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TV tonight: a horny drama stuffed with sex in a car, toilet and … city farm

This is the risky life motto that bored, put-upon personal trainer Beth (Romola Garai) takes to heart after her best mate unexpectedly dies. HR 9pm, BBC Two Series nine of the laid-back angling odyssey gets off to a bittersweet start as it features the final appearance of loyal terrier Ted, who passed away earlier this year. The real stars, though, are the dogged detectives of Boston PD, featuring a host of reassuringly craggy-faced character actors such as George Kennedy and Murray Hamilton, and headed up by John S Bottomly (Henry Fonda).

Strictly star left in floods of tears after being forced to pull out of BBC show

The 41-year-old Australian singer missed the live show following a rib injury sustained during rehearsals, leaving her heartbroken as she contemplated potentially exiting the competition. It's hard to be patient when you want to be full force again but I've been listening, taking things carefully and learning to appreciate the small steps! Earlier this week, a Strictly spokesperson confirmed Delta's comeback, stating: "Following her bye last week due to injury, we're delighted to confirm Delta has been given the all clear to dance again this weekend.

Strictly's Amy Dowden says condition left her 'scared' celebrities wouldn't dance with her

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has revealed the heartbreaking reason she worried celebrities wouldn't want to be paired with her. Away from the dance floor, the 36-year-old has courageously spoken about her cancer journey, which saw her sit out the 2023 series while undergoing breast cancer treatment, as well as her ongoing battle with Crohn's disease . The dancer kept her condition under wraps early in her career as choreographers and partners considered her a "risk" who could potentially miss work during flare-ups.

Man Utd legend 'bonked gran-of-16 and posh escorts' but wife forgave 'stupid' cheating

Also mentioned: Wayne Rooney

From his breakthrough years as a wonderkid at Everton, the Red Devils icon and ex-England skipper Wayne Rooney's reported extramarital affairs have been splashed across the media for all to witness, forcing his childhood love and spouse Coleen to endure the pair's private troubles being exposed publicly. Rooney made headlines again in July 2009 – just a month before wife Coleen gave birth – when £1,200 a night prostitute Jenny Thompson alleged Rooney had been unfaithful to Coleen once more. He posted on Instagram: "I am aware of a video circulating online.

Celebs that conspiracy theorists claim are dead – from Paul McCartney to Melania Trump

The cover of the 1969 Beatles album Abbey Road is supposed to have clues that Paul McCartney was dead by the time it came out. Verdict: MYTH In 2011 a conspiracy theory emerged on a Brazilian fan site that Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne had got fed up with fame and hired a body double called Melissa Vandella to take her place. Verdict: MYTH The rumours that doubles have been standing in for Donald Trump's wife Melania resurfaced when the couple attended the funeral of Pope Francis last year, with believers reckoning the black veil she wore was "convenient".

The Stone Roses showed me the power of being an introvert

Also mentioned: Mick Jagger

War and peace. Through Squire, I discovered painting (Jackson Pollock’s “drip and splash” influence was all over his sleeves and guitars), modern history (the Paris riots of May 68 referenced on Bye Bye Badman), fashion and even religion (you only had to read his lyric to 1994’s Love Spreads, a take on the Passion, with Jesus imagined as a Black woman, to sense the iconoclast claws below the still waters). I picked up the guitar that same year, too, went on to write about it for the music press – and now play so loud in my own band that I can drown out a thousand braying show-offs.

Liam Payne's girlfriend slammed for 'insensitive' Halloween costume

Kate Cassidy, Liam Payne’s ex girlfriend, is being slammed for her ‘insensitive’ post just weeks after the One Direction star’s birthday. Back in August, on what would have been Liam's 33rd birthday, Kate continued to pay tribute to her late partner, and made sure to celebrate his birthday at one of his favourite restaurants with one of his go-to orders. Another fan pointed out: “This next to the pic of Liam on your grid is really insenstive” One fan commented: “I know it's halloween soon, but same time your partners anniversary of their death wasn't long ago.”

BBC Strictly Come Dancing week 5 start time, songs and dances explained

Both pairs repeated their routines in a bid to secure their place in the show, yet judges Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse unanimously opted to save Bethany and Nancy. The 50-minute instalment will see the professional dancers performing a fitness-based routine alongside Spice Girl Melanie C. Viewers have been informed to "expect high energy, treadmills and skipping ropes galore as the pros dance to Spacedust's Gym and Tonic, Meghan Trainor's Shimmer, and then Melanie C's Sweat - performed in the studio by the sportiest Spice Girl herself".

Woody Cook reveals awkward dating gaffe thanks to Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim

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Woody went on to say: "We're kind of like any normal family, except occasionally it's, 'Oh, that's Mum on TV,' or, 'That's Dad on the radio,' when I'm trying to go on a date! He said: "Releasing on Truth Tribe was important to me because the whole point of Truth Tribe was to create a place where I could get music out there and market it. "There are some people I'd love to see," he said, adding: " I'd love to see Goat - I know they're not exactly a headliner, but I've never seen them there.

‘Our third date was at Buckingham Palace’: Marlon James and Nicholas Boggs on life as a literary power couple

“I have all these romantic notions that we were like Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne or something – I don’t know. Boggs, his 53-year-old partner of nearly nine years, has been shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize for his first book, Baldwin: A Love Story, a biography of James Baldwin that draws on two decades of research into the writer’s intimate life and creative relationships. Boggs, who had never been out with a writer before – “it was mostly bartenders”, he jokes – knew of James’s work, but hadn’t read any of his books.

A Course Called Ireland: Bill Murray clearly hated making his new golfing show – but it’s extremely fun to binge

In his rogue new travelogue, the Hollywood star tees off, has drunken pub singalongs – but mostly just proves how tired he is of fame I’m suspicious of travelogues, which often feature celebrities in contrived situations, serving up a sentimental postcard of a place that is tantamount to a lie. So it was perverse of me to watch a show in which author Tom Coyne drives around Ireland playing various courses with his friend, actor Bill Murray. I was, however, hooked by a strange promise in A Course Called Ireland’s introductory sequence.

Prince William opens up on dream music career during shock TV appearance

Also mentioned: Prince William

During the episode William was asked whether he had wanted a different career growing up, other than becoming the future King, to which he surprised the audience by saying he had. Yeah, being a policeman I thought was quite cool and then I went through a phase of wanting to be a DJ – which didn't go very well and I came up with a name, I was called DJ Xara with an 'X', it wasn't good." One fan commented: "Prince William is articulate, funny and an intelligent decent man," another added: "Prince William is pretty funny and bet he would look good in a police uniform."