Britain’s Got Talent magician Trixy had a 00s star appear as part of his final performance (Picture: Dymond/Thames/Shutterstock) Britain’s Got Talent had an unexpected guest when a 90s pop star popped up as part of a finale performance. On Sunday night, 11 acts performed for the chance to take out the title of this season of the long-running reality show, as well as the £250,000 prize and a slot at the Royal Variety Performance. The finalists were Abigail & Afronita, Northants Sings Out, Jack Rhodes, Haribow, Innocent Masuku, Ssaulabi Performance Troupe, Mike Woodhams, Sydnie Christmas, A ..read more

Crowds came to watching 50 firefighters battle the blaze despite warnings to avoid the area (Picture: Harry Leach/Birmingham Mail) Residents have been told to close their windows and doors as black smoke fills the air in Birmingham. Some 50 fire fighters battled a blaze on Lower Tower Street near the city centre this afternoon after a car was ‘engulfed in flames’. Crews rescued a man from the ‘mixed-use industrial yard’ where the fire is believed to have started in the Aston area of the city shortly after 3pm. People on social media reported hearing ‘explosions’ in the area, where visibility ..read more

Magician Trixy has set tongues wagging ahead of tonight’s BGT final (Picture: ITV) Britain’s Got Talent has become mired in controversy after fans began to suspect that the last semi-final of the week was ‘rigged’ in favour of magician Trixy. A tense showdown saw Trixy, comedian Alex Mitchell and singing duo Stefan & Denise competing for a place in the grand final. Having received the most public votes, Alex was put straight through to Sunday night’s final. Meanwhile, judges put Trixy through after his last performance – with Stefan & Denise being eliminated from the competition, thei ..read more

Prince William awarded Rob Burrow his CBE for his services to rugby and for his work to raise awareness of motor neurone disease in January (Photo: Getty) The Prince of Wales has lead the tributes to Rob Burrow after the rugby legend and MND campaigner passed away aged 41. Burrow’s death was announced on Sunday evening via a statement from his family and his former club Leeds Rhinos. Tributes have been pouring in for the former scrum-half and hooker who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2019, just two years after his retirement. Since then, Burrow had campaigned relentlessly to rais ..read more

Matty’s in for a hellish few months (Picture: ITV) Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano) faces a terrifying ordeal soon when he unintentionally stabs Samson Dingle (Sam Hall) in Emmerdale. Matty’s shift at The Hide takes a dark turn thanks to the arrival of Samson and is new friend Josh. After passing his driving test, Samson decides to head to The Hide with Josh to celebrate. When he arrives, Samson fails to pick up on Josh’s interest in Amy (Natalie Ann Jamieson) and the fact his friend has worked out Matty is transgender. Uncomfortable with Josh’s flirting, Amy heads home, leaving a furious Matty ..read more

This bat in Idaho has a different take on Pride Months It is LGBTQ+ Pride Month, so it only makes sense that this bar has decided to celebrate straight men by rolling out free beers for them. ‘What about Straight Pride,’ ‘When is International Men’s Day’ – these are some of the questions that – coincidentally – get popular during June in the Western world. A bar in the US state of Idaho seems to have taken these concerns to heart and is now offering free pints to straight men throughout its inaugural Heterosexual Awesomeness Month. There is a catch though – it is not enough to actually be a h ..read more

Eamonn Holmes has grown close to a relationship counsellor in the wake of his split from Ruth Langsford (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock) Eamonn Holmes is reportedly ‘showering gifts’ on a relationship counsellor in the wake of his split from wife Ruth Langsford. Last weekend it was announced that the former This Morning stars had split after 14 years of marriage, and more than 20 years together. A spokesperson for the couple said in a statement: ‘Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes have confirmed their marriage is over and they are in the process of divorcing.’ It was claimed that work comm ..read more

Fenerbahce have appointed Jose Mourinho as their new coach (Photo: Getty) Jose Mourinho wants to sign Romelu Lukaku again with the Chelsea legend now the manager of Turkish club Fenerbahce. Less-than 24 hours after his appearance at the Champions League final, the Special One was in Istanbul for his official unveiling where he was greeted by several thousand raucous fans. The former Manchester United, Tottenham and Real Madrid boss has signed a two-year deal with Fenerbahce with the aim of winning the side’s first league title since 2014. In order to do so, the club are prepared to back the 6 ..read more

The moment of the collision during the Beja Air Show This is the harrowing moment two airplanes crashed into each other during an air show performance in southern Portugal. At least one pilot has been killed after their plane collided into the ground at the Beja Air Show. Footage circulating on social media shows two Yakovlev Yak-52 from the Spanish-Portuguese Yakstars team running into each other. One of the planes plummets to the ground, while the other somehow manages to land. A crowd watched the tragedy unfold during the aerobatic accident that happened at about 4pm today. Six planes ..read more

Simon is set to say goodbye to Weatherfield (Picture: ITV) Coronation Street star Alex Bain is set to bow out of his role as Simon Barlow in upcoming episodes, after 16 years on the show. Recently, Simon announced that he would be joining dad Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) on his yacht, and he is set to leave for his adventure in the coming days. In his final episodes, Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) returns from her retreat and is horrified to discover that he is leaving. Furious, she insists that she should have been consulted over the decision, but when Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) assures her t ..read more