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Loose Men is to return on Friday for a special episode to tackle men’s health taboos, with Jake Quickenden set to receive a testicular examination in front of a studio audience on the show

Loose Men is to return on Friday for a special episode to tackle men’s health taboos.

The male-led version of the popular show Loose Women will return to ITV1 on Friday 18th November at 12.30pm, to mark International Men’s Day this weekend. Vernon Kay is set to host whilst he will be joined by actor Larry Lamb, singer Olly Murs and TV and sports personality Ade Adepitan MBE

The discussions will focus around men’s health, love and loneliness in a bid to tackle taboos. I’m A Celebrity star Jake Quickenden will also speak about his health anxiety after losing his father and brother to cancer. He will receive a testicular examination from Good Morning Britain and Lorraine’s doctor, Dr Amir Khan, in front of a studio audience on the show.

Loose Men is back tomorrow! ( 
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Speaking about his hosting duties, Vernon said: “It’s always exciting to host Loose Men and in general, it’s really important to talk about both men’s physical and mental health. This particular show will highlight how important it is for men to not succumb to the stigma of talking about body issues – let’s get rid of all that! I’ll be joined by a new panel this time and I always find it interesting to hear about the different things people have been through and their thoughts too.”

Ade Adepitan will be making his debut on Loose Men tomorrow and is excited to share the panel with his co-stars.

He added: “It’s an honour to be part of this panel and have a platform to talk about the issues that affect us all as men. If we can help at least one guy off the back of this, then it’s worth it. This is also my first time on the panel and I have no doubt that even I will learn a thing or two from the gentlemen sitting beside me on the show!”

Actor Larry Lamb said of his stint on the show: “I’ve enjoyed every moment of being a guest on Loose Women over the years and I think a show like Loose Men is very, very, very much needed.

“Men don’t talk enough and frankly, men need to and see other men talking. It’s a huge necessity to get guys talking and for other men to understand that if they’ve got feelings that they feel odd about, there’s a way to climb out of that.”

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Olly Murs hopes he can encourage other men to talk about their thoughts and feelings.

“I’m looking forward to sitting on the panel for Loose Men, to celebrate International Men’s Day. I’ve always been a pretty open book, so hopefully it will encourage more men to talk and share their thoughts and feelings on lots of issues,” he said.

Judi Love was not impressed by Matt Hancock’s leadership skills, when the campmates were allowed to put forward who they wanted to do the next trial on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

Judi Love was quick to call out Matt Hancock ‘s leadership skills, or lack of, as camp leader in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!

The Loose Women panellists were left shocked after Wednesday night’s (16 November) instalment of the ITV reality show, that saw Lioness Jill Scott be talked over by her male campmates as she volunteered for the trial.

Former Conservative MP Matt, put himself forward for the trial without even asking if any of the other celebrities would like to do it as Jill could be heard saying: “I don’t mind doing it.”

As the leader of the camp, Kelly Holmes was unimpressed that Matt didn’t demonstrate his ‘leadership skills’ by asking if anyone else would like to do the trial, as he’d already done so many.

Judi Love said that Matt Hancock showed he wasn’t a “proper leader” on I’m A Celeb by not holding a vote for who should do the trial

“She would probably in normal situations be right up there, and I don’t know what it was about that,” Kelly began.

“Matt Hancock put his hand up again and again,” she continued, “And he should have been a proper leader, a true leader, he should have said right who hasn’t done and who wants to do a trial? I’ve done loads, right, Jill, Mike, whatever, he should have led that.”

Judi replied: “You said it right, if he was a proper leader.”

Judi and the panellists were surprised when Jill Scott was overlooked and didn’t speak up about doing the trial
Despite the celebrities picking Mike Tindall MBE, hungry boy Owen Warner and Matt to do the trial, snippets ahead of tonight’s episode do see the Lioness take part in the fun-fair themed tasks.

The panellist’s criticism of Matt comes after there have been over 1,000 Ofcom complaints about the former Health Secretary competing in the reality series.

Meanwhile, England footballer, Jill, has become a fan-favourite amongst viewers for supporting Owen and her cracking one-liners, and she has even been dubbed “Queen Jill.”

Kelly Holmes agreed that if Matt was a “true leader” he would have asked if anyone else wanted to do the trial, not just volunteered himself again

“Can we now collectively agree Jill is queen of the jungle,” one fan tweeted, as another agreed: “Jill is such an angel.”

Before other fans cited some of her one-liners including “Just be clear are these guidelines, or rules?” in reference to Matt saying he broke his own guidelines with an affair, but not the rules or laws set out.

And another Matt-related quip included after their run around the camp, she said “If he collapses, I’m not giving mouth to mouth” and left everyone laughing.

The former Coronation Street actress Stephanie Beacham made the dig at the former Prime Minister as she appeared on Loose Women, after the autumn budget had been announced

Coronation Street star Stephanie Beacham has joked that she wants the former Prime Minister Liz Truss to be put in jail, after her latest interview was cut short.

The 75-year-old soap star appeared on Loose Women to talk about her return to Weatherfield, where she is set to cause havoc for her former on-screen flame Ken played by soap legend Bill Roache.

However, Loose Women aired a shorter programme today due to ITV hosting a special news programme at 11.15am, as the government outlined their Autumn budget after the disastrous mini budget last month.

As a result, the daytime talk show started late at almost 12:45pm, which meant that their interview with Stephanie was cut short as they only had around 45 minutes airtime in total for the episode.

The former Coronation Street actress Stephanie Beacham said she would like to see Liz Truss go to ‘jail’ as she finished her interview on the show ( 
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As their conversation came to an end, Kaye Adams said that Stephanie should “blame” Jeremy Hunt for their chat being brought to a swift end, as he led the budget announcement.

Stephanie replied: “I will blame Jeremy Hunt quite a lot I think,” before she joked: “But I think I want Liz Truss in jail first.”

The off-hand comment about the former Conservative Prime Minister left the panel in stitches, as she held a straight face for the studio audience.

The panel were left in fits of laughter when she made the deadpan comment about the former Prime MInister ( 
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Stephanie also opened up about her triumphant return to Coronation Street as Martha Fraser, a character she last played 13 years ago when she had an affair with Ken Barlow.

Martha is set to become part of a new love triangle as Ken has started a new relationship with his former flame, Wendy Papadopoulous, when Martha arrives to help out with a local am-dram production.

Stephanie made the comment after her interview on Loose Women was cut short due to the special ITV programme on the government’s autumn budget ( 
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Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Ken is stunned to see Martha after all these years, and he starts to forget all about Wendy as he tries to rekindle a relationship with Martha. It seems history is repeating itself!

Stephanie is set to return to Coronation Street next week on Wednesday 23rd November.

Olly Murs, 38, popped the question to bodybuilder girlfriend Amelia Tank during a romantic holiday during the summer

Olly Murs has admitted that he would have been “fuming” if his fiancée had proposed to him.

The popular hitmaker, 38, popped the question to bodybuilder girlfriend Amelia Tank during a romantic holiday during the summer.

However, during his appearance on Loose Men today, he admitted he wouldn’t have been happy if the shoe had been on the other foot – and warned her against proposing to him.

Quizzed on how he would have reacted, he said: “I’d have been fuming! I really wanted to do it, it was something I – personally – had been thinking about for a long time.

“We actually had a conversation where I was like, ‘Don’t you dare propose to me!’ Because she’s quite spontaneous so she probably would have done it. We were saying off air it was something I’ve wanted to do for such a long time – for me, I know that Amelia has been planning her wedding day for so long, for years, what dress she’s gonna do and all that.

Olly Murs admitted he wouldn’t have been happy if Amelia had proposed to him
“For me proposing, that was something I thought about for ages, ‘I wonder who that girl’s gonna be, I wonder when it’s gonna be, when I’m gonna do it.’ So that was my thing and I’m glad I had that opportunity to do it.”

Host Vernon Kay asked: “The traditional way?”

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“Yeah, I mean I struggled to get down on one knee because I’ve got bad knees!” Olly replied. “My I managed to do it and she said yes and she loved it. I think because of our relationship and how we are and her not being a celebrity and stuff, it was important for me to propose to show that I was committed to her. So I think it was great that we did it that way.”

Olly managed to capture the sweet moment he proposed on camera as a tear-jerking clip saw sweet Amelia jump into her fiancé’s arms before planting a passionate kiss on his lips after he finally popped the all-important question.

Dear Darlin’ singer Olly also took to his social media channels to share the happy news as he posted a sweet snap of himself and Amelia sharing a passionate hug after the romantic proposal.

Former X Factor and I’m A Celeb star Jake Quickenden, 34, lost both his father and brother to bone cancer and previously appeared on The Real Full Monty in 2020 to raise awareness of the disease

Jake Quickenden has been hailed as brave after having his testicles examined live on Loose Men today in the hope it could save lives.

The former X Factor and I’m A Celeb star, 34, lost both his father and brother to bone cancer and previously appeared on The Real Full Monty in 2020 to raise awareness of the disease.

Speaking to panellists Vernon Kay, Olly Murs, Ade Adepitan and Larry Lamb, he said: “The reason I’m doing this is if this helps one person, that’s all that matters.”

Dr Amir Khan was welcomed onto the show as he explained that the reason why most men don’t have their testicles examined was embarrassment.

Jake Quickenden had his testicles examined on Loose Men ( 
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“The first thing is always embarrassment,” he said. “They always apologise and say that they’re sorry for coming in.”

Dr Amir went on to praise Jake for being “incredibly brave” as he took apart his white gown and had his testicles examined.

As he had a feel of his testicles, Dr Amir explained that he was looking for discolouration, swelling, changes in size or any hard lumps as he gently rolled each testicle between his thumb and finger.

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Fans took to Twitter to praise Jake for having the exam, with one tweeting: “Well done @JakeQuickenden super proud of you raising awareness for testicular cancer live on @loosewomen #loosemen your so brave Jake @DrAmirKhanGP #Movember #itv.”

Jake’s father Paul died in 2008 and two years later his brother Oliver was diagnosed with osteosarcoma and in 2012 he sadly lost his battle with the disease.

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Just a year later, Jake suffered his own scare after finding a lump on his leg and quickly checked it out.

Speaking to the Mirror in 2015, he said: “I think going through a loss makes you twice as paranoid as you usually are. I am a bit of a hypochondriac anyway – my mum says I always think I’m poorly.

“But after losing Oliver, it became more important to get it checked out.”

Jake paid a touching tribute to his dad and brother on his wedding day ( 
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Fans noticed the sweet nod ( 
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chrishughesofficial/Instagram)His mum booked him with his GP and he was sent to the hospital for a biopsy. Thankfully, it turned out to just be gristle and was an old footballing injury.

He continued: “My dad was always a really fit and active guy, but one night we had gone to the cinema and all of a sudden he felt really ill. He had to go home, telling us he thought he was coming down with flu.

Jake and his mum with his brother and dad before their tragic deaths ( 
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“For the next month or so Dad felt ill every night with flu-like symptoms, shaking and sweating. But Dad being Dad was too stubborn to go to the doctor’s, and kept saying he would be fine.

“When he eventually did go to the doctor’s, they ran some tests and he was diagnosed with myeloma, cancer of the bone marrow. Unfortunately, it was pretty much terminal.”

Jake added: “As a family, it was tough to have those things happen, but cancer is everywhere and so many families are affected by it. You have just got to continue to live your life to the fullest.”

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan has taken to social media to share her heartbreak after her son, Jake Roche, has decided to step away from his music career

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan has said that she feels ‘heartbroken’ after her son Jake Roche, made a ‘life-changing’ decision about his career.

Jake, 30, who Coleen shares with ex partner Shane Richie, made the decision to step away from his band Push Baby – leaving some fans heartbroken over the shock announcement.

The performer and his bandmate Charley Bagnall took to their official Instagram account to drop the bombshell news.

The Instagram statement read: ” Legends, we’ve both been mulling over how best to communicate this for the past few weeks now. However, we feel being completely transparent is the only way. We’re going to take a break from push baby.”

Jake went on: “It’s hard to fully convey what you, our fans, have meant to us over the years. We can’t even put it into words. You’ve been with us through it all”.

Coleen Nolan left devastated as son Jake makes heartbreaking announcement ( 
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Jake has decided to step away from his music career ( 
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After her son shared the news with his fans, Loose Women star Coleen took to her own Instagram to share her heartbreak.

Coleen, 57, re-posted Jake’s statement alongside a number of broken-hearted emojis to showcase her devastation.

Just last month, Jake had promoted his band’s tour all over his social media platforms.

The 30-year-old performer shared the news of his tour after a self-deprecating comment about life as a pop star.

Coleen is very close to her son Jake ( 
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Jake has decided to step away from Push Baby ( 
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Getty Images)Jake harshly dubbed himself a ‘failure’ as he admitted to having money woes in a TikTok video.

The star, who also enjoyed a brief stint on Emmerdale, said: “I’m on Universal Credit, and I live with my mum in her garage. I’m a failure.”

“Firstly I’d like to say you are not a failure,” the TikTok star replied. “Everyone goes through hardships in life and you will get through yours.”

Jake then smiled before saying: “Thank you, you are a legend.”

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Jake previously dated Jesy Nelson ( 
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He first stepped into the spotlight by joining band Rixton in 2013, during which they initially sang cover versions of famous songs such asMiley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball and Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines.

Their debut single, Me and My Broken Heart, saw them soar to the top of the charts in the UK, Australia and Sweden in 2014.

The group went on to tour across the world and while they attended Capital FM’s Summertime Ball, Jake met Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson.

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After getting engaged in 2015, the pair split the next year.

That same year, Rixton embarked on a four-year hiatus. When they returned in 2019, the band announced that they were retiring their name and rebranding as Push Baby.

They initially signed to Republic Records and released their first song, Mama’s House, in April that year.

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star Charlene White has been speaking about her strong reaction to seeing disgraced former Health Secretary Matt Hancock entering the camp

Loose Women’s Denise Welch stuck up for her co-star Charlene White as she left the jungle – and took a dig at Matt Hancock in the same swoop.

Denise took to Twitter to praise Charlene, 42, after she became the first campmate to be voted out of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! this year.

The opinionated 64-year-old presenter, who is also friends with campmate and Coronation Street actress Sue Cleaver, 59, wrote: “Charlene missed her babies. She stuck to her principles.

“People have very short memories regarding Hancock. I’m very proud of my friends Charlene and Sue.”

Denise was supported by her followers, one wrote: “I still can’t believe there’s people defending him. They obviously didn’t go through the pain of losing a loved one and not being able to be with them.

“Try losing both your grandma’s in the same week after not being able to see them for 18 months.”

Denise wasn’t happy
Charlene says she was put in an impossible position by ITV when they put Matt Hancock in the jungle.

The ITV newsreader feared she would lose her job if she was seen to be too sympathetic to the disgraced ex-Health Secretary.

Charlene, who lost an aunt to Covid, said she “walked a tightrope” as she tried to remain impartial.

But she admitted she couldn’t get the families still grieving after the pandemic out of her mind.

And, after being the first contestant voted out of the show on Friday night, she also tearfully revealed regrets at not fully explaining her reasons for refusing to sleep in the comfy RV bed.

The Loose Women presenter told The Mirror and other press: “Being there and having a laugh and having a joke – that kind of finished when Matt came.

Charlene White has claimed the arrival of Matt Hancock ruined her fun on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! ( 
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“Because I have interviewed enough of the families who have lost loved ones during the pandemic.

“I am one of those. As soon as he walked in I thought ‘I’m going to be walking a tightrope here’.”

The mum-of-two said she felt she had to represent bereaved families. She added: “If I don’t think about them and ask the questions they want to know regarding his reasoning for going into the jungle when we are in the middle of the inquiry into the reaction after the pandemic… then I’m not doing my job.

“It went from me just having a laugh to constantly worrying… whether I would still be taken seriously when it comes to dealing with politicians.

“And whether viewers would think I was being too sympathetic to the Conservative party. I was constantly going through inner turmoil.”

Charlene said she was going through “inner turmoil” ( 
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Hancock came under fire for breaching his own coronavirus guidelines ( 
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James Gourley/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Charlene started brilliantly on the opening show in the Ledge trial, bungeeing off a 32-storey building.

But one of the reasons she may have struggled to win votes was a row over the sleeping situation – dubbed “RV Gate” by fans and hosts Ant and Dec.

As deputy camp leader to Hancock, Charlene was supposed to sleep in a comfy bed next to him in the motorhome, but she refused.

In the show, Charlene blamed her refusal on a spider – but last night explained really she was terrified she would lose her journalistic intergrity by bedding down next to Matt.

Fighting back tears, she said: “I didn’t want to get out of the jungle to find that I had no job.

“I was completely wrong not to be more explicit about it. I understand that now. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.” Despite the pain and worry, Charlene, who had three showers within hours of leaving camp to feel properly clean, has fond memories of her jungle experience.

Charlene became emotional as she recalled not wanting to leave the show to discover she had no job ( 
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She said: “I loved being in there. And I really, genuinely, am gutted to be out because we got into a rhythm. And I felt like we were a camp who were very honest with each other.”

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver was like a sister or best friend, she said – and offered handy advice for cooking camp meals.

“There were vegetables I had never heard of and meats I didn’t even know could be meats!”, Charlene says, from a plush Gold Coast hotel. “But Sue, her knowledge of food was absolutely unbelievable.”

One of the hardest parts for the mum was leaving her family in London – viewers saw her get emotional over a family snap.

She and TV exec partner Andy have son Alfie, five, and daughter Florence, three.

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Charlene said she was looking forward to picking Alfie up from school. “I am desperate for hugs from both of them and from Andy.”

Hancock remains in camp this weekend despite criticism from his constituents and MPs after heading to the Australian jungle.

Early in the series viewers saw Charlene take Hancock to task over his mistakes, including the clinch with his aide, caught on CCTV, which broke Covid guidelines.

At the time Charlene said: “My aunt died from Covid in the first wave. We couldn’t go to the hospital to visit her. I had to sit by myself in the church at her funeral.v

The Loose Women anchor, 60, was talking about her unique use for haemorrhoid cream when she made the slip-up

Jane Moore looked a little sheepish on Loose Women today after she accidentally said “a**e” live on air.

The anchor, 60, was talking about her unique use for haemorrhoid cream when she made the slip-up.

Jane was red-faced as the studio audience laughed as she talked about how the cream was recommended by a make-up artist as an eye cream, only to call them a “make-up a**e”.

She said: “A make-up a**e told me….”, before correcting herself: “make-up artist”.

Jane then said to viewers at home: “That’s what known as a Freudian slip”.

Jane Moore looked a little sheepish on Loose Women today after she accidentally said “a**e” live on air ( 
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During the segment about unusual products used as skincare, Coleen Nolan revealed her mother use to slather her face in margarine, while Brenda Edwards says she swears by toothpaste for spots and olive oil to keep her skin smooth and supple.

Elsewhere in the programme, the panel spoke to Charlene White after she was evicted from the I’m A Celebrity jungle.

The ITV news anchor, 42, talked about her stint in the jungle after being the first star evicted from the show on Sunday night.

Brenda Edwards howled with laughter after the slip-up ( 
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Charlene revealed what it was like living with the former Health Secretary, 44, and how she massively regrets not telling her campmates the real reason she didn’t want to share the RV with him.

Explaining how the happy atmosphere quickly changed in camp when Hancock arrived with Seann Walsh, she said: “I was surprised that he’d chosen to do it. It was the impact on the rest of the camp was interesting.

“People thought the good nature of the camp was going to shatter. I had to spend quite a lot of time with people on the first day reminding them whatever he did outside the camp is different to inside the camp.

Elsewhere in the programme, the panel spoke to Charlene White after she was evicted from the I’m A Celebrity jungle ( 
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“The team grew to trust him and lean on him because he knew how to do a lot of stuff.”

Charlene went on to address why she refused to sleep alongside Hancock in the RV when she was camp deputy.

Having initially refused to sleep there because of spiders, the Loose Women presenter admitted she regrets not telling her camp she felt sleeping alongside him put her job as a journalist as risk.

Charlene went on to address why she refused to sleep alongside Hancock in the RV ( 
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“The RV was a very intimate space,” she said.

“I felt that being in intimate environment with a very high profile MP, I was worried how it would be taken in the future. It just didn’t sit well with me.

“I always have to mindful of my main objective as a journalist..

Judi Love has now spoken out about how her 11-year-old son was seriously ill after developing breathing problems due to the damp social housing, as she reflected on two-year-old Awaab Ishak’s tragic death

Judi Love has revealed her young son once ended up in intensive care due to damp social housing.

The Loose Women presenter, 42, was a struggling single mother-of-two before she got her big break on the ITV daytime show’s panel.

Judi, who is a qualified social worker, has now spoken out about how her 11-year-old son was seriously ill after developing breathing problems due to the damp social housing, as she reflected on two-year-old Awaab Ishak’s tragic death.

Awaad died after prolonged exposure to mould and damp at his home in Rochdale, which a coroner concluded had contributed to severe respiratory problems.

Judi Love has revealed her young son once ended up in intensive care due to damp social housing ( 
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The presenter, 42, was a struggling single mother of two before Loose Women ( 
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“The world was left heartbroken last week after learning that two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who passed away in 2020, had died following exposure to mould in his home,” she wrote in her OK! magazine column.

“Awaab’s death makes me so emotional because it takes me back to a time when I was living in social housing, fighting my housing company due to the damp that was taking over my home. My son ended up in intensive care because of similar breathing complications.

“No one should be forced to live in such conditions. I feel that both class and race are major factors in why Awaab’s family were not listened to when they asked for help. I sincerely hope that they are served justice of some kind.”

Judi reflected on Awaab Ishak’s tragic death ( 
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Awaad died after prolonged exposure to mould and damp at his home in Rochdale ( 
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MEN Media)An inquest into the death of Awaab prompted an outcry last week after it found he died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat where he lived with his parents, Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Amin, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

An inquest into the death of Awaab prompted an outcry last week after it found he died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in the one-bedroom housing association flat where he lived with his parents, Faisal Abdullah and Aisha Amin, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

In his letter he warned providers: “I want to be clear about what this must mean in relation to damp and mould, as I have been made aware of many cases where this has gone unaddressed for far too long and am concerned that they are not treated with sufficient seriousness.

“Where people complain about damp and mould, you must listen; where you find them, you must take prompt action. To keep tenants safe, you must not hide behind legal process.”

Mr Gove, in the letter to council leaders, calls the death of Awaab an “avoidable loss”.

ITV usually airs it daytime programmes – Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women – from 9am but they are being replaced today by coverage of the FIFA World Cup live from Qatar

ITV have taken Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women off air in a schedule shake up to make way for the World Cup.

Whilst Good Morning Britain aired as normal today, until 9am, there will be no Lorraine – hosted by Lorraine Kelly – this morning due to the FIFA World Cup coverage live from Qatar. This Morning and Loose Women will also be off air today, as the football coverage continues throughout the day with two games – Argentina vs Saudi Arabia and Denmark vs Tunisia.

Usually, This Morning would air at 10am until 12.30pm before Loose Women is on for an hour until 1.30pm. However, this won’t be aired today in favour of the coverage of the football games until 3pm on ITV1 today.

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Both ITV and BBC will be seeing huge changes to their usual TV schedules to make way for them to air the football games, as the broadcasters, who are usually rivals, team up to cover the matches live from the Middle East.

Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, said of the changes: “The World Cup is now in focus and we’re delighted to be able to bring viewers coverage of what promises to be some of the standout games of the tournament across ITV channels and our new free streaming service ITVX, which launches this autumn. We’re kicking-off with the opening match and will show England’s group stage match against the USA as well as games involving tournament favourites such as Brazil, France, Argentina, Spain and the Netherlands. Plus, we have picks one and two of the round of 16 and pick one of the quarter-finals.

Loose Women also won’t air ( 
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“The ITV Sport team is now looking forward to bringing viewers the very best of the first winter World Cup.”

Whilst the BBC’s Head of TV’s Philip Bernie added: “We are very excited about our selection of matches.

“We have two England group games – their opening group game with Iran and then the enticing match up against Wales – as well as the heavyweight clash between Spain and Germany, big games involving Brazil, Argentina, Portugal, France and Belgium, and the first pick of the semi-finals. With extensive 24/7 coverage across BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, radio, online and social media, the World Cup promises to be a huge event to wrap up a major sporting year on the BBC.”

Lorraine is off air too ( 
Image:
ITV)On Good Morning Britain today, Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver chatted about her exit from I’m A Celebrity, where she admitted it was a “slog” being in there and she found it “disorientating” without any sense of time.

“You are literally looking at the sun and trying to figure out what time of day it is and where the sun is in the sky, you’ve lost all track of time, you’re sleep deprived, you don’t know what time you’re going to bed, you don’t know what time you’re getting up, so it’s very disorientating and I don’t think you realise that when you watch the show,” she said, “I mean, I’ve watched the show from the beginning, I’ve been the best armchair critic there could be but until you’re actually in there it’s hard, it’s a really hard slog.”