Zoe Ball 'requests pay cut' after feeling 'uncomfortable' with £1million rise

Shane Warne's mother Bridgette has broken her silence following the shock passing of her beloved son at age 52. Australian cricket legend Shane was in Thailand at the time when he passed away following a suspected heart attack. His management confirmed the news in a statement which said: "Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived.

The fact Cristiano Ronaldo is 200/1 with Betfred to score a hat-trick at the Etihad tomorrow says it all.

Retailer Marks and Spencer has been praised over its plans to donate to the people of Ukraine.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has confirmed that it is unlikely that Edinson Cavani will be fit enough to start Sunday's Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium.

A man who set his mother on fire in a drunken temper and a double murderer who killed his ex-partner and her nine-year-old autistic son were just two of the notorious criminals from across the UK locked up last month.

Queen at the tender age of just 13, around the time that Diversity first rose to fame - and admitted to feeling terrified, exclaiming: "I was just a kid!"The 26-year-old had been picked to appear in the Royal Variety Show in 2009 as part of Diversity when he was a teenager.However, the royal protocol he was expected to abide by sent the bewildered youngster's heart racing."Obviously it was a prize for winning Britain's Got Talent to perform at the Royal Variety Show," he recalled."And I thought I was really, really, really excited up until the moment just before."You're all standing on stage in this big semi-circle and she goes around. [The Queen's] greeting everyone and there's rules," he explained."You need to speak to her a certain way."I don't even know what I'm supposed to say - it's 'Ma'am' like 'Jam' instead of 'Ma'am' [like 'Marm']," he elaborated."You can't say [the latter] because you've not met her before - and I was a kid."I was like 'Oh my God, I'm gonna get it wrong and get rugby tackled by some kind of security' - but luckily it went all right."He added: "It was nerve-wracking for sure."Nowadays, Perri has admitted he faces an ongoing struggle to ensure people see the adult he's evolved into, and not the former image of the fearful 13-year-old greeting the Queen."I get it to this day, 'Oh my God, you're the little kid from Diversity' - until I turn up or someone sees me in person," he laughed."[Then] the person gets a little bit of shock.They'd be like 'Oh! That is not what I ordered.That is not what I had in mind!'"The dancer is adamant that he wouldn't change a thing, as he declared: "That's a huge part of my life...

Welcome to Metro.co.uk‘s The Big Questions, where we ask, well, the big questions (and the smaller ones too) and this week, we’re diving deep with singer Charli XCX.In a nutshell: what a week.The superstar, 29, released her song Baby, was announced on the Glastonbury 2022 lineup, and is performing on Saturday Night Live tonight. She also announced she was pulling out of an NFT festival called Afterparty, following intense criticism that saw her step back from Twitter (sort of – more on that below).The work doesn’t stop though and as she prepares to drop her fifth studio album, Crash, later this month, which will be, she promises us, ‘cool as f**k’ Charli – real name Charlotte Aitchison – spoke to us about the perils of social media, her new campaign alongside designer Charles Jeffrey for Samsung and how the pandemic turned her from a member of the ‘straight-through-crew’ to someone with more of a proclivity for ‘good drinks and chic disco music’.It’s called growth.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice has paid tribute to his former dancing partner Rose Ayling-Ellis in a beautiful social media post.The professional dancer gushed over the EastEnders star, as he praised Rose following her win at the Visionary Honours Awards, where she was given the International Person Of The Year award. Giovanni shared a photograph of Rose holding her trophy from the awards ceremony on Instagram, captioning the sweet snap: "Proud of you @rose.a.e," next to a red heart and rose emoji.The actress then thanked the professional dancer in her reply, saying: "Thank you @giovannipernice and huge congratulations for your opening last night."Rose Ayling-Ellis had earlier taken to social media to share the photograph of her holding the award, saying: "Had a wonderful evening yesterday at the Visionary Honours Awards, so lovely to meet such talented and creative people! "I am beyond flattered to have won the inspirational person of the year award."She added: "I always believe the most important people are the ones who we inspire.

cricket legend Shane Warne. The 52-year-old was found unresponsive in his villa on the island of Koh Samui, Thailand after suffering a 'massive heart attack' on Friday.He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead following a series of unsuccessful efforts to revive him.Following an investigation, Thai police officially ruled out foul play on Saturday morning.Warne’s long-time manager and close friend James Erskine has opened up about the spin bowler's final moments, and told Fox Cricket that he had to break the harrowing news to Warne's family."I got a phone call at 10.37 last night from our guy in Melbourne, a guy named Andrew Neophitou who was actually with Shane in Thailand," Erskine said."They’d only arrived the night before.

In the episode, which aired on BBC on January 13, the star spoke of how he “collapsed on the floor dead” after a “massive bilateral pulmonary embolism".The star added that he was due to get married just nine days after his health woes struck him down.He had also just suffered a knee injury a few weeks earlier. Explaining why he thinks he suffered the experience, he said that it was because he hadn’t been moving around enough. Peter said: “It was without a doubt because I wasn’t moving for a long period of time."Ever since, I’ve done exactly the same as you.

In the episode, which aired on BBC on January 13, the star spoke of how he “collapsed on the floor dead” after a “massive bilateral pulmonary embolism".The star added that he was due to get married just nine days after his health woes struck him down.He had also just suffered a knee injury a few weeks earlier. Explaining why he thinks he suffered the experience, he said that it was because he hadn’t been moving around enough. Peter said: “It was without a doubt because I wasn’t moving for a long period of time."Ever since, I’ve done exactly the same as you.

Entertainment Weekly, he was also injured in the attack, which appeared to be totally random.The NYPD has since released a video of the unidentified assailant as he came up and punched Moranis, who was walking down the street near Central Park West. Following the attack, the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids star taken to the hospital with pain in his head, back, and hip pain before he reported the attack to the police.The news of Moranis’ attack quickly spread, and had fans speaking out about the crime.

Chris Evans has spoken out over the disturbing incident that saw much-loved Honey, I Shrunk the Kids star Rick Moranis get punched in the head by a complete stranger in New York City.The Captain America star lead the angry responses on social media from fans of the actor on Friday, after he tweeted: 'My blood is boiling. Find this man.

Rick Moranis has been identified as the 67-year-old man who was punched in the face by a man during a Thursday morning walk in New York City.

“My blood is boiling. Find this man. You don’t touch Rick Moranis,” a furious Chris Evans tweeted on Oct. 2, one day after the Ghostbusters star was a victim of a random attack in New York City. The NYPD said that the Thursday (Oct. 1) incident happened at 7:24 a.m EST, on Central Park West near 70th street. As Rick, 67, was walking down the sidewalk, an unidentified man in a black “I Love New York” hoddie allegedly slugged the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids actor in the head. Rick fell to the ground after this seemingly random attack, and the suspect calmly walked away.

Rick Moranis near Central Park in New York City in the early hours of Thursday, October 1.In a video shared via Twitter by NYPD Crime Stoppers, a man wearing an “I Love New York” sweatshirt is seen punching another man in the head, who falls to the ground. The second man was later identified as the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids actor, according to NBC New York.According to the New York Daily News, the comedian went to a local hospital to be treated for head, back and hip pain.

Top Gear host, who is believed to have a net worth of £50m, let someone else take the wheel in working out the deal, as he brought in liquidators to sell the cars.Paperwork for Auto Holdings Limited show that Chris sold eight of his classics off, but failed to sell four others worth £155,000.He went on to pay £418,00 in VAT after the sales went through.This latest sale means Chris has taken home an enormous £26m just from flogging his cars over the past six years.Back in 2014, he got rid of part of his collection for a healthy £10m, before netting the same a year later for selling 13 cars at auction.Some of the vehicles in the sales were a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB, a 1971 Ferrari Daytona Spider and a 1964 Ferrari 250 GT/L Lusso, worth £5.5m

 "She is delivering to over eight million listeners.”It comes after Zoe's dad Johnny Ball, 82, revealed he feels proud of his daughter after she was named the BBC's highest-paid star.Johnny, who hosted children's shows Think Of a Number and Think Again in the 70s and 80s, said news of her salary was "wonderful".He shared: "I’m very proud of her.”Johnny went on to reveal: "It’s not about money; it’s about enjoying your career and getting the most out of it and putting the most into it you can."That’s the joy.”He added: "She forsook the thought of university to go straight in the business at 18, and she got a job in Manchester as a runner and researcher."Zoe took over from Chris Evans when he moved to Virgin Radio and has presented Strictly

Zoe Ball is so "uncomfortable" at being the top earner in the BBC that is is going to request a pay cut.

BBC top earner Zoe Ball has requested a pay cut as she feels “uncomfortable” with a £1million wage rise. The Radio 2 Breakfast Show host will begin negotiations with the Beeb “in the coming weeks” ahead of signing a new deal due to start in January.

Stephen Colbert and Drew Barrymore reference that Chris Evans NSFW photo leak as the talk-show host appears on Global’s “The Drew Barrymore Show” Wednesday.