I KNOW Gareth will use his penalty miss at Euro 96 to his advantage. He will be prepared for everything the World Cup throws at us. If we go to penalties in the knockout stages this time and don’t win, it will certainly not be for a lack of preparation. When I went to see […]
WHEN London was no longer enough, Peter Stringfellow set his sights on New York. The results were sometimes terrifying, sometimes hilarious. Here, in our final extract from his memoir King Of Clubs, Peter recalls Mob threats, A-list encounters and being mistaken by a drug dealer for rock royalty. To me, New York was a happening […]
BRITAIN is set to roast in the hottest summer for 12 years with temperatures hitting a sizzling 33C. However, the extreme heat has also sparked fears of a drought as the country looks to swelter in the heat between late June and August. However, the current high temperatures and unseasonal lack of rainfall has already started […]
POLDARK had viewers all hot under the collars tonight when Aidan Turner stripped off a seaside emergence. The actor, who plays Ross Poldark, has caused a stir for flashing his abs in the BBC period drama as he walked out of the Cornish sea, looking very much like an old fashioned Daniel Craig’s James Bond. […]
SHE is the former Starbucks barista whose smooth voice and streetwise lyrics have blown away the music industry. Today, as she turns 21, Jorja Smith has every reason to reach for the bubbly. Debut album Lost & Found has won rave reviews since its release on Friday, with critics comparing Jorja to the late, great […]
A FORMER martial arts champion has been left blind after getting Lyme disease from a tick bite. Stephen Bullough, 51, is bedridden two years after the bite while camping. And the dad of two has slammed the NHS for refusing him treatment. Stephen, of Wigan, said: “It’s soul-destroying — everything has been taken away from […]
ENGLAND head to Russia tomorrow — and some players will be taking their own South America TEA. Tottenham’s stars have become addicted to a caffeine-rich infused drink called Mate, which is popular among many Argentines like their boss Mauricio Pochettino. Spurs and England defender Eric Dier said: “At Tottenham, quite a lot of us have […]
BBC bosses have already forked out £153,000 on outside lawyers to defend their court case against Sir Cliff Richard. He is suing for over £600,000 after a police raid linked to a sex assault claim was filmed at his home in Sunningdale, Berks, in 2014. Sir Cliff. 77, wants damages for misuse of private information […]
TWO people have been killed in a plane crash in Monmouthshire, South Wales. Fire crews, two ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and a specialist rescue team raced to the area near Raglan at 11.15am this morning following reports of a light aircraft coming down. Gwent Police have confirmed the deaths of two men at the […]
GARETH SOUTHGATE would have been 16 when I first met him, just coming through from the youth team at Crystal Palace. Boss Steve Coppell introduced him to me and my mate Andy Gray and said: “He’s got more O levels than you can count.” Andy said something like: “Yeah but O levels don’t help you […]
ON a dusty pitch outside an orphanage, groups of boys kick a plastic bottle between goalposts made from piles of stones. They used to play with a proper football borrowed from a school. But it burst four months ago and no one can afford the £20 needed for a new one. This does not stop […]
LOVE Island fans have claimed Laura Anderson has “lied” about her age again after digging up an old Instagram picture. Viewers shared the snap online during this evening’s episode and claimed it proved Laura was 32-years-old. Since the start of the series, Scottish stunner Laura has been hounded by online trolls who don’t believe she […]
ENGLAND were given a remarkable send off by the Red Arrows ahead of their flight to Russia. Gareth Southgate’s squad were training at St George’s Park when the RAF flew past to wish them good luck for the World Cup. The England team will be jetting off this week ahead of their opening match against […]
JUST when we thought Mrs Tilbury couldn’t slay the game even more than she has already, she was named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Her hard work over the years working in the cosmetics industry has been recognised and she has been awarded an MBE for her services to the beauty and cosmetics industry. […]
A MAN whose girlfriend jumped to her death after he threatened her with revenge porn may face manslaughter charges, a court heard. Alessio Bianchi told Damilya Jossipalenya he would send the clip to her relatives days before she fell 80ft from her apartment. Student Bianchi, 26, had already shared footage of Damilya, 24, performing a […]
VIOLENCE continued to grip Lawless London tonight after three people were stabbed including a 17-year-old boy left fighting for life. The teenager is currently in a critical condition in hospital after being knifed in Harrow, North West London, at around 8.11pm tonight. Just three miles away, a 20-year-old man was also left fighting for life […]
VIOLENCE continued to grip Lawless London tonight after three people were stabbed including a 17-year-old boy left fighting for life. The teenager is currently in a critical condition in hospital after being knifed in Harrow, North West London, at around 8.11pm tonight. Just three miles away, a 20-year-old man was also left fighting for life […]
EMINEM fans were left fearing for their lives after the controversial rapper played gunshot noises during his performance at Bonnaroo festival in America. Terrified fans flocked to social media to share shocking clips of the moment the audience ducked in fear. The rapper was performing track Kill You from his 2000 album, The Marshall Mathers […]
FABIO CAPELLO accused England of making “losers’ excuses” for their World Cup failures. And the moody Italian reckons our stars cannot cope with the pressure. Capello was England boss when we lost in the last 16 to Germany in 2010 — and was slammed by players for his boring training camp. But the 71-year-old, whose […]
THOUSANDS of nude cyclists felt the breeze today as they took part in World Naked Bike Ride. Streets in London and Brighton were packed with flesh-baring pedlars to raise awareness for road safety. Now in its 13th year, cyclists strip off to symbolise how vulnerable riders are on Britain’s busy roads. Some joined in the […]
TYSON FURY has been told to get serious by Frank Warren after his slapstick comeback win over Sefer Seferi. The 29-year-old weighed in for Saturday’s mismatch at almost 20st, wearing tiny camouflage pants that could not hide his lack of conditioning. Fury even picked up Seferi and carried him like a baby at the scales […]
DELE ALLI says he will not let England down by falling foul of a beefed-up VAR system at the World Cup. Officials can retrospectively issue red and yellow cards DURING matches in Russia if video assistant refs spot offences, which could even lead to players being punished at half-time for any incidents that were missed […]
BRITAIN’S new £100million warplanes are protected by a flimsy 5ft picket fence in an astonishing security lapse. The four F-35 Lightning jets at RAF Marham, Norfolk, are a sitting duck for terrorists. A planespotter who tipped off The Sun said: “It’s a security nightmare. I saw no guards. Anyone could get on the runway.” Planespotters […]
TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD knows he has been proved right after walking away from England’s youth team just 11 months ago. The right-back took the massive yet brave gamble of making himself unavailable for the 2017 Uefa European Under-19 Championships in Georgia. Alexander-Arnold told Three Lions coach Keith Downing he wanted to be available for all of […]
THERESA May will issue a rallying cry to all Tory MPs tonight to show the public they will deliver on their Brexit vote ahead of a string of crunch Commons votes that could define her premiership this week. She will make a crucial address to a meeting of all 316 Tory MPs in a last […]