Beth Tweddle’s routine was marred by a poor landing but she still ended up with bronze

Beth Tweddle has not ruled out a return to competitive gymnastics but has confirmed the Rio 2016 Olympics are "one step too far".

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Sharp-tongued judge Jason Gardiner is returning to Dancing On Ice after his replacement Louie Spence was "kicked to the kerb".

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McAlpine tweeters may face criminal charges

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Phillip Schofield has been disciplined by ITV for passing a list of alleged paedophiles to Prime Minister David Cameron in a live stunt on This Morning, the programme of which he is a presenter, last week.

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100 Ofcom complaints after Schofield ambushes Cameron with 'paedophile list'

The ambushing of the Prime Minister with the names of rumoured Tory paedophiles by the ITV presenter Phillip Schofield has generated more than 100 viewer complaints to Ofcom.

Split result: As Schofield apologises, nearly half of readers agreed with him handing Cameron the list of alleged Tory paedophile names

Yesterday on live television, viewers were shocked when presenter Phillip Schofield handed the Prime Minister a list of suspected Tory paedophiles.

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Sharp-tongued judge Jason Gardiner is being tipped to make a return to Dancing On Ice.

Stars queue up for festive Strictly Come Dancing

The boss of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing says stars are desperate to appear in the Christmas special after seeing the success of the latest series.

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Former Footballers Wives star Gary Lucy is heading to Albert Square to play a charismatic City banker.

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The Overtones, a five-part vocal-harmony boy-band, specialise in vintage pop including doo-wop and Motown. They were discovered by a record-label talent scout last year, while decorating an office in Oxford Street where they sang together in their tea break. A few days later they were in the boardroom at Warner Music being offered a demo deal, which led to a five-album recording contract.

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