Tim Metcalfe’s (Joe Duttine) whole entire world changed when he knocked on the door of his cousin Richie’s (Nathan Sussex) house in Coronation Street.

The duo reconnected a couple of days ago, after Tim picked Richie up in his taxi. He then invited his cousin back to his house for some drinks.

Afterwards, it became apparent that Richie’s partner Rachel wasn’t happy about him staying out all night.

Richie had been thrown out of the family home, and later told Tim about his plans to stay with a friend in Liverpool. As Richie left, Tim urged him to go back home and speak to Rachel.

Tim then found Richie’s wallet and headed to his house, hoping that he was there trying to clear things up with his wife.

When Richie opened the door, Tim was faced with a horror scene. His cousin’s shirt was covered in blood and inside…was Rachel’s dead body.

Richie is now in prison for the murder of his wife.

As today’s episode opened, Sally (Sally Dynevor) found Tim downstairs. It was the middle of the night, and it was clear that Tim had been awake for most of it.

He kept replaying the moment where he knocked on Richie’s door, and how he pushed his cousin to speak to Rachel. Tim had no idea that his cousin was capable of such horror, but that also didn’t stop him feeling as though things would’ve played out differently if didn’t encourage Richie to go back home.

Rachel and Richie’s daughter Lucy has been put into foster care, but Sally learnt in the morning that the placement had fallen through.

Tim wanted Lucy to move in with him, Sal and the Michaelis siblings. Sally was a bit overwhelmed at the thought of another vulnerable child arriving, but she recognised that Tim was desperate to help.

Lucy arrived, and things got chaotic very quickly. She disappeared from the house at one point, but was later found at the bus stop by Tim, Sal and Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger).

Over dinner, Sally and Tim attempted to be gentle with Lucy as they spoke about what might happen to her dad, but they then received quite a shock.

Lucy screamed in Tim’s face and stated that she knows he doesn’t really care about her. The youngster had gone from being incredibly quiet to shouting very loudly, and the situation left Tim and Sally pretty horrified.

Everything has changed and now, they’ve welcomed the daughter of a murderer into their home.

Surely things can’t get any worse?

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Rio Ferdinand reckons Marcus Rashford will be ‘like a new signing’ for Manchester United after making his return to the club.

The England forward is back at Carrington after Barcelona opted against making his stay permanent and Ferdinand told his YouTube channel: “Rashford is back at Manchester United at the training ground and guys, he’s like a purring Ferrari, man.

“He looks fit, he looks ready. And you know what, there’s a smile on his face and there’s a little spring in his step.

“We don’t know which way this is going to go and how it’s going to pan out by the end of this transfer window. But you know what, I hope he stays, and he will be like a new signing at the football club.

“And could this be the motivated Marcus Rashford to come out and prove all the doubters and all the people wrong? And all the naysayers.

“I hope it is. Let’s watch this space.”

Figures show that of all A-level entries in the borough Bolton 20.6 per cent received an A or A* compared to 23.8 per cent last year.

Bolton is ranked 194th out of 291 authorities listed.

Bolton performed better than neighbouring Bury where Bury 20.4 per cent of entries got the top result, in line with the year before.

In Salford those figures were 13.6% and 15.4%.

Nationally the proportion of A-level entries awarded top grades rose for the third year in a row, likely driven by the popularity of maths and students scoring highly in it.

Despite the overall picture, many schools and colleges celebrated exceptional individual results.

Guildford in Surrey has topped the list for the local area of England with the largest percentage of A-level entries receiving the highest grades.

Some 50.0 per cent of exam entries within the local authority this year were awarded A or A*, up from 48.8 per cent in 2025, according to data published by Ofqual.

In second place was Richmond upon Thames in London, where 48.7 per cent of entries received A or above, followed by Cheltenham in Gloucestershire (47.7%), Tonbridge & Malling in Kent (46.4%) and Hertsmere in Hertfordshire (46.2%).

Only one of the top 10 areas is outside southern England – Trafford in Greater Manchester, which is joint seventh on the list with 45.1 per cent.

The area with the lowest proportion of A-level entries getting an A or above this year is Harlow in Essex, on 7.0%, followed by Test Valley in Hampshire (9.9%), Hartlepool (10.5%) and Castle Point in Essex (11.8%).

Maths remained the most popular subject at A-level this year – the 13th year in a row it has topped the table.

More than one in eight of all A-level entries (12.7%) were for the subject, the latest figures showed.

Speaking about England only, the head of exams regulator Ofqual, Sir Ian Bauckham, told the Press Association the rise in top grades is “largely driven” by the “growing popularity of maths and the high achievements that we’re seeing in maths”.

There is a clear gender divide, with more boys choosing the subject than girls.

There were 72,619 boys’ entries for A-level maths this year across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, making up 63% of entries, compared with 42,761 for girls’ (37%).

Overall, boys outperformed girls in terms of top grades again, after doing so for the first time in seven years last year.

Here is a full list by local area of the proportion of A-level entries awarded A or A*.

The list is ordered by percentage, starting with the highest, and reads from left to right: name of local authority; proportion of entries receiving A or A* in 2026; proportion (in brackets) receiving A or A* in 2025.

Guildford 50.0% (48.8%)

Richmond upon Thames 48.7% (49.5%)

Cheltenham 47.7% (49.2%)

Tonbridge & Malling 46.4% (46.7%)

Hertsmere 46.2% (46.3%)

Kingston upon Thames 45.3% (46.4%)

Mole Valley 45.1% (41.3%)

Trafford 45.1% (43.9%)

Sutton 44.5% (44.4%)

Epsom & Ewell 44.4% (42.0%)

Southwark 43.8% (44.4%)

Newham 43.2% (40.8%)

Haringey 43.1% (39.8%)

Hammersmith & Fulham 43.0% (41.0%)

East Hampshire 42.8% (38.4%)

Westminster 42.7% (39.9%)

Reading 41.9% (37.8%)

Cambridge 41.5% (41.0%)

Vale of White Horse 41.1% (39.7%)

Oxford 40.8% (44.7%)

Merton 40.7% (37.1%)

Rutland 39.8% (41.2%)

Brighton & Hove 39.6% (39.5%)

Three Rivers 39.6% (34.0%)

Buckinghamshire 39.3% (40.0%)

Barnet 38.6% (37.3%)

Tandridge 38.4% (36.4%)

Winchester 37.5% (35.2%)

Cheshire West & Chester 37.2% (36.9%)

St Albans 37.0% (36.8%)

Chelmsford 36.8% (38.1)%

East Devon 36.5% (32.1%)

Gloucester 36.2% (34.4%)

Waverley 36.2% (37.6%)

Harrow 36.0% (34.5%)

Stratford-on-Avon 35.1% (36.5%)

Windsor & Maidenhead 34.8% (34.7%)

Tunbridge Wells 34.4% (34.2%)

Lancaster 34.3% (33.2%)

Kensington & Chelsea 34.0% (31.9%)

Bath & North East Somerset 33.9% (31.9%)

Reigate & Banstead 33.9% (32.0%)

Preston 33.8% (32.1%)

Watford 33.8% (34.9%)

Stockport 33.7% (29.7%)

Mid Sussex 33.6% (32.1%)

Rugby 33.6% (36.0%)

Wokingham 33.5% (33.9%)

Elmbridge 33.3% (33.0%)

Rushmoor 33.2% (37.2%)

Wandsworth 33.1% (32.6%)

Harborough 32.9% (29.3%)

Brent 32.4% (32.9%)

Exeter 32.4% (31.1%)

Norwich 32.0% (31.4%)

South Kesteven 31.9% (31.6%)

Warwick 31.9% (32.7%)

East Cambridgeshire 31.7% (35.6%)

Slough 31.7% (30.6%)

Stroud 31.6% (30.0%)

Rushcliffe 31.4% (31.9%)

Ealing 31.3% (30.2%)

Southend-on-Sea 31.3% (32.6%)

Runnymede 31.2% (31.2%)

Bracknell Forest 31.1% (27.3%)

Mid Devon 30.8% (27.2%)

East Hertfordshire 30.7% (30.3%)

Eastleigh 30.7% (27.3%)

Camden 30.5% (32.1%)

Manchester 30.4% (31.1%)

Adur 30.3% (34.6%)

Horsham 29.9% (30.4%)

Wiltshire 29.8% (29.7%)

Bromley 29.6% (29.8%)

East Lindsey 29.5% (25.1%)

Wakefield 28.9% (26.6%)

West Oxfordshire 28.9% (25.8%)

Dacorum 28.8% (27.0%)

Surrey Heath 28.7% (31.4%)

Oadby & Wigston 28.6% (28.7%)

Ribble Valley 28.6% (33.9%)

Sheffield 28.6% (27.4%)

Durham 28.5% (26.9%)

Newcastle-under-Lyme 28.5% (25.2%)

St. Helens 28.5% (26.5%)

Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 28.4% (28.8%)

Fylde 28.4% (27.5%)

York 28.4% (33.3%)

Malvern Hills 28.3% (24.0%)

Shropshire 28.2% (29.2%)

Bristol 28.0% (29.9%)

Uttlesford 27.9% (25.8%)

North Tyneside 27.7% (24.5%)

Sevenoaks 27.6% (25.3%)

Solihull 27.6% (25.8%)

Wealden 27.6% (30.2%)

West Berkshire 27.6% (29.7%)

West Lindsey 27.6% (28.4%)

Colchester 27.5% (28.0%)

Leeds 27.5% (27.0%)

Herefordshire 27.4% (22.8%)

Hackney 27.3% (26.2%)

South Derbyshire 27.3% (28.0%)

South Hams 27.2% (24.5%)

Arun 27.1% (21.9%)

Lewisham 27.1% (26.3%)

Somerset 27.0% (25.2%)

Newcastle upon Tyne 26.9% (26.6%)

Eastbourne 26.8% (30.6%)

South Norfolk 26.8% (24.6%)

Kirklees 26.7% (26.2%)

North Yorkshire 26.7% (28.8%)

Worcester 26.7% (29.1%)

Ipswich 26.6% (28.0%)

Spelthorne 26.5% (21.0%)

Epping Forest 26.3% (25.6%)

Canterbury 26.2% (26.8%)

North Hertfordshire 26.2% (27.5%)

Telford & Wrekin 26.2% (32.1%)

Croydon 26.1% (26.4%)

West Devon 25.9% (20.3%)

Woking 25.7% (25.4%)

Bradford 25.6% (23.0%)

Birmingham 25.5% (25.6%)

Kingston upon Hull 25.4% (25.4%)

Rochdale 25.4% (27.0%)

Wigan 25.4% (26.9%)

Lambeth 25.3% (25.5%)

Brentwood 25.1% (24.2%)

Bromsgrove 25.1% (25.3%)

North Northamptonshire 25.0% (24.7%)

Hyndburn 24.8% (17.3%)

Blackburn with Darwen 24.4% (22.7%)

Derbyshire Dales 24.4% (26.2%)

Portsmouth 24.3% (27.7%)

Bedford 24.2% (23.5%)

Lichfield 24.2% (18.0%)

Wyre 24.2% (36.4%)

Bexley 24.1% (23.2%)

Maidstone 24.1% (24.9%)

Gateshead 23.9% (23.6%)

Gosport 23.9% (19.7%)

Cornwall 23.8% (24.6%)

Greenwich 23.6% (22.5%)

Doncaster 23.5% (20.9%)

South Oxfordshire 23.5% (21.6%)

Ashford 23.4% (24.1%)

Redbridge 23.4% (23.5%)

Coventry 23.3% (24.2%)

Enfield 23.3% (23.7%)

Charnwood 23.2% (24.8%)

Liverpool 23.2% (24.5%)

South Cambridgeshire 23.1% (26.0%)

Southampton 23.1% (20.7%)

Stockton-on-Tees 23.1% (24.1%)

Welwyn Hatfield 23.1% (27.0%)

Darlington 23.0% (21.9%)

Wirral 23.0% (24.4%)

Nottingham 22.8% (23.7%)

Amber Valley 22.7% (21.1%)

Chesterfield 22.7% (20.7%)

East Riding of Yorkshire 22.7% (20.3%)

Warrington 22.7% (22.8%)

Dorset 22.6% (21.0%)

Erewash 22.6% (20.9%)

Hinckley & Bosworth 22.6% (23.8%)

West Suffolk 22.6% (18.1%)

Thanet 22.5% (23.8%)

Cheshire East 22.4% (23.3%)

Swale 22.4% (18.2%)

Hart 22.3% (32.7%)

Torbay 22.3% (28.7%)

Hillingdon 22.2% (22.5%)

Stevenage 22.2% (22.5%)

East Suffolk 22.1% (22.4%)

North Devon 22.1% (23.2%)

Ashfield 22.0% (21.8%)

Halton 22.0% (20.6%)

Huntingdonshire 22.0% (23.0%)

Dover 21.9% (18.6%)

Waltham Forest 21.9% (22.7%)

East Staffordshire 21.8% (21.0%)

Walsall 21.7% (22.7%)

Hounslow 21.5% (20.8%)

Medway 21.5% (21.0%)

North Somerset 21.5% (20.8%)

South Ribble 21.4% (22.6%)

Cherwell 21.3% (20.3%)

Torridge 21.2% (29.0%)

West Northamptonshire 21.2% (22.2%)

Calderdale 20.9% (20.3%)

Plymouth 20.8% (22.4%)

Broxtowe 20.7% (23.0%)

Bolton 20.6% (23.8%)

Gedling 20.6% (20.9%)

North Norfolk 20.5% (22.0%)

Bury 20.4% (20.6%)

Peterborough 20.4% (19.8%)

Rother 20.3% (22.5%)

Melton 20.2% (20.6%)

Rossendale 20.2% (26.1%)

Mid Suffolk 20.1% (17.9%)

Westmorland & Furness 20.1% (20.7%)

Dartford 20.0% (19.7%)

Dudley 20.0% (17.6%)

Isle of Wight 20.0% (17.5%)

West Lancashire 19.9% (14.0%)

Derby 19.8% (22.1%)

Stafford 19.8% (18.6%)

Lincoln 19.7% (15.2%)

Oldham 19.7% (20.1%)

North Kesteven 19.5% (21.7%)

Blackpool 19.4% (18.8%)

Newark & Sherwood 19.4% (21.3%)

Stoke-on-Trent 19.4% (19.4%)

North East Derbyshire 19.3% (19.7%)

Northumberland 19.3% (23.3%)

Barking & Dagenham 19.1% (20.0%)

Islington 19.1% (19.6%)

Basildon 18.9% (17.9%)

Lewes 18.9% (18.1%)

Rotherham 18.8% (18.9%)

Wolverhampton 18.8% (21.0%)

Burnley 18.7% (20.1%)

Broxbourne 18.6% (18.4%)

Leicester 18.6% (20.3%)

Maldon 18.6% (13.5%)

Basingstoke & Deane 18.5% (21.8%)

Cumberland 18.5% (19.5%)

Folkestone & Hythe 18.5% (18.8%)

South Holland 18.5% (21.6%)

Pendle 18.4% (22.2%)

Cotswold 18.3% (19.5%)

Barnsley 18.0% (19.1%)

Chichester 18.0% (17.1%)

Gravesham 17.9% (18.5%)

South Tyneside 17.9% (13.7%)

Milton Keynes 17.8% (15.9%)

Sefton 17.8% (15.5%)

Central Bedfordshire 17.7% (19.2%)

Chorley 17.6% (12.4%)

South Gloucestershire 17.6% (17.0%)

Broadland 17.5% (20.9%)

Great Yarmouth 17.5% (19.8%)

Havering 17.5% (14.9%)

King’s Lynn & West Norfolk 17.5% (15.9%)

Babergh 17.3% (19.0%)

Tower Hamlets 17.1% (17.0%)

Worthing 17.1% (15.6%)

Crawley 17.0% (18.1%)

Tameside 17.0% (17.0%)

Bassetlaw 16.9% (18.2%)

Fenland 16.8% (19.3%)

South Staffordshire 16.8% (20.1%)

Redcar & Cleveland 16.6% (15.7%)

Tamworth 16.5% (20.8%)

Wychavon 16.4% (16.9%)

Braintree 16.3% (11.4%)

High Peak 16.3% (21.1%)

Tewkesbury 16.0% (13.9%)

Middlesbrough 15.9% (15.9%)

Nuneaton & Bedworth 15.8% (14.1%)

New Forest 15.7% (18.3%)

North East Lincolnshire 15.4% (12.5%)

North Lincolnshire 15.4% (14.1%)

Forest of Dean 15.2% (17.9%)

North West Leicestershire 15.0% (19.3%)

Blaby 14.9% (18.6%)

Hastings 14.9% (12.0%)

Staffordshire Moorlands 14.8% (18.4%)

North Warwickshire 14.6% (12.8%)

Cannock Chase 14.4% (16.8%)

Havant 14.3% (16.7%)

Rochford 14.2% (19.5%)

Thurrock 14.1% (13.8%)

Teignbridge 14.0% (14.2%)

Redditch 13.9% (8.7%)

Wyre Forest 13.9% (11.7%)

Breckland 13.8% (20.3%)

Salford 13.6% (15.4%)

Swindon 13.6% (12.9%)

Sunderland 13.2% (15.0%)

Mansfield 13.1% (14.2%)

Sandwell 12.8% (13.1%)

Boston 12.5% (15.0%)

Luton 12.5% (15.3%)

Tendring 12.5% (10.4%)

Castle Point 11.8% (14.9%)

Hartlepool 10.5% (15.0%)

Test Valley 9.9% (14.6%)

Harlow 7.0% (4.4%)

We have all seen an increase in the cost of our food shop over the last few years. In March 2023, food price inflation in the UK hit a record peak of 19.1%. But price rises for infant formula milk have been steeper still.

Infant formula, which was already expensive, rose by an average of 22% between 2021 and 2023, and several brands have increased prices since. From May 2025 to May 2026, the average price of an 800g tin of formula increased by 46p to £12.45.

And although it’s possible to forego some of the more expensive items in our shopping baskets to save money, this isn’t possible for infant formula. It’s an essential product for babies who are not breastfed. This is placing significant financial pressure on families.

Our new research explored the experiences of 281 parents who were struggling to afford infant formula for their baby. Almost all described that this was having a detrimental impact upon their mental and physical health, relationships and emotional wellbeing. They felt anxious, guilty and very alone. Some mothers linked high costs and a lack of action from the government to change the situation to causing postnatal depression.

Lots of mothers in our research had wanted to breastfeed but had been unable to get the support they needed to do so. This left them feeling that they had been let down twice when they then struggled to afford the formula their baby needed. Others had tried to carry on breastfeeding through considerable pain to avoid having to pay for infant formula. One mother said:

I cry all the time now. I’m meant to be the one who looks after her and protects her and I’m failing her all because I couldn’t get feeding right and now can’t afford her milk properly.

To afford milk parents described restricting their own food or heating, getting into debt and returning from maternity leave very early. Some had taken milk from a shop without paying as a last resort.

Others coped by adopting behaviour that might put babies at risk of not getting enough nutrients, such as watering down feeds. Some used left over milk for a later feed, which can put babies at risk of gastrointestinal infection. Others asked for unused tubs of formula on local social media marketplaces which had sometimes already been opened. Using opened products can increase the risk of contamination and make babies unwell. Parents were often aware that these decisions were risky and felt distressed over doing them. One said:

I’ve had to use less powder just to be able to, you know, get to a new week, so that I can plan for a new one… The only thing I’ve done during difficult times is I try to use less powder […] which is really bad.

Parents often tried to hide how they were feeling from others. Some were afraid to speak to health professionals in case they thought they could not look after their baby properly. Many hid it from friends and family because they felt ashamed and that they were failing as parents.

Many of the parents in our study were working but were either on a low income or had unreliable hours. For others, maternity leave coupled with considerable recent increases in housing, utilities and childcare costs meant they had little money left over to purchase essentials, including feeding their baby. Despite this, these parents typically earned too much to access support schemes such as Healthy Start and felt that they had been overlooked and let down by the government during what should be a happy time.

Cost of brands

Part of the issue is that misleading marketing strategies lead parents to worry that they need to buy more expensive milks or their baby will miss out. One mother said:

I wanted to breastfeed and when I couldn’t I wanted to buy the best milk on offer but couldn’t afford that and can barely scrape enough together for the cheap ones. This has had a devastating effect on my mental health.

There is a difference in cost of around £11 between the highest and lowest cost infant formula milks. This variation is despite all infant formula being tightly regulated and having very similar nutritional content regardless of price, with no evidence that different products have any superior impacts upon infant health or development.

Infant formula milk does not need to be so expensive. A report by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority estimated that formula manufacturers’ variable gross profit margins were between 50% and 75% in the period from 2019 to 2024, and retail gross profit margins between 18% and 22%.

One intervention could be for the government to set a mandatory price cap or profit limit, as implemented in Greece. A price cap is supported by organisations such as the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative.

A clear strategy for further intervention to protect our smallest and most vulnerable members of society is urgently needed. This should include reliable pathways for parents to access formula milk when in financial crisis, increased investment in breastfeeding support so that fewer women who want to breastfeed end up needing to afford infant formula, and a living wage that means that working parents can afford to care for their baby.

If you are a parent experiencing financial crisis and are unable to purchase formula milk for your baby, please do speak to your health visitor or another health professional.

If you receive benefits you may qualify for the Healthy Start scheme in England and Wales, or the Best Start scheme in Scotland, which can be used to buy infant formula milk. The Independent Food Aid Network can also offer help and support to maximise your income.

Taylor Swift debuted a newlywed haircut when she stepped out in London this week, marking her first solo sighting as a married woman.

The pop superstar is surely still recovering from her 1,000-guest mega-wedding to NFL tight end Travis Kelce, held at New York City‘s Madison Square Garden arena on July 3.

Just a week later, Swift and Kelce, both 36, broke cover from newlywed bliss to attend the California wedding of his former Kansas City Chiefs teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster.

For that celebration, Swift wore a long pink gown with shimmering floral embroidery – a look that bears a distinct similarity to the shorter dress she wore this week as she emerged from Annabel’s, the private members’ club in London’s Mayfair beloved by A-listers, aristocrats and British royals.

Pictured shortly before midnight local time this week, the singer also flashed her giant diamond engagement ring, thought to be a whopping 10-carats, and revealed a revamped hairdo, trimming her dirty-blonde locks to shoulder length.

But still, the question on everyone’s lips is: Where are the wedding photos?

The singer also flashed her giant diamond engagement ring, thought to be a whopping 10-carats

Swift and Travis Kelce first broke cover after their wedding last month to attend the California nuptials of JuJu Smith-Schuster. Swift wore a long pink gown with floral embroidery

Despite marrying in America’s most famous arena, in the world’s most famous city, not a single snap of the happy couple has been released from inside the concrete confines of MSG.

The Daily Mail did exclusively share footage showing the impressive setting – the soulless concert/sport venue transformed into an enchanted garden of towering trees, emerald drapery and soaring archways. But six weeks on, and there’s still no sign of the bride and groom, who reportedly both wore white.

Now, a well-placed insider has shared a ‘major clue’ about what could really be going on.

‘A big hint that Taylor is going to release her very own project about the wedding is that she has yet to share one single image from the night,’ the source said.

‘By now most celebrities would have posted a wedding look on Instagram or given photos to Vogue. But Taylor has done neither. She is holding all the images for her own project, no doubt. She released images from her engagement to Instagram, why won’t she release images from her wedding? So that is a major clue.’

Camera equipment was notably spotted being unloaded outside MSG in the lead up to Swift’s two-day wedding. Rumors abounded that a documentary could be in the works.

Meanwhile, ahead of the celebrations, a source told the Daily Mail that Swift had been recording new music, with the suggestion that a special ‘love song’ had been written for the singer to serenade her new husband.

‘There has even been talk that she will record an entire wedding album,’ the source said.

In the days after the MSG bash, the Daily Mail also revealed that Swift and Kelce had been hiding out that the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana.

The super-exclusive club – which requires members to own property on-site, an initial joining fee of around $500,000 and annual dues of $78,000 – is said to be the one place the couple feel they can be afforded ‘complete privacy’.

Then, following a brief return to reality for the Smith-Schuster wedding in Orange County on July 10, there were whispers that Swift and Kelce were set to enjoy an island-hopping honeymoon around Greece and wider Europe, though anyone with knowledge has remained tight-lipped.

Swift revealed a revamped hairdo this week, trimming her dirty-blonde locks to shoulder length

Her short dress bore a distinct similarity to the longer frock she had worn last month to the wedding of Kelce’s former teammate JuJu Smith-Schuster

Kelce reported to Kansas City Chiefs training on July 29, ahead of the new NFL season next month, and this week broke his silence on the wedding.

‘It was a fun offseason, man, wedding was the best night of my life and I appreciate everyone who came out and celebrated and had fun with us,’ Kelce said. 

‘That’s about all I really got from that night. It was a crazy night. It was full of a lot of celebration. But it’s football, baby.’

Swift and Kelce welcomed a cavalcade of Hollywood royalty to Madison Square Garden. The ceremony itself was officiated by comedian Adam Sandler, with the afterparty featuring musical performances from Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks and the bride.

Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper, Selena Gomez, Lena Dunham, Hugh Grant, Steven Spielberg, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Tom Brady, Jessica Chastain, Ed Sheeran, Chris Rock, Jessica Alba and Gracie Abrams were just some of the big names who joined several of Kelce’s Chiefs teammates, including quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

The Daily Mail has contacted Swift’s representative for comment. 

The awards are hosted by North and South Lanarkshire councils and, this year, sponsored by Airdrie potato giants Albert Bartlett.

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards Dinner, which takes place on October 30.

One of the longest running business awards, they celebrate the success and achievements of Lanarkshire businesses and organisations.

The awards are hosted by North and South Lanarkshire councils and, this year, sponsored by Airdrie potato giants Albert Bartlett.

Rebecca Letham, marketing manager at Albert Bartlett, said: “Albert Bartlett are delighted to be back supporting the awards again this year as they celebrate and showcase some of the great companies and talent within the Lanarkshire business community.

“Good luck to all the entrants.”

The gala dinner attracts over 300 guests from Lanarkshire’s business community and public sector.

This year’s event is hosted by presenters and broadcasters Jennifer Reoch and David Farrell.

Applications are now closed for the 2026 awards and scoring is underway. This year’s categories are:

• Lanarkshire’s Best Business (0- 25 employees), sponsored by Red Tree Business Suites @ Clyde Gateway.

• Lanarkshire’s Best Business (26 employees or more) sponsored by UKSE.

• Lanarkshire Community Impact Award sponsored by Commsworld.

• Lanarkshire’s Most Innovative Business Award, sponsored by Fusion Assets.

• Lanarkshire’s Employer of the Year, sponsored by North Lanarkshire’s Working and South Lanarkshire Works.

• Excellence in Customer Service, sponsored by Mears.

• Excellence in Marketing & Engagement sponsored by Business Gateway.

• Lanarkshire’s Green Business Award, sponsored by Invest North Lanarkshire and Invest South Lanarkshire.