Alan Finch’s girlfriend and NHS staff helped reunite the carer with his beloved dog (Picture: Triangle News)A Covid patient who’s been in intensive care for 100 days was finally reunited with his beloved dog Coco in hospital.Alan Finch, 49, is breathing through a tube and can barely move his hands, but he managed to trail his fingers through the chocolate labrador’s fur.His girlfriend Claire Wickham, 39, said: ‘Straight away he knew when he heard her bark and said “

Mikel Arteta is set to stay at Arsenal (Picture: Sky)Mikel Arteta has been assured that his future is safe at the club, regardless of whether Arsenal progress to the Europa League final or not.The Gunners are seeking to overturn a 2-1 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final clash against Villarreal at the Emirates tonight.Winning the competition is the club’s only chance to play in the Champions League next term, which would represent progress for the Gunners after missin

Sometimes a village hall just won’t do (Picture: Getty/PA/Reuters/North News)Why cast your ballot in a simple old village hall when you could enjoy a cultural trip to a windmill or get your washing done at the same time?Millions of voters across England, Wales and Scotland are today having their say in the largest test of political opinion since the 2019 general election.Some of the best sights of ‘Super Thursday’ have included nuns and dogs exercising their democratic rights,

Could Jo’s story actually happen in real life? (Picture: BBC)*Warning: Contains spoilers for Line of Duty*Line of Duty storylines over the years haven’t always been the most believable, but there’s one plot line from series six that is more common that some viewers might realise.Jo Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) was at the centre of a gripping narrative arc in the most recent series, having been coerced into the police service to act as a go-between for the Organised Crime Group (O

Olivia Cooke is going from strength to strength (Picture: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for AT&T)It’s just days before the 93rd Academy Awards and Olivia Cooke should be in a Hollywood whirlwind of glitzy events. Her movie, Sound Of Metal, in which she plays the rock singer girlfriend of Riz Ahmed, is up for six awards, including best picture. Instead, due to Covid-19 restrictions, Cooke is sat in her new north London flat, in front of the obligatory Zoom-backdrop bookcase, slurping dow

We have Lori Harvey to thank for Michael B Jordan’s glow up (Picture: Instagram)Michael B Jordan fans should thank his girlfriend Lori Harvey for his skin glow up.The model revealed she road tests her beauty products on her actor boyfriend, as well as getting ‘all the men in her life’ to sort out their beauty regime.In a video filmed for Vogue, Lori – the daughter of comedian Steve Harvey – revealed a 90s inspired makeup look that her fans could try for themselves a

Cycle-syncing your food can make a difference (Picture: Getty)Everybody’s periods are completely different.Some people bloat and have raging hormones, while others just feel completely knackered for a few days. But we can all agree that we’d welcome anything that would make our monthly cycles more pleasant. Whether you have severe symptoms or not, adjusting our diets can be an easy way to support these fluctuating hormones.For those not clued-up, cycle-syncing is the practi

The third and final season of Shrill is on the horizon, with fans gearing up to say goodbye to Aidy Bryant’s beloved series forever.The Hulu comedy first arrived on the scene in 2019 and the upcoming chapter is set to pick up following Annie’s (played by Aidy Bryant) break-up from Ryan (Luka Jones).‘A newly single Annie jumps back into the dating world with mixed results, and has a traumatic encounter at the doctor,’ the synopsis for episode one teases.
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Stephen Mangan wants to host Portrait Artist Of The Year… forever (Picture: Getty)Stephen Mangan is hoping that Portrait Artist Of The Year on Sky Arts will continue until he’s physically unable to host it anymore.The presenter has fronted the competition show, which seeks out a talented creative to win a celebrity commission, since it began airing in 2013 and he’s recently finished filming on its eighth season.
Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk at the launch of Art of Londo

Hannah Ferrier left Below Deck Mediterranean in series five – but the drama is still going (Picture: Getty)Below Deck Mediterranean star Hannah Ferrier has been defended by former co-star Bugsy Drake amid her feud with Captain Sandy Yawn.Viewers have seen the pair come to blows on the boat-based reality series, with tensions coming to a head in season five when Sandy fired Hannah over a drug-related drama.The drama went overboard when the Captain took aim at the chief stewardess’ pro

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Courteney Cox says filming the Friends reunion special was an ‘unbelievable experience that left her feeling ‘so emotional’.The long-awaited event – which saw the entire cast reunite for the first time in years – finally took place in April and the Cougar Town alum said it was as great as we hoped it would be.Speaking to Thursday’s The Ellen DeGeneres

Anthony Elanga is closing in on his first-team debut for Manchester United (Getty)Bruno Fernandes has praised Manchester United academy star Anthony Elanga and believes the forward ‘has a future’ at Old Trafford.The 19-year-old has been in excellent form for United’s Under-23s with 11 goals in 20 appearances this season.Elanga is yet to make his senior debut but has been training with the first-team squad this season.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has included Elanga in United’s sq

Miranda star Sarah Hadland is back in new crime comedy Murder, They Hope (Picture: Rex)The actress, 50, on working with her lookalike, meeting Morgan Freeman and whether there’ll be more Miranda.How are you, Sarah?I’m good. I’ve just had my first jab. I’m thrilled. It was hilarious because they were offering people badges and stickers and some people weren’t taking them. Why would you not? So I was there with my sticker and badge. I was like, this is history, get yo

Gangs of London season 2 lands two huge directors (Picture: Sky)Gangs of London season 2 is already shaping up to become one of the most anticipated series incoming, and Sky has now confirmed two huge directors will be joining the bill as we wait to fill the Line of Duty shape hole in our lives.After becoming the biggest Sky Original launch on Sky Atlantic of the past five years, Gangs of London will start production on season two soon, with Lupin and Narcos Mexico director Marcela Said as well

Harvey to join Inter Miami where his dad Phil is head coach (Picture: Getty/@harvey.neville)Harvey Neville has left Manchester United to become the latest recruit at Inter Miami.The 18-year-old full-back, son of Inter Miami head coach Phil Neville, has linked up with the MLS side co-owned by David Beckham, confirming the move on Instagram.Neville has updated his bio to read ‘footballer for @InterMiamiCF’, also posting a picture of himself in training with his new club with the captio

Officials stuck necessary signage on the lid of the boot and let people vote while they waited for the warden to open the church (Pictures: PA/Google)Early morning voters had to cast their ballots in a car boot because a church warden overslept. The Oxford Centre for Mission Studies was supposed to open at 7am but the warden did not wake up in time and workers had to improvise. So officials set up a temporary polling station in the boot of someone’s car with all the necessary sig

A man, 50, was rushed to hospital after the attack in Bolton on Thursday (Picture: MEN)A man has been rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being mauled by a dog.The victim, 50, suffered serious injuries to his face and arm during the attack at Yewdale Gardens in Bolton on Thursday.An air ambulance and around five police vehicles raced to the scene at around 1.20pm.A Dog Control Enforcement Unit has been deployed by Bolton Council, reports Manchester Evening News.A spokesperson

An adorable surprise (Picture: Sophie Bugg / SWNS.COM)A mum has had what must surely be one of the fastest births ever, with her new baby arriving just 27 seconds after she was told to push.Baby Millie arrived in a flash when Sophie Bugg, 29, was 38 weeks pregnant.Sophie had popped to the loo in the middle of the night completely unaware that her third child would be born very shortly.
Less than a minute after she had entered the bathroom, her partner Chris, 32, saw her emerging with the baby&rs

Dan Osborne’s new guard dog has arrived home (Picture: RP/Click News and Media/@danosborneofficial/Instagram)Dan Osborne has been spotted collecting the guard dog he and Jacqueline Jossa visited as a puppy, and it’s safe to say the dog has done a lot of growing since February.The former Towie star, 29, was seen taking delivery of his new dog, a Rottweiler, which has been trained by Total K9 to look after the family in their new £1.3million house.Dan and Jacqueline, 28, had come

Dan Osborne’s new guard dog has arrived home (Picture: RP/Click News and Media/@danosborneofficial/Instagram)Dan Osborne has been spotted collecting the guard dog he and Jacqueline Jossa visited as a puppy, and it’s safe to say the dog has done a lot of growing since February.The former Towie star, 29, was seen taking delivery of his new dog, a Rottweiler, which has been trained by Total K9 to look after the family in their new £1.3million house.Dan and Jacqueline, 28, had come

Iain came third on I’m A Celeb in 2017 (Picture: Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Iain Lee discovered he was the lowest paid campmate on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! after signing up due to his divorce.The 47-year-old appeared on the ITV reality show in 2017, eventually coming third behind Jamie Lomas and queen of the jungle Georgia ‘Toff’ Toffolo.Iain has shared that he had previously turned down the show four times, but asked to be in the cast in 2017 as he n

Rambo has already been in Mortal Kombat 11 (pic: WB Games)Call Of Duty seems to be getting into the Fortnite business of cross-media cameos, thanks to the new ‘80s setting of Warzone.Warzone might also be a battle royale game but there’s some key difference, in tone and features, between it and archrival Fortnite. One of the main ones is Fortnite’s celebrity cameos, but now Activision seem to be getting in on the act too.Things started off with the strange tweet below, showing

38% of people starting their own businesses are doing it to change their work-life balance (Picture: Getty Images)Have any of your friends set up an Etsy store in the last year?Or maybe you had more time to build up a side hustle and turn it into something more.With much of nation having experienced furlough or redundancy at some point over the last year, some have plugged away at their passion projects to bolster their income – and you could do it too.A side hustle might lead to an entire

Wenrer is a big fan of Kante (Picture: Getty)Timo Werner branded Chelsea team-mate N’Golo Kante ‘a beast’ as he outlined his importance to their Champions League hopes.
Werner and Kante both played key roles on Wednesday night as Chelsea defeated Real Madrid to book their spot in the final of Europe’s premier competition.
The Germany international opened the scoring – with Mason Mount putting the tie beyond Real’s reach at the death – and Kante landed th

The Maldives is known for its white sandy beaches and clear seas (Picture: Getty Images)If you’re not vaccinated and fancy a holiday, there’s a chance you could soon be able to get your jab in paradise.Maldives authorities have revealed a plan to allow tourists to get the ‘3 Vs – Visit, Vaccinate, Vacation’ when they visit the island chain.In an effort to boost tourism, which the archipelagic state relies on, government officials explained that holidaymakers will be

Cryptocurrency can be bought and sold online through digital marketplaces (Getty)Cryptocurrency is a topic rarely out of the news at the moment.Whether it’s the highs and lows of bitcoin or the sudden explosion of a joke crypto like dogecoin – crypto is certainly having a moment.
Although (as with any investment) there’s a high degree of risk, we’d forgive you for being curious about how to own some cryptocurrency yourself.In the same way as if you were buying stocks or f