Taking to Twitter on Tuesday - the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts - she wrote: 'Please don't start flame wars over it, but this year I'd like to apologise for killing (whispers)... Snape.'

Getting drunk and embarrassing yourself used to be part of the Christmas party season job description but there has been an unwelcome crackdown festive fun and those days are over.

Richard Curtis who wrote Four Weddings and a Funeral said at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in Gloucestershire that he had wanted Alan Rickman but was outvoted.

A study by Zhejiang University, China, found patients in the early stages of the disease have higher levels of two types of bacteria in their mouths, while another two bugs are notably lower.

The author, 54, made a touching tribute to the late star, who tragically died in 2016 of pancreatic cancer, when a Harry Potter fan gushed about his portrayal of Severus Snape in the film franchise.

EDDIE HEARN: You probably have seen the video of Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte going at each other. That's made us think very carefully about how put them face to face in the build up to their fight.

EDDIE HEARN: Social media is a funny thing. I was bemused to see comments on Twitter this week that Kell Brook wants to swerve a fight with Errol Spence – pretty odd as he fought Gennady Golovkin.

EDDIE HEARN: Around 27,000 will be there to witness a sporting event that I believe the city of Sheffield will never forget. But it's funny, it's a fight I wasn't sure Kell should take.

EDDIE HEARN: This is the first time Aanthony Joshua has has had any disruptions during his camp and it hasn't been ideal. It's been a pretty long road to Saturday's showdown in Cardiff.

EDDIE HEARN: Over here, we are thinking about what next for Tony Bellew. He has emerged as a real stand-out star of British boxing in the last few years.

EDDIE HEARN: I had written him off but that was a very impressive display. I had him winning by about two rounds but aside from how well he boxed, that really was an amazing recovery in the 12th.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAURA LAMBERT: Jack Laugher is trying to explain how hard it is to string together six perfect dives. 'It is like taking a penalty in a World Cup final,' he tells Sportsmail.

Elsa Hosk looked loved up with her man Tom Daley when they were spotted cosied together during in New York on Saturday. Elsa cuddled up to her boyfriend, while her beau gave her a loving kiss.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Tom Daley's knitting hobby, which he took up to deal with self-isolation, is not going down too well with his husband, film producer Dustin Lance Black.

Tara Brown was even supposed to board a getaway boat with three TV crew members following the abduction of Sally Faulkner's children in Beirut earlier this month.

The Brisbane mother at the centre of the 60 Minutes kidnapping attempt now has no contact with her children. Sally Faulkner's estranged husband has stopped all contact.

Adam Whittington's Gold Coast family has called on Channel Nine to front up the US$500,000 so Ali Elamine (pictured) will drop the kidnapping charges against him and three others.

It has been confirmed that 60 Minutes presenter Tara Brown will not be attending the event in Melbourne on Sunday night.

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner has made a 'guarantee' to bring her children Lahela, five, and Noah, three, back after the botched 60 Minutes child abduction in Beirut, Lebanon.

Despite high expectations he would be freed on bail on Wednesday Australian-British man Adam Whittington remains in a Beirut prison for his involvement in the 60 Minutes child abduction.

The four remaining prisoners jailed in Beirut over the botched 60 Minutes child abduction case have been refused bail after Ali Elamine refused to drop charges against the men.

Sydney's Ten Eyewitness News presenter Hugh Riminton, who worked for Channel Nine for over a decade, dubbed Mr Rice the 'scapegoat for the 60 minutes fiasco' in a series of tweets on Friday.

Journalist Liz Hayes has broken down during an interview with a former police officer shot in his Sydney home in 1984, after refusing a bribe from now-convicted murderer Roger Rogerson.

Child recovery agent, Adam Whittington, has accused the Australian Liberal Government of ignoring him and his family and has urged people to ‘think twice before voting’ on July 2.

Tara Brown and her 60 Minutes crew will be charged with a misdemeanour for their role in the abduction of Sally Faulkner's children in Lebanon. The charge carries a fine of up to $670.

Adam Whittington, who allegedly organised the botched attempt to recover Sally Faulkner's children in Beirut, has been released on bail in Lebanon after 100 days in jail.

Australian TV journalist Tara Brown is reportedly back at work for 60 Minutes and on assignment in the US only three months after being released from a Lebanon jail.

Australian television journalist Tara Brown returns to 60 Minutes after botched kidnapping of Sally Faulkner's two children with 'powerful story', investigating a fatal Sydney fire.

The man allegedly paid $115,000 by Channel Nine's 60 Minutes to orchestrate the child recovery in Lebanon in April has walked out of jail and says the 'truth will come out soon'.

60 Minutes reporter Tara Brown returned to the show on Sunday night to do a story on the Rozelle fire, but there was no mention of the infamous botched child kidnapping attempt in Beirut.

Howard Hershenhorn, attorney for Bob Simon's family, insinuated that the defense team for New York-based Skyline Credit Ride misplaced key evidence in the ongoing fatal crash lawsuit.

Roxy Jacenko has posted a happy snap of herself and 60 minutes presenter Allison Langdon just days after slamming the reporter for questioning whether there may be 'cynics' over her breast cancer battle.

The Sydney PR queen previously criticised Channel Nine reporter Allison after she addressed public 'cynicism' over her breast cancer battle

Pixie Curtis, five, is 'really struggling' with her father Oliver Curtis' absence since he was jailed for insider trading in June, claims 60 Minutes reporter Allison Langdon

Roxy Jacenko proved once again that she has a killer wardrobe after stepping out in Sydney's Double Bay in a Celine motorcycle jacket on Tuesday.

Roxy Jacenko's daughter Pixie Curtis appeared in a video singing a song in the back of the family car on Sunday night when she, her mother and brother Hunter went out for Chinese food.

Michael Clarke has broken down when talking about the tragic death of late cricketer Phillip Hughes in a preview for his tell-all interview with 60 Minutes. 

Michael Clarke addresses rumours ex-fiancée Lara Bingle flushed her $200,000 engagement ring down the toilet for the first time in his tell-all interview with 60 Minutes.

Allison Langdon debuted her baby bump on the red carpet at Channel Nine's Upfront event in Sydney on Tuesday, two months after reports surfaced that the 60 Minutes reporter is expecting her first child.

Speaking for the first time outside of the program Australian television presenter Tara Brown has refused to apologise for an abduction bungle that saw a 60 Minutes Crew end up in a Beirut jail.

Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner shares a heartbreaking snap of her daughter Lahela, 6, appearing sad and alienated at school in Lebanon, posting the photo on Facebook on Tuesday.

While first time mum and Australian journalist Allison Langdon said she's loving motherhood - and has the Instagram posts to prove it - the lead up wasn't all sunshine and roses.

Filing a report for Channel Nine's 60 Minutes program, veteran journalist Allison Langdon burst into tears when she saw images of Mason Parker, who was killed Townsville in 2011.

Benjamin Ferencz, 97, is the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials. In an interview with 60 Minutes, Ferencz spoke out against war, saying 'all wars' make murderers out of 'all decent people'.

She chose to risk her own life in order to give her unborn son a chance.

Fiance of accused cocaine smuggler Cassie Sainsbury, Scott Broadbridge, hasn't spoke to her mother since her arrest over a month ago.

Lorde, 20, revealed in a sneak peek for her 60 Minutes interview, that dates have to deal with songs written about them.

60 Minutes journalist Allison Langdon has shared an adorable photo to Instagram of her and baby Mack at the airport as she takes him on her next assignment.

After the tragic loss of their two sons, Thomas and Stuart, in the space of just four years, Ralph and Kathy Kelly have spoken out over their constant battle for justice.

38-year-old mother of one and 60 Minutes presenter, Allison Langdon, recently opened up about her biggest parenting fails - which include dropping a baby and feeding a four-month-old cupcakes.