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A former Disney star was shot in the eye while out with her husband on his birthday.

Christy Carlson Romano, best known for voicing the titular character global crime-fighting hero Kim Possible and starring in Even Stevens, assured fans that she’s ‘doing OK’ after nearly losing her eye while shooting clay pigeons with her husband Brendan Rooney.

Taking to Instagram Stories, the 40-year-old actress explained how someone ‘unsafely fired in the wrong direction and shot me in the face.’

Christy showed what appeared to be a large bruise underneath her eye with some bruising, explaining that the pellet is ‘still inside’ her face.

In the caption, she said the fragment lodged behind her eye is ‘too risky’ to surgically remove at this time, adding that she can still ‘see normally.’

‘I’m very grateful to first responders as a whole. I mean, they’re just the most amazing, superhero people to take care of us at our most desperate times,’ Christy said during the clip.

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Continuing to show her eye injury, she continued: ‘This is really bad tonight. Everything’s kind of clearing out, but I got to say I got shot in the face and lived to tell the tale.

‘Be grateful for every day,’ she concluded.

Fans and fellow celebrities wished the actress a speedy recovery with Nope actress Keke Palmer, 31, commenting: ‘I hate hearing this but I am grateful God that you’re still with us!! I’m so sorry that you’ve gone through this and praying for a full and safe recovery.’

Former Nickelodeon actress Daniella Monet added: ‘Holy moly Christy! What a miracle you’re ok and in good decent spirits. So so strong! Hope you heal soon.’

Sabrina the Teenage Witch icon Melissa Joan Hart replied: ‘I’m so sorry! Praying for full healing and recovery.’

Following her long-running Disney Channel stint, Christy now hosts several podcasts including Vulnerable, where she interviews former child stars, along with I Hear Voices with her former Kim Possible co-star Will Friedle, and Even More Stevens with her former Even Stevens co-stars Nick Spano and Steven Anthony Lawrence.

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SKY has unveiled a duo of new TV products with a series of big updates.

The broadcasting giant is overhauling its Sky Glass device with a new gen 2 TV and a thinner Sky Glass Air.

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Sky Glass gen 2 will be available from tomorrow[/caption]

Sky Glass gen 2 will be available from tomorrow (February 12) but Sky Glass Air won’t be released until later this year.

On the new Sky Glass gen 2, the built-in soundbar has been boosted with an extra speaker, going from six to seven, with a dual sub-woofer.

Sky says this will provide richer base and vocal clarity for your favourite shows and movies.

The display has also been improved, using a 4K UHD display with more LEDs for darker dark tones, brighter whites and improved angle of viewing.

Sky Glass gen 2 will come in three updated colours, silver, blue and black – and the woven mesh over the built-in soundbar is also colour matched.

The overall design remains true to the first Sky Glass but the back has been made smoother so it fits tighter to the wall.

An upgraded mount for the TV provides the ability to swivel and tilt as viewers see fit.

And for those who prefer a stand that’s been improved too so you no longer need a screwdriver.

At an event in London the firm didn’t reveal too many details about Sky Glass Air.

The firm said it will provide “smarter TV for less”.

Early images seem to show a much thinner Sky Glass model.

It’s not clear whether this will include a built-in soundbar.

The move may come as a blow to customers hoping for a new Sky Q satellite box.

Bosses says it continues to invest in the existing Sky Q experience.

Some 90 per cent of new customers are choosing Sky Glass or Sky Stream.

The gen 2 will start from £14 per month for the 43-inch model, based on a 48 month contract.

There’s also a 55-inch again at £19 per month and 65-inch at £24 per month.

SILENT Witness legend Emilia Fox shares a poignant tribute to the show’s creator after his death.

Nigel McCrery who was also behind New Tricks, died aged 71 after being diagnosed with a terminal illness in October last year.

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Silent Witness legend Emilia Fox shares a poignant tribute to the show’s creator after his death[/caption]

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His agent confirmed the news of his death “with a heavy heart”.

United Agents wrote on social media: “It’s with a heavy heart that we share the news of screenwriter, author and producer Nigel McCrery’s passing.

“As the creative mind behind such hits as the much loved long running BBC drama series Silent Witness and New Tricks, Nigel captivated and inspired audiences for years with his work.

“His numerous contributions to the arts will always be remembered. Nigel had an incredible career and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.”

Posting on Instagram, Emilia shared a heartfelt statement about Nigel explaining how she was so sorry to hear the sad news.

“I am so sorry to hear the terribly sad news about the passing of Nigel McCrery.

“In creating Silent Witness he brought something special to so many audiences around the world, and to those of us lucky enough to work on the show.

“Its success and longevity are testament to Nigel and his brilliant idea in the first place – and of course many other shows too,” her statement read.”

She continued: “I was hugely fond of him personally. He was always kind and warm and spoke devotedly of his own family as an extremely proud parent and grandparent.

“I am grateful that he remained connected to the show ongoingly and always wanted to know what plans there were for it.

“His great friend the forensic pathologist Helen Whitwell, who inspired the Sam Ryan character played by Amanda Burton, also sadly passed away recently.

“They will both live on through Silent Witness and we will do our best to make them proud. He will be missed by so many and my thoughts are with his family.”

Nigel, who served with the Nottinghamshire Constabulary, began Silent Witness about a police pathologist in 1996 with the BBC.

His 1950s-set medical drama Born And Bred, co-created with Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, aired during the 2000s.

The TV writer also launched New Tricks, which follows the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad, in 2003 with Roy Mitchell.

Nigel also wrote non-fiction books about sport, the First World War and the Second World War.

These included The Footballers Who Fought And Died In The Great War, Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War and Season in Hell: British Footballers Killed In The Second World War.

His book, The Vanished Battalion, was made into the 1999 war drama All The King’s Men starring Sir David Jason and Dame Maggie Smith.

In October 2024, he told BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live programme that he had been told he was terminal recently, which he called “quite a shock”.

“I mean people deal with their deaths in different ways, and I think it’s all very, very individual to each of us,” he said.

“But I think for a little while you do go into shock – or I did, and I was in a bit of a state.”

Silent Witness airs on BBC1 and is available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

A MAJOR fashion chain is to shut an “amazing” high street shop in just weeks with 100 more branches still at risk.

New Look has confirmed its St Austell branch in Cornwall will close Tuesday March 4 with signs in store reading “it’s time to say goodbye.”

New Look has confirmed a flurry of closures in recent weeks including a branch in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Loughborough.

The latest news comes shortly after reports emerged that the fashion retailer is accelerating plans to close nearly 100 stores, following challenges linked to the Autumn Budget tax changes.

Shoppers in Cornwall have expressed their disappointment over the closure on social media.

One said: “[It’s such a shame that all our high street stores are going. There will be nowhere for the local communities to shop soon.”

Another said: “There will be nothing left in St Austell, such a shame!!”

A third added: “Absolutely shocking. One more reason not to go in the town!”

New Look has two other stores in Cornwall in Truro and Falmouth.

What’s happening at New Look?

New Look is ramping up a store closure programme ahead of April’s employer National Insurance Contribution hike.

Approximately a quarter of the retailer’s 364 stores are at risk when their leases expire.

This equates to about 91 stores, with a significant impact on it’s 8,000 strong workforce.

The company has restructured its store estate twice in the past six years, reducing its portfolio from around 600 UK stores in 2018.

For the time being, stores remain open as usual, while decisions regarding closures are made.

The move to accelerate store closures is understood to be driven by the forthcoming increase in employer National Insurance contributions, announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in October.

Employers currently pay NICs for most workers earning more than £9,100 a year.

The sum they pay is the equivalent of 13.8% of the employee’s earnings above that threshold.

For an employee earning £30,000, the employer would pay NICs of £2,884.20.

However, in the Autumn Statement, the Treasury announced it would increase the tax rate to 15% and reduce the threshold at which firms must pay to £5,000.

The British Retail Consortium has predicted that these changes will create a £2.3billion bill for the sector.

The Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has also warned that around 17,350 retail sites are expected to shut down this year.

It comes on the back of a tough 2024 when 13,000 shops closed their doors for good, already a 28% increase on the previous year.

Professor Joshua Bamfield, director of the CRR said: “The results for 2024 show that although the outcomes for store closures overall were not as poor as in either 2020 or 2022, they are still disconcerting, with worse set to come in 2025.”

A New Look spokesperson said: “Our store estate is an important part of our business, alongside our best-in-class website and app.

“We have recently invested over £3million in our stores in Greater Manchester to trial new omnichannel initiatives to improve customer experience.

“We also continue to invest in our thriving online platform which has resulted in a strong online sales performance, with volumes significantly outpacing last year and an improved online margin.

“On occasion we do have to close stores, either due to the landlord’s request or because the site becomes unviable.

“However, we always remain on the lookout for appropriate new opportunities across the country and continue to invest in our existing store estate.”

What’s happening across the retail sector?

More than 70 businesses, including Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s, told Rachel Reeves in an open letter last year that the changes announced in the Autumn Budget mean price hikes are a “certainty”.

But, new research by the British Chambers of Commerce shows that more than half of companies plan to raise prices by early April.

A survey of more than 4,800 firms found that 55% expect prices to increase in the next three months, up from 39% in a similar poll conducted in the latter half of 2024.

Three-quarters of companies cited the cost of employing people as their primary financial pressure.

Shevaun Haviland, the group’s director general called the situation “a pressure cooker of rising costs and taxes.”

“Firms of all shapes and sizes are telling us the national insurance hike is particularly damaging,” she said.

“Businesses are already cutting back on investment and say they will have to put up prices in the coming months.”

Almost 170,000 retail workers lost their jobs in 2024 after a challenging year for high street firms.

End-of-year figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research showed the number of job losses spiked amid the collapse of major chains such as Homebase and Ted Baker.

It said its latest analysis showed that a total of 169,395 retail jobs were lost in the 2024 calendar year to date.

This was up 49,990 – an increase of 41.9% – compared with 2023.

It is the highest annual reading since more than 200,000 jobs were lost in 2020 in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced retailers to shut their stores during lockdowns.

The centre said 38 major retailers went into administration in 2024, including household names such as Lloyds Pharmacy, Homebase, The Body Shop, Carpetright and Ted Baker.

Around a third of all retail job losses in 2024, 33% or 55,914 in total, resulted from administrations.

It recorded that the remainder of the jobs lost were through “rationalisation”, as part of cost-cutting programmes by large retailers or small independents choosing to close their stores for good.

Professor Bamfield added: “The comparatively low figures for 2023 now look like an anomaly, a pause for breath by many retailers after lockdowns if you like.

“The problems of changed customer shopping habits, inflation, rising energy costs, rents and business rates have continued and forced many retailers to cut back even more strongly in 2024.”

Independent retailers, small businesses generally with between one and five stores, shed 58,616 jobs in total during the year.

Experts have said small high street shops could face a particularly challenging 2025 because of Budget tax and wage changes.

Professor Bamfield has warned of a bleak outlook for 2025, predicting that as many as 202,000 jobs could be lost in the sector.

“By increasing both the costs of running stores and the costs on each consumer’s household it is highly likely that we will see retail job losses eclipse the height of the pandemic in 2020.”

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THE Masked Singer fans have been desperately trying to crack the case of the Dressed Crab – with a new wild theory believing it’s a Hollywood star.

As the ITV guessing game continues, Dressed Crab has become a firm favourite thanks to their belting singing voice and elaborate costume.

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Some fans believe it is the Hollywood star Colman Domingo[/caption]

Now fans are beginning to think it’s a two-time Oscar nominated actor who shot to fame in Fear The Walking Dead.

Following the latest clues this week, fans took to X to share their theories.

“Really hope it’s not Billie Porter (sic) as dressed crab and it’s Colman Domingo,” wrote one.

“Crab sounds like Colman Domingo or Gregory Porter,” said a second.

“Is Colman Domingo a crab on the masked singer rn?” noted a third.

Colman Domingo shot to fame as Victor Strand in Fear The Walking Dead, the first spin-off of the beloved Walking Dead franchise, appearing in 109 episodes.

He’s now up for Best Actor again at this year’s Academy Awards for his leading role in Sing Sing, and earned a nod last year for his performance in Rustin.

Other credits include Euphoria, Netflix’s The Madness, The Color Purple and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.

On top of his acting skills, Colman become beloved for his acting abilities as well as his red carpet style – often stealing the show thanks to his elaborately-designed bespoke designer suits.

The Masked Singer has made hints that Dressed Crab is an American actor, previously showing an American football helmet, NFL insignia, and a film roll.

There’s also been suggestions they’re known for their fashion sense, stating: “This Dressed Crab is the style of the season, and like all great trends, I’ll just keep coming back”

However, there’s also been suggestions they could be connected to the Marvel Universe, which Colman is yet to be a part of, and connections to riddles.

Song choices for Dressed Crab so far include Lenny Kravitz’s Are You Gonna Go My Way? and the classic Lean On Me by Bill Withers.

Previous suggestions included ex-NFL linebacker Terry Crews, ex-Strictly star Jason Bell, Randy Newman, Billy Porter, Billy Ocean or Clarke Peters.

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ISRAEL is on “high alert” to relaunch the war in Gaza over the hostage delay after President Donald Trump threatened to unleash “hell” ahead of crunch talks.

The major confrontation comes just halfway through the agreed six-week deal which should see 33 hostages ruthlessly snatched on October 7, finally returned home to their loved ones.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a discussion called on by the opposition on the release of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas[/caption]

The terror group have accused Israel of “violations” including blocking Palestinians from returning to their homes, targeting them with “shelling and gunfire,” as well as not allowing the agreed amount of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

Israel slammed Hamas over the claims, accusing the group of violating the ceasefire deal and chillingly warned that the IDF have been put on the “highest level of alert”.

Israel Katz, the defence minister, said: “Hamas’s announcement to stop releasing Israeli hostages is a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement and the deal to release the hostages.

“I have instructed the [Israel Defence Forces] to prepare at the highest level of alert for any possible scenario in Gaza and to protect the communities. “

He concluded that Israel would “not allow a return to the reality of October 7”.

On Monday, President Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas as he warned “all hell is going to break out” if they refuse to release the final hostages.

The Republican said the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel should be cancelled if the remaining hostages are not all freed by midday on Saturday.

It comes after his comments last week when he said the US should take over the decimated Gaza Strip and create his vision of a “Riviera of the Middle East”.

Trump’s idea included relocating two million Palestinians to neighbouring countries like Jordan and Egypt while the US reconstructed the area he called a “demolition site”.

And the president is not backing down on his plans as he is to host Abdullah II, the king of Jordan, at the White House on Tuesday to turn the screws on the Arab nation to take in Palestinian refugees.

Trump also suggested on Monday that he would withhold US funding from Jordan and Egypt to force them to accept additional displaced people from Gaza.

He said to reporters: “If they don’t, I would conceivably withhold aid, yes.”

Trump’s has sparked fury among Arab countries with Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia immediately rejecting the plan.

The relocation of Palestinians is a highly sensitive subject among the Arab world.

Palestinians fear a repetition of the 1948 events that saw some 700,000 fleeing their homes during the Arab-Israeli war.

Describing what he would do to the decimated Gaza Strip, the president said he would turn Gaza into the “most spectacular development on Earth” but Palestinians have argued they will reconstruct the area themselves.

The President also said Palestinians would not be able to return to their homes in Gaza under his new plans.

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Palestinian 63-year-old cancer patient Mine Zaanin collects firewood to cook for her family in Gaza City[/caption]

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said Trump’s statement was “irresponsible.”

He told Reuters: “We affirm that such plans are capable of igniting the region.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the Republican’s clear plan to help rebuild the war-torn strip saying it will “change history”.

He also told how America “will do a job with it” if they own the Gaza Strip and take full responsibility to dismantle it safely after years of torment for the people of Palestine.

Trump’s Middle East envoy said they plan on creating a three to five-year timeline for the reconstruction of Gaza.

Detailed plans are yet to be revealed over the potential demolition plot but the newly-inaugurated President said it will involve a complete reconstruction.

He said they would destroy all of the buildings in the war zone before beginning to “create an economic development”.

The US president said he was losing his patience with the hostage deal after seeing footage of Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Ami, who appeared gaunt upon their release.

He told reporters at The White House: “If all of the hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 o’clock, I think it’s an appropriate time.

“I would say, cancel it and all bets are off and let hell break out. I’d say they ought to be returned by 12 o’clock on Saturday.”

Speaking directly on the hostages, Trump added: “I don’t want a trickle. Not three and then two. I want them all.”

So far, Israel and Hamas have completed five exchanges in the first phase of the ceasefire, freeing 21 hostages and more than 730 prisoners.

Hamas had agreed to release 33 hostages for nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees during this phase.

Despite the chilling ultimatum, Trump also said he fears that many of the remaining captives could be dead.

He ended the powerful statement by saying any move is ultimately up to Israel.

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