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The former EastEnders star is hoping the power of social media will help with the safe return of their beloved family pet that was stolen by vile thieves – she has pleaded for help in a heartbreaking post

An EastEnders star has shared a desperate plea for help in a heartbreaking update after her pet was stolen by vile thieves.

Lusia Bradshaw White – who is best known for playing Tina Cater on BBC One soap before her exit in 2020 – shot to fame in 1988 as Herte in A Friendship in Vienna. She went on to land roles in Grange Hill, The Bill, Birds of a Feather and Holby City. The now 50-year-old later appeared in BBC medical drama Doctors, before landing her role in EastEnders.

The actress played Tina Carter in the BBC soap for eight years until her character was murdered by serial killer Gray Atkins. In October 2021 Luisa revealed she had turned her back on acting after it no longer fulfilled her. Since then, the 50-year-old has set up a dance school in Hertfordshire where she hosts ‘sober raves’ and she says it is dance which has led her to finally find her ‘calling”.

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Luisa shares a lot of her family life on Instagram and her latest post is a real tear-jerker. Posting to her 96,000 followers she shared a close up photo of her family Shetland pony and captioned it: “PLEASE HELP! Our family Shetland who is disabled has been STOLEN. She had never been ridden, and she is old, has never been apart from her mum and she will be extremely stressed and anxious right now. “She is a highly sensitive disabled rescue pony.”

Luisa continued to plead with fans, writing: “Please, if anyone sees this and lives in the EAST SUSSEX area… she was taken from Brightling… can you repost and put on your stories so we can get this seen. Thank you in advance.”

Luisa’s post was flooded with comments, including messages of support and from those vowing to help the soap star. One person wrote: “Oh nooooo – how awful! I do hope you find her and that she’s safely found and back home with you very soon.” Another wrote: “Praying that you get her back safe and well.”

Luisa is yet to post any updates on the situation, but has reshared her post to her Instagram Stories, saying: “WE NEED HER HOME.”

Away from her former soap life, Luisa has been in a civil partnership with Annette since 2006, although they officially married each other in a gorgeous ceremony in 2015, where their two daughters acted as bridesmaids. The happy couple adopted their kids when they were just three and four years old, and Luisa previously told OK! magazine: “We saw a picture and I burst into tears. I knew the girls were my children. I’d bought them clothes before we had even been approved to have them.”

Casandra Ventura, the former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, is set to receive intense cross-examination from the music mogul’s defense team Thursday in his sex trafficking trial.

Ventura, the singer widely known as Cassie, told jurors over two days that Combs raped, beat and forced her into drug-fueled sex parties over the course of their more than a decade together, excruciating testimony that now subjects her to a grilling from defense lawyers.

Combs’s lawyers indicated they would seek to emphasize that Ventura took drugs of her own free will, and behaved erratically and even violently herself.

While Ventura’s relationship with Combs was complicated and included domestic abuse, the defense said in opening statements, it did not amount to the sex trafficking he is charged with.

“Being a willing participant in your own sex life is not sex trafficking,” said defense lawyer Teny Geragos earlier this week.

Combs, 55, was once one of the most powerful figures in the music industry, but is now incarcerated on charges of sex trafficking and leading an illegal sex ring that enforced its power with crimes including arson, kidnapping and bribery.

Ventura is the case’s star witness: over two days of testimony, the now 38-year-old described Combs as controlling and willing to wield his wealth and influence to fulfill his desires.

She gave vivid accounts of coercive sex parties — she participated in hundreds, she testified — and violent beatings that will underpin much of the prosecution’s case against the music industry figure, who is alleged to have used violence and blackmail to manipulate women over many years.

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 ‘Humiliating’

Heavily pregnant with her third child, Ventura told jurors in a measured tone — but sometimes through tears — how she was forced to engaged in “freak-offs” with Combs and male escorts, sometimes engaging in days-long sex performances directed by the music mogul.

She described how in 2018, as she and Combs were breaking up, he raped her in her living room.

And she testified that her time with the artist left her with post traumatic stress disorder, drug addiction and suicidal thoughts.

The drugs were a “buffer” to withstand the “humiliating” and often-filmed sexual encounters, she said.

In a graphic hotel surveillance clip from March 2016 shown to jurors Monday, Tuesday and again Wednesday, Combs is seen brutally beating and dragging Ventura down a hallway.

The prosecution played portions of the footage while Ventura was on the stand.

When asked why she didn’t fight back or get up, Ventura answered simply that curled up on the ground “felt like the safest place to be.”

Following the hotel assault, Ventura was forced to attend the premiere of her movie “The Perfect Match” days later while covered in bruises, the jury heard as they were shown photographs of the actress with Combs at the event.

Ventura said she wore sunglasses to conceal a black eye.

Combs’s defense team insists while some of his behavior was questionable, it did not constitute racketeering and sex trafficking. He denies all counts.

Ventura’s testimony is expected to last at least until the end of the week, and trial proceedings are anticipated to continue well into the summer.

Liam Gallagher has answered fans on social media after they were left disappointed at band manager Alec McKinlay’s apparent reveal that there will be no more new Oasis tunes

Liam Gallagher has hit back at speculation regarding any future Oasis tunes in the way he knows best. The singer, 52, has refused to let other people talk for him – and that includes the iconic band’s manager.

Manager Alec McKinlay had opened up on what it was like working with Liam and his brother Noel as the pair get ready for an epic summer of reunion gigs. However, he had appeared to pour cold water on the idea of new material, much to the disappointment of fans.

However, Liam has had his say, casting doubt over Alec’s claims in brutal fashion.

The singer took to X, formerly known as Twitter to contradict his manager’s input. He boldly said any reveal would come from him or his brother only.

His message came after one follower had claimed the dismissal by Alec didn’t feel “very biblical”. It led to Liam hitting back in typical fashion: “Neither do I and the only people that will be making any kind of decisions on the future of OASIS will be ME n RKID so let’s just take it one day at a time.”

He reaffirmed his stance later on as he answered another fan. They had claimed there “must be a degree of truth” in Alec’s words for him to say it. Liam bluntly labelled Alec the “accountant” for the band.

Last week, fans were adamant they had figured out what the band’s first song will be in their reunion tour. It came after a cryptic teaser post on Instagram ahead of the first concert on July 4.

Although there has been no official announcement yet, sharp-eyed supporters think the recent share on the platform could be a hint to the opener. The band’s official Instagram account shared a visual clue which showed what looked like to be a five-track setlist.

In it, one notably swapped out for ‘Songbird’ from 2002, a crowd-pleaser among the Oasis faithful. The teaser post was captioned: “Less than two months to go. What’s your dream opener?” A post to the r/Oasis subreddit later sparked fan theories as to what this puzzle signifies, sending them into overdrive.

It showed the song list reading Supersonic, Rock and Roll Star, Bring it On Down, Champagne Supernova, and Songbird. However, Songbird had been penned beneath Better Man, which is visibly struck through.

One user pondered: “What are all your thoughts on this? Seems odd, I’d never imagine they’d open with the last two? And why scratch out better man? Cryptic. Interested to hear what you make of it.”

Another fan thought it wasn’t the start of their song list, however, suggesting: “This is 100% one of Noel’s early setlist drafts from the Heathen Chemistry tour that they plucked out of some archive. It’s not current. These are not clues about what will be on the setlist.”

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are said to have spent time with Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz at their mansion in Montecito last week amid the rumoured Beckham family rift

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz are rumoured to have spent time with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at their home just last week. The two couples are said to have bonded amid rumours of a rift within the Beckham family at the moment.

Brooklyn, 26, and Nicola, 30, are thought to have been absent from a party for his father, David Beckham, 50, earlier this month after reportedly missing other celebrations. The special occasion has fuelled speculation of tension within the high-profile family, and a source told the Mirror recently that there is “distance” between Brooklyn and his parents.

It’s now claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan are “secretly supporting” Brooklyn and Nicola. The news follows previous reports that Prince Harry had once been pals with David, though the relationship reportedly soured.

Brooklyn and Nicola were reportedly invited to Prince Harry and Meghan’s mansion in Montecito last week, just days after David’s birthday celebrations. It has, however, been claimed that the gathering had been planned prior and that any recent circumstances were a “welcome coincidence”.

The Sun reports that the “dinner” had been arranged before the apparent fallout between the Beckham family. However, it’s been suggested that the two couples “found a lot of common ground,” with Prince Harry and Meghan having dealt with apparent tension with his family over the years.

The outlet adds that it’s understood the two couples swapped numbers whilst at the home. It states that it isn’t known whether they have remained in touch, though.

A source told the outlet that it was an “unexpected invite” for Brooklyn and Nicola, who were described as feeling “pretty battle-wounded,” but was “gratefully received”. The source said that Prince Harry and Meghan were “very kind” and “empathetic” to their guests.

The source added: “Harry was fully aware of the situation and offered Brooklyn his unwavering support as someone who has been through similar.” They added: “Nicola and Meghan also had a bit of a ‘deep [and] meaningful’ [chat] as obviously both women have been positioned in the media as home-wreckers – the women to tear apart their husbands’ families.”

Former actress Meghan reportedly had “a lot of sympathy” for Nicola, who is herself an actor. The source further claimed to the outlet that Meghan said there was “shared common ground” between them.

The source went on to suggest that the meeting wasn’t connected to the Beckham rift rumours. The source said: “They didn’t meet in relation to recent developments and headlines, but it was an honest but very welcome coincidence.”

A source told the Mirror recently that there is “distance” between Brooklyn and his parents, David and Victoria Beckham, 51. The source said, “Brooklyn not turning up was a real blow to David. Brooklyn was close with his dad growing up, but he is married now. His wife Nicola is older and confident in her own right, and so there is distance between Brooklyn and his parents.”

They added: “It has become a problem and not something they can keep private because of the way the family uses social media. Things have escalated in recent months, and there is a very obvious rift that David and Victoria would love to heal.”

A source complained to the Daily Mail about Nicola in an article published earlier this month. The source said: “Victoria and David would do anything to get their son back, but they are done with Nicola now.” The source went on to claim that Nicola “finds a way to start an argument”. They claimed that Brooklyn had told his parents that he would be there for David’s birthday, but the source alleged that, amid his making plans with his family, Nicola would then “kick something off” and in the end it becomes “impossible” for her husband to attend such events.

However, a source has since suggested to the Mirror that Nicola is the peacekeeper. It came following reports that Brooklyn and Nicola had offered to privately meet David for his milestone birthday in the UK, rather than attend his showbiz party, but didn’t have their request fulfilled.

The source said: “Nicola encourages Brooklyn to see his family and is usually the reason Brooklyn does see his family. They are both devastated. They cannot believe that Victoria & David refused to see them privately after they travelled all the way to London specifically to try to repair the relationship.”

They added to us: “As parents, it’s shocking that Victoria & David are behaving this way… instead of privately discussing the issue. Victoria and David (appear to) have no interest in finding a solution that works for everyone.”

The Mirror has approached representatives for both parties.

Alleged text conversations between Cassie Ventura and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs have been shown to the jury as the case against the rapper, 55, continued for a third day

The trial of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs entered its third day on Wednesday (May 14) with shocking text allegations revealed in court. The rapper is in the lower Manhattan courthouse facing charges, including racketeering conspiracy, sex ­trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution.

In September, the musician, 55, was arrested and has continued to strongly deny all allegations made against him. He has been in prison since his arrest, with a number of bail requests rejected.

His ex-Cassie Ventura took the stand on day two, before retaking her position under oath on the third day. On day three, a number of text conversations between the pair were shown to the jury. We look at some of the shocking allegations here.

Combs ‘threatened to release Freak Off videos’

As Ventura continued to testify, she claimed Combs threatened to publicly share videos on a number of occasions. She said if he had done so it could have ruined everything she had worked for as it would have made her “look like a slut”.

She said she was always worried about the rapper becoming mad enough to release them. After admitting she feared for her career, saying she wasn’t supposed to be on the videos, a jury saw a text Ventura sent Combs.

It read: “Please delete any video out of your iphone you have. Too many people have access to your stuff.”

It’s said Combs replied: “I did yesterday an no icloud. All Good. Ambien kicking in. Goodnight.”

Despite his claims, Ventura said she kept seeing a video she had previously thought had been deleted.

Ventura says Combs treated her like he was Ike Turner

A text exchange shown to the jury saw Ventura write to Combs: “Nothing good comes out of FOs any more. You treat me like you’re Ike Turner.”

The text came as Ventura continued to testify and expose the underbelly of the former couple’s years-long relationship.

Ventura speaks of French Montana and Drake

As her testimony continued, a number of celebrities were mentioned. Ventura discussed a 2013 incident in which she was packing to attend Drake’s music festival in Canada.

It’s claimed Combs got into a scuffle with her friends and threw Ventura into a bed frame. The alleged incident is said to have left her with a ‘pretty significant gash’ above her left eye, she said. It’s claimed the rapper’s security personnel then took her to a plastic surgeon to get the wound stitched up.

She claims she later sent Combs an image of her injured face and wrote: “So you can remember.”

Combs is said to have responded: “You don’t know when to stop. You pushed it too far. And continued to push. Sad.”

Ventura then spoke of a photograph where she was alongside rapper French Montana at the Canadian festival.

Combs ‘threats’ after break-up

According to allegations Combs texted Ventura in 2019 saying: “If I as you, I would get me my money.”

It’s claimed he wanted to be reimbursed by his ex after she married Alex Fine. Combs had initially hired the personal trainer for Ventura.

The texts are said to have gone on: “YOU WILL NOT BE THREATENING ME,” before he added that Ventura had “too many iPads full of skeletons”.

It’s said Ventura replied: “Do you want me to tell the truth? It’s way deeper than iPads.”

The trial continues.

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