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EASTENDERS fans have been quick to spot another major blunder during the show’s live episode.

Whilst the show went off mainly without a hitch and ran smoother than its previous two live episodes, eagle-eyed fans have now noticed a clear-as-day blunder thanks to Ian Beale.

Viewers of the BBC soap will remember how Ian was shot in the arm by Cindy Beale during a struggle over a gun whilst at home.

The moment came after Kathy admitted she whacked Cindy with a shovel and as revenge, Cindy threatened to take her son’s life.

In an attempt to get the gun off her, Ian and Cindy had a tussle but it resulted in her shooting Ian in the arm.

Ian was seen wrapping his arm around the wound and was later involved in another accident when Cindy shoved him into the road in an attempt to have him ran over.

Although he was fine, he was still in considerable pain with the gunshot wound.

However, by the live episode, taking place just moments after he was shot, Ian appeared to be in hardly any pain at all.

He also was failed to be seen by paramedics despite his injuries and instead focused on rallying up moral support amongst the group.

In another on-screen blunder, his mum Kathy brought him over a cup of tea in the cafe.

At first he appeared to reach out with the arm that had been shot but quickly corrected himself as he switched his hands just before picking up the mug.

But this certainly did not go unnoticed by fans as many took to X to comment on the moment.

One wrote: “I think Ian has forgot he’s been shot.”

Another added: “Anyone else see Ian reach for the tea and then remembering he get shot and changing arms!?”

A third wrote: “Okay so Ian has been shot in the arm but hasn’t had medical attention??”

It led a fourth to speculate: “Ian must have lost so much blood by now having been shot.”

Before a fifth penned: “Ian got shot and is somehow in the cafe.”

It wasn’t the only blunder or mishap that fans noticed.

During harrowing scenes, Sonia’s newborn baby, Julia, was feared to be dead as she could be seen attempting to revive the tiny tot.

Seconds later, with Julia now seemingly healthy, Sonia could be seen speaking to the baby but many were quick to insist it had gotten much larger in the moments that had passed.

Discussing the moment, one person wrote: “Why has Sonia’s baby aged 10 months in 15 seconds.”

A second added: “Sonia’s baby has tripled in size within 5 mins…”

While a third remarked: “Size of that baby.”

RESTOCKING your beauty bag doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.

A make-up expert has shared why you can now get luxury buys for cheaper than ever.

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Appearing on the Nip, Tuck, Not Giving A… podcast, beauty journalist Sali Hughes revealed how the quality of products has changed over the years and her favourite budget brands.

According to the pro, “you absolutely don’t” need to splurge on cosmetics.

In fact, there’s even less reason to fork out on high-end brands nowadays.

“When I started my career there was much more of a difference than there is now between high end and low end,” Sali explained.

“Nowadays, the fact is, something in Superdrug is better than a luxury lipstick 15 years ago.”

She credited technology, research, and development for the improvement in product quality.

Sali pointed out that is now almost impossible to find low-quality make-up.

“It might be something that isn’t right for you but it isn’t totally rubbish,” she said.

She described the standard of modern cosmetics as “high across the board”.

“A luxury product 15 years ago is about the same quality as a low-end product now, if not worse than,” Sali added.

She explained that the only reason people are spending big money on products nowadays is because they’re “buying into the brand”.

Sali also revealed the buys worth spending extra pounds on if you’re so inclined.

“If you were going to have a mix of products, I personally would ring fence the highest spend on things like foundation, primers, concealers, those sorts of things,” she said.

“I would also say blush, if you’re into textures like I am.”

On the other hand, she recommended “scaling back” on products such as pencils and lip liners.

The expert named her favourite brands for budget-friendly lip liners.

“NYX, they’re the best and Morphe are good, Rimmel is great, Bourjois is great and you can get it at Superdrug,” she told listeners.

“The thing about NYX, they have the best shades, they’re the most carefully considered shades.

“The shades are spot on in the NYX line up and they’re only £4.”

Sali also explained to hosts Ashley Stobart and Lauren Harris why high-end brands such as Charlotte Tilbury and Pat McGrath can be worth the investment on certain products.

“The blush and bronze are gorgeous, great quality, and some definitely do stay on a long time and sometimes you do get what you pay for,” she said.

Mascara is such an indispensable product to the biggest number of women that companies invest very heavily in it.

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“I think by and large with a pencil, you’re looking for a great colour and something that stays sharp and firm enough without being scratchy.”

She also revealed why mascara is the product you should definitely be saving on.

“Mascara is such an indispensable product to the biggest number of women that companies invest very heavily in it,” Sali explained.

“So if you look at a brand like L’Oréal Paris; Maybelline, Garnier, all of those brands come under the L’Oréal umbrella, YSL, all of them are owned by the same company.

“The amount they’re spending on mascara a year, you can really look to their lower brands and they’re all really good quality mascara.”

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A DARTS star came agonisingly close to becoming the first-ever person to “hit the greatest nine-darter ever.”

The moment came in the Modus Super Series darts clash between Darren Brown and Dan Nicholls.

The latter led 3-0 in their best-of-seven-legs clash.

But Brown mounted an incredible comeback to win the match 4-3.

And his stunning path to victory came in a do-or-die leg to pull it back to 3-1.

Brown had struggled to get his darts on target throughout the game.

Yet he started the crunch round by hitting three treble 20s for a top score of 180.

Nicholls had little in the way of response with his throws.

And fans then waited to Brown to aim at the treble 20s once again.

However, he instead decided to target the treble 19s.

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Incredibly, he hit all three for a score of 171 while making it six perfect darts on the bounce.

Another rocky round for Nicholls saw Brown step up to complete his nine-darter.

But having opted for the 19s over the usual 20s with his second throw, it instead opened the path for Brown to complete a nine-darter in the most unlikely of ways.

The usual route in the sport is to hit two 180s, followed by a final checkout of 141.

Yet Brown’s path of 180 and 171 meant he had to hit THREE bullseyes instead.

The incredible feat has never been achieved before in darts.

And Brown left fans stunned as his first darts smacked the bull perfectly in the centre.

It led to a huge moment in the match as he lined up a second dart.

However, this one missed its mark and instead wound up hitting the 25.

Brown visibly grimaced as he realised his chances of hitting a unique nine-darter were over.

Despite the setback, he won the leg comfortably before turning the game on its head completely to win 4-3.

Fans were left seriously impressed, with one saying: “Unlucky.”

Another declared: “Don’t see many attempts via this route.”

One noted: “How close was that?”

Another added: “Effort that.”

A NEW expansion at London St Pancras train station could triple the amount of passengers heading to Europe – as well as add new routes.

The station overhaul will mean more room for international trains at St Pancras station and even a direct link to destinations such as Milan, Geneva and Zurich.

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It could mean Brits could travel to Milan by train rather than by flight[/caption]

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St Pancras has been looking to expand its station for some time now, hoping to increase its capacity to handle more passengers.

As many as 2,400 passengers an hour could use the station under the new plans, the Times reports, which could even go up to 5,000 in the longer term.

And both London St Pancras Highspeed and French operator Getlink have revealed plans to launch new routes between the UK and Europe in a new partnership.

Getlink said direct services could serve Frankfurt and Cologne as well as Geneva and Zurich. Eventually services could reach as far as Milan.

Yann Leriche, the chief executive of Getlink, said: “We are keen to drive forward attractive opportunities for low-carbon [travel] with a range of new destinations in Germany, Switzerland and France.

“This partnership with London St Pancras Highspeed is essential for accelerating this momentum.”

Robert Sinclair, the chief executive of London St Pancras Highspeed added that they hoped it would “encourage new and existing train operators to expand capacity and launch new destinations unlocking the potential of a fully connected Europe“.

The news of the expansion has been big news with over 40 companies expressing interest in a contract to develop plans St Pancras station.

And London St Pancras Highspeed hope that the new terminal will see more Eurostar competitors.

Eurostar is currently the only operator with routes from the UK, connecting London to France, Belgium and The Netherlands.

But many companies have been interested in putting their trains alongside Eurostar.

Richard Branson‘s company, Virgin, is preparing to put a dozen high-speed trains to rival Eurostar.

Having scraped their domestic train routes back in 2019 after more than 20 years, the new international routes could launch by 2029.

They’re not the only ones wanting to take on the tunnel as start-up Evolyn announced plans for trains between London and Paris back in 2023.

The new fleet, consisting of 12 Avelia trains, would launch a limited service as soon as this year.

The Channel Tunnel opened in 1994 and according to the designers has significant spare capacity meaning traffic could safely double.

And a number of routes from the UK have been scrapped in recent years.

Eurostar once operated from Ashford International in Kent although this was scrapped during the pandemic.

A huge petition has called for the return of the international train although they have said this won’t be addressed until at least next year.

Eurostar also stopped at Ebbsfleet International, which has also been scrapped, as well as once having direct routes to Disneyland Paris.

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A MARRIED At First Sight feud has reignited as Tasha Jay appeared to take aim at her ex Paul Liba again, as his new romance was revealed.

The Sun exclusively revealed on Monday that Paul had moved on from his relationship with Tasha with another member of the MAFS cast, Hannah Norburn.

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A Married At First Sight feud has reignited as Tasha Jay appeared to take aim at her ex Paul Liba again, as his new romance was revealed[/caption]

But the new romance seems to have been news to Tasha, who took to Instagram with a series of veiled swipes on her Stories.

One message read: “B***h stop acting innocent before I tell you something you ain’t think I knew.”

A second message, posted alongside a string of rat emojis, added: “I’m bad at arguing I’d rather slap the f**k outta you actually.”

Now, in what appears to be another swipe at her ex, Tasha hit out at “begs” on her Instagram stories.

She was doing a Q&A with fans, when one person asked how much her life had changed since being on MAFS.

Tasha responded: “It’s changed in the sense of I now get incredible opportunities and meet inspirational people and the odd person may recognise me here and there.

“Also I have a platform to raise awareness for T1 Diabetes which is something I’ve always dreamed of.

“By my life will never change I would still rather spend the day at the farm with the kids than be a beg like some people.”

Tasha ended the comment with eye emojis and a laughing face.

The new romance is believed to be uncovered in an upcoming special reuniting the 2024 cast, which Hannah was a part of.

A source told The Sun on the new relationship: “They’ve been secretly sneaking out on dates for a while and wanted to keep things under wraps but it all came out at the reunion filming.

“Nothing stays secret in the world of MAFS because everyone knows everyone.”

Hannah posted her own message, set to Is this Real Love? by Ninezz which read: “Be the woman who booked the flight, took the risks, made the money and lived the life she wanted.”

Currently, neither Paul nor Hannah have made an official comment about their new relationship.

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THE EastEnders stars went wild as they celebrated the live 40th anniversary episode.

On Thursday night EastEnders‘ marked its milstone anniversary with a live broadcast.

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And after the dramatic show the cast made sure to let their hair down.

Stars including Kellie Bright, who plays Linda Carter, and Jay Brown actor Jamie Borthwick looked ready for bed as they were snapped exciting the after-show bash.

Diane Parish, who had a starring role in the live episode as Denise Fox – could hardly keep her eyes open in the taxi.

And her on-screeen daughter Zaraah Abrahams [Chelsea Fox] looked sleepy as she caught a ride home.

But one person who wasn’t ready for the night to end was Felix Baker actor Matthew Morrison.

He looked in high spirits as he was snapped carrying his wine into the street.

Diane, 55, was involved in a show-first for EastEnders when fans got to decide if Denise ended up with Jack Branning [Scott Maslen] or Ravi Gulati [Aaron Thiara].

And – despite them having the power – viewers took to social media to rage when she ended up with Jack.

EastEnders fans were left devastated last night when it was confirmed Martin Fowler [James Bye] had died following the explosion at the Queen Vic.

The character of Martin has been a part of EastEnders since 1985 and James, 40, joined the cast in 2014.

Addressing his shock exit, he said: “Saying goodbye is not easy, but after 10 years at EastEnders and on the night of the shows epic 40th anniversary – the time felt right. 

“It’s an honour to leave on a story of this magnitude. 

“A huge thank you to all the fans of the show – EastEnders wouldn’t be what it is without you – and to the BBC and EastEnders team for trusting me with this role for so many years.”

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PHIL TAYLOR has sensationally U-turned on a showdown with reigning world champion Luke Littler.

The darts legend, 64, had previously indicated he would be willing to take on The Nuke in an exhibition match.

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The Nuke is now 15 titles away from levelling Taylor’s remarkable haul[/caption]

Littler, 18, has a long way to go if he wants to emulate The Power’s remarkable record of 16 world titles.

The teenager won his first world crown last month after beating Michael van Gerwen 7-3 in the final at Ally Pally.

Taylor retired from pro competition in 2018 but since has played on the Senior Tour and in exhibition games.

He told talkSPORT last May: “I’d play [Littler] in an exhibition, yeah. One leg of 301, I go first!”

But The Power appears to have had a dramatic re-think after Littler became the youngest world champion of all time.

Asked if he would face Littler, Taylor told GB News: “No. Absolutely not!

“What’s that game where you got to push the blocks out? Jenga.

“He beat me at that! The little b******! He’s a lovely lad, though.”

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Taylor fully retired from darts last year after undergoing hip surgery.

He has since taken up a punditry role with Pluto TV, providing expert analysis for the MODUS Super Series.

But The Power has admitted that if the sport goes to Saudi Arabia, then the immense finances could tempt him back.

Taylor has suggested PDC chairman Barry Hearn could be prepared to offer an eye-watering £10MILLION in prize money for the winner.

Speaking to talkSPORT, he said: “Would I come back?

“I would ask to be sent some darts and a dartboard, definitely.

“I think also, if it does go to Saudi Arabia, I wouldn’t put it past Barry – £10million for the winner.

“I think Saudi Arabia is that big of a sports country now, I think they could make it £10m.

“That’s how big I think Barry will make it. I’ll be doing something, trust me.”

EMMERDALE’S Adam Thomas has sparked rumours he’s returning to the ITV soap after reuniting with his on-screen wife.

The actor, who played Adam Barton, left the soap in 2018 after confessing to Emma Barton’s murder – yet didn’t end up in prison.

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Earlier this week, Adam was was spotted with former telly wife Isabel Hodgins who plays Victoria Sugden.

The pair posed for a sweet photo together while in Manchester city centre.

Adam shared the post on his Instagram and captioned it: “Look who I just bumped into. Isabel Hodgins love this girl.”

Isabel also shared the photo on her social media and quipped: “You never deserved me Adam Thomas,” with a kiss emoji.

Now fare desperate to see Adam make an Emmerdale comeback in the aftermath of his on-screen mum Moira Dingle finding out about her husband Cain’s infidelity.

Last night Cain confessed to Moira that he cheated on her with sister-in-law Ruby while she was having surgery for a brain tumour.

Elsewhere, Adam’s brother Matty is mourning the loss of his wife Amy after she died from a cardiac arrest after falling into the icy lake after the shock limo crash scenes this week.

ITV fans have taken to social media to beg bosses to bring back Adam, with one writing: “Moira needs Adam to come back, so does Matty.”

A second posted: “I’d love to see Adam Barton back on Emmerdale.”

Last September, Adam teased the prospect of an exciting Emmerdale comeback as he admitted it was “a huge part of my life.”

Show host Lorraine Kelly, 64, told how how the “door was never shut” despite the fact he recently reprised his role on BBC drama Waterloo Road.

As she asked if Adam would ever return to Emmerdale, he giggled and said: “Listen, never say never Lorraine.

“Never say never. With Emmerdale it was a huge part of my life.

“I was there eight or nine years, it was a very long time.”

Adam’s character arrived in the Yorkshire-based soap in 2009.

He added of the ITV soap: “It’s the best job in the world to learn to act.

“It’s so quick as well.”

Adam left the Dales after confessing to Emma Barton’s murder.

At the time, Adam told police that he’d murdered Emma in order to save his mum Moira Dingle – who was the actual culprit – from prison.

Emma actually died after “jumping” from a viaduct in 2017 but it later transpired that Moira had pushed her.

Actor Adam’s exact exit storyline saw Aaron and Cain break his character out of the prison van on the day of his sentencing.

They gave him money and took him to the docks where he boarded a cargo ship that would take him to Amsterdam and then France.

A friend of Aaron’s was set to provide Adam with work once he arrived and, since then, his life has been a mystery.

When announcing his exit on social media, he said: “I’ve had an amazing eight years working on Emmerdale and I’ve loved every minute of it.

“It was a really tough decision to leave but I felt that now is the time to move on and challenge myself with some new roles.

“I’d like to thank everyone at Emmerdale for both giving me the opportunity to work as part of such a great team and for giving my character Adam Barton some great storylines too.”

Meanwhile, his comments come as his on-screen half-brother Ross Barton, played by Michael Parr, is set to return to Emmerdale after six years away.

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A HORRIFIED mum claims Greggs staff ”broke Equality law” by banning her from breastfeeding in store – telling her to do it in the TOILET instead.

Rebecca Reeve visited the Westwood Cross Greggs branch in Thanet, Kent, with her partner Jack Hinkley, 25, and her six-month-old Alfie Hinkley on February 16th.

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But after forking out £16 on sandwiches, cakes and sausage rolls, the 23-year-old claims when she asked politely she was told by a male worker she couldn’t breastfeed her baby in-store.

When the carer disputed the worker’s reply, Rebecca claims he said their ”company policy” didn’t allow for breastfeeding in the store.

The mum-of-one claims she was even more shocked when they told her to go and feed her baby in the toilet or on the bench outside in the cold.

In the UK, breastfeeding in public is legal and protected by the Equality Act 2010 and it’s illegal to discriminate against someone for breastfeeding including asking them to stop or leave.

After wolfing down their food quickly, Rebecca says the trio walked to M&S where she was able to breastfeed her baby in public with no issue.

Horrified, Rebecca claims Greggs broke the law and is now sharing her experience to highlight how she was treated.

Greggs said they were ”very sorry” this happened and customers are welcome to breastfeed in their shops.

Rebecca, from Thanet, Kent, said: “After ordering my food, I said my baby needed feeding and asked if that was okay and he [the Greggs trainee worker] went to check.

“At this point, I wasn’t asking to breastfeed, I was just asking if it was okay to sit on the table.

“Another man came out and said I wasn’t allowed to do that. I said ‘do what?’ and he said ‘breastfeed in here’.

“He said it was their policy and told me I needed to do it in a public toilet or sit outside.

“I was very angry straight away. I wouldn’t eat my lunch in a public toilet and it made me feel disappointed in this day and age that they wanted me to feed my baby in here.

“Also, it was freezing outside. It made me feel that my baby didn’t matter to them.

“I was very embarrassed. I went and sat down with my partner and quickly ate our food.

“When I sat down, there was a female member of staff cleaning. I asked her if it was okay to breastfeed my baby as I thought her attitude might be a bit different.

“She said ‘no sorry’ and said it was company policy and told me to go to a public toilet or the bench [outside]. It felt to me that they had been told to say this.”

Following the incident, Rebecca says she rang her mum upset who then phoned the Greggs store to complain and claims she was again told breastfeeding wasn’t allowed under their policy.

Since taking her complaint higher with Greggs, Rebecca says she has been issued a full apology from the firm’s head office and the company has opened up an investigation into the situation.

Rebecca said: “My mum said they had broken the law. At the time, I didn’t know there were laws around it.

“Breastfeeding in public is allowed in public so Greggs have broken the law.

“I don’t know if an apology can cut the fact that I couldn’t feed my son when he was hungry.

“It’s stressful as it is when you’re a new mum and you do feel vulnerable.

“If I had taken him to the toilet to feed him, what would that have made me look like as a mum? I would have looked like an awful mum.

“I was very angry and disappointed and it has put me off going back into this Greggs.”

Today [21/02], Rebecca is meeting with a regional branch manager to discuss the matter further and will be attending the store with other mums at the weekend to ”protest” against her treatment.

Rebecca said: “It’s not really a protest. It’s just a group of mums and we’re all going to go into the Greggs and sit and feed our babies, which we have the right to do and can’t be kicked out for it.

“We’re not doing it to badmouth the company or have signs and shouting, we’re just doing it to show this specific branch it is allowed.”

A Greggs spokesman said: “We are very sorry that this has happened – customers are welcome to breastfeed in our shops.

“We have been in close contact with the customer and, as a matter of urgency this week, have worked with our shop teams to ensure this does not happen again.”

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