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Iceland’s executive chairman has thanked paramedics who saved his life after he collapsed near the finish line of the London Marathon.Richard Walker had been running alongside Iceland colleague Simon Felstead to raise money for the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK. In a post on Instagram, the 43-year-old said he had collapsed and fallen unconscious less than two miles from the finish line with hyperthermic shock, adding that his body temperature was “42C and rising”.”Truth be told, I didn’t train enough and pushed way too hard on the day – probably a little bit of Everest arrogance,” he said, referring to his…

Dominic West has revealed that pictures of him kissing actress Lily James being published in the press “informed” how he portrayed Prince Charles in The Crown.In October 2020, co-stars James and West were photographed embracing while they were in Rome. West, 54, who is married, now says the ensuing tabloid imbroglio helped him play the role of Charles, while he was Prince of Wales, in The Crown.The actor told The Times: “I’d had a very acute understanding of what it’s like to feel the horror of your name or your photo in the newspapers.”There is that dreadful, freezing moment when…

Train drivers at 16 rail companies will stage a series of fresh strikes next month in their long-running pay dispute, the Aslef union has announced.The drivers will walk out from Tuesday 7 May until Thursday 9 May, overtime will also be banned for six days from 6 May. The union said it had not met employers or the government for more than a year, accusing ministers of “giving up” trying to resolve the near two-year dispute.On 7 May drivers will walk out at c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express and South Western Railway.The following day,…

One of Gogglebox’s longest-serving sofa critics has announced his divorce, six years after tying the knot.Stephen Lustig-Webb and his husband Daniel have appeared on the hit Channel 4 programme together since 2019, but quit last year, saying they wanted to “explore other opportunities”. The pair, who run a hairdressing salon together, got engaged in 2016 and later married in 2018.Over the weekend Stephen confirmed their split, but said they planned to remain “forever friends”.Demonstrating their amicable break-up, Daniel posted a short video on Instagram showing them happily riding a tandem bike around Brighton – their hometown – along with the…

The music giant which counts Kylie Minogue, Lenny Kravitz and Fatboy Slim among its roster of global artists has expressed an interest in buying Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF), the London-listed company.Sky News has learnt that BMG, which is wholly owned by the German media and publishing giant Bertelsmann, approached HSF several weeks ago with an indicative offer. City sources said on Monday that BMG’s proposal was pitched significantly below those of both Blackstone and Concord Music, which have in recent days exchanged fire in a public bidding war for HSF.BMG’s interest in a takeover of HSF is said to have…

Children under six are being manipulated into “disturbing” acts of sexual abuse, according to a report by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).Warning: This story contains descriptions of child sexual abuse imagery Last year was the most extreme year on record for the IWF’s abuse hotline, which saw a 22% increase in ‘category A’ imagery.Category A imagery involves penetrative sexual activity, images involving sexual activity with an animal, or sadism.For the first time, the charity analysed a whole year’s worth of data on abuse of three-to-six year olds and found these young children were being targeted while online on phones and…

Newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned from the BBC, the corporation has said.The BBC said the decision was made “on medical advice”. It comes nine months after the 62-year-old broadcaster from Llanelli faced allegations over explicit images.Edwards, who was the BBC’s highest-earning newsreader, was accused of paying a teenager thousands of pounds for sexually explicit pictures.A BBC spokesperson said: “Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC. After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors. “The BBC has accepted his resignation which it believes will allow…

On today’s episode of the Ian King Business Podcast, Asda’s chief financial officer Michael Gleeson responds to a 2.2% like-for-like sales growth – a slow-down of the 2.8% reported in the previous quarter.Underlying profits rose, though. Thames Water has promised to invest £1.1bn in its network over the next five years.Plus EY shares their new spring forecast.Listen and subscribe to The Ian King Business Podcast here. Source link

Tinder is adding a new safety feature to the app, so online daters can let friends and families know where they are. The ‘Share My Date’ feature allows users to share the location, time and a photo of their match. More than one in 10 online adults in the UK use dating apps, according to Ofcom, and Tinder is the most popular, with nearly 2.5 million adults using it in the UK.Although a huge number of people now date online, there are still safety concerns when it comes to swiping right, ranging from scams to stalking and even sexual assault. Image:…

TV host Jeremy Kyle is expected to give evidence at an inquest into the death of Steve Dymond, who died shortly after failing a lie detector test on his show in May 2019.The presenter was previously made an interested person to the inquest by the coroner because “he may have caused or contributed” to Mr Dymond’s death. Image: Steve Dymond The digger driver from Portsmouth died of a morphine overdose and heart problem seven days after appearing on the show. He was found dead in his bedroom at his home.He had taken a lie detector test for the show after…