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    Laura Whitmore shares final text messages with Caroline Flack five years after death

    Love Island host Laura Whitmore has shared the final text messages she exchanged with Caroline Flack before her tragic death five years ago, as she remembered her friend16:55, 15 Feb 2025Updated 17:03, 15 Feb 2025Laura Whitmore and Caroline Flack share messages weeks before her deathFormer Love Island host Laura Whitmore has opened up about her last text exchanges with Caroline Flack before the her passing. On the fifth anniversary of Caroline’s death, Laura chose to share their private messages with the world.The TV star tragically took her own life on 15 February 2020, after she was informed that her trial for allegedly assaulting her then-boyfriend, Lewis Burton, would proceed despite initially being told she’d only receive a caution. Caroline had passed the Love Island presenting torch to Laura in December 2019 and endorsed her publicly.Now, Laura has disclosed the supportive behind-the-scenes conversation they shared, posting their final text exchange on Instagram.Caroline and Laura were good friends(Image: More

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    Channel 4 stars detained in Iran on round-the-world trip as family issue plea

    A Channel 4 couple have been detained in Iran while on a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world. Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been journeying across the globe on a motorbike adventure but were snatched by Iran’s hardline security services last month. Their worried family have now launched an urgent appeal for the daredevil duo to […] More

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    Axe-wielding Cinderella ‘ruins childhoods’ as bloodthirsty horror movie murderer

    Cinderella’s Curse is a disturbing horror retelling of the Disney princess’ story, starring blood, guts and gore as she takes revenge on her step-family and those who taunted her15:00, 15 Feb 2025Cinderella is the latest character to get a twisted horror film makeover.Already there’s been horrifying versions of Winnie The Pooh. Plus, the boy who never grows up, Peter Pan got turned into a twisted abduction flick.And Cinderella’s Curse is a 2024 film “based on the same folktale that Disney updated and popularised for children back in the 1950s”. Directed by Louisa Warren and written by Harry Boxley, Cinderella’s Curse stars Kelly Rian Sanson, Natasha Tosini, Lauren Budd, Danielle Scott, Sam Barrett and Chrissie Wunna.The trailer shows a young girl as Cinderella sitting at the table with her stepmother and stepsisters. They agree to make a toast, but on the table in front of them lies a woman with a warped face covered in blood.Cinderella lets out a blood curdling scream as her step-family watch in glee before the scene cuts to a ball scene. The princess dances with a man dressed in a matching white outfit as she says: “I haven’t stopped thinking about you since we met.”Cinderella gets thrown to the floor as she begins to cry(Image: More

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    Jamie Theakston issues health update after being diagnosed with rare cancer

    Heart Radio presenter Jamie Theakston has given an update on his health after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer last year and undergoing three operations14:32, 15 Feb 2025Jamie Theakston was diagnosed with a rare cancerRadio presenter Jamie Theakston has given an update on his health after being diagnosed with a rare type of cancer last year.The 54-year-old was diagnosed with stage one laryngeal cancer in September 2024 after listeners noticed a change in his voice. Following his diagnosis, Jamie underwent three operations and took a longer-than-expected break from his hosting gig, returning four months later. Now, after revealing he’s cancer-free, Jamie has shared an update, stating that the chances of his cancer returning are “very low”.However, he still sees a surgeon every month, with the intervals between appointments set to increase to three months and then six months over the next year. In an interview with The Times, Jamie revealed that his cancer diagnosis has made him “more optimistic”, saying: “It has certainly made me stronger. I felt a lot wiser, because I finally understood what mattered in life.”Jamie Theakston makes huge cancer update as he returns to Heart Breakfast(Image: More