Sort Your Life Out star Dilly Carter has been a fan-favourite on the programme since it began back in 2021

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Fans of the BBC’s Sort Your Life Out have reason to celebrate as organisation specialist Dilly Carter has announced an exciting professional development.

Sort Your Life Out Unpacked, a podcast inspired by the programme, debuts on Tuesday, April 7. The series will feature Dilly in conversation with celebrity guests, each bringing three undisclosed items from their residence.

Each episode will conclude with BBC audiences discovering whether the guest chooses to retain, donate or recycle their belongings in authentic Sort Your Life Out fashion.

Promising emotional moments, laughter and unexpected revelations throughout, Dilly offered a glimpse of what listeners can anticipate in a behind-the-scenes sneak peek.

On Sort Your Life Out’s official Instagram account, the BBC presenter appears in a studio setting, announcing: “Finally, I can reveal what I’ve been up to!

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“I am going to be the host of a brand new podcast called Sort Your Life Out Unpacked. Look at my beautiful set.”

During a studio tour, viewers spotted a scaled-down Sort Your Life Out house – regularly featured in the warehouse on the main programme – accompanied by a photograph of fellow team members, including Stacey Solomon, Robert Bent and Iwan Carrington.

Elaborating on the podcast’s format, she revealed that the celebrity items will remain completely unknown to her until they’re presented.

Dilly continued: “This is going to be the celebrity podcast that teaches you all about celebrities’ homes. It’s the one you don’t want to miss.”

The post was captioned: “We can’t wait for you to listen to the brand new Sort Your Life Out Unpacked podcast with our very own Dilly Carter! Coming tomorrow on @bbciPlayer and tune in on @BBCSounds #SYLO #Podcast #SortYourLifeOut #DillyCarter.”

Responses flooded in shortly afterwards, with numerous people expressing their enthusiasm about the announcement, reports the Mirror.

One viewer commented, “Congratulations, lovely lady. Exciting, can’t wait!” Another wrote: “OMG I NEEDED THIS!!!!!!!!!!! Dilly, I will be listening to it on repeat.”

Reacting to the news on the BBC social media page last week, one follower stated: “We can’t wait to listen!” while another added: “So proud of you xx”

The description for the new podcast series states: “Amongst funny anecdotes and personal revelations, we learn how to organise and sort our own lives out.

“Celebrity guests include Elizabeth Day, Lorraine Kelly, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Kerry Katona, Eddie Kadi, Dr Alex George, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Sort Your Life Out’s own Stacey Solomon and many more.”

Sort Your Life Out Unpacked launches on BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer on April 7.

A gripping new series goes inside Scotland’s largest prison, exposing the tensions, dangers and fragile hopes behind its walls

Inside Barlinnie returns for a second series, offering a powerful and unfiltered look at life inside Scotland’s largest prison. The BBC Scotland documentary, filmed over the course of a year, captures the daily realities faced by inmates and staff within a system under constant strain.

Commonly known in Scotland as ‘The Big Hoose’, Barlinnie houses more than 1,400 prisoners across five vast Victorian halls. Behind its ageing walls, tension is ever-present, with the threat of violence or crisis never far away. The series explores how both prisoners and officers navigate this challenging environment, balancing control, rehabilitation and survival.

Life inside is unpredictable, according to Prison Governor Mick Stoney, who begins the series by describing the volatile atmosphere inside the prison walls. He states: “Barlinnie is iconic, notorious, infamous. Things can be calm, but it can go from zero to 99 at any second.”

The programme also looks beyond the prison gates, following inmates as they attempt to rebuild their lives after release. These journeys are often fragile, marked by uncertainty as individuals try to reconnect with loved ones and adjust to life on the outside.

The two episode BBC Scotland series sheds light on how difficult it can be to break the cycle of reoffending.

One of the most difficult challenges explored in the series is the flow of drugs within the prison. As drug smuggling methods continue to evolve, from visits to drone drops, the rise of synthetic substances has heightened the risks. These drugs are linked to increased violence, erratic behaviour and serious mental health issues among inmates.

The first episode presents a series of stark and eye opening storylines. JP, a known drug user, is rushed to hospital after collapsing from an overdose in the exercise yard, showing the dangers of substance misuse within Scotland’s largest prison.

Meanwhile, inmate Norry reaches a breaking point as he struggles with his past and threatens to take his own life, reflecting the mental health pressures within the prison system.

Additionally, inmate Ryan – who’s known as RJ in Barlinnie – one of Scotland’s most dangerous prisoners, turns to religion in a bid to transform himself. As he prepares to stand trial for another violent offence, he clings to the hope of staying sober and rebuilding his future.

Produced by Friel Kean for BBC Scotland, the series provides a stark insight into one of the country’s most infamous institutions.

The official BBC synopsis for Inside Barlinnie reads: “Inside ‘The Big Hoose’. The reality of life behind the bars of Scotland’s infamous prison. As it finally closes its doors, staff and inmates reflect on a violent, chaotic history.”

Inside Barlinnie is available to stream on BBC iPlayer from 7 April, both episodes will be available to stream.

Man Utd are flying to Dublin on Monday afternoon as they embark on a short training camp ahead of their return to Premier League action against Leeds next week.

Lisandro Martinez is part of the Manchester United squad travelling to Dublin for a training camp on Monday, with the centre-back eyeing a return to action against Leeds next week.

United have named a 25-man group that will fly to Ireland on Monday for a short training camp ahead of the game with their Yorkshire rivals on April 13.

Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko have also been included after withdrawing from international duty with Cameroon and Slovenia, respectively, and they will be in contention to face Daniel Farke’s side. Matthijs de Ligt is absent as he continues his recovery from injury, while Diogo Dalot and Tom Heaton miss out through illness.

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Patrick Dorgu has been going through individual training at Carrington recently as he continues his rehabilitation from a hamstring injury and he too has been named in the travelling squad, though the 21-year-old won’t be fit enough to return to the squad against Leeds.

Michael Carrick has also included academy youngsters Fred Heath, Yuel Helafu, Jim Thwaites and Victor Musa in his squad, with the training camp lasting until Thursday. Harry Maguire is also part of the squad, despite being suspended for the visit of Leeds.

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United’s last fixture was the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth on Friday, March 20, and the international break and scheduling of the FA Cup quarter-finals means they have 24 days without a game.

The players have been given some time off during that period, while the internationals were also granted a couple of days off at the end of last week, before regrouping at Carrington on Monday and heading to Ireland.

Training camp squad

Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir, Senne Lammens, Dermot Mee, Fred Heath.

Defenders: Noussair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, Patrick Dorgu, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Ayden Heaven, Yuel Helafu.

Midfielders: Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, Jim Thwaites.

Forwards: Matheus Cunha, Joshua Zirkzee, Amad, Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko, Victor Musa.

It initially aired back in 2023, with it acting as an all-stars version of I’m A Celebrity featuring previous contestants.

One of the main differences between the programmes was the setting, with it moving from the Australian jungle to Kruger National Park in South Africa.

A synopsis for the second series shares: “Campmates have already proved that they can survive the Australian jungle, but this is I’m A Celebrity… on a whole new level, it’s where legends are made.

“The trials are tougher than ever and with that, so are the stakes.

“With relentless twists and turns, the campmates will never know what’s coming next.

“They will be faced with challenges at every turn, quickly learning that with big decisions come even bigger consequences.”

Outside of the change in setting, the show also has a major difference from the original as it is pre-recorded.

Why is I’m A Celeb South Africa not live?

Due to the 2023 series being pre-recorded, it meant that viewers weren’t able to vote for trials or the winner.

Usually, much of I’m A Celeb is filmed live with Ant & Dec appearing from the studio in Australia, with an 11-hour time difference.

The reason behind the South Africa show being pre-recorded was that it was reportedly made as a backup in case ITV were not able to film a regular series in Australia due to potential Covid restrictions.

ITV had filmed two series of I’m A Celeb in Wales to counteract this initially, but there hadn’t been a great desire to do it again.

An insider told The Mirror at the time: “This is a brilliant reserve plan in case Covid restrictions come round again in the Autumn and the cast and crew can’t get Down Under, as has happened for the past two years.

“There is no appetite to go back to Wales.

“It was great while it lasted but it’s just too dark and damp.

“Everyone’s had enough, including the viewers.”

Filming for the first South Africa series took place in July 2022, with it being broadcast in April and May of 2023.

Despite Covid restrictions now not being a major worry for TV productions, the decision was still made to pre-record the second series.

ITV have been contacted by Newsquest for comment.

Filming for the second series occurred back in September 2025.

I’m A Celeb South Africa final to be aired live

In a change from the first series, the final of I’m a Celeb South Africa will be aired live on Friday, April 24.

The Radio Times shares that rather than making the 12-hour flight back to Africa, the entire celebrity cast will instead gather in a UK studio.

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From here, the public will be able to vote to crown this year’s I’m a Celebrity Legend.

Discussing the change, Ant & Dec said: “It’s going to be here in the UK, live on the television.

“We’re going to get all the cast back, we’ll have the finalists in the studio.

“It’ll be a live vote like we do in Australia and the public will decide their Legend.”

Will you be watching I’m A Celeb South Africa? Let us know in the comments.

Earlier in the day, Victoria Beckham, 51, had shared the Beckhams’ Easter celebrations – which included personalised hampers for the Beckham family – including husband David, 50, daughter Harper, 14, sons Romeo, 23, and Cruz, 21, as well as their girlfriends Kim Turnbull, 24, and Jackie Apostel, 30.

Councillors on South Lanarkshire’s planning committee unanimously approved the application for redevelopment of the Centre West site.

East Kilbride’s town centre transformation has taken a major step forward with the granting of planning permission in principle for up to 270 homes and a new civic building in place of Centre West.

Councillors on South Lanarkshire’s planning committee this week unanimously approved the application for redevelopment of the shopping centre site into a residential area, along with accompanying retail and healthcare spaces and a building for “assembly and leisure”.

Full details and plans for the homes and other facilities will later be submitted and approved through a series of subsequent planning applications, while early-stage demolition work is underway at the vacated shopping centre site after ownership passed to the council in December.

The approved proposal states that the shopping centre site will be transformed with “between 229 [and] 270 residential units”, plus around 890 square metres commercial space for uses including food and drink, retail and healthcare, and approximately 7000 square metres for the civic building.

Accompanying site layout illustrations indicate seven design zones within the site – with the civic hub shown allocated to the Queensway side of the site, closest to the remaining shopping malls, while the rest are allocated for the residential development.

It will include affordable housing and “an informal children’s play area for residents”, and detailed property designs will form part of later detailed planning applications along with information including parking and electric vehicle charging, pedestrian connections, construction traffic, waste, landscaping and lighting.

Councillors agreed with the planning recommendation that legal agreements are put in place regarding both developer contributions to local education provision to serve the new homes, and to determine the level of on-site affordable housing provision.

The planned civic hub is described as having “the potential to incorporate a number of functions such as a public hall, theatre, community centre, library and offices”, and the later full planning application will include details of its proposed uses and operation, opening hours, accessibility and car parking.

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Centre West’s demolition and repurposing forms part of a major masterplan for redeveloping the town centre, which South Lanarkshire Council say will “enhance the physical fabric, vibrancy and feel of the town centre, delivering a high-quality urban environment”.

Planning committee members were told at their meeting: “This relates to the now-vacated Centre West; this applications is residential-led but seeks permission for a variety of uses, all of which are appropriate to a town-centre location.

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“This permission in principle will establish parameters and design principles which provides a degree of certainty against which future schemes and investment proposals can be progressed; there were no objections to the application.”

Centre West is the newest part of the town centre shopping complex having been was completed in 2003, and a report for councillors noted: “The shopping centre entered administration in 2022 where administrators were appointed and earlier this year, ownership passed to South Lanarkshire Council.”

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It added: “Demolition is only supported when appropriate justification can be provided.

“The shopping centre has seen a significant decline in usage over recent years due to changes in customer habits; while re-use of the existing building has been investigated, this has been shown to be economically unviable due to the costs of refurbishment to make [it] fit for purpose and meet sustainability requirements.”

Public access through Centre West ceased earlier this month, with shopping centre operators EK, East Kilbride posting on social media that this is “to allow for demolition works to progress”.

They added: “Access to the centre from Rothesay Street will now be through our new Plaza entrance.

“Access to Centre West from Plaza will remain open but will be limited to customers using Superdrug who continue to trade in Centre West until their relocation to Plaza in May.”

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The park is situated in 80-acres of scenic land and is full of things to do

We have finally entered the beautiful spring season where flowers begin to bloom, fields fill with colour, and the sun shines more and more. This can only mean one thing – a beautiful walk – and CambridgeshireLive have just the ideal place to recommend.

Priory Park is an award-winning park in St Neots with lots to offer. Situated amongst 80-acres of 18-th century parkland, this park offers five football pitches, four mini soccer pitches, two large children’s play areas, a zip-line, basketball, and space for a relaxing picnic with friends.

The site offers free parking for approximately 40 cars as well as a pavilion with changing rooms, a kitchen and a refreshment area. So, visitors have all the facilities they need for an enjoyable day out in the fresh air but without having to splash the cash.

Ideal for dog-walkers, friends catching up, and those who seek some peace and quiet, this park offers an extensive woodlands just waiting to be explored.

This high-achieving park, situated off Huntingdon Road, received the Green Flag status in 2022 which recognises and rewards the best parks and green spaces in the country.

However, this park, offering scenic views, hasn’t just caught the eyes of the Green Flag Award scheme, it has also earned a highly reputable status online. Among over 250 reviews, the park has an average of 4.6 out of five stars on Google.

One person said they experienced a “wow moment” visiting the park especially because of the “neatly cut grass and swathes of uncut areas hosting thousands of wild flowers”.

Another visitor commented: “What a lovely hidden gem in St Neots. Nice and lovely park. Appreciate the fact that the park is always maintained well. A joyful, lush greenery routes if you go for a walk.”

Dating back to the 1700s, the land that is now Priory Park, was reportedly once used for farming by an attorney, William King. He acquired the land in the 1790s, creating a park for his new house at the top of the hill. The house was later demolished in the early 60s.

An underground ice-house was dug in the park just west of the house and local legend has it that Priory Hill was connected to the Priory (Waitrose Car Park site) by a tunnel.

The ITV stars were filling in for Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley on the daytime programme

A This Morning star left presenters Rylan Clark and Emma Willis with her shocking accident story where she was rushed to hospital.

X Factor star Rylan and Love Is Blind host Emma were back fronting the ITV daytime talk show on Monday (April 6). Regular presenters Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley got the bank holiday off.

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Rylan and Emma are no strangers to presenting This Morning together, often seen when Ben and Cat are away on their holidays. The former even refers to Emma as his ‘TV wife’ due to their close friendship.

During their return to This Morning, the pair kicked off the episode with the show’s news segment. Joining them in the studio was Gyles Brandreth and former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp.

With many around the country enjoying a day off work, the group discussed how people come across as more ‘charming’ when they brush off an embarrassing moment by laughing at themselves. It was here that Nicola shared that she once fell while attempting the Dirty Dancing lift.

Before Nicola could reveal her story, Rylan and Emma both gasped in unison. Rylan was quick to ask if she was the one doing the lift when trying the move made famous by Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze.

“I was lifted. I broke my nose. But I was so embarrassed, I laughed it off and I had blood dripping down and I was like ‘I’m fine, I’m fine’,” Nicola recalled.

With Nicola stating that her version of the move from the classic 1980s romance film left her with a broken nose, Rylan and Emma appeared stunned as they buried their faces in their hands.

Nicola added: “And it was only later I looked in the mirror and went ‘Oh God, I need to go to A&E’.”

To which Emma replied: “See that’s different. That’s when I want attention. I need people to look after me and feel sorry for me.”

Nicola continued: “I was like ‘it’s fine’. I got some cleaning products from the person’s kitchen, it was in somebody’s house and I started cleaning it up. And they were like ‘I think you need to go to hospital’ and I was like ‘I’m fine’,” she added, gesturing to indicate blood still pouring from her nose.”

Rylan began to laugh after thinking she was putting cleaning products on her nose, saying: “Don’t put Domestos on your nose! Just get yourself a plaster’.”

Always one to remain positive, Gyles concluded the segment by noting: “Often you say, what is the definition of being British and I think being able to laugh at yourself is the definition of being British.”

Meanwhile, fans rushed to X, previously known as Twitter, to express their joy that Rylan and Emma were back on presenting duties.

@Dannyjay85 said: “Not watched @thismorning for ages randomly switch to @ITV to see @Rylan and @EmmaWillis presenting! Great choice! #thismorning.” @Speedqueenie added: “I do like Rylan & Emma.”

@daveee_r wrote: “What a joy to see Rylan & Emma presenting #thismorning.” @tvreality93 posted: “Love Emma and Rylan.”

@t_catttt commented: “#thismorning emma… and Rylan back! happy easter.” @SavanahhSmithe stated: “More emma and rylan please #thismorning.”

“Vaccines are foundational to child survival,” Rana Flowers, the Unicef representative in Bangladesh, said in a statement on Sunday, adding that the current measles outbreak was “putting thousands of children, especially the youngest and most vulnerable, at serious risk.”

After a brutal winter storm season, cities across the United States are declaring a war on potholes as local officials race to make roads safe.

The East Coast and Midwest were battered by heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures for weeks in early 2026, leaving behind tens of thousands of potholes on roads and highways.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said his city is still dealing with the aftermath of “ice-mageddon”, even in early spring. The Maryland city is used to heavy snow that then rapidly melts but low temperatures in late January and February kept ice intact for weeks.

“We had below-freezing temperatures for basically a month,” Scott told The Independent. “So it wasn’t going anywhere, and it was chunks of ice.”

Scott, who has joined road crews filling potholes, is overhauling Baltimore’s resurfacing program with a new public data dashboard and changes to city contracting. He wants to fill 25,000 potholes in the next 90 days. The city tackled 134,000 potholes last year.

The work has involved breaking up ice blocks that felt like concrete, he said. The salt put down to combat icy conditions unfortunately worsened the pothole problem. Road salt lowers the freezing temperature of water which then seeps into pavement, and helps develop potholes.

“With the amount of salt that we had to put down, that’s going to create potholes,” Scott said. “Where there is salt used, there will be potholes.”

He’s just one of hundreds of city leaders facing similar challenges after this winter and who are now in the midst of “pothole blitzes.”

As of late March, New York saw a 119 percent increase in pothole complaints to the city’s 311 system compared to the same period in 2025, the largest year-over-year increase ever, according to a New York Post analysis.

In Nashua, New Hampshire, city officials warned that a “very wet winter with very low lows, and weirdly strange high temps” were creating a “perfect storm” for potholes.

Chris Leo, a resident of nearby Manchester, recently lost a tire to a massive pothole on the way home from dinner.

“Think of a black abyss, like a black hole, and then double it, is basically the deepness of these potholes,” Leo told NHPR. “It was like the Mariana Trench.”

In Connecticut, drivers reported more potholes on state roads in the first two weeks of March than in all of March 2025.

In some jurisdictions, potholes moved from a daily annoyance to an all-out crisis.

In February, Sumpter Township in the Detroit metro area declared a public safety emergency over the state of its gravel roads.

Roads in the township had become “severely washboarded, rutted and potholed, contain standing water due to drainage failures, and significant segments of road are nearly impassable,” town supervisor Timothy Bowman wrote in a public declaration.

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, however, it was business as usual, according to John Samuelson, director of public works.

“We’re doing OK,” he told The Independent. “I have not heard of any increase in potholes as a result of the rains this year.”

He said the city generally fills potholes within 24 hours of being notified.

To raise public awareness and focus city efforts, leaders in places like New York City and Baltimore have launched “pothole blitzes” to tackle the problem. The Big Apple has filled more than 66,000 potholes since January, according to the local Department of Transportation.

Scott, the Baltimore mayor, said he enjoys joining the pothole crews on the job himself. It reminds him of helping out at his family’s HVAC business. “I’m a hands-on guy,” he said.

When mayoral elbow grease fails, cities have also turned to special equipment to patch up the winter-weary roads.

“We’ve had hundreds and hundreds of people calling after one of the worst winters on record — and that’s why I decided to put together a massive public facilities operation to repair the potholes, using what we like to call ‘the pothole killer,’” Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayor Joe Ganim told News 12 last month.

The pothole killer set-up includes a truck with spray injection machines and a “hot box” asphalt recycler. Residents can also report potholes via an app, he said.

The costs of all these potholes can add up. A Manchester, NH, tire shop said this week it’s fixing a record number of damaged tires and rims as a result of the potholes.

Smaller municipalities only have so much money to patch holes. The Pittsburgh-area borough of Homestead told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette it has already blown through its full supply of 2,000 pounds of cold patch asphalt.

The holes can also be a major safety issue. A 46-year-old man in Queens, New York City, was fatally thrown from a motor scooter last month in the Ozone Park neighborhood when he hit a pothole.

Getting a handle on the pothole problem isn’t easy. Rising global temperatures, stronger storms, and unusual weather patterns as result of the climate crisis are expected to worsen potholes, while cities like Baltimore face persistent funding challenges.

The city, unlike others in Maryland, is responsible for maintaining both local and state roadways in its jurisdiction. It also lost nearly $1 billion in expected state funding thanks to years of budget cuts after the 2008 recession.

“You’re talking about thousands upon thousands of lanes of road that didn’t get surfaced that would have,” Scott said.

After securing funding increases in recent years, Scott is now lobbying state lawmakers to keep such support over the long term.

Little is certain in life, but you can always count on there being more potholes to fill.