Monday 23 May 2011

Ryan Giggs finally 'Outed'!

The footballer at the centre of the gagging order over his affair with Big Brother star Imogen Thomas was named today in the House of Commons as Ryan Giggs.

MP John Hemmings used parliamentary privilege to name the star saying 75,000 people had already outed him on Twitter adding it would be 'impracticable' to prison everyone on the website who had named him. Speaker John Bercow leapt out of his seat after Mr Hemmings said the footballer's name to try and protect his identity.

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Thursday 14 April 2011

The 'Special One' turns down City's millions

Mourinho has consistently admitted that his future belongs in England and the Premier League, and the Portuguese has been linked with City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Man United.

However, Mourinho has three years left on his Real contract and is adamant he will remain in Madrid until then.

"My future is Real Madrid," said the former Chelsea coach. "I have a contract and it looks like the club is happy with my work.

"My future will be England, yes, for sure, but after Real. I have a contract for three more seasons and I would like to reach the 600-mark with Real Madrid."

This, though, has not stopped the self-proclaimed 'Special One' from being linked to City, with under-fire Mancini expected to be given the boot at the end of the season unless he wins some silverware.

"Me to Manchester City? That's impossible," Mourinho said.

Mourinho has also laughed off suggestions AC Milan could sign Cristiano Ronaldo, after the Serie A club's owner, Silvio Berlusconi, admitted his liking for the Portugal international.

"I'm not saying it's impossible, because in football you never know, and Berlusconi can make a crazy offer," he said.

"But it must be a true madness because Real Madrid don't want to sell Cristiano Ronaldo."

Mourinho was speaking after his Real Madrid team beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at White Hart Lane last night, 5-0 on aggregate, to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against Barcelona.

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Jodie Marsh dubs 'TOWIE' an Embarrassment!

Essex glamour model Jodie Marsh has hit out at the reality show for giving the county a bad name, saying the stars of the show are the 'worst possible examples of people in Essex'.

Jodie, who got married at Kirk Norcross's Brentwood nightclub The Sugar Hut, said: 'I and all my friends are highly ashamed of it and fairly embarrassed to say we are from Essex now, thanks to the show.

'It is embarrassing and the people on that show are probably the worst possible examples of people from Essex. It's just embarrassing.

'I think the people are just making us look stupid.

'I think it's great entertainment but I think overall it's an embarrassment to Essex.'

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Hot spell due to come to a chilly halt

Parts of the country have rivalled Mediterranean holiday destinations as temperatures soared to 22C (71.6F). About 60,000 people headed to Bournemouth beach at the weekend and hotels in the holiday town reported a late surge in bookings after the fine weather was predicted.

Supermarkets reported huge sales of burgers, sausages, beers and ice cream as early barbecues were held.

And garden centres saw a surge in outdoor furniture sales, while a Tesco spokesman said that it was the earliest ever demand for barbecue equipment. But forecasters warned that the thermometer will take a dip this week

‘Monday will be nice and sunny in the south-east for most of the day but it will become a bit more unsettled later on,’ said Rebekah Sherwin, from the Met Office. ‘It is looking like it will be more unsettled and closer to the normal temperatures towards the end of the week.’

William Hill is offering odds of 33/1 that the hottest day of 2011 will come in April. It has also trimmed the odds of a hosepipe ban in the No.10 Downing Street garden from 16/1 to 14/1.

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Moyles wins court battle

Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles is celebrating today after defeating plans for a modern housing development near his £1.8 million north London home.

The breakfast show host argued the "garden grab" would harm wildlife, destroy trees, disturb his "peace and privacy" and encourage burglars.

The plans involved building a modern house in the grounds of a Grade II-listed Victorian villa in Archway Road, Highgate. A Forties extension to the main house, which is divided into flats, was to be replaced with an extension, and the terrace extended to include another four self-contained flats.

This week Haringey council officers claimed the proposal, by site owner Loromah Estates, would be the best way of restoring the historic house. But councillors on the planning committee threw it out after an impassioned plea from the DJ.

Moyles, 37, said: "Not only do I object to the loss of landscape and wildlife habitat, as a figure in the public eye I am particularly concerned such a development could have a detrimental effect on the privacy and peace I hugely value and which was intrinsic in my decision to move to Highgate." He said the loss of tree cover could make homes more vulnerable to burglars.

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Denise teaches daughter some style

Our favourite Essex girl DENISE VAN OUTEN is teaching her daughter BETSY the only way to pop to the shops in style.

And the 36-year-olds 11-month-old looked seriously sweet in a pair of swanky strawberry-shaped sunglasses as they hit the high street this week.

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Monday 4 April 2011

It's a mad mad world...

It's amazing what you see sometimes!

While on a shoot in East London last week, our photographers spotted this bizarre scene, a man, wrapped in just a bed sheet, waiting for a bus!

But that's not all, he had obviously either escaped or checked himself out of the local hospital as he still had ECG pads stuck to his chest, his NHS ID wrist band on and tubes hanging from his body.

He didn't have any money so he begged the driver to let him on for free before sittings amongst other rush hour commuters as if nothing strange was going on..

Maybe he realised he's left the cooker on???!!

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Denise suffers a bad hair day!

Denise Van Outen leaves her North London home today looking much less glamorous than usual!

The blonde Essex babe caught a gust of wind as she left her house which blew her hair all over her face!

Poor girl.. It makes up for her looking so FAB on the beach a few weeks ago!

EXCLUSIVE PIC: Matt Sprake/NEWSPICS

Sunday 27 March 2011

Knightley named 'Empire Icon'

Christopher Nolan's science fiction thriller Inception has won the top prize at the 2011 Jameson Empire Awards.

The Leonardo DiCaprio-led blockbuster scooped the 'Best Film' trophy ahead of fellow nominees Kick-Ass, The Social Network, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and The King's Speech.

Taking home two awards apiece were Kick-Ass ('Best British Film' and 'Best Newcomer' for Chloe Moretz), The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo ('Best Actress' for Noomi Rapace and 'Best Thriller') and Edgar Wright (Best Director for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and a special 'Inspiration' prize).

Colin Firth appeared in person to collect the 'Best Actor' prize for The King's Speech, joking that he had now shifted his allegiance to his upcoming film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.

"I was going to thank my friends at the King's Speech table, but apparently there is no King's Speech table so to hell with them," he quipped. "I'm with my new friends at the Tinker, Tailor table, which I haven't seen yet but I'm sure it will be a masterpiece."

Other winners, voted for by readers of Empire magazine, included Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy), The Last Exorcism ('Best Horror') and Four Lions ('Best Comedy').

Special awards were handed out to Gary Oldman and Keira Knightley, who won 'Empire Icon' and 'Empire Hero' awards respectively.

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More details about Halliwell's unknown victim released

Murder detectives have revealed bones found at an isolated spot in Gloucestershire yesterday belong to a woman aged between 23 and 30.

They have yet to confirm her identity, alhough police believe they belong to someone who moved to the area from outside Wiltshire.

Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher, who is leading the investigation, said: 'Bones recovered from the site at Eastleach in Gloucestershire are believed to be that of a young woman with an estimated age of between 23 and 30 years.

'It has been indicated to me that this young woman was taken from the Swindon area between 2003 and 2005.

'The remains will now be subject of further forensic laboratory tests and a post-mortem examination. The police search at the site is expected to continue for the time being.'

EXCLUSIVE PICTURE: Matt Sprake & Andy Stone/NEWSPICS

DANCING ON ICE STAR REVEALS HAIR TRANSPLANT!

Tonight Jason Gardiner (judge on the hit show “Dancing on Ice” and fashion guru on “ITV’s This Morning”) sensationally revealed the real reason for wearing caps this series – he’s been covering up a hair transplant while it has been growing out. This bold public statement of appreciation makes Jason one of the first high profile celebrities to endorse this pioneering hair surgery helping to normalise the procedure in the eyes of others.

Jason, who is renowned for wearing a selection of hats both on and off screen, had hair restoration surgery last summer in Beverly Hills with the pioneering Hair Transplant Surgeon, Dr. Craig L. Ziering, who has 20 years of experience and has performed more than 15,000 procedures, making him one of the leading authorities in this field of medicine.

Jason’s public endorsement of this procedure coincides with Dr. Ziering bringing his microscopic follicular unit grafting techniques to the UK. Over the past nine months, he has trained and integrated a team of highly skilled surgeons and technicians to establish two clinics in Birmingham and London with operating theatres that are fully equipped with state-of-the-art Ziering technology, which is designed specifically for surgical hair restoration. Now UK hair transplant patients won’t have to travel to the States to get the most advanced surgical hair restoration techniques and results.

Speaking publicly about the surgery for the first time Jason said, “I decided to take steps to avoid the inevitability of male baldness last summer, and I am absolutely thrilled with the results so far. Hair surgery of this kind is nothing to be ashamed of. If my story can encourage others to look at surgery as a way of regaining confidence then this has to be a good thing!”

Jason’s hair transplant procedure involved obtaining a thin strip of donor hair, harvested from the donor area at the back of the head – a section of hair that is permanent and genetically programmed not to fall out. The donor strip is placed under the Ziering Scope designed specifically for hair restoration surgery and is then dissected into microscopic grafts of individual follicular units, of one to four hairs. The grafts are placed in cold, tissue storage and kept as such until they are meticulously placed in the recipient sites created by Dr. Ziering with the proper angle, direction and orientation. In Jason’s case, 3,501 grafts or approximately 8,000 hairs were transplanted. The transplanted hair shafts fall out within the first few weeks and the new follicles begin to appear at approximately 4 months. Most of the change occurs between 5 and 12 months and the transplanted hair continues to grow for a lifetime.

Commenting Dr. Ziering "There are limitations to the number of grafts that can be safely harvested and transplanted in one surgery session. In order to achieve the aesthetic density that Jason desires over his entire head, a second procedure is planned as part of the initial surgical hair restoration treatment plan"

EXCLUSIVE PICTURE: John Clare/NEWSPICS

Halliwell charged with clubbers murder

Taxi driver Chris Halliwell has been charged with the murder of Sian O'Callaghan, police announced today.

Father-of-three Halliwell, 47, was charged late last night and is due to appear before magistrates in Swindon tomorrow.

EXCLUSIVE PICTURE: Matt Sprake & Andy Stone/NEWSPICS

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Alex Scores with Busty Blonde!

CAGEFIGHTER Alex Reid wins his latest round with Jordan - by snogging a knockout blonde on a passion-fuelled date.

While Jordan's fella was plotting to flee, her estranged husband was busy smooching busty new squeeze Kat Gellin.

The lovebirds met in London's West End for drinks then went to see a play before a romantic dinner. Finally, with midnight approaching, they left the Joe Allen American restaurant and shared a lingering kiss goodbye.

An onlooker said: "There was a great deal of chemistry between them. They couldn't stop looking at each other and there was a lot of flirting going on."

Alex's date - the first since his split with Jordan in January - came after he told a pal that Leandro was a "media Muppet" being used by Jordan for fame.

But on Thursday night Alex's ex appeared to be the last thing on his mind when he met up with Kat at the lively Three Crowns pub in Piccadilly.

After a couple of drinks they went to see the comedy play Drowning on Dry Land, starring Les Dennis.

It's the tale of a man who becomes famous despite having no talents. We're not saying a thing.

PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Andy Stone/NEWSPICS

Friday 18 March 2011

Mikey Carroll does Community Payback

MIKEY Carroll was reduced to cleaning up mud and rubbish yesterday.

The now skint “King Chav” – who blew his £9.7million win on drugs, gambling and prostitutes – has been ordered to do community service.

The state of the former binman, who now lives off state handouts, serves as a warning to last Wednesday’s £17.8m winner Matt Breach on what not to do with your cash windfall.

Once known for his gold jewellery, Carroll was reduced to wearing gardening gloves to help clear up a park in Norfolk.

The tubby ex-millionaire soon looked out off puff as he raked up grass with fellow offenders and had to chomp on a sandwich to grab some more energy.

Foul-mouthed Carroll, 27, of Swaffham, Norfolk, was ordered to do 120 hours for drink-driving in September.

The yob ended up back on the dole after squandering his millions.

His wife Sandra also walked out on him in 2009, taking their baby daughter Brooke to live in Scotland with her.

EXCLUSIVE PICTURE: Matt Sprake/NEWSPICS

Wednesday 16 March 2011

Kelly Brook to be a mum!

Beauty Kelly Brook has made the shock announcement this evening that she's expecting a baby with boyfriend Thom Evans - just over three months since they started dating.

The 31-year-old model and actress confirmed on her official Twitter this evening: 'Thom and I are happy to announce we are expecting a baby girl. We are delighted XXXX

The pair met in November and have been seeing each ever since.

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Katie Price proclaims her love for new man!

JORDAN has told her new man that she loves him - on Twitter!

The glamour girl, real name Katie Price, posted yet more loved-up snaps of her and Leandro Penna on the site.

And the mum-of-three clearly wanted to impress her Argentinian toyboy - by attempting to write a love note in Spanish.

She accompanied one photo of her and the 25-year-old model cuddling up to each other with the words: "Es todo un tierno. Lo amo."The Spanish words translate to: "He's a real sweetheart. I love him."

Her sentiments are bound to cause more upset for her ex Alex Reid, who she only split from in January.

Model Leandro has been staying with Katie, 32, at her home in Woldingham, Surrey, after they hooked up at Elton John's Oscars party in LA two weeks ago. Since he arrived in the UK Katie has rubbed Alex's face in her new romance by putting up endless sickly sweet snaps of herself and Leandro on Twitter.

And he seems to have fallen for her too - telling a pal on the site: "She is a very beautiful woman, I adore."

Katie met Leandro just days after revealing she was still sleeping with cage fighter Alex, 35, even though she'd already ditched him.

He is now living back at his mum's house in Aldershot, Hants.

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Tuesday 15 March 2011

Clancy & Crouch have a baby girl!

Model Abbey Clancy has given birth to a little girl - just months after forgiving her football fiancé Peter Crouch for allegedly cheating on her.

The striking blonde, 25, celebrated the arrival of her daughter last night, with Spurs striker Crouch by her side.

The baby weighed in at seven pounds and nine ounces and a friend confirmed to the Daily Mail: 'Mother and daughter are doing brilliantly.

'Abbey and Peter are over the moon. They haven't picked a name yet, but they are completely in love with her.'

PICTURE: Chris Eades/NEWSPICS

Monday 14 March 2011

Burglar charged over Madonna break-in

A Polish man has been remanded in custody for the alleged burglary of Madonna's £10million London home after reportedly smashing through a window in the early hours.

Grzegorz Matlok, 29, appeared before Westminster Magistrates Court after he was charged yesterday, after being allegedly wrestled to the ground by the singer's bodyguards.

He was arrested on suspicion of burglary at around 5.30am on Saturday morning and taken to a West London police station.

The incident is sure to raise questions about Madonna's security arrangements, coming just six months after a man was found outside her New York apartment carrying two knives.

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Lynda Bellingham admits to one night stand!

After battling her former drinking addiction, Lynda Bellingham now admits the most humiliating experience that came with it was embarking on a one-night stand.

‘Looking back I’m deeply ashamed. I took a bloke home with me that I had met that evening. 'He was some City type, complete with red braces’, the Loose Women panellist said.

‘He started making love to me and suddenly said: ‘I can’t believe I’m going to f**** the OXO mum’,’ she recalled him saying to her.

The 62-year-old describes the night as ‘mortifying’ and told him to leave as soon as she got up the following morning.

‘Let’s be honest, getting p*****, picking somebody up and taking them back to your house for a one-night stand hoping your children don’t find out – there’s nothing glamorous, outrageous or clever about it at all’, she added.

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Former Yeates suspect sells flat

THE landlord cleared of murdering his neighbour Jo Yeates is selling his flat to make a fresh start.

Chris Jefferies, 66, failed to get the £245,000 asking price but is relieved it is under offer.

The ex-public school teacher, formally cleared of any link to Jo’s killing, has not been to his home in Clifton, Bristol, since his arrest in December.

He is believed to have been staying with friends. Close pal Geoffrey Hardyman said: “He needs time to recover from his traumatic experience and make a fresh start.” Mr Jefferies may sue police for wrongful arrest.

Mr Jefferies still owns the basement flat formerly rented by landscape architect Jo, 25, and boyfriend Greg Reardon. Her frozen, strangled body was found in a country lane on Christmas Day.

Neighbour Dutch engineer Vincent Tabak, 32, has been charged with her murder.

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Jude re-ignites old flame!

His decision to rekindle his romance with Sienna Miller ended in failure. But that hasn’t deterred Jude Law from reuniting with another old flame.

Just weeks after splitting from actress Miss Miller, Law has been linked with his former girlfriend, Lily Cole.

The 38-year-old actor was spotted with the 22-year-old model at controversial London nightclub The Box last week, leading to speculation that they are an item again after dating for several weeks in 2008.

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Sam & Brianne get judges votes!

Jeff Brazier and partner Isabelle Gauthier missed out on a place in the Dancing On Ice semi-final after they were voted off the show last night.

The TV presenter was sent packing by the judges after losing a skate-off with Sam Attwater and Brianne Delcourt.

The father-of-two took the news graciously after surviving the skate-off twice previously, saying: 'I'm grateful to have the opp and to have gotten so far.'

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Sunday 13 March 2011

Tointon set to tread the boards

She's gone from Albert Square to foxtrotting across the dance floor to hiking through Kenya.

And now Kara Tointon is moving up in thespian circles by taking on the iconic role of Eliza Doolittle.

The 27-year-old will star opposite Rupert Everett in the acclaimed play Pygmalion at the Garrick Theatre in London from May.

Kara will follow in the footsteps of Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, and more recently Martine McCutcheon and Claire Danes to play the feisty flower seller .

The celebrated George Bernard Shaw play sees Professor Higgins (Everett) attempt to pass off Cockney girl Doolittle as a society lady.

The pair were photographed together tonight at the 2011 Lawrence Olivier Awards held in Central London.

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Britains oldest working cooker!?


KEEN cook Avice Hartshorn bought her brand new Belling electric cooker in 1952 - and 58 years later the cooker is still in perfect working order and has never needed any repairs.

Hospital worker Avice, of Harlow, Essex, only ever had TWO cookers until she died recently aged 91.

Her daughter, Avron, 69 - who inherited the Belling - said: "It still works brilliantly. But I didn't realise it was guzzling so much electricity."

The cooker costs £180 a year in electricity. An energy efficient one would cut a third off that.

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Katie Price fires shot at ex!

According to The News of The World - They got on like a house on fire when they met at Elton John's post-Oscars party.

And now Katie Price has spoken for the first time about her relationship with new man Leandro Penna, admitting their relationship is almost entirely based on sexual chemistry.

The 32-year-old model posted a picture of the pair posing up before she performed on Let's Dance for Comic Relief last night, and said she finds she is more attracted to the Argentinian model than her estranged husband Alex Reid the newspaper claims.

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Britain's oldest Dad

Doting Dennis Ealam has fathered his third child in as many years at the age of SEVENTY-SEVEN.

The retired lorry driver, who will be 78 in October, already has ­toddlers Johnathon, two, and Jessie, 14 months, to care for.

His wife Cora, who at 36 is FORTY-ONE years younger than her husband, will be giving birth to their third child in May – despite having been on the PILL.

It means Dennis is on course to enjoy his 80th ­birthday party with three of his children under six.

Not bad for someone who ­survived a brain tumour and ­divorced his previous wife after 47 years because, as he recalled, the passion ­“fizzled out”.

Dennis’s eldest son Andrew, 49, who has three children, is amazed that he will have a new baby sister a week after he turns FIFTY.

He said: “It’s crazy. I’m still struggling to believe my dad had me half a century ago and has another child on the way.”

The Ealams’ story emerged a week after The People told how Britain’s oldest dad of twins Richard Roden, 72, ­had become a father again after his wife Lisa, 26, gave birth to his 13th child, ­daughter Madison.

Last night Dennis put his ­extended ­fatherhood down to ­giving up cigs and booze.

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Alex Reid in dash to fathers bedside

Cage fighter and estranged husband of glamour model Katie Price had another kind of fight on his hands this week as his father Bob underwent emergency heart surgery. The star dashed to his bedside and 'Twittered' that his dad was in intensive care.

He later let his fans know that "the nurses did seem to be very nice. He's in a bit of pain, but u can't keep a good man down."

EXCLUSIVE PICTURE: Andy Stone/NEWSPICS

Bieber flies low!

Justin Bieber had an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction in front of a house-full crowd at his Liverpool concert after he stepped on stage without zipping up his pants.

The zip on the teenagers trousers gaped open as he greeted the screaming 11,000-strong fans that had been waiting for their idol to arrive, said reports.

But the 17-year-old remained unaware of the error as he sang and danced his way through the two-hour-performance.

His fans sang along with the pop star as he treated them to a setlist packed full of his hits including Baby, Never Say Never and his debut single One Time.

EXCLUSIVE PICTURE: Matt Sprake/NEWSPICS