The Bachelor's Laura Byrne has revealed how she dodged being fined by a ranger at Bondi Beach. 

CRAIG BROWN: Hardly anyone seems prepared to acknowledge that though the scissors method may be unorthodox, it represents a perfect solution to a problem that has long plagued mankind.

CRAIG BROWN: Sir, I was interested to read the open letter sent by leaders of Women's Aid and the Women's Equality Party.

CRAIG BROWN: Fresh from London, he informed me that the new Cockney rhyming slang for coronavirus is 'Miley Cyrus'.

CRAIG BROWN Sir, I was both saddened and distressed by the views expressed by the distinguished parrot, Ms Pretty Polly, in her recent letter to your column.

CRAIG BROWN: Hard to believe, but next month sees the 50th anniversary of the day The Beatles broke up.

CRAIG BROWN: For the past six months the Beach Boys had been the most popular group in America. But from now on they would be obliged to live in the shadow of the Beatles.

CRAIG BROWN: Today, I had been planning to turn the tables on Barry Cryer.

CRAIG BROWN: You get out of your chair with a groan, walk to the kitchen, pick up a KitKat, and return to your chair, sighing 'Oof!' as you sit down.

CRAIG BROWN: WPC Snow White raids a woodland house and discovers an unlicensed gathering of up to seven dwarves failing to employ social distancing

CRAIG BROWN: These are strange times and many people who are otherwise perfectly healthy have started to feel the tell-tale symptoms stirring inside them.

CRAIG BROWN: Death has its draw­-backs, particularly for those whose toupees survive them. Recently, an auction house in Bristol sold off items that had belonged to Peter Wyngarde (pictured).

CRAIG BROWN: How to relax in these troubling times? Ann Ziety is the doyenne of Los Angeles relaxation gurus.

CRAIG BROWN: Last week, there were two major cultural anniversaries. Two hundred and fifty years ago, on April 7, 1770, William Wordsworth was born.

CRAIG BROWN: How times change! I've just discovered an article from the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

CRAIG BROWN: Rock stars, young and old, no longer feel the need to act like rock stars. Once upon a time, they were grubby and ill-behaved. Now, they are spotlessly clean and models of good behaviour.

CRAIG BROWN: Ann Ziety is the author of Just Relax and I Said, Just Relax, Weren't You Listening?'. Here is our first extract from her forthcoming bestseller, Coping With Lockdown.

CRAIG BROWN: Q: I have an ingrowing toenail. What should I do about it, Dr Donald? DR DONALD SAYS: Nobody knows ingrowing toenails like I do, and that's a fact.

CRAIG BROWN: Five years ago, I went to see a splendidly grim Icelandic film called Rams, about two hairy old sheep-farming brothers. Gummi and Kiddi refused to speak to each other for 40 years.

CRAIG BROWN: Q: What is your recommended cure for insomnia, Dr Donald? DR DONALD: You've asked the right guy. You know what?

CRAIG BROWN COLUMN: Part One of an A-Z guide to the next 10,00 hours of Lockdown TV. From arms dealers to chief inspectors and ex-girlfriends.

The pop star, 26, bounced around The Voice stage, gyrating to the floor in a racy ensemble of glittering waistcoat, tiny shorts and over-the-knee boots as she performed new single Baby on the ITV show.

She's known for her bold fashion choices. But Jennifer Hudson made an unexpected statement during The Voice final on Saturday night in a one-shouldered blue dress featuring ruffle detailing.

Her act scooped the winning title on Sunday's final season episode of The Voice UK. 

For months, the singers have been competing to be crowned the winner of The Voice 2017. But the contestants took a back seat during Sunday's live final as the show descended into chaos.

Whilst the show was disrupted by a stage invader and Tom Jones accidentally swearing on air, nothing could detract from the 21-year-old's joy as he beat Into The Ark to be named winner.

In a Twitter rant on Monday morning, the stage invader claimed he was tackled with such brute force that he was 'almost choked to death' and claims his throat still hurts.

The Voice UK Mo Adeniran winner spilled all about the chaotic finale- in particular, referencing his abusive foster upbringing, which 'he wouldn't change for the world'.

While her act won The Voice, the Dreamgirls star appeared intent to prove that she's also a sartorial champ, as she posed backstage on the same evening in a shimmering, slinky silver minidress.

Prince Harry has a secret party trick - the Candy Dance - and the 32-year-old learned to shuffle like a professional when he met The Voice star Jermain Jackman at a party.

She covered a Celine Dion hit and landed on Team Seal during The Voice on Sunday and Brooke Schubert has revealed she lost half of her body weight prior to signing up for the show.

The Voice contestant Sarah Stone, 22, is the daughter of Linda Anne Grimstone, a woman who disappeared almost 20 years ago after dropping her children off at school in Melbourne.

After bravely discussing her mother's tragic disappearance in 2000 during The Voice auditions, Sarah Stone has revealed another tragic fall-out of the unsolved mystery

The Voice Australia began its run of live shows on Sunday night.

The Voice Australia's Sarah Stone burst into tears during a live performance dedicated to her missing parent on Sunday.

An audience member at Sunday night's live taping of The Voice Australia has claimed the celebrity coaches 'don't seem too happy' with Seal.

The English singer temporarily relocated to Sydney this year to appear on The Voice. And on Monday, Boy George celebrated his 56th birthday early with cake on set of the singing show.

She is the youngest vocalist ever to make it to The Voice's finale and Lucy Sugerman has opened up about being cyber-bullied by fans of the show questioning her place among the final four.

The Bush star, 51, replaced Culture Club singer Boy George on the coaching panel as part of a major overhaul following its defection to ITV from network rival BBC1 in 2016.

Gavin Rossdale had plenty of extra free time to enjoy over the weekend. The singer looked stoic as he walked off the news in New York with his beloved pet pom Chewy.

The 24-year-old singer dropped pop music in favor of her country roots on Tuesday's episode of The Voice.

Paul Black, 49, was with two-year-old Pearl when the handbrake failed on a parked Range Rover in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, and he today said he has not told his wife 'the gruesome details'.

Olly Murs has now reportedly joined The Voice as a coach, heading up BBC 1's talent show alongside Tom Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Will I Am.

The musical legend, 77, may have been aided by a walking stick but appeared to be in fighting spirits as he left the Gotham hotel in Manchester after his surgery.

Former X Factor host, 33, couldn't contain his delight when he shared a picture from his first day of filming in the studio for rival show The Voice on Instagram on Sunday.

The TV host - who has fronted the show since 2014 - stunned in her statement ankle-grazer as she posed for photos at the show launch, which kicks-off early 2018.

The American hitmaker commanded attention in her plunging gown which highlighted her ample cleavage as she walked the carpet with pizazz, pulling a number of flirty poses.

The Voice star Paul Black has spoken about the loss of little Pearl - and how he and his wife Gemma are slowly attempting to rebuild their lives after the tragedy that touched everybody's hearts.

The singer, 36, cast the drama to one side as she flew into Manchester Airport ready to back to work as a judge on The Voice UK on Thursday.

Olly Murs looked in high spirits as he made his debut in a trailer shared of the UK talent show on Friday.