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Upon exiting the Love Island villa, most Islanders take the influencer route, but Paige Thorne is itching to get back to her day job. The Welsh star narrowly missed out on a place in the final with now official boyfriend Adam Collard , but the pair couldn’t be more loved up as they settle into life as a couple in the outside world. Prior to appearing on the ITV2 dating show, Paige worked as a paramedic and she has no plans to hang up her uniform any time soon. Speaking on ITV’s Lorraine on Friday, Paige – who was originally coupled up with Jacques O’Neill before he left the Majorcan villa – shared how she got major FOMO (fear of missing out) after the show ended and she heard an ambulance with sirens blaring. ‘I’ve got a meeting to go back to paramedic work, so that will be exciting,’ she said. ‘I actually saw an ambulance the other day with sirens on and I had like, serious FOMO. I was like, get me my ambulance back! ‘So yeah, I’m gonna go back into … [Read more...] about Love Island’s Paige Thorne returning to job as paramedic after getting FOMO hearing ambulance sirens

Love Island star Paige Thorne has deleted all photos of herself with ex-love interest Jacques O’Neill after he was called out for his behaviour towards several fellow contestants. Paige, 24, and Jacques, 23, were coupled up on the ITV2 dating series before he set his sites on some of the Casa Amor bombshells. After making moves on both Mollie Salmon, 23, and Cheyanne Kerr, 23, Paige found out and the pair’s romance was left in tatters, with Jacques deciding to exit days later. However, Paige moved on with Adam Collard , 26, and has now deleted snaps with Jacques from her social media after leaving the Villa. It comes weeks after Jacques himself removed photos of Paige from his account , despite one of them together previously being pinned to the top of his profile. The former professional rugby star has been hit with claims he has ‘bullied’ contestants such as Remi Lambert and Tasha Ghouri. In a statement on Thursday afternoon, Jacques acknowledged his … [Read more...] about Paige Thorne removes all traces of Love Island’s Jacques O’Neill from Instagram after ‘bullying’ row

Love Island star Danica Taylor has revealed she regrets not standing up for herself when Paige Thorne threw her some shade in the villa. The dancer didn’t have the easiest ride in Spain and was rejected multiple times over the summer by Luca Bish , Jacques O’Neill, Davide Sanclimenti, Jay Younger and Josh Le Grove. But the 21-year-old’s fortune did change and she eventually found a lasting connection with Jamie Allen before being dumped from the ITV2 programme. While the Leicester lass is still dating the football player, she has been ruminating over some of the other relationships she forged in Mallorca. In particular, Danica said she wishes she had confronted Paige, 24, over her behaviour on the night Antigoni Buxton, 26, was booted off the show. She explained: ‘Not gonna lie now I’ve watched it back, I’ve seen how Paige was when Antigoni left and it was very clear she wanted me to go.’ It was a very tense dumping, with the boys given the power to kick … [Read more...] about Love Island star Danica Taylor ‘wishes’ she confronted Paige Thorne over behaviour: ‘I do feel sad watching it back’

We didn’t get a Eurovision Song Contest this year, due the global pandemic, but we are getting Will Ferrell’s version of the iconic show instead. Back in 2018, the star was spotted in the crowd at the Lisbon grand final, soaking up his surroundings for inspiration for Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Eurovision fans greeted the news of the movie with trepidation. Would it make fun of Eurovision? Would it be portrayed as a cheese fest with bad songs and even worse costumes? But thankfully, and somewhat surprisingly, Eurovision Song Contest treats its source material with respect, and while it isn’t perfect, it’s a bit of a love letter to the greatest show on earth. Ferrell and Rachel McAdams play Lars and Sigrit, friends and members of the duo Fire Saga whose dream is to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Unfortunately for them, songstress Katiana (Demi Lovato) is a shoe in with her entry… but fortunately, Iceland don’t actually want to win … [Read more...] about Will Ferrell’s Eurovision film is a love letter to the contest, but it needs more laughs

Bob Blizzard, who has died aged 71, was Labour MP for the traditionally Tory constituency of Waveney in Suffolk from 1997 to 2010, having led the local council for six years. He resigned as PPS to the work and pensions minister Nick Brown in 2003 in protest at the Iraq War, but later served under Gordon Brown – to whom he was closer politically than to Tony Blair – as a government whip. Described by AA Gill in The Sunday Times as “like a day-old heifer bumping into things”, the Suffolk-born Blizzard campaigned fervently for a better deal for his constituency. He complained soon after his election that it was starved of economic development because of its “horrendously inadequate” transport infrastructure. Blizzard set up Lowestoft 2000, a partnership with businesses to promote the town, and secured improvements to traffic bottlenecks. His campaigning for a third bridge out of the town across Lake Lothing paid off after he lost his seat in 2010; the “Gull Wing” bridge is set to … [Read more...] about Bob Blizzard, jazz-loving Labour MP who fought hard for Britain’s fishing industry and for his Suffolk constituency – obituary

Cats love people who hate them because the reluctance to stroke and fuss them gives the feline the control and independence it needs, a study has found. In contrast, self-professed “cat people” who claim to be knowledgeable and have lived with them for several years are more likely to restrain the animal and touch areas they don’t like. Cats, unlike dogs, can be prickly characters that often seem aloof, distant and sometimes even downright rude. But new research from animal behaviour scientists at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham has found the blame can fall on the person and not the animal. While most dogs will shower any person in affection, cats are harder to please and have a few more rules and stipulations before they warm to a person. Where not to stroke a cat For example, cats have “red areas” where they hate to be touched, which include the base of their tail and the stomach. Attempts to stroke these regions will instantly get their … [Read more...] about Why cats love people who hate them

By Michael Dempsey Published 3 days ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing It's a fiercely hot afternoon in Milton Keynes and I'm chasing a small orange flag as it waggles just above a line of low garden walls. The flag is attached to a white robot with six wheels and I'm relieved to see that it's slowing down to a halt. Cristiane Bonifacio has just extracted a large chocolate bar from the robot that has rolled up outside her home. Ms Bonifacio is in a hurry and has to dash back indoors for a work Zoom call, but she's got just enough time to express her affection for the robot delivery service that sends these machines scuttling along her local pavements. "I love the robots. Sometimes you find one that's got stuck so you help it and it says 'thank you'." The robot delivery service from Starship Technologies was launched in Milton Keynes four years ago and has been … [Read more...] about Are we falling in love with robots?

Carol Vorderman has risked the wrath of BBC bosses after she seemed to accidentally leak a Strictly Come Dancing secret on social media. The former Countdown star, 61, told former Blue Peter host Helen Skelton , 39, that she couldn't wait to see her on the dancing competition, appearing to hint at a huge new addition to the highly anticipated line-up. READ MORE: Carol Vorderman branded 'sexiest MILF in town' as she parades figure in tight leggings The presenter captioned the post: "The Juicy [email protected] energy kick hit the system today. Yaaaayyyy. x.loving it." Countryfile star Helen was quick to compliment the presenter with a fire emoji, prompting Carol to made the shock announcement, as she thanked Helen for her compliment. Carol replied: "Looking forward to you winning Strictly missus x." Although rumours have circulated of Helen's appearance, nothing has been officially confirmed by the BBC show as of yet. A source previously revealed: "This is … [Read more...] about Carol Vorderman risks wrath of BBC bosses as she ‘leaks’ next Strictly Come Dancing star

A SHORT STORY BY SALMAN RUSHDIE EARLY IN 19—, WHEN SRINAGAR WAS UNDER the SPELL of a winter so fierce it could crack men’s bones as if they were glass, a young man upon whose coldpinked skin there lay, like a frost, the unmistakable sheen of wealth was to be seen entering the most wretched and disreputable part of the city, where the houses of wood and corrugated iron seemed perpetually on the verge of losing their balance, and asking in low, grave tones where he might go to engage the services of a dependably professional thief. The young man’s name was Atta, and the rogues in that part of town directed him gleefully into ever darker and less public alleys, until in a yard wet with the blood of a slaughtered chicken he was set upon by two men whose faces he never saw, robbed of the substantial bankroll that he had insanely brought on his solitary excursion, and beaten within an inch of his life. Night fell. His body was carried by anonymous hands to the edge of the lake, whence it … [Read more...] about The Prophet’s Hair

Carol Vorderma n has sent fans wild with her latest Twitter post. The Celebrity Gogglebox star took to the social media platform on Thursday with a video telling her fans that she has "made it on TikTok". In the video the star says: "Hello you lovely lot, I am now on TikTok! READ MORE: Carol Vorderman sends fans wild with stunning snaps in figure-hugging gym gear "Well, who'd have thought it. "I'll see you there if you click on the link in my bio we can have a lot of fun on that. "Have a lovely day, lots of love from Portugal." Carol donned a huge pair of sunglasses for the photo and looked a stunning nude bikini. However fans were a bit distracted and thought that the bikini made her look "topless". One fan commented: "I genuinely thought you were naked in this!" Another said: "That flesh coloured bikini top made me look twice …. and I doubt I was the only one." A third penned: "I just fallen off my seat bl**dy hell I thought you were topless for a few … [Read more...] about Carol Vorderman fans wonder if she’s ‘topless’ as she rocks nude illusion bikini