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The Sun
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Holly Willoughby looks loved-up with husband Dan Baldwin during family day out to the park
HOLLY Willoughby held hands with her husband Dan Baldwin as they looked loved-up on a family day out to the park. The blonde beauty has been keeping a low profile of late since losing her spot on two TV shows. 4 Holly was pictured today with her producer hubby looking carefree as she cut a casual figure in baggy jeans and T-shirt. The couple - who have been married since 2007 - went for a walk around Richmond Park in London with their three kids this weekend. It's the first time the partnership have been photographed for some time following a turbulent year for the presenter. After stepping down from This Morning in October 2023, Holly recently lost another primetime role with ITV 's cancellation of Dancing on Ice. Her Netflix reality show, Celebrity Bear Hunt, is also facing the axe - with a second series yet to be approved despite several meetings. The triple blow means the mother-of-three is currently without a regular presenting gig for the first time in over 15 years. Holly, 44, was notably absent from the TV Baftas this year - despite her husband Dan in attendance. He is the founder of Hungry Bear Media, the production company behind several BAFTA-nominated shows including Michael McIntyre's Big Show and Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking Dad. Despite stepping away from daytime TV, insiders say Holly has a "string of exciting projects" in the pipeline for 2025. It follows her hellish experience since being targeted by obsessed security guard Gavin Plumb, who planned to kidnap, rape and murder her. The mum of three's ordeal led to her quitting her presenting role on ITV1's This Morning and taking a break from the box altogether. She returned to screens for Dancing on Ice in 2024, joined by co-host Stephen Mulhern, and the duo teamed up for a short series reboot of You Bet! However, the ITV dance show has been "put on ice" once again. And Stephen will go on to host a full run of the challenge show solo.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE I'm a Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner and these are the world's most beautiful gardens
Gardener Tom Massey is basking in a golden glow after scooping a gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show this week. The London landscaper, who grew up close to Richmond Park in the capital's south west, scooped his second coveted gold medal in a row after exhibiting at the country's most famous flower show. Alongside co-designer Je Ahn, the pair created the AI-enabled Avanade Intelligent Garden, which has been one of the most talked about horticultural showcases at this year's event. BBC presenter Adam Frost praised the garden for its diversity during a tour, saying: 'He's built in layers - so the trees, the shrubs, and then we're down to the herbaceous plants, but within that, there's a huge amount of edibles.' Tom told MailOnline Travel that he's been inspired by visits to some of the world's most spectacular green spaces - and says green-fingered fans should make time to see beautiful gardens when on holiday. He said: 'Travelling to visit gardens is one of the most enriching ways to connect with a place - offering a window into local culture, climate, and ecology through the lens of landscape design. 'Gardens tell stories about how people live with nature, and each one reveals something unique about its environment and community.' Here, the Chelsea Flower Show gold-medal winner picks his favourite gardens around the world... The High Line, New York City, USA An elevated linear park built on a former freight rail line, the High Line is a global model for regenerative urban space. Designed by James Corner Field Operations with Piet Oudolf's planting, it showcases native and climate-resilient species in a bold, immersive landscape. Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands Once a contaminated gasworks site, Westergasfabriek was transformed into a thriving cultural and ecological park. It features innovative water purification systems, wildflower meadows, and sustainable architecture, demonstrating how degraded land can be beautifully restored. The Superkilen, Copenhagen, Denmark A radical example of sustainable placemaking, Superkilen blends climate-resilient design with social inclusion. Recycled materials, drought-tolerant planting, and community-sourced elements from around the world make it a living celebration of diversity and urban resilience. Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Born from the 2012 Games, this park is a benchmark for ecological urban design. Swales, wetlands, and wild planting manage stormwater naturally, while new woodlands and meadows increase biodiversity and provide long-term public benefit. Gardens by the Bay (Bay East), Singapore Beyond the famous Supertrees, Bay East offers a quieter, more ecologically focused experience. It integrates native wetland planting, stormwater harvesting, and passive cooling design, showing how cities in hot climates can reimagine public space sustainably. Naoshima Island, Japan Not a garden in the conventional sense, but a deeply considered landscape where art, architecture, and nature coexist. Naoshima invites slow, sensory engagement with place, and its sensitive design ethos aligns with the values of sustainable and immersive garden design. Castlefield Viaduct, Manchester A National Trust project transforming a disused railway viaduct into an elevated urban park. Castlefield Viaduct champions nature-led regeneration, using planters filled with native and pollinator-friendly plants while trialling new approaches to green infrastructure in cities. My WaterAid show garden from RHS Chelsea 2024 will be relocated here in Spring 2026 as part of a phase 2 extension.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Moment pedestrian refused to move in car park stand-off with driver 'as he tried to save space for his own family who were "miles away"'
This is the astonishing moment a pedestrian refused to move in a three minute car park standoff with a driver as he tried to reserve a parking space for his family by standing in it. Jennifer Plumbley, 48, had been queuing with her friend for 45 minutes to get into the busy Richmond Park car park in south London during the bank holiday weekend. But when her pal Helen finally found a space to park her Ford Ka there was a bearded man standing in the empty spot. She indicates and says out of her window 'excuse me' as she tries to manoeuvre into the bay, but the male wearing a white Levi's T-shirt clutches his mobile phone and refuses to budge. Helen pleads for him to move before explaining that Jennifer, who captured the bizarre moment on video, has a bad leg. Despite her protestations, he shrugs his shoulders and points before telling the pair he is waiting for his family to arrive. The duo repeatedly are heard asking him to please move out of the way, before the three-minute stand off finally comes to an end when a bypasser intervenes. The man is then heard saying: 'Because you [the bypasser] said it nicely, I will move.' Jennifer was visiting the royal park with her friend and dog, Milo, on Saturday during the scorching weather. The video has gone viral and viewed more than two million times after she posted the clip on her TikTok account with the caption 'It's a car park, not a stand park'. 'It's not morally right,' Jennifer, from Leicester, said. 'You wouldn't do it in the supermarket car park. What would he have done if someone else had stood in a parking space? 'It was so busy because it was a Bank Holiday weekend and the sun was out. 'It was one in, one out, it took us 45 minutes just to get in the car park. It was awful. 'We couldn't find anywhere to park, the only space available was the one with the man in it. 'I don't do confrontation but there was nowhere else to park. We recorded it to show we weren't being rude and just in case anything happened. 'We were a third of the way into the space and we asked him to politely move. He'd parked his car and he was standing in the space for his family. 'We tried to explain how long it had taken us to get into the car park. They were probably in the same 45 minute queue but he kept saying they were two minutes away. 'We couldn't get over the fact that he was being so obstinate about it. We got the attendant and he said because he'd been asked politely he would move. 'We had a lovely day. We were concerned the car would be damaged when we got back but it was fine.' Others were left outraged by the man's 'entitlement' and praised Ms Plumbley for standing her ground. One person commented: 'He's so rude, typical entitled person. Thinks he can do this to women. If it was a bloke it would be different.' Another added: 'Who on earth thinks standing in a parking spot is normal behaviour?' A third person said: 'You can't save parking spaces. Simple. Well done ladies.' Another viewer joked: 'What's this? A new version of towels on sunbeds?' Other viewers suggested that she should have let the man have the spot. One person said: 'I don't agree with standing in parking spaces to hold them but the sun is shining. 'I couldn't be bothered. Would much rather just park somewhere else and enjoy my day.'
BBC News
06-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Deer return to Greenwich Park for the first time since 2021
Deer spring back into London park after four years Deer return to Greenwich Park for first time since 2021 Deer have been reintroduced to Greenwich Park in south-east London, after they were relocated to Richmond Park in 2021. The Royal Parks said a new herd of eight fallow deer were "enjoying a renovated and extended deer paddock". Their new home has access to nearby woodland and the natural habitat "has been enhanced with wildflower planting to support wildlife, including birds and pollinators", a Royal Parks spokesperson said. Park rangers said the new arrivals would be settling in over the next few weeks and were therefore unlikely to be very visible to the public.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Derry City 'harshly done by' in St Pat's loss
Derry City manager Tiernan Lynch thought refeering decisions "completely changed the outcome" of his side's loss to St Patrick's Athletic on Monday night. The visitors to Richmond Park were beaten 2-0 as Aidan Keena converted a penalty in each half. The Foylesiders were also reduced to 10 men less than a minute into the second half when Carl Winchester was dismissed for a tackle on Mason Melia. "It's better that I don't elaborate on the red card or the two penalty decisions," said Lynch. "I thought that we were very harshly done by. "I thought decisions in the game that went against us completely changed the outcome." Derry made headlines in the off-season with the signings of Northern Ireland internationals Liam Boyce, Gavin Whyte, Shane Ferguson and Winchester. But the Candystripes have taken just three points from their first four games this season and sit second from bottom in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Lynch, who replaced Ruaidhri Higgins as Derry City boss in November, endured a similarly slow start to his reign at Larne before going on to win back-to-back Irish Premiership titles and leading the Inver Reds to the league phase of the Uefa Conference League. "I've been here before. I'm big enough and ugly enough to work my through this," he said. "I think there's too many quality players in that changing room. It can't last." The former Glentoran assistant added, however, that nobody at the club was "shying away" from their poor start. "At Derry City, every game you have to win, that's how I look at it. "Regardless of how you play, decisions that go against you, that's not good enough. "We're fully aware, we're not shying away, we face things head on."
