The Youth Panorama

Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong'o is on a roll and there's no stopping her. So happy for her. She got a standing ovation from Hollywood last night as she was named Best Supporting Actress at the Critics Choice Awards for her role in 12 Years A Slave. Actress Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for Blue Jasmine. And that dress on her! Oh and she got to meet Oprah who has said in the past that she loved Lupita's role in the movie. See more pics and full list of Critics Choice Awards winners after the cut...   Full list of winners Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave Best Actor : Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club Best Actress : Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Best Supporting Actor : Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club Best Supporting Actress : Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave Best Young Actor/Actress : Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue Is The Warmest Color Best Acting Ensemble : American Hustle Best Director : Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity Best Original Screenplay : Spike Jonze, Her

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has refused to sign into law an anti-gay bill passed by the country's parliament, which is aimed at imprisoning not just homosexuals, but people who talk about it without condemning the lifestyle. The President in a letter to the Country's parliament speaker said homosexuals are 'abnormal' but could be 'rescued' by improving the economy. "Even with legislation, they will simply go underground and continue practicing homosexuality or lesbianism for mercenary reasons. You cannot call an abnormality an alternative orientation. It could be that the Western societies, on account of random breeding, have generated many abnormal people." President Museveni said In December 2013, the Ugandan parliament passed its anti-gay bill going against  the President's advice and now seeks his assent. The President had initially advised that the homosexuality situation in the country be studied deeply and care

A report has found that of the 1.8m single parent households in Britain, 650,000 of them are not in any sort of work. Posed by models Britain has more single parents than almost any country in Europe, and almost one in three of them are unemployed. A report has found that of the 1.8million single parent households in Britain, 650,000 of them are not in any sort of work. This has led to a situation where the average single parent household in the UK claims twice as much in benefit support as the average two-parent household. The proportion of lone parent households in the UK is the fourth highest in the EU - behind only Estonia, Latvia and Ireland. The think tank Policy Exchange, which compiled the study, said the figures showed that if George Osborne wants to slash the welfare bill, he needs to target support at helping young, single parents find work. Author Matthew Tinsley said: ‘Raising a child is a huge responsibility regardless of your living arrangements. All parents -

She’s currently preparing for the launch of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing tour, and there were clearly no last minute nerves on show when Abbey Clancy took to the stage for a dry run on Thursday. The WAG will slip on her dancing shoes one more time when the tour launches at Birmingham’s NIA on January 17 for the first in a series of shows that will waltz her through England and Scotland before wrapping at London’s O2 on February 9. Parading across the dance floor just 24 hours before the fun begins, fleet-footed Abbey appeared to be carrying on where she left off after triumphantly lifting the Strictly Glitterball with Slovenian hunk Aljaž Skorjanec. Scroll down for video Getting ready: Abbey Clancy and dance partner Alja¿ Skorjanec will take to the dance floor once more on Friday evening when the Strictly Come Dancing tour kicks off in Birmingham The pair were on song once again as they went through a series of intricate dance routines during a photo-call for the ea

She recently posed topless for a Vogue photo shoot in Brazil. And Rihanna continued her racy streak on Thursday with a titillating bath in a tropical pond. The 25-year-old left little to the imagination in a low-cut thong monokini as she took a dip in the water in a botanical garden in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bathing beauty: Rihanna left little to the imagination in a g-string one-piece as she waded in a pool of water in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Thursday The singer showed off her toned figure in the revealing one-piece, which featured a plunging front and G-string bottom. The swimsuit was high-cut in a Nineties fashion, showcasing Rihanna's shapely hips. She wore her dark hair in cascading curls over her shoulders and added a pop of colour with fuchsia lips. Risque: The 25-year-old showed off her toned figure in the revealing one-piece, which featured a plunging front and G-string bottom Smoke break: In one shot, the star threw her head back as she puffed o