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Mel B has announced that her father has passed away after a five year battle with cancer.

The singer took to Instagram yesterday to share the sad news, posting a black and white picture of her holding her dad's hand.

She wrote: "It is with great sadness after a 5 yr battle to multiple myeloma cancer our loving father Martin Brown passed away age 63 peacefully yesterday.

"Both of us his children were by his side and would like to say thank you to St Gemma's and all the doctors and nurses for their amazing care and support over the years.

Please respect our privacy and let us as a united family grieve. With love and respect. Melanie and Danielle Brown."

She concluded the post with: "Be Free Dad."

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Congratulations are in order this morning for reality star, Chanelle Hayes who is pregnant with her second child.

The 29-year-old is said to be ‘incredibly excited’ that she is expecting a baby with boyfriend, Ryan Oates.

The former Big Brother star confirmed the news on her Twitter this morning as she retweeted a news article announcing the pregnancy.

Chanelle was worried that she would be unable to have any more children after years of yo-yo dieting.

She is now hailing this baby her ‘little miracle’ and took to Instagram to share an adorable quote.

Chanelle is already mum to six-year-old, Blakely with former partner, footballer Matthew Bates.

 

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While Chanelle has yet to make any comment officially on the pregnancy, a spokesperson told The Sun: “I’m delighted to confirm that Chanelle Hayes is pregnant with her second child.

"Although the news came as some surprise, Chanelle, her partner Ryan and son Blakely are incredibly excited to welcome the new arrival later this year."

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Disruptions to flights is expected in Dublin Airport today due to a strike by French air traffic controllers.

The industrial action will affect Brest and Bordeaux control sites in France, and as it started at 5am this morning, two flights from Dublin have already been cancelled.

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Ryanair was the first airline to delay its flights, so be sure to check their website for further disruptions throughout the day.

RTÉ reports that many flights going to the south of France may be disrupted tomorrow, too.

If you're flying with Ryanair, check out here, and if you're flying with Aer Lingus, go straight to this site.

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Jason Wahler went from being the bonafide bad boy on The Hills, to being a doting-to-be dad!

The 30-year-old had a ball of a time yesterday, as he invited friends and family over to his house to reveal his soon-to-be baby's gender.

 

Boy or Girl???

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The Instagram clip shows Jason and his wife, Ashley Slack, standing beside a black balloon and before they popped it, Jason said to everyone, "We want to thank all of you guys for being here, though, seriously."

 

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He then put a pin to the balloon, and as pink confetti sprinkled out, everyone in the room cheered.

Jason recently told Entertainment Tonight, "We are so overjoyed and excited for this baby! We absolutely LOVE kids and are so happy to finally be starting a family of our own."

Congrats!

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It's not a good day for Kate Moss as it has been reported that nude photographs have been stolen from her online files.

Photographs that were commissioned by a professional photographer for her 2011 wedding to Jamie Hince, were lifted from her online computer files after breaches to her security.

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According to the Daily Star Sunday, the snaps were taken as she was getting ready for her star-studded nuptials.

A source told the publication: “Kate will be fuming about this. Even though she has now split with Jamie, this set of photos is still really close to her heart and they are very, very private.

“Kate is obviously no stranger to getting her clothes off for photo-shoots, but these images were different. Some were meant only to been seen by Jamie, and the rest were for close family and friends and have never been released.

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“It’s disgusting hackers can get away with this for the second time in four months. She is now looking into ways of increasing her online security.”

This isn't the first hacking scandal to surround the family, though.

Last year, Kate's sister Lottie Moss' online accounts were hacked. Private conversations and photos were leaked to the public in this incidence.

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Congratulations are in order today for former Irish rugby star Peter Stringer and wife Debbie O’Leary who are expecting their first child together.

The expectant mother took to Instagram to announce that she was expecting the pair’s baby in a few weeks.

“These are such a great purchase for expectant mamas,” she said on Instagram.

“I know I’ve been using mine so much over my last few weeks.”

The couple have been together for nine years and married back in 2015.

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Whether you reply to hundreds of emails a day, or are just looking for the perfect ending to a job email application, some of us always go back to the the usuals of 'Kind regards' or 'Best'.

But a new study has found which sign-off is more likely to get a reply, and which ones simple go in the 'Delete' pile.

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Boomerang conducted the study, which looked at 350,000 emails in various business fields to work out which sign off comes out on top.

And the winner? 'Thanks in advance'.

Emails that ended in some form of thanks honed in on the top spots, with endings like 'Best' coming in last.

The data scientist of the study Brendan Greenly said: "Among closings seen at least 1,000 times in our study, "thanks in advance" ended up correlating with the highest response rate, which makes sense, as the email's recipient is being thanked specifically for a response which has yet to be written.

"There's a bit of posturing involved with this closing, but it turns out it works pretty well."

There you go. So, whether it's just another work email, a job application or an email business proposal, remember to say thanks!

God, we sound like our mothers…

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If you're a red line Luas user, you might face some slight disruptions to lines today, March 5.

Until 10am tomorrow, the Drimnagh to James's stops will be closed due to essential maintenance works. 

If you're really stuck though, and have your Luas ticket, a bus service will run through the affected Luas stops from Blackhorse to Heuston.

The same maintenance work will take place next Sunday, March 12, where you can expect delays from 7am that morning.

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Katie Taylor has won her third boxing fight in a row, after taking out Monica Gentili in London last night.

The Bray native came out swinging and set the pace for most of the fight, swinging mainly head and abdomen shots towards Monica.

In the third round, Katie stepped it up a notch, coming at Monica with major aggression. The Italian fighter stood her own, but it was clear that Katie was a rank above the rest.

It then all came down to the fifth and final round, when Katie unleashed a fierce combination of knocks that sealed her victory.

It'll only be three weeks until we see the Dub fight again, as she's taking to the ring in Manchester.

Congrats, Katie!

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Fans of Ed Sheeran were delighted to see his nanny yesterday, who appeared on RTÉ's Today.

Nancy, who lives in Co. Wexford, was interviewed after Ed released a song about her, Nancy Mulligan, during the week.

RTÉ viewers looked in wonder as she told stories about Ed's childhood and how he hasn't let fame go to his head, staying much the same as he was as a teenager.

Nancy also got to listen to Ed's new track, and was very modest in her reaction to a song being written about her.

Watch the video here of her time on the show. 

Nancy, you were a delight.

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DJ Steve Aoki has defended Louis Tomlinson after he was arrested for attacking a photographer yesterday.

Louis was put in handcuffs in LAX Airport after an altercation with two members of the paparazzi.

Steve stood up for his friend, and wrote on Twitter: “Wish the paparazzi respected personal space. U can still do your job without having to put your camera literally in someone’s face.”

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His tweet was retweeted more than 37,000 times, with fans praising him for sticking up for Louis.

This comes after footage of the incident was leaked to Radar Online, and shows the One Direction star fighting with a pap, and then running over to defend his girlfriend, who was being attacked at the other side of the room.

You can watch the video here.

Louis has been released from police custody, but we're sure this will not be the end to this story.

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According to reports, Keith Duffy had to end a family night out in violence after he was attacked by six men last weekend.

The Irish Mail on Sunday reports that Keith was out with his wife, Lisa, and his son, Jay, at celebrity hot spot Lillie's Bordello, when the incident happened.

The family were out celebrating after attending the premiere of their son Jay’s film Handsome Devil at the Audi Dublin Film Festival.

 

A bit of dinner before the premiere of #handsomesdevil #proudparents @jayduffy #saba

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Insiders claim that the six men started harassing Lisa in the VIP spot of the nightclub, and when Keith stepped in, they surrounded him and started to become aggressive.

"Six guys surrounded him in the club after Lisa came looking for him [after going to find security]," said the source. 

"She was upset by the behaviour of these guys. He got a few digs – there were a few of them. There was six on one.

"They just set on Keith, there was no reason for it, it was unprovoked," they added.

It is understood that Gardaí arrived a short time later but by then Keith had left to go home, therefore he did not provide a statement.

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