GREAT British Bake Off 2023 winner Matty Edgell has announced he’s expecting his first baby. 

The 29-year-old revealed his wife Lara was pregnant with a sweet snap on Instagram – while also paying tribute to his beloved football team, West Ham United. 

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In the photograph, Matty shared a onesie next to an ultrasound scan and an elephant comforter holding a blanket that read “Little WHU Fan”. 

He captioned the picture: “We can’t wait to meet you” with a heart emoji. 

Following the announcement, hundreds of fans, loved ones and fellow bakers flocked to the comments to share their well wishes for the expectant parents. 

Show host Alison Hammond – who was seen becoming close pals with Matty while in the tent – was one of the first to send her love, writing: Congratulations how exciting” 

Dana Conway, who competed alongside Matty on Bake Off, wrote:”’Omg stopppppppp!!!! My heart congratulations darlings xx” while Nicky Laceby added: ”Oh my goodness, big big congratulations to you both. This is such wonderful happy news xxx” 

Sandro Farmhouse, who appeared in Bake Off 2022, wrote: “Awww Congratulations ”.

Matty appeared on the 14th series of the cooking favourite, beating Dan Hunter and Josh Smalley in the final. 

He celebrated his win airing by announcing he and Lara had got engaged, with Marry later saying he got down on one knee during a romantic getaway in Sorrento, Italy. 

The couple married in May 2024, with Matty joking on Instagram: “Signed, sealed and delivered, she can’t turn back now!” 

He then added. “We had the best time celebrating our special day with the people we love the most. Thank you so much to everyone who came, you made our day what it was. 

“Ps. How stunning does my wife look?!” 

Matty also revealed it was Lara who had applied for the show on his behalf, with the then-teacher not wanting to do it himself. 

He quit his position as a teacher last year in order to pursue baking full time, stating he wanted to seize the opportunity.

Matty has become a baking influencer since his win, posting tips and tricks on TikTok to help inspire others.

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Alison Hammond was one of the first to send her congratulations[/caption]

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NEIL Young reportedly had to use a cheat sheet during his Glastonbury headline set to remember the lyrics to some of his most famous songs.

Rock legend Neil, 79, is believed to have been seen glancing at a printed song sheet during the final 25 minutes of his 110-minute Pyramid Stage performance on Saturday night.

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Neil Young reportedly had to use a cheat sheet during his Glastonbury headline set[/caption]

Audience members say they saw the musician checking the lyrics during renditions of Old Man and Name of Love as the show drew to a close.

One festivalgoer told MailOnline: “You’d think he would know the words by now, he has been singing these songs for years.

“But maybe it’s difficult to play the piano and remember the lyrics.”

Neil – one of the oldest artists ever to headline Glastonbury – performed a set packed with hits including Rockin’ in the Free World and Throw Your Hatred Down.

However, the performance appeared to attract a smaller crowd than previous Saturday night headliners, with some attendees noting that the field in front of the Pyramid Stage was unusually sparse.

One wrote on social media: “So empty at Neil Young,” while another added: Pyramid stage field isn’t even a quarter full by the looks of it.”

The appearance marked his first Glastonbury performance since 2009.

Neil had initially turned down this year’s offer, criticising the BBC’s involvement with the festival and claiming it was “under corporate control”.

Representatives for Neil and Glastonbury have been contacted for comment.

But that wasn’t Neil’s only trouble during the gig.

The Canadian rock veteran also had difficulties with his microphone throughout the set.

He opened his show with Sugar Mountain, saying, ‘Thank you folks,” to the crowd as the song ended.

But those watching it were not impressed, with one person commenting: “Someone tell Neil Young to sing into a microphone.”

A second moaned: “Sound needs turning up like ffs, he’s shredding that axe and you can hardly hear it.”

While a third said:  “Neil young with 48 microphones and none of them able to make his voice sound much beyond a grumble. Glastonbury has had a real hard time with the headliners the last couple of years…”

And a fourth added: “Watched a few minutes of this Neil Young man, this is like the worst thing I’ve ever seen and heard.

“It’s a no from me! Neil Young should not be headlining!Terrible!” raged another. 

The star’s set was shown live on the BBC after the broadcaster had previously said it would not be transmitted live “at the artist’s request”.

Earlier on Saturday, a BBC statement said: “We are delighted to confirm that Neil Young’s headline set from Glastonbury on Saturday will be broadcast live to audiences across the UK on the BBC.”

Neil’s performance was not guaranteed as earlier in the year he  temporarily pulled out of, claiming it is a “corporate turn-off” due to its broadcast deal with the BBC.

He said on his website: “We were told that BBC was now a partner in Glastonbury and wanted us to do a lot of things in a way we were not interested in.

“It seems Glastonbury is now under corporate control and is not the way I remember it being.”

But just days later he did a surprise U-turn, the singer confirmed his slot blaming “an error in the information I received” for him initially turning down the offer.

A statement on his website read: “Due to an error in the information received, I had decided to not play the Glastonbury Festival, which I always have loved.

“Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing. Hope to see you there.”

The Sun first reported that the singer was booked to headline Glastonbury, 16 years after he last played on the Pyramid Stage.

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The rock legend is believed to have been seen glancing at a printed song sheet[/caption]

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At 89, Neil is one of the oldest artists ever to headline Glastonbury[/caption]

GEORDIE Shore star Marty McKenna has revealed he’s been dumped six times in just three  months – and all of his failed romances ended for the same reason. 

Marty, 30, shared the surprisingly honest dating revelation on Instagram, apparently not bothered by the harsh feedback from his former flames. 

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Alongside a bed selfie, the reality star said: “Three failed relationships in six months because [I’m] ‘emotionally unavailable’. 

“Stop with your questions and let me beeeee maaaaan.”

Marty joined Geordie Shore in 2016 and famously had an on/off romance with Chloe Ferry. 

Their tumultuous relationship came to an end when Marty was axed from the show a year later, with him later branding her “the biggest attention seeker I’ve ever met in my life”. 

In 2022 Marty joined the line-up of Celebs Go Dating and confessed he prefers one night stands to dating. 

He told BANG Showbiz at the time: “I never really went on dates with someone, always had a few one night stands.

“I did not have commitment fear, it was just easier going from girlfriend to girlfriend.

“Sometimes I would have a one night stand and the girl wouldn’t end up leaving for three to four days.”

Marty added: “I probably still have a few girlfriends I’ve forgotten to finish with.”

And The Sun later told how Marty’s behaviour on the dating show stopped Geordie Shore bosses from inviting him back. 

An insider said: “Marty wasn’t asked back as he didn’t behave well while filming Celebs Go Dating last year, which is made by the same production company that makes Geordie Shore.

“Bosses weren’t impressed by his antics, so decided not to invite him back after the reunion.”

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TAMMY ABRAHAM is set for a move to Turkey with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Besiktas.

The England striker has spend the last four seasons in Italy after laving boyhood club Chelsea.

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Tammy Abraham is set to join Besiktas[/caption]

Abraham, 27, joined Roma in 2021 and netted 37 times in 120 appearances for I Giallorossi.

The 6ft 4in striker spent last season on loan with Italian rivals AC Milan, netting ten times in all competitions.

But that wasn’t enough to earn a permanent move as Milan suffered a disappointing season.

And he could now be set for a new challenge in Turkey’s Super Lig.

According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, a verbal agreement has been made between Roma and Besiktas, with Abraham set to jet in for a medical soon.

Abraham would be a statement signing Solskjaer, who took the reins in Turkey in January after a three-year spell away from management following his ill-fated tenure with Manchester United.

Abraham will join Besiktas’ current front-man Ciro Immobile, who netted 15 league goals last season after making his own switch from Serie A in the summer.

His arrival would bolster a squad full of ex-Premier League talent, including Arsenal and Liverpool star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and ex-Spurs disappointment Gedson Fernandes.

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The deal would spark Besiktas’ quiet transfer window into life, with their only other business so far being making last year’s loan signings of Felix Uduokhai and Joao Mario permanent.

Roma appointed former Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini as they’re new manager earlier this month, throwing Abraham’s future into uncertainty.

Abraham would be the latest in a series of Roma departures, with midfielder Enzo le Fee, full-back Samuel Dahl and winger Nicola Zalewski all completing permanent moves away from the club this summer.

Abraham moved to Italy for a fee of £35m four years ago after he failed to cement himself in the Chelsea set-up.

VERA Anderson received a phone call prompting her to leave her seven-year-old son in the care of a neighbour, saying she would be gone for 10 minutes.

Described as fun-loving, popular and family-oriented, five hours later she was found dead in her own car with her throat slit — a crime which remains unsolved since 1991.

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Vera Anderson popped out for ’10 minutes’, but was never seen again alive[/caption]

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She left her son seven-year-old with a neighbour[/caption]

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Vera Anderson’s car pictured at the location where she was murdered[/caption]

Who was Veronica Anderson?

Veronica Anderson, often known as Vera, was a 42-year-old single mother residing in Widnes, Cheshire.

She was well-liked in her community and co-ran a sandwich business with her teenage daughter, supplying local shops and factories.

On the night of August 24, 1991, Veronica was at home with her two children.

Her daughter, Lorraine, was 19 and pregnant, while her son, Neil, was just seven years old.

At around 10pm, Veronica received a phone call.

The identity of the caller has never been established, but whatever was said prompted her to ask a neighbour to look after her son Neil, explaining she would be back in about 10 minutes.

Roughly ten minutes after she received the phone call, Veronica left her home and headed out in her blue Ford Cortina — she was never seen alive again.

In the early hours of August 25, 1991, Veronica’s body was discovered in her car off Tannery Lane in Penketh, Warrington, more than four miles from her home.

She had been brutally murdered — her throat was cut, and there were signs of a violent struggle.

A blood-stained glove and a length of cord, similar to window sash cord, were found at the scene — both believed to have been left by her killer.

The attack was neither sexual nor a robbery, but the level and nature of the violence had the hallmarks of a hitman.

Despite extensive investigations, the person responsible for her murder has never been identified or brought to justice.

Over the years, the case has remained unsolved, despite renewed appeals and even arrests.

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At the time of her death, Vera had been seeing a trucker for about three years.

The man, who was eliminated from inquiries, stayed overnight at her home on August 23, 1991.

In September 2024, Vera’s daughter Lorraine Newton made a fresh plea for justice, saying: “It would be fantastic if the police could get someone for the murder.

“It would be a form of relief to think they have got what they deserved.”

She continued: “I still hope that one day the culprit will get the justice they deserve.

“I would say to anyone who knows who did it to speak to the police. He has got away with this for so long and he could do it again.

“Somebody knows — maybe his wife — if they do I don’t know how they could live with that for 33 years. It is a very hard secret to keep.

“She might have been threatened of course — ‘open your mouth and I’m going to do it to you’.”

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The case has been featured in media and true crime programs, including reconstructions on Crimewatch.

An episode of In The Footsteps of Killers examines the case of Veronica Anderson’s unsolved murder.

Emilia Fox and David Wilson investigate the mother-of-two’s tragic demise.

In The Footsteps of Killers: The Murder of Vera Anderson airs on Channel 4 at 10pm on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.

TOTTENHAM are interested in making their first signing from West Ham in 14 years.

The North London outfit are keen on Hammers star Mohammed Kudus this summer.

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Mohammed Kudus is wanted by Tottenham[/caption]

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Kudus, 24, arrived at the London Stadium in 2023 from Ajax for a fee of £35million.

West Ham beat competition from Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea to snare the Ghanaian star’s signature.

However, the club are open to cashing in on the attacker in order to fund their own summer rebuild for manager Graham Potter.

The Telegraph have claimed that Kudus could be set to the unlikely destination of rivals Tottenham.

The Europa League winners are said to be open to breaking their “unofficial transfer embargo” to sign Kudus.

Should a transfer go through, he would be the first player to move directly to Spurs since Scott Parker in 2011.

The former England international joined the Hammers’ rivals after their relegation to the Championship.

Parker was a shining light at Upton Park that season as he was named the PFA Players’ Player of the Year despite the club finishing bottom.

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Kudus is said to be open to the controversial transfer and has a release clause of £85m.

A move would see him return to Champions League football and play under Thomas Frank.

Spurs are yet to make an official offer for Kudus but could face competition from Chelsea and Newcastle.

Kudus starred for the Hammers in his debut season in the Premier League.

He scored 14 goals and assisted six more across all competitions as the club finished 9th and reached the Europa League quarter-finals.

Last season, he failed to continue his electrifying performances as West Ham slumped to a 14th-placed finish in the Premier League.

He could only muster five goals and four assists in 35 appearances in all competitions.

Kudus has recently changed agents to the renowned sports management firm ROOF amid speculation over his future.

West Ham are yet to add to their squad this summer despite the exits of long-serving players Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal and Lukas Fabianski.

There is still uncertainty over the future of Michail Antonio with his contract set to expire.

The club’s Premier League record goalscorer has not played for the club since his horror car crash in December.

But he has made his return to the pitch as he appeared for Jamaica in the 1-0 Gold Cup loss to Guatemala earlier this month.

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A MAJOR airport is getting a huge new terminal as part of a multi-million pound expansion across the country.

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) will be designing Vilnius’ new arrivals terminal with designs directly influenced by Lithuanian culture.

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Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) will be designing Vilnius’ new arrivals terminal with designs directly influenced by Lithuanian culture[/caption]

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References to Lithuanian cultural heritage in the airport include geometric elements in the style of the traditional art forms[/caption]

References to Lithuanian cultural heritage in the airport include geometric elements in the style of the traditional art forms like ‘sodai straw gardens’.

The Lithuanian art form involves making hanging ornaments from stalks.

ZHA said: “Evoking the experience of being immersed within traditional sodai, the terminal’s pleated roof finished in timber from local forests defines the interiors and reflects the art form’s delicate, interconnected geometries.”

The timber roof will also feature geometric skylights.

Works on the airport terminal will begin at the start of 2027 and are expected to be completed by the end of 2029.

Once finished, the new terminal will allow the airport – which is currently at full capacity – to serve up to 10.6 million passengers each year.

The new terminal is part of the Lithuanian Airports’ 2052 masterplan to boost the region’s connectivity to the rest of the globe, which will cost €250million (£213.8million) between now and 2052.

Vilnius Airport is currently the largest airport in Lithuania and by 2052, around 17 million passengers are expected to use the airports in Vilnius, Kaunas, and Palanga, each year.

Further development plans for Vilnius Airport include high-speed and local rail services, buses, taxis, cycle and pedestrian routes and increased direct flights from Vilnius.

The airport also recently opened a new departure terminal in February increasing passenger throughput from 1,200 to 2,400 passengers per hour.

The terminal has two floors, including a check-in area with a self-service baggage claim area, additional cafes and a connection to the existing passenger terminal by a gallery.

Lithuania’s Minister of Transport and Communications, Eugenijus Sabutis said: “The arrivals terminal of Vilnius Airport requires updating – it has long since ceased to meet today’s needs or the airport’s future capacity and vision.

“As the gateway to Lithuania, the terminal creates the first impression for everyone arriving into the country.

“The very high quality of ideas in the design competition proposed the most modern, convenient solutions that can adapt to the airport’s future requirements.”

ZHA also won the contest to revamp the Lithuanian capital’s main train station – which is just three kilometres from the airport.

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ZHA also won the contest to revamp the Lithuanian capital’s main train station – which is just three kilometres from the airport[/caption]

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Plans for the station which first opened in 1861, include a bridge-concourse above the tracks with footbridges and bike lanes, additional seating and trees and a new bus depot and car parking.

In 2024, Vilnius was crowned as the cheapest-value city in Europe by the Post Office Travel Money City Costs Barometer.

The survey compared 12 typical holiday items including a range of drinks, an evening meal for two with wine, a two-night stay at a three-star hotel, sightseeing experiences and transport.

In total, Vilnius came in at £237 – which was over 10 per cent cheaper than the runner up, Lisbon.

Lithuania was also recently named as one of Lonely Planet’s top European destinations for 2025.

A regional UK airport has also revealed a major masterplan with new flights to US and Middle East… and millions more passengers.

Plus, a new UK airport terminal has opened after a £100million expansion and it now has faster security and more restaurants.

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Orlando Pirates are reportedly working on snatching two Mali internationals towards the Betway Premiership. Abdoulaye Mariko and Sadio Kanoute.

A BRIT tourist was allegedly sexually assaulted by a cabbie in Magaluf who is said to have abandoned her at the airport.

Spanish prosecutors allege the taxi driver, 28, “took advantage” of the British tourist, 33, who was reportedly drunk – before telling her “this is how it’s done in Spain”.

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Tourists are seen in Punta Ballena Street, also known as ‘the strip’[/caption]

Indian-born Ranjit Singh was last night warned he faces up to three years in jail if convicted after being charged with sexually assaulting the tourist.

One pal of the Brit is said to have called for a taxi to get her back to the hotel because she had been drinking heavily in Punta Ballena, a party strip in the holiday hotspot.

But the “rogue driver” allegedly switched routes and took her to Palma airport instead after telling her to pay £42 upfront.

He is then thought to have asked the Brit woman to move to the front passenger seat before allegedly touching her inappropriately.

The alleged case, which reportedly took place in 2023, is now set to go to court.

It is understood that public prosecutors will also demand £6,000 in compensation if Mr Singh is found guilty.

A three-page pre-trial indictment submitted by public prosecutors states “The friend told the accused where he should take her.

“A few metres into the journey, the accused stopped the vehicle and told the British woman she should pay EUROS 50 for the fare upfront and move from the back to sit beside him in the passenger seat.

“She followed his instructions, paying with a card.

“Following on from that, the accused, taking advantage of an inebriated woman who was alone in a place she didn’t know, changed the agreed route and took the motorway towards the airport.

“On the way, with lascivious and lustful intent, he touched her breasts and her groin over her clothes and tried to kiss her.

“When they reached the airport, he told her to get out and said, ‘This is how things are done in Spain so get used to it.'”

Public prosecutors say the Brit woman has needed counselling for “severe anxiety and depression” after going through the alleged incident.

The indictment added: “The main problem are the traumatic flashbacks.”

It is not yet clear how the accused cabbie will plead when the case gets to court. A date for the trial has yet to be set.

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