Chef James Martin shares ONE lifestyle change behind 3 stone weight loss

Two of the men who accused a former youth charity chief of sexual ­misconduct say they have been failed after a ­watchdog took no action. Officials from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) looked at allegations about Jordan Linden, the former chairman of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP).

Matt Lucas has explained his decision to lose weight after Great British Bake Off fans were left in shock by his new look in the first episode of the latest series. On Tuesday evening this week, the Channel 4 series returned for its 2022 series and fans reacted to the host's transformation.The comedian and presenter has revealed his motivation for shedding the pounds.The Little Britain star, 48, said on Gabby Logan's podcast Midpoint that his reason for wanting to lose weight was that he was re-assessing his life at middle age.The actor and comedian said: "It’s really… I’m 48, my dad died when he was 52, very suddenly. His dad died I think at 56.

FilmNation TV UK has hired a key BBC Studios drama exec as it builds out its slate. Martin Rakusen has joined Creative Director Kirstie Macdonald’s team as COO.

Gentleman Jack producer Lookout Point and South African player Expanded Media Productions are adapting Deon Meyer’s bestseller Devil’s Peak into a five-part series for M-Net.

Qurate Retail Group, the John Malone-backed owner of video screen shopping mainstays QVC and HSN, has installed former Amazon exec Soumya Sriraman as president of streaming.

A heartbroken mum warned others against dangerous weight loss surgery after her 25-year-old son died following an operation in Turkey. Joe Thornley, from Derbyshire, had flown out to Istanbul to undergo a gastric sleeve procedure.

The mordantly comedic assault on the politics of revenge used to be the province of English/Irish playwright turned filmmaker Martin McDonagh. In more recent years, the writer/director has turned his probing eye towards compassion, forgiveness, and redemption and the unanswerable question of whether his problematic protagonists are worthy of either.

Sam Fender has announced his first ever stadium show at Newcastle’s St James’ Park – read Fender’s interview with NME about the 2023 gig below and find ticket details here.The singer-songwriter will play the huge hometown show at the home of his beloved Newcastle United on June 9 next year, becoming the first Geordie band to headline the venue.“It’s been a running joke since we started the band,” Fender told NME this week of his long-running desire to play a gig at the venue. “We used to be like, ‘Ah, imagine if we headlined St James’ one day!’ Now that it’s happening, it’s a little bit bizarre.“I think we manifested it by accident,” the singer added, saying that he and his bandmates “used to take the piss” and discuss the idea of playing a headline show at the famous football ground.Fender continued: “No actual Geordie band has ever done it.

David Bowie is set to receive a stone on London's Music Walk of Fame in Camden. The late 'Starman' hitmaker - who died following a secret battle with cancer in 2016 aged 69 - will be honoured with the tribute on September 15 at Camden Town Tube station. The music legend's stone joins those for The Who, Soul II Soul, Madness, and late icon Amy Winehouse.

Lorraine Kelly has shared her secrets to keeping the weight off after losing one and a half stone since January.In her HELLO! column of the week, the much-loved TV presenter documented her energetic Zumba class in Spain while she is away on holiday after her recovery from Covid.Find out how Lorraine got on...READ: Lorraine Kelly reveals struggle with COVID as she details nasty symptomsAs you know I have been taking a break from my show working on a really exciting project and also having a wee holiday.I'm finally over Covid now so I was able to go to a Zumba class here in Spain with my lovely friend Hilary.WATCH: Lorraine chats all things health and fitness after her zumba classOur teacher Omar is a force of nature, with the same sort of passion and energy levels as my wonderful instructor Maxine Jones in the UK.Omar's class was such good fun. I have two left feet, but it doesn't matter if you can’t keep up with all the steps as long as you do it with enthusiasm and just keep moving.