MAURA Higgins flashed her sexy knickers in a sizzling new shoot after hitting London for a glam night out.

Love Island star Maura, 34, looked sensational as she posed in a pink Alo hoodie and matching socks, playfully lounging on a cream sofa.

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Adding a vintage touch, she accessorised with a retro camera while showcasing the brand in a series of Instagram snaps.

Sharing the shots with her followers, Maura captioned the post: “Sundays. @alo Ad.”

The star’s fans went wild in the comments section, with one gushing: “Omg neeeed this!!!!!!”

Another added: “So pretty in pink,” with a third saying: “Absolutely stunning.”

Maura’s comfy day in came after she joined some pals for a night out in Mayfair, where she wore a rather daring outfit.

The I’m A Celeb babe came dangerously close to a wardrobe malfunction as she showed off her killer tanned legs in a pair of teeny red leather shorts.

Stepping out of the hotel, Maura went braless as she wore a matching long-sleeve top to complete the look.

The influencer kept her hair slicked straight with tiny flicks at the end.

However, she became aware quickly that she may have gone a little too risky, laughing as she covered up her modesty with her hands and a giant clutch.

The star then had to fight against the elements as she led the group of girls to Cipriani restaurant, before they headed off to cocktail bar Dover Yard and then Mistress of Mayfair.

Maura was seen crossing the street as she guided her friends through London for the evening, but keeping a tight grip on her purse which she held close to her tummy.

The night out was in honour of celebrating her friend Leah Taylor’s birthday, with the stunning group making sure it was a night to remember.

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TAOISEACH Micheal Martin has promised the Government will keep fighting to land an agreement for undocumented Irish people living in the United States.

There’s over 50,000 undocumented Irish living and working in the US, according to figures reported by American TV network CNN back in 2017.

And there are fears among the undocumented Irish in the US that they could be sent packing as President Donald Trump ramps up his campaign against illegal immigrants in the country.

Many of them have made their lives in America and have jobs and families after remaining in the US after their 90-day visa waiver scheme expired.

Addressing the issue, Taoiseach Martin said: “It has been very challenging for those who are undocumented in terms of their security and their lives.

“Many have established families and so forth there.

“But we would always be anxious and what we have always been seeking has been a legal channel where we could create opportunities for people to live in the US and vice versa for Americans living in Ireland.

 “The problem is that that has been the case for a considerable length of time.

“I was involved in that in an earlier time when I was Foreign Minister, in terms of creating the work holiday programme, for example, which can then lead to visas for permanent work.

“It is quite limited but we managed to negotiate that and renegotiate it recently when I was Foreign Minister again.

“I think that is the most effective way to deal with this.”

The Fianna Fail leader added: “It has been very hard to get agreement in the House of Representatives for the past two decades on the undocumented.

“We were very unlucky not to be part of the Australian visa system – we lost by one vote in the Senate.”

“But we will continue to raise the issues and we will continue to advocate on behalf of Irish citizens.”

He also said the Irish Government would work with President Trump and his administration in the years ahead as had been done in the past.

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LOVE Island star Samira Mighty reveals that being on Love Island made it hard to launch her music career.

The 29-year-old gave us a glimpse into her music journey ahead of her new song’s release Valentine’s Day.

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The reality star opened up about the challenges of being taken seriously as an artist after rising to fame on the hit ITV2 dating show in 2018.

Samira was coupled up with Frankie Foster on the show before he was dumped and the reality beauty ended up quitting the villa altogether.

Speaking to The Sun, about her transition from reality TV to singing, Samira said: “ I think it’s been hard in the sense of it’s just a different industry and you have to now gain different fans from Love Island that are still there.

“But, you know I want to get different fans that know me just for my music.

“I will never forget the roots I came from, Love Island because the opportunity is insane but you know, it’d be nice for fans to come up and say, I love your new song which actually they do now.

“So that’s, it’s been great it’s been it’s been a good transition, I think.”

After her stint on the show she participated in The X Factor: Celebrity in 2019 as part of the group No Love Lost, alongside fellow Love Island alumni, Eyal Booker, Wes Nelson and Zara Mcdermott.

Mentored by Simon Cowell the group was eventually eliminated in week 3.

Speaking about her time on the show, she said: ” I think X Factor to me was like Love Island. it wasn’t really like a talent show.

“But it was interesting to see the taste of the music industry of what we could get and what we couldn’t.

Speaking on her former band mates, she added: “I speak to Eyal here and there and Wes, he’s so busy he’s doing his music as well.

“So I’d love to get in the studio with Wes actually one time.

“I think that would be a collaboration but you know, it was so long ago, I have to sometimes jog my memory that I did these shows.

After the show Samira continued her journey as a solo artist, releasing her debut EP last year, now she’s dropped her new single Valentines Day.

Samira revealed how she wrote her new track after being ghosted by a fitness influencer, she said: “So last year, around this time, I was dating somebody, if you know me, like that person just was not for me.

“We were dating quite intensely and we had la tiny blip, you know commitment issues, the usual thing of guys.

“Then he said to me, you know what, let’s sort this out “I miss you, let’s go for a walk next week” and from this day, he just disappeared.

“Ghosting is just a crazy thing but it was Valentine’s Day and yeah so I went to the studio and that’s where Valentine’s Day came from.”

Fans can listen to Samira’s new track Valentines Day (I Ain’t Got Time For That) here

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FORMER Wimbledon champion Simona Halep revealed “the thought of retiring crosses my mind very often” as she seriously considers hanging up her racquet.

Halep, 33, beat Serena Williams to reign supreme on the grass of the All England Club in 2019 – the year after winning her maiden Grand Slam at the French Open.

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The ex-world No1 racked up 24 career titles and more than £32million in career prize money.

But her career has spiralled downwards rapidly in recent years due to injuries and a drugs ban.

The Romanian appeared to be handed a lifeline going into the 2025 season with a wildcard into the Australian Open.

But she had to withdraw before the tournament started due to knee and shoulder problems.

And it is the former that is giving her thoughts about packing in her pro tennis career for good.

Halep, now way down at No868 in the world rankings, told Golazo: “The knee injury I have is quite serious and difficult to recover from.

“I don’t know if I’m afraid to push myself, but when I feel pain, it’s hard to play at my highest level.

“It’s very difficult to get back to where I was, especially after such a long break.

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“The thought of retiring crosses my mind very often. I’ve reached an age where I have injuries that are hard to recover from.

“My knee won’t heal completely – I was advised to undergo surgery, but it’s a complicated procedure, and I don’t think I will go through with it.”

Halep made her name in 2014 with runs to the last eight of three Grand Slams – including the final at Roland Garros – and was a popular player among stars and fans alike.

After her crowning moments in Paris and Wimbledon, though, she returned a positive test for the banned substance roxadustat at the 2022 US Open before it emerged that there were abnormalities in her biological passport.

The doping news stunned the world of tennis and impacted her reputation for many while Williams took a cheeky dig.

She was initially suspended then slapped with a shock four-year ban – until October 2026 – but this was reduced on appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to nine months in March 2024, freeing Halep to make her tennis comeback.

The Bucharest ace has played just five matches since her return, winning her only one in the first round of the WTA 125 Hong Kong Open in October.

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PLENTY of tennis stars have stayed involved in the sport since retiring.

But others pursued very different careers. Here are some of the best…

• I reached French Open and Wimbledon finals as a teenager but I quit to become a nun
• I won Wimbledon mixed doubles with my sister but got fed up with English weather so now run luxury B&B
• I was tipped for stardom aged 12 but retrained to become high-flying lawyer
• I earned £9m and won French Open before setting up bistro with Brazilian model girlfriend
• I’m last Frenchman to win Roland Garros, now I’m singer with six albums hitting No1 in charts
• I’m former world No1 but quit aged 29 – instead I went on to play professional poker and golf
• I was destined for the top but swapped lobs for labs as award-winning Harvard physicist

Now she is figuring out what the future holds – while reflecting positively on her superb tennis career.

Halep added: “We’ll see what happens next. Life moves forward, and I’ll take things as they come.

“Tennis is not everything in life. I have many desires and goals beyond the sport.

“Everything I have done has been extraordinary… I may not have even dreamed of becoming world No1 and winning two Grand Slam titles.

“I worked hard for it, and I feel fulfilled as a tennis player.

“Now, I want to do something else, not just tennis. The first part of my life was all about tennis, now I want to explore other things.”

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THE King and Queen are set to spend their 20th wedding anniversary with an action-packed day of official work engagements in Italy, The Sun can reveal.

Charles, 76, and Camilla, 77, will forgo any idea of a romantic break as they are expected to be on a State Visit to Rome – often dubbed “The Eternal City”.

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The royal couple married at Windsor Guildhall on April 9, 2005 and held their reception at Windsor Castle.

Two decades on and the royal pair are still going strong but any loving celebrations are set to be put on hold this year.

Instead, they have lined up a string of engagements supporting issues close to their hearts while on an official State Visit – as the King continues his cancer treatment.

Full details on the State Visit to Italy have yet to be revealed but they are expected to visit Rome and have an audience with Pope Francis at Vatican City.

It comes after sources close to the King said following the successful trip to Australia and Samoa last year they will now resume a full programme of tours in 2025.

Charles, despite his cancer woes, is regarded as one of the hardest-working royals on the beat and can pack in up to eight engagements on a single day while on tour.

A source said the King and Queen would not let their milestone anniversary date get in the way of the tour planning.

And the packed itinerary means they will have no time to fit in a special event marking their china, or porcelain, anniversary.

They added: “It is expected that they will mark it privately, if at all.”

Another source said: “The trip falls on their 20th wedding anniversary but the King and Queen are well known and respected for their hard work and duty.

“I don’t think anyone would expect them to do anything else than carry out a full list of engagements.”

The King has been to Italy around 19 times including trips to Vatican City with Camilla meeting Pope Benedict XVI in 2009 and seeing Pope Francis in 2017.

Charles and Camilla, both divorcees, married at Windsor Guildhall rather than a church in 2005.

Their big day had to be delayed a week after the death of Pope John Paul II.

The royal couple spent their 19th wedding anniversary at their Balmoral retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

Three years earlier on their 16th anniversary, Charles’s father Prince Philip sadly passed away.

Italy will be the King and Queen’s third joint trip to a European neighbour since the crowning.

Their tours of France and Germany last year were hailed as diplomatic and trade successes.

After the trip to Berlin and Hamburg a government official said the visit formed a “rebooting” of relations and the State Visit smoothed talks on “foreign policy, trade, defence and cultural issues”.

The second foreign tour of 2025 has yet to be agreed.

Buckingham Palace had earmarked a trip for Charles and Camilla during the autumn of 2022 but had to cancel following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Indian subcontinent, including Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, had been rumoured.

But Canada, which is a realm where the King is Head of State, has been ruled out for the royal couple in 2025 because it’s an election year.

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