Kate Cassidy looked drop dead gorgeous in a steamy avatar, as she showed off her slim, toned figure in a tiny bikini pictures shared on Instagram. 

On Wednesday, the 27-year-old influencer appeared in her element awhile enjoying a spa visit, leaving fans in awe as she posed in a black and white striped two piece, as she accessorised with a pair of glasses.

Kate, who was in a relationship with Liam Payne before his death in October 2024, showed off her toned physique from every angle. She was seen relaxing on a lounger before sharing a glimpse of the thong style bikini bottoms from behind.

In a final shot, Kate filmed herself writing the numbers ‘444’, which is her and Liam’s angel number, on the condensation in the glass. 

It comes after she revealed that she she is “ready to date again,” and even went on a double date. 

However, she emphasised that she will “always love” the former One Direction star.

“I’m ready to start dating again. It’s been a year and a half now since Liam passed away,” said Cassidy. “I think that love after loss is a big chapter within your grief journey.”

Two days later, she uploaded another video capturing her look for a mystery double date.

Cassidy and Payne were first seen together in October 2022 and were still dating when the singer tragically fell from a third-floor balcony and passed away on October 16, 2024. 

Zara Tindall received a new title on her birthday after she reportedly mediated ties between Princess Eugenie and King Charles.

On May 15, Mike Tindall celebrated his wife with a delightful photo and cheeky caption, leaving fans amused. 

The non-controversial member of the royal family was titled as ‘legend’ by her husband on her big day.

He wrote, “I can’t believe she’s letting me play golf on her birthday. What a legend!”

Princess Anne’s daughter is known for her strong personality and non-controversial nature. 

Most recently, it has been reported by The Mail that Zara “persuaded” her cousin Princess Eugenie to share her pregnancy news first with King Charles in the royal circle despite the Yorks’ scandal.

Andrew and Sarah’s daughter was “apprehensive” about how her baby news would be received by the royals amid tensions. 

An insider claimed that “the Palace became involved in issuing a formal proclamation only after Eugenie’s cousin Zara Tindall, one of the few to have been entrusted with the news, persuaded her to write to the King.”

• Republicans organise hearings they cast as being opposed to sharia.
• Muslim groups say such hearings cast Muslims as outsiders.
• Democrats say such hearings are a distraction used by Republicans.

WASHINGTON: Muslim American groups said congressional hearings that Republican lawmakers cast as aimed at making the US “sharia-free” are being weaponised against Muslim minorities in the United States by stoking fear against them.

Republicans, who hold a majority in both chambers of Congress, titled a Wednesday hearing by a House Judiciary Subcommittee as “Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam and Sharia Law are Incompatible with the US Constitution.” A similar hearing was also held in February.

“The radicals pushing political Islam do not want to coexist with America’s culture and ⁠political order. They want to replace it,” Republican US Representative Chip Roy said in the hearing.

Critics have said such hearings single out Muslims for ridicule, revive tropes and conspiracy theories against them, and are unnecessary because American laws prevail on US soil.

There is no evidence that any mainstream US Muslim group has advocated for imposing sharia on the United States.

The US Council of Muslim Organisations, which represents over 50 Muslim groups, condemned what it called the “weaponisation of government against American Muslims” and said the ⁠hearings engaged in “the politics of fear.”

“Anti-Sharia hearings are not about protecting the Constitution. They are about demonising Islam and portraying Muslim Americans as perpetual outsiders,” the Council on American Islamic Relations’ Maryland director, Zainab Chaudry, said.

Democratic US Representative Jamie Raskin, a ranking member of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, said the hearings were a distraction and attacked religious liberty.

US rights ⁠advocates have over the years noted rising Islamophobia, attributing it to the September 11, 2001 attacks; and more recently to anti-immigration policies, white supremacy and the fallout of Israel’s war in Gaza.

CAIR says it recorded 8,683 anti-Muslim and anti-Arab complaints in the US in 2025, ⁠the highest since it began publishing data in 1996.

A study in April by the Centre for the Study of Organised Hate think tank says anti-Muslim bigotry by Republican elected officials has surged since early 2025, citing over ⁠1,100 online posts by Republican members of Congress and governors.

Republican governors in Florida and Texas have cast CAIR, which has opposed Republican President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration and pro-Palestinian protests, as a “terrorist” group. CAIR and other civil rights groups have denounced the claims.