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Michelle Ryan has finally spoken publicly about her departure from EastEnders, putting an end to months of speculation surrounding her exit from the BBC soap.The actress confirmed that her character Zoe Slater will indeed be killed off, and that a one-year stint was always the intention from the very beginning.”My agent and I sort of discussed from the outset that it would be a year,” Ms Ryan told Radio Times.The 42-year-old made a sensational return to Albert Square last June after two decades away from Walford. Michelle Ryan returned to Albert Square in 2025 after a 20-year absence from the…

Police are searching for two women and a man who fled on foot from the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash on the A8 near Edinburgh Airport.Officers were called to reports of a crash involving a grey Mercedes A250, a black Renault Captur, a grey Skoda Karoq and a grey Hyundai i30 between the Newbridge and Gogar roundabouts at around 09:25 on Tuesday.Emergency services attended, however, the 58-year-old driver of the Hyundai i30 was pronounced dead at the scene.A police helicopter and dog unit have been used to hunt for the who left the scene. Four others were taken to…

Forwards: Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 84 caps), Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 62 caps), Delaney Burns (Bristol Bears, 6 caps), Abi Burton (Trailfinders Women, 9 caps), May Campbell (Saracens, 5 caps), Mackenzie Carson (Gloucester-Hartpury, 29 caps), Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 25 caps), Amy Cokayne (Sale Sharks, 94 caps), Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 27 caps), Bryony Field (Saracens, uncapped), Haidee Head (Trailfinders Women, 1 cap), Lilli Ives Campion (Loughborough Lightning, 8 caps), Hayley Jones (Trailfinders Women, uncapped), Sadia Kabeya, (Loughborough Lightning, 32 caps), Haineala Lutui (Loughborough Lightning, 4 caps), Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 82 caps), Sophie McQueen (Gloucester-Hartpury, uncapped), Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 53 caps),…

A mental health campaigner said they were seconds away from taking their own life before being saved by a plotline in a soap opera.John Junior, 37, from Wythenshawe, in Greater Manchester, had been suffering with depression since the age of 14. But after the sudden death of their father in 2018, the then-IT worker said they hit rock bottom. During lockdown in 2020, John was contemplating taking their own life when a Hollyoaks storyline stopped them in their tracks.”I seconds away from ending my life,” John recalled. “I had Hollyoaks on in the background and I turned round to watch…

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Maryam Moshiri has disclosed that she has been living with an incurable form of blood cancer for nearly two years.The 49-year-old, who anchors The World Today on the BBC News channel, received a diagnosis of polycythaemia vera (PV) in November 2024.She has been a fixture at the corporation since joining in 2003 and is regarded as one of its most recognisable news anchors.”It is going to be there till the day I die,” she told The Times.Maryam Moshiri has revealed she has been living with an incurable form of blood cancer for nearly two years | GETTY “A big part…

Council leader Steve Pitt said the decision had caused “needless disruption”.Around 200 people, some wearing masks, confronted police in riot gear after they descended on the Eastney Landing ferry port area, where the migrants were landed.Police protected a number of coaches parked on a road leading away from Eastney Marina as protesters blocked traffic. A dispersal order was put in place, meaning anyone failing to comply with police could be arrested. In a statement, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a handful of officers were treated at the scene for injuries, none of which were serious.It said: “Violence and…

Zheng Qinwen won a set from 5-0 down for the second match in succession as she extended her fantastic US Open run by beating former champion Iga Swiatek to reach the quarter-finals.Zheng, the reigning Olympic champion and former world number four, dropped outside the world’s top 100 earlier this year while struggling to regain her best form following elbow surgery in July 2025.The 23-year-old from China had trailed Madison Keys 5-0 in the deciding set of their third-round match on Saturday before winning seven successive games to secure her spot in round four.And Zheng was 5-0 down in the opening…

Ms Whyte, whose sister was brutally murdered by a small boat migrant, said she became overwhelmed watching scenes of “Portsmouth being invaded”.“I instantly burst into tears seeing it last night,” she said, adding: “So within a matter of minutes of seeing the livestream, I was dressed and in my car travelling.”Responding to the government’s condemnation of the demonstrations, she rejected claims that the protesters had behaved “thuggishly” or intimidated others.“As a female walking into a crowd of hundreds of men and women, you would think that you’d feel intimidated,” Ms Whyte said.“I found nothing but safety and comfort from these…

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