Month: January 2025

LUKE LITTLER’s unusual checkout route was questioned by Sky Sports commentators. Following an emphatic early start to the World Darts Championship final, Littler found himself 3-0 ahead in sets. However, in the first leg of the fourth set of the match, Littler took an unusual route to checkout. The Nuke needed 70 to win the… Continue reading ‘Is he doing that to rub Van Gerwen’s nose in it?’ – Sky Sports commentator questions Littler after surprise checkout

A VETERAN pilot said the South Korea airport where 179 people died in a plane crash never told them about the concrete wall. Last month, a Boeing 737-800‘s landing gear failed to lower and the jet skidded across the runway, smashed into the wall, and exploded. The wall, which was housed in a mound of dirt, sat… Continue reading Veteran pilot says South Korea airport NEVER told them deadly concrete wall existed – aviators thought it was DIRT pile

IT is almost 20 years since Clive Holland stood among the victims of Britain’s first Islamist suicide attack, and the memory still reduces the former soldier to tears. He was one of Scotland Yard’s detectives investigating the 7/7 bombings that brought carnage to London on July 7, 2005, leaving 52 commuters dead and more than… Continue reading I stood among the dead after 7/7 Tube bombs and told them: ‘We’re going to get you back to your loved ones’

BARRY HEARN claims the next few months will define the future direction of the PDC for the next decade. A new TV contract with Sky Sports is being thrashed out as the sport benefits from the ‘Luke Littler effect’. The tournament will be expanded in December from 96 players to 128 – which would mean… Continue reading Barry Hearn gives update on future of darts after Luke Littler breakout and says next 10 YEARS will be decided soon

THESE are dark times for Guinness drinkers as pubs up and down the country run dry – due to a viral TikTok trend. “Splitting the G” involves draining just enough from a pint glass in one gulp to leave the line between the remaining beer and its foamy head cutting through the letter “G” in… Continue reading I tested stouts as Guinness shortage starts to bite… winner was complex, creamy pint from brewery linked to sport star

THERE was a revealing scene in the very moving Gavin & Stacey documentary on Wednesday night. Writers James Corden and Ruth Jones discussed the reply from a BBC commissioner when they pitched the show as a one-off comedy called It’s My Day. Then BBC Three boss Stuart Murphy said he loved it but had an… Continue reading Gavin & Stacey is a slice of British life rarely seen on TV now… the show is a huge lesson for woke BBC chiefs

MOLLY-MAE HAGUE and Tommy Fury’s fans spotted ‘clues’ that the couple were rekindling their romance, before they were pictured kissing. The 25-year-old Love Island stars snogged on the stroke of midnight after “flirting all night” at a New Year’s Eve party. And they’d even tried to keep their Hogmanay reunion secret by posting separately ahead… Continue reading Four clues Molly and Tommy were rekindling romance before they were pictured kissing

FROM a new Superman to the “next Stacey Dooley” and a Croydon songstress about to earn international acclaim . . .  2025 promises to be an exciting year for entertainment. And many of these future big names come from good old Blighty, with an impressive roster of home-grown talent tipped to top the music, streaming and earnings charts.… Continue reading From Leo DiCaprio’s ex to Disney star from Tamworth & I’m A Celeb influencer…meet stars set to storm onto A-list in 2025

THE stories of three legendary singers will be told in cinemas this year – and by far the most controversial is a movie recalling the life of Michael Jackson. In 2025, Emmy-winner Jeremy Allen White will play Bruce Springsteen, Wonka star Timothee Chalamet is tipped for Oscar glory as Bob Dylan, and newcomer Jaafar Jackson… Continue reading Inside chaotic life of Michael Jackson’s nephew Jaafar as he gets set to play King of Pop in controversial new movie

IT is the time when we make our resolutions for the next 12 months – but latest research shows that 43 per cent of us give up on them by the end of January. So instead of setting unrealistic goals, make one small change which will reap big results. Laura Stott finds seven experts in… Continue reading From fitness to sex & diet rules, top tips to stick to those New Year resolutions