AMANDA PLATELL: The most reliable, and dare I say wooden, member of the younger royals stole the show with a comic turn on the BBC's fundraiser The Big Night In.

The 28-year-old musician from Gonzales, Louisiana earned a standing ovation from the judges on Sunday's episode of American Idol as he scored a ticket to Hollywood. 

Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US airstrike as he left Baghdad International Airport on January 3rd. Israeli intelligence reportedly confirmed which flight he came in on.

The young girl has described how her holiday fling with a handsome Israeli footballer she knew as Sam, in the party resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus, descended into the terror of gang rape.

The girl, imprisoned in a squalid Cypriot jail, was gang-raped by a group of young Israeli men while on holiday in the resort of Ayia Napa. She was held in Nicosia Central Prison for fives weeks.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel say their contact lenses can restore lost colour contrast and improve colour perception by a factor of ten.

The woman, 19, flew home in January after being handed a four-month suspended sentence over the events of July last year in an Aiya Napa hotel room.

ITV's Believe Me is said to feature fresh testimony about the alleged attack in Ayia Napa last July including compelling statements from the young woman's friends.

AMANDA PLATELL: Of all the pictures published in this tumultuous week for the Royal Family, one stood out for me.

A family friend of Sydney murder-accused Chris Dawson claims to have seen his missing wife Lyn at a parade for Princes Charles and Princess Diana a year after disappearance in 1982.

Champneys allegedly failed to inform guests at its Forest Mere resort (pictured), in Liphook, West Sussex, it had a food hygiene rating of just 2 out of 5.

Paul Costelloe, 74, from Dublin who worked alongside Princess Diana for 15 years told Evoke that Diana's priority was her children, and that she'd understand Prince Harry's desire to step back.

CHRIS WHEELER AT MOLINEUX: Ruud van Nistelrooy and Jaap Stam were among the United stars who were told when to go - now even Man United's emerging talents are eyeing the exit

The European Championships have been treated so some great goals over the years. Now, Sportsmail has picked out six of the best goals ever scored in European Championship history.

EXCLUSIVE BY IAN HERBERT AND SIMON JONES: The PFA have dug their heels in over crippled clubs attempts to reduce their wage bill in the coronavirus crisis.

The Premier League and EFL have warned football supporters that there are 'no quick answers' as to how and when the season will continue due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking about Amy following her, she said: 'I am shocked! She put up a video supporting me when I was in the villa and then she sent me another message again'

Karlie Kloss, Kate Hudson, and Amy Schumer flaunted their fashionista flare at Stella McCartney's Stellabration in New York City on Monday.

Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said today she will be 'personally campaigning for Remain' regardless of whether Labour commits to staying in the EU or not.

Dominic Reece Bryham, 25, told Brisbane Supreme Court he was 'going through a bad time' when he got behind the wheel on April 4 in 2019.

Government figures reportedly believe the current way in which Number 10 is operating is 'unsustainable' and 'untenable' with Mr Cummings' role a key concern.

After Brown's routine to Sam Smith and Normani's Dancing With a Stranger, she apologized to Inaba, saying, 'I just want to say I am so sorry if it seemed like I was dismissive.'

Love Island forgot one of the golden rules of television, and life in fact. Never tell the British public who to like - who they should like or even who they do like - and certainly not who to vote for.

Sacha Baron Cohen (left) launched a fresh attack on Mark Zuckerberg (right) saying 'history will judge you' after a report shows Trump had double the number of Facebook ads than other candidates.  

German Chancellor Angela Merkel heaped pressure on the PM by insisting the UK must provide solutions to the impasse after the House of Commons delivered a huge rejection of her deal.

President Trump blasted the latest comments by Democratic debate participants during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Japan.

The Prime Minister will use the G7 summit in Biarritz to heap pressure on the EU chief Donald Tusk to re-open Brexit talks on the Irish backstop.

It came as Erdogan jetted into Brussels for a high-level meeting aimed at shoring up the 2016 migrant deal, where the EU agreed to hand over €6bn in exchange for migrants being held back.

The mother-of-two was lucky to make it out of the World Trade Center alive, but has spent years trying to recover. She says one of the people who was there for her was Hillary Clinton.

An artificial intelligence system which correctly predicted the primaries as well as the last three U.S. presidential elections has forecast a win for Donald Trump.

The bombshell - who dresses like Marilyn Monroe - said, 'YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT MAKEUP, TOO! Please remember your inner strength shines through.'

Tyson Fury's emotional conversation with his father John after his sensational victory over Deontay Wilder was caught on camera in remarkable behind-the-scenes footage.

Wilder has made a number of excuses since his loss to Fury - now he has claimed he was 'like a zombie' on the night and 'wasn't myself', saying: 'In my eyes I don't see Fury as a champion.

Mr Trump mocked all of the Democratic candidates in a speech in which he also laid into the 2020 Academy Awards at the Broadmoor World Arena, which has a capacity of more than 8,000.

President Donald Trump said he doesn't wan't Russia or any country to interfere to help his campaign, as he accused Rep. Adam Schiff of leaking about a classified security briefing.

Bernie Sanders told Donald Trump to 'stay out of the Democratic primary' and do his job after the president accused Democrats of running a coup against the Vermont senator.

James Carville, who advised President Bill Clinton, told Bernie Sanders to stop 'lollgagging around' after the Vermont senator failed to carry key primary states on Super Tuesday.

The tense exchange between the strategist and Nina Turner took place on a Thursday night episode of Cuomo Prime Time after the co-chair made comments referencing the 1963 letter MLK Jr wrote.

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders both explained how they were protecting themselves against coronavirus during Sunday night's Democratic debate.

The Grammy-winning artist, 27, chat with former presidential candidate in a long-form interview on Instagram Live Tuesday.

Jack Grealish has landed himself in hot water after the Premier League star defied his own pleas to stay at home amid the coronavirus lockdown to go out partying over the weekend.

Panayiotis Elia, 66, didn't show typical Covid-19 symptoms. However, his condition rapidly worsened and, within ten days, he was in a critical condition at Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham.

Doctor Ali Shah, 40, from Birmingham, (pictured left) drove at the victim and knocked him off his feet with his wing mirror when he 'saw red'. He drove off without checking if the elderly man was injured.

Derek Hunt, whose son Nathan was deployed with Prince Harry to Afghanistan and later took his own life after suffering PTSD, said many in the Armed Forces were feeling let down.

Brandon Bryant, 34, from Missoula, Montana, spent six years in the Air Force operating Predator drones from inside a dark container in Las Vegas Nevada, 7,000 miles from the conflict.

Royal fan Instagram account noted how Meghan Markle, 38, turned to Prince Harry, 35, and said 'aww how nice' as he received standing ovation at Mountbatten Festival of Music on Saturday.

A Redditor said that her son is getting married and will have an open bar at his wedding reception. The event will be just one week after the daughter gets out of rehab.

AMANDA PLATELL: My mum got the phone call every parent dreads. It was a policeman, telling her that her oldest child, Michael, and I had been involved in a serious car crash.

AMANDA PLATELL: England football hero Paul Gascoigne was cleared by a jury of sexually assaulting a woman on a train after 'innocently' kissing her to make her feel better.

AMANDA PLATELL: Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge was told when she graduated from Rada to capitalise on her winsome aristocratic looks.