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CHARLI XCX and Emma Corrin will have their very own Halloween ghost story to tell today after getting the willies at a stately home.

The pair were on set for their new film, 100 Nights Of Hero.

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Charli XCX was freaked out by some spooky happenings at a stately home in Hertfordshire[/caption]

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Both Charli and actress Emma Corrin were spooked out while filming movie 100 Nights Of Hero[/caption]

They and the production team were totally freaked out by some spooky happenings in the Grade II-listed Knebworth House in Hertfordshire.

A film insider told me: “Charli and Emma were both a bit jumpy during filming for 100 Nights Of Hero because it felt like they were alone.

“But as the cameras began rolling, all sorts of weird things started to happen.

“Sound recording equipment mysteriously malfunctioned and started cutting out and picking up distorted noises when no one was speaking.

“The cameras were also affected and started flickering on and off without warning.

“When they looked back, some of the footage came out blurred, despite the conditions being perfect.

“It felt as though something — or someone — was toying with the equipment because the glitches defied any logical explanation.

“It was creepy as hell.”

According to historians, two ghosts are regularly seen at Knebworth, which is famed for its massive outdoor concerts, with acts including Oasis and Robbie Williams.

One spirit is a woman called “Spinning Jenny”, who got a bit handsy with a toff who lived in the house and was locked away in a room to keep her from him.

The second is supposedly a “radiant boy” who was seen in a room by a 19th-century guest, Lord Castlereagh.

The peer took his own life a few years after encountering the ghostly figure.

People who say they have seen the boy claim he appears in front of you before drawing his fingers across his throat.

Hopefully for Charli and Emma, this isn’t foretelling the fate of their new film at the box office.

Moss is boss

LOTTIE MOSS sang her heart out at the VIP relaunch of Karaoke Box’s flagship venue in East London.

The model’s tights may have seen better days, but she was on song while partying at the event with her friends.

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Lottie Moss sang her heart out at the VIP relaunch of Karaoke Box’s flagship venue[/caption]

Like her half-sister Kate, who sang on Primal Scream’s cover of Some Velvet Morning in 2002, Lottie appears to have a good set of pipes on her.

So if OnlyFans fizzles out, there could be a new career beckoning.

Sophie U-Turner

SOPHIE TURNER has more than got her mojo back.

The Game Of Thrones actress is locked in a bitter split from boyband star Joe Jonas.

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Sophie will be handed the Performance award at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards on Tuesday[/caption]

But her smile has returned thanks to a slew of huge new acting projects and a very handsome boyfriend, Peregrine Pearson.

“We’re very happy,” Sophie told Harper’s Bazaar as she posed for the cover of its November issue, on sale next Wednesday.

“It came around very quickly. I just needed to go on a date to know how to do it again. That was the first date and the last date, and it’s been great.

“He’s lovely. He’s funny and he brings out the cheeky side of me, the fun side. He lights me back up.”

Sophie will be handed the Performance award at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year Awards on Tuesday.

As well as promoting her new ITV drama series Joan, Sophie talked about working on new psychological thriller Trust, in which she takes on the role of an actress caught up in an internet scandal.

Touching on her split from Joe, Sophie added: “That one really mirrored my life from this past year, and it was a very cathartic experience for me.

“It was a chance to let out some serious anger, which was fun.”

If I was Joe, I would take cover now.

• The December/January issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK is on sale from 6 November’

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Sophie told of her new projects and boyfriend as she posed for the cover of Harper’s Bazaar November issue, on sale next Wednesday[/caption]

Saoirse: Reaction ‘wild’

SAOIRSE RONAN went viral over the weekend after she shut down Paul Mescal on The Graham Norton Show.

The actress stunned Paul and fellow guests Eddie Redmayne and Denzel Washington into silence with her comment about gender-based violence against women.

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Saoirse Ronan went viral over the weekend after she shut down Paul Mescal on The Graham Norton Show[/caption]

Responding to a joke made by Paul, Saoirse said that women had to think about how they can stay safe from attack “all the time”.

On Ryan Tubridy’s Virgin Radio show yesterday, Saoirse said she didn’t think her words would have so much impact.

“The reaction has been wild,” she said.

“I didn’t necessarily set out to sort of make a splash. But I do think there’s something really telling about the society we’re in right now, and about how open women want to be with the men in their lives.

“With Paul being one of my very dear friends, I have had conversations like that with him before and he completely gets that and completely understands that. The fact there was a moment like that on a show like Graham Norton, it’s something people tune into.

“It seems to have had an accessibility which seems to have really gained traction, which I think is amazing.

“It’s opening a conversation and again, hopefully it’s allowing more and more women to actually be like, ‘Let’s talk about our experience’.”

Fab year for The Beatles

THE BEATLES’ Apple Corps company turned over almost £1million a week last year.

The earnings were boosted by the success of single Now And Then, which went straight to No1 after it was released in November.

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The Beatles’ Apple Corps company turned over almost £1million a week last year[/caption]

As well as turning over more than £46million, the Fab Four – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the late John Lennon and George Harrison – made over £6million in profits alone.

I revealed last month the group, above, had a new Disney+ documentary coming out and last week they confirmed my tale – announcing Beatles ’64 is out on November 29.

Director Sam Mendes is also working on four biopics about the group, with Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn taking on the role of George.

It’s going to be a bumper 2025 for The Beatles.

Zoe love on blink

JUST eight weeks ago, Channing Tatum told Zoe Kravitz: “I got you for ever.”

But that sweet sentiment has aged like milk, as the pair ended their engagement and called it quits after three years.

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Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz have ended their engagement and called it quits after three years[/caption]

Channing and Zoe started dating after they met on the set of her directorial debut Blink Twice, and went on to become one of my favourite Hollywood couples.

The pair were last spotted together at the start of the month when they watched a play, Picture Day, in New York.

People magazine in the US reported the split yesterday and given their great track record on celebrity splits, I’m inclined to believe it’s true.

Channing and Zoe have just signed on to star in new film Alpha Gang, which starts filming next year.

That green-room small talk is going to be awkward.

MARLA MAPLES is former President Donald Trump’s second ex-wife and mother of one of his daughters

Marla is mother to Tiffany Trump as a result of her marriage to Donald – here’s everything we know about her.

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Tiffany Trump’s mother Marla Maples is Donald’s second ex-wife[/caption]

Who is Tiffany Trump’s mom Marla Maples? 

Born on October 27, 1963, Marla Maples is an American socialite, actress, and media personality from Cohutta, Georgia.

She was also a beauty pageant queen and was the Miss Georgia USA runner-up in 1984.

Marla also appeared as a celebrity guest at WWF WrestleMania VII and several movies like Richie Rich: White Christmas and Loving Annabelle. 

She even made a cameo appearance in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alongside her then-husband Donald Trump.

In 2016, she competed in season 22 of Dancing With The Stars, but was third to be eliminated, and guest co-hosted The View on ABC.

Maples is now a wellness, spirituality, and motivational speaker and is often invited to various summits as a keynote speaker. 

She describes herself as “mostly vegan” and promoted a number of alternative treatments during the Covid-19 pandemic, the effectiveness of which was questioned by critics.

She also makes personalized videos through Cameo.

When did Tiffany’s parents Marla and Donald meet?

In 1989, Marla met Donald while strolling on Madison Avenue in New York City. 

When they met, Donald was still married to his first wife, Ivana, when he decided to go on a date with Marla.

Regarding her relationship with Donald, Marla told Vanity Fair at the time: “I believe I have a purpose and that there is a reason we’re together.

“It’s a good love, it’s not a harmful love. It’s a really good, trusting love.

“I would be happier living out on a farm away from everyone and not being in this concrete world, and here he is representing everything that some people think is very materialistic.

“Sometimes you need something from someone who is completely the opposite and you find a place where you can meet and learn.”

Meanwhile, Ivana recalled in her book Raising Trump: “This young blonde woman approached me out of the blue and said ‘I’m Marla and I love your husband. Do you?‘

“I said ‘Get lost. I love my husband.’ It was unladylike but I was in shock.”

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Tiffany was born a month before Donald and Marla tied the knot at the Plaza Hotel in NYC[/caption]

How long were Marla and Donald together?

Between Tiffany’s birth and Donald’s divorce from Ivana, the 45th President and Marla dated on and off for some time.

On October 13, 1993, the pair welcomed Tiffany in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Although she is Donald’s fourth child and second daughter, the socialite is Marla’s only child.

On December 20, 1993, the couple tied the knot and held their wedding ceremony at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

Years later, Tiffany’s parents separated in May 1997 and officially divorced on June 8, 1999.

It came after Donald fired his bodyguard Spencer Wagner in 1996 after police found him and Maples together on a beach at 4 am.

Both Maples and Trump denied any affair, while Wagner has made a number of different accounts of the incident.

Under the terms of her prenup with Donald, Maples is bound by a confidentiality agreement in matters relating to their marriage.

A DARTS commentator was left gobsmacked after witnessing the “weirdest checkout ever.”

The bizarre moment occurred on Thursday in the Modus Super Series.

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It was hailed as the ‘weirdest checkout ever’[/caption]

Anton Ostlund was one leg up in his Group A clash with David Mayle when he proceeded to show off his darts skills.

With 59 on the board, Ostlund checked out with an incredible combo.

First, the ace threw down a T7.

And he completed the move with a stunning D19.

This left the commentator in bits as they reacted to the wild scenes.

They said: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen that!”

While on social media, it was hailed as the “weirdest checkout ever.”

Another fan added: “Typical Modus Super Series finish.”

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Elsewhere, there were plenty of laughs in the Players Championship clash between Nathan Aspinall and Michael Smith.

The latter won the third-round Event 29 battle 6-3.

And The Asp left his opponent in stitches by asking the ref if he could leave a finish with a total of 236.

This saw the board man reply: “I can’t tell you that.”

And the blunt answer left Aspinall laughing, with Smith also giggling out loud.

IQBAL Mohammed is a barrister whose career was nearly brought to an end by a scheme hatched by an ex-lover. 

An ITV drama named The Real Fatal Attraction examines the terrifying plot that Anisah Ahmed devised, which saw him arrested in his own chambers. 

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Superstar barrister

Iqbal earned his bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Warwick in 2005, before going on to pass the Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School in 2007. 

He specializes in commercial law, which he studied in 2017 at the University of Warwick. 

The barrister is one of the most respected in his field and has been nominated for Commercial Lawyer of the Year by the Society of Asian Lawyers in 2017, alongside a nomination for Barrister of the year by Birmingham Law Society in 2019. 

Life seemed perfect for the high-flying barrister, who married his wife in 2013, but everything changed when he received a “connect” request on LinkedIn. 

Meeting Anisah Ahmed

Ahmed followed up her “connect” request with an email sent straight to Iqbal’s inbox which was filled with probing questions about the lawyer’s career.

Put off by the “haughty” tone of her questioning, Iqbal decided to ignore her messages. 

She tried again three years later, using a new profile picture and simply said “hi” in her request.

Iqbal decided to respond, beginning a flirty conversation which eventually led to a full-blown nine-month-long affair. 

Ahmed said that she was unaware that the barrister was married and Iqbal said she was furious when the truth came out. 

She contacted Iqbal’s wife and told her about the affair, before launching an elaborate revenge plot that nearly ruined Iqbal’s life.

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Iqbal is arrested

Ahmed forged emails from Iqbal’s work account and claimed that the barrister was threatening to post intimate pictures of her online.

When her actions prompted an investigation by the police into her harassment of Iqbal, she decided to take things one step further. 

Iqbal was arrested in his chambers in June 2015, in front of his colleagues, and questioned by the police for hours for a crime he did not commit.

Unbeknownst to him, Ahmed had falsely accused him of rape and his wife’s home was being searched for evidence. 

Ahmed then faked a kidnapping to make it appear as if Iqbal had hired a hitman to kill her.

In actual fact, she had hired an ex-boyfriend to make the fake kidnapping look more believable but even he was unable to go through with the most sinister part of her plan. 

Ahmed wanted him to stab her, to make her allegations even more believable, but she decided to take matters into her own hands when he refused. 

She stabbed herself in the leg, narrowly avoiding an essential artery, and called the police who rushed to the scene. 

On the way to the hospital, she made sure to mention Iqbal’s name so he would be incriminated. 

Eventually, Ahmed’s scheme was unraveled and she was handed a life sentence for her crimes. 

The charges against Iqbal were dropped and he was able to reconcile with his wife, after a period of separation. 

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The Real Fatal Attraction

The shocking crime has been likened to the plot of the 1987 film Fatal Attraction, which saw Glenn Close’s character Alex Forrest stalk Michael Douglas’ Dan Gallagher. 

Fatal Attraction became one of the most iconic films of the decade when Alex boiled Dan’s rabbit in a pot on the stove. 

An ITV series named The Real Fatal Attraction, which dives into Ahmed’s crimes, will air on November 13, 2024.
Fans can rewatch the series after it airs live through ITV’s streaming service ITVX.

BIG Brother host AJ Odudu wins endless praise for her fashion-forward wardrobe.

But Will Best’s keen not to be kept out the spotlight – so he decided to ditch his entirely.

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Fans were left swooning when he stripped naked not once, but twice, in jokey social media videos.

Will laughed: “It wasn’t my idea, but I didn’t need to be persuaded particularly . . .  look, AJ has her amazing clothes, right? I can’t compete with that.

“So I’ve got to go all the way the other way and wear no clothes.”

His take on Barry Keoghan‘s starkers dance in Saltburn elicited many messages.

He added: “The thing I like about those kind of messages is that they’re always funny. Like, there’s a wit and hilarity to them.

“After the first series, my friends printed out some of the best comments. And as a surprise on the day of the final, they printed out all the thirstiest and plastered them all over my dressing room.

“The beauty of Big Brother is people love it and if they want to show that by messaging absolute filth to the host, great!”

• Big Brother continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.

My big bother

THE scary concept of being filmed 24/7 for TV is something Big Brother host Willknows all about.

But the presenter has confessed that he faces a far more horrifying reality at home.

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We met up to chat about the ITV2 show’s devilish plans for Halloween when Will revealed that he suffers from horrifying night terrors.

Will said: “I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a ghost, but I do suffer from night terrors.

“They are basically like part of my brain is asleep and part of it is awake.

“So your eyes are open, you’re up, you’re sitting up in bed, but you are hallucinating. Part of you is still in a dream.

“So I’ve seen some terrifying things in my bedroom that I then put down to night terrors.”

The sleep disorder has led to hallucinations so vivid, he has woken convinced a partner was choking to death.

Stopped breathing

He went on: “The scary thing is it’s not just what they do, it’s what I then do. I’ve had one where I hallucinated somebody was trying to steal my then girlfriend’s pillow, and so I yanked it back.

“I once had a night terror where I thought my partner had stopped breathing, so I started trying to administer CPR!”

Will added: “Obviously it’s disturbing. But the good thing about it is if I was in the Big Brother house, I would definitely get a bed to myself because nobody wants to deal with that!”

The plans for the housemates this “Halloweek” sound spooky enough without a dose of sleep demons.

So far the housemates have become part of Camp Big Brother and had to play creepy games which have left Emma forced to nominate four of her pals. Will revealed: “This week is Halloweek and that means there’s going to be a lot of scary moments.

And what is the scariest thing for housemates? Shock evictions. So watch this space. There’s still loads of them in there and we’ve got less than three weeks to get them all out.

“Last series contestant Kerry exited through a coffin so Big Brother’s got previous and I wouldn’t be surprised to see backdoor evictions.”
But would that really be the scariest thing that could happen in the house?

Will added: “I’d like to see some cross-pollination of the series.

“I would like to see Louis Walsh from Celebrity Big Brother going in there and hauling someone out by the ear!”

Now we’re talking.

DANCING On Ice has revealed it’s first pairing as Vanessa Bauer bags herself Love Island hunk Chris Taylor.

The new series of the ITV skating show will kick off in January with a host of famous faces.

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It comes after Towie’s Dan Edgar begged to not be paired with Vanessa[/caption]

The professional skater, 28, will be teaming up with Celebs Go Dating star Chris, 34, for the upcoming series.

This is not the first time that Vanessa has danced with a reality star.

In 2019, Vanessa was paired with former Love Island star Wes Nelson, where they finished in the runner-up spot.

Vanessa also danced with reality TV King and Love Island’s Joey Essex last series and ended up in fourth place.

She enjoyed a win on her first series on the show back in 2018, when she won alongside TV personality Jake Quickenden.

Now Vanessa is hoping to replicate the same success with Chris, who will join the likes of Hollyoaks‘ Chelsee Healey, EastEnders star Charlie Brooks and Coronation Street‘s Sam Aston.

Chris is also in good company with a number of other reality stars – including Towie’s Dan Edgar, 34.

The Sun revealed earlier today that a new feud has erupted as Essex lad Dan begged NOT to be paired with skate siren Vanessa.

Dan is said to have made the plea out of loyalty for his mate Joey Essex, who had a fling with Vanessa during his time on the show in 2023.

A source said: “Dan didn’t want anything to distract him from the competition and he didn’t want to have to worry about what Joey was thinking. 

“Why create any problems when it’s easily avoided by asking for a different dancer?

“Insiders say it was discussed as part of his discussions about joining the show and didn’t cause any problems.”

Dan is recently single after his split from Ella Rae Wise, which came following his six-year relationship with Amber Turner. 

Vanessa is also thought to be single after splitting from marketing manager Dan Underwood, her boyfriend of nine months, this summer. 

The source added: “Vanessa is an incredible skater but Dan wanted to keep things really professional and stick by his mate. 

“Joey and Vanessa did not end badly, but it just felt like the easiest solution.”

Joey sparked romance rumours with Vanessa with a string of racy performances, snogs backstage and they even enjoyed a smooch live on-air.

The two went separate ways a month after the show finished.

Dancing on Ice returns live to ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV player in the new year.

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WELL, that’s the economy wrecked for the next five years, then. Cheers, Ms Reeves. Excellent work.

It almost eclipses your previous achievement of being 26th best at chess in Lewisham. Or whatever it was you used to brag about.

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Starmer and Reeves both kept going on about how they were going to be ‘responsible’[/caption]

But this Budget is seriously bad for Britain, believe me. Let’s leave aside for a moment the fact that Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves promised, every day, that there would be no tax rises under a Labour government.

Remember that? They both kept going on about how they were going to be “responsible”. And how they would protect the “working man”.

Trouble is, Starmer found it as hard to define what a “working man” is as he did to define what a woman was.

Anyway, having told us they would not raise taxes, they’ve dutifully gone ahead and increased the overall tax burden in the country by a staggering £40billion. That’s about £1,400 for every household.

It makes no difference in the end if raising the tax burden is done truthfully by telling the public you’re going to put up taxes. That’s what decent Socialist governments would do.

Or if it’s done very deceitfully indeed by a government which has just presided over the worst first 100 days in office since the Second World War. Hell, I’d prefer the truthful version. But in the end, we still have to stump up the cash.

But that is very far from being the worst of it.

Because what Rachel Reeves delivered was a Budget which will not only hurt the working man, it will hurt in particular the aspirational, striving, hard-working men and women.

It is a Budget which rewards idleness rather than vigour. A Budget which will please only the bureaucrats who run the NHS and other vast public sector institutions.

It is the private sector, where our country generates its income, which has taken the biggest hammering.

James Vitali, head of political economy at Policy Exchange, said: “This Budget tilts resources away from the wealth-creating parts of our economy towards the public sector.

“It will be the working people who will suffer in the form of lower wage growth and higher tax bills.”

Exactly. Which is why the Office for Budget Responsibility — a neutral body set up to give independent advice to the Government — is warning that Reeves has buggered up our possibility of seeing real economic growth.

And the predictions for future economic growth have been suitably downgraded.

Attacks aspiration

God help you if you are a small businessman. I don’t mean a short bloke who works in an office. I mean the owners of businesses with 20 or so employees. The very lifeblood of our economy.

The rise in National Insurance payments will cripple them. Don’t take my word for it, though.

It will be the working people who will suffer in the form of lower wage growth and higher tax bills

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The economist Justin Urqhart Stewart said: “We’ve seen over the past few years, the great success of Britain has been the growth of small companies and small companies employing people.

“And I’m afraid they will be hit by the National Insurance increase. Employing one or two people, actually that extra National Insurance will be the question as to whether you are going to take that on as an employer.”

He added: “The chances are, as a small business, you can’t.”

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Reeves delivered a Budget which will not only hurt the working man, it will hurt in particular the aspirational, striving, hard-working men and women[/caption]

But it is not just the employers who are taking a hit. The truth is this was a Budget which attacks any form of aspiration.

Anybody who is trying to better themselves and make improvements to their lives. They are the sort of people Labour hate.

Unfortunately, they are also the sort of people who keep this benighted country afloat.

So, imagine you’re living in social housing and you fancy taking advantage of the Right to Buy scheme so that you can get your feet on the property ladder.

Well, Reeves is making it more difficult to buy your home at a decent price.

Or imagine you’re sick of how useless the local schools are. And you scrimp and save every penny to send your kid to a private school. Well, Rach has got a surprise in store for you, too.

Out of spite she has removed business rate relief for private schools. And in the new year plans to whack a load of VAT on them.

So if your choice of private school hasn’t actually gone bankrupt by then, you’ll have to pay much higher charges.

You know, I’ve dredged through the Budget looking for stuff that might actually benefit the country. Here’s my list:

1. She’s increased the minimum wage to £12.21.
2. . . . er . . . that’s it.
   This was the Budget of a failing government rewarding failure and punishing hard work and innovation.
   In short, it was everything we might have expected from the hapless Chancellor. We will be paying the cost for years.

SOFTEN UGLIER TRUTHS

I THINK it would be better if a veil of silence was gently draped over Prof Daniel Hamermesh.

And especially his latest research.

After careful analysis he has found that the ugliest people in the UK are the Welsh and Scots.

As I recently spent a long weekend in Fife and many years ago lived, briefly, in Bridgend, I can see no grounds whatsoever upon which to dispute these findings.

But this sort of research – Hamermesh calls it Pulchronomics – will only cause bitter resentment and unrest within the Celtic fringes.

Better to stick to the modern line. We are all very beautiful in our own way. Or that for Hamish and Rhiannon perhaps the radiance comes from within.

Something like that.

TIME TO BIN THE ADVICE

A BUNCH of councils are offering incredibly useful advice on how to bring up your kids not to be racist.

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Councils should just empty the bloody bins on time, mend the potholes – and shut up, instead of offering advice[/caption]

Thank you, thank you, Leicestershire and Southampton (among others).

You might have thought that simply telling your offspring not to judge a person by the colour of their skin would be sufficient. And that in any case it is a job for the parents rather than the pencil-necked council culture czars.

But what does this advice include?

They suggest that when you play Monopoly with white children, give them more money and less time in jail than they deserve.

This will show them that they are privileged, white oppressors. God help us all.

You obsessive, witless, fascistic apes.

Just empty the bloody bins on time, mend the potholes – and shut up.

EASIER ON THE ELITE

YOU wouldn’t want to meet Labour MP Mike Amesbury on a dark night, would you?

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Why haven’t the police charged Labour MP Mike Amesbury?[/caption]

Not after he has had a few, at least.

He punched a bloke to the ground. Then continued punching him while he was lying there. Then returned to crow about the beating he’d doled out.

OK, he’s been suspended from the Labour Party. But why haven’t the police charged him?

Didn’t take them long to bang up those rioters who had in many cases only said something, did it?

And do you remember the horrible Labour councillor Ricky Jones?

He was the one who called for right-wing protesters to “have their throats cut” in August.

Why is he still at large? His court case is due in January?

Why does it take so long to bring justice to those in the ruling elite?

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THE BBC news programmes are getting very worried that Donald Trump might win the US Presidential election.

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Victoria Derbyshire turns to an expert on the US Presidential election on BBC Newsnight[/caption]

Turn on Newsnight and you can see Victoria Derbyshire seething with fury. And so we are treated to every gaffe made by the Trump campaign team.

Victoria turns to an expert and asks something like: “Please tell me that this means Trump is absolutely done for?”

Fraid not, Beeb. Fraid not, David Lammy. Fraid not, Sir Keir.

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COMPO TO UK?

I WONDER if Barbados should pay the UK compensation rather than the other way around?

Slavery is a terrible thing. And it is to our credit that we led the way in trying to end it.

The practice continues, of course, in Africa, Asia and beyond.

But however bad slavery was – and it WAS – the people of Barbados are far better off today than they would have been if their ancestors had stayed in Africa.

Much, much, higher standard of living. Much longer life expectancy.

It’s OK, Barbados – you can pay by instalments. No rush.

Why’ve I been funding these?

A PALLIATIVE care nurse has been revealing people’s death-bed regrets.

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The things people near the end of life say they wished they had done.

A lot of people regret working too hard. Some regret not spending more time with their families.

My big regret would have been giving too much money to charity.

I mean, I haven’t given that much. But if you add it up over the course of a lifetime it is quite a few bob. It’s mostly gone to bloody donkeys, who never say thank you.

Money which I could have spent buying myself alcohol, cheese, Raisin & Biscuit Yorkies, pies, Heinz Toast Toppers, Cadbury Crunchie ice creams, Marks & Spencer “Best Ever” prawn cocktails and sausages.

...I could’ve been buying these

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Money which I could have spent buying myself cheese[/caption]

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I could have spent it on Raisin & Biscuit Yorkies[/caption]

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Or I could have spent that money on alcohol[/caption]

RETURNING home to find someone else parked in your spot is one of life’s inconveniences.

In recent times, parking disputes have often disrupted the harmony amongst residents, so we decided to find out what can and can’t be done legally if you find yourself at loggerheads over a parking space.

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According to RAC the average car is only use for only 4% of the time.

Our cars are parked at home for 80% of the time, and elsewhere on average for 16% of the remaining, so it’s no wonder motorists can become territorial about their parking space.

With many streets now updated with residential parking, this warns off the competition from other drivers who don’t live locally.

But parking rows between residents still arise, but it’s important to know your rights and not let disputes escalate.

How to stop my neighbour from using my parking spot

The first thing to remember is that nobody has an automatic right to park outside their own home.

With this in mind, you will need to resolve the situation in an amicable manner, so it is important to remain calm.

Always remember, providing they are not breaking the Highway Code, all road users are technically entitled to park outside your house in most instances.

Having a friendly word with the neighbour in question is the first port of call, you may find that they did not realise that their parking habits bothered you.

A friendly conversation could bring about a way to compromise with your neighbour so that you share the desired parking space and have designated days that you each can agree on.

What are my parking rights?

The main thing to consider when it comes to the law on parking and also recommendations from the Highway Code is that is all comes down to common sense and good manners in the main.

While people look upon it as an “unwritten rule” that the owner of a house should be entitled to park directly outside, that’s sadly all it is.

Even in the case of someone blocking your driveway, it is only a common courtesy not to park directly in front of it, giving the property owner access to their own drive.

The Highway Code, paragraph 207, asks that people DO NOT park their vehicle where it might cause an obstruction to other pedestrians or road users, and cites the example of not parking in front of another person’s driveway.

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In essence, while there are certain rules and regulations under the Highway Code relating to parking on public highways, mostly it’s a matter of common decency and courtesy.

If your street issues parking permits, anyone with one will be able to park anywhere along the road.

Drivers may be tempted to save the spot outside their house using a wheelie bin or cones.

However, this can be classed as an obstruction in the road and you may end up being reported to the local council or the police.

Am I entitled to the space outside my house?

Anyone can park in a public road space, even if it’s directly outside your house, as long as they aren’t breaking the Highway Code.

However, if you have residential parking then you are entitled to park outside your home, so long as a space is available.

Disabled motorists can claim a parking space by contacting their local council and request that a disabled bay be marked out to deter other drivers from taking their designated parking space.

To be eligible, the driver must be a Blue Badge holder.

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How to report a parking problem?

The Metropolitan police website state the following:

“If a parking space is available on a public road, even if it’s directly outside your house, anyone is allowed to park in it.

“We appreciate this can be frustrating, especially if spaces are hard to come by on your street.”

Police also deem an illegally parked car to be:

If the vehicle is parked:

• On zig zag lines
• Dangerously
• In a way that would prevent emergency vehicles from accessing

If these apply to your situation then you can go to your local police constabulary website and fill in the relevant contact form.

Whereas if a vehicle is parked in the following cases it needs to be reported to the local council:

• Over a dropped kerb
• On a pedestrian crossing (including the area marked by the zig-zag lines)
• In spaces reserved for Blue Badge holders, residents or motorbikes (unless entitled to do so)
• In marked taxi bays, cycle lanes or red lines
• Near a school entrance, bus or tram stop

PETER CROUCH has revealed one of his former Stoke team-mates used to “catfish” fans with training videos.

Ex-England international Crouch, 43, spent eight years at the Britannia and scored 62 goals in 261 games.

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But during his time at the club he has admitted there was one unnamed individual who created a misleading picture of his training routine.

Crouch claims this infuriated him as fans were calling for the player in question to be given game time, but the supporters were unaware he was not putting in the work outside of his social media videos.

Speaking on That Peter Crouch Podcast, he said: “There was one player at Stoke that was catfishing and it really annoyed me.

“He was on social media doing his stuff with his personal trainer outside the training ground.

“What he was like in the training ground, which we saw first hand, was not the person that we saw getting portrayed.

“What annoyed me is that fans were falling for it. They were saying ‘Why is he not playing? He should be playing ahead of him’.

“And the players they were saying he should be playing ahead of were working hard, were putting the work in and were doing alright for the team.

“So that was something that really annoyed me.”

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Crouch left Stoke one year after they were relegated down to the Championship.

He joined Burnley for six months and retired in 2019 after failing to score in six matches.

In his prime, Crouch bagged 42 goals in 134 games for Liverpool and 24 in 93 for Tottenham.

He also boasts an impressive England record having netted 22 goals in 42 matches for his country.

SCISSOR SISTERS didn’t feel like dancin’ for a long time – but they do now!

I can confirm the US group are reuniting after 12 years for a huge UK tour in 2025.

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Scissor Sisters are reuniting after 12 years for a huge UK tour[/caption]

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Jake Shears and Ana Matronic will hit the road in 2025, although there are currently no plans to make new music, having not released a full album since 2012’s Magic Hour.

The announcement, expected tomorrow, comes 20 years after they topped the UK charts with their self-titled debut album.

They have quietly teased the news by beaming their scissors logo, which looks like a pair of legs, on British arenas including London’s O2 and Manchester’s Co-op Live.

A music insider said: “There have been talks about a Scissor Sisters reunion for years but it was never the right time.

“Now schedules are finally in place for shows in 2025.

“The band are on good terms again and it’s all systems go.

“They will be playing major arenas up and down the UK and the hope is that there is new music further down the line.”

As well as Jake and Ana, the band includes bassist and keyboard player Babydaddy, guitarist Del Marquis and drummer Randy Real.

Asked earlier this month if he would like the group to reunite for a new album, Jake said: “I would love that.

“I would love to.

“It’s really a dream of mine and I hope that I can make it happen someday.”

They released four albums during their time together and had hits such as Laura, Take Your Mama, Filthy/Gorgeous, Comfortably Numb and their No1 smash I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’.

Since then, Jake has released two solo albums and had a starring role in Cabaret in London’s West End, while Ana has become a radio presenter and DJ.

I have loved reliving my youth in the last few years with gigs from Busted, S Club and JLS, so I’ll be right there for another slice of nostalgic pop.