Woman describes 'traumatising' experience with fake sex toy she bought online

Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric were both in full agreement over who the best young player in the world is - and Manchester United fans will love their answer.As part of the Ballon d'Or ceremony, several other awards were handed out during Monday night's event in Paris.They included the inaugural team of the week award, given to Chelsea, and the Ballon d'Or Feminin, which was won by Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas.But also receiving an individual prize was the best young player in the world - where Barcelona won again through Pedri.The 19-year-old had a phenomenal year with Los Cules and Spain that saw him land the Kopa Trophy, beating Borussia Dortmund ace Jude Bellingham to the award.However, neither Ronaldo or Modric would have been happy

supports HTML5 videoRichard E Grant has revealed the food is so ‘grim’ in a supposedly four-star quarantine hotel that it ‘feels like punishment’. The Star Wars actor has been forced to use the Government’s mandatory quarantine hotel system after travelling back to the UK from South Africa where he was visiting his elderly mother.

anti-vaxxer has been mocked online after taking offence at a joke on comedy party game Cards Against Humanity and trying to launch a boycott.The taboo-busting game, which brands itself on being 'the party game for horrible people', sees players complete statements using risque words or phrases printed on playing cards.But in a post on Facebook, an anti-vaxxer took offence to a card that read: "Not vaccinating my children because I am stupid.”In a screenshot of the rant, posted on Reddit, the unnamed social media user moaned: “Is this real?“I thought we were gaining traction on educating the safety and efficacy of vaccines.“Is Cards Against Humanity Pharma paid or am I missing the point of a good diss?“This seems beyond in-compassionate,

courtroom sketch artist sitting in on the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial has described the moment when the socialite began to draw her.Illustrator Elizabeth Williams, who has been sketching in court for 40 years, was at a pre-trial hearing in November when Maxwell twice began staring at her while drawing, according to The Sun.A picture of the tense encounter, created by fellow sketch artist Jane Rosenberg, shows Maxwell swivelled round in her chair to draw them a second time, at jury selection later in the month.In the description of Rosenberg's sketch, Reuters wrote: "Ghislaine Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate accused of sex trafficking, makes a sketch of court artists while seated between defence attorneys Bobbi Sternheim

soldier had to undergo 30 surgeries and lost his leg in an act of bravery after selflessly diving in front of his comrade who was getting shot with a machine gun.Nick Lavery, 39, is a Green Beret – the US equivalent of the SAS – who in 2013 became an amputee after getting shot while on tour in Afghanistan.He decided to enlist in the US army right after 9/11, while he was still at university.Over a decade later, during his second combat rotation in Afghanistan, his life would change forever when he would get shot a number of times in his right leg.Speaking on The Hive's Veteran Stories series on YouTube, the 39-year-old said: "Throughout this deployment we were working with the conventional Afghan national army and we were getting ready to

foods with fish.At first Hugo said the switch to a plant-based diet wasn't easy, but he eventually found himself more energetic.Speaking to the BBC, he said: "I was on the vegan diet and it really does take a hit on your body."He added: "I think the first couple of weeks it was really craving and wanting meat and dairy and cheese. I love cheese."I was now having to eat fruit and nuts and alternatives that didn't have any dairy in them."I was eating a lot more wholesome food, which meant that my sugar levels were a lot satiated during the day.

Jeremy Clarkson has opened up about people now having to fork out a huge amount for a used car.The broadcaster admitted people’s “crummy rust bucket” is now one of their most valuable possessions.Jeremy shared his thoughts in his latest driving review as he admitted the issue came down to a shortage of microchips.These are used in everything from braking to wipers, with about 1,400 needed in a modern car.However, the impact of the pandemic means there is a huge shortage of them as demand wasn’t there.This has both led to long waiting times for new cars as well as increasing prices.Jeremy estimated in his piece for The Sunday Times how this has led to at least six months waiting for a new Range Rover.The former Top Gear host penned: “The

Dressed in a white jacket and a cream shirt, Sydney Loofe took a selfie and shared the photo on Snapchat with the caption, "Ready for my date." Sydney, 24, was smiling for the camera and looked excited. She'd even added a heart-eyed emoji.

Marvin Humes has opened up about his wife Rochelle and offered up the secret to a happy marriage to his ‘best friend’. The JLS singer and DJ, 36, married singer and presenter Rochelle Humes, 31, in 2012, meaning the couple will be celebrating a decade of marriage next year.

Crystelle Pereira says she’s "happy" that her focaccia went wrong in her final star bake for The Great British Bake Off, but admitted that she remains stumped as to why it didn’t work. Crystelle proved to be quite the underdog in this year’s GBBO, and made her way all the way to the final alongside Guiseppe Dell'Anno and Will ‘Chigs’ Chirag.

BTS continue to break records as their recent ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’ Los Angeles residency has achieved the biggest single venue concert engagement by any act in almost a decade.According to Billboard, the four-night stand at Los Angeles’ So-Fi Stadium – which took place November 27-28 and December 1-2 – sold 214,000 tickets and grossed $33.3million (£25million).This figure marks the biggest box office draw at a single venue since Roger Waters earned $38million (£28.7million) over nine shows at Estadio River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2012.The US hasn’t seen a single venue box office total that big since Bruce Springsteen put on a 10-show run at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium in 2003.Billboard‘s BoxScore lists BTS’ ‘Permission

Scottish racing fans are heading to Kelso today for a cracking card of action.

Sometimes there's only one thing that cuts the mustard where takeaway's concerned and that's pizza.

Now we're into December, the Manchester Arndale will be getting even busier with Christmas shoppers on the hunt for gifts.

A top Bolton chef has unveiled his latest creation - a tantalising 1kg pie stuffed with a full Christmas dinner.

Elf On The Shelf season is here, which means that households all over the world will be welcoming an elf into their homes to join them in the countdown for Christmas. The tradition says that an elf comes into the family home to watch over children in the run up to Christmas and returns to Santa at the North Pole on Christmas Eve to report back on whether the children have been naughty or nice.

Gardeners' World star Monty Don has issued an apology to his family over a "deeply humiliating experience" he endured which went on to change him.The popular BBC horticulturalist, 66, candidly addressed a time in his life when he was "on the dole" having lost "everything" following the collapse of his costume jewellery business after the stock market crash in 1987.Addressing the difficult period in his life, Monty spoke about the business he and his wife Sarah used to own.However, following the collapse of the economy in the late 1980s, the star explained how he and his family lost "everything."He said: "Then I found myself having lost my house and my business and everything and I started to do some television which cropped up at the same

Diane Berberian, an elite runner and Ironman competitor who ran her last marathon last month, has been in hospice care after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.But the 63-year-old recently had a reason to smile when she checked a one-on-one conversation withher favorite musician, Pink, off her bucket list.After getting wind of Diane's story and incredible bravery, Pink networked with her own fanbase to obtain Diane's phone number, as told byE! News.

Crystal Palace will be hoping to have centre-back Joachim Andersen available for selection when they visit Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.

how Sex and the City changed us. Cosmopolitans, Manolo Blahniks, nameplate necklaces, girl squads and Sunday brunches would certainly be less of a thing without it. But that understates its power: few hit shows have created a social shift quite like Sex and the City. For young women of the millennium (that was me at the time), the antics and outlook of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha moulded our approach to love, friendship, motherhood, sex and, of course, fashion.

£12.99)For anyone who is a fan of Ware’s podcast, Table Manners, this is a must-read. It’s packed full of nostalgic food memories, weaving in family, friendship and love.