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Sinéad Keenan is returning to our screens in Unforgotten – but she is not the only member of her family who is a TV star. The 47-year-old’s sister Gráinne Keenan, who is an actress, has starred alongside her in the ITV crime drama too. Their brother Rory Keenan also caught the acting bug – and has appeared in multiple hit TV shows including Peaky Blinders. He is also married to a Hollywood star wife. And the showbusiness connections do not end there as Sinéad’s husband works in the TV industry as well. Here is everything you need to know about…

Dancing On Ice has eliminated the fourth celebrity in the first dreaded skate-off of 2025 – and fans have called the departure ‘criminal.’ Former footballer Anton Ferdinand, 39, and Love Island star Chris Taylor, 34, went head to head as they tried to impress judges Oti Mabuse, Christopher Dean, Ashley Banjo and Jayne Torvill. All four judges unanimously decided to save Anton and Annette Dytrt, sending Chris and partner Robin Johnstone home. After Chris’s exit was revealed host Holly Willoughby said: ‘You’ve been brilliant, and I feel like you’ve loved this even though this partnership hasn’t been long, it’s been…

Jonny Fairplay announced Saturday that his grandmother has died…this time for real. Fairplay was responsible for one of the most infamous moments in reality TV history, a moment that would shape reality TV for decades to come. The reality star has shared that his grandmother, Ellen Jean Hauser, has died at 90 years old, over two decades after he lied about her death to avoid elimination on Survivor. ‘I’ll miss her every day,’ Fairplay told Entertainment Weekly of his beloved grandmother’s death. ‘It’s easy to think she was just part of one of the biggest lies in TV history, which made me famous, but I…

Dancing On Ice viewers said ‘they were not prepared’ for an X-rated joke Stephen Mulhern made on the ITV show. On X, fans expressed their surprise the presenter, 47, was not ‘more careful’ about the remark made around 6.30pm on a family programme that airs pre-watershed. His co-host Holly Willoughby, 43, also dropped her jaw when she realised the nature of Stephen’s joke. The Deal or No Deal host made the ‘inappropriate’ quip as Holly introduced Love Island star Chris Taylor and his partner Robin Johnstone’s performance to JVKE’s song Golden Hour. ‘Right, it’s time for our next couple who…

It’s happened again (Sony) The Monday letters page is frustrated at Rocksteady’s wasted decade after Batman: Arkham Knight, as one reader is confused by Xbox’s next gen plans. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] It happened againSo PSN was down for most people over the weekend and… what a disaster that was. Not only did multiplayer not work – which I’m sure most people can live without for a while – but lots of single-player games didn’t work and I hear even disc drives didn’t work, because for some reason they have to check online too.…

Who is Albin Kurti the man standing to be the Prime Minister in Kosovo’s parliamentary elections. In Sunday’s election, Kurti’s campaign to stamp out Serbian influence in Kosovo clashed with the opposition’s promise to stimulate the economy in one of Europe’s most impoverished areas. Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party led with the most seats although exit polls indicate it fell short of a majority. With no party winning a clear majority in the 120-seat assembly, extended coalition talks are likely. Who is Albin Kurti? Kurti proclaimed victory for his Vetevendosje (Self-Determination Movement) party late on Sunday. He said he…

So who are the main opposition parties in Kosovo? pitted against Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s ruling party appeared set to secure the most seats in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results. It is the main political party in Kosovo however with drop in votes in this election, it is unlikely that it will be able to govern by itself. Kurti will need to form a coalition and with one of the other parties. WTX News and its Kosovan correspondent breakdown who are the main opposition parties in Kosovo and what do they stand for. Vetevendosje party (“Self-Determination”)(VV) It…

Joe Gomez was withdrawn during the first half Arne Slot is hopeful that Joe Gomez has avoided a serious injury after he was subbed off during Liverpool’s shock FA Cup defeat to Plymouth Argyle. Captaining his side in his first game back since late December, Gomez lasted just 11 minutes before having to make way at Home Park. The centre-back quickly went down to the turf after an early sprint, indicating that he had some discomfort with his hamstring. The 27-year-old made way for Isaac Mabaya, with things going from bad to worse for Slot’s side as Ryan Hardie’s…

Barcelona star Fermin Lopez reportedly snubbed a transfer approach from Manchester United in January, despite the Premier League club offering to double his current salary. United, along with fellow Premier League side Aston Villa, were prepared to pay Barcelona €70m (£58.3m) to land the 21-year-old, according to Spanish outlet Sport. Lopez, though, made it extremely clear that he had no desire whatsoever to depart Barcelona and remains fully committed to the Catalan club. The midfielder was not tempted to even consider United or Villa, who were willing to double his estimated €76,923-a-week (£64,000-a-week) wages. Lopez, capped twice by Spain, came…

Federico Chiesa has been singled out for his ‘poor performance’ as Liverpool crashed out of the FA Cup to Plymouth Argyle. Just as talk of a quadruple was beginning to bubble again, the Reds fell to a shock 1-0 defeat at Home Park as the side bottom of the Championship upset the Premier League leaders. Plymouth turned in a heroic performance to provide the shock of the fourth round but Arne Slot was made pay the price for naming a weakened side. Alisson Becker, Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah were among the first-team stars given the afternoon…