Author: News Desk

Is Paul vs Tyson free to watch on Netflix? Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will meet in a divisive fight this week, squaring off at the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium in Texas. Tyson, 58, and YouTube star Paul, 27, were due to fight in July but had to delay the bout when the heavyweight icon had a health scare. In late May, Tyson suffered an ulcer flare-up on a flight, leading the contest to be moved to this week. Assuming there are no late issues, the fight will finally go ahead on Friday, streaming live on Netflix in an unprecedented move.…

Underperforming NHS hospitals to be named and shamed in league tables in bid to end rewards for failure Failing hospitals will be named and shamed in league tables and NHS managers sacked if they cannot improve patient care and take control of finances, the health secretary will say on Wednesday. Wes Streeting will tell leaders at the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool there “will be no more rewards for failure” as he sets out a package of measures aimed at tackling poor performance. NHS England will carry out a “no holds barred” review of NHS performance across England with the…

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns: Welby quits as Bishop says Church ‘not safe’ and more may need to go Other people may need to resign, the Church of England’s deputy lead bishop for safeguarding has warned in the wake of Justin Welby’s decision to step down from his role. The Archbishop of Canterbury has resigned after a damning report found he failed to alert police about sexual abuse allegations made against a barrister associated with the Church of England. He had been facing growing pressure to stand down over his “failures” to alert authorities about John Smyth QC’s “abhorrent” abuse of…

BBC begins search for Gary Lineker’s replacement as Match of the Day host Speculation about who will replace Gary Lineker as the presenter of Match of the Day has begun in earnest, after the BBC confirmed the former England striker would step down at the end of the season. After weeks of tense negotiations, the BBC confirmed earlier reports that Lineker will step back from its flagship football highlights programme at the end of the 2024-25 season. However, he will stay with the broadcaster to cover the FA Cup in 2025-26 and the 2026 Fifa World Cup in the US,…

Children evacuated from football pitch after fire breaks out in suspected arson attack Dozens of young footballers were evacuated after a fire swept through their training pitch in Sussex, with the blaze being treated as a suspected arson attack. Two lines of trees at Hailsham Town Football Club’s recreation ground were engulfed in flames on Tuesday night. The blaze spread to a stand where children had been sitting after a training session. East Sussex Fire Brigade and Sussex Police are both treating the fire as a “suspected deliberate ignition”. Rob Wilkinson, of Hailsham Cricket Club, one of the first responders…

The BBC has unveiled the first look picture of Outnumbered‘s Brockman family eight years after they were last reunited. The beloved sitcom is returning for a Christmas special in aid of Children In Need making all of our dreams come true. All the original cast are back, meaning we’ll enjoy flustered parents Hugh Dennis as Pete Brockman and Claire Skinner as Sue Brockman, juggling family life with running a household. They’ll no doubt be struggling to keep their children, now in their 20s, Tyger Drew-Honey as Jake Brockman, Daniel Roche as Ben Brockman and Ramona Marquez as Karen Brockman, in…

A British power couple have stripped down to star in a steamy Christmas advert for lingerie label Agent Provocateur. Although many festive campaigns are focused on being family-friendly, the lingerie brand is known for creating racy content to attract customers to snap up their products. This year is no different, with model Abbey Clancy, 38, and her former footballer husband Peter Crouch, 43, appearing in the advert that also marks the brands’ 30th anniversary. Shot at The Marquis Cornwallis pub in London, it is an update of Agent Provocateur’s 2015 Love Me Tender film, which saw model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley turn…

Gossip Girl actor Chanel Maya Banks has vanished from her LA apartment and has not been in contact for two weeks. The 36-year-old, who played Jenny Humphrey’s (Taylor Momsen) friend Sawyer Bennett in the teen drama, has not been heard from since October 30. She lives in the Playa Vista area with her husband of one year. Banks’ family has flown to California to help with the search and her cousin Danielle-Tori Singh, from Toronto, Canada, told ABC7: ‘Five days without hearing from my cousin is red flags and alarm bells. ‘She doesn’t go more than 48 hours without speaking…

Former Love Island star Curtis Pritchard has made a dig at his ex-girlfriend Maura Higgins days before she enters the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! jungle. The pair first met during the 2019 season of Love Island, where they coupled up after he infamously dumped Amy Hart. They made it to the final and were named in fourth place but despite leaving the villa together, they broke up just under a year later in March 2020. In the years since, the two have traded barbs, with Curtis, 28, now taking another swipe at his ex. It comes after…

Cheryl shared her thoughts on the future of Girls Aloud as she joined her bandmates for a special interview recorded a week before Liam Payne’s death. The Girls Aloud Show: The Interview, conducted by presenter Ben Shephard, has dropped on ITVX ahead of the eagerly-anticipated concert film and was recorded on October 8. The 20-minute interview gives an insight into the reunion between the 00s pop group – made up of Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh – in honour of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. Now that the band has reunited, Cheryl. 41, has reflected on what’s…