Woman’s body found on M6 after motorway closure put in place

The motorway has been closed between junction 27 and 26 with diversions in place A woman has died after reportedly “falling from a bridge” on a motorway. The M6 between junction 27 (Standish) and junction 26 (Skelmersdale) is fully closed following the incident which happened at around 1.25am today, Friday, August 16. Police said they received a …

Martina Navratilova and partner adopt two boys

Former tennis world number one Martina Navratilova and former model Julia Lemigova have adopted two young boys, agent Mary Greenham told the PA news agency. The pair, who have been married for almost a decade, have requested privacy while they welcome the new members of their family. Navratilova said: “We are over the moon, recognising …

Midwife struck off after baby suffered ‘catastrophic’ haemorrhage

A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel said Shadae Mullard’s conduct had been “deplorable” A newborn baby suffered a “catastrophic” haemorrhage after a nurse failed to correctly administer vital vitamins after a home birth. Shadae Mullard, an on-call midwife at Liverpool Women’s Hospital’s home birth team, lied to colleagues about her failure to provide the …

Why Alien: Romulus switched from streaming to cinema release

“There’s no theatre business at that time.” Alien: Romulus is unleashed in cinemas this weekend, but it wasn’t always intended to be that way. When it was originally announced in March 2022, it was going to be a Hulu exclusive movie and go straight to streaming, much like Predator prequel Prey. Unlike Prey, however, Alien: Romulus switched to a cinema release when filming started. Director and co-writer Fede …

Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 replacement Scott Mills forced to interview own husband as presenter remains absent

‘This is so weird, it’s really weird,’ Scott Mills said of his predicament Scott Mills found himself having to interview his own husband live on air as he continued to cover Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 breakfast show after she took unexpected leave. During Wednesday’s show, Mills, 51, chatted to his other half Sam Vaughan-Mills, 35, about their upcoming stint …