Billie Piper 'splits from boyfriend' and father of daughter after 8 years

Ellie Goulding showed off her incredible figure as she shared a photo on Instagram sunbathing topless in Costa Rica.The risqué snap comes just a week after the pop icon, 37, confirmed her split from her husband of four years Caspar Jopling, where she detailed that they had parted ways after 'privately separating some time ago'. But on Thursday, the singing sensation looked carefree as she stripped down to her bikini bottoms to make the most of the sunshine on her lavish getaway as she documented her trip with her 13.9 million followers.The bikini photo also comes amid her fun-filled holiday in Costa Rica, where she was spotted looking cosy with surfer Armando Perez.

People making a new claim for devolved benefits, or those transferring from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) IT system to the Social Security Scotland platform, are being warned not to be caught out by cold-callers, pretending to be official local client support advisers.

Rachel Leviss, formerly known as Raquel, is taking Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix to court in the aftermath of the Scandoval.

How did you like the chocolate factory, Charlie? Instead of the most wonderful place in the whole world, angry customers and event participants from a botched “Wonka World” immersive experience held this weekend in Glasgow, Scotland, are angry and seeking a refund.

Thomas Kingston and his royal wife, Lady Gabriella Windsor, were 'happy and chatty' whilst they attended a public appearance just days prior to his death.

Ellise Shafer Catherine McCormack has joined Colin Firth in Sky and Peacock’s upcoming limited series “Lockerbie,” about the 1988 flight disaster in which 259 passengers and crew members were killed. The “Slow Horses” actor will play Jane Swire, the wife of Dr. Jim Swire (Firth).

Love Island star Callum Jones has dropped huge hints that he is no longer with fellow islander Jess Gale, after the duo reached the final together earlier this month. The couple, who initially met on the 2020 series of Love Island, hit it off during their second round in the villa and ended up placing second, despite many fans wishing Callum had rekindled his romance with ex Molly Smith. Callum and Jess ended up finishing in second place on the first All Star series, with Molly Smith and Tom Clare taking home the crown, and the 50k cash prize.

Sister Wives‘ Meri Brown has announced she is single.

Rochelle Humes was quickly asked about her sister Sophie Piper's time on Love Island: All Stars as she returned to the helm of This Morning. And she also revealed somewhat of a 'snub' from her younger sibling's new beau after they met for the first time.

Carol Kirkwood has spoken honestly about her challenging first marriage break-up from Jimmy Kirkwood. During a chat on Kaye Adam's podcast 'How to Be 60', the BBC Breakfast weather presenter was asked to share about the most difficult year in her life thus far. In response she said: "Probably the year I got divorced, I didn't expect that to happen and it was shocking.

Tom Sandoval has released a new statement following backlash on Tuesday (February 20).

Girls Aloud stars Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle looked glam as they headed to an event together during London Fashion Week.The singers hit the town ahead of their 20-year anniversary tour later this year. Cheryl, 40, Kimberley, 42, Nadine, 38, and Nicola, 38, attended the the Perfect Magazine and AMI Paris party on 19 February at Dovetale restaurant together.The foursome looked red carpet ready as they partied the night away at the glitzy event at 1 Hotel Mayfair. Cheryl certainly turned heads, as the singer debuted a chic new hairstyle at the party.

A Perthshire farmer who thought she was going to die while being crushed by a bull has urged livestock workers to take extra precautions.

Pulp‘s Jarvis Cocker has thanked fans for their support after his mother passed away at the beginning of this year.The frontman shared in a new Instagram post today (February 19) that his mum, Christine, died the day after Pulp performed a Hogmanay concert in Edinburgh to ring in the new year.“It’s 49 days since my mum passed away,” the musician captioned the post. “She died the day after Pulp played the Hogmanay concert in Edinburgh.

Coronation Street favourite Alan Halsall has reportedly parted ways with his girlfriend of five years, Tisha Merry.The couple first met on the set of the popular ITV soap in 2019, when Tisha, 30 appeared as waitress Steph Britton alongside series regular Alan, 41, who plays mechanic Tyrone Dobbs. Now, five years after sparks flew between the pair, the couple made the decision to call time on their relationship at the start of 2024, reports The Sun.

Guy Lodge Film Critic After several years working in German TV and locally-oriented film projects, Julia von Heinz had a significant breakthrough with “And Tomorrow the Entire World” — a taut, punchy political thriller with a youthful spirit of anti-fascist revolt, vigorous enough to land a Venice competition slot. Its success evidently raised the status of the director’s long-held passion project, an adaptation of Australian novelist Lily Brett’s semi-autobiographical 2001 title “Too Many Men,” which reckoned thoughtfully with her parents’ experience as Auschwitz survivors, and the hereditary nature of trauma.

When Australian writer Lily Brett published her novel Too Many Men in 2001, critics marvelled at the light, comic tone she had managed to strike in a novel about the lasting impact of the Holocaust, passed down from one generation to the next. Families have their customary jokes; they squabble over the dinner table; they may be funny characters but, underneath it all, there is a consciousness of pain. That’s not an easy balance to strike, as a writer or as an actor.

Sir Ian McKellen has split with his boyfriend of just over one year, it's been reported.The legendary Lord of the Rings star was in a relationship with fellow actor, Oscar Conlon-Morrey, after the pair met while playing mother and son in the pantomime Mother Goose. Oscar, who is over 50 years Ian's junior, reportedly dubbed the 84 year old as "the new love of his life" at the end of 2022 when he announced on Twitter that the pair were seeing in the new year together. It is thought that the former couple first got together towards the end of the year, and their relationship quickly got serious.

While Americans have been independent from the reign of England for hundreds of years now, we (like much of the world) still carry a fascination with the Royals. We love all of the gossip and pageantry.

Amanda Owen shared a number of photos on her Instagram Page, as she posed with some of her children in cosy winter clothes. One cute picture saw the Our Yorkshire Farm star wrapped up warm with Violet, 12, Annas, 9, and Sidney, 11, as they spent time having fun in the show. Captioning the picture, Amanda simply wrote: "Winter woolies," before posting snaps of the children at night helping out at the farm.