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How on earth do you prepare someone who has never set foot on British soil before for the realities of daily life in its capital? When Claudine arrived in August her husband presented her with a shoebox containing what he believed were useful preparatory aids to settling into British life. 'There was an Oyster card to navigate the London transport system, an A-Z, some cash, a British flag, an umbrella and different kinds of chocolate,' Simon says now. 'That's when I learned I love Maltesers,' adds Claudine, who is known as Coco, as she looks at her husband with an adoring smile.

Sam Smith has been announced to perform at the Proms this year - and the BBC have insisted that their show will be 'entirely appropriate for the festival' The singer, 31, has put on a series of controversial shows in recent years and is often seen wearing risqué and sexualised outfits on stage. Sam announced they were non-binary in 2019 and asked people use they/them pronoun when being referred to. 

Matty Healy has played coy over his ex Taylor Swift's new album The Tortured Poets Department as he broke his silence on Wednesday on the music which documents their failed romance. The 1975 singer Matty, 35, was surprisingly the focus of 34-year-old Taylor's  heartbreak album which was released last week to rave reviews. Matty and Taylor dated briefly after her split from her long-term boyfriend Joe Alwyn last year and despite the short relationship plenty of songs on the record appear to be about him.

The main storylines for the fourth Bridget Jones film Mad About the Boy have been revealed, according to a new report. Fans of the films were delighted this month when the next instalment of the hugely popular rom com films was confirmed - with Renée Zellweger, 55, and Hugh Grant returning. But given that at the end of author Helen Fielding's second book Bridget's husband Mark Darcy is killed off, the fourth film will now reportedly focus on her move into online dating and her dalliance with a much younger suitor.

Jonathan Creswell, 36, (pictured left) was found dead after going on trial for the murder and rape of female showjumper Katie Simpson (pictured right). Londonderry Crown Court sitting in Coleraine heard that Creswell had previously had an 'illicit' sexual relations with Ms Simpson. He then became angry after he learned the 21-year-old was in a relationship with someone else.

Hotel rates have seen a huge increase, making holidays and getaways a costly, if not impossible, option for many. But all is not lost and there are still affordable places to stay that don't scrimp on the aesthetics. Here are 30 of the best budget boltholes from across the world...

ITV has added a 'discriminatory language' warning to rerun episodes of the classic 80s sitcom Terry and June. The hugely-popular show was originally broadcast on BBC1 from 1979 to 1987 with nine series. It starred Terry Scott and Dame June Whitfield as a middle-aged, middle-class suburban couple, Terry and June Medford, who live in Purley. 

The nation's kids are also being plagued by alarmingly high rates of vaping and smoking, the World Health Organisation warns. It says more must be done to protect youngsters from these 'toxic and dangerous products' and described their use at such a young age as a 'serious public health threat'. In one of the largest studies of its kind, the WHO examined data from 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries who were asked about their use of cigarettes, vapes and alcohol. It found girls in England are typically drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys, while the country is 'top of the charts' globally for child alcohol use.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 24, was seen in a video posted by Hamas today blaming Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for leaving him with the terror group for 200 days. Goldberg-Polin, who can be seen missing his left hand and part of his arm, begins by identifying himself, before saying: ' I was arrested on October 7 at the Nova Festival in Rei'm. I went out seeking entertainment with my friends.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: He's amassed a fortune of well over £100million, courtesy of a slew of box-office hits in which unsavoury characters invariably meet abrupt and brutal ends, their remains left blood-spattered in back streets or incinerated in caravans. But Guy Ritchie has no intention of going out in similarly indecorous manner when the time comes for him to meet his maker. Far from it: I can reveal that the director, who made his name with his debut film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, has set his heart on being buried on his 1,134-acre Wiltshire estate. In fact, he's been more specific than that. He's identified exactly where he intends to be laid to rest, amid the holm oaks on 'a grassy hillside' - overlooking Ashcombe, the idyllic Georgian manor house once occupied by society photographer Sir Cecil Beaton, which has been Ritchie's country retreat since he and his first wife, Madonna, acquired it for £9million in 2001.

The clip of the late star resurfaced this week on X, formerly Twitter, as she discussed the tragic incident that saw a drunk driver kill her mother and seriously injure her father during a collision in 1981. The couple had been on their to a Halloween party at the time and viewers were left stunned when Kirstie revealed their outfits of choice. The clip was uploaded alongside a caption that read: 'I could give you 1,000 tries to guess and you wouldn't get it right.'

Last year, in a heartwarming exchange with a little girl in Berkshire last year, Prince William's wife, 42, revealed that Charlotte is a fan of 1987 hymn Shine Jesus Shine. In October, Kate visited the community centre Vsi Razom Community Hub in Bracknell to help send aid to the people of Ukraine when she struck conversation with the child, named Liza.

Angelina Belinda Calderon (top right) and Fernando Vega (bottom right), both age 21, have been charged in connection to the deaths of their infant twin daughters (left). Vega said he had dropped Calderon off at work then came home to find the twins not breathing, however the autopsy determined the children died from multiple injuries caused by a blunt object. Dr. Jesus Rico, a pathologist at the Harris County Institute of Forensic Science conducted the autopsy and found several injuries one of the infants including dehydration, contusions on various body parts and fractures indicating previous abuse.

Turlington, 55, said 'all [she] wanted to do was disappear' when she learned that the opposing team had bullied her son, Finn Burns, by passing around her nude photo from an old shoot. 'I was surprised it hadn't happened sooner. But at the same time, I was like, 'This is so rude!'' she said. The runway legend candidly recounted the incident during her recent photoshoot for the cover of Harper's Bazaar, which marks her 14th collaboration with the magazine. She noted that the school later became got involved in the scandal, adding 'I don't feel embarrassed about anything. Regretting things is a waste of time.'

Gisele Bundchen was seen appearing to break down in tears as she was pulled over by police in Miami on Wednesday. The supermodel, 43, covered her face with her hands as she spoke to police while sat in her Mercedes G-Wagon - before handing the cop her documents.

The pontiff spoke with CBS News' Norah O'Donnell at the Vatican this week to give his thoughts on violence in Ukraine and Gaza and other important subjects. However, he made a pointed effort to express his displeasure with those who deny climate change when asked what he says to those who deny it by O'Donnell. 'There are people who are foolish, and even foolish if they show you them research. they don't believe it,' he said through an interpreter.

Rishi Sunak was branded a 'pint-size loser' during Prime Minister questions today but how does the PM actually measure up against other world leaders? Mr Sunak at just 5ft 6in tall has been mercilessly mocked online for years over his height, which is significantly shorter than the average height of a British man, about 5ft 10in. Yet in comparison to other world leaders, he is not significantly shorter than most of them. Oddly enough a large proportion of world leaders are quite short, both French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian war leader Volodymyr Zelensky , match Mr Sunak's height of just 5ft 6in. While German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Russian leader Valdimir Putin are only one inch taller.

The 38-year-old model took to Instagram to share a video of herself and John, 45, whipping up some sweet-and-salty snacks that saw her spreading 42-year-old Meghan's limited-edition preserves on 'rustic bread' before topping it off with some pieces of thick-cut bacon. Playing up the jam theme of the clip, Chrissy set it to Bob Marley's hit song Jamming, before gushing about the recipe in the caption, writing: 'We jammin!! This might have been one of the best bites we've had all year.

Carmen and Lupita Andrade , who moved to the US from Mexico when they were two and now live in Connecticut , share everything from a body to a reproductive system and even a blood stream. While the 23-year-old sisters are as close as it gets , they have made it clear that there is one thing that they don't split - Carmen's boyfriend Daniel. Carmen - who has been in a relationship with Daniel for nearly four years - frequently makes it clear he is all hers and most recently, took to TikTok to show off just how much her boyfriend adores her by sharing a clip of him swooning over her.

Bishop Alan Gates ripped the clerical collar off of Reverend Tamra Tucker's neck after the reverend momentarily forgot her words during a church service. Although the bishop meant his act to be playful, it has generated significant blowback. Bishop Gates has publicly apologized to the reverend but it is unclear if she has accepted it.

The reality star, 37, who found fame on the TLC series 1000-lbs Sisters, was seen posing poolside with her friend, psychic medium Haley Michelle in a series of images shared online. In the snaps, Tammy is seen wearing a blue mermaid-inspired swimsuit while dangling her legs in the pool, smiling at Haley who is sporting a black and white frilled neck swimsuit. The pair didn't mention where they were vacationing, with Haley sharing a selfie with Tammy in a grocery store, writing, 'Getting some groceries before our girls trip.'

Mark Zuckerberg has gone from T-shirts to glam with gold chains, fur coats, and an AI-generated image of himself with a beard. His change comes as Facebook faces a myriad of concerns over stealing and selling user's data and its role in the mental health of young users.