Samantha Armytage has hit out at 'scammers' using her name on bogus adverts. 

The actress, 41, who played Karen McDonald from 2000 until 2004, has admitted that it 'wasn't what she signed up to' and insisted that 'all soaps used their girls in that way'.

The Our Girl star, 32, spoke to The Daily Star Sunday about the show that also stars Joe Gilgun, Damien Molony and Ryan Sampson.

Kaley Cuoco jokes about her sexy wet hair flick while frolicking in the pool as her beloved dog looked on: 'Get a man to look at you the way Norman looks at me lol,' she wrote.

The Love Island presenter, 35, is said to be in the line-up alongside fellow star Michelle, 32, who has just left BBC drama Our Girl.

I came to Normal People, the television drama everyone else seemed to be talking about, with low expectations.

The wife of Justin Bieber highlighted her stunning physique while urging her 26.8 million fans to donate to a COVID-19 charity benefiting the World Health Organization.

As many shows have halted amid quarantine, Saturday Night Live continues to entertain viewers. This week's episode saw the cast once again performing from their respective homes.

STEPHEN GLOVER: No one should doubt that the BBC has decided to deprive nearly four million pensioner households of a free TV licence only after much agonising.

Former Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood lost his battle with cancer last November and was remembered at a memorial service at Westminster Abbey this afternoon.

Sally-Anne Huang, 47, will take the reins as the next high master of the west London private school which boasts a ream of notable alumni including former Prime Minister Spencer Compton.

The former chancellor has told friends he is well placed to replace Christine Lagarde, who was picked as head of the European Central Bank this week.

The former chancellor was spotted walking through the grounds before taking up his position in Centre Court's Royal Box, where he was seen chatting with former Bank of England governor Mervyn King.

Former Chancellor and London Evening Standard editor George Osborne, 48, and his author wife Frances, 50, are getting divorced after 21 years of marriage, they announced in a statement today.

The abrupt departure of Sir Kim Darroch following his extraordinary spat with Donald Trump has left a vacancy in the Foreign Office's most prominent overseas post.

The post was vacated last month when France's Christine Lagarde stepped down following her appointment as the next head of the European Central Bank.

The number of non-doms, people who are not legally domiciled in the UK but enjoy tax advantages, fell from 98,500 to 78,300 last year, a record low. The tax they contributed also dropped by £2billion.

The latest employment figures have defied the bleak predictions made three years ago by former chancellor George Osborne as one million jobs have been created across the economy.

Almost 4,000 members of the Armed Forces pension scheme breached their annual allowance in 2017-18. This puts them at risk of five or six-figure tax bills under changes introduced in 2016.

Ms Mordaunt, who lasted only 85 days in her 'dream job' as Defence Secretary before being fired by Mr Johnson on his first day as Prime Minister, was said by friends to be 'very chipper' after the dinner.

Receipts from residential purchases fell 10 per cent in 2018/19 to £8.4billion compared with the previous year. This is the biggest fall since house prices collapsed during credit crunch in 2008.

If the Royals were still being paid by the long-established Civil List, they would not benefit from the energy auction. But in 2012 this changed and the Queen now gets 25 per cent of the estate's profit.

Judge Louis Walsh was filming scenes with his act, Love Actually star Olivia Olson, on a London street when George, who proclaimed himself a huge fan of the IITV show, turned up.  

Clare Ambrosino will try to win the Easington seat in County Durham on December 12 - a mining community that has always returned a Labour MP since the constituency was formed in 1950.

The former Chancellor was pictured with colleague Laura Weir, editor-in-chief of the Evening Standard's weekly magazine at a charity dinner for Rod Stewart at the Rosewood Hotel.

George Osborne has urged Boris Johnson not to scrap HS2 after the Prime Minister launched a major review of all government projects with plans to axe those which are deemed a waste of money.

The former Remain Tory chancellor, who was accused of being the architect of 'Project Fear' during the referendum, acknowledged the City could thrive when free from Brussels.

The Association of British Insurers suggests many savers are withdrawing money at an 'unsustainable rate', with almost £33billion cashed in.

Conservative heavyweights were out in force today for Lord Bell's memorial service at St Paul's in Knightsbridge.

The 3 per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional properties was introduced by the former Chancellor in 2016 and it was hoped it would raise £2.9billion in tax by the end of the 2019/2020 tax year.

The former politician, who oversaw austerity in the years following the 2008 financial crisis, raised the spectre of banks refusing to lend money if businesses start going to the wall.

Antonio Conte is thought to be desperate to reunite with the midfielder after failing to sign him last summer and in the January window earlier this season.

Bayern Munich were in hot pursuit of the City winger - who has been out since the start of the season after sustaining anterior knee ligament damage - last summer but a move failed to come to fruition.

The unit is part of a project led by the Department of Health and Social Care and is one of many to have been deployed across the country in response to local demands.

Fabio Cannavaro is currently in his second spell at Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande. However the retired defender has ambitions to one day manage in England.

Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to ask Inter Milan to either extend Mauro Icardi's season-long loan for another campaign or reduce the sum of the option-to-buy clause in his contract.

James Maddison put his untamed lockdown hairstyle on display as he thanked Leicester fans on Instagram after winning the ePremier League invitational on Saturday. 

The 29-year-old moved to the Wanda Metropolitano last summer having fallen out of favour in north London, with the La Liga side splashing £20million on the England international.

Discussions are taking place to restart the 2019-20 season behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic. Brady has revealed the measures the government are asking clubs to take.

The Bundesliga is restarting on May 16 and players will be isolated in hotels before matches. Among the rules for the Bundesligas return are detailed instructions for coaches.

Losing Frank Lampard to bring in Phillip Cocu and Wayne Rooney - all in the space of a month - is usually the kind of dealing that takes place only in football management simulations.

The vote was held on Ligue 1's official Twitter account, with Drogba receiving 51 per cent of the 40,094 votes that were cast.

The stylish 22-year-old is out of contract this summer and has had interest from a number of clubs. He joined Liverpool's academy from Valencia in a deal worth up to £2million.

United dithered over whether to pursue a deal for the Canadian youngster, who was playing for Vancouver Whitecaps at the time, with the youngster eventually signing for the Germans.

Gabriel Martinelli arrived at Arsenal last summer from Ituano for just £6m. The 18-year-old Brazilian has hit the ground running quickly scoring 10 goals in his first 26 appearances for the Gunners.

Chiellini's comments have infuriated Palmeiras midfielder Melo, who hit back at the long-standing Juventus stalwart and prolonged the unsavoury feud by claiming he 'never will have' respect for him.

With a joint announcement alongside CR7 Crunch Fitness, Ronaldo virtually guided fitness fanatics through seven workouts to help them stay in shape during the coronavirus lockdown.

Barcelona's vice-president Jordi Cardoner confirmed that many teams will partake in swap deals this summer with several having big squads and high earners they need to get off the books.

The iconic stadium was the spiritual home of the North London club between 1913 and 2006 before it was demolished when the 60,000-capacity Emirates had been completed.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Diario AS counted 41 players in Europe's top divisions who have come from the Valdebebas academy and there are 42 ex-Madrid youth system players playing in Spain.