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Emma Willis is understood to be stepping down from The Voice UK after more than a decade fronting the ITV singing competition, with Maya Jama emerging as the leading candidate to succeed her.The 50-year-old presenter, who has hosted the programme since its 2014 launch, is believed to be leaving the singing show following news of her appointment to BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.According to reports, by The Sun, Love Island presenter Ms Jama has been engaged in confidential discussions with ITV executives about taking on the coveted role.The 31-year-old has reportedly been offered the position after a series of meetings with…

Student Freya Price will be on a night out with her friends, but she cannot truly relax.The 21-year-old is “hyper aware” while in nightclubs – avoiding promoters’ cameras and watching for strangers filming – fully aware that any embarrassing moments could end up as content. Freya said feeling monitored had cheated her out of the carefree night life Millennials enjoyed growing up. While, for previous generations, embarrassing moments may have been talked about or uploaded to a blurry Facebook album, now they can be filmed, shared and viewed by thousands within hours.Neuroscientist and author Dean Burnett said more people were…

Wimbledon finalist Karolina Muchova is set to be sidelined for a “few weeks” after having a “small surgery”.The 29-year-old lost to Czech compatriot Linda Noskova in an extraordinary and dramatic three-set final at the All England Club earlier this month.Muchova, who has dealt with a number of wrist injuries throughout her career, did not specify what the current problem was, nor the exact timeframe for a return.She confirmed she will miss the Canadian Open in Toronto, which starts on 1 August, but was working on her recovery, with the US Open taking place from 23 August.”I had to undergo a…

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Tanya Buxton, owner of Paradise Tattoo Studio in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire said: “It’s encouraging irresponsibility.” “Tattooing is not meant to be gimmicky,” she added.Buxton said the trend, which is often advertised on Instagram and TikTok for as little as £150 for a three-hour session, had been fuelled in-part by permanent make-up practitioners branching into fine-line tattooing.”They’re trying to find new clients all the time,” she said. “That’s why they’re starting to do these tiny tattoos.”It’s something that makes a lot of tattoo studios feel like they have to match, so people are now expecting cheap tattoos,” she added.

South Africa: Fassi; Williams, Kriel, de Allende, Arendse; Moyo, Reinach; Steenekamp, Marx, Sadie, C Wiese, van Heerden, de Villiers, PS du Toit (capt), J WieseReplacements: Venter, Wessels, Louw, Dixon, van Staden, Jantjies, Libbok, Willemse.Wales: Murray; Rees-Zammit, Llewellyn, B Thomas, Mee; Edwards, Tomos Williams; Carre, Lake (capt), D Lewis, Teddy Williams, Beard, Mann, J Morgan, WainwrightReplacements: Elias, N Smith, Warren, F Thomas, Reffell, Botham, Morgan-Williams, Hawkins.Yellow card: Warren 65Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (FFR) & James Doleman (NZRFU)TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)FPRO: Richard Kelly (NZRFU)

An independent bakery owner has said it was a “kick in the teeth” to be asked by The Voice UK to provide the ITV show’s guests and judges with free cakes.Rich Myers, 37, from Get Baked, which has its flagship store in Manchester, described the request as a “total disgrace”, adding that large companies should not ask small businesses to supply products in return for so-called “exposure”. Myers shared the email on Instagram, which said ITV was unable to pay but the food would be seen by “highly influential” coaches, presenters and contestants.Lifted Entertainment, which makes The Voice UK for…

The BBC is making a film on a refugee delivery driver as an “activist producer” is seeking to “change the narrative on asylum seekers”. Studio Deadbeat Films is producing the film with the working title “Papers”, with those working on the feature having attended “narrative-change” workshops funded by the British taxpayer.In past projects, the creators have previously accused the Government of driving a “wave of attacks” on asylum seekers’ rights.The new project has taken inspiration from Matar, a 2023 short film, which follows the story of an asylum seeker in Britain who came face-to-face with a “hostile immigration system”. In…

During his speech on Friday, Burnham promised to deliver “the most significant change moment in our politics for 40 years”.In doing so, he made five pledges to the public, including working with other parties in a “distinctively Labour” direction and transferring power from Westminster to local authorities. But despite Burnham’s promises to end point-scoring in Westminster, Badenoch told the : “I will score as many points as possible if it means the right thing for the country. “What I’m not going to do is give Andy Burnham a blank cheque.””What the country needs right now is someone who can take…

St Mirren were comfortable winners over League 1 hosts Cove.Jalmaro Calvin and Luke Douglas scored their first goals for the Buddies as Craig McLeish’s side maintained their 100% record in the group. Fellow summer signing Samuel Ramos converted Killian Phillips’ cross for the visitors’ second before half-time and 17-year-old Douglas added St Mirren’s third – his first senior goal. Cameron Elliott scored a hat-trick as League 1 newcomers East Kilbride defeated fourth-tier Dumbarton in their eight-goal thriller at K-Park.Leighton McIntosh scored first for the visitors, but Elliott levelled for the hosts inside half an hour. He added a second eight…