So long Trigger! Roger Lloyd-Pack takes final journey in pink hearse

SIR David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst were among the stars who turned out to say farewell to Roger Lloyd-Pack today.

The actor, who passed away on January 15 after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, was laid to rest at St Paul's Church in London's Covent Garden.
And it appears that the much-loved star remained a joker to the end, as he made his final journey to his funeral in a gleaming pink hearse.
Lloyd-Pack, most famous for his role as dim-witted Trigger on Only Fools and Horses, arrived in a wicker coffin in the back of the Barbie-pink car, which seemed to put a big smile on the faces of mourners and bystanders around the church.
Friends and family carried the eco-friendly coffin, which was laden down with beautiful flowers, up the steps into the church.

Some of TV's most well-known faces arrived for the service, including Del Boy himself, Sir David Jason.
The actor, who starred alongside Lloyd-Pack on Only Fools and Horses since 1981, showed up to the funeral with Sue Holderness and John Challis, who played Boycie and Marlene in the sitcom.
Nicholas Lyndhurst, who played Rodney – or Dave, as Trigger would have called him – on the show, was seen arriving after his friends wearing a cap with his suit.
Gwyneth Strong, who played Cassandra, and Paul Barber, aka Denzil, also attended the service.

Alison Steadman and Nigel Havers also paid their respects at the funeral.
Lloyd-Pack was born in Islington, North London in 1944, and was a lifelong fan of Tottenham Hotspur. The actor was even honoured at the North London club's clash against Manchester City at White Hart Lane last month.
As well as Only Fools and Horses, he starred in The Vicar of Dibley, and gained international fame starring as Barty Crouch Snr in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
He passed away last month at the age of 69 in his London home surrounded by family.

EXTREME WEATHER: More chaos to come as experts warn of ANOTHER storm

TENS of thousands of homes are still without power as Britain prepares for yet ANOTHER devastating storm.

A month’s worth of rain is expected in just two days as experts warn of more hellish downpours this weekend.
A weather system over the Atlatnic will send yet another violent storm - the eighth this winter - crashing into Britain from tonight.
Winds, which reached 108mph last night, stopped trains in their tracks, blew roofs off stations and closed major transport links on a day dubbed "Wild Wednesday".
The savage storms killed a 70-year-old after he was electrocuted trying to cut down a tree.
Some 80,000 households remain without electricity, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) said.
Tim Field, from ENA, said: "We continue working throughout today to get as many of those people back on supply as quickly and as safely as possible.

"We have seen some pretty horrendous conditions. Wales has suffered very strong winds of over 100mph, gusts in excess of 80mph and 90mph quite frequently on land, and that has caused a lot of damage across the network across Wales so that is where we are seeing the majority of those people off supply at the moment."
The weather continues to cause travel chaos, with warnings that passengers should expect more major disruption on the rail network.
Virgin Train's sertvices remain suspended after they urged passengers to avoid travel.
After a brief respite today Britain faces more chaos as another storm brings heavy rain, strong winds and further risk of flooding tomorrow and into the weekend.
The West Country is expected to have 70mm (2.75in) of rain by tomorrow, the Met Office said - more than the region would normally get in the whole of February.

Snow is expected in northern England and parts of Scotland today, and tomorrow more rain and winds of up to 80mph will arrive from the South West.
With no end to the havoc in sight, Prime Minister David Cameron will today lead talks on Britain's recovery.
The Ministry of Defence last night said more than 2,000 military personnel were on "high-readiness" to respond to requests in flood-affected areas.
Yesterday residents in parts of the UK were warned not to venture out after the Met Office issued a "red" weather warning for exceptionally strong winds in western Wales and north-west England.
Severe flood warnings remain in place in Berkshire, Surrey and Somerset, where severe flooding has caused hundreds of homes to be evacuated.
The River Thames is predicted to rise to its highest level in more than 60 years in some places.
Residents in Windsor, Maidenhead and communities in Surrey - where nearly 1,000 people have been evacuated - have been warned to expect severe disruption and risk of flooding.

Assistant chief of the defence staff Major General Patrick Sanders, who is co-ordinating the armed forces response, described the weather as an "almost unparalleled natural crisis".
Last night, north-west England from Liverpool to Carlisle bore the brunt of the wind.
Manchester City's Premier League clash with Sunderland was called off because conditions at their Etihad Stadium were "unsafe" and, on Merseyside, Everton's match with Crystal Palace also fell victim to the weather.
Residents of a block of flats in Old Trafford, Manchester, were trapped when their only staircase collapsed onto parked cars below.
Rail travel the length of the country was paralysed. Virgin Trains, which operates the West Coast main line serving London Euston, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow, halted all services.
Swamped, it urged all passengers to "abandon travel" and said those already on trains would be dropped off at the nearest station.

UK weather: Killer storm with 108mph winds batters UK with TWO MORE expected in coming days

A killer storm batters Britain as two more sweep in to inflict further damage and misery

Britain is in the grip of weather mayhem as 100mph winds and torrential rain bring death and destruction – and more storms are on the way.
One man was electrocuted in Wiltshire by fallen power cables. The storm damage could cost us £15billion. One expert said: “This is an unparalleled natural crisis.”
Many areas were battered by hurricane force gusts that sparked travel chaos up and down the land with large chunks of the rail network grinding to a halt due to fallen overhead lines, debris on track and speed restrictions.
Virgin trains sent out a dramatic ­statement warning all customers to “abandon travel” and urged those already on trips to get off at the next station.
As weather experts issued a red alert for Wales and the North West, spelling a danger to life, a man in his 70s was electrocuted while trying to clear a fallen tree that had hit power cables.
And forecasters warned two more fearsome storms are heading our way from the Atlantic and will strike over the next few days, giving little respite from the devastation.Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power when electricity cables were damaged and many areas already flooded suffered more deluges.

The West, North West and Wales bore the brunt of the foul weather, as troops were placed on stand by to help with the clear up. Gusts of 108mph hit ­Aberdaron on the North Wales coast.
Police said the man who died was electrocuted in Calne, Wilts, after high winds brought down the tree. ­Paramedics tried to save him but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ports and airports were also battered by the storms. Crossings between Dover and Calais were cancelled or faced delays. Irish Sea trips between Heysham, Lancs, and the Isle of Man were axed and in Liverpool all Mersey ferry services were stopped. There were also delays on the Isle of Wight ferries.
Flights to and from John Lennon airport in Liverpool were severely disrupted and some jets at Manchester airport were grounded. Birmingham and Cardiff airports also had delays.
WeatherWeb forecaster Simon Keeling warned last night: “It’s not over yet.
“We have to get over Saturday first of all. We can describe today’s storm as exceptional. It’s probably the strongest we have had this winter in terms of the broad area it has covered.”
And the Met Office added: “The system coming in from the south will push in and develop on Friday. Into Monday we are likely to see further wet and windy weather.” Paul ­Leinster, chief executive of the Environment Agency, said: “With further rain expected in the coming days, after the wettest January on record in England, the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better.”
On the trains, all Virgin services north out of London Euston were suspended until further notice. In Cheshire, Crewe station was evacuated and all journeys stopped after the roof was blown off the station. It later reopened.

HERE IT COMES: Huge Atlantic storm heading STRAIGHT for Britain will hit in just 12 hours

THIS TERRIFYING image shows how a catastrophic storm hurtling across the Atlantic will smash into Britain in just HOURS.

The UK faces the WORST hurricane-force winds and torrential rain this winter and possibly for DECADES.
And forecasters warned there will be NO let up in the extreme stormy weather until at least the end of the month.
The entire west coast is braced for colossal 75 foot-plus waves to crash inland this weekend triggering unchecked flooding and widespread destruction.

A deep low Atlantic pressure system miles of the UK coast will whip up 150mph winds and violent sea surges as it barrels into the country.
At its centre the intense storm will see pressure drop to just 944mb - seven millibars LOWER than the Great Storm of 1987.
Experts said the worst of the weather is due to set in tonight before a relentless onslaught of wind and rain over the weekend.

They warned communities to prepare for trees to be torn from the ground, roofs ripped from buildings and the flooding crisis to dramatically deteriorate.
Meteorological projections show winds of 12 on the Beaufort scale - Hurricane force - hitting the west coast on tonight and into tomorrow.
Forecasters have warned exceptional low pressure driving the storm threatens to whip up gales which could exceed 100mph - way off the Beaufort scale.

It is also pulling a massive “sea swell” towards the UK which when hurled against the coast will send waves of more than 75-feet crashing inshore.
Another image shows the frenzied “Catherine wheel” of low pressure sweeping towards the UK, closely followed by another at the beginning of next week.
Experts said storms which battered the country over Christmas and saw wind speeds top 142mph in Scotland pale into insignificance next to the approaching monster.

The Met Office has issued a raft of level-2 amber severe weather warnings for wind and rain over the next few days.
Worst hit is expected to be a swathe of the south including Devon, Cornwall and London and the South-east.
The Met Office’s chief meteorologist Andy Page warned heavy winds and more torrential rain will set in tonight with no respite until Sunday at the earliest.
He said: “An Atlantic frontal system will bring a band of rain quickly eastwards during Friday night and early Saturday, with the heaviest rain again likely to be across parts of southern England, followed in turn by heavy showers."

He added: "Winds will also be a feature during Friday night and Saturday with severe gales possible around coasts in the south and southwest of England.
He warned a low pressure system will sweep past the Irish coast on Saturday before crashing into the UK through the day.
“The deep area of low pressure will move east into Ireland during Saturday,” he said.
“Severe gales [are] likely to develop on the southern flank, with parts of southwest England and coastal districts bordering the Bristol Channel and English Channel bearing the brunt of the strongest winds, particularly through Saturday afternoon and evening.
“These winds will also whip up large waves over the eastern Atlantic which will affect southwest facing coasts during Saturday."

Shame Baywatch aren't still casting! Luisa Zissman rocks bikini like a British Pammi

SHE may not have come first in Celebrity Big Brother, but Luisa Zissman may as well have.

For the outspoken, say-it-how-it-is reality star is so in demand she's practically human crack.
Taking a break from her whirlwind year, the mum-of-one hit Tenerife to soak up the rays.
Sunning herself in a brightly-coloured boob tube and matching bikini bottoms combo, the cupcake entrepreneur showed off her svelte physique in the skimpy swimwear.
Despite still having curves, the brunette beauty came under fire last year following her recent weight loss, with Zissman revealing she'd rather be slim than a role model.
Controversy sparked after she tweeted: "Such lovely tweets from you about my bikini bod I'm a real woman and would like to clarify I have worked out & been hungry 2 look like that!"

Smelly stuff hit the fan when she lost a stone in weight, and the keyboard warriors came out to play.
But the resculpted TV personality bit back: "id rather be thin than be a role model never aspired to be that... I wana do what I want to do business and my life nothing to do with anyone else!!!"
But love her or loathe her, the offers keeps flooding in for LuLu.
Her latest venture involves an upcoming baking manual, which will be ambiguously titled Wicked Cupcakes – in honour of her business, as well as her two prized assets that she paid for herself.
And the 26-year-old has found a trusty companion in daughter Dixie to help her devise recipes, telling fans they have been whipping up various formulas at home in preparation.

Yet the metaphorical icing on the cake of her foreign travels, is that our exclusive snaps provided the perfect alibi for Lu when in need of booze this morning.
Having hit the shops without proof of identification, the former Apprentice hopeful was caught off-guard when the cashier tried to refuse her service.
She later tweeted: "Just had to use the piece about me in the @Daily_Star today as ID to buy alcohol. Bit cringe but I need it for my book pictures today... "
We're sure she would have found another way to prove her age if need be, even if it meant flashing her falsies à la BFF Jasmine Waltz in CBB… Forget TV gold, she's showbiz royalty in the making.

She messed with the wrong lady! Katie Hopkins ‘owned’ by Luisa Zissman in tweet war

THERE’S no end to the toxin that spews from Katie Hopkins’ mouth.

But it seems the rent-a-gob messed with the wrong lady last night, and was forced into silence after Luisa Zissman gave the brazen motormouth a taste of her own medicine. The spat kicked off after ‘social commentator’ Hopkins attempted another stab of failed humour. Jumping on the LuLu bandwagon following her success on Celebrity Big Brother, Katie tweeted: “Luisa. Recruited by Mumsnet to promote their latest campaign for crotchless pants. Inspired.”
And hardly a shrinking a violet herself, Luisa wasn’t exactly going to shy away from controversy.
Instead, the CBB housemate – who placed fourth in the series – hit back: “Inspired by this pic of u s****in in a field mumsnet want u2front ‘exploring nature the real way’ campaign.
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Alongside the quip, the cupcake entrepreneur added a snapshot of the self-titled Horseface doing the dirty with Mark Cross while straddled across him appreciating the great outdoors. Back in 2007, Katie hopped aboard her colleague Mark’s lap while he was still married, wrecking his relationship and later saying ‘I do’ to him herself down the aisle.

Defending herself following a flurry of comments about involving innocent kids, LuLu added: “All I’m saying is they look sad it’s a fair comment they aren’t exactly smiling are they??!!

“I said they look miserable miserable means not smiling and not looking happy as per the pic don’t see what’s wrong with that.” But if Katie can judge children solely on their name, she’s got to take as good as she gives.
Basking in the glory of her own malice, the queen of the vile quipped this morning: “Keep it coming my little hate monkeys. If you dance for me I might throw you a nut. Dance babies, dance.”
Let’s hope they thwack the nut back at your head.

Megawave smashes into Britain - and the STORM OF THE CENTURY is still to come

BRITAIN was smashed with a 75ft MEGAWAVE last night, as the storm onslaught continues to cause destruction along the coast.

Spotted off the coast of Penzance, Cornwall, the gargantuan wave is believed to be the largest EVER seen in British waters, and is the height of FOUR double-decker buses.
The current record for the largest wave is 67ft, which was recorded 60 miles off Donegal in 2011 - meaning Megawave eclipses it by a stonking SEVEN feet.
Waves of 40ft were also recorded near the shore at Land's End as storms lashed the South-West, while residents were evacuated from their seafront homes.
A large part of the West Pier in Brighton was also destroyed by 70mph winds after supports on the structure washed away, splitting it in two.
And there is even WORSE to come - weather experts have warned that the STORM OF THE CENTURY is set to cause havoc in Britain on Friday night.
A fresh weather front is sweeping in from the Atlantic, bringing with it 3 inches of rain in the next 72 hours.
Severe warnings have been issued for torrential downpours across the south of Britain EVERY DAY until Saturday.
Residents have been warned to stay awat from coastal paths and roads as the flooding and high winds get even worse.

Jonathan Powell, from Vantage Weather Services, said gusts could hit 100mph over the weekend.
He said: "This is a very destructive and powerful storm heading towards the UK, capable of felling trees and damaging buildings."

Met Office forecaster Kirk Waite added: "The real thing with the second system is the strength of the winds.
"Once the initial band of rain comes in you are going to see severe gales that could bring potential issues with a risk of trees falling."
Severe flood warning issed by the Environment Agency indicate a "danger to life", with the South and South-West at the most risk of flooding
The warnings come as it is revealed that environment secretary Owen Paterson will not chair a meeting of the Government's Cobra emergency committee today.
The minister, whose response to the flooding crisis has been criticised, is to have surgery for a detached retina in his eye.
It is understood that communities secretary Eric Pickles will stand in for him.