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Ex-Man Utd star Diego Forlan set to make professional tennis debut aged 45 Former Manchester United striker Diego Forlan is set to make his professional tennis debut aged 45 at next month’s Uruguay Open. Forlan, who also enjoyed spells at Villareal and Atletico Madrid before retiring from football in 2019, will partner Argentine Federico Coria in the doubles event in Montevideo. Forlan was granted a wildcard into the event which sits on the Challenger Tour, the second-tier of tennis competitions below the ATP Tour. The Uruguayan is well-known for his love of tennis and was an accomplished junior player before…

Beautician ‘almost died’ after botched gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey left her with severe internal bleeding A beautician has described the horrifying consequences of her gastric sleeve surgery after a procedure in Turkey left her with severe internal bleeding that almost killed her. Lucy Mawson, 32, has suffered “life-altering” complications from procedure she underwent in September 2022, which has forced her to live on weight-gain shakes and subjected her to dizzy spells every single day. The mother-of-one feared for her life after the surgery, as she described lying in a room full of patients “screaming for help” as her immense…

Pink cocaine: What is drug cocktail linked to Liam Payne’s death? A modern drug cocktail linked to the death of popstar Liam Payne is prompting concern from health officials as it spreads around Europe. The former One Direction star had reportedly taken the mixture of drugs known as ‘pink cocaine’ before his death. A partial autopsy turned up all the drugs that comprise the cocktail, an anonymous Argentinian source familiar with the toxicology report told the Associated Press. Crack cocaine and benzodiazepine were also said to be present in Mr Payne’s system at the time of his death. The 31-year-old…

Public sector pay rises hand Rachel Reeves a £6.7bn headache ahead of Budget High borrowing costs and public sector pay rises have given chancellor Rachel Reeves a £6.7bn headache ahead of next week’s Budget. Borrowing in the first six months of the year stood at £79.6bn, £1.2bn higher than a year earlier and almost £7bn higher than the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog – which monitors the state’s finances – had estimated. The surprise rise in borrowing came despite the cut to Britain’s expenditure on winter fuel allowances, which will now be means-tested and will be paid next month. Jessica…

Budget 2024: When is budget day and what is Rachel Reeves looking to cut? Rachel Reeves will announce Labour’s first Budget since coming into power on 30 October, leading one of the most anticipated fiscal events in over two decades. Ahead of her announcement, government borrowing rose to £16.6 billion last month marking the third highest September borrowing since records began, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This has brought borrowing in the year to date to £79.6 billion – £6.7 billion more than forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility. The ONS says public sector pay rises…

‘Big up Keir Starmer’ says inmate as he poses with Bentley after early prison release An inmate gave a “big up” to Keir Starmer and posed with a Bentley after being released from prison early as part of the government’s policy to free up prison space. Daniel Dowling-Brooks, 29, was celebrating with his friends, mother and sister on Tuesday after they picked him up in a convoy of a white Bentley and black Mercedes G-wagon outside of HMP Swaleside. The 29-year-old told reporters he had been in the prison on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, for seven years for kidnap…

Even more information has leaked out about Nintendo’s secret online Switch game, including references to PvP and mechs. Not understanding Nintendo is a completely normal state of affairs to be in, but the confusion surrounding their ‘Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program’ is baffling even by their standards. It was announced earlier this month as being ‘related to a new feature for the Nintendo Switch Online service offered for the Nintendo Switch system’ and is set to involve up to 10,000 playtesters – all of which are sworn to secrecy. But, of course, many of them leaked information about the test…

Brooklyn Beckham suffers most ‘dangerous’ cooking fail yet Brooklyn Beckham is getting called out online for another embarrassing cooking mishap.  Victoria and David Beckham’s eldest son, 25, posted a video to his 16.3million Instagram followers that showed him and his wife, Nicola Peltz, making homemade pizza in an outdoor pizza oven. The couple recently released a hot sauce line that featured prominently in the video. Released under their company name – Peltz Beckham – the condiment is called Cloud23 and is said to be crafted from his ‘journey as a tastemaker’ and is infused with ‘soul and excitement.’ The video…

Big Brother 2024 star unrecognisable in reality TV show 10 years ago A Big Brother star’s past reality TV role has resurfaced, and he certainly looked very different back then. 14 housemates remain on the ITV programme after two faced eviction, with a handful of weeks remaining. Romance has been brewing between Baked Potato and Nigel Farage-loving pork salesman Nathan, while some contestants have faced immense backlash with Marcello accused of ‘predatory behaviour’. As the nation gets to know them better, and the housemates make it another day closer to winning, their past brushes with fame have been revealed.…

90s TV comedy legend duo set to reunite on Gogglebox this week Frank Skinner and David Baddiel are reuniting on the Gogglebox sofa for the hit Channel 4 reality show’s Stand Up To Cancer special. The comedians made quite the chaotic pair in the 90s when they joined forces for BBC series Fantasy Football League. Later, they co-hosted the popular ITV talk show, Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned from 2000 to 2005. Two decades on the firm friends are taking a trip down memory lane and recreating their onscreen chemistry on Celebrity Gogglebox as they share their running commentary on…