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Dame Esther Rantzen says she will ‘come back and haunt’ MPs who are yet to change the law on assisted dying. MPs will debate and vote on Friday over the Assisted Dying Bill and decide whether or not the proposed controversial legislation can move to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny. If the Private Members’ Bill eventually passes into law, terminally ill adults in the UK will legally be able to die with the assistance of medical staff, provided they have the agreement of two doctors and a High Court judge. Former That’s Life! presenter Dame Esther, 80, announced in January 2023…

Liam Payne’s ex fiancée Maya Henry has returned to social media following the One Direction star’s death. The model, 23, was in the process of taking legal action against Payne when he died at the age of 31 after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel balcony. Before his death, Henry issued a cease and desist letter to Payne and made accusations that he has been ceaselessly contacting her, using different iCloud accounts to continue to reach out. The accusations were made days before it was announced that the singer fell from a balcony and died in Argentina. After being targeted by…

Alexis Ohanian has revealed he’s undergone surgery on his thyroids to prevent them turning cancerous. The Reddit co-founder, 41 – who is also tennis superstar Serena Williams’ husband – detailed his Thanksgiving ordeal on social media. Alongside pictures of himself in a hospital bed post-surgery, Alexis wrote: ‘After tracking some suspicious nodules on my thyroid for the last 4 years, I recently got half of it surgically removed. ‘The nodules were getting bigger & the latest biopsy revealed they’d very likely turn cancerous. My mom had breast cancer around this age (41) and then ultimately died from brain cancer a…

I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star Tulisa Contostavlos was ‘horrified’ and needed to be seen by medics during her Bushtucker Trial. The former X Factor judge and N-Dubz singer, 36, is currently appearing on the ITV reality series. Although BBC Radio 1 presenter Dean McCullough was voted to undertake many of the first trials, earlier this week it was Tulisa’s turn. She was tasked with taking on Shock Around the Clock, which saw her being rotated around a clock face while being asked questions and was then joined by an assortment of creepy crawlies. Despite her best efforts…

In hindsight, it wasn’t funny when comedian Lou Sanders was flashed in a park by a man. But more on that later. For those who missed the memo, 46-year-old Lou – whose age has historically been on Wikipedia as younger – has become one of the most lovable comedians on the British scene with numerous panel show stints on QI, Would I Lie To You? as well as Live At The Apollo. She also won Taskmaster – no biggie – and was partnered with Brendyn Hatfield on the 2024 series of Dancing On Ice, in which she finished eighth, skidding…

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Gregg Wallace has been accused of racism, sexual harassment and bullying on MasterChef by Andrew Garfield’s ex Dr Kate Tomas. Dr Kate, who competed on the BBC show in 2008, said she was ‘traumatised and re-triggered’ when it was revealed yesterday an investigation had been launched into Wallace’s conduct over historical allegations of misconduct. The 60-year-old has been accused by 13 former co-workers, including former Newsnight host Kirsty Wark, of making inappropriate sexual comments and has stepped away from MasterChef while the complaints are investigated.…

A former MasterChef winner is closing down his restaurant (Picture: BBC) A MasterChef winner has announced he’s shutting down his Michelin-star restaurant three years after it opened. In 2019 Stu Deeley won MasterChef: The Professionals, becoming the 12th chef to be awarded the prestigious title. Following his win, Stu said there was ‘no one more shocked than me’. ‘This is unreal. I’ve never won anything in my life, so this is such an unreal feeling and I’m so happy,’ he said. Two years later, following delays due to the pandemic, Stu opened his restaurant Smoke at Hampton Manor in Solihull.…

  Ange Postecoglou admits he has to be careful with Son Heung-min as his Tottenham squad is looking thin, especially in wide areas. Son opened the scoring against Roma in north London on Thursday night, with the Europa League game eventually ending 2-2 thanks to an injury time equaliser for the Italians from Mats Hummels. Spurs are ninth in the Europa League table, with the top eight automatically qualifying for the knockout stages so they are in a decent spot, but with work to do. Postecoglou is trying to balance challenges in the Premier League, Carabao Cup and in Europe…

Owen Hargreaves has warned Ruben Amorim that his midfield tactics with Manchester United will be exposed by Arsenal and Manchester City. Amorim secured his first win as United manager in his debut game at Old Trafford on Thursday evening as his side sealed a 3-2 victory over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League. Alejandro Garnarcho opened the scoring inside the opening minute but United were behind by the 23rd minute before Rasmus Hojlund equalised shortly before half time. The Denmark international then scored United’s winner from close range in the 50th minute. Amorim opted for a central-midfield pairing of Manuel Ugarte…

Micah Richards has warned Arsenal star Gabriel Magalhaes his decision to mock Viktor Gyokeres with his goal celebration will ‘come back to bite him’. Gabriel was on the scoresheet as Arsenal thrashed Sporting Lisbon 5-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Gyokeres had a quiet night up against Gabriel and William Saliba but has otherwise been Europe’s most prolific marksmen this season with his celebration, locking his fingers together and pulling his hands over his face, an almost weekly occurrence. After his goal against Sporting, Gabriel mimicked Gyokeres’ celebration with former Gunners star Freddie Ljungberg branding the move ‘disrespectful.’…