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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez look tense as they reunite for the first time since split and spark wedding ring riddle
BEN Affleck and Jennifer Lopez looked frosty as they reunited for the first time since their marriage split.
The duo announced they were filing for divorce last month – exactly two years after they tied the knot.
Yet in an attempt to keep family life on track for their kids, the I’m Real hitmaker, 55, joined forces with the Argo movie star, 52, for a day at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Yet travelling for their swanky lunch in the same vehicle, they looked stoney-faced, with Jennifer seen wiping something from her eye.
Ben, wearing a bright blue shirt, appeared stern as he sat behind the wheel, with his ex staring at him.
As they arrived at the A-List hotel, they stayed close as they followed each other through the door with their brood.
Jennifer, wearing a black cropped roll-neck jumper and flared jeans, was marshalling the group at the back of the pack.
She pulled on a pair of sunglasses and threw a large handbag over her shoulder as she stepped out on the understandably difficult day.
Yet her main accessory – which sent fans into a spiral of confusion – centred on the fact she was still wearing her wedding ring.
The diamond band could clearly be seen as she strolled with her hands outside of her pockets.
The family outing came came after chart star Jennifer was seen donning a “revenge dress” to promote the recent movie she made with Ben.
Ireland launches postgraduate scholarship for global researchers with €31,000 annual support
Ireland has announced the launch of its Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme, offering up to €31,000 annually in financial support to researchers from around the world. The scholarship is managed by the newly established Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland and funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science. The program aims …
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Following the devastating floods that displaced thousands in Maiduguri, Borno State, the United Nations and various humanitarian organizations have pledged urgent relief for the affected communities. In a statement released on Sunday by Oluseyi Soremekun, National Information Officer of the UN Information Centre, the UN emphasized its commitment to providing immediate support. The floods, which …
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“God has shown over times why I am special to him” – Comedian Senator reflects on near-death experience as he celebrates birthday (Video)
Nigerian comedian Bethel Njoku, better known as Senator, has reflected on a near-death experience as he celebrated his birthday on Saturday. Taking to his Instagram page to share a video of him in the hospital, he noted how he isn’t one to bring out his private life to social media space for trade and barter. …
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They’ve taken a step back!’ rage Strictly viewers as they slam BBC for HUGE show change
STRICTLY fans have been left furious after they noticed a massive show change during last night’s debut.
The BBC One show returned on Saturday night with a dazzling launch, but viewers were upset by the absence of a same-sex pairing this year.
Fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their. disappointment.
One user wrote: “I really loved the launch show but I can’t help feeling sad about the lack of same sex pairings, even in the group dances.
“It really does feel like Strictly has taken a step backwards and I do feel uncomfortable about it.”
Whilst another added: “Shame they’ve gone all the way back to the status quo with no same-sex coupling this year.”
A third penned: “On the whole, the pairings are fine, but having no same-sex pairings (even if it was because of a drop out) and benching Kai and Carlos feels like the producers pouring fuel on the fire.”
Whilst a fourth wrote: “Massively disappointed by the lack of a a same sex couple in this year’s Strictly. Inclusion and representation is so important.”
Over the past four years, the show has featured at least one same-sex pairing each season.
Previous pairings included John Whaite and Johannes Radebe, Katya Jones and Nicola Adams, Giovanni Pernice and Richie Anderson, Nikita Kuzmin and Layton Williams, as well as Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer.
One season even featured two same-sex couples.
While some viewers criticised this year’s pairings, others applauded the strong chemistry between the couples.
Many viewers at home praised the chemistry between Pete and Jowita Przystał – with some even salaciously joking that they will be hit with the Strictly ‘curse’ this year.
Fans were also excited to see Chris McCausland preparing to take to the floor with Dianne Buswell.
However, there was one couple in particular that audience members predicted would walk away in winning place.
Taking to social media, many claimed Amy Dowden and JLS singer JB Gill will come out victorious.
It marked her dramatic comeback to the Strictly dance floor for the first time in a year after a battle with cancer took her out of the competition.
Viewers were left in tears as she fronted a big dance number with all the other pros.
Gardener shares 5 bulbs to plant this month for a bright spring display & why you need to wait until NOVEMBER for tulips
WHILST it might only be September, gardeners are thinking about Spring 2025.
Michael Griffiths, aka @the_mediterranean_gardener on Instagram has shared the Spring bulbs you need to be popping into pots, containers and borders this month.
And the one flower you need to wait until October to December to plant.
Sharing a video with his 300,000 followers, the gardening expert named Daffodils, Hyacinths, Crocus, Snowdrops and Aliums as his “favourite” Spring bulbs.
They “all look fantastic in a pot or a border”, he added.
“Spring flowering bulbs should be planted from September to October so the bulbs can develop roots before going dormant in winter,” Michael explained.
However, gardeners want to avoid planting tulips this month.
Michael suggested leaving tulip bulbs until “late October to December so they don’t get a disease called Tulip Fire”. So November is the perfect time for them!
When it comes to planting your Spring flowering bulbs, there is a right way to do so.
Plant them two to three times the depth of the bulb, and the right way up!
If you’re unsure about which way is the “right way up”, fear not, plant them on their side and they will find their way to the surface.
How to plant a bulb lasagne
Rather an unusual term for gardening, but it was coined by the Dutch and refers to layering bulbs one on top of another.
The largest and latest flowering bulbs go in deepest, moving to the smallest and earliest in the top layer.
It’s a great way for plants with different flowering periods to all be in the same pot – crocuses and tulips for example.
It also creates a lovely, long succession of flowers, so you get a prolonged interest from one, space efficient container.
As for what bulbs go where…
Layer 1 or bottom – Tulips, Hyacinths, Alliums
Layer 2 or middle– Narcssi (Daffofils), Muscari, Anemones
Layer 3 or top – Crocuses, Dwarf Iris, Snowdrops
Why I don't think bulb lasagne's are a good idea
Fabulous’ Associate Editor and gardening enthusiast, Rebecca Miller, shares her opinion on why bulb lasagne’s are not the best way to display your spring bulbs.
“Spring is my favourite time of year – seeing the dainty daffodils bobbing in the wind, the tulips catching raindrops on their leaves, and the alliums soaring to the sky before bursting their big heads.
I have, like the majority of gardeners, tried the bulb lasagne method, and I won’t be doing it again.
It works if you have consistent and reliable weather for each bulb to grow at its designated time. But we don’t get that in the UK. I’ve had tulips springing up earlier than daffodils, or allium leaves dying back (as they should) and looking scraggly in amongst my cute narcissi minnow display.
If you’re someone with a limited amount of outdoor space, you’d think bulb lasagnes are a good idea – lots of flowers in one pot – think again.
For the past 5 years, I have ‘balcony-gardened’, desperately filling my tiny outdoor space with as many plants as possible, throughout every season.
If you have a pot with only daffodils, whey they have finished flowering, you can remove the bulbs and go about organising and planting or sowing your summer plants into the same pot. But if your pot contains daffodils and tulips – some of which can be late flowering – you end up falling behind on your gardening schedule, and waiting for them to finish before moving onto summer displays.
And don’t get me started on trying to identify which bulb is which from one pot at the end of the spring season…
I know some spring bulbs can be left in the ground to grow again the following year, so maybe I’ll try a bulb lasagne again when I get a garden.”
If you’re planning on doing a bulb lasagne using tulips, then the @the_mediterranean_gardener says to hold fire for next month to reduce the chance of Tulip Fire disease.
What is Tulip Fire disease?
Tulip fire is a fungal disease that affects tulips and is caused by the Botrytis tulipae fungus. It’s also known as Botrytis blight or grey mould.
Tulip fire can be more prominent in very damp autumns.
How to spot Tulip Fire:
- Leaves – brown spots, twisted, withered and distorted
- Flowers – spots that can lead to rotting in wet weather
- Stems – grey to brown or collapsing
Tinubu returns to Nigeria today after extensive official trip
President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja on Sunday after a two-week official trip to China and the United Kingdom (UK). Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser on information and strategy to the president, made the announcement in a statement on Saturday. Advertisement Tinubu left Abuja for China on August 29 but stopped in Dubai before …
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