Pauline Quirke is stepping down from professional duties after being diagnosed with dementia, her husband has said. The actress, 65, starred in Birds of a Feather, The Sculptress and Broadchurch during a glittering 50-year career. 7 Pauline Quirke, MBE, as he shares the news of Pauline’s decision to step back from all professional and commercial duties due to her diagnosis of Dementia in 2021 7 Pauline Quirke receiving her MBE from Prince William in 2022Credit: PA 7 Pauline has had a glittering career in TV and filmCredit: Alamy 7 Pauline and her husband Steve She was also awarded an MBE in the late Queen’s final Birthday Honours in 2022, receiving the award from Prince William at Buckingham Palace. A statement from her husband Steve Sheen said: “It is with a heavy heart that I announce my wife Pauline’s decision to step back from all professional and commercial duties due to...

A NEW travel warning has been put in place for Canary Island holidaymakers following a number of ‘rogue’ tour operators. The Professional Association of Tourist Guides (APIT) issued the warning due to a number of concerns over the companies. 3 Lanzarote’s The Professional Association of Tourist Guides has warned of rogue tour companiesCredit: Alamy 3 Pirate companies are also targeting cruise terminals and airportsCredit: Alamy APIT warned that the pirate companies, which are unregulated, put tourists at risk with unlicensed vehicles. Dubbed “sardine cans” they are said to violate road laws, and means tourists are not covered in the case of an accident. This is for both guided tours, as well as airport and cruise transfers where they wait for arrivals before offering the trips. APIT President, Natacha López-Braña, said: “They are people who offer their services on Facebook or elsewhere and they say they are guides, but they are...

Hamas says people of Gaza will ‘rise again’ and rebuild territory destroyed by Israel Hamas, the Palestinian militant group which is committed to the destruction of Israel and has been in control of Gaza since 2007, has vowed that Gaza and its people “will rise again” and rebuild the territory largely destroyed by Israeli attacks. “Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on the path of steadfastness until the occupation is defeated,” Hamas said in a statement issued on the second day of a ceasefire with Israel. “Over the course of 471 days, the systematic crimes of the occupation have failed to dissuade our people and their valiant resistance from clinging to the land and confronting the aggression.” More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed inside Gaza by Israeli attacks, according to health officials in the territory,...

A CHERISHED York model shop has closed its doors for the final time after over 40 years of serving the community. P&S Hobbies and Models on Walmgate, run by husband-and-wife team Paul and Sue Lamming, has bid farewell, leaving a trail of heartbroken customers. 2 A beloved model shop in York has closed its doors for the final timeCredit: Google 2 P&S Hobbies and Models on Walmgate was run by husband-and-wife team Paul and Sue LammingCredit: Facebook/P & S Hobbies and Models The shop, which first opened in 1981, has been a haven for model-making enthusiasts. From helping customers repair their prized possessions to offering expert advice, Mr. Lamming, 74, said, “It’s a sad day really, it’s been a lifetime. “All my life, I’ve repaired things for people, and I’ve never charged them.” “I’ll fix anything for anybody, and I enjoy doing that,” he told the BBC. The closure comes...

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Ravens 7-0 Bills, 7:44 1st quarter Johnson bullies up the middle for eight yards, then Cook stumbles for one. It’s 3rd & short and Allen is going to keep it and he’s wrapped up! It’s 4th & 2! Will the Bills go for it? Share Ravens 7-0 Bills, 8:52 1st quarter Cook runs for two yards and it’s 3rd & 8. Allen from the 32 lets it fly! Shakir has it on the middle of the field for a rather large chunk of turf! That’s a 33-yard gain down to the Ravens 35. The Bills fans exhale! Share Ravens 7-0 Bills, 10:35 1st quarter Were the Ravens bothered by the snow? No. The cold? No. Weather talk is such nonsense. Here come the Bills now with Allen in the shotgun. He has time and overthrows an...

A money-savvy mum has shared a house tour on TikTok, showing off the glam transformation she’s done on her council house. The thrifty shopper had given the house a luxury feel on a budget – and revealed where she found her best bargains. 2 Louise saved a whopping £290 on her gorgeous dining room table.Credit: TikTok / @louisebxx 2 The smart living room space looked high-end, despite being put together on a budget.Credit: TikTok / @louisebxx Louise B, @louisebxx, posted a clip to the video-sharing platform showing viewers how she managed to overhaul her house for cheap. She began by showing viewers her hallway, which was decorated smartly with plush carpets and a beautiful black arched mirror. Louise explained she’d managed to nab her statement mirror for £120 from The Range. Laid neatly in front of the mirror was a plush circle rug from B&M – who currently have a...

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature I’ve been waiting for it and at change of ends here it comes! Banger! Share Between games we see Murray, set in tracky bottoms though it’s roughly 405 degrees on court; classic Scotland. Then, when Lehecka serves, a brilliant return gives Djokovic 15-30; an ace restores parity. But another error hands over another break point … saved with an ace on to the outside of the T. And another ace, on advantage, secures a crucial hold, giving the Czech 4-3 in the third, Djoovic by two sets to love. Share Lehecka makes 30-all and must take advantage of what is, by the standard, a chance. But Djokovic fires a big serve and cleans up well, then a service-winner out wide and the chance wasn’t, in fact, a chance at all. However there’s now the sense that...

ILLEGAL migrants are being warned they face slavery if they come to Britain in small boats in a new advertising campaign. Videos will be released in Albania over the next few weeks featuring testimony from the victims of people smuggling gangs. Illegal migrants are being warned they face slavery if they come to Britain on small boats in a new advertising campaign The digital ads will appear on social media and alongside online news articles. Ministers hope they will bust the myths peddled by international criminal gangs. And put prospective migrants off making the dangerous journey across the world’s busiest shipping lane in rubber dinghies. 4 Illegal migrants warned they face slavery if they come to the UK on small boatsCredit: Home Office Testimony from one migrant, whose face is obscured, reads: “I was promised a well-paid job. Instead I was a slave.” Home Office messaging warns the viewer: “Trying...

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Gabriel Martinelli: “We have to keep going” “It’s a disappointing day,” says the Arsenal winger in an interview with Sky Sports. “We wanted to win the game, but we have to keep going. We trust in ourselves, and we have to keep going and improving – it is a long journey to go. We have to focus on ourselves. “That’s football, that’s the Premier League, the most difficult league in the world. We have to see the game and see what we have done wrong and improve for the next games. We know our qualities and we know the potential we have and we trust in ourselves.” Share Updated at 19.57 GMT Youri Tielemans: It’s not an easy task” “We came back really well into the game,” says the scorer of Villa’s opener in a chat with...

A RARE ‘planet parade’ where Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus will align in the night sky will be visible tonight. The six planets will move into a large arc that just about fits into your eye’s field of view. 1 The planets align every so often as they move in their individual orbitsCredit: The Sun Although it’s important to note that only four planets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, will be visible to the naked eye. Looking at the sky, Mars will be in the left corner of the eye, with Saturn and Venus in the right, Dr Dan Brown, an astronomy expert here at Nottingham Trent University, told The Sun. Uranus and Neptune are never visible to the naked eye, as they are too far away from Earth. The four visible planets, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus, will be strung across the evening sky on 18 January where you...