SCOTT MILLS says he would welcome Liam Payne’s father Geoff as a guest on his new Radio 2 Breakfast Show, after it was revealed he was a fan.

The DJ said on air during his previous afternoon slot in October that he was in touch with the late One Direction singer’s grieving father following Liam’s death, and he has now offered him an open invite.

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The DJ said in October that he was in touch with the late One Direction singer’s grieving father following Liam’s death[/caption]

In an exclusive chat, Scott told us: “He would like to, I think.

“I would definitely get him on the air at some point.

“I would love that because he is a funny man.

“I went to the funeral and it was just heartbreaking because I’ve known him . . .

“The weird thing about Geoff is that he always just texts in.

“He used to text into the Radio 1 show and now he texts into the Radio 2 show.

“And you always know it’s him because he just signs off, ‘Geoff from Wolverhampton’.

“At the premiere of the One Direction film, I remember Liam coming up to me going, ‘Scott, this is embarrassing.

“I’m really sorry about my dad.

“He really wants a picture. Do you mind?’.

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“I’ve met him a couple of times, a few times after that, and I’ve spoken to him a few times.”

Recalling seeing him again at Liam’s funeral, Scott continued: “When I saw him that day, my heart was just breaking because it was just – as it would be with any parent losing their son – it was just heartbreaking to speak to him.

“We did say let’s keep in touch. And we do.

“I still text him and just check in on how he’s doing.”

Paris perky in pink

IT has been a hard year so far for Paris Hilton after her Malibu home burnt down in the Los Angeles wildfires.

But she is doing what she does best – brushing herself off and putting on a pretty outfit to lift her spirits.

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Paris Hilton was snapped in a pale pink dress with matching bag, coat and shades[/caption]

The reality star looked remarkably put together while out in New York, in a pale pink dress with matching bag, coat and shades.

She was in the city to host the third annual Young Hearts Friend Fest fundraiser to encourage youngsters to volunteer in their communities.

And back home in California, she has been helping the fire-ravaged community by supporting worthy causes and fostering dogs from owners who are trying to find new homes to live in.

She has put up with plenty of mocking over the years, but Paris really is a good ’un.

Night is Yung for Burns pals

YUNGBLUD likes to party – and he doesn’t give a dram who knows it.

The Patience singer looked a l­ittle jaded after spending Burns Night ­boozing with Lewis Capaldi and Fontaines D.C. rocker Grian ­Chatten.

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The singer was also snapped in Camden with Lewis Capaldi[/caption]

My exclusive pictures show Yungblud – real name Dominic Harrison – as they partied in Camden, North London.

Onlookers told me the trio spent a few hours at the ­Camden Town Brewery before heading on to an after-party.

They said: “Dom, Lewis and Grian were partying hard and really enjoying ­themselves.

“They played some pool and drank a fair bit in some of Dom’s favourite pubs before leaving.”

Dom only lives locally so luckily the stagger home was quick.

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The musicians outside a pub in North London[/caption]

Al: Guys want me for Adele

ALAN Carr has revealed that dating is tough because blokes only want to get close to him to meet his pal Adele.

The comedian’s marriage to his former husband was officiated by the Rolling In The Deep singer – and clearly some men hope she could repeat the favour again.

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Alan Carr is friends with singing superstar Adele[/caption]

Alan said: “People are just psychopaths.

“They go, ‘When can we meet Adele?’, and I’m like, ‘F*** you’.”

Alan is back in the dating game after the end of his marriage in 2022.

He told Paloma Faith on her podcast Mad, Sad & Bad: “I’m putting my toe back in.

“My ­problem is I’ve slagged myself off so much I’ve started to believe my own act.”

Gordon in the moo-vies

HE is renowned for shouting the F-word, but this time it’s “Flora”.

Gordon Ramsey jumped on a cow and rode it in a new ad campaign for the plant-based spread to try to big it up as a vegan-friendly alternative to butter.

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Gordon Ramsay in a new ad campaign for Flora[/caption]

He said he used Flora to whip up a cake, which he proudly held aloft while straddling the beast.

Somehow, I doubt using that will stop him from serving up helpings of beef in his restaurants.

A FORMER Hockey coach accused of stabbing his wife to death in bed after he began seeing another woman claimed she took her own life, a court heard.

Mohamed Samak, 42, has denied killing Joanne Samak, 49, at their home in Droitwich Spa in the early hours of July 1, 2024.

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Mohammed Samak, 42, denies killing his wife Joanne Samak, 49[/caption]

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Joanne was found dead in the early hours of July 2024[/caption]

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Mohamed waited for more than an hour before calling 999 for Joanne[/caption]

The Egyptian sportsman was arrested by West Mercia Police after his alleged victim was found at the address with what police described as unsurvivable injuries.

He claims his wife stabbed herself in the stomach and chest after struggling with her mental health and alcohol, drinking two bottles of wine four times a week.

But prosecutors said Samak was seeking to characterise his wife as “an out-of-control alcoholic in order to bolster his account that Joanne took her own life”.

He waited for more than an hour before calling 999 and then “did nothing” to help his dying wife before telling a “pack of lies” about what had happened, the court heard.

Opening a trial at Worcester Crown Court on Tuesday, lead prosecutor Mr Harpreet Sandhu KC told the jury that Samak killed his wife after becoming interested in another woman and experiencing financial difficulties.

Samak previously worked for £57,000-a-year public school Malvern College.

The prosecutor said Samak, who was a hockey coach who had previously worked with the under-18 Welsh national team, had “kept an eye” on his status as an alleged beneficiary of Joanne’s life insurance policy and pension.

Joanne, who was to have begun working at her new interior design business on the day of her death, was said to be the “breadwinner” of the household.

Defendant Samak had been seeking the assistance of financial advisers while struggling with his mental health, the court was told.

Mr Sandhu told the jury that Samak had killed his wife, but lied to police by claiming she had instead “stabbed herself repeatedly” before he found her slumped on a bed with a knife in her stomach.

The defendant alleged he had found Joanne, who slept in a separate bedroom from her husband, at about 4.10am after he woke to use the toilet, and immediately phoned 999.

But Mr Sandhu, who said a post-mortem examination found six stab wounds on Joanne, including one to the chest, accused the defendant of later changing his account “to fit the evidence”.

During a police interview, Samak was told neighbours had claimed to have heard screaming at about 3am.

He told officers he was awoken by a noise coming from the bathroom at about the same time.

Samak allegedly looked out from his bedroom, saw Joanne holding a knife, screaming and “trying to stab herself”, the court was told.

When he tried to help her, he said she went into the bedroom and continued to stab herself before landing on the bed.

He claimed to have waited an hour before calling the emergency services because he was crying and “struggling to breathe”.

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The court heard that Samak, who moved to the UK after marrying Joanne in 2014, claimed his wife was struggling with her mental health and alcohol at the time of her death.

But friends and family, including her brother, Mark Vale, who gave evidence on Tuesday, denied this and said “she was happy” and “loved her work” as an interior designer.

She was also said to be “excited” about her new business venture and was planning a party and trip to Paris for her upcoming 50th birthday.

Mr Sandhu said: “The police spoke to over 30 of Joanne’s family, friends and colleagues. The police also spoke to the defendant, Mohammed Samak. 

“Of all those people, Mohammed Samak was the only person who suggested that Joanne showed signs of instability so that she might take her own life.”

This was not a man overcome by emotion after the death of his wife but a man who was thinking carefully about what he was going to say.”

Prosecutor Mr Harpreet Sandhu KC

Mr Sandhu told jurors that on a night out with friends shortly before her death, Joanne had spoken about the “difficulties” in her marriage.

“She said she did not love him and would divorce him if she could but believed he ‘would not survive’ in the UK without her,” he told the court.

Jurors were told Samak had also been in contact with a woman called Fadila Fadou.

Mr Sandhu said that from messages the pair exchanged it was clear “he had feelings for her and he envisaged some sort of future relationship with her”.

The court heard that in May last year, the pair met in London for dinner after Samak “somewhat ironically” got his wife to sort out his parking for him. 

Messages sent afterwards suggested they had “kissed or at the very least come very close to kissing each other” while further messages indicated he had said he was not happy in his marriage.

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Joanne suffered six stab wounds and died as a result of a wound to her chest.

Samak claimed to have moved her to perform CPR but police officers who arrived at the scene noticed he had no blood on his hands while paramedics deduced she had been dead for some time.

Mr Sandhu said that while on the phone to the emergency services Samak was asked if his wife had stabbed herself.

He said: “That is not a difficult question. In response to that he said this ‘I think so, I think so’.

“If it really were that Joanne had stabbed herself, it should have been a very clear ‘yes she did”.

“There were reasons why he was not being clear. He knew that Joanne had not stabbed herself and he could not bring himself to say that he had stabbed her.’

“The reality is that he defendant did nothing to help Joanne… you see the defendant already knew that Joanne was dead because he had stabbed over an hour before he had made the call to 999 and he knew any attempts to try to resuscitate Joanne were going to be futile.

“This was not a man overcome by emotion following the death of his wife but a man who was thinking carefully about what he was going to say and why he was going to say it.

“By the time he called emergency services in truth there was nothing they could do…”

Prosecutors said: “On the one hand, (there is) a woman who had everything to live for, a woman who had made lots of future plans that decided to take her own life.

“Alternatively, her husband, who was interested in another woman, had financial concerns and had an eye on what he might get if she died, killed her.”

The trial continues.

MOHAMED SALAH is one of a dozen key players to be left at home for Liverpool’s fixture against PSV.

The Reds take on the Dutch side in the final league stage match of the Champions League.

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Arne Slot has left 12 Liverpool stars at home for the Champions League[/caption]

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Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ryan Gravenberch are three of the dozen not to travel to Holland[/caption]

Liverpool go into the final matchday top of the league and three points ahead of second-placed Barcelona.

Arne Slot‘s side are guaranteed a spot in the last sixteen as they can not drop out of the top eight teams.

The manager has since taken the decision to rest 12 of his star players including goalkeeper Alisson.

The Dutchman will not be taking defenders Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate to Holland.

While midfielders Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai will also miss out.

Forwards Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah will both be at home for the match.

Slot could instead hand opportunities to fringe players to prove themselves worthy of more game time.

It is thought that Caoimhin Kelleher will return to the goal for Liverpool.

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Wataru Endo, Darwin Nunez, Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott will all be keen to earn some European minutes.

Cody Gakpo is also a part of the travelling team and is expected to feature against his old club.

The 21-man squad also features youngsters such as Trey Nyoni, Tyler Morton, James McConnell and Jayden Danns.

Liverpool will then have a tough trip to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday.

This is then followed by the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur next week.

Slot has admitted that those who are not travelling will have the time off and insisted the decision is for the long term.

He said: “If possible, we always prefer to have them off three days before a game, it’s not always possible, but we try.

“I think we are playing, like all the teams in Europe, many, many games and these players are ready. All the players left behind could have played tomorrow.

“But for the long-term, it doesn’t tell us anything about the short-term or Saturday.

“If you look back at our season it’s always been after four, five weeks we gave them the break during the week.

“If there was a moment for them to get some freshness back we’ve always done that.”

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Arne Slot is giving the omitted players the time off[/caption]

TRUMP’S deportation planes have finally landed in Colombia after a fiery row with the South American nation’s leader.

Two military aircraft filled with around 200 deportees have been pictured landing into the Latin American country’s capital.

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Trump’s deportation planes have finally landed in Colombia after a fiery row with the South American nation’s leader[/caption]

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Two military aircraft filled with around 200 deportees have been pictured landing into the Latin American country’s capital[/caption]

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Trump posted a defiant AI picture after his sanctions threat forced Colombia to cave and accept deported migrants[/caption]

Colombia initially refused to accept these flights but the nation’s president – Gustavo Petro – finally caved after Trump mounted economic pressures.

The US President threatened to impose an eye-watering 25 per cent tariff on Colombian imports and immediate visa revocation for government officials in the US.

Petro refused to accept these two US military aircraft on Sunday, demanding that he would only accept migrants who were not treated “like criminals”.

And late on Sunday, just two hours after Trump’s threat, the White House confirmed Petro’s Bogota caved and agreed to accept migrants.

Petro even offered his presidential plane to “facilitate the dignified return of the compatriots who were to arrive in the country this morning from deportation flights.”

Bogota soon sent two military planes on Monday equipped with medical staff on board to fetch its nationals in the cities of San Diego and Houston.

Unbelievable images and videos have revealed what these groundbreaking deportee flights looked like.

The first military flight to land in the capital Bogotá reportedly had a whopping 110 Colombians deemed illegal by ICE onboard, according to El Meridiano.

Trump’s second deportee flight reportedly included 95 Colombian nationals onboard.

Petro posted images of the migrants disembarking without handcuffs.

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro[/caption]

He wrote: “They are Colombians, free and dignified, and in their homeland where they are loved.

“The migrant is not a criminal but a human being who wants to work and progress, live life.”

Petro accused Trump of being a “white slaveholder” who is on track to “wipe out the human species” after being humiliated by the US leader.

“You don’t like our freedom, okay. I don’t shake hands with white slavers,” Petro said after backing down.

“Overthrow me, President, and the Americas and humanity will respond… You can try to carry out a coup with your economic strength and your arrogance.”

Following Trump’s sanctions threat that forced Colombia to cave, he posted a defiant AI picture of himself.

Donning a fedora hat in the computer-generated image, the newly-inaugurated president is standing beside a sign reading FAFO – which usually stands for “f**k around, find out.”

Other footage showed how dozens of deportees were marched across a bridge through the Mexico border.

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Donald Trump signing orders in the Oval Office[/caption]

Armed border police walked many of the handcuffed people out of the US themselves.

Mexico has accepted over a whopping 4,000 migrants from the US in the first week of Trump’s presidency.

Illegal crossings at the southern border were the lowest in many years on Sunday, with sources revealing to Fox News that below 600 people illegally crossed the border from Mexico on January 26.

An illegal immigrant crackdown has seen nearly 1,000 arrested over just one day as Trump picks up the pace on deporting criminals.

The 47th president is wasting no time as he cracks down on alleged murderers, drug dealers, sex offenders and even terrorists that shouldn’t be in the United States.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out raids in at least 12 cities across the US on Sunday and said it made some 956 arrests.

That’s double the 500 that were arrested on the first two days of Trump’s presidency last week.

ICE carried out the latest raids in cities including Chicago, Denver, Austin, and Los Angeles.

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Dr Phil and Donald Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan were embedded with ICE when they made an arrest[/caption]

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Law enforcement carried out a raid on an ‘illegal nightclub’[/caption]

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Homan has told illegal immigrants ‘you better start packing now’[/caption]

AFTER bagging 7.4million viewers for the final of The Traitors last week, it was inevitable the BBC would want some more skullduggery back on their screens pretty soon.

What they’ve come up with is The Inner Circle, a new quiz show for Saturday nights on BBC One hosted by Amanda Holden.

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It spins a similar web of intrigue, mystery and treachery with contestants competing in games and challenges to build up a cash pot.

But how much they end up taking home depends on who they can trust, and who might stab them in the back at the last minute.

A TV insider said: “Although this is a different concept to The Traitors it taps into many of its devious elements.”

The series is also Amanda’s first solo presenting gig for the Beeb following her house renovation series with Alan Carr which proved popular.

It also puts another high profile female presenter on our screens on a Saturday night.

The Inner Circle, which is set to start filming this spring and could air later this year, will see contestants have their general knowledge and strategic thinking tested.

The twist is they have to join forces with others to take home the prize.

But they can’t be sure whether they’ll end up backing or betraying one another.

The show will start with members of the public taking part, with a celebrity element introduced further down the line.

I hope it’s a hit but those are big cloaks to fill.

Bean’s back for new drama

SEAN BEAN is at the head of the table at the gathering of an organised crime gang in a first look at new BBC drama This City Is Ours.

The actor plays leader Ronnie Phelan in the eight-part series, alongside James Nelson-Joybe as his best friend and fellow gang member Michael Kavanagh.

Set in Liverpool, with some scenes in Spain, the series follow Michael as he finds love for the first time, at the very same time boss Ronnie begins to hint he’s preparing to retire.

It means Michael has lots to lose when their drugs Kingdom, which has seen them distributing cocaine shipped in from Colombia for years, comes under attack with shipments going missing.

And things go from bad to worse as Ronnie’s son Jamie, played by Hijack’s Jack McMullen, decides it’s his time to inherit the business, and modernise their circle.

The series will also star Hannah Onslow as Michael’s love interest Diana, and Julie Graham as Elaine, head of the Phelan family alongside husband Ronnie.

This City Is Ours will air on BBC One in spring.

A STEPMOTHER has been accused of killing her three-year-old stepdaughter by luring her to death with her toys.

Isabelly de Oliveira Assumpção from Brazil died by drowning in a top-loading washing machine the night before Mother’s Day on May 7, 2022.

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Isabelly Oliveira Assuncao, 3, died after drowning in a top-filling washing machine[/caption]

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Isabelly’s stepmother Suzana Dazar dos Santos has been accused of murdering the child[/caption]

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Santos is accused of luring the girl to her death by placing her toys in and around the open machine and moving a plastic stool there for her to reach in[/caption]

Now, her stepmother Suzana Dazar dos Santos has been accused of her murder.

Prosecutors claim that Santos was caring for Isabelly while her father, whom she saw every Friday and Saturday, was at work.

It is alleged that moments before she lured the tot to her death by placing her toys in and around the open washing machine, she filmed Isabelly in what is the last time anyone saw her alive.

Santos is accused of “placing a plastic stool in front of the washing machine which was full of water.”

She also allegedly “placed some of the child’s toys inside the aforementioned appliance” and “placed Isabelly on the bench so she could play with the objects that were in the water.”

Isabelly ended up drowning after she fell into the machine.

Police said that Santos discovered the lifeless child and called for help.

Despite all desperate attempts, Isabelly could not be revived.

Prosecutors claim that the twisted stepmother then left the three-year-old “alone and unsupervised for long enough for the death event to occur.”

In the video of Isabelly taken by her stepmother moments before her death, the little girl could be seen wearing a pink top rolling up her sleeves in what looks like the utility room.

It is alleged that the stepmother was motivated to kill the innocent child because of the jealousy she felt about her and the connection between the girl’s father and mother.

It is claimed that Santos felt possessive of Isabelly’s father and believed that the child was harming their relationship because of his relationship with her mother.

Santos has been charged with wilful homicide, use of asphyxiation, and domestic and family violence.

The charges were accepted by authorities on January 14 but her lawyers argue that the Isabelly’s death was “an accident” and that the claims against their client are an exaggeration of what happened.

Lawyers Paulo Hara Junior and Suelane Gundim say that Santos had a good relationship with her stepdaughter, and that the girl felt the same.

“There is no evidence that she intended to take her life,” they argue.

Gundim said: “We understand that there is no intent, there are no marks, nothing mentioning this in the process.”

However, Isabelly’s biological mother who has not been named claims Santos is guilty.

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Isabelly’s father was out at work when she was under the care of her stepmother[/caption]

Her lawyer Alexander Beilner said: “She [Santos] prepared the entire situation for the crime to happen.

“The machine, the stool, she was wearing socks, the toys were placed in the water.

“Based on her family history, she was not one to play, several indications lead us to believe that everything was prepared, so that it would result in death.”

He continued: “The fact that she spent more than 30 minutes alone in a laundry room in these serious circumstances.

“All of this evidence in the records, show it was a deliberate act by the stepmother.”

Meanwhile, Alex dos Santos Assumpção, Isabelly’s father, who is no longer with Santos, has joined the family’s calls for justice.

He told RPC: “Nothing will repair the loss, having lost her, but justice will calm our hearts a little.

“Due to the evidence that we have, that has come and that is yet to come, we believe that they are very right.

“These recent times have not been easy for us, because it is an irreparable loss, I can say that I do not want anyone to go through what we went through, but I want justice to be served.”

Santos and her lawyers have until January 31 to officially issue a response to the accusations after which a judge will decide if the case continues to trial by jury or if the charges should be changed.

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JUSTIN KLUIVERT has emerged as one of the most impressive players in the Premier League in recent weeks.

The Bournemouth star has sprung into the limelight having found a golden touch in front of goal.

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Justin Kluivert is enjoying the form of his life at Bournemouth[/caption]

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He is dating stunning TikToker Shanna Taihuttu[/caption]

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Kluivert, 25, has managed 11 goals in 25 league games this season but his best game came against Newcastle.

The attacker netted a hat-trick at St James’ Park, his father’s, Patrick, old stomping ground.

The Dutchman’s dad enjoyed a successful footballing career that saw him star for the likes of Newcastle, Barcelona and AC Milan.

There was a lot of hope hype over Kluivert going on to replicate his father’s career.

He struggled at clubs such as Roma, RB Leipzig and Nice but has now found a new home on the South Coast.

Kluivert has excelled under Andoni Iraola and is helping the Cherries push for European football.

He enjoys a luxurious lifestyle off the pitch as well as he travels the world and is a hopeless romantic.

He is dating TikToker Shanna Taihuttu, who regularly shares updates on her account.

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This includes posts of her baby bump and of the couple being intimate.

They announced that they were expecting their first child in October last year.

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He often shares updates on his Instagram page[/caption]

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One recent video also revealed that they had got engaged as she filmed the setting of Kluivert’s proposal.

On Kluivert’s Instagram, he regularly posts pictures from his matches as well as himself travelling.

Last year, he visited the Maldives and went cycling and canoeing with Shanna before getting engaged.

In 2023, he went to Ibiza and Amangiri, which is a Native American-themed luxury resort hotel in Canyon Point in the Lake Powell region of Utah.

America is a popular spot for Kluivert to visit as he has also travelled to the Dodgers Stadium in LA to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He usually travels in style with pictures of a private jet shared on his social media with his French Bulldog also on the flight.

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He visited a Native American-themed luxury resort in 2023[/caption]

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The resort is in Utah[/caption]

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He is the son of football legend Patrick[/caption]

An English helicopter crash that killed Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was accidental, an inquest jury says.

Judgment day has arrived for members of a cult-like church group who are accused of killing an eight-year-old girl by withholding her insulin.

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