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Helen Flanagan faces fresh anguish after break in as she's mocked for posting 'home alone' tweet hours before armed raid. By Joanna Crawley Published: 10:51 GMT, 20 June 2013 | Updated: 22:40 GMT, 20 June 2013 She’s already dealing with the trauma of having armed men break into her luxury home but Helen Flanagan is facing fresh drama after tweeters mocked for posting that she was ‘home alone’ just hours before the terrifying raid.

Helen Flanagan faces fresh anguish after break in as she's mocked for posting 'home alone' tweet hours before armed raid

The TV star was left shaken after three masked men broke into the home she shares with boyfriend Scott Sinclair on Monday night. The burglars were wielding weapons including a saw and a screwdriver as they made off with jewellery and a mobile phone from the 22-year-old’s £2.8 million house. Tearful: Helen Flanagan looked as though she had been crying as she stepped out in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, on Thursday. Fabrice Muamba Twitter picture shows Bolton star 'back from the dead' 13 days after he collapsed. Footballer says thank you to millions of fans who have supported himStudent who posted racists Tweet loses appeal to be released early from jailFaces being thrown out of university as dreams of forensic scientist job lay in tatters By Rick Dewsbury Published: 13:06 GMT, 30 March 2012 | Updated: 20:37 GMT, 30 March 2012 It's the picture the world has been waiting to see.

Fabrice Muamba Twitter picture shows Bolton star 'back from the dead' 13 days after he collapsed

Fabrice Muamba sits up his hospital bed wearing a wide smile almost two weeks after collapsing mid-way through a match. The footballer's fiance Shauna Magunda posted the heart-warming image earlier today to say thank you to the millions of fans who have supported her partner after he suffered a near fatal heart attack. It shows the Bolton FC star wearing a blue hooded sports top and lying back in his hospital bed. Ayda Field pregnant: Robbie Williams' wife is expecting their first baby. By Andrea Magrath Published: 12:42 GMT, 30 March 2012 | Updated: 15:26 GMT, 30 March 2012 'We've had scans and cried': Robbie Williams has announced that he and wife Ayda Field are expecting a baby Robbie Williams has announced that he is to become a father for the first time.

Ayda Field pregnant: Robbie Williams' wife is expecting their first baby

In a typically comical announcement posted today on his website, the singer, 38, revealed that his wife Ayda Field, 32, is pregnant. Steve Coogan turns grey and grows a moustache as he continues to film The King of Soho. By Kirsty Mccormack Published: 11:14 GMT, 15 March 2012 | Updated: 06:20 GMT, 29 March 2012 Earlier this month he was spotted wearing a brown wig but this week Steve Coogan as fast-forwarded to the future.

Steve Coogan turns grey and grows a moustache as he continues to film The King of Soho

The 46-year-old donned a grey wig, a matching moustache and old-fashioned glasses as he filmed more scenes for the upcoming movie. Coogan portrays the head of one of the UK's biggest porn empires, Paul Raymond, in The King Of Soho. Fast forward to the future: Steve Coogan was spotted on the set of The King Of Soho in London and looked a lot older Why so serious?

Rihanna upstaged by Battleship co-star Brooklyn Decker in cut-out frock. By Kimberley Dadds Published: 14:08 GMT, 28 March 2012 | Updated: 16:00 GMT, 28 March 2012 She's normally the one garnering the attention with her flamboyant style and outlandish behaviour.

Rihanna upstaged by Battleship co-star Brooklyn Decker in cut-out frock

But this morning Rihanna was upstaged for once when she tried out a demure look next to her Battleship co-star Brooklyn Decker, who outshone the singer with a sexy cut-out dress. Rihanna swapped her rude girl style and raunchy stage get-ups for a ladylike dark olive green frock as she attended a photocall for the film. Scroll down for video. Marilyn Monroe poses at 27 for her trusted make-up artist in never-before-seen pictures. By Tom Gardner Published: 11:08 GMT, 27 March 2012 | Updated: 14:09 GMT, 29 March 2012 Tousle-haired and relaxed during a break from work, Marilyn Monroe still displays the same allure that made her an enduring screen icon.

Marilyn Monroe poses at 27 for her trusted make-up artist in never-before-seen pictures

Taken by a trusted friend on location while she filmed her first leading role for Niagara in 1953, this picture has never been seen by the public before. It shows the 27-year-old actress on the brink of international stardom. Intimate: Trusted make-up artist Allan 'Whitey' Snyder took this charming shot of a 27-year-old Marilyn Monroe relaxing between takes Smiling, she seems not to care that her top has slipped down one shoulder as she reclines by Niagara Falls. In another shot, she wears a knotted scarf as a makeshift sunhat – an image a long way from the glamorous persona which haunted her until her death nine years later. The man behind the camera was Allan ‘Whitey’ Snyder, Monroe’s make-up artist. Rita Rusic, 51, adorns her amazing bikini body with celestial necklace.

By Amelia Proud Updated: 09:37 GMT, 26 March 2012 She might be more than fifty-years-old but Rita Rusic's figure puts stars half her age to shame.

Rita Rusic, 51, adorns her amazing bikini body with celestial necklace

The Italian movie producer showed off her fantastic, and apparently age-defying shape as enjoyed a day at the beach in Miami today. Red hot Carol Vorderman is on trend in her Peter Pan collar dress. By Sarah Bull.

Red hot Carol Vorderman is on trend in her Peter Pan collar dress

Marie Osmond's VERY embarrassing onstage accident after she laughed a little too hard. By Amelia Proud Published: 22:57 GMT, 20 March 2012 | Updated: 10:00 GMT, 22 March 2012 Most people have been caught short once or twice in their lives, because when you need to go, you need to go.

Marie Osmond's VERY embarrassing onstage accident after she laughed a little too hard

And there are times when a fit of the giggles is so violent, so utterly engulfing... that it can make a person lose control of their bladder and have a little accident. This is what happened to Marie Osmond, and unfortunately for her, she had an audience of hundreds of fans watching every second of her excruciating mishap. Sir Philip Green's 60th birthday: Music by Stevie Wonder and £50 burgers. By Alison Boshoff And Sara Nathan Published: 01:55 GMT, 19 March 2012 | Updated: 21:17 GMT, 19 March 2012 Ay caramba!

Sir Philip Green's 60th birthday: Music by Stevie Wonder and £50 burgers

Sir Philip Green’s 60th birthday party in Mexico over the weekend had promised to be an all-out fiesta of flamboyant excess, crowded with celebrities. And in the end it was all that – and more. With two fancy dress evenings, and party ‘hostesses’ dressed only in leopard body paint and thongs, it was an eye-boggling marathon of lavish celebrations – the Parties That Taste Forgot. Fun in the sun: Some of Sir Philip Green¿s star guests are among those playing on the beach at the barbecue marking the last day of his birthday extravaganza Every element was luxurious: Even the burgers served as a late night snack on Friday were made with imported Japanese Kobe beef at a cost of £50 each.

The beaches were patrolled by armed guards, some on jetskis, to keep out riff-raff. And the four-day event, at an estimated cost of more than £6million, was all very much about the birthday boy. The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher in good spirits during public outing. Former Prime Minister spotted enjoying the spring sunshine in a London park By Andrew Pierce. Published: 00:33 GMT, 19 March 2012 | Updated: 12:31 GMT, 19 March 2012 Once, her very presence struck fear into everyone from fellow world leaders to those ‘Tory wets’ she brutally purged from her Cabinet. Her political heyday may be long gone, but the same gravitas was instantly recognisable in Lady Thatcher during a rare public outing last week to enjoy the spring sunshine in a London park.

Accompanied by Kate, her ever-faithful carer of the past ten years, the 86-year-old former prime minister sat contentedly watching a group of boys playing football. Simon Cowell: 'I've had many failures. The biggest were at times when I believed my own hype' By Louise Gannon PUBLISHED: 22:00 GMT, 17 March 2012 UPDATED: 00:25 GMT, 18 March 2012 Every day he wakes at noon and watches an hour of Flintstones cartoons.

He feasts on vitamin pills, inhales pure oxygen and insists on the same white leather and chrome decor wherever he is in the world. Oh yes – and he’s thinking about killing off The X Factor. Live gains exclusive access to the private universe of the most influential man in British TV 'I'd had smaller failures, signing bands that didn't work, but my record company going bust, that was the first big one,' said Simon Cowell. Me Dine With Me host puts bag over 'ugly' contestant's head, receives death threats. By Amy Oliver Published: 09:45 GMT, 16 March 2012 | Updated: 13:49 GMT, 16 March 2012 Angry fans have let their fury boil over after a Come Dine With Me contestant put a bag over another host's head.

Some issued death threats against Kathryn Hoskisson, 48, who made 'ugly' Jason Howitt wear the paper bag during this week's show recorded in Blackpool. White House state dinner: British stars come out in force to join Cameron and Obama. British actor Idris Elba (left), best known for this role in The Wire, and film producer Harvey Weinstein and his wife Georgina Chapman (right) arrive for the dinner Fashion queen: Vogue editor Anna Wintour arrives with her partner, telecommunications executive Shelby Bryan Many of the ingredients for the menu, which was called a Winter Harvest Dinner, were grown in the White House Kitchen garden and harvested on the day of the dinner. The dinner was served in a tent which erected and lavishly decorated for the occasion. Course one: Crisped halibut with potato crust, served on bed of braised baby kale from White House garden, shaved Brussels sprouts and micro cabbage sprouts with hint of applewood smoke bacon from local smokehouse Salad course: Spring garden lettuces with shallot dressing and shaved radish, cucumbers and avocados Main course: Bison wellington, using buffalo tenderloin, red wine reduction, French beans, cipollini onion American wine President Barack and Mrs Michelle Obama.

Russian billionaire Leon Max and his six-foot tall blonde muse Katia Elizavora. By Charlotte Eagar UPDATED: 18:06 GMT, 13 March 2012 Leon Max (right in the first picture) with his gamekeeper-cum-head groundsman Roy Goodger (far left). Katia Elizarova (right) is a model and face of Leon's fashion line. She was spotted at the age of 14 At the end of a long green alley stands a mini-Versailles, nine windows wide, approached by a pair of billowing stairs. Cream stone façade, stone lions caged on the roof by a four-square balustrade – Easton Neston looks like the home of a Renaissance prince. The house was built in 1702, by the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. I’m shown into the drawing room by Roy Goodger, gamekeeper-cum-head groundsman, a reassuringly tweeded figure who has worked at Easton Neston for over 30 years.

Morrissey stirs Falklands row at Argentina gig as backing band wear 'We Hate William And Kate' T-shirts. Mansion where Truman Capote wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's sells for record $12million. Sophia Cahill: 'I pose naked to support my family' Oscars 2012: Angelina Jolie wows with thigh-high split while Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz sparkle in oyster and cream as stars paying homage to the silverscreen. The ruffled effect: Cameron Diaz stepped out in a curve-hugging Gucci ensemble and the simple bustier of the dress was complimented with a full feathered train. Dita Von Teese shows off new lingerie collection Von Follies for Target Australia.