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Blockbuster TV series axed after two seasons despite winning Bafta award The Lazarus Project has been axed after two series, despite winning a Bafta award. The Sky Max sci-fi thriller began in 2022 and took home the accolade for Best TV Drama at the Bafta Cymru Awards the following year. They may be a new addition to the trophy cupboard as just days ago it was revealed that lead actor Paapa Essiedu is up for a Best Actor gong. Despite the success of the series, which also starred Caroline Quentin (Men Behaving Badly), Anjli Mohindra (Bodyguard) and Tom Burke (Strike)…

Hugh Grant ponders move into politics despite ‘absolutely terrifying’ abuse Hugh Grant has considered a move into politics despite being bombarded with horrific abuse in the past for his views. The Love Actually star, who played the Prime Minister in Richard Curtis’ 2003 classic, is set to star as former chancellor Edward Keplinger opposite Kate Winslet’s Elena Vernham in new HBO series The Regime. He’s got plenty of experience playing a politician on screen, and he’s even pondered the idea of a real life move into the political realm. ‘It has crossed my mind,’ he told Entertainment Weekly, although his…

Ivan Toney to be given first England start against Belgium Brentford forward Ivan Toney will be handed his first England start in the friendly against Belgium. The former Newcastle United striker has just one cap to his name after coming on as a late substitute against Ukraine in March 2022. Toney was on course to make England’s World Cup squad for 2022 but an investigation into betting offences overshadowed his chances, and he subsequently served an eight-month ban. The striker, who returned in January, has four goals in ten appearances for the Bees this season.

Why England players have no names on their shirts vs Belgium England stars are set to wear shirts without names on the back in the second half of their Euro 2024 warm-up friendly against Belgium on Tuesday. The Three Lions are involved in a campaign to raise awareness around dementia following a partnership between Alzheimer’s Society and the Football Association. The blank space – where the player’s name usually would be – is intended to highlight how people with dementia can lose their precious memories. Nameless shirts were first worn for the match against Switzerland in March 2022 and the…

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski will wreck Wales dream of Euro 2024 place Robert Lewandowski has been the scourge of defences around the world since starting his distinguished career with Delta Warsaw nearly 20 years ago. He’s one of the best strikers to have ever laced up a pair of football boots, scoring almost 600 goals for club and country and, at 35, is still the man Wales have to fear when they face Poland in the eliminator for the finals in Germany this summer. But if they focus too much in shutting out the former Bayern Munich marksman, who is…

Christian Horner opens door for Carlos Sainz to re-join Red Bull after Australian Grand Prix win Christian Horner has suggested that Red Bull could re-sign Carlos Sainz after the Ferrari driver’s brilliant victory at the Australian Grand Prix. Sainz claimed the third win of his Formula 1 career on Sunday in an event-filled race in Melbourne. Benefitting somewhat from Max Verstappen’s brake failure that saw him retire after just three laps, the Spaniard led almost the entire race with a smooth and composed drive – even more remarkable given that he underwent appendicitis just weeks prior. The victory was also…

British democracy targeted as Chinese hackers breach personal details of 40 million voters.

Furious Andy Murray rants at Miami Open umpire and fans in angry tantrum Andy Murray suffered an on-court meltdown in his Miami Open defeat to Tomas Machac on Sunday, furiously ranting at the umpire and spectators. The British tennis legend was also seen screaming in pain after suffering a horrific injury during the clash, rolling his ankle after making it 5-5 in the third set, although he was able to get up and continue as Machac won 5-7 7-5 7-6. Speaking after the match, the 36-year-old, who plays with a metal hip, said that he had played the event for…

Clubs ‘questioning integrity of title race’ over Arsenal and Liverpool fixture changes The Premier League is facing a backlash over the latest batch of rescheduled fixtures with some clubs even ‘questioning the integrity of the title race’ over the changes, according to reports. On Saturday, the Premier League announced which matches had been selected for live television broadcast for the final two gameweeks in April, while six previously postponed fixtures were also rescheduled. It threw up some interesting fixture quirks, most notably with Tottenham now being given 15 days off prior to the north London derby on Sunday April 28.…

Manchester United appoint designers behind Tottenham’s stadium to create ‘new’ 100,000-seater Old Trafford Manchester United have appointed Populous – the designers behind Tottenham’s new stadium – to design a new 100,000-seater stadium for the Red Devils. Sir Jim Ratcliffe has appointed a taskforce that includes Lord Seb Coe and Gary Neville to oversee plans for the future of the stadium and its surrounding area. Untied have two options; either refurbishing their current ground at a cost of around £1bn or to build a bigger stadium on adjacent land for around £2bn. Though the second option would require private and public…