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Wrexham sign one-cap former England star whose goal denied Man Utd a Premier League title

WREXHAM have signed Burnley’s Jay Rodriguez as they target a third-successive promotion.

The 35-year-old former England striker has penned an 18-month deal with the League One side.

Jay Rodriguez celebrating a goal.
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Jay Rodriguez has joined Wrexham on a deal until the end of the season[/caption]
Jay Rodriguez signing a document.
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The 35-year-old striker has signed a short-term deal until the summer of 2026[/caption]
Jay Rodriguez, number 11, playing soccer for England.
Rodriguez won one solitary cap for England in 2013
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Rodriguez has spent more than a decade with the Clarets over two spells.

He grew up in the town and has netted 76 goals since making his debut in 2007.

Wrexham have brought the striker to North Wales as they look to continue their push for Championship football.

Rodriguez told the club’s website: “I’m made up to join the Club. I can’t wait to get out on the training pitch and meet everyone.

“I hope I can use my experience to help every single player in the squad and gain something from the group as well.

“To join the story that has evolved at Wrexham with clear targets is exciting for me.”

Rodriguez arrives at Wrexham with vast experiences having played over 550 career games.

He won his sole England cap against Chile in 2013.

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Wrexham boss Phil Parkison added: “I’m delighted to welcome Jay Rodriguez to the Club.

“He’s an experienced striker with real quality and we’re looking forward to working with him.”

Rodriguez is also remembered by Manchester United fans for being the player who denied them the Premier League title in 2018.

The forward netted for West Brom at Old Trafford, sealing a 1-0 win for the Baggies and making Man City champions.

How Ryan Reynolds has been watching Wrexham games in style

CO-OWNER Ryan Reynolds hasn't been able to make it to Wrexham in recent weeks due to filming commitments.

But that hasn’t stopped him from watching his team in style.

Streaming the match on a laptop or even a TV was not grand enough for the Deadpool star as he worked on the set of his latest movie.

With a giant green screen behind him, he could not resist broadcasting Wrexham’s recent game on to the huge projector.

Reynolds and his crew watched on as the Welsh side notched their 23rd win of the season against Crawley Town.

He looked enamoured as the game played on behind him while surrounding by various pieces of Hollywood machinery.

And Reynolds captioned the moment: “Watching the Wrexham game at work: new level unlocked.”

It’s not clear what project Reynolds was working on at the time, with the actor currently developing several new movies including sequels to smash hits Free Guy and Red Notice.

Wrexham are currently third in League One, six points behind Wycombe in the automatic promotions spots.

They have won back-to-back promotions, with Hollywood duo Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds bankrolling the club’s rise back up the leagues.

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Find your lost Amazon Fire Stick remote in seconds with ‘beeper’ trick – all it takes is saying magic phrase out loud

DON’T let a lost remote ruin your movie night – there’s a trick that can save you.

You can simply speak a “magic phrase” to track down your Amazon Fire TV Stick remote in a matter of seconds.

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Just say the magic phrase and your TV remote will reveal itself – yes, really

And if that doesn’t work, there are some other ways of sorting it out instead.

You may not have realised that someone Fire TV remote controls have built-in ringers.

This is your first option, and it’s easily the most effective.

For this to work, you’ll need an Amazon Alexa Voice Remote Pro.

And it needs to be already be paired with a Fire TV, otherwise you’re out of luck.

As well as that, you’ll need to have registered it to the same account that your Alexa is linked to.

Your remote will need to be within 30 feet of the paired Fire TV – and have enough battery life to boot.

If all of those boxes are ticked, you’ll be able to track down your TV remote.

The easiest way is to just ask Alexa by saying “Alexa, find my remote”.

You can do this in the Alexa app on your smartphone, with your Fire TV app, or any other Alexa-friendly device that you have.

Alternatively, you can press the Remote Finder icon that’s in the Remote tab of your Fire TV app on a smartphone.

With either of these triggers, your Alexa Voice Remote Pro will start to ring for up to five minutes.

Don’t panic if it doesn’t start right away – it can take about 30 seconds for it to start.

Once you track it down, press a button on the remote to stop the ringing.

WHAT IS THE ALEX VOICE REMOTE PRO?

Here are the official specs from Amazon...

  • “Alexa, find my remote.”
  • Backlit for your convenience
  • Two customizable buttons
  • Dedicated headphone button
  • Integrated TV controls
  • Press and ask Alexa
  • Compatible with most Fire TV streaming media players, Amazon Fire TV smart TVs, and smart TVs with Fire TV built-in

If you want to make it easier to find next time, make sure that you’ve got Voice Commands When TV Screen Is Off turned on in your settings.

And ensure that your Fire Stick is getting its juice from a power outlet.

That way, you can ask your TV to find the remote even if it’s switched off.

NO PRO? YOU’RE STILL OK

Of course many Fire Stick owners will have the regular remote – and not a fancy Pro version.

Fire TV remote control with Netflix and Prime Video buttons.
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If you have a regular Fire TV Stick remote, hope isn’t lost[/caption]

The bad news is that there’s no hi-tech way to track this remote control down.

But there is an alternative that lets you still watch telly: the smartphone app.

You can just download the Amazon Fire TV app and link it to your Fire TV or Fire Stick.

That way you’ll be able to control your TV just as easily as you would’ve with a remote.

In fact, it might even be easier – as you’re probably less likely to lose your smartphone.

The app also makes it significantly easier to enter text on the screen.

And if you don’t have voice search on your current remote, you can use it on the app instead.

On top of that, it’s very easy and fast to locate apps and games inside the app.

Smartphone screen displaying a Fire TV Cube remote control app.
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The Fire TV app is a great way to control your television if you’ve lost your remote[/caption]

GREAT SKY-DEA!

TV rival Sky has also come up with a very similar way of tracking down lost remotes.

If you’ve lost your Sky Q remote, you can simply push the big Q logo on the front of your box.

This is actually a button and will cause your TV remote to start beeping.

It’ll ring for about 30 seconds, which should be plenty of time to find it.

a black box with the word sky on it
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Just press the Q button on your Sky box to find your lost TV remote[/caption]

There are just a few catches: the remote needs battery life and must be in range of the Sky box, for a start.

As well as that, the trick only works with main Sky Q boxes, and not the Sky Q Mini.

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German Masters snooker 2025 LIVE RESULTS: Wilson through after epic FIGHTBACK, Hawkins and Robertson TONIGHT – updates

THE German Masters is now into the business end as we head towards the semi-finals on Saturday.

World champion Kyren Wilson produced an epic comeback from 3-1 down to beat Anthony McGill and reach the semi-finals, while Xiao Guodong is also into the final four after a whitewash of Aaron Hill.

Tonight, Neil Robertson faces Yuan Sijun and Wu Yize takes on Barry Hawkins for a place in the semis.

Defending champion Judd Trump CRASHED OUT of the competition following a shock loss to Robertson, while Masters winner Shaun Murphy was also eliminated on Thursday night after a narrow 5-4 defeat to Yuan.

  • Start time: From 2pm GMT
  • TV channel: Eurosport 1
  • Live stream: discovery+

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My fiancé is biological father to his NEPHEW – I was OK until he decided to be an ‘active dad’, people beg me to leave

A WOMAN has shared her heartbreak after her fiancé fathered his own nephew via a sperm donation – and now wants to become an ”active dad”.

Seeking advice on Reddit, she explained that her fiancé had previously donated sperm to his brother and ex-wife to help them conceive after the couple were struggling naturally.

A child sits on stairs, covering his ears, as his parents argue in the background.
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The woman admitted her engagement was ‘hanging in the balance’[/caption]

She wrote that her fiancé had originally agreed to act only as ”uncle” to his child – but has now changed his mind and is determined to take on the role of the father, despite her being ”completely against” it.

The woman revealed that the reason her man had needed to provide sperm was because his sibling ”refused” to seek fertility testing, fearing others would think he was ”less of a man”. 

However, the pair were desperate to have a baby, and ended up asking the brother to secretly provide sperm so they could fulfil their dream and finally conceive – a decision she admitted she ”wasn’t comfortable” with.

Sharing the story on the ‘Am I The A******’ Reddit thread, the woman wondered if she was in the wrong for being upset about the situation and admitted her engagement was ”hanging in the balance”. 

Social media users were quick to urge her to end the relationship and ”leave” him, accusing her partner of a betrayal – while others suspected the donation was nothing but a cover story for cheating on her. 

She wrote: ”I need advice because my engagement is literally hanging in the balance right now.

”My fiance donated sperm to his brother and his ex-wife because they were struggling to conceive naturally.” 

Though she was against the idea, she felt it was pointless to express her opinion.  

”But my fiancé comes from a close knit family so I knew I wouldn’t be able to convince him not to help his brother so I didn’t even try,” she said. 

At first, the intention had been for the couple to go on to raise the child as it belonged to the two of them – however, things swiftly took a different turn.

The brother ended up divorcing his wife as he ”couldn’t cope with the fact that the baby wasn’t biologically his”.

Looking to support his nephew, the woman’s fiancé insisted on helping his newly-single sister-in-law financially, not wanting to leave her strapped for cash before she had even given birth.

While the woman did acknowledge the sister-in-law was likely the ”biggest victim” in this, the woman bravely admitted the situation had made her ”uncomfortable”. 

Alongside his offering of financial support, the fiancé was also allegedly showering his sister-in-law to ”gifts” and was accompanying the single mum to medical check-ups.

She explained: ”To an extent I was okay with this because she’s probably the biggest victim in all of this and my fiancé’s brother is a huge jack*** for putting her in this situation, but it did make me uncomfortable when he was buying her gifts to “cheer her up” or going to doctor appointments with her.”

Since the conception and pregnancy, the sister-in-law has given birth to a healthy tot.

But much to the horror of the woman, her fiancé has now also made the decision to take an active parenting role since he ”doesn’t want his biological baby to grow up fatherless”.

She went on to explain that the sibling implied his ex-wife had been ”unfaithful” and that her fiancé wanted to safeguard the child from being ”shunned” by the rest of the family.

The woman was left horrified by the decision, adding didn’t feel comfortable accepting another woman in her life – or to become a stepmother.  

”I’m completely against this because it was bad enough that I had to accept another woman birthing his child before me but I don’t want to be a stepmother,” she lamented.

Just ‘an uncle’

Her fiancé had previously assured her he would only act as an uncle, but changed his mind right after the birth.

”The agreement was that my fiancé would be only an uncle to the baby which is something I can cope with, anything more is too much,” she said.

”I know this isn’t an easy situation for the ex and I sympathise with her but this isn’t my problem.

”She shouldn’t have let her husband push her into something she wasn’t comfortable with and my fiancé has already done more than enough for her.”

Desperate for advice, the woman asked the popular forum how she should deal with the situation. 

Signs your relationship is heading for a divorce

  1. Persistent Communication Breakdowns
    Constant misunderstandings, arguments, or a complete lack of meaningful conversation can signal deep-seated issues.
  2. Emotional Distance
    Feeling like roommates rather than partners, with a noticeable lack of intimacy or emotional connection.
  3. Frequent Criticism and Contempt
    Regularly criticising each other and showing contempt, such as sarcasm, eye-rolling, or mocking, can erode the relationship’s foundation.
  4. Unresolved Conflicts
    Recurrent arguments about the same issues without any resolution can indicate deeper incompatibilities.
  5. Loss of Trust
    Trust is crucial in any relationship. If it’s been broken and cannot be rebuilt, it may be a sign that the relationship is in trouble.
  6. Different Life Goals
    Significant differences in future aspirations, such as career goals, lifestyle choices, or family planning, can create insurmountable divides.
  7. Avoidance
    Preferring to spend time apart rather than together, whether through work, hobbies, or social activities, can indicate a desire to escape the relationship.
  8. Lack of Support
    Feeling unsupported, whether emotionally, financially, or practically, can lead to feelings of isolation and resentment.
  9. Financial Disagreements
    Constantly arguing about money, spending habits, or financial priorities can strain the relationship.
  10. Infidelity
    Whether physical or emotional, infidelity can be a major breach of trust and a sign of deeper issues in the relationship.
  11. Changes in Affection
    A noticeable decrease in affection, physical touch, or romantic gestures can indicate a loss of connection.

‘You’re right… run’

Dozens in the comments strongly advised the woman to leave her fiancé and that the child was ”his son, not his nephew”.

They wrote: ”Well, there are now 3 in this relationship and you got the short end of the stick.

”Break up and move on, your fiancé will not abandon the child nor its mother.

”You are one too many. There’s nothing to forbid or allow, you have not really a say in this mess.”

Another said: ”He slept with his brother’s girl, broke them up, and came up with the story to feed to his own girlfriend. It seems pretty obvious to me.”

A third chimed in: ”I’d be surprised if they’re not sleeping together right now. This whole thing makes my stomach cramp up and breaks my heart for OP. It’s one betrayal. You’re right…run.”

”It’s not his nephew it’s his son. It’s literally both his genes and him being the father figure. It stopped being “nephew” when his brother skipped out,” a fourth pointed out. 

Another said: ”If you don’t want to be a stepmother, it’s best to walk away.

”The use of ultimatums is not the solution, and the well-being of the child should be put first. It is a tough situation, but you need to decide what’s best for you.”

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Dozens in the comments strongly advised the woman to leave her fiancé
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