Woman, 71, reunited with cheeky love letter in a bottle she sent as a teenager

A beauty fanatic claims she was left with horrifying chemical burns and needing a skin graft on her head after getting her hair bleached. Ellie Swain was left with a permanent bald batch after booking scalp treatment to lighten her brunette hair.

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is an important part of Halley's Comet, which passes the Earth once or twice in a person’s lifetime. The viewing of the meteor shower will be largely favourable in the UK if you live in an area with low light pollution, far from cities and other bright lights.

The son of two nineties icons from the worlds of music and sport has been elected as a Labour councillor. James Small-Edwards is certain to have made mum Heather Small and dad Shaun Edwards proud, after he became a new member of City of Westminster council.

MTV reported that The Vatican had responded, accusing the Papa Don't Preach star of blasphemy.Despite Pope Francis not responding to the star's tweet, Madonna soon had replies from other Catholic priests.Fr. Matthew P.Schneider wrote: "I don't know if the Pope himself can meet with you, but I can find you a priest near where you are to help you."Just DM me if you need help or have questions."While Padre Guillermo Serra LC penned: "Hi Madonna.

Aktar Islam popping up on the telly here and there. But my natural aversion to both tasting menus and the idea of posh Indians made me hesitate.

wife and young child to join the resistance in Ukraine has compared their war with Russia to WW1.Wali, which means "protector" or "guardian" in Arabic, is a veteran of Canada's Afghanistan campaign in Kandahar province.In March, he left Canada after Kyiv announced it had created an "international legion" for foreign volunteers to join and fight against Vladimir Putin's invasion.In his latest blog post, he wrote about his time serving in the war-torn country and shared the brutal realities of war, saying that "losses are high" and even comparing the conflict to WW1, which took place from July 1914 to November 1918. He added: "Where is the situation of the war: the Russians do not advance and are even pushed back in certain places. The Ukrainians are having difficulty retaking the territories," he wrote."The front is therefore rather stable, but the losses are high.

stuff her belongings into a pillow case like this other globe trotter.Joumana Belghiti wanted to get around Ryanair’s luggage restrictions, which say you can only allowed to take one small bag on for free.Knowing this, she decided not to fill her carry-on with clothes.Instead, she got to work layering the garments up on top of each other – and cabin crew were none the wiser.In a TikTok clip that has now racked up 366,000 views, the air mile seeker filmed herself as she stood in a bathroom with her jeans button undone.But on closer inspection it appeared that Joumana had more than her lingerie under her trousers.Hilariously, she managed to fit four different pairs of trousers on her legs so she did not have to pack them.She wrote: “When Ryanair think the finessed me with their luggage restrictions but I’m heading to the airport in four pants.”Left in stitches at Joumana’s money saving hack, many people fled to the comments to praise her.One person commented: “You just put the pants on before boarding and take them off in the plane bathroom.”Another user added: “It would feel like a defeat paying extra like I get it.”While a third person giggled: “I’m doing the same this summer, I’m going to the UK for one whole month and I’m not paying 70 extra euros for luggage.”Someone else voiced: “How are you breathing in those?”And, a fifth person shared: “I’m doing it this summer.” Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Benedict Cumberbatch has enjoyed a glittering career, from his early days in theatre shows to his current roles in Hollywood blockbuster films.The educated actor speaks six languages and has won numerous accolades for his performances in theatre, television and cinema including BAFTA and Golden Globe awards.The star also has a complex family history as his great-great-great grandfather was a wealthy slave owner in Barbados, Jamaica and his lineage dates back to King Richard III as his third cousin 16 times removed.The 45-year-old even attended his royal ancestor’s reburial in 2015 and read a poem in his honour.To celebrate the release of Doctor Strange, Daily Star has looked into his life.Benedict is highly recognised for his incredible roles on-screen - some of which have even earned him award-winning performances. In November 2021, he played the role of Phil Burbank in Netflix's award-winning Power of the Dog.The jaw-dropping portrayal earned him incredible awards for his performance, including an AACTA International Award, New York Film Critics Circle Award, and Satellite Award - all for best actor.His other award-winning performances include Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Hamlet, and Frankenstein, just to name a few.However, he is best recognised by Marvel fans for playing fan favourite Doctor Strange.The second instalment of the franchise, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, reached cinemas on Thursday and has raked in several reviews.IMDB rated the film 7.6/10 and Rotten Tomatoes scored the film similarly at 77%.

Arsenal and I think he could be sold this summer.There must be a reason he's been loaned out three times by the club. Was he getting ripped in training? I don't see why he's still on loan otherwise. Arsenal paid a lot of money for him, but I think if anyone offers them their money back they would take it right now.

£400 from her without notice because of a parking dispute.Jemma Martin, 31, went to Skegness for an August bank holiday trip with her then-partner and two children, at the time a four-year-old and 18-month old.Martin, from Nottingham, parked slightly over a white line after finding there was no room to open the car doors properly at the North Parade car park and soon found herself with a parking ticket.But it was the surprise visit from the bailiff that horrified the single mum-of-two, who received a knock on her door eight months later.Martin said: "I have had the bailiff at my door asking for £394. But I wasn't financially in a position to pay that."Having told the bailiff she couldn't pay, the debt collector allegedly threatened to take her car, but couldn't because it was financed, after which Martin says he made a second threat.The mum-of-two, who told the man he could not enter the home, continued: "He threatened that he could come into my home and take my things."I had a bloke in front of me telling he could break into my home and take things.

Holly Hagan has shared before-and-after pictures of her weight loss while also warning fans about the realities of cosmetic surgery.The Geordie Shore star took to her Instagram Story on Thursday with a clip of her body three years earlier in comparison to how it has now changed after losing two stone after adapting a "healthy, balanced, non-restrictive lifestyle." Holly, who previously admitted to being "filler-blind", said in the caption: "5 years ago to now I genuinely couldn't be happier with the changes I have made to my lifestyle to get me where I am today. "The first video was after not one but TWO rounds of BBL.

Beauty mogul Kylie Jenner is no stranger to showing off her life on Instagram with her 334 million followers.This includes the many properties she and beau Travis Scott own in California, New York and Texas, where Travis, 31, is from.The youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, 24, recently welcomed her second child into the world, giving four year old Stormi a sibling.Though the pair are often outspoken on social media about their love and life, they pair revealed that their baby son is no longer called Wolf but have yet to announce his name. Kylie, Travis, Stormi and their son mainly reside in the family’s LA pad which is in the Hidden Hills neighbourhood. Reportedly, the Kylie Cosmetics mogul bought the property when she was just 17 years old and conveniently it is close to where her mum Kris Jenner lives.

She's looking forward to the birth of her third child. But newly pregnant Britney Spears made sure to keep fans guessing as she posed naked on social media - using her adorable dog Sawyer as a bump cover-up.The pregnant star, 40, hid her stomach area by cuddling the pup to her front as she beamed at the camera in the cheeky snaps, wearing nothing but jewellery and makeup with a diamond emoji covering her behind. The Baby One More Time singer is expecting her first child with fiancé Sam Asghari, 28.

Kate Middleton has addressed ‘depression and anxiety’, when it comes to childbirth and raising children, saying “no mum is immune”. The Duchess of Cambridge brought awareness to the struggles that new mums can face in a powerful new video to mark becoming patron of Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA). The 40 year old, who shares children Prince George, eight, Princess Charlotte, seven, and Prince Louis, four, with her husband Prince William, began the video saying that whilst the birth of a child is one of life's "greatest gifts", it can also be one of "the most challenging times" for families.

A court has heard a police officer weep as a she hit back at allegations that she had abused her partner who bore her child. PC Nicole Miller, 31, and Rochelle Kerr, a manager for Holland and Barrett, had a baby together by IVF.

Mental health warrior Fergus Crawley was overcome with emotion when he was crowned our overall Young Scot of 2022.

A pudding maker from Perthshire was knocked out of a new Apprentice-style television game show fronted by Michelin star chef Gordon Ramsay last week.

This is the hilarious moment a reporter's cat took over an interview on Sky News. And people are loving it.

Ukrainian soldier's beating heart during a life-saving operation.The highly-skilled team of medics managed to remove the shrapnel from the wounded troop at Feofaniya Hospital in Kyiv. The soldier was rushed into open-heart surgery after he was shot fighting on the frontline in the Russia-Ukraine war.

A cult leader who imprisoned and raped women for 30 years has died in prison aged 81. Aravindan Balakrishnan, who ran a Maoist clan, preyed upon his female followers and persuaded them he had god-like powers.