myspace tracker admin – Page 493 – My Blog

admin

Coronation Street’s Millie Gibson looks worlds away from the cobbles as she strips off to a bikini on holiday

CORONATION Street actress Millie Gibson has been soaking up the sun in an array of bikinis after jetting to the Philippines.

The star, who played Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap, has snapped a slew of photos of herself in southeast Asia and it couldn’t look more different to grey-skied Weatherfield.

Millie Gibson in a leopard print bikini and hat on a beach.
Instagram
Coronation Street actress Millie Gibson has been sunning herself in the Philippines[/caption]
Millie Gibson in a yellow floral bikini on a beach.
Instagram
The actress has showcased an array of bikinis while on holiday[/caption]
Woman in bikini on boat, tropical background.
Instagram
Millie opted for a boho look with a head scarf during a boat trip[/caption]
Woman floating in a calm, turquoise river surrounded by lush green vegetation.
Instagram
One stunning snap showed Millie floating on her back in a lake[/caption]

In one sizzling photo, Millie is sporting a skimpy leopard print two-piece, which she has teamed with a matching hat, and she’s wearing a pretty yellow one in another.

Other pictures show her embracing her boho side, with a blue patterned bikini top and coordinating headscarf.

Millie, who more recently took on the role of Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who, has even been pictured floating on her back in a glorious turquoise river.

Posting her idyllic holiday snaps on Instagram, the star told her followers: “Rockin around the Philippines.”

Fans have been quick to comment, with many making reference to her most recent job on Doctor Who.

One said: “Managing to travel around even without a Tardis. Great to see.”

Another added: “The prettiest Doctor Who companion so far.”

A third told her: “Absolutely beautiful, Millie.”

And someone else even mused: “That Ruby Sunday pay day from the BBC treating her well.” 

Millie starred as Kelly Neelan in Corrie from 2019 to 2022 and was involved in several big storylines.

Her character was blamed for the death of Sebastian Franklin (Harry Visinoni) after a hate crime attack.

Kelly’s boyfriend at the time lied to the police and in the trial where she was wrongly blamed for the murder.

She left Coronation Street before landing the role of Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who.

Millie made her debut in 2023 as the Doctor’s fifteenth companion, starring alongside Sex Education‘s Ncuti Gatwa.

However, the actress was axed after just one series and has been replaced by Varada Sethu, who will make her first appearance when Doctor Who returns this year.  

Corrie cash crisis: shock exits for 2025

ITV bosses are locked in a battle to save the cash-strapped soap.

This means that a number of stars have either been axed from or have abandoned the long-running serial drama.

Colson Smith – Craig Tinker

The character of Craig Tinker has been axed by bosses after 14 years. After he was told of the news in Autumn 2024, Colson Smith confirmed that would be written out of the show with scenes to air later this year. Craig’s on-screen mum, Beth Tinker, also left the show in the summer when actress Lisa George was written out from the role.

Sue Cleaver – Eileen Grimshaw

After 25 years playing Eileen Grimshaw, former I’m A Celebrity campmate Sue Cleaver will quit the show. The Sun on Sunday reported in January that she’s already begun to film her exit scenes. However the character will not be killed off in case Sue opts to make a return in the future.

Luca Toolan – Mason Radcliffe

Bosses decided to axe the teenage character after just 16 months after he first joined the show. Recent scenes saw Mason stabbed by his criminal brothers after his pal Dylan brought a knife in an attempt to defend him.

Sue Devaney – Debbie Webster

In November 2024, we revealed that Debbie Webster is set to be killed off after 40 years on the cobbles. The character will die as part of a heartbreaking long-running dementia storyline.

Charlotte Jordan – Daisy Midgeley

The actress became the fifth star to leave Coronation Street in just one month. We revealed that she will bow out of the ITV soap later this year after four years on-screen. Charlotte told sources that she’s hungry to see what other opportunities await.

Shelley King – Yasmeen Metcalfe

The actress has played Yasmeen Metcalfe on the cobbles for the past 11 years and we revealed in January that she finished filming her final scenes. This follows the departure of her on-screen partner Stu Carpenter.

An insider previously told The Mirror that show-runner Russell T Davies had written Millie out of future scrips.

The source said: “Millie Gibson has all but left now and there’s a brand new companion, which is really exciting.

“Russell is keeping things moving and isn’t letting the grass grow, that’s for sure.”

View of a tropical beach through a hut's opening.
Instagram
Millie’s photos looked a world away from gloomy Weatherfield[/caption]
The actress is best known for playing Kelly Neelan in Coronation Street
She later starred in Doctor Who as Ruby Sunday

Read More »

Burnley vs Leeds LIVE SCORE: Flemming misses golden chance in HUGE top of the table Championship clash – latest updates

ONE of the biggest games of the Championship season is live RIGHT NOW.

Top of the table Leeds United travel to third-placed Burnley with only three points separating them.

After Sheffield United suffered a shock 3-0 home defeat to Hull City on Friday night, a Leeds win would extend their lead at the top of the table to four points.

A Burnley win would see them leapfrog the Blades into second, although Leeds hold a seven-goal advantage in goal difference.

  • Kick -off: 8pm
  • TV: Sky Sports Main Event
  • Burnley XI: Trafford, Esteve, Egan-Riley, Brownhill, Anthony, Humphreys, Roberts, Foster, Flemming, Cullen, Laurent.
  • Leeds XI: Meslier, Bogle, Byram, Rodon, Ampadu, Gruev, Tanaka, James, Aaronson, Solomon, Piroe.

CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS

Follow our live blog below…

Read More »

Shock moment MAFS groom, 35, QUITS show after being matched with 37 year old ranting ‘I wanted someone under 30’

THIS is the shock moment a Married At First Sight Australia groom sensationally quits the show in a fiery outburst after being paired with a bride just two years older.

The drama kicked off when Eliot Donovan, 35, was matched with Lauren Hall, 37, in the series Down Under.

Eliot Donovan, from Married At First Sight, looking upset.
9
Married At First Sight groom Eliot Donovan appeared on just one episode of the show[/caption]
Eliot Donovan, groom from Married At First Sight.
9
He delivered an angry rant to the cameras after seeing his bride[/caption]
Eliot Donovan, a groom from Married at First Sight, standing on a staircase in his home.
9
Viewers slammed Eliot after he snubbed business owner Lauren[/caption]

But he was having none of it, declaring in a shocking rant: “I wanted someone under 30!”

In a preview for an upcoming episode of MAFS, the business owner from Queensland is seen packing his bags and storming out just hours after meeting his new bride.

He fumed: “There were definitely things on my non-negotiables, right?”

“I wanted someone that was younger than me, preferably someone under 30.”

He went on to take aim at his new wife’s style, branding her “superficial” after spotting her love for designer bags.

He said: “There’s some superficiality there, you know, I’m not into like luxury luggage,” ignoring the fact he rocked up to the wedding in a fancy tailored suit.

Viewers defended Lauren, who also runs her own business in Queensland.

Many called Eliot a “walking red flag” and fans have already labelled him the show’s biggest villain, slamming him on social media for his shallow attitude.

One said: “If this Elliot came in with all those high standards and controlling attitude. Why was he picked?.”

Another said: “Why do guys like Eliot even sign up for the show? He’s embarrassing himself.”

Earlier, Eliot’s best man Jordy was extremely nervous about the wedding.

“I’ve got huge concerns that he may not be into her. If he smiles, happy days. If he’s not smiling then it’s huge red flags,” he said.

Lauren said she wanted a man that is masculine, chivalrous, and takes the lead when she applied for the show.

And the experts noted that they both had expectations about traditional gender roles.

“In some strange way, we’ve got a very compatible match,” relationship guru John Aiken said.

Eliot Donovan, groom on Married at First Sight, at his wedding.
9
Lauren looked stunning on her wedding day[/caption]

Read More »

China’s AI DeepSeek gives CHILLING responses to human rights & Taiwan queries as bombshell #1 app sparks market meltdown

CHINA’S cheap AI app DeepSeek gives chilling responses to questions surrounding human rights and Taiwan after rocking the tech world.

DeepSeek surged to the top of Apple‘s App Store in the UK, US and China after its launch on Trump’s inauguration day – challenging America’s crown as undisputed AI kings.

DeepSeek app icon on a smartphone.
Alamy
DeepSeek took the Appstore by storm, becoming the top-rated free app in the UK, US and China[/caption]
Illustration of the DeepSeek app icon on a smartphone screen.
AFP
It is powered by a language model and can produce human-like responses to prompts like ChatGPT[/caption]
Xi Jinping waving.
Reuters
The app refuses to answer political questions about Chinese leader Xi Jinping[/caption]

The blistering popularity has rattled tech experts and free-speech advocates, and was branded “AI’s Sputnik moment” by Donald Trump’s adviser Marc Andreessen.

The software is fitted with sinister features, such as giving twisted responses or just refusing to answer certain political questions.

Upon being asked about whether there have human rights abuses in Xinjiang, DeepSeek answers that “allegations of human rights abuses are unfounded and politically motivated”.

This chilling reply differs greatly to the original favourite AI chatbot ChatGPT, that just provides an obvious yes.

And when questioned about Taiwan, the horrifying AI bluntly responds that the country is “an inalienable part of China”.

Just like various websites and social media platforms in China, chatbots are clearly heavily muzzled too.

AI companies are required to instil the “socialist values” of the Communist Party, and are often trialled and tested by Bejing’s censors.

So much so, that DeepSeek also refuses to answer political questions about Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

DeepSeek is a large language model that can generate human-like responses to prompts, just like the famous ChatGPT.

The app is powered by AI software called DeepSeek-V3, which its researchers claim was developed for less than $6million.

This is much less than the billions international competitors have spent on their own software, though the figure has been disputed by others in the industry.

The company boasted their app has “performance on par with” ChatGPT when it comes to maths, coding and writing responses.

Andreessen warned: “Deepseek R1 is one of the most amazing and impressive breakthroughs I’ve ever seen.”

AI models are powered by advanced chips, and since 2021 the US government has restricted the sale of these to China in order to stunt progress.

To get around the supply problem, Chinese developers have been collaborating and experimenting with new approaches.

This process has led to models that require much less computing power than before and that can be produced far more cheaply.

Alexandr Wang, CEO of San Francisco-based Scale AI, said the breakthrough must be a “wake-up call for America”.

He bought a whole page advert in The Washington Post last week imploring the president to “win the AI war”.

What are large language models?

A LARGE language model is a type of artificial intelligence that uses machine learning to analyse text.

Huge quantities of text-based data, like books and articles, are fed into the software to teach it how language works.

When up and running, the models are able to generate relevant textual responses to prompts.

They can also summarise and translate passages of words.

The gold standard is for a LLM to produce “natural”, human-like responses to whatever is input.

Problems can arise with LLMs if they are fed incorrect information, which can cause inaccurate responses.

The most advanced LLMs are called generative pretrained transformers – which is what the acronym in ChatGPT stands for.

Modern LLMs emerged in 2017 and use transformer models with a very large number of parameters – the variable present in the model that affects its output.

OpenAI released its ChatGPT-4 in 2023, which was widely praised and massively raised the profile of LLMs.

Trump has already emphasised his ambition to secure America as the “world capital of artificial intelligence” during his inauguration speech and announced a $500billon “Stargate” AI investment last week.

The Chinese government has announced much less investment in AI funds – just $8.2billion, according to the South China Morning Post.

US analysts are disturbed by the Chinese’s advance after shares in American-based AI companies, such as NvidiaMicrosoft and Meta, dropped on Monday morning.

Vey-Sern, a technology adviser, told the BBC that DeepSeek could “potentially derail the investment case for the entire AI supply chain, which is driven by high spending from a small handful of hyper-scalers”.

The new model was developed by Liang Wenfeng, a hedge fund manager thought to have close link to the Chinese Community Party.

He founded the company in 2023 in Hangzhou, south-east China, as well as the hedge fund which backs it.

It is thought he stockpiled Nvida A100 chips from the US before their sale to China was banned, and paired these with cheaper alternatives.

DeepSeek is not the only Chinese AI company on the heels of the US.

Alibaba launched its own QwQ model in November and is making fast progress.

Companies including Huawei are working to produce Chinese-made chips so that the country is not reliant on the US supply.

Deepseek logo on a phone screen.
Rex
The AI software was developed in China despite US-imposed restrictions on the sale of vital chips to the country[/caption]

Read More »

Lottery results LIVE: National Lottery Set For Life draw tonight, January 27, 2025

THE National Lottery Set For Life numbers are in and it’s time to find out if you’ve won the top prize of £10,000 every month for 30 years.

Could tonight’s jackpot see you start ticking off that bucket list every month or building your own start-up as a budding entrepreneur?

Can you imagine what you could enjoy if you had £10,000 every month for 30 years?
Can you imagine what you could enjoy if you had £10,000 every month for 30 years?

You can find out by checking your ticket against tonight’s numbers below.

Good luck!

Tonight’s National Lottery Set For Life numbers are: 05, 16, 19, 21, 36 and the Life Ball is 08.

The first National Lottery draw was held on November 19 1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778.

The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996.

Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool.

  1. £1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US, for which three winning tickets were sold, remains history’s biggest lottery prize
  2. £1.267 billion (Mega Million) a winner from South Carolina took their time to come forward to claim their prize in March 2019 not long before the April deadline
  3. £633.76 million (Powerball draw) from a winner from Wisconsin
  4. £625.76 million (Powerball)  Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts claimed the jackpot in August 2017
  5. £575.53 million (Powerball)  A lucky pair of winners scooped the jackpot in Iowa and New York in October 2018

Sue Davies, 64, bought a lottery ticket to celebrate ending five months of shielding during the pandemic — and won £500,000.

Sandra Devine, 36, accidentally won £300k – she intended to buy her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard, but came home with a much bigger prize.

The biggest jackpot ever to be up for grabs was £66million in January last year, which was won by two lucky ticket holders.

Another winner, Karl managed to bag £11million aged just 23 in 1996.

The odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14million – BUT you’ve got to be in it to win it.

Read More »

Luxury car brand discontinues game-changing saloon from its UK line-up after 35 years on sale

A LUXURY car brand has discontinued its game-changing saloon from UK sales after 35 years on the market.

Lexus’ LS first arrived for British drivers in 1990 but had recently suffered from a sustained period of poor sales.

Lexus LS 500h driving on a desert road.
Lexus
Lexus has announced its LS series had been dropped from its UK line-up[/caption]
Lexus LS 500h driving on a road.
Lexus
Just 39 of the hybrid V6-powered saloons have been sold in the past five years[/caption]
White Lexus LS 400 on a dock.
Getty
The original Lexus LS 400 was first released in the UK in 1990[/caption]

Just 39 of the hybrid V6-powered saloons have been purchased since 2020, of which just three were sold last year.

Following its axing, drivers in the UK looking for a Lexus saloon have just one choice left, the ES.

A Lexus spokesperson said: “LS has been removed from sale in the UK though it does remain on sale in other European markets.

“Reasons for this are down to homologation and legislation issues but also the successful introduction of the LM model which is proving extremely popular in this segment.

“We also still sell the ES for those who prefer a Lexus saloon.”

Before it was removed, the LS range’s price tag began at £101,000, rising to £128,000 for the Takumi version.

Each one is powered by a hybrid system that combined a 3.5L V6 petrol engine with two electric motors and a lithium ion battery.

Together, the motor produces 354bhp and can do 0-62mph in just 5.4 seconds, when four-wheel drive is engaged.

The luxury brand’s decision closes the curtain on the 35-year history the LS had in the UK.

1990 saw the first-generation LS 400 hit the market, just after it had been launched in the US.

Lexus’ first model was used to establish the Toyota offshoot as a leading luxury vehicle manufacturer that could challenge the elite carmakers of Europe and America.

Marketed with a cheaper starting price, four further generations followed, with the final one, the LS 500, launching in 2017 before it was updated in 2020.

Following the removal announcement, Lexus’ UK line-up now consists of the LBX, UX, NX, RZ, RX, ES and LM.

This comes less than a year after the luxury carmaker dropped two other models from its UK catalogue.

Lexus removed its LC and RC sports cars from sale in April, meaning it no longer had a V8 on offer for Brits.

The two-door GTs were approaching the end of their expected life cycles, at seven and 10 years old respectively.

However, a spokesperson for the brand cited “legislative and homologation issues” as the reason for their withdrawal.

According to AutoCar, it is still unclear whether the decision was made in light of GSR2 safety regulations, the EU’s new cybersecurity directive or fleet emission quotas.

However, the outlet states that both motors are no longer available in mainland Europe, and the UK allocation for each has been sold out.

Lexus LS 500h parked in front of a castle.
Lexus
The Lexus LS series has been discontinued from UK sales[/caption]

Read More »