Actress Leah Bracknell has terminal cancer
The former 'Emmerdale' star, a mum of two, has revealed she is battling lung cancer. Her moving statement »
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Blair hints at return to frontline politics to save Brexit Britain
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair could return to a frontline role in British politics to try to prevent Theresa May's Conservative Party from destroying the country with a so-called "hard Brexit", he said in an interview. The only Labour prime minister to win three general elections, Blair was hugely popular during the start of his 10 years in power but his support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq severely tarnished his reputation. In an interview with Esquire Magazine, Blair said it was a "tragedy" that Britons were left with a choice between a Conservative Party intent on a hard Brexit and a Labour Party that he described as "ultra-left" and stuck in the 1960s.
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Strictly's Greg Rutherford 'fears he can't have kids' after ballroom blunder
Some of the injuries being picked up by the boys in Strictly Come Dancing this year are enough to make your eyes water. Yesterday it was BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba explaining that his “downstairs” took an “absolute beating” during rehearsals for the show, and now Olympian Greg Rutherford has revealed that practicing the jive with partner Natalie Lowe left him fearing for his ability to become a father.
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X Factor 2016: Saara Aalto reveals she dumped her famous boyfriend for a lesbian superfan
Saara Aalto secured herself a spot in the live X Factor finals over the weekend, with Sharon Osbourne giving the Finnish singer one of just three spots in her category. Saara admitted to The Sun that she dumped Finnish star Teemu Roivainen after nine years together after meeting dedicated fan, Meri Sopanen. The lovebirds are now engaged and Saara has even hired Meri as her manager.
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Pound sinks to 1985 low, is likely ‘going to go down the tubes'
Sterling's tumble isn't finished, said Koon How Heng, a senior foreign-exchange strategist at Credit Suisse, as the currency hit post-Brexit lows.
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Nightmare delay for couple as passport is defaced by check-in worker
NS Ryan Henderson, from Fetterangus, Aberdeenshire, was heading to Bali in Indonesia for a wedding when a chatty check-in girl accidentally stuck a luggage pass on his wife Leigh's passport. She ripped the tag off but removed some of the data from the passport – rendering it useless. The incident sparked a dash from Edinburgh Airport to Durham in England for a replacement – and delayed the couple's travel plans for two days. I started crying and the woman said, ‘Oh my God, I’ll try and get it sorted’ Leigh Henderson “My husband said this is not good. I started crying and the woman said, ‘Oh my God, I’ll try and get it sorted’." The couple got to Durham, which was the closest passport office that
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'Flash crash' for pound to $1.18 is surrounded in mystery
The pound has endured a temporary collapse in mysterious circumstances, sparking market chaos. Having traded as low as $1.26 to the dollar on Thursday it slumped to $1.18 within minutes during Asian trading ...
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Mercedes identify cause of Hamilton’s engine blowout
By Abhishek Takle SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Mercedes have pinpointed the cause of the engine blowout that forced Lewis Hamilton to retire while leading the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix, and have put safeguards in place to avoid a repeat heading into this weekend’s race in Japan. The Briton's hopes of leapfrogging fellow Mercedes driver and championship leader Nico Rosberg in the standings were hit when his engine burst into flames with 16 laps remaining. A Mercedes spokesperson said the Briton’s engine lost oil pressure, before suffering a “big-end bearing failure” without any warning.
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Pound flash crash sends FTSE higher, gilts down
LONDON, Oct (HKSE: 3366-OL.HK - news) 7 (Reuters) - Sterling plummeted as much as 10 cents in just a few minutes of Asian trading on Friday, a "flash crash" that fuelled concerns about the vulnerability of the British currency while adding to the allure of the country's corporate sector. The pound recovered from the fall, which took it as low as $1.1491 and was driven, dealers said, by the automated algorithmic computer trades that now dominate the global foreign exchange market. Gains in shares of internationally focused UK firms, which boost overseas revenues and competitiveness every time the currency falls, drove the FTSE 100 index half a percent higher while other European stock markets fell.
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This is the reason Prince George only wears shorts (17 photos)
When Prince George steps out on Royal engagements, two things are certain. One, he almost always wears shorts. Two, he looks hella cute in them. But it turns out there’s a reason behind the preppy prince’s signature shorts and knee-high socks. Etiquette expert William Hanson told Harper’s Bazaar U.K. that Prince George’s look has ties to upper class aristocratic tradition. “It’s a very English thing to dress a young boy in shorts,” Hanson said. "Trousers are for older boys and men, whereas shorts on young boys is one of those silent class markers that we have in England. “Although times are (slowly) changing, a pair of trousers on a young boy is considered quite middle class – quite suburban. And no self-respecting aristo or royal would want to be considered suburban. Even the Duchess of Cambridge.” Tradition or not, we need no excuse to adore Prince George's shorts. Click through the gallery above to see his best looks and let us know what you think by tweeting us @YahooStyleCA.
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James Bond's Naomie Harris begs Daniel Craig to return to role of 007
The actress wants her Bond back.
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Zidane: I will get sacked
Pressure may be beginning to build on Zinedine Zidane, but he remains unafraid of the sack at Real Madrid.
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IS severing children's limbs in Syrian stronghold of Raqqa
Families who have escaped from the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa have told Sky News they witnessed militants carry out countless public amputations, some of them against children. "Everything has changed," he says.
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Merkel says no exceptions for Britain in market access talks
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that the European Union could not grant Britain full access to the EU's internal market if London did not accept the bloc's basic principle of free movement.
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Experts Say These Are the 4 Best Breakfasts For Weight Loss
If you want to lose weight and keep it off, don't skip meals, and definitely don't skip breakfast! This is the best time to start loading up on carbs and protein so you have energy for the day and time to burn off those calories. Nutritionists Stephanie Clarke, RD, and Willow Jarosh, RD, of C&J Nutrition have shared the perfect equation for how to make a satisfying breakfast that will also help you lose weight.
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Awkward moment Liz Hurley forced to address THAT 'Photoshopped' image of her son
Elizabeth Hurley was forced to address the image of her son Damien holding an invisible object by Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield. It was painfully awkward as the presenters dared broach the topic with the 51-year-old actress who was there to talk about the latest breast cancer campaign by Estee Lauder. Joking about the rumoured Photoshopped image which showed Damien and his glamourous mum at a private garden party, Phil wanted to know what he had been holding.
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Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney on a collision course with Jose Mourinho
Wayne Rooney's decision to publicly take on Jose Mourinho does not bode well for his Manchester United future. Speaking to journalists ahead of England's World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia, the 30-year-old was grilled on recent developments at Old Trafford which have seen him dropped from the first-team.
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One Direction's Niall Horan told that no-one really cares about him in awkward live interview
The trouble with a live interview is that absolutely anything can happen and there is no way of hiding it, which is what One Direction star, Niall Horan, discovered in his latest radio chat.
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Poltergeist 'caught on camera' shaking woman's washing line in back garden
Lyndsey Mann filmed the spooky clip on her mobile phone which shows her dryer rattling on a still and clear afternoon with no apparent sign of what was causing the movement.
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Russia tells U.S. to think 'carefully' before hitting Syrian army
Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday the United States should carefully consider the consequences of strikes on Syrian army positions because such strikes would obviously threaten Russian servicemen. Commenting on Russia's S-300 air defence complexes recently deployed to Syria, the ministry said in a statement that their crews would hardly have time to detect the exact flight paths of missiles or from what direction they were launched. The ministry also mentioned a more sophisticated air defence system, the S-400, which safeguards Russia's Hmeymim air base in Syria.
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Burger King customers discover foul-mouthed message on their Whopper wrapper
A pair of Burger King customers found a rather unwelcome message inside the packaging of their Whopper. Nancie and Martyce Murphy ordered a Whopper, a Whopper Jr., fries, onion rings and drinks from the branch in Naperville, Illinois- but they had an added extra in the form of the message that read “f*** you” on both their wrappers. Nancie posted pictures of the offensive packaging on her Facebook page, writing: “Upon pulling around to pay for our food my husband asked the evening manager Christian (he gave us his name) to please ensure that our food would be hot.
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