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JASON Manford, Will.I.AM and Alesha Dixon were moved to tears last night when the cast of Loose Women performed Bridge Over Troubled Water on Britain Get Singing.
TV star Brenda Edwards led the Simon & Garfunkel ballad on stage – 10 months after the tragic death of her son Jamal aged just 31.
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She was joined by co-stars Linda Robson, Coleen Nolan, Denise Welch, Judi Love and Kelle Bryan all for a very good cause – supporting ITV’s Britain Get Talking campaign.
Emotional Alesha kicked off the comments as she dried her eyes: “I can barely see because I’ve got tears in my eyes, and my heart is pounding out of my chest right now because I loved that so much.
“I loved that on so many levels.” She added: “I can’t think of a better group to be performing on Britain Get Singing.”
Will.I.AM was barely holding it together and said: “That was perfect because it hit all the right emotional notes.
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“Um, and you guys bonded as a family on stage and it was beautiful.”
After crying during their performance, Jason made them smile by praising their voices, saying: “I can’t help feeling that you’ve been recruiting Loose Women for this show.
“I think you thought ‘one day, we’re going to be in a singing competition, get me a Nolan an Eternal and West End legend Brenda Edwards. It was absolutely fantastic. Wow.”
He added: “And Brenda, specifically you tonight, to… with everything that you’ve gone through this year, for you to be able to get up there tonight in the name of entertainment and for this wonderful cause, I’ve got to say it was one of the most selfless and wonderful things that I’ve ever witnessed in my life.”
Gripped with emotion, Brenda added: “As my son would say, I wanted to just bring some self belief and I’m just glad that the ladies were here to share it with me, so thank you.”
The group took part in Britain Get Singing alongside his celebrities from Love Island, Emmerdale, The Chase and Coronation Street.
In February this year, the professional singer and presenter was left heartbroken following the death of Jamal.
The businessman, DJ and founder of of online music platform SBTV was found dead at his home in west London.
An inquest has since ruled that the 31-year-old – who received an MBE in 2015 – died of cardiac arrest following a late-night booze and cocaine session.
Following his death, Brenda revealed that she received a touching letter from King Charles following Jamal’s passing.
Jamal was a Prince’s Trust Ambassador, meaning he had a close partnership with the now-Monach.
Britain Get Singing is available to watch on ITVX.
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Jamal died suddenly in February[/caption]
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UK weather: Misery for drivers after floods & downpours swamp nation’s roads – with warnings in place & snow forecast
BRITAIN was hit by floods last night after being inundated with heavy rainfall that drenched the nation.
The Met Office issued weather warnings after a band of rain reached Cornwall on Wednesday afternoon before it lets rip across the country over the next two days.
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Wet weather is set to engulf the country for the rest of the week, the Met warned[/caption]
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Motorists on the flooded A27 in West Sussex were trapped in their cars on Wednesday[/caption]
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It will then pass over Scotland’s east coast on Friday after bringing a week of “atrocious” weather for the majority of the UK.
The Met Office said the Scottish Highlands could even see some snow as they issued a yellow warning for rain due to the heavy downpours.
The Environment Agency has also issued three flood warnings and 43 flood alerts, mostly across the south coast.
Up to 20 cars were trapped in a swamp of water on the A27 in West Sussex after a day of rain drowned the region on Wednesday.
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Police have been forced to close the major thoroughfare as the busy carriageway continues to flood.
Shocking footage showed motorists at a standstill while encircled by several inches of water as some drivers tried to travel through it.
West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said the closure applies between the A259 west at Emsworth and A259 east at Fishbourne.
Commuters across the UK have been advised to expect “heavy delays” due to the barmy winter weather that is battering the country.
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Cops in Winchester, Hampshire, also revealed a road had been blocked in Swanmore after a large tree was uprooted by the weather.
The Met Office’s first warning kicked in at 5pm, covering a southeast area stretching from Southampton and the Isle of Wight in Hampshire to the coast in Kent, until 6am on Thursday.
Brits have been advised to brace their homes and businesses as forecasters told people to expect flooding.
Another yellow rain warning will then comes into force across a large area of the UK for the whole of Thursday, from 12am until 11.59pm.
This covers an area stretching from Birmingham, Lincoln and Hull to north Wales, Liverpool and Manchester, as well as the east coast up to the Scottish border.
The Met said transport could be disrupted, roads could be deluged with water and communities could be temporarily cut off due to the extraordinary rainfall.
A third warning will come into force at 3pm on Thursday until 6pm on Friday for the east coast of Scotland, stretching from the English border up past Aberdeen with similar risks of flooding, and transport disruptions.
It brings a damp end to the working week for Brits, before snow is set to hit in a matter of days.
‘ATROCIOUS CONDITIONS’
Met Office spokesman Craig Snell said: “The warning areas are where we are most concerned about the risk of flooding but it doesn’t mean that the areas outside them are not going to see some pretty atrocious conditions.”
He said a warning was in place for the southeast because “it has been quite wet there since the beginning of November with many places already seeing more than their month’s share of rain”.
He added that conditions were “still going to be a pretty miserable evening for the whole of the south” and Londoners would have an “unpleasant commute home this evening”, but the wet conditions will have passed through the area by Thursday morning.
The Midlands and the north of England will have a “pretty miserable day” on Thursday after the rain sweeps in overnight, Mr Snell said.
“The rain will be accompanied by a brisk wind so it’s not going to feel good.”
But he added that Scotland could see “two days of persistent rain” and this may result in snow falling in the highlands – although this is not unusual for November.
“If you want to take a walk in the hills in Scotland tomorrow, you may come across snow but for the lower levels it is just going to be rain,” he said.
RAC breakdown spokesman Rod Dennis warned motorists to “exercise great care” during the wet weather.
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He explained: “The chances of being involved in a collision rise dramatically in wet weather, and even more so if there’s snow, so it’s vital drivers slow down, leave plenty of space behind the vehicle in front and use their lights to make sure they’re easily seen by other road users.
“The risk of aquaplaning where a vehicle’s wheels lose contact with the road as they skim across standing water will be high, particularly for those who don’t slow down to appropriate speeds for the conditions.”
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The Scottish Highlands may even see some snow in the next few days, forecasters predict[/caption]
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Brits have been advised to brace for flooding as the heavy downpours continue[/caption]