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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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Will’s take on Barry Keoghan’s starkers dance in Saltburn elicited many messages on social media[/caption]

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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This is the third Love Island star Vanessa Bauer has been partnered with[/caption]

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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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Joey Essex and Vanessa had a fling during their time on the show[/caption]

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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Rachel Reeves’ Budget is seriously bad for Britain, believe me[/caption]

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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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My regret would be giving too much money to charity, money mostly gone to bloody donkeys who never say thank you[/caption]

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 on Heinz Toast Toppers[/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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Parking can be a rare commodity even in your own street[/caption]

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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Permit parking has become a popular way to warn off other drivers from taking up the limited parking spaces of residents but it comes with its down-sides[/caption]

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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If you’re a blue badge holder you can apply for your own parking space to be marked out[/caption]

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.

First son Hunter Biden expressed grave concerns that a "fascist minority" within the US may rip away American democracy in an interview posted one day after his father's controversial "garbage" comment.

This endorsement is getting some buzz.

A Russian court has ordered Google to pay a $20.5 decillion fine, worth more than the entire world's GDP, after the tech giant allegedly barred pro-Moscow propaganda channels on YouTube.

Steve Kazee found himself in hot water for posting "HAHA" atop a black screen just hours after the "Magic Mike" star's split from Kravitz broke.