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Coronation Street reveals Betsy’s sad new decision in stroke story

Coronation Street reveals Betsy’s sad new decision in stroke story

Published by Sam Flores

Coronation Street spoilers follow. Coronation Street’s Betsy Swain is discharged from hospital next week as she continues to recover from her stroke. While Lisa and Carla Connor-Swain are pleased to have their girl home, can they keep Betsy’s spirits up as she faces an uncertain future, while also coping with tension in their marriage? “The stroke has been a life-changing experience for Betsy,” explains our Corrie insider. “And not just for her, but for the whole family. Related: Coronation Street reveals new Betsy update in 45 spoiler pictures “Leaving hospital might be a milestone, but now Betsy must confront the reality of how this will affect her in the long term. She has a long, hard journey ahead…” With daily tasks becoming increasingly difficult, Betsy is scared of the stroke’s potential long-term effects. Roy Cropper visits her in hospital and helps the teen to work on her compromised language and communication abilities. Carla hopes he has boosted her confidence and gives Betsy the news that doctors reckon she’s ready to come home. Instead of excitement, …

Chris Fleming, Lisa Gilroy, Atsuko Okatsuka

Chris Fleming, Lisa Gilroy, Atsuko Okatsuka

Published by Daniella Wilson

Chris Fleming, who went from YouTube sensation to hosting his HBO Chris Fleming: Live at the Palace special, is set to receive the comedy performance of the year at the Just For Laughs festival. He will also perform his live comedy show at the Montreal festival. In other prize-giving at the festival’s industry event set to run July 22 to 25, Atsuko Okasuka, another viral comic with Hulu and HBO comedy specials among her credits, will receive the breakout comedy star of the year trophy. Canadian actress and comic Lisa Gilroy (Jury Duty, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will be honored as the rising comedy star of the year, and stand up veteran Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, coming off his Netflix special. Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy, will receive the Generation Award. Elsewhere, former Just For Laughs programming topper Bruce Hills will receive the JFL Legacy Tribute Award. Nick Brazao, vp of programming and talent at the comedy festival in a statement said: “The Just For Laughs Award honorees each represent a different facet of comedy’s evolution, from global icons who have redefined …

Lisa Snowdon gives a masterclass in wearing a strapless dress over 50 – shop her polka dot look

Lisa Snowdon gives a masterclass in wearing a strapless dress over 50 – shop her polka dot look

Published by Daniella Wilson

Lisa Snowdon is one of the most stylish women on British TV, and she has a special talent of embracing a trend and making it wearable – case in point? Her latest outfit, a polka dot strapless dress. Many of us might shy away from wearing a strapless dress, especially over 40, but Lisa’s effortless way of wearing one is giving us all the best masterclass in how to make one work for you. AT A GLANCE Lisa Snowdon appeared on a fashion segment on This Morning, Thursday July 9. The 54-year-old wore a chic strapless polka dot dress. Lisa’s dress is on sale at Nobody’s Child, reduced from £110 to just £88. Reporting live from London’s Oxford Street for a fashion segment on Thursday’s This Morning, Lisa looked stunning in the Nobody’s Child Alice Bandeau Midi Dress. A strapless dress is normally reserved for eveningwear or a holiday dress, but honestly Lisa’s giving the best reason to wear one, whatever the time of day. © InstagramLisa preps backstage before her This Morning appearance in …

John Torode and Lisa Faulkner’s cookery show reportedly paused by ITV

John Torode and Lisa Faulkner’s cookery show reportedly paused by ITV

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter ITV has reportedly taken John Torode and Lisa Faulkner’s cookery show off the boil one year after Torode was dropped from MasterChef. The married couple started hosting the morning culinary series John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen in 2019, sharing cost-effective recipes and hacks for home cooking. But, according to reports, production on the series has been paused by the channel, with a source telling The Mirror: “The truth is there are no current plans for series 11 of Weekend Kitchen.” John Torode and Lisa Faulkner’s ITV cookery show has reportedly been paused (ITV) However, they added that “no final decision has yet been made over whether it will return in the future”. The Independent has contacted ITV for comment. ITV stood by Torode, 60, after he was dropped from Masterchef after an investigation into his former co-host Gregg Wallace upheld a …

Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens: The devastatingly relatable novel every new mum needs to read

Natural Disaster by Lisa Owens: The devastatingly relatable novel every new mum needs to read

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. But what if Mrs Dalloway had to buy the flowers herself, make breakfast, hang out the washing, sing every nursery rhyme under the sun (twice), walk to the swings and source a thermometer from a neighbourhood WhatsApp group, all while shepherding two small humans alone, having been up since 4.45am? Like Virginia Woolf’s classic tale, Lisa Owens’ second novel, Natural Disaster, is set over one day. Although it’s prefaced with a quote nodding to that book’s influence (“she always had the feeling that it was very, very dangerous to live even one day”), you could argue that the protagonist is more of a Jack Bauer than a Clarissa Dalloway. In 24, Kiefer Sutherland’s counterterrorist operative had to single-handedly neutralise any number of threats while facing an onslaught of tasks and fraught negotiations, …

EastEnders star Lisa Faulkner reveals breast cancer diagnosis

EastEnders star Lisa Faulkner reveals breast cancer diagnosis

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Actress Lisa Faulkner, known for her roles in EastEnders and Holby City, has revealed she underwent surgery after being diagnosed with the early stages of breast cancer. The 54-year-old, married to John Torode, shared her health journey with her 372,000 Instagram followers on Thursday, explaining the procedure took place two weeks ago. While she still requires radiotherapy, Faulkner reassured fans she is “feeling so much better”. She detailed the experience, saying: “I’ve had to have surgery because I’ve had the very early stages of breast cancer. “I had surgery two weeks ago, and it was quite a big op, but it’s all good, and I’ve had my results back, and they’ve got everything out, and so it’s all clear, and I just need now to have some radiotherapy in a few weeks. “I’ve still got quite a bit of healing to …

Phillips Has Sold Nearly M. Worth of Art from Lisa Schiff

Phillips Has Sold Nearly $2 M. Worth of Art from Lisa Schiff

Published by Jenni Sidey

Phillips has sold $1.9 million worth of art from the holdings of disgraced art advisor Lisa Schiff—and the sales are not finished yet. According to a list provided by a Phillips spokesperson, the house has so far sold 231 pieces from Schiff’s collection of contemporary art. The result of $1.9 million is roughly in line with an estimate set two years ago. In September 2024, Artnet News reported that bankruptcy trustees had retained Phillips to sell some 220 pieces from Schiff’s collection—as well as the inventory of her defunct business, Schiff Fine Art—to benefit her creditors, with a combined presale estimate of about $2 million. Schiff’s creditors include collectors Candace Carmel Barasch and Richard Grossman. Related Articles The most recent Schiff works to hit the block were a 2022 painting by Corydon Cowansage for $7,095 (est. $6,000–$8,000) and a 1987 Richard Prince print on a T-shirt mounted on board, for $51,600 (est. $20,000–$30,000), both of which sold in an online auction that concluded earlier this week. In October 2024, Schiff pleaded guilty in federal court …

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now

Published by Sam Flores

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from the central bank for now. But the opinion leaves open the possibility of dismissing her in the future. The court did not rule whether Trump ultimately will have the power to fire Cook or any other member of the Fed. Instead, the 5-4 ruling rejected Trump’s bid to pause a lower federal court ruling that had prevented her from being terminated as her lawsuit challenging her dismissal proceeds. Trump had claimed he sought to fire Cook because of allegations she committed mortgage fraud, which she adamantly denied. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for the majority, which included his fellow conservative justice Brett Kavanaugh, as well as the court’s three liberal members, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson. The four other conservative justices dissented. “Not only the fact of independence but also the appearance of independence is key to the Federal Reserve’s design,” Roberts wrote. In a footnote, Roberts said …

Supreme Court says Fed’s Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now : NPR

Supreme Court says Fed’s Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now : NPR

Published by Sam Flores

Lisa Cook takes the oath of office to serve as a member of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve System at the Federal Reserve in Washington on May 23, 2022 Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Thursday shot down President Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve governing board, at least for now. The court’s decision means Cook will stay in her job until her legal challenge to her firing plays out in the lower courts. That process could take considerable time, and in the meantime, Cook, the first African American woman to serve on the Fed Board, will remain in her position, unlike other independent agency heads who have been fired at will by Trump, without any finding of wrongdoing. In each of those cases, the Supreme Court refused to reinstate the agency heads while their cases were being considered by the court. The court, however, treated the Cook case differently. Writing for the 5-4 majority, Chief Justice John …