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They’ll host their first show as permanent presenters later Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley are set to helm their first show as permanent presenters of This Morning. The duo have taken over from Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, who co-hosted ITV1’s flagship morning programme together for 14 years before they both left in 2023. Ahead of Deeley and Shephard’s […]

The NHS describe it as the ‘silent killer’, with 4.2 million people estimated to have it without knowing Millions of people are being urged to get NHS pharmacy checks for high blood pressure, which has been described as the “silent killer”. If left untreated, high blood pressure can lead to heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease and vascular dementia. Up to […]

International picture agencies have withdrawn it over concerns it’s been ‘digitally altered’ Kensington Palace is under pressure to answer questions about whether the first picture of the Princess of Wales to be released after her surgery has been digitally altered. The image of Kate and her children, said by the palace to have been taken by the […]

Esther Ghey has held an emotional meeting with the mother and uncle of Scarlett Jenkinson The mother of teenager Brianna Ghey has met the family of the girl who murdered her child. Esther Ghey met the mother and uncle of Scarlett Jenkinson, who planned the “sadistic” killing and lured Brianna, 16, to a park where she was stabbed 28 […]

Dancing On Ice host Holly Willoughby has said everyone is “completely gutted” that Greg Rutherford had to pull out of the final only hours before, after suffering a “significant injury” during rehearsals. The Olympic long jumper, 37, was due to compete on Sunday with his dancing partner Vanessa James, but announced earlier in the day […]

Danny Ings scored his first Premier League goal in more than a year as West Ham came from two down to snatch a 2-2 draw against his former club Burnley. The ex-England striker had probably his best game for the Hammers despite only coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute. Ings had a […]

Alexis Mac Allister’s penalty earned Liverpool a dramatic 1-1 draw against Manchester City that left the destiny of the Premier League still very much up in the air. A point apiece means Arsenal remain top of the table on goal difference from Jurgen Klopp’s side but they have to go to the Etihad in three […]

Tottenham inflicted a chastening 4-0 home defeat on 10-man Aston Villa as Ange Postecoglou’s men emphatically won this key battle in the race for Champions League qualification. Sunday’s crunch clash between fourth and fifth was described in the build-up by Villa skipper John McGinn as “the most important game in the club’s recent history”. Unai […]

Brighton bounced back from European embarrassment at the hands of Roma by scraping a 1-0 Premier League success over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest. Albion returned to the Amex Stadium with their maiden Europa League adventure in dire straits following Thursday’s 4-0 thrashing in the Italian capital. But Andrew Omobamidele’s first-half own goal got the Seagulls back […]

A 46-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial in connection with an investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. A man and woman have been arrested in connection with the investigation into Legacy Independent Funeral Directors. ACC Thom McLoughlin said: “We can confirm that […]