Tan France hits back at criticism of M&S Christmas advert amid backlash

Sir Patrick Vallance has hit back at Rishi Sunak's suggestion that scientists were too "empowered" during the Covid-19 pandemic. The former chief scientific adviser rebuffed that idea, in his witness statement to the Covid-19 Inquiry.

Nigel Farage has hit back at the ‘untrue accusations’ that he is ‘small-minded and nasty’ ahead of his appearance on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! The former UK Independence Party leader and Brexit Party leader, 59, was a leading voice in calling for Britain to leave the European Union for a number of years - and he believes he has been ‘demonised’ as a result.

Adriana Lima is shutting critics down.

Adriana Lima is addressing the recent comments about her appearance.

Victoria's Secret angel Adriana Lima has hit back at fans after they branded her “unrecognisable” as she said: “this is the face of a tired mom”.The star received backlash on her appearance after she attended the Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes premiere in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday. One person took to X, formally known as Twitter and penned: “I would have had no idea that was the same person”, while another added: “She did something to her face , Botox, fillers”.

Married At First Sight star Peggy Rose has hit out at fans of the E4 show after they slammed her parents for the way they treated Georges Berthonneau in recent episodes. The MAFS couples have been heading to each other's homes as their journeys continue, with Peggy taking Georges to her family's mansion, where she lives with her mum and dad.

Katie Price has responded to claims that her bottom was "leaking" on stage during a live performance of her podcast, The Katie Price Show at The Lowry Theatre in Salford.The 45 year old star showed off her plastered bum in an Instagram video and insisted there is "no leakage anywhere." The mum-of-five decided to address the rumours on her Instagram stories, saying: "So what I'm gonna do now, I've got a plaster on I'm gonna show you, there is no leakage anywhere!" She also praised Ellie, the person behind her surgical procedure, stating: "Ellie hasn't come to me on Instagram at all just out the blue saying 'oh let me do your bum'. I've worked with Ellie for five years, she's done my lips, botox and everything, I know other people she's done bum fillers too." She continued: "I've had it all on, I've just done a TikTok.

John Lewis has defended the content of its new Christmas advert following criticism from some viewers on social media. The 2023 upbeat festive ad was shown for the first time today (Thursday, November 9) and follows the light-hearted story of a young boy whose grow-your-own Christmas tree turns out to be a mischievous Venus flytrap.

Louis Theroux has snapped back at Piers Morgan for calling him a “puny wastrel”, arguing that he could take the broadcaster in a boxing match.The quarrel started when a clip surfaced online of a Theroux BBC documentary with the two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.In the clip from the opening episode of the new series of Louis Theroux Interviews, which aired on Tuesday (November 7), Joshua suggested that he could promote a fight between the documentary-maker and the TalkTV presenter. In response, Theroux said he could “take him”.This led to Morgan responding on X, formerly Twitter: “Have you lost your marbles? I’d destroy you in 30 seconds, you puny wastrel”.Not about to let the issue go, Theroux chimed back by saying, “I don’t think you’ve got the cardio fitness, Piers, TBF.

The countdown to Christmas has officially begun as our favourite supermarkets release a stint of festive adverts, bringing back some of the iconic characters. One of which is loveable Kevin the Carrot who takes centre stage in Aldi's Christmas adverts, and this year he has one wish.

With its intimate portrayal of the world’s most famous family, The Crown has been compulsive viewing across the globe since Claire Foy’s young Princess Elizabeth wed Matt Smith’s caddish Prince Philip in season one. Now, the final instalment is about to broadcast, a year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Imelda Staunton reprises her role as the late Queen and reveals the monarch’s death last year had an impact on everyone on the show.

Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona has showed off her three epic Christmas trees as she revealed she's opted to put them up early because of an upcoming festive job. Kerry teased that she's going on another 'panto tour' in December, that will see her unable to spend time with her kids.The star displayed her trio of trees, including a Grinch-themed tree complete with huge baubles featuring the green furry character.

M&S has faced even more backlash online after a nightmare week that saw the retailer issue an apology for a social media post. After the release of the M&S Christmas advert, which shows a host of celebs like Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Hannah Waddingham destroying some festive 'traditions', a screenshot of the advert was posted on Instagram.

Marks & Spencer have released a new Christmas ad after their original one faced a lot of criticism. The British store was one of the first to release its festive advert for Christmas 2023, but it quickly received backlash. In response, Marks & Spencer have now launched another Christmas ad.

Marks & Spencer has apologised after an outtake from its Christmas advert sparked outrage on social media.The video clip, which was posted to the high-street retailer's Instagram page, saw paper Christmas hearts burning in a fireplace, alongside the caption: "This Christmas, do only what you love...like saying no to paper hats." However, followers were quick to point out that the burning hats were the colours of the Palestinian flag, with many social media users labelling the video "disgusting." Replying to the original post, one commenter wrote: "This is absolutely vile you should be ashamed of yourselves." Another agreed writing: "Absolutely disgusting. Even if it was recorded in August you should have reshot this image or used technology to make changes.

Marks and Spencer have apologised for 'any unintentional hurt caused' by a now-deleted Instagram post shared as part of their Christmas campaign.

This year, Marks and Spencer are celebrating the honest truth of Christmas in a campaign inspired by the traditions many consumers love, and others hate. Christmas can be a challenge striking the balance between celebrating the things we love about the holidays, and taking on some things we might not enjoy as much but feel obliged to do anyway.To bring this to life, M&S invites viewers to embrace only the things they love about Christmas (and skip those they don’t).The advert takes place across four different homes, which feature a popular British household name including actress Hannah Waddingham, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Zawe Ashton and Tan France.

Marks & Spencer has become the first major retailer to unveil its big Christmas TV advert - and this year it stars some famous faces. The new TV advert also contains a briliant cover version that will get viewers singing along.

A nursery school boss told by inspectors the ‘quality of education it provides is not consistently good’ has hit back over ‘ever-increasing pressure’ on early years practitioners. Ofsted official Joanne Buckley visited Jitterbugz Day Nursery in the Cadishead area of Salford in September, deeming it to be in the ‘requires improvement’ category.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing stars Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin have spoken about 'making a difference' and proving 'unfair' criticism wrong. Last Saturday night, the Bury-born actor and his dance partner delivered a stunning samba to Cuban anthem Quimbara, earning them a whopping 39 out of 40 points from the judges.This is a feat that hasn't been achieved in week five of the competition in 13 years.