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Just days after Gary “Mani” Mounfield’s sudden passing at the age of 63, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist’s brother posted a heartfelt update on social media.

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The Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist’s passing has come to the attention of Gary “Mani” Mounfield’s brother, who recently posted a heartfelt update on social media.

The tragic news was announced by the musician’s brother, Greg Mounfield, on Thursday (November 20). In a Facebook post, he wrote: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother Gary Mani Mounfield. RIP RKID.” He further commented below the post: “Reunited with his beautiful wife Imelda.”

Imelda, Mani’s wife, passed away in 2023 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2020, almost exactly two years after her death. Mani’s younger brother has shared a heartbreaking photo of Mani, Imelda, and their family since learning of his passing.

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Mani, Imelda, and their family were pictured in Greg’s most recent update on Saturday (November 22), and the younger brother wrote: “On behalf of myself and all my family Mounfield/McGill I would like to express a massive thanks for all the messages and tributes to RKid. RIP Gaz”.

The family has shared numerous heartfelt tributes since Mani’s passing. His stepbrother, John Barlow, posted a photo of himself with Mani and Greg on Facebook on Friday, November 21. The post read: “Absolutely devastated to learn of Gary ‘Mani’s’ sudden passing.

The two boys now lack a mother or father because he recently lost his wife, Imelda. Absolutely tragic thoughts are with his brother Greg and the boys.

Additionally, Greg shared a sentimental photo of the pair on Facebook, simply titled “Heartbroken.” A young Mani was standing next to Greg, who was sporting a blue shirt and glasses, in a zip-up and jeans.

Mani, a native of Manchester’s Crumpsall, became a star after joining The Stone Roses in 1980. He appeared on both of the band’s albums before splitting up with the Stone Roses and joining Primal Scream.

He announced his retirement from Primal Scream in 2011 in order to reunite with the Stone Roses. Following the sad news that he passed away, Ian Brown, the frontman of Stone Roses, has received many e-mails from the music industry. REST IN PEACE MANi X, his sincere message read.

The Stone Roses’ shared the following message: “RIP our wonderful brother Mani. The best bass player and friend we could have hoped for.

The Princess of Wales’ early years center is funding research to help parents deal with the issues that parents are experiencing with their homes’ growing gadgets.

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Kate Middleton ‘s early years centre is offering a six-figure sum in research funding to find solutions that will help parents combat the distractions caused by gadgets that interfere with family life. Kate’s Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood is inviting researchers to submit proposals to tackle what has been dubbed “technoference”, which can disrupt parent-child relationships, something which Kate spoke passionately about this week in her first major speech in two years.

The news comes shortly after Prince William, 43, discussed his and Kate’s approach to technology at home and revealed the topic of Prince George, 12, getting a mobile phone was becoming a “tense issue”. The chosen study will get £100,000 in funding and work with families across the UK to understand when and why this issue arises and test practical ways to minimise its impact and the findings used to shape resources for professionals such as health visitors and early years educators.#

When William and Kate revealed to a journalist in Brazil about their recent Earthshot Prize trip that they still refuse to let George, who turns 13 next summer, use a cell phone, adding, “It is really difficult. Our kids don’t use phones.

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“Gerald will have a secondary school with limited access, perhaps.” It’s getting to the point where it’s starting to get a little tense. But I believe he is aware of why we communicate our disagreements.

In an essay she co-wrote and published last month, Kate, the mother of three, also reacted to the “epidemie of disconnection” created by smartphones and other devices, and she urged society to “invest in the relationships you have with each other.”

There are numerous studies on how digital devices impact relationships, but there is currently little evidence about what is causing people to use them when it interferes with family life, according to Christian Guy, executive director of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood. The center aims to close these research gaps so that we can find the solutions that can truly affect families’ lives.

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Kate, who is also mum to Princess Charlotte, 10, and seven-year-old Louis, voiced her worries surrounding the impact of modern technology on family life in the thought-provoking essay, co-written with Professor Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development.

In her capacity as lead author, the princess claimed that fostering strong social and emotional skills among children would help them form successful relationships in later life.

It stated that while new technology offers many advantages, we must also acknowledge that it contributes to this disconnect epidemic in a complex and frequently troubling way. Digital devices frequently do the opposite of what traditional devices do in order to keep us connected.

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Our attention span is stifled by our smartphones, tablets, and computers, which prevent us from giving each other the attention they need in relationships.

“We sit together in the same room while our minds are scattered across dozens of apps, notifications, and feeds. We’re physically present but mentally absent, unable to fully engage with the people right in front of us.”

Vogue arrived at the camp late, along with Tom from Celebs Go Dating, but before she left she discussed her biggest fears and why she signed up for the ITV show.

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Vogue Williams revealed the real reason she’s signed up to I’m A Celebrity and opened up on her biggest fears going into the jungle.

Vogue and Tom, both of whom were newcomers to Celebs Go Dating, recently arrived. The pair immediately assumed the position of camp leader, meaning everyone else had to handle the work. The two women claimed they struggled with the power and felt drowsy after watching other celebrities do the household chores.

But Vogue was left ‘absolutely terrified’ during her latest trial on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. The model, 40, joined Alex, Shona, and Tom at Camp Fright to take on the latest grisly task to win meals for camp on the ITV survival show.

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Tom and Vogue were joined in their tent by several snakes, and left Alex and Shona to search for the keys in fish guts with offal. Vogue screamed with 15 snakes present in her tent, but Tom managed to stay calm throughout and decided he would treat them as guests as he sang to them. He later quipped: “I think one of you might be up my shorts!” Vogue panicked: “Oh my God, I don’t like them, I don’t like them!”

But snakes are not Vogue’s biggest fear. Before heading into the jungle she told The Sun: “What made me sign up? Everyone who leaves that jungle loves it. They’re like: ‘That was such an amazing life experience.’ It’s a really sadistic retreat! I’m also at a time in my life where it’s OK to do it with the kids being the ages they are.

“But it’s mostly about getting to 40, feeling too comfortable, and not wanting to feel like that.” I want to set new standards for myself. I feel too at home on my throne of pillows in my own life because I have too many! “I sleep with three.”

Speaking about her biggest fears she said: “I’m kind of scared of most things. I don’t choose to spend my time with insects. I don’t like fish, crabs, lobsters or crocodiles. Heights I don’t mind so much, so I’ll skydive and I’ll eat weird, disgusting things if I have to – I have a stomach of steel.”

Because he will be running seven triathlons across seven continents in just 21 days, Spencer Matthews, her husband, won’t be present at I’m A Celebrity’s famous bridge to greet her when she leaves the jungle. However, he uses social media to express his support and love online.

It’s crazy how you can miss someone you’ve spoken to every day for years, he said in the most recent one. We haven’t spoken since we were married, and I think this is more than I had anticipated.

Matthews and Williams married in 2018 after meeting on the Channel 4 reality show The Jump in 2017. They share three children – Theodore, seven, Gigi, five, and three-year-old Otto – and live in Battersea, southwest London.

On Saturday night’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, Jack Osbourne cried as he discussed his late father Ozzy. Just a few months after his rock legend father, 76, passed away due to numerous health issues, the reality star, 40, is currently participating in the ITV jungle reality show.

He said in an emotional conversation with Eddie Kadi, “Just his energy, he had this force, so hard to describe, he had this energy, it was like he swallowed the galaxy and didn’t know what to do with it,” adding that this was the only way to describe it.

He could not possibly say anything, and there was just this genuine energy in his voice. I miss his humor, which I believe he was funny, and his jokes in particular. He began to wipe his eyes and found comfort in his co-star when he did so.

Eddie was posing some questions about my dad, and Jack said on his own in The Bush Telegraph: “I feel like I can be vulnerable about this kind of stuff. I’m feeling okay.

Ozzy had been speaking out about his health issues for some time before his passing, but he had already set out for his final performance at Villa Park.

The Prince of Darkness had autonomic dysfunction, Parkinson’s disease, and an acute myocardial infarction, according to his death certificate. His line of work was described as “rock legend, songwriter, and performer.”

A blood clot causes damage to the heart muscles, which frequently causes an acute myocardial infarction. The symptoms of chest pain include feeling sick, feeling swollen, or experiencing pain in other parts of the body, such as the arm, jaw, neck, back, and stomach, lightheadedness, sweating, shortness of breath, or feeling unwell. After being dispatched to Ozzy’s home, the air ambulance medics spent two hours attempting to save him.

I’m a celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! on Monday night! Jack, Ozzy’s son, expressed emotion while addressing his late father. Jack told Lisa Riley, “It was undoubtedly a shock. We were aware of his illness for a while, but it was undoubtedly a shock. We didn’t know it would happen that quickly… He performed a massive, big show and said, “Alright, I’m done. ” It was the ultimate mic drop.

When Jack the Emmerdale legend inquired about his father’s approval of his appearance on the ITV show, the tears started to swell. He cried as he explained, “He’d be so supportive of this.”

Jack acknowledged his grief while sat in the Bush Telegraph, where he was away from his campmates, by saying, “I’m still navigating it all, it’s been three, almost four months, and it’s still pretty fresh.”

The iconic family is on the show as Jack has the full consent of his mother, Sharon, and sister Kelly to appear in the jungle. He admitted that it will be very difficult for him to leave his family, who is still grieving. It’s going to be difficult to leave them behind, Jack said.

He continued, “My wife, my family, and I still have a lot of kids to look up to now that my dad passed away. That is certain to be challenging. Not that I’ve been away from them for the longest. Without a phone, I’ve been filming Adrenaline Junkie on various occasions.

“I was able to make calls home while still having access to one. It will be very difficult to avoid speaking with my wife and kids. I do hope to inspire my family, though.

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As Strictly Come Dancing reaches Blackpool week, former England international footballer Karen Carney talks about her emotional breakthrough and self-assurance with her partner Carlos Gu.

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Strictly Come Dancing’s glitterball may still be weeks away, but for Karen Carney and her pro partner Carlos Gu, reaching the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom already feels like its own kind of victory.

The duo, who danced a paso doble during Saturday night’s Blackpool special, have developed a close friendship during the series, despite the former England women’s footballer acknowledging they couldn’t be more different, and now Blackpool couldn’t be more “exciting”.

Karen says, “Honestly, walking around the building is special,” and her eyes glaze over as she discusses the first time she has stepped into the historic ballroom. “Blackpool is magical because of its architecture, balconies, and other aspects.” You are immediately struck when you arrive.

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It’s a destination she never imagined she’d reach. “Not at all,” she laughs when asked if Blackpool was ever on her Strictly bingo card. A footballer at heart, the former Lioness says the show has completely transformed her.

She nods at Carlos, saying, “He’s helped me gain confidence.” I wanted to do the show because of this. The cha-cha pushed me so far beyond my comfort zone, but he believed in me. I’m feeling rewired.

After devoted more than three decades to football, it’s a significant change. For the first time in 30 years, Karen explains, “I’ve never had a ball or a tactics board with me.” It’s been incredible to see who I really am.

And the feedback has been overwhelming for the former football star. “I’ve had messages from little girls saying they’re getting into football or dance because of us,” she says. “For me it’s about showing that if you put your heart and soul into something, anything is possible.”

Carlos beams when asked what his first impression of Karen was. “My first impression was, ‘She’s a footballer… I’m going to do my best!’” he laughs. “We’re total opposites—she loves Peaky Blinders, I love Downton Abbey—but opposite attracts. She works so hard. She’s bruised, battered, everything, but she never stops.”

Their emotional breakthroughs have been some of the series’ standout moments—none more so than last week, when Carlos was visibly overcome after the judges recognised Karen’s improvement. “It was one of her toughest weeks,” he says. “Her back was hurting, she couldn’t breathe. But she kept trying. Seeing the judges acknowledge that work—it just got me.”

Karen acknowledges the physical exhaustion is real. She jokes that “people forget I’m half-broken from football.” “I would still be playing if I were still in shape!” Carlos and I both promised and I will give everything to him.

Beyond the dance studio, the support behind them extends far. Karen says, “My family is my biggest cheerleader.” When my mother Face-tweeted me, she said, “Where’s Carlos? ” I’m like… I’m here too”!

She also reveals she’s been cheered on by former teammates, including close friend Alex Scott, who is currently in the I’m A Celebrity jungle. “Alex was my roommate for 14 years. She messaged as soon as I was announced. I watched her Paso at Blackpool—so special. I didn’t know she was going into the jungle, though!”

Karen, who has a trademark humility, shuts down any talk of the final—or winning. I haven’t considered winning yet. I only want to take pleasure in each moment. This opportunity is only available to 15 people annually. That is sufficient for me.

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She insists that Strictly is not a career choice despite the fact that there are likely more opportunities ahead. I’m not here for the outcome. Because I enjoy the show, I’m here. I wanted to demonstrate a different side of me and gain more self-assurance. That’s my only intention.

The cast is roosting as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman prepare for their most recent Strictly film. We love them, Carlos exclaims softly. It will undoubtedly be emotionally charged, but that’s life.

Scheuermann’s disease, a rare spinal condition that causes curvature, which is a key component of ballroom dancing, has also been an additional challenge for Carney.

The football pundit has left Gu deeply moved, with the professional dancer becoming emotional during last weekend’s programme after their American Smooth performance received glowing feedback from the judging panel.

Steps’ medley, performed live on Saturday at the famed Tower Ballroom, was followed by the four judges, celebrities, and Strictly professional dancers.