Woman splashes cash after receiving £850,000 instead of usual £85 student grant

A prolific sex offender dubbed “Scotland’s Savile” was allowed to continue teaching kids for 40 years after multiple opportunities to stop him were missed.

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! star Sam Thompson has revealed the one regret he has over his ADHD diagnosis. The Made In Chelsea star shared his diagnosis of ADHD on Channel 4's Is This ADHD?, saying it felt like a "weight had been lifted" off his shoulders last year.

Johannes Radebe penned a gushing tribute to his Strictly Come Dancing celebrity partner Annabel Croft ahead of Saturday's show. Next to shots of the pair enjoying the sights of Blackpool, the South African choreographer, 36, wrote on Instagram: "You dance so beautifully, and each week you bring such strength and joy to this journey. It has been wonderful to see you grow and I am so incredibly proud of you for everything you have achieved.

A man was left scratching his head after receiving a bill that "made no sense" at a stylish new bar. The punter, who asked not to be named, was out with his flatmate at the upmarket Sexy Fish in Manchester, which opened in Spinningfields last month.

On a cold, wet night, Joanne Nield walks alone. With her hood up, she's seen making her way towards a Lancashire town centre, moments after speaking to a driver in the street.

Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison soon, almost ten years after he was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.The Olympian and double amputee has been in a South African prison since Valentine's Day 2013 when he shot his model girlfriend four times, claiming he thought she was an intruder. Despite being originally sentenced to five years, this was later increased to 13 years and five months after his conviction was upgraded to murder.

The former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from jail.

K.J. Yossman The origin of one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars is a story stranger than fiction. Cary Grant, who appeared in movies including “To Catch a Thief” opposite Grace Kelly, was born Archibald Leach in 1904 to an abusive father in the sleepy city of Bristol, England.

He's well-known for his role as Jimmy Perez in Shetland but after his shock exit last year, Douglas Henshall has moved on to a new job.The actor appeared in Who is Erin Carter? on Netflix earlier this year and he'll soon be back on the BBC in an adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder is Easy. Douglas is taking on the role of Major Horton and will star alongside David Jonsson as Fitzwilliam and Penelope Wilton as Miss Pinkerton.The series takes place in England, 1954, where on a train to London, Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton, who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she's later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.

Ex-gangster Dave Courtney took his own life months after a previous attempt, an inquest has heard. Inner London South Coroners' Court was told that three months prior to his death, the reformed criminal had attempted to kill himself after recording a five-minute video explaining his plan, the Mirror reports.

Darren Day has revealed that Robbie Williams saved his life after he was given just six months to live. During an appearance on Good Morning Britain, Darren, 55, candidly opened up about his battle with alcohol and drug addiction, and how he credits Robbie, 49, with saving his life. Speaking to hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid, he revealed that he had relapsed during the first Covid-19 lockdown, after which he broke down to Robbie.The former I'm A Celebrity...

Strictly Come Dancing’s Nigel Harman appeared to storm off the dancefloor in Blackpool on Saturday night, after receiving a disappointing score from the judges.The soap actor and his professional partner Katya Jones danced a Quickstep to the song It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing by Duke Ellington. In the iconic ballroom, the pair were given a score of 31 out of 40 by the four judges leaving them second bottom of the leaderboard, just ahead of Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington. A video posted to social media shows Nigel leaving the floor just seconds after the BBC cameras stopped filming.

Everton will appeal their ten-point deduction from the Premier League for breaching profit and sustainability rules, hinting heavily that they will use the outcome of Manchester City's own charges to inform their response.

Valerie Wu Intern The Northwest Film Forum has announced Mirta Desir as the awardee of its fourth annual Lynn Shelton “Of a Certain Age” grant. Desir, a Haitian American, is producing her first narrative feature film “Angie.” She will receive an unrestricted award of $25,000 to support the making of her film, which she describes as a “love letter to Latin American artists and Haitians’ oral history — a marriage of human drama and the power of Voudou.” For Desir, the grant was “an amazing source of support for women filmmakers.” “‘Angie’ is a story that I am compelled to tell.

Paramount+ has set premiere dates for June, a new feature doc on country singer-songwriter June Carter Cash from Emmy winner Kristen Vaurio, one of the producers behind the acclaimed Alex Gibney pic Going Clear: Scientology & The Prison of Belief. Set to debut in the U.S. and Canada on January 16, the film will debut one day later in territories including the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Warner Bros/Heyday Films’ Wonka has been granted a December 8 release in China, a week ahead of the domestic start and as part of an early overseas rollout for the Timothée Chalamet-starrer. Wonka will be going the same day as Universal/Illumination’s Migration in China.

Josie Huang, a reporter for NPR member station LAist 89.3, reached a $700,000 settlement agreement with Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after she was arrested while covering a protest in 2020.

Prince William was left stunned when a young royal fan took a bite of his finger while on a royal visit in Singapore.

Helen Flanagan has shared her 'struggle' amid co-parenting after her daughter revealed she was going on a date with a 'hot guy'. The actress and her fiance Scott Sinclair split last July after 13 years together.

Helen Flanagan couldn't stop giggling as her daughter revealed her mum was heading on a date with a 'hot guy' nearly 16 months after her split from fiance Scott Sinclair. The actress didn't confirm the end of her 13-year relationship with the footballer until earlier this year.