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Jamie Laing blasted for new mum post as he praises ‘superhero’ wife Sophie Habboo

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The Made in Chelsea actress praised his wife for having a “magical Christmas” just three weeks after giving birth.

Angry mum influencers have slammed Jamie Laing for setting ‘unrealistic expectations’ on new mothers after he praised his ‘superwoman’ wife, Sophie Habboo, for ‘creating a magical Christmas’ three weeks after giving birth to their son Ziggy.

Jamie posted a video on his Instagram showing Sophie snuggled up to their baby before putting applying the finishing touches to their dining room table.

Your wife is three weeks postpartum, and she still manages to have a magical Christmas, he wrote.

While some praised the Made in Chelsea star’s wife, one user said, “This is lovely but also lets not normalize postpartum women being super women, it’s not normal.”

Another added, “I normally enjoy your content, but this post is sensitive and places other new mothers in an unrealistic position.” Not everyone can do this with the necessary funds, resources, and support.

A third wrote, “I normally enjoy your content, but this post is sensitive and places other new mothers in a world of expectation.” Not everyone can do this with the necessary funds, resources, and support.

Another questioned whether the couple had employed outsiders during the holiday season.

Be sincere with your posts, they continued, “Good she is recovering.” You have hired a chef to handle everything while paying someone to do this.

“Please let us know if you had a caterer (family members) helping.” For those who are unable to get near this, keep it real. Life is not a game, but it can feel like it is. On your journey with Ziggy, we wish you the best of luck and health.

The couple checked into the “UK’s leading postpartum wellness retreat” after welcoming their first child earlier this month.

As they prepared for life as a family of three, Jamie, 36, and Sophie, 31, kept fans informed throughout her pregnancy. The busy couple even moved into a stunning £12 million home before the baby was born. In a sweet Instagram post, they made the announcement that they were expecting back in June.

Jamie and Sophie shared their first ever date at the Rosewood London hotel in December 2021, when Jamie and Sophie engaged in a knee-length proposal at the end of their relationship.

The couple wed in London in April 2023, and close friends and family attended the ceremony, which was followed by a lavish weekend celebration in Marbella the following month.

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Who really won Iraq’s elections?

Iraq’s new parliament is meeting its first session on Monday in Baghdad, Iraq. This is a highly anticipated event as post-election Iraq wrestles with the issue of who will serve in parliament and who will be in charge of the new government.

There is only one issue with who will be the prime minister, but it is in the minds of current prime minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who was given temporary power by the Federal Supreme Court (FSC) in November, making his country a caretaker.

Al-Sudani will also need to demonstrate that he can manage the nation through a complex domestic and international position as he searches for new alliances to make up for a stumbling electoral bloc.

Return to the Framework

He wanted to use the time between the new parliament’s first session and election day, according to a source in al-Sudani’s Reconstruction and Development Coalition (RDC).

He successfully contested the independent electoral list and won about 46 out of 329 seats, but the FSC ruling sent him back to the Shia Coordination Framework (SCF), the organization he had been trying to break free from when he was nominated four years ago.

He now faces opposition from the SCF leadership, many of whom operate as outside powerbrokers and do not have any control over the RDC’s victory.

The SCF’s biggest challenge is figuring out how to win this election, when Shia parties with armed wings won big while choosing al-Sudani or another candidate for the title.

Armed organizations have long participated in the SCF and participated in Iraq, but pro-Iran and anti-West armed groups have never had such a significant presence and voice in parliament.

A large number of Shia Iraqis are uneasy about Iran’s enormous influence in their nation because of the powers Iraq has relations with.

Armed factions are becoming more common.

80 to 90 of the roughly 180 MPs are held by the SCF, the majority of whom are US-admitted and affiliated with armed groups. In 2021, they held only 17 seats.

Faleh al-Fayyad, the head of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), received 10 seats in al-Sudani’s bloc, and Ahmed al-Asadi, the PMF’s minister of labor, received eight. He also leads the Jund al-Imam brigades, an armed group within the PMF.

Iraq could face off against the European Union, Gulf states, the United Kingdom, and the United States due to the increased involvement of pro-Iran, anti-Western armed groups in the government formation process.

On November 11, 2025, an Iraqi woman casts a ballot at a polling place in Baghdad, Iraq.

The US has told Iraqi leaders that it won’t tolerate these groups, many of whom have long served as state-salaried organizations with political wings, holding positions in the government, according to Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.

Prior to now, the US had unstated “non-engagement” policies with cabinet members who were members of armed groups and who continued to maintain normal relations with the rest of the cabinet.

Washington’s relationship to the incoming administration will largely depend on how well these groups are represented, a problem that is still pending.

However, it is still to be seen whether the US will impose more severe sanctions on individuals or take crippling steps that could cripple the country, such as sanctioning the SOMO or limiting Baghdad’s access to US Federal Reserve funds.

The US has already rewarded many of the kingmakers involved in the formation of the government, including Shibl al-Zaidi, the PMF chief al-Fayyad, and Asaib Ahl al-Haq leader Qais al-Khazali and Khadamat leader Shibl al-Zaidi.

Negotiations involving the formation of a government

Members of parliament will be sworn in when the session begins, and the parliament’s speaker will be chosen. According to the customary muhasasa system, which has existed since the first government under the post-2003 constitution, this candidate is a consensus Sunni candidate.

A Kurdish candidate will be chosen as the winner, according to Muhasasa. The president then chooses the SCF candidate for prime minister.

The FSC ratified the results more quickly than usual before the election, as President of the Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zaidan had previously urged politicians to adhere to the constitutional timeline for creating a government, which is up to 90 days.

However, historically, no Iraqi government was created within constitutional deadlines, and the SCF’s struggle to find the right candidate while keeping the attention of the armed groups currently occupying parliament could slog along. In 2021, that time frame was more than 300 days.

Iran has historically played a significant role in achieving consensus among Shia factions regarding the prime minister.

Iran’s role this time is questioned because it is now weakened regionally as a result of Israeli and US attacks, a crippling economic crisis brought on by sanctions, and the degradation of its regional proxies.

Nicola Peltz’s fresh swipe at Beckhams after Brooklyn shuns pal Holly Ramsay’s wedding

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Nicole Peltz, 30, is crystal clear about where she calls home as the Beckham family fallout rages, and the heiress, 30, isn’t planning on leaving LA anytime soon.

Brooklyn Beckham’s wife revealed that Holly Ramsay, a childhood friend, isn’t interested in moving back to the UK anytime soon after she skipped Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding.

Nicola Peltz made a dig at her husband’s estranged family while they were recovering from the lavish weekend event. The 30-year-old heiress posted a selfie with the caption ‘Love being home’ as she and Brooklyn, 26, relaxed in LA, where they spent Christmas with billionaire family.

It comes after she was accused of ‘twisting the knife’ with the Beckhams amid their feud, after sharing photos showing Brooklyn playing happy families with her parents over the festive period. They stayed in America despite the wedding invite – the aspiring chef shunning his childhood pal’s big day instead of risking an awkward reunion with his mum, dad and siblings in Somerset.

Since the beginning of the 2000s, David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay’s families have been living apart. And as the children grew up together, the families became closer as they became close.

Despite David and Victoria’s agony over their breakup, The Ramsays maintain an “open door” approach to their relationship with Brooklyn. Cruz claimed that his brother had blocked the family on social media last week, rejecting suggestions that his parents and dad had unfollowed their son, and that he was the first member of the Beckham family to comment on the incident.

With protective parents Gordon and Tana Ramsay, their decision to ignore the celebrations is said to have flown off like a proverbial lead balloon. “Gordon and Tana are almost like family,” according to a source who spoke to the Daily Mail. The children all had a common ancestor. Brooklyn has always loved them all, but Jack and Brooke’s friendship hasn’t really developed, which is a shame.

“The fallout caused both Gordon and Tana to be upset.” They adore Brooklyn a lot. Since he was a baby, they have known him. It’s very sad that Brooklyn doesn’t seem to remember many of the people he once partied with before Nicola. He has a lot of resentment toward these people, and Holly is one of them.

“But then, given his parents being there, there would have been quite the scene,” he said. Brooklyn has reportedly grown distant from Holly, and his relationship with Jack has also changed, but the Ramsays’ explanation continued that the Ramsays have left the door open for him to return to their lives.

Brooklyn and Holly became best friends and would go on playdates with her twin brother Jack after only nine months of dating. The couple’s famous parents would accompany the families on sunny beaches and sleazy ski holidays, and they would frequently be captured traveling together.

The Beckham family has been experiencing rising family tensions all year. Fans became concerned about the incident in May because Brooklyn was noticeably absent from a number of events marking David’s 50th birthday. Reports soon revealed that since their 2022 wedding, Brooklyn and Nicola have had a difficult relationship with the Beckham family.

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No members of his family were present at the lavish ceremony where Brooklyn and Nicola recited their vows in August. Brooklyn’s apparent clear-cut attitude toward his wife is now the focus of his family life this Christmas. He shared a photo of his 30-year-old wife and his billionaire parents in Miami, Florida, holding hands during the holiday season on Instagram. On his hand, his wife’s name is also tattooed.

Nicola Peltz’s fresh swipe at Beckhams after Brooklyn shuns pal Holly Ramsay’s wedding

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Nicole Peltz, 30, is crystal clear about where she calls home as the Beckham family fallout rages, and the heiress, 30, isn’t planning on leaving LA anytime soon.

Brooklyn Beckham’s wife revealed that Holly Ramsay, a childhood friend, isn’t interested in moving back to the UK anytime soon after she skipped Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding.

Nicola Peltz made a dig at her husband’s estranged family while they were recovering from the lavish weekend event. The 30-year-old heiress posted a selfie with the caption ‘Love being home’ as she and Brooklyn, 26, relaxed in LA, where they spent Christmas with billionaire family.

It comes after she was accused of ‘twisting the knife’ with the Beckhams amid their feud, after sharing photos showing Brooklyn playing happy families with her parents over the festive period. They stayed in America despite the wedding invite – the aspiring chef shunning his childhood pal’s big day instead of risking an awkward reunion with his mum, dad and siblings in Somerset.

Since the beginning of the 2000s, David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay’s families have been living apart. And as the children grew up together, the families became closer as they became close.

Despite David and Victoria’s agony over their breakup, The Ramsays maintain an “open door” approach to their relationship with Brooklyn. Cruz claimed that his brother had blocked the family on social media last week, rejecting suggestions that his parents and dad had unfollowed their son, and that he was the first member of the Beckham family to comment on the incident.

With protective parents Gordon and Tana Ramsay, their decision to ignore the celebrations is said to have flown off like a proverbial lead balloon. “Gordon and Tana are almost like family,” according to a source who spoke to the Daily Mail. The children all had a common ancestor. Brooklyn has always loved them all, but Jack and Brooke’s friendship hasn’t really developed, which is a shame.

“The fallout caused both Gordon and Tana to be upset.” They adore Brooklyn a lot. Since he was a baby, they have known him. It’s very sad that Brooklyn doesn’t seem to remember many of the people he once partied with before Nicola. He has a lot of resentment toward these people, and Holly is one of them.

“But then, given his parents being there, there would have been quite the scene,” he said. Brooklyn has reportedly grown distant from Holly, and his relationship with Jack has also changed, but the Ramsays’ explanation continued that the Ramsays have left the door open for him to return to their lives.

Brooklyn and Holly became best friends and would go on playdates with her twin brother Jack after only nine months of dating. The couple’s famous parents would accompany the families on sunny beaches and sleazy ski holidays, and they would frequently be captured traveling together.

The Beckham family has been experiencing rising family tensions all year. Fans became concerned about the incident in May because Brooklyn was noticeably absent from a number of events marking David’s 50th birthday. Reports soon revealed that since their 2022 wedding, Brooklyn and Nicola have had a difficult relationship with the Beckham family.

Continue reading the article.

No members of his family were present at the lavish ceremony where Brooklyn and Nicola recited their vows in August. Brooklyn’s apparent clear-cut attitude toward his wife is now the focus of his family life this Christmas. He shared a photo of his 30-year-old wife and his billionaire parents in Miami, Florida, holding hands during the holiday season on Instagram. On his hand, his wife’s name is also tattooed.

Adam Peaty’s sister’s heartbreaking of ‘betrayal’ of mum Caroline to fit in with Ramsays

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Bethany Peaty’s sister, in a rumor, betrayed his mother Caroline by attending his wedding and isn’t the Bethany we know after “changing” to fit in with the Ramsays.

The Peaty family reportedly feel Adam Peaty’s sister has “betrayed” her mother by attending his wedding. Bethany was not just the only member of the family still invited to the wedding but part of the bridal party.

On 27 December, Adam married Holly Ramsay at Bath Abbey. While her family were in attendance, the majority of his were uninvited. Though his sister, Bethany, attended, Adam’s parents, Caroline and Mark, and his brothers, James and Richard, stayed in Staffordshire.

Due to a continuing family feud, the Peatys were uninvited, and Bethany’s attendance was described as “betrayal.” They claimed that Beth had betrayed her mother to see what she could gain from being the only family member to enjoy Adam and Holly.

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The 32-year-old bridesmaid, along with Holly’s sisters Megan and Tilly, had “changed” to fit in with her brother’s new in-laws, according to the source in a conversation with The Sun. She’s changed her appearance and personality to fit the celebrity lifestyle of the Ramsays, according to the actress.

The Ramsays’ family believed that the family had planned the family feud to end his parents, according to the source. They cited Gordon Ramsay’s speech, which reportedly claimed Holly didn’t have her in-laws around and claimed it was the Ramsays’ “plan all along.”

At the engagement party in 2024, Gordon and Caroline allegedly got into a fight when Caroline was angry that several of her family members had been turned down. Caroline was later declined an invitation to Holly’s hen do. Caroline was denied entry to the wedding because her sister, Louise, wrote a furious message to the couple after this, and Holly reportedly became upset.

After receiving threatening messages, police at Manchester Airport met Adam when he returned from his stag do, and took him to safety. James, his brother, was detained for allegedly sending the messages.

Even though they had already booked a place to stay and had already purchased outfits and wedding gifts for the couple, Adam disinvited his great-aunt Janet and her husband Eddie, according to the source.

Before his entry to the Abbey on the 27th, his aunt, Louise, allegedly wrote in furious letters to her nephew: “I hope you never suffer the depth of pain you have put your mother through, and she still loves you. You two deserve shame. After falling out with her son, she was said to have added that Caroline’s “soul screams.”

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However, it is believed that Adam has not read it. He is reportedly unable to see or even receive messages from his family members because he has blocked them.

Video: Trump and Zelenskyy hail ‘progress’ on Russia-Ukraine peace plan

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After a meeting in Florida, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy discuss potential solutions to the Russian-Russian conflict. However, they acknowledged that there are “thorny issues” to be resolved regarding the status of the Donbass region, which Russia has annexed.