4 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Gabriel reignites Haaland rivalry by celebrating in his face as fans say ‘this is exactly what the Premier League needs’
GABRIEL MAGALHAES reignited his feud with Erling Haaland after appearing to celebrate in his rival’s face.
There is no love lost between the Arsenal defender and Manchester City striker given previous run ins.
RexGabriel and Erling Haaland renewed their rivalry at the Emirates[/caption]
Premier LeagueGabriel celebrated in Haaland’s face after Arsenal took the lead[/caption]
It came much to the delight of fans who enjoyed the emotion of it
And today’s clash at the Emirates showed the flames of rivalry were still burning brightly after the Gunners took an early lead.
Martin Odegaard tapped home from a Kai Havertz square pass after Manuel Akanji gave the ball away inside three minutes.
As the home side ran up the pitch to celebrate with the goalscorer, Gabriel took the chance to rub it in Haaland’s face.
More to follow.
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4 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell who ‘changed the lives of millions’ dies in Majorca aged 76
THE founder of weight loss company Slimming World Margaret Miles-Bramwell has died aged 76.
Miles-Bramwell died on Sunday morning surrounded by her family in Majorca after she had “touched the hearts and changed the lives of millions of people”, the company said in a statement.
InstagramMargaret Miles-Bramwell is being remembered as having changed the lives of ‘millions’[/caption]
PAMiles-Bramwell with the OBE she received at Buckingham Palace[/caption]
Slimming World managing director Lisa Salmon said: “Margaret steered her ship in the way she lived her life – with a generous spirit, passionate conviction, a wicked (and rebellious!) sense of humour and a fierce belief in doing the right thing.
“Our job now is to continue to keep her legacy alive by doing the very same thing.”
Sixties pop singer Jess Conrad said in a post on X that he was “devastated” by the death of Miles-Bramwell, who was “a dear friend for many years”.
Miles-Bramwell founded the company which focuses on a diet of Food Optimising in a church hall in Derbyshire in 1969.
The company pioneered the first-ever NHS weight management referral scheme in 2000, allowing health professionals to refer overweight patients to Slimming World groups to manage their weight.
The programme encourages dieters to swap high-fat foods for low-fat foods that are naturally filling.
Miles-Bramwell was made an OBE by Charles, then-prince of Wales, for her services to the health of the British public in 2009, the company’s 40th anniversary year.
Speaking about her career after she received her royal honour, she said: “In the early days, in the sixties, there was some help around but it was the sort that used humiliation tactics.
“I really felt that we needed to treat overweight people with respect and courtesy and as adults and not as children who needed a slap or something. That was really what inspired me.”
The House of Son Amar theatre said in a statement on Facebook: “Margaret was loved by everyone that was lucky enough to have spent time with her and was the most generous, passionate and hard working person with a wicked sense of humour.
“Her presence will be felt from the centre of our theatre and we dedicate every future performance to continue her legacy.”
What is the Slimming World diet?
The Slimming World diet is run by a Derbyshire-based weight loss company created by Margaret Miles-Bramwell in 1969.
It focuses on a diet of Food Optimising, where members are given a list of Syn Free food, that can be eaten in unlimited amounts.
Syns are short for synergy as the Free Foods, Healthy Extras and Syns all add up to effective weight loss.
The programme encourages dieters to swap high-fat foods for low-fat foods that are naturally filling.
You can get support from fellow slimmers at weekly group meetings and follow an exercise plan to become gradually more active through their Body Magic initiative.
It’s designed to help you lose about 1-2 pounds a week and currently has around 900,000 members attending each week.
InstagramMiles-Bramwell founded Slimming World in a church hall[/caption]
4 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on THREE Masked Singer legends will perform in the series final as HUGE US star returns
THREE Masked Singer legends will return for this year’s finale – including a huge American singer.
This series has been one of the ITV show’s most popular runs yet, with peak viewing figures across the board as household names including Kate Garraway and Mel Giedroyc have been unmasked.
ITVMcFly’s Danny Jones will sing in The Masked Singer final[/caption]
GettySteps’ Claire Richards has also been booked for a return[/caption]
Now The Sun can reveal the incredible stars returning for the final on February 15.
And US singer Keala Settle from The Greatest Showman is back as Air Fryer.
The show icons will all duet with this series’ final three.
Costumes including Bush, Bear, Dressed Crab and Snail remain in the running with celebrity guesses so far as wide-ranging as Natalie Cassidy and Jamie Lynn Spears to Nile Rodgers and Simon Le Bon.
It comes after American superstar Macy Gray stole the show earlier in the run when she stormed off stage and refused to be unmasked.
She was gutted to be voted off third as Toad in the Hole and so threw a diva strop.
Last night there was a double elimination ahead of next week’s semi-final.
Kingfisher and Snail were the characters unveiled.
Artist Sir Grayson Perry, 64, was behind the colourful bird and said after his exit: “I was gutted when I got knocked out. I had two really lovely songs lined up for next week.
“I was going to sing, ‘Feed the Birds’ from Mary Poppins and there wouldn’t have been a dry eye in the place! I’d already been practising. I could hardly get through without blubbing.
“And then I was going to do ‘Stick Season’ by Noah Kahan. That’s a great song. Lots of words though. Very hard to learn but I had it nailed and I was really looking forward to it.”
While singer Andrea Corr was Snail, whose unmasking left Davina McCall in shock.
Andrea said: “I had such a good time, everyone’s been lovely, it’s been really joyous. I wanted to do it for the children.”
GettyThe Greatest Showman’s Keala Settle is the third big name returnee[/caption]
TenMacy Gray made headlines for her very awkward exit earlier in the series[/caption]
Who has left The Masked Singer 2025 so far?
Much to the delight of telly fans, The Masked Singer is back in 2025.
Twelve celebrities have been hidden behind intricate costumes, with their identities concealed.
Sadly, not all of this year’s whacky and wonderful characters can make it to the end of the show, as there can only be one winner.
Here’s who has been unmasked so far:
Teeth – this character baffled judges and viewers with their changing voice. They were finally unmasked as former Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc. None of the panel managed to guess it was her
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CROAGH PATRICK (4.00 Carlisle)
He was an easy winner the last time he ran here in December and has plenty of staying power for this trip.
THIEF
MARTALMIX’JAC (1.40 Southwell)
He was a solid second at Ludlow last time and should be right there again off the same mark.
GOLDEN ECHO (2.10 Southwell)
She was a fair handicapper on the Flat and should make her mark over hurdles.
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GettyAmanda Holden has made a sweet tribute to her son Theo, who would have been 14[/caption]
InstagramAmanda and husband Chris Hughes lost son Theo, who was born sleeping at 28 weeks[/caption]
The TV and radio presenter took to her Instagram Stories to share a photograph of a burning candle in tribute to her son, as she wrote: “Our beautiful boy would have been 14 today.”
Last year Amanda marked the day as she told followers how her son would have been turning into a teenager.
Amanda pays tribute to her son in various ways on the date each year alongside husband Chris.
The pair welcomed their first child Alexa, 18, into the world in 2006, followed by Hollie, 12, in 2012.
Amanda has previously recalled the heartbreaking last moments with her son.
She recalled: “He looked so normal and so peaceful. I held him in my arms and I said goodbye, basically.
“But I couldn’t have done it without the incredible team around us. My husband was so strong and so amazing but they got him through it too.
“And then the days and months afterwards, the same team of people checked on us every single day and it’s not because I’m off the telly or famous or anything like that.
“I believe they’d have extended that care to any woman, any family, in my situation.”
Amanda has said that Theo will always be part of the family.
She added: “I’ll literally do anything for the National Health Service because they got me through it, they got Chris through it and I now thankfully have two healthy girls and a little boy who is still part of the family but just not here.”
She’s also spoken about the impact the loss had on her and her husband Chris, who she married in 2018.
She revealed the sad loss left the pair of them “frightened” of having another child.
She told us: “It was horrific in the months after Theo.
“My husband was frightened of having another child, he never wanted to see me go through that pain again — and himself.
“But I knew in order to carry on and live life, I had to have a baby and I was lucky enough to have the choice and be able to have another one.”
Instagram / @notholdenbackAmanda Holden pays tribute to her son every year[/caption]
PAAmanda has previously spoken out about the tragic loss she faced in 2011[/caption]
@noholdenback/InstagramAmanda and husband Chris share two daughters, Alexa and Hollie[/caption]
4 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Killer farmer Tony Martin who shot burglar who broke into his property & was convicted of murder dies aged 80
THE convicted killer of a teenage intruder in his home has died at the age of 80, a family friend has said.
Tony Martin shot a 16-year-old at his Norfolk farmhouse in 1999.
AlamyTony Martin returned to his farm house in Norfolk after being released from prison[/caption]
Fred Barras, 16, was shot by Tony Martin in a case which sparked national debate
He also revealed he hoped his name to be cleared one day.
Martin even described visiting Fred Barras’ grave, insisting that he “felt no remorse” standing over it.
‘I acted on instinct’
“I tried to defend my home, my private space. I was just a man, asleep, for goodness sake. Not some roaming vigilante,” he said.
Recalling the night Bleak House in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, was raided, Mr Martin said: “I had been to see my mother, bless her soul. I had got home, had a bottle of wine, settled down with a Farmers Weekly and fell asleep.
“I remember hearing noises. I knew someone was in the house. I knew I had a gun in the house, I just didn’t know where it was.
“I ask anyone, ‘What would you do in that situation?’. I eventually found my gun, which I hadn’t used for a long time, under the bed with some old newspapers. I don’t remember much after that.
“I was sure I hadn’t shot anyone. The next thing I knew was the police were on top of me in my bed.
“What happened after was all a great shock, a great injustice. I don’t see how I would act differently. I have no regrets.”
Today, Mr Martin tells how being jailed for murder sent his life into a downward spiral, bringing worry to his beloved mother Hilary and costing him friendships.
When he was finally freed from prison he lived like a hermit — at one point sleeping in his car.
And he admits he still has little sympathy for the burglars, saying: “I pay the criminals no thought at all.
“Maybe I am being kind by even calling them criminals. Thanks to them, everything has been a blur for me for the last 25 years.”
‘GREAT INJUSTICE’
At the time of the burglary, in August 1999, Mr Martin was 54 and had been working on and around £3million Bleak House, which he inherited from his aunt.
It was in total darkness when he realised he was not alone in the property.
Making his way to the stairwell of the labyrinth-like farmhouse, he blasted his gun.
Two more shots were fired as the intruders fled. Fred was hit in the leg and back, dying at the scene.
His accomplice, Brendon Fearon, then 29, was shot in the leg and survived.
Fearon was later jailed for three years for his part in a conspiracy to burgle the property, accompanied by Fred.
Yet Mr Martin was charged with offences including murder, attempted murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
He slammed police handling of his case, raging: “It’s injustice. I felt like I was stitched up. I thought they decided I was guilty and didn’t want to look at facts that showed I wasn’t.
“I thought the police liked the idea that I was lying there in my clothes every night, holding a shotgun, waiting for people. The reality was, yes, I fell asleep in my clothes.
“But I acted on instinct. I felt under attack. That is all.”
A ballistics expert in his trial at Norwich Crown Court said evidence backed Mr Martin’s claim he was coming down the stairs when he opened fire.
Prosecutors accused him of lying in wait and shooting without warning after previous break-ins.
And they alleged Mr Martin, who had owned guns from a young age, had repeatedly threatened to blast any thieves or travellers in the lead-up to the break-in, as well as arguing he had booby-trapped his rundown home in anticipation of a burglary. He denied both claims.
It was also alleged Mr Martin had used an unlicensed shotgun and that his certificate was revoked in 1994 after he fired at a vehicle belonging to a trespasser he caught scrumping apples.
He said: “It was bloody awful the way the prosecutors treated me.
“They said I knew what I was doing in shooting them. I didn’t. I was firing a warning. I felt like they lied to the judge and the judge listened.
“I hope that wouldn’t happen to anyone again. I wasn’t overly happy with my own defence team either, who I felt let me down.”
Mr Martin was sentenced to life in prison for murder in April 2000.
His trial sparked a national debate, with some people saying he had the right to defend his property, while others were disgusted at the death of a teenager.
Months later, Mr Martin was granted an appeal, only for judge Lord Woolf to deny his freedom in 2001.
He said: “I thought I had the strongest of cases for appeal. The facts were there to uphold my appeal but he decided against it. I am still to clear my name thanks to him. He consigned me to prison.”
Mr Martin instead had his sentence reduced to five years for manslaughter and was released in 2003.
He says: “Prison was OK. I was essentially left alone, but I knew I shouldn’t have been there.
“It was very upsetting and embarrassing for my dear mother. She was a decent lady and what happened really shocked her.
“In some ways, the hardest thing was coming out and realising all of my friends were no longer there.
“My mother lived for many years after what happened and saw all I went through.”
On his release, Mr Martin lived for a spell in a car at a barn near Bleak House — which had become derelict.
AlamyPC Stephen Matthews held the Winchester Pump Action Shotgun outside Norwich Crown Court, which was used to kill Fred Barras[/caption]
4 days agoLatest NewsComments Off on Premier League relief for Ange – but not for Man Utd
Manchester United have slumped to another home defeat at Old Trafford against Crystal Palace on a day Spurs finally got back to winning ways at Brentford.
