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.

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Gary Neville has made a list of ten things he wants to do after he turns 50[/caption]

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Neville 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.

Before the episode got underway, he revealed: “I’m gonna get a tattoo.

“For my 50th birthday, I’m gonna do ten things that I’ve never done and one of them is get a tattoo.”

Fellow Sky pundit and podcast host Jamie Carragher was quick to quiz Neville over the ink he plans to get.

The former Liverpool and England defender asked: “Is it gonna be Man Utd related or family related?”

Neville paused to think about his imminent ink before saying: “Ehh, maybe a bit of both.”

Fellow host Ian Wright was also curious about Neville’s plans to get tatted up, asking him where he plans to get one.

Class of ’92 star Neville replied by admitting: “I don’t know [where I’ll get it].

“Why don’t we have a debate about what I get and where I get it?”

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Gary Neville also plans to get a tattoo this year[/caption]

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.

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An Italian wall lizard[/caption]

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Snakes and Italian wall lizards have been imported into countries like The Netherlands undetected among ornamental olive trees[/caption]

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The 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]

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While 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.

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