Rea was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at just 33 and went through nine operations in a decades long health battleCredit: EPAThe hitmaker passed away three days before Christmas last yearCredit: Getty
Court records seen by The Sun show Rea left £14,435,894, reduced to £12,063,178 after taxes, debts and costs were removed.
A grant was issued by the High Court earlier this week.
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He had signed his final will in October 2025, just two months before his death.
In the 19-page document, Rea asked to be cremated.
Rea passed the sum to a trust for his wife JoanCredit: AlamyRea signed his final will in October 2025 – just two months before his tragic deathCredit: Getty
Joan will also collect all of her husband’s personal belongings and future royalties from her husband’s hits being played on the radio.
Rea was born in Middlesbrough in 1951 to an Italian father and Irish mother.
He joined local band Magdalene in 1973 before launching his solo career by performing in local bars and clubs.
His 1978 debut album, Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?, spawned the US hit Fool (If You Think It’s Over), which landed him a £15,000 payday and a Grammy nomination for best new artist.
Rea produced 25 studio albums in a lengthy career, scoring two UK Number Ones – The Road to Hell in 1989 and follow-up album Auberge in 1991.
Rea had been dumped by his manager and banned from driving when his then-girlfriend Joan was forced to drive down to London in a Mini to drive him back up north.
He later recalled coming up with the melody and lyrics during the lengthy trip home.
The track only reached Number 53 when originally released in 1986, but has since become a staple of the festive season.
It has returned to the UK Singles Chart every year since 2007 and peaked at Number 10 in 2021.
Chris met wife Joan when they were both teenagers growing up in TeessideCredit: GettyRea and his wife had two daughters, Josephine, born in 1983, and Julia, born in 1989Credit: Reuters
He lost his pancreas, gallbladder and part of his liver to surgeries, and later developed type 1 diabetes.
At one stage, the star was taking 34 pills a day.
He suffered a stroke in 2016, prompting him to give up cigarettes, before collapsing on stage in Oxford the following year.
Chris said of his health battles: “The original illness hit me hard. I almost had a nervous breakdown with the shock of it. That was the Mount Everest to climb.
“When they said it was pancreatic cancer, I could not believe it. It seemed that if your DNA says you are going to have cancer, then you can.
“They did not think I would recover from the first operation, but I was determined to do so for my wife and the girls.”
The star continued performing despite his illnesses, and made his final TV appearance in a 2020 Christmas special of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, filmed in his home city of Middlesbrough.
Chris met wife Joan when they were both teenagers growing up in Teesside and they stayed married for 57 years.
They had two daughters, Josephine, born in 1983, and Julia, born in 1989.
Bob, recorded a cover of Rea’s Let’s Dance with Middlesbrough FC in 1997, wrote: “A lovely brilliant funny giant of a bloke… RIP Chris.”
His record label, BMG, said: “Over a remarkable career spanning more than four decades, Chris Rea created an extraordinary and deeply human body of work, defined by emotional honesty, restraint, and craft.”
Sound engineer Stuart Epps, who worked with the singer for decades, remembered him as “an amazing guy and an amazing musician”.
And Squeeze pianist Holland said: “Sad we’ve lost dear Chris Rea. A brilliant musician and the kindest of men.”
How much would you pay for a pair of shoes? Someone else’s shoes, I mean.
Would you pay $7,000 for a chair on which Taylor Swift sat in a basketball arena — for an NBA playoff game, not for her wedding? Someone did.
There was one Swift chair up for bid. The Dodgers gave away 52,000 trading cards as part of a promotion for the Japanese animated series “One Piece” this month, and the current asking prices for one of those cards on eBay range from $784 to $15,656. Even at the low end … strike that, there is no apparent low end to the collectibles market these days.
Now add Shohei Ohtani to the mix. A pair of his cleats hit the auction block Monday, hyped by the promoter as “one of the most significant baseball artifacts ever” and “the greatest baseball footwear ever made available” and “the most culturally significant footwear ever worn on Japanese soil.”
In this case, the adjectives are more than breathless. Ohtani is the best player in baseball, the favorite to win his fifth most valuable player award in six years, an international tourist attraction, and a global pitchman making an estimated $125 million in sponsorships and endorsements this year.
So, the footwear: These are the cleats Ohtani wore when the Dodgers opened the 2025 season in Japan, decorated with art of his world-famous dog Decoy and signed by Ohtani with Asian kanji characters rather than English letters.
The cleats were purchased last year by Take to the Universe (TTU), a Japanese company that distributes beauty and wellness products in Japan and throughout Asia. State records show the company registered a subsidiary in Los Angeles two months ago.
The cleats Shohei Ohtani wore during the Dodgers’ 2025 season opener in Japan are on the auction block.
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“We thought, hey, we could actually use this to market our company and enter into the U.S. market,” said Ryoji Iguchi, chief executive of the subsidiary. Iguchi declined to say how much TTU paid for the cleats.
For a Japanese company to leverage Ohtani and the Dodgers to introduce itself to an American audience is nothing new — not just for tangible consumer goods, but also for animated characters.
You wouldn’t actually go into a store and ask for a TTU product, though. You eventually might go into a store and ask for a beauty product made by another company. TTU would just get it there.
So how does selling a pair of cleats create brand awareness for a brand consumers would not even know?
“This interview,” Iguchi said.
The Ohtani Economy strikes again: You don’t know us, but we’re coming to America, we want to help you sell your wares — and we’re selling Ohtani’s cleats!
The sale was arranged by Scott Keeney, founder of the Realest, a Los Angeles-based enterprise specializing in sports and entertainment memorabilia.
The cleats Shohei Ohtani wore during the Dodgers’ season opener in Japan in 2025 are on the auction block.
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Keeney talks about the “museum-grade” and “investment-grade” quality of the cleats. You might find a trading card marketed as one of one, but someone could make another. In this case, no one can make another pair of cleats worn by Ohtani on that particular day.
“It’s no different than art, where you’re seeing paintings selling for tens, hundreds of millions of dollars,” Keeney said. “The top grails are in a category of their own.
“It’s what the ultra, the top 0.0001% want, and they appreciate faster than anything else in the category.”
So how much might the Ohtani cleats command, given the combination of sport and celebrity?
Kobe Bryant’s sneakers from the game in which he tore his Achilles tendon — and hit two free throws before he left the court — fetched $660,000. Michael Jordan’s “Flu Game” shoes sold for $1.4 million. Kanye West wore “Air Yeezys” to the Grammys, and the pair sold for $1.8 million.
The ball Ohtani hit for his 50th home run in his 50-50 season: $4.4 million. And, speaking of holy grails: Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” fetched $32.5 million.
I cannot afford that, in this lifetime or any other. Perhaps you can. If you cannot, the Realest is offering this free-to-enter contest: Guess the sale price of the Ohtani cleats and, if you come closest to the actual sale price, you win 1% of the price. In the event of a tie, the first submission wins.
The cash would be nice, because this is just a pair of someone else’s worn shoes. But, since everything else Ohtani does seems to be unprecedented, this auction just might be too.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Jordin Canada is the only person in the world with a UCLA-inspired pair of Air Jordan 4028 PEs, and she was excited to use them to represent her Bruins when the Atlanta Dream came to California last week.
“That’s my alma mater,” she said with a smile. “Any chance I get to support them and rep them, I will.”
Canada, who was an All-American in four years at UCLA, was rocking the blue-and-yellow shoes in shootaround before her Dream took on the Golden State Valkyries. The Los Angeles native had a quiet first outing against the Valkyries but bounced back with a season-high 23 points in their next matchup, then had 10 assists against the Seattle Storm on Saturday.
She is averaging 11.5 points and a career-high 7.0 assists as the leader of the third-best offense in the WNBA. Her 30.5 minutes per game are a step up from last season.
That’s because she’s done so much to facilitate the Dream offense and run it through Atlanta’s bigs.
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“She’s made my job easy,” Dream star Angel Reese said. “I mean, when you have a point guard that can score and also facilitate to me… Her and I had a talk a little bit before the season started about how I can be better for her than pick and roll, but also like coming down on the rebound, I can get the ball and push and flip, flip it to her, and she can start the offense… So she’s made it a lot easier, really easy, and she’s just a great player, she’s a great leader for us offensively and defensively.”
Canada’s 3.6 rebounds per game also are a career high as teams lock in defending Reese and the other versatile Atlanta players such as Naz Hillmon and Rhyne Howard.
Shooting 46.7% from the field, Canada has capitalized on her minutes by being the most efficient possible this season and being enough of a threat that teams have to guard her, while she also can send the ball to one of Atlanta’s top scorers.
“Being aggressive on the offensive end and trying to be more efficient, talking to Cam [Brown], who’s my position coach, and [head coach Karl Smesko], just seeing ways I could be more effective and more efficient in my position,” Canada said. “So just watching a lot of film, watching the areas where I need to improve, and just trying to make sure that I do that consistently, day in and day out, every game, and skin to my spots, and making the right decisions.
Atlanta Dream guard Jordin Canada attempts a pass against the Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday in Seattle.
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The Dream are fourth in the WNBA standings behind their consistent starters. With that group, Canada has become one of the most dynamic point guards in the WNBA in her ninth season.
“Her speed is pretty level,” Valkyries coach and former UCLA player Natalie Nakase said. “At UCLA, she was fast. I think now she’s like, for some reason, she looks a lot stronger, I think, from her college years, and I think she really has bought into a system under Karl of what she is doing.”
Tyler Bilodeau drafted by Nets
Former UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau was selected by the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA draft.
Bilodeau, a 6-foot-9 transfer from Oregon State, averaged 15.5 points and 5.1 rebounds in 64 games at UCLA. The Kennewick, Wash., nativeled UCLA in scoring in his junior and senior seasons, averaging a team-best 17.6 points in 2025-26 and finishing second on the team in rebounding (5.6). Bilodeau earned third-team All-Big Ten Conference honors both seasons. He ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten in three-point shooting as a senior, knocking down 46.4% of his attempts.
“We’re all so thrilled for Tyler to get drafted by Brooklyn,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said in a statement released by the athletic department. “He is a tremendous young man and a tireless worker who really excelled in our program. He’s come a long way since his days at Kamiakin High School, and it’s simply a testament to the work ethic that Tyler and his family have embodied. He’s a versatile player who really improved his three-point stroke during his two years in Westwood. I can’t wait to see him take that next step with Brooklyn. All of us at UCLA are so proud of him.”
Zoey Molomo, Katelyn Ohashi Shine at American Classic
Zoey Molomo, competing at the United States Gymnastics Olympic trials in 2024, placed second on vault and floor and third in the all-around and bars at the 2026 American Classic.
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Zoey Molomo, who is joining UCLA’s gymnastics program for the 2027 season, placed second on vault and floor and third in the all-around and on bars at the American Classic.
Molomo qualified for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships with an all-around total of 52.700.
UCLA alum Katelyn Ohashi, who returned to competitive gymnastics after a seven-year absence at age 29, tied for third on balance beam. In her first competition since the 2019 NCAA championships and her first elite competition since winning the 2013 American Cup, Ohashi scored 13.150 on balance beam to earn bronze.
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Salzburg has begun enforcing a summer ban on visitors driving into its historic centre, picking up a policy modelled by other car-choked European cities plagued by overtourism.
Authorities in Austria’s fourth largest municipal area said they hoped the “less traffic, more city” restrictions in July and August would reduce the number of vehicle entries by 1,000 a day.
As part of the campaign against gridlock, park-and-ride facilities are offering a day ticket including travel on local public transport for five people for €7.50 (£6.45).
“We don’t want chaotic traffic situations like we saw last year,” said the mayor, Bernhard Auinger, when he announced the measure in May. “It is aimed at day trippers who travel by car from farther afield. It is important to me that residents of the central Salzburg area and business-related traffic are not affected by this.”
Auinger said tourists themselves, drawn to attractions such as Mozart’s birthplace and the baroque-style 17th-century cathedral, would also benefit from the policy. “It’s certainly much better than spending hours stuck in traffic. And it also makes life a lot easier for the people who live and work in the city of Salzburg.”
The restrictions will make life ‘a lot easier for the people who live and work in the city’, said the mayor. Photograph: Westend61/Getty Images
The mayor said mounting complaints by residents about traffic during the summer months had prompted the city to take action. “We basically allowed tourists to drive into our sitting room,” he told the news website Salzburg24.
Patrolling police officers will impose fines of up to €80 on any drivers with numberplates from outside the Salzburg region entering the old town in the radius around the Staatsbrücke (state bridge) spanning the Salzach River.
Exceptions will be granted to commuters, delivery vehicles, taxis and rental cars, as well as disabled visitors and hotel guests with a reservation confirmation in the restricted zone. German motorists from the neighbouring Bavarian areas of Berchtesgaden and Bad Reichenhall are also exempted.
Heidi Strobl, of the local tourism board, said Salzburg’s policy, approved by the city council in May, had taken a page from the zona a traffico limitato (limited traffic zones) in Italian cities such as Rome, Florence and Pisa as well as a ban in Dubrovnik, Croatia, after they had become inundated with tourist vehicles during the summer months.
The moment came on about day four. A cloud-like mist was drenching our faces, hair and clothes, despite the thick canopy of trees overhead. My six-year-old daughter silently trudged uphill pushing her bike, her mouth set in a grim line. I looked again at the blue blob on Google Maps, which seemed, unfeasibly, to indicate we were on the right path. I thought, again, about the diminishing supply of chocolate in my backpack.
“See! I told you! We’re having an adventure,” I said with forced jollity. She didn’t even look up.
“This is not an adventure,” she said. “This is just pushing your bike up a big hill.”
Adventure. Such an intoxicating word. And so easy to achieve … when you’re young. But with two kids, within the constraints of the summer holiday? Well, that’s more of a challenge.
It was with that quest in mind that we found ourselves lost up a lush, densely wooded mountain in the Spanish Basque Country, on a track unsuited to bikes, as part of the first stage of a three-week road trip from Bilbao in northwest Spain to Saint-Malo in Brittany, north-west France.
I’ve always loved a road trip, and was hoping to recreate – in some limited way – a classic that I had done in my 20s. After living in Paris for two years, I and my then-boyfriend meandered across France for a month in my nan’s old Peugeot, camping in different places virtually every night. We stayed in fields where we were the only people for miles and watched eagles swooping as the sky darkened; we begged the manager of a stuffed-to-the-gills campsite to move his car so we could camp on his front lawn.
Bilbao’s Plaza Nueva. Photograph: Peter Eastland/Alamy
This would, of course, be different. My partner is deeply sceptical of camping. The kids still shudder at the memory of the toilets on the first campsite we ever stayed at. So how do you have a somewhat unstructured, kind-of-spontaneous road trip with kids?
We decided on a mixture of home swaps and posh camping, and started with a journey that is an adventure in itself. On board the two-night ferry from Portsmouth to Bilbao on Brittany Ferries’ Galicia, we spent hours watching pods of dolphins, reading our books, and sneaking back to our cabin for naps. It’s worth noting that while entrance to the first-class Commodore lounge isn’t cheap (prices vary by ferry; it’s £79 a person on the Portsmouth to Bilbao crossing), the excellent buffet is endlessly replenished; all drinks, including wine at meal times, are included; and the lounge is a peaceful haven.
Alexandra’s children on a bike ride in the Spanish Basque country. Photograph: Alexandra Topping
We rolled off the ferry, kicking off our escapade in Bilbao on the opening day of Aste Nagusia, the city’s annual nine-day party. After a stroll around the Guggenheim – arguably the best modern art museum in Europe – we headed to the Plaza Nueva in Bilbao’s Casco Viejo, where the pintxo bars were rammed with locals wearing blue and white checked scarves and shouting for more cider. The Spanish know how to live, but the Basques? They know how to party.
Full of anchovies, olives and salt cod, we drove north along winding roads up into the verdant mountains of the province of Gipuzkoa to our first stop, an apartment in the small hamlet of Berastegi, about 25 minutes from San Sebastián – a stay organised through the home swapping website Home Exchange. We are evangelical about home swapping, having saved thousands of pounds since 2022 with brilliant holidays in Spain, France, Denmark and the UK.
You frequently discover fabulous places you might never have heard of too, often on the recommendation of your hosts – such as Casa Julian, in charmingly sleepy Tolosa, where we ate a steak so good as to render all future steaks redundant. A devastating steak, frankly. A meal for four cost €234, and I would happily sell my car to eat there again.
Staying in Berastegi also allowed us to visit the bustling city of Pamplona, a 40-minute drive away, where we drank unctuous hot chocolate in Café Iruña, Hemingway’s old haunt, before learning about the running of the bulls on a grimly fascinating tour.
A view over San Sebastián from Monte Igueldo. Photograph: Sonia Bonet/Alamy
The money saved on accommodation also meant we could afford a night in a hotel in San Sebastián, where we ate, strolled, swam, then ate again. The city’s claim to have the greatest density of Michelin stars in the world is disputed, but when you are drinking a glass of cold txakoli and hollowing out a stuffed txangurro (spider crab) that hardly seems to matter. Kid-friendly trips to the cool aquarium (vital information: it has axolotls) and the 113-year-old Monte Igueldo amusement park were interspersed with a copious €20 menúdel día at Aldaba. Something for them, something for us.
Full, again, we took to the road, driving away from the mountains via the delightful French Basque coastal village of Bidart to our next stop en route to the French Atlantic coast.
Two hours from the traditional timber-framed baserri (farmhouses) of south-western France, the mist-shrouded mountains give way to the open flatlands of western France, long wide roads lined with pine trees and dunes that rise up from the crashing waves of the turbulent ocean.
We stopped in Arcachon at the Huttopia site, one of a family-run chain of nature-immersed campsites. The handsome seaside resort, with its 19th-century Arcachonnaise villas with names such as Esmerelda and Denis Papin, feels like the stately grand dame of the Atlantic coast.
Our luxury “évasion” chalet, with its nice toilet, strong shower and comfortable beds, was not, let’s face it, camping. But, nestled among the pines and deep in the forest, we sat on our deck listening to the soothing throb of crickets and got similar benefits, only without the discomfort. When we climbed the awesome Dune du Pilat, it felt like landing on the moon, and when we held hands and hurtled down it again, like we were taking off into space.
Three days later, the landscape transformed again as we drove to the flat salt plains of the Île de Noirmoutier, about one-and-a-half hours from Nantes, and set up home in a well-stocked Huttopia wood and canvas desert tent, next to the water’s edge and a short walk from the village of tiny white bougainvillaea-draped houses and restaurants. That night, as I sat outside the tent listening to the waves and the wind in the trees, I looked at the stars stretched out across the inky sky – and I remembered those eagles.
Cancale is celebrated as the oyster capital of Brittany. Photograph: Yurii Zym/Getty Images
To complete this family odyssey, we spent four days at another home exchange in the underrated Breton port of Saint-Malo, which has a wealth of charm, great food and delicious cider – as well as the most delightful coastal pool I have ever swum in.
On our last day, we went to Cancale, where I had tasted oysters for the first time, scooping them up from a plastic tray, with a glass of sancerre, on the beach. This time we opted for a restaurant, and while my son learned to slurp oysters, my daughter tried her first mussels. As she used an empty shell to pinch their juicy flesh and pop them into her mouth, I recognised that I get as much pleasure from their discoveries as from my own. And, I thought, maybe the adventure isn’t over after all.
Accommodation at Arcachon and Noirmoutier was provided by Huttopia: Chalet Évasion from €75; Toile & Bois tent from €69. Transport was provided by Brittany Ferries: Portsmouth to Bilbao for a car, four people and an ensuite cabin from £490 one-way; St Malo to Portsmouth from £225 one-way for a car plus four people. Home Exchange membership is £190 a year
Ukraine’s defence ministry believes artificial intelligence is set to fundamentally transform modern warfare, as Kyiv accelerates efforts to integrate AI into battlefield operations amid its ongoing war with Russia.
According to Danylo Tsvok, head of Ukraine’s Defence Ministry AI Research Centre, the country is already employing artificial intelligence across multiple military functions, including drone operations, battlefield planning, intelligence analysis, and missile attack assessments.
The centre, established in March, is part of a broader effort to make data driven decision making a core component of Ukraine’s defence strategy. Officials envision a future where AI systems, sensors, drones, command centres, and weapons platforms operate through a unified digital network capable of processing battlefield information and recommending military actions in real time.
Why It Matters
Ukraine’s experience is increasingly being viewed as a preview of how future wars may be fought. The conflict has already demonstrated the growing importance of drones, autonomous systems, and real time intelligence, but AI could push military operations into an entirely new phase.
Rather than merely supporting commanders, future AI systems may become central to battlefield decision making by processing vast quantities of data faster than human operators can manage. This could dramatically shorten the time between identifying a target and launching an attack.
The implications extend far beyond Ukraine. Military planners around the world are closely monitoring the conflict as a testing ground for next generation warfare technologies.
The Rise of AI Driven Combat
The war has already evolved into a technological competition in which both Ukraine and Russia are attempting to gain advantages through automation, data analysis, and autonomous systems.
Ukraine is working toward a battlefield operating system capable of integrating information from drones, reconnaissance assets, weapons systems, and frontline units into a single decision making framework. The objective is to create a comprehensive operational picture that enables faster and more effective responses.
Russia is pursuing similar capabilities, particularly in drone warfare and strike planning, creating what Ukrainian officials describe as an emerging competition between military operating systems rather than simply armies.
Global Defence Implications
The conflict has attracted significant attention from defence technology firms and AI developers seeking real world operational data. Companies and governments increasingly view Ukraine as one of the most important testing environments for military AI applications.
The lessons learned from the war could influence defence procurement, military doctrine, and security planning across NATO, Asia, and other regions facing evolving security challenges.
As AI becomes more deeply embedded in military systems, countries may be forced to rethink command structures, training requirements, and the role of human decision makers in combat.
Key Stakeholders
Ukraine military
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Defence ministries worldwide
Military planners and strategists
Future Outlook
Over the next three to five years, military competition is likely to shift increasingly toward AI enabled command systems, autonomous platforms, and integrated battlefield networks.
Countries capable of rapidly processing information and converting it into actionable decisions may gain a significant operational advantage. At the same time, concerns about autonomy, accountability, and human oversight will become more prominent as AI systems assume larger roles in combat operations.
The race to integrate AI into warfare is expected to intensify, making technological superiority as important as traditional military strength.
Analysis
Ukraine’s assessment points to a deeper transformation than simply adding artificial intelligence to existing weapons systems. What is emerging is a shift from platform centric warfare to data centric warfare, where military advantage depends less on the number of tanks, aircraft, or soldiers and more on the ability to collect, process, and act on information faster than an opponent.
The most significant aspect of this transition is the compression of decision making time. Historically, military success depended on commanders interpreting information and issuing orders. AI has the potential to reduce that cycle from hours or minutes to seconds, creating a battlefield where speed of analysis becomes as important as firepower.
This evolution could fundamentally alter military hierarchies. If AI systems become capable of generating reliable operational recommendations faster than humans can assess them, commanders may increasingly act as supervisors rather than primary decision makers. The challenge will be balancing military effectiveness with accountability and ethical oversight.
The Ukraine conflict is therefore becoming more than a territorial war; it is also serving as a laboratory for the future of warfare. The countries that emerge with the most effective integration of AI, autonomous systems, and battlefield data networks may define military power for decades to come. In this sense, the competition between Ukraine and Russia increasingly resembles a contest between technological ecosystems, foreshadowing a future in which wars are won not only through weapons but through algorithms and information dominance.
KATIE Price is plotting to get around her seventh driving ban after her husband Lee Andrews claimed he bought her a Ferrari.
The former glamour model, 47, has received bans totalling more than six years since she wasfirst disqualified in 2010.
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Katie Price is planning to get around her seventh driving banCredit: Katie Price / BackgridThe media star was banned again after failing to respond to police lettersCredit: Getty
And last month, Katie was banned for a seventh time after failing to respond to police letters about an 80mph speeding ticket.
But the media personality said she is now planning to get an international driving licence – despite her UK driving ban.
Katie shared a life update with her social media fans today.
She was joined by her husband Lee as she filmed a clip from the back of a moving car.
Lee Andrews reveals his big plans for him and Katie Price…Hyrox togetherCredit: wesleeeandrews/instagramKatie addressed her seventh driving ban last monthCredit: Alamy
Katie said: “Hey guys, we are just going to the hospital to get my stitches taken out and then we are going to Lee’s dad for a cup of tea.”
She added: “And to get my international driving licence…”
Lee interjected and said: “That’s the easy one, then you’ll see the car,” referring to the £180k Ferrari that Lee claimed he gifted his wife.
But Katie’s followers were quick to correct the star, with one writing: “You cannot drive with an international driving licence with a driving ban. It still stands in other countries, there is no way around it.”
A second said: “I hope Katie realises as I wouldn’t want her to do anything illegal in Dubai.”
A third said: “Not with a ban in the UK, you can’t as the Dubai authorities do checks.”
Another commented: “You cannot get an International Driving Permit or drive in Dubai if you have a current UK driving ban. You must hold a valid full driving licence to apply for an International one and the UK court will have taken her licence so she cannot apply for one.”
This person added: “It appears you cannot legally drive in Dubai with a revoked UK licence.”
According to the GOV UK website, you cannot obtain an International Driving Licence if you are banned from driving in another country.
It is only issued to holders of a valid UK driving licence, which is revoked or suspended when you are banned.
But the motor was completely different from the Ferrari she previously claimed had been a gift from self-confessed multi-millionaire Lee.
She previously told how the flash car, believed to cost around £180,000, had to remain in the UAE.
It is not clear how or when Lee purchased the car and whose name it is in ownership of.
Yet despite previously gushing over the “beautiful” gift it was nowhere to be seen during her recent video.
Lee took charge of filming as Katie got settled behind the wheel and said: “Kate is driving now – is this your first time driving in Dubai?”
She was then heard swearing as she got to grips with the automatic before he assisted and said: “There you go”.
Katie then added: “First time driving in Dubai.
The former glamour girl’s latest run-in with the law comes after a Ford Capri registered to her was caught at 80mph on the A64 near Strutton in North Yorkshire.
CCTV released by the police showed Katie behind the wheel during the incident on October 15, 2025, the same day she appeared on stage with celeb pal Kerry Katona for An Evening with Katie Price & Kerry Katona at Scarborough Spa.
Katie, who was first banned in 2010, was subsequently prosecuted and convicted of failing to respond to police, landing her with a six-month driving ban and a legal bill topping £1,000.
The former pin-up was keen to set the record straight last month.
Speaking on her podcast, The Katie Price Show the star revealed: “I found out I was banned by the papers.
“I am actually livid about that because if I’d got the letters I would have replied to it.”
Revealing what happened, Katie said: “Basically I’ve paid someone to do a job.
“They haven’t done it and… now I’m now banned from driving for six months, but I am gonna go back and see if I can appeal it.”
She then added: ” Yeah, or I just think it’s only six months where I live now, I can walk to the shop. the kids schools are ten minutes up the road.
“I get shopping delivered here anyway, because I’m always at home when I work at home.
“So it’s not like in the past where I’ve been stuck right in the middle of nowhere.”
It comes after Katie’s after new husband Lee claimed he is moving to the UK in May AND revealed details of a second wedding.
