3 weeks agoLatest NewsComments Off on Chelsea ‘make shock move for Alejandro Garnacho with Man Utd star seen as replacement for outcast Christopher Nkunku’
CHELSEA are interested in signing Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United, according to reports.
The 20-year-old winger is reportedly seen as an ideal replacement for Premier League outcast Christopher Nkunku.
AlamyChelsea are interested in signing Alejandro Garnacho[/caption]
According toL’Equipe, Chelsea are plotting a move for the Argentine, who is allegedly open to leaving Old Trafford.
Nkunku is considering his options with Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich reportedly plotting a move.
Chelsea are in the market for a consistent winger after Noni Madueke’s drop off and Mykhailo Mudryk’s provisional suspension.
Napoli had a £40million bid for Garnacho rejected by United this week.
But it is claimed that the Red Devils are holding out for £60million for their homegrown star.
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Molly-Mae Hague didn’t hold back in her new Amazon documentary and unleashed a series a bombshellsAmazonGettyThe former Love Island star talked a lot about her Tommy Fury break-up[/caption]
The first part of the docu-series can be streamed on Prime Video right now, with the rest dropping in the spring.
Called Molly-Mae: Behind It All, the Influencer doesn’t hold back when it comes to opening up about her life and the impact her painful break-up from Tommy Fury‘s had on her.
Here we take you through five of the big moments and surprises to come out of this powerful documentary.
AmazonMolly-Mae was seen pulling up to a McDonalds Drive Thru[/caption]
AmazonThe star tucked into her favourite Maccy D dish[/caption]
Molly’s McDonalds order
The show kicks off with Molly-Mae and her documentary team heading to a McDonalds Drive Thru.
In this candid moment, the reality star can be seen ordering her favourite item from the menu.
Some of fans may be surprised to know that like a lot of people, Molly-Mae likes nothing more than Maccy D’s every now and then.
In the documentary, the Influencer is seen ordering a delicious Chicken Big Mac.
After revealing her choice, she can be heard saying: “Oh I think that could be for me, I really think that’s for me guys.”
AmazonMolly-Mae reflected on getting engaged[/caption]
AmazonMolly was seen watching the video of Tommy proposing[/caption]
Tommy proposing
Six months after thy welcome baby Bambi, Moly and Tommy gotengaged in a romantic proposal– and planned to get married this year.
However, she reveals in the documentary that they had been going through a tough time before he popped the question.
It came as Molly-Mae started watching the video of Tommy asking her to marry him.
Recalling the day, she said: “That was around the time that things were getting a bit tricky for us actually.”
AmazonMolly-Mae broke down in tears as she talked about her Tommy Fury break-up[/caption]
The star revealed how she begged the boxer not to drink at her sister’s wedding, after revealing that problems related to his boozing were behind their painful split in August.
Molly-Mae can be seen sobbing as she recalled how she pleaded with Tommy not to have any alcohol during Zoe’s big day in July.
Opening up about how her memories of how that day was ruined by his drinking, she said: “At my sister’s wedding I literally begged him, I pleaded with him to not drink.
“And … it’s just really sad … I don’t know why I’m crying now. It’s just so sad. It just affected me.”
During the candid opening episode, the formerLove Islandstar was seen talking to her mum, Debbie, where she opened up more about Tommy’s boozing.
InstagramMolly-Mae with Tomy and baby Bambi in happier times[/caption]
“He wanted to have a family life but also have the life of a 25 year old boy with no responsibilities and the two don’t go hand in hand,” she said “He’s never had an alcohol problem, it’s just that alcohol caused problems for us.
“It got to a point where I wasn’t really looking forward to anything because alcohol affected it so much.”
When her mum admitted she can “only cite a couple of examples where he’d had some alcohol and “it’s not led to anything disastrous”, Molly hits back: “I can’t think of any.”
AmazonThe star got emotional as she opened up on her Amazon documentary[/caption]
Whilst talking about co-parenting Bambi, she touched on whether she would get back with him, and said: “To be perfectly honest with you I think what’s getting me through is the hope that Tommy and I will end up back together.
“All I want is for us to work.
“It has obviously been a bit of a dark cloud over Maebe, it’s really not a nice place to be.
“Especially when you are a young person that is gonna make mistakes.”
Timeline of Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury's split
After five years together, Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury split up in August 2024.
At around 4pm on Wednesday, August 14, Molly-Mae and Tommy suffer an explosive showdown and Molly-Mae announces her split from fiancé Tommy Fury, saying ‘ I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way’.
An hour later Tommy shares a separate and brief statement confirming they have parted ways, and thanks Molly-Mae for making him ‘a dad’.
The real reason they split emerges and on Thursday, August 15 The Sun reveals how Molly-Mae learned Tommy had cheated on her – leading to an explosive showdown.
On Saturday, August 17, The Sun reveals how Molly-Mae had been sent an upsetting video showing Tommy kissing a girl in a nightclub in North Macedonia on a lads holiday.
Exactly one week after the split a Danish woman accused of getting close to Tommy speaks to The Sun. On Wednesday, August 21, she denies she is the girl who kissed Tommy.
3 weeks agoLatest NewsComments Off on Sadiq Khan probed over accepting FREE Taylor Swift tickets worth £3000 in ‘ethics’ row
SADIQ Khan is being investigated over accepting £3,000 worth of Taylor Swift tickets last summer.
City Hall’s ethics watchdog has opened a probe into whether the London Mayor “exercised an appropriate level of caution” before taking the freebies.
Swift performed a series of sellout shows in London last summerAlamyMr Khan is under investigation for accepting the tickets[/caption]
A string of Labour politicians bagged complimentary tickets to the UK leg of the Eras tour – resulting in a row over hospitality that saw Sir Keir Starmer repay his.
He took the six tickets – each worth £500 – from LS Events, which has previously secured contracts from City Hall.
It sparked four complaints from the Tory assembly member Susan Hall to the Greater London Authority’s compliance officer.
Rory McKenna – who is paid £96,000 a year to enforce ethics – threw out three of her qualms: that Mr Khan’s declarations had been late, inaccurate, and possible conflict of interest.
But he has decided to pursue a claim that the Mayor should have acted more cautiously before taking the tickets.
A spokesperson for the GLA said: “An investigation will now take place to establish if the Mayor exercised an appropriate level of caution in deciding to accept the tickets.”
A spokesperson for Mr Khan said: “Any gift accepted by the Mayor is declared openly and transparently. In this case there was an administrative error which was corrected.
“The Mayor has no involvement in the procurement process for GLA events, nor in the tendering of these contracts.
“The Mayor’s office will continue to ensure all the right processes are followed, and looks forward to explaining the approach that was taken in this instance.”
Ms Hall said: “Whilst I welcome an investigation into the propriety of accepting these tickets, after months of asking Khan for answers, I am disappointed that the Monitoring Officer isn’t considering the fact that the Mayor declared these tickets late, initially mis-declared who donated them, that they were also undervalued, or that the donor was a GLA contractor. More answers are desperately needed.”
Swift’s concerts last summer sparked a political row after it emerged Mr Khan and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper had pressed the Met to give the singer a blue-light police escort.
It also triggered a “freebiegate” row that saw the PM pay back £6,000 worth of gifts, including six Swift tickets worth more than £3,000.
PASadiq Khan attended the Swift concerts at Wembley last summer[/caption]
PATony Mowbray is the front-runner to land the West Brom job[/caption]
PA:Press AssociationMowbray, 61, was a hugely popular boss at The Hawthorns between 2006 and 2009[/caption]
Having now been cleared to return to work by doctors and the League Managers’ Association, Mowbray is closing in on an emotional return to West Brom.
According to the Telegraph, the experienced boss held “detailed talks” with Baggies chiefs on Thursday.
Mowbray previously managed West Brom between 2006 and 2009.
During that spell he guided them to the Championship title, before going on to leave for Celtic.
On his desire to return to work, Mowbray said in November: “I do want to go back to work because football is in my blood, it’s what I do.
“I still have issues, I’m still, at the moment, not 100 per cent ready for work, but somewhere down the line. My body’s telling me that I’m not ready yet.”
West Brom had been in advanced talks with former Young Boys boss Raphael Wicky.
PA:Press AssociationMowbray won the Championship title with West Brom in 2008[/caption]
But talks broke down with the Swiss boss, with issues surrounding his backroom staff thought to be the main sticking point.
West Brom have been without a manager since December 24.
Former boss Carlos Corberan left to take charge of LaLiga strugglers Valencia.
The Baggies are in promotion contention, currently sitting seventh in the Championship, one point behind the play-off places.
They have lost just four games so far this season but have been draw specialists – with their tally of 13 more than any other team in the Championship.
GettyCarlos Corberan left for Valencia on Christmas Eve[/caption]
3 weeks agoLatest NewsComments Off on People are realising the reason fish and chips used to be wrapped in newspaper, as fans say the classic ‘tasted better’
A FISH and chips shop has spilled the beans on why the British classic really used to come wrapped in newspaper – as foodies claim it ”tasted better”.
Sankey’s Seafood Restaurant and Pub in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, dropped the knowledge bombs about the origins of the newspaper tradition.
tiktok/Sankey's Seafood Restaurant and PubOne food whizz recently spilled the beans on why fish and chips used to be wrapped in newspaper[/caption]
tiktok/Sankey's Seafood Restaurant and PubAccording to Matthew, from Kent, the original reason was due to a shortage of paper during WWII[/caption]
Sharing the insights on TikTok, staff member Matthew explored the ”rich and fascinating history” behind the practice.
According to the foodie, the original reason was due to a shortage of paper during World War Two – but it was later outlawed due to health concerns.
He said in the informative video: ”It all started back in World War Two, when there was a shortage of paper, so fish and chip shops would wrap your fish and chips to takeaway in used newspapers.
”It soon became apparent that there were health concerns with the ink we used to print our newspapers and it contained such things such as petrol and lead.
”And of course this leads to real concerns about lead poisoning through your fish and chips.
Spilling the beans, Matthew then went on to explain how the practice has changed in more recent years, with your local fish and chips shop using ”certified, food-safe products”.
”Ironically, a lot of restaurants now will print fake newspaper articles on theirs.”
Hundreds of viewers flocked to comments to share their thoughts with many protesting the greasy classic once tasted ”better”.
One wrote: ”It used to be a piece of grease proof paper – then wrapped with newspaper to keep warm – the food didn’t touch the newspaper.
”I don’t know why but they tasted better.”
”Chips tasted better in newspaper,” someone else agreed
”A lot less waste using paper compared to cardboard boxes,” someone else chimed in.
”I’ve not had nice fish and chips since those days. Hardly any fish in all the batter today and the chips are appalling,” a foodie commented.
Most affordable fish and chip destinations in the UK
Here are the most affordable places for a portion of fish and chips in the UK, based on the percentage of a local weekly wage.
Southwold, Suffolk – £8.35, 1.06% of a local weekly salary
New Brighton, Merseyside – £7.67, 1.07% of a local weekly salary
Portmeirion, Wales – £8.57, 1.2% of a local weekly salary
Folkestone, Kent – £10.53, 1.23% of a local weekly salary
Whitstable, Kent – £10.75, 1.25% of a local weekly salary
Llandudno, Wales – £8.97, 1.26% of a local weekly salary
Tenby, Wales – £9.32, 1.31% of a local weekly salary
Hastings, East Sussex – £11.56, 1.35% of a local weekly salary
Padstow, Cornwall – £10.10, 1.35% of a local weekly salary
Shanklin, Isle of Wight – £11.56, 1.36% of a local weekly salary
Curious to find out the meaning behind these letters, one X (Twitter) user, @IAMTOINEJ, asked: “I might be called stupid after this, but WTF does ‘AM’ and ‘PM’ stand for?”
The post sent the internet into meltdown and received 159,000 likes and 47000 replies.
Some were baffled, and said that the answer is common knowledge, whilst others shared that they had no idea.
AM is a Latin phrase which means ante meridiem, which translates as before midday.
PM means post meridium, which translates to after midday.
One person said: “I’ve never in my life thought to ask this question… lmao.”
Sharing a jokey anecdote, another person added: “Haha, my wife just said, ‘almost morning and past morning?'”
A third person said: “‘I bet 5,000 people got the answer to that question from this post, when they didn’t even have the question in them before this post.
“That makes it a great post. It made people think and answered the question.”
3 weeks agoLatest NewsComments Off on Dad who ‘hurled knife at daughter, 14, moaned HE was unlucky one after she died in pool of blood on kitchen floor’
A DAD who claims he killed his daughter during a “playfight” moaned he was the unlucky one after she died on the kitchen floor, a court heard.
TikTokScarlett Vickers was knifed to death at home in Darlington[/caption]
PAThe blade penetrated Scarlett’s heart[/caption]
Dad Simon Vickers, 50, claims he and Scarlett were just “messing about” when he accidentally threw the blade at her.
But Teesside Crown Court heard the 11cm wound was too deep to have been a tragic mistake.
Jurors today saw footage from Vickers’ police interview after he was arrested on suspicion of murder.
He told officers they had been playfighting and he must have picked a knife up when he threw some tongs at her.
Vickers continued: “That was it. We were horse-playing.
“I must be the unluckiest man in the world.”
Vickers claimed the playfight started when he and Scarlett began throwing grapes at each other while mum Sarah Hall made dinner.
He said he went to “try and get her” but his daughter tried to push him away so he grabbed the tongs and chucked them.
The dad continued: “She just shouted ‘ah, ah ah’ and fell to the floor.
“Her lips were going bluer and she wasn’t listening when I was shouting at her.
“Sarah took over and the ambulance came and, f****** hell.”
Vickers described his only child as the “love of my life” and told police his world had “gone to s***”.
He also denied telling paramedics at the scene that he picked up a knife and that it “just went in” after Scarlett “lunged towards me”.
The dad added: “There is no way in the world I would stab my child. I threw those tongs at her.
“I want to die myself. My only child – I don’t know what to say. I can’t even cry. I don’t even know what’s wrong.”
The court heard the dad gave “three different accounts at least before his formal police interview” of what happened.
Prosecutor Mark McKone KC previously told jurors Vickers must have stabbed his daughter “deliberately with the knife”.
He said the injury inflicted to Scarlett “could not have been caused by throwing the knife or indeed by throwing anything else.”
Vickers denies murder.
The trial continues.
TikTokScarlett was discovered dead at the family home[/caption]
Durham ConstabularyThe teen’s dad is accused of her murder[/caption]
He claims they were ‘messing around’ at homeNNP
3 weeks agoLatest NewsComments Off on ‘That’s something I need to ask Sky about’ – Gary Neville to make special request to broadcaster over future plans
GARY NEVILLE plans to do “ten things” he’s never done in his life after he turns 50.
But the former Manchester United and England defender will need permission from his bosses at Sky to tick off one of those things off the list.
GETTYGary Neville has made a list of ten things he wants to do after he turns 50[/caption]
Chief among his post-50th plans is travelling to Australia to watch the AshesRexYOUTUBE@THEOVERLAPNeville admits he’ll need permission from Sky to be able to attend the 25/26 Ashes series Down Under[/caption]
The retired defender turned Sky Sports pundit will celebrate his 50th birthday on February 18th.
And he’s created a list of ten things he hopes to achieve before he turns 51 the following year.
Chief among them is travelling to Australia to watch the Ashes, which will take place between November 21 to January 8, 2026.
But he admits he’ll need permission from Sky chiefs to miss the busy festive feast of football to watch The Three Lions Down Under.
During the latest episode of the Stick to Football podcast, he said: ” For my 50th year, I’m going to do ten things that I’ve never done before.
“I want to go to the Ashes in Australia. So that’s something I need to ask Sky about.”
Attending Glastonbury is also on Neville’s post-50th-birthday to-do-list, as well as an African safari.
But he also intends to make a decision that could affect his appearance.
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3 weeks agoLatest NewsComments Off on Urgent warning over food crops being destroyed by rising stowaway pests and non-native frogs invading Britain
SNAKES, frogs and lizards have been caught entering mainland Europe and the UK on potted plants and cut flowers, according to scientists.
These “hitchhiking intruders” could cause severe damage to crops and the countryside, experts at the University of Cambridge have warned in a new study.
GettyAn Italian wall lizard[/caption]
University of CambridgeSnakes and Italian wall lizards have been imported into countries like The Netherlands undetected among ornamental olive trees[/caption]
University of CambridgeThe sheer volume of plants and cut flowers being traded at speed makes it extremely difficult to intercept all the pests and diseases, according to Dr Silviu Petrovan[/caption]
University of CambridgeWhile a South American tree frog was spotted in a bunch of roses at a florist’s shop in Sheffield[/caption]
Snakes and Italian wall lizards have been imported into countries like the Netherlands undetected among ornamental olive trees.
While a South American tree frog was spotted in a bunch of roses at a florist’s shop in Sheffield.
Experts said that if live animals are getting past the border, then much smaller and more invasive insects and fungi could too.
“Adult snakes and lizards are just the tip of the iceberg,” Professor William Sutherland, of the university’s Zoology department, warned.
“If they’re getting through, what’s the chance of us spotting small insects and fungi – the things that really cause the problems?”
Regulations and border checks are currently in place.
But with potted plants becoming increasingly popular, the sheer volume of them being traded at speed makes it extremely difficult to intercept all the pests and diseases they carry, Dr Silviu Petrovan, of the university’s Zoology department and senior author of the study, said.
“Even with the best of intentions, unwanted hitchhikers are getting through customs import checks all the time,” he said.
Nevertheless, researchers have urged that the standards must be “urgently” improved and for data on risks from trade to be collected and shared.
Dr Petrovan, a frog specialist, was called in to identify the South American tree frog from the Sheffield florist.
He thought it was a prank, until it became clear it must have arrived on the cut roses from Colombia via Ecuador.
“If you can get this type of fragile small vertebrate arriving alive in a flower shipment without being noticed at customs, just how hard it must be to detect very small agricultural insect pests or their eggs,” he said.
Warmer summers will also fuel the issue, the study noted.
Researchers cautioned that disease-carrying mosquitoes, which previously died in northern Europe’s colder winters, may now survive.
3 weeks agoLatest NewsComments Off on Shakeel & Rizwan lead Pakistan revival against WIndies
Fifties from Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan have helped Pakistan battle back to finish the fog-hit opening day of the first Test against West Indies on 4-143.
