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Terry Venables’ off-pitch career was an eclectic one, encompassing everything from big band-style singing and board games to a series of novels that inspired an ITV detective drama, says Katie Rosseinsky

Pitbull promoted Florida. Jackie Chan told tourists to try Hong Kong. And now Idris Elba is helping bring direct flights to Sierra Leone. Alongside brilliant hotels and a vibrant culture, it seems as if tourist destinations think a celebrity endorsement is crucial for people booking a holiday.

Messi in Saudi, Rihanna in Barbados and, now, Idris Elba in Sierra Leone – celebrity travel endorsements are nothing new. But do they work?

At the moment, it seems as though Stephen Mulhern is not married. There were rumours circulating that he was dating or could be getting hitched to actor Emma

Eight-year-old Jimmy Mc Queen from Craigavon and two-year-old Amelia Coffey from Strabane are featuring in a new Family Fund photo research project which was recently presented at Stormont.

Now that the Whoniverse is on BBC iPlayer, which is the best Doctor Who TV series of all time?

Some of the top hits included U R the Best Thing and Shoot Me with Your Love. The group's 1994 song Things Can Only Get Better is what shot to number one

Two residents of a Frinton care home have celebrated two huge milestones as both are now older than 100-years-old.

Collection includes some rare Disney automata

By the time you read this, I will be back in the 1990s. So to speak anyway. A period of annual leave beckons and I am jetting off to the unlikely…