into Poland for safety went viral amid Russian's invasion of Ukraine.WATCH: Loose Women makes history with an all-black panelMotsi, who comes from South Africa and whose husband is Ukrainian, uploaded a video on social media showing black students trying to move close to the Polish border.MORE: Dan Walker forced to apologise after 'difficult' BBC Breakfast coverageDONATE NOW: What can you do to help Ukraine?"We're still stranded, we haven't eaten, no rest, we were just in the cold for six hours outside," the woman in the video is heard saying. "We've been begging, pushing, dragging, it's been so traumatic just to get into the border and we’re not able to get there."In the caption, Motsi expressed her disgust and said: "This is happening!!!! Can we talk about this!!!!!! Saving people according to their skin color!!!!! #AfricansinUkraine." [sic]A post shared by Motsi Mabuse (@motsimabuse)Motsi's husband is from UkraineThe tweet comes as Loose Women's Charlene White touched upon the subject on Tuesday's show.

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DEALSJnr Choi has signed to Sony Music’s Epic and Black Butter labels, following last year’s independently released ‘SS21’ album.Concord Music Publishing has signed and acquired the full publishing catalogue of songwriter Josh Miller. His past works include songs for Jason Derulo, Backstreet Boys, Bebe Rexha and more.

X Factor contestant has been inundated with messages and love from her followers as she jumped on another TikTok trend where her followers can see what she looks like before heading out - and as she leaves. Leona started the video with her hair slicked back into a low ponytail and a minimal amount of makeup on as she threw on a beige oversized t-shirt.In the TikTok clip, she mimed to words that said: "And when I come back, Imma be a baddie."She slowly exited the bathroom before walking back in wearing a glamorous white fringe dress and said: "Mhmm.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were left in stitches as This Morning was interrupted by a barking dog on Wednesday 2 March.This Morning hosts Holly, 41, and 59 year old Phillip were seen chatting with journalist Tom Swarbrick and Camilla Tominey as they discussed the latest developments in Ukraine. Hosts Holly and Phil spoke with Tom, who appeared on the ITV daytime show via video link from his home.The group discussed the serious topic of the Ukraine and Russia war after resident Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an emotional plea to the European parliament after Ukraine’s membership application.

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Martin Lewis has warned that university costs are set to soar for students amid sweeping changes to the student loan system in England.The government announced a set of changes to the student loan system which will drastically increase the cost of education for those attending university in England.This includes lowering the repayment threshold to £25,000 a year and increasing the length of time over which graduates repay their loans by 10 years.The reforms, which were announced on 24 February, will also see the student loan interest rate cut to the Retail Prices Index (RPI) rate of inflation for students starting courses from 2023/24, while tuition fees will be frozen at £9,250 for another two years.The measures are part of a government response to an independent review of the higher education system by the banker Philip Augar in 2019.

Sergiy Stakhovsky only recently announced his retirement from the sport after going out in a first round qualifying defeat to American Jeffrey John Wolf at the Australian Open in January.But following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine last month, Stakhovsky signed up to fight with his country’s reservists.Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme earlier this week, the 36-year-old revealed that his children - who are too young to understand what's going on in Ukraine - think he's playing at a tennis tournament."My kids don’t know that I’m here, they don’t understand war, they are too little to understand what's going on," he told presenter Karthi Gnanasegaram, before adding that his wife didn't speak to him for a whole day after she learned of his plans to join the war effort.Pressed on where his children think he has gone, Stakhovsky responded: "That just maybe I am at another tennis tournament. I don’t know if my wife’s told them, but I told them I’d be right back."When asked how it felt to be separated from his family, he said: "Horrible.

Lana Rhoades is letting fans dress like her – by selling her used clothes online.The model and now mum, from Illinois, US, has been very active on her Depop account, flogging a variety of items to her fans.Depop is a fashion marketplace app which gives people the chance to sell used clothes that are just sitting in their wardrobes.Now Lana, who recently flaunted flat postpartum belly, is selling all kinds of items on the popular app.We've seen racy open leather shirts to Burberry crop tops – if you fancy yourself some designer clobber.Lana described most of her items as "like new" with even boots, bags and playsuits on sale.And the ex-actress has put some items on the market for over £350 if you're willing to splash the cash.For example, her ATU Body Couture feather-detail velvet catsuit is certainly not cheap. Meanwhile a Louis Vuitton bag once owned by Lana is selling for over £6,600.Lana has seen some successful sales go through, like a white corset blouse which was priced at £26.

Fitness coach and influencer Molly Ava has set out to transform her fans lifestyle and mindset.And, by doing that the brunette beauty has urged her 34,000 Instagram followers to embrace themselves just the way they are - like she has.All too often on social media, influencers appear to be preened and ‘perfect’ with not a belly roll or bloat in sight.However, in reality this is not always the case.Molly has proved just this by posting side by side snaps of herself that were taken only a minute apart - and her body looks completely different.In both snaps, the fitness influencer has donned a black sports bra and some bright pink gym leggings, along with a slicked back ponytail and natural makeup.However, in the snap taken at 9:00am, Molly’s waist appeared cinched and her abs prominent as she hiked her leggings to her waist.But, on the right hand side, the dark haired babe has pulled down her gym trousers to reveal her relaxed belly which seemed to make her toned stomach disappear.And, this photo was not taken weeks apart or even at the end of the day of eating.Molly snapped her relaxed figure at 9:01am, only a minute apart from the first picture.The influencer captioned the post: “One minute can change a lot.“Roll down those tight leggings and let yourself breathe and be happy without restriction, even if just for a moment.“Spend some time today embracing yourself as you are.“Sometimes we use clothes to make ourselves feel more confident but it’s so important to feel confident without them too.“Just be unapologetically you.”Appreciative of Molly’s body positive snap, many social media fans fled to the comments to thank her for being so ‘real’ when it comes to posting pictures.One person commented: “Thank you for being

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“She loves a doctor, we worship the health service. I have to take vitamin D.“My doctor said, ‘I thought you were always in the sun?’ I went, ‘No, babe, this is from a bottle.

Queen’s great-nephew has been getting people hot under the collar with his shirtless photos, despite the royal deleting his Instagram account.Arthur Chatto, who is the grandson of the Queen’s late sister Princess Margaret, is a muscular fitness fanatic who now serves with the Royal Marines.The 23-year-old had people swooning with topless photos and training videos on Instagram but the young royal deleted the account last year.Despite his already growing number of supporters being disappointed by the decisions, Arthur’s fans have set up accounts dedicated to photos displaying his impressive physique.From photos of him topless at the beach to doing pull-ups and rowing, while all displaying his abs.Already attracted thousands of followers on multiple accounts, as his fans demand more pics including “pics of him flexing”.One fan said “I love his body” as another called him a “royal stud.”A royal fan account posted a topless photo of Arthur and claimed: “Art Chatto used to post a lot of ~racy~ stuff on Instagram but apparently royal courtiers weren’t really happy about it, so he had to take them down.”According to Heartworld, before his Instagram was deleted, Arthur even had some fans asking to marry him.Arthur is a fitness fanatic and became a personal trainer for BoundFitness Gym in Edinburgh during his studies at University.He also went off on a fundraising challenge by rowing 2,000 miles around the UK with friends before officially joining The Royal Marines.Speaking to the Mirror, an insider said: "Arthur Chatto has been accepted to train as an officer in the Royal Marines.

Rihanna's pregnancy announcement took the world by storm as the stunning singer showed off her baby bump on a photoshoot with beau A$AP Rocky.The 34-year-old still made her mark at fashion week as she joined Dior in Paris as she sizzled in the sensational ensemble - and fans were certainly divided.The songstress donned an all-black ensemble which closely mirrored lingerie as she posed in a black lace bra with a mesh and spotted overdress.It erupted into lace at the bottom of the dress as she paired the look with some black undies and knee-high PVC pointed-toe boots to match.Rihanna finished the look with a black PVC jacket which matched the boots as the mesh material loosely sat around her blooming baby bump.She paired it with a series of necklaces including a choker and the chain necklace which fell down past her cleavage.With some silver earrings to match the beauty mogul certainly looked glamorous as her long locks trailed down by her chest and she opted for a sizzling makeup look.A swipe of bronze shadow and a glitter top fell across her lids as she paired it with a dark red lippy while she wowed onlookers.Dior shared their snaps of Rihanna in the dazzling look as they wrote: "One of the most highly anticipated #StarsinDior at this afternoon's #DiorAW22 show in Paris, and wearing a #DiorFall22 coat and lace-trimmed tulle dress, long time House friend 'BadGalRiri headed backstage afterwards to congratulate @MariaGraziaChhiuri on the unveiling of her new collection.The snaps of Rihanna hit upwards of 400,000 likes as people were quick to gush over the look.One user wrote: "So gorgeous!", while another added: "So sexy mama."However, not everyone was convinced, with one person writing: "Nope," while another wrote:

EastEnders - looked stunning in the black number she wore to the Vanity Fair BAFTA EE Rising Star party. Her curves were shown off by the form-fitting clingy suit, while the slightly flared bottoms that grazed the ground highlighted her long legs and billowing sheer sleeves took the edge off the chilly evening.But it was the deep plunge that made the outfit a show-stopper and ensured Kara turned plenty of heads on the red carpet.The actress kept her jewellery simple, opting for rings on her fingers and silver hoops in her ears.Her brownish-blonde hair, which just touches her shoulders, looked stunning with one side clipped back and the rest floating around her face in waves.Kara's skin glowed with a natural makeup look but she ramped up the eyes with well-groomed brows, dark liner and lashings of mascara.The party, which recognises rising stars in film, broadcasting and TV, was a nice night off for Kara, who welcomed her second child last year.She and her partner Marius already had son Frey, who was born in 2018, and welcomed another boy in January 2021.The actress told Hello! magazine that the couple had really wanted Frey to have a sibling and that they were delighted when it happened and she fell pregnant quickly."We weren't shocked but it was a surprise, and we feel so lucky," she said at the time.The star went on: "I am thinking how lovely for Frey to have a brother.

Cristiano Ronaldo featuring in an advert for online shopping company Shopee has gone viral, with fans losing their minds over just how cringe-inducing it is. The commercial, which is from 2019, shows the Manchester United star scoring a free-kick inside a stadium., before things start to get really weird. After he pulls off his famous Siu celebration, for some reason, the crowd turns orange, with it inferred that they have just used the Shopee app.Then the 37-year-old goes orange as well - and his top suddenly has the Shopee logo emblazoned on it.

Love Island star Luke Mabbott and online fashion giant Boohoo have been rapped after failing to flag up a TikTok post as an ad.

Around 5,000 shop workers at Sir Philip Green’s failed high street empire will lose their jobs - with thousands more set to follow.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and aboutOnline retailer Boohoo has bought Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton out of administration.The Manchester-based fashion brand snapped up the businesses in a deal worth £25.2 million.But the deal only includes the inventory, e-commerce and digital aspects of the businesses, meaning hundreds of high street shops will close.The closure of the 214 remaining shops is expected to see around 2,450 staff made redundant.Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton were all part of Sir Philip Green's Arcadia retail empire, which crashed into administration back in December 2020.Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge - also former Arcadia brands - were

Fast-fashion giant Boohoo has acquired Dorothy Perkins and two more Arcadia brands for £25million - in a deal that will see 214 stores permanently close and 2,450 jobs axed immediately.

ASOS bought other Arcadia brands, including Topshop and Topman, out of administration a week ago.Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire fell into administration last November while the 68-year-old businessman made plans to head for a festive break at an exclusive Indian Ocean resort in the sunny Maldives.Boohoo chief executive John Lyttle said: “We are delighted to announce the acquisition of the assets associated with the online businesses of the three established brands Burton, Dorothy Perkins and Wallis.“Acquiring these well-known brands in British fashion out of administration ensures their heritage is sustained, while our investment aims to transform them into brands that are fit for the current market environment.“We have a successful