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Burger fans were left with their jaws dropping when American singing superstar Ashanti rocked up at late-night diner Archie's at Manchester Piccadilly - and started to dance. The flawless star, fresh from entertaining thousands of fans at the AO Arena on Thursday night, made a surprise appearance at the Manchester burger bar just before midnight.

What a night it has been celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with an incredible concert in front of Buckingham Palace, after a busy day for the royals.The show-stopping event included speeches from Prince Charles and Prince William, as well as performances from pop royalty, including Diana Ross.The 96-year-old monarch has been experiencing mobility problems and wasn't in attendance at the evening event, but the music boomed so loudly it was an evening to be enjoyed by all around the UK.Thousands had tickets, and others filled The Mall leading up to Buckingham Palace and waved Union Jacks in celebration of Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne.The packed show was broadcast on BBC, but for those who missed the incredible concert, here are some moments you won't want to have missed... Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Queen's surprise Platinum Jubilee comic sketch The Queen appeared in a surprise comic sketch with Paddington Bear to mark the start of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations at Buckingham Palace.

Dermot O'Leary left viewers cringing just seconds into the last This Morning of the week. The presenter and his co-host Alison Hammond were back on the small screen for their last day of covering the show over the half-term break ahead of Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield's return next week.

Zach Braff shocked fans of the new Disney+ series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” with the latest episode.

The Queen appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace today as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations kicked off.

Ray Liotta’s New Jersey hometown will pay tribute to the late actor in a significant way after his death.

The Queen will be celebrating her Platinum Jubilee this bank holiday - marking 70 years since her coronation.

Nothing quite says Queen's Jubilee like a classic Victoria sponge cake. No Jubilee party is complete without the Victoria sponge and it is often the centrepiece of any street party across the UK.

A royal-obsessed superfan who celebrated the Queen's coronation when she was only a teen will now mark the Platinum Jubilee with a flashy patriotic outfit.

Nicola Sturgeon is under pressure to fund universal free school meals for secondary school pupils to combat “horrifying” food price increases feared to be leaving children hungry.

Anne Hathaway is back from her trip to the Cannes Film Festival and she’s already at work!

A new Scottish independence poll has shown that support for staying in the UK has remained the same since the 2014 referendum.

Sidley Austin, a law firm with offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, is going big on sports law. Our sister site Sportico has learned that Charles “Chuck” Baker and Irwin Raij, most recently co-chairs of O’Melveny & Myers’ sports industry group, are joining Sidley as co-chairs of its Entertainment, Sports and Media industry group. The move will bring expertise in ownership transactions, stadium construction, media rights and international deal making.Baker has negotiated on behalf of buyers and sellers of pro teams.

posted to his social media pages Saturday as the competition got underway.“I believe that, in the end, this word will be ‘Victory!'” he added — urging viewers to cast their votes for Kalush Orchestra, Ukraine’s representative in the 66-year-old international competition.The hybrid folk-rap band is heavily favored to win for “Stefania,” a tribute to frontman Oleh Psiuk’s mother.The long-running musical extravaganza has pitted acts representing the countries of the European Broadcast Union in a head-to-head battle of the bands since 1956.This year’s show, in Turin, Italy, saw 40 nations fighting for the coveted glass microphone.The competition is known for its over-the-top staging — and for launching the careers of superstars like ABBA and Celine Dion.

A new Scottish independence poll has shown that less than a third of people want another referendum before the end of 2023.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNo one, except maybe Donald Trump and his inner circle, expected the ex-president’s legal challenge to Twitter’s permanent ban on him — on First Amendment grounds — to succeed. But now a federal judge has officially dismissed the suit.Trump, joined by the American Conservative Union and five individuals, sued Twitter (and then-CEO Jack Dorsey) in July 2021 in a class-action lawsuit claiming they were “censored” by the service — in Trump’s case, through Twitter’s ban.

SAG-AFTRA and IATSE have added their voices to the growing chorus of Hollywood unions condemning the draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade, calling it “deplorable and alarming.”

Ukraine are already the firm favourites to take victory at the Eurovision Song Contest in a fortnight’s time with their entry Kalush Orchestra.

Elon Musk is thought to have donated half a million dollars to the American Civil Liberties Union in Amber Heard's name. On Wednesday, amid Johnny Depp's ongoing defamation trial against Heard, Terence Dougherty, the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of the ACLU, testified about what donations the organization has received from and on behalf of the former couple.

Reese Witherspoon and her husband Jim Toth had some big news to share this week.MORE: Reese Witherspoon's secluded $15.9m haven with husband Jim Toth - photosThe couple, who have been married since 2011, have now decided to team up professionally, in the world of soccer! WATCH: Reese Witherspoon works on fun project with youngest sonReese, 46, shared their announcement on her Instagram account, telling her 27.7million followers: "One Nashville, Under Gold! As a Tennessee native, it is thrilling to see how much growth and development has come to our home state.READ: Ava Phillippe sends 'daily outfit pictures' to mom Reese WitherspoonMORE: Reese Witherspoon reveals glimpse inside show-stopping garden"One of the things my family is most excited about is the @nashvillesc, which is why we are so excited to be a part of the ownership group moving forward and honored to be a part of the NSC family!" Reese and Jim posed in their new soccer shirts togetherFans were delighted by the couple's decision, with one telling Reese: "That is amazing! Cannot wait to take my kids to a game when the new stadium opens soon!" A second noted: "The best team for sure!"READ: Reese Witherspoon swapped pink wedding gown for silk mini dress at ranch nuptialsMORE: Jennifer Aniston shares incredible behind-the-scenes footage of Reese WitherspoonThe news comes just days before the opening of Nashville SC's new stadium, GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the U.S. and Canada.

UK broadcasting union Bectu has launched a campaign for better working conditions in drama following the breakdown of negotiations with Pact over the pair’s agreement.

Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is set to meet with the Mail on Sunday's editor to discuss an article which claimed Angela Rayner tries to district Boris Johnson in the Commons by crossing and uncrossing her legs.

Dwyane Wade isn’t planning on making his basketball comeback any time soon.

Ringo Starr has added further dates to his upcoming 2022 North American tour – you can see the full list of dates below and buy tickets here.The legendary Beatles drummer and his band – Toto‘s Steve Lukather, Men At Work‘s Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, Average White Band‘s Hamish Stuart and Edgar Winter – are set to kick-off their tour on May 27 in Ontario, Canada.Following the tour’s initial announcement which had it wrapping up on June 26, they have confirmed 19 new dates extending the run to October 20, with new shows in Michigan, Washington, New Jersey, California and more.A post shared by Ringo Starr (@ringostarrmusic)Tickets for the newly announced shows are on sale now here.

Studio 54 could be a real zoo.Though many were turned away at the door of the late, great NYC icon — which opened 45 years ago April 26, 1977 — plenty of animals managed to get in.“The live leopard was my favorite — a couple brought it in on a leash,” recalled Gerard Renny, who landed a gig working security at Studio 54 when he was just 18. “They said I could pet it and needed to keep guests away from it.”“I guess I was its bouncer-bodyguard that night,” said Renny, 63, an Upper East Sider who is now director of operations at the ‘70s-themed watering hole Ethyl’s.There was also a snake — the plus one of another guest — slithering at the bar one night.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJessica Alba will star in a series adaptation of the book “Confessions On the 7:45,” which is currently in development at Netflix.The show will be based on the Lisa Unger book of the same name. It is described as a psychological thriller about a working mom (Alba) who meets a stranger on a train as she is commuting home who upends her life.

Teenage Fanclub have shared a new single, ‘I Left A Light On’, which they say is the first indication that a new album may be on the way.The new song is a slow-burning, piano-led ballad with soaring strings, written by the band’s Norman Blake while they were mixing their latest album, 2021’s ‘Endless Arcade’. It was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, and arrives alongside a video that shows the band performing it there.“As a band we’ve already started thinking about another new album,” comments Blake.

Angelique Jackson Over the last two decades, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” creator and star Robin Thede has broken down barrier after barrier for Black women in comedy, culminating with her Emmy-winning HBO sketch comedy series that epitomizes the phrase “for us, by us.”At the center of the show’s success is its particular Black lady perspective. Cast members Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend riff on relatable themes, like ashy skin, hair woes and the politics of the Black church, and present them with a healthy helping of Black lady joy.“We value authenticity above anything else, and we know that calling something ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show,’ it’s got to feel authentic to Black ladies,” Thede tells Variety, sitting down to discuss the series and its road to the screen.

The wrong man has the ear of Mark Zuckerberg, according to tireless Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen.

black midi, the spiky and uncompromising British post-punk band, kick off their North American tour tonight (March 22) and have dropped a new covers EP to celebrate. Cavalcovers includes the group's take on "Love Story" by Taylor Swift plus “Moonlight On Vermont” by Captain Beefheart and King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man." The latter features all three members of the band, bassist Cameron Picton, guitarist Geordie Greep, and drummer Morgan Simpson, on vocals for the first time. Check out the EP below.