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How Dev Patel nearly lost his hand and sight while making ‘best new action film in years’ Dev Patel barely made it through the making of new film Monkey Man in one piece, but he is now reaping the rewards as his directorial debut is being lauded as the best new action film in years. The intense movie earned an unprecedented two-minute standing ovation and widespread critical acclaim after its premiere at the SXSW film festival in America. Patel, 33, who wiped away tears as he took in the thunderous applause from the screening audience at the screening this week,…

Covid-19 lab leak ‘most likely’ cause of the global pandemic, new study shows Covid-19 most likely originated in a lab, a new study has concluded. The origin of the pandemic has long been contentious. Some believe the virus was a ‘zoonotic spillover event’ and spread from animals to humans, possibly at the wet market in Wuhan, China, where the disease was first reported. Others believe it leaked, accidentally or otherwise, from a laboratory – namely the Wuhan Institute of Virology, also in China. Now, scientists in Australia suggest that Covid-19 is more likely to have had an ‘unnatural’ origin than…

Boeing whistleblower said ‘if I die, it wasn’t suicide’ before he was found dead A former Boeing employee who was found dead during a court case against the aircraft manufacturer feared he could be killed, one of his friends has suggested. John Barnett, 62, died from a ‘self-inflicted wound’ in South Carolina on Saturday, according to a state coroner. He had recently spent two days giving evidence in his case and was due to attend a third round of hearings on the day he was found dead in his truck, which was parked at his hotel. John’s close family friend,…

Thomas Muller sends message to Arsenal star after Champions League draw Thomas Muller is relishing Bayern Munich’s Champions League tie against Arsenal and a potential reunion with Kai Havertz. The Gunners reached the last eight of Europe’s elite club competition for the first time in 14 years on Tuesday following their nerve-shredding penalty shootout win over Porto. Bayern’s route to the last eight was a little more straightforward, although they were forced to overturn a first leg deficit in order to beat Lazio on aggregate. Muller, meanwhile, was part of the Bayern side that thrashed Arsenal 10-2 over two legs…

Champions League quarter-final draw: Arsenal and Manchester City handed nightmare route to final Arsenal have been handed a very difficult route to the Champions League final after landing Bayern Munich in the quarters, while reigning champions Manchester City take on Real Madrid. The Gunners progressed to the last eight of Europe’s premier club competition for the first time since 2009/10 after overcoming a stubborn Porto side in midweek courtesy of a penalty shootout win. Porto are only third in the Portuguese league table, some way adrift of Sporting and Benfica in the title race, and significantly tougher tests were waiting…

Manchester United pay off £120m of ‘credit card debt’ using Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s cash injection…which was meant for Old Trafford refurbishment Manchester United have paid off £120million of debt on the club’s revolving credit facility following Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in the club. Ratcliffe took a 27.7% stake in the club following his purchase of around £1.05bn. However, the 71-year-old pledged a further £235m to the club to be used for refurbishment of the stadium. But United’s financial results on Tuesday showed the club owed £773.3m, excluding the money owed on transfers.

Liverpool should not be in the Europa League, says Sparta Prague manager after Anfield hammering Sparta Prague head coach Brian Priske insists Liverpool should not be playing in the Europa League after their 6-1 victory at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side demolished Sparta with a 5-1 win in the first leg last week and followed that up with another sublime performance on Thursday evening to secure their place in Friday’s Europa League quarter-final draw. Priske admitted his Sparta side had never played a team at the level of Liverpool and feels Klopp’s men should be competing in the Champions League. ‘We…

Europa League quarter finals draw: Liverpool to face Atalanta as West Ham get Bayer Leverkusen Liverpool will take on Atalanta in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Jurgen Klopp’s side smashed Sparta Prague 11-2 on aggregate to progress to the last eight. Liverpool reached the final during Klopp’s first season in charge in 2016, losing to Sevilla in the final. The Reds will face Atalanta and the winners of Benfica vs Marseille should they progress to the semi-finals.

Bayern Munich given ‘most difficult road imaginable’ after drawing Arsenal in Champions League, says Thomas Tuchel Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel says the club’s quarter-finals draw against Arsenal means they have the ‘most difficult road imaginable’ in the Champions League. The six-time Champions League winners were paired with Arsenal in the last-eight during Friday’s draw. Bayern beat Lazio to progress to the quarter-finals, while Arsenal beat Porto in a penalty shootout. Mikel Arteta’s side will be slight favourites against Bayern but it’s a mammoth tie in what is shaping up to be a fantastic Champions League knockout stage.

First reactions are in for Justin Timberlake’s new album – does it live up to the hype? Justin Timberlake has dropped his new album Everything I Thought It Was and it’s safe to say fans think it’s bringing Sexy Back – but critics think its ‘about as sexy as a soiled mattress.’ The singer’s sixth studio album hit shelves today (March 15) featuring a new NSYNC song, Paradise, as well as controversial hit Selfish which ignited a feud with Britney Spears fans pushing her single with the same title back into the charts 13 years after its release. It’s the…