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Rachel Riley – co-presenter on Channel 4 show Countdown – is facing calls to be sacked after she edited a photo of Jeremy Corbyn at an anti-apartheid protest to suggest the Labour leader was “racist”. The controversial TV personality is under fire from both supporters and critics of Corbyn after posting an image of herself wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with the negatively photoshopped picture…
Coventry comedian and Man Like Mobeen star Guz Khan has become the face of the latest Walkers crisps ad, starring alongside none other than the Spice Girls. Appearing in the brand’s latest publicity campaign, the iconic girl band are shown running to the home of their number one fan Dev – played by Khan – surprising…
Two martial arts experts surprised and delighted Londoners with a spectacular lightsaber duel, as ‘Jedi fever’ hit the UK ahead of the highly anticipated release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Thursday. The stunt was held as part of special lightsaber based photo shoots which took place in London, Birmingham and other UK cities to…