THE X Factor live final has been and gone and we have the winner for another year. Here is everything you need to know about what went down over the weekend, and who will be recording their first single as the 2017 champions. Who won the X Factor 2017? Sunday, December 3 saw Rak-Su crowned […]
A PAY deal will hand a million NHS staff a welcome boost to their pay packets after the wages cap was lifted for the first time in eight years. Here’s what we know about the new pay scales and the rise in the minimum wage. What is the NHS pay deal 2018? Government ministers signed […]
FOLLOWING a face-off with Grace Davies, Rak-Su were crowned the champions of The X Factor 2017. Singing two of their own musical creations, the boy band from Watford beat the 19-year-old solo artist to the crown – wowing fans at home and the judges and crowd at Wembley. What songs did Rak-Su perform during the […]
STANDING on the starting line of a Race For Life 5km this week, I felt grateful. Grateful to the amazing doctors and nurses who got me there. And I felt proud of myself, for giving it a go – not caring (too much) if I am last in the pack. Eighteen months ago, running a […]
RAK-SU were crowned the winners of X Factor 2017 after a tense battle for the crown. The RnB band wowed the fans with their raw talent from the get-go. Here is the lowdown on the group and that glowing endorsement from Cheryl… Who are Rak-Su? Rak-Su wasted no time making waves with the judges as the […]
ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered what they believe may be the largest single mass child sacrifice event in human history. More than 140 children – aged between five and 14 – were slaughtered at the same time in Peru’s northern coastal region, about 550 years ago. The children’s ruptured remains contained cuts to their breastbones, which are believed […]
MYLES Stephenson is one of the four talented men who make up the band, Rak-Su. They are wowed the nation on The X Factor 2017 and triumphed over Grace Davies, with Myles becoming a true heart-throb. Here’s the lowdown on him… Who is Myles Stephenson and how did he join Rak-Su? Myles Stephenson, 25, is […]
SOCCER Aid is returning for 2018 on June 10, and it promises to be even bigger and better than before. We have everything you need here including how to get tickets, how to get to Old Trafford and how much a fancy VIP package will set you back… Are Soccer Aid 2018 tickets on sale […]
ENGLISH football’s first winter break will take place in 2020, the FA has confirmed. Wembley chief executive Martin Glenn revealed Prem bosses will re-write their rule-book to prevent clubs taking advantage of the gap by going on money-making overseas trips. Glenn is convinced the result will be better performances by English sides in the Champions […]
EVERTON and Newcastle are chasing Sporting Lisbon striker Bas Dost. But Marca say the pair face competition from Sevilla for the Dutch international who is one of a host of stars wanting out of the Portuguese capital. Sporting were subjected to a horrific attack by fans who raided the club’s training ground last month assaulting […]
EGYPT come into their first World Cup finals since 1990 full of hope – and with arguably the best Premier League player this season in their ranks. It was Mo Salah’s dramatic penalty against Congo that sealed the most incredible of qualifications. Here’s all you need to know about the Group A side. In a […]
URUGUAY head to Russia aiming to make history and bag a third World Cup. Led by the fearsome forward duo of Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, and with a favourable draw, Oscar Tabarez’s men are many people’s outside fancy to lift the trophy in July. Here’s all you need to know about the Group A […]
TONY BELLEW has labelled Tyson Fury’s opponent this weekend Sefer Seferi “a clown” and says the Gypsy King will “blast him to smithereens”. Manchester will host Fury’s big boxing comeback this weekend after two-and-a-half years out of the ring while dealing with personal issues. But Bellew, who won’t be at the fight as he is […]
SAUDI ARABIA are back at the World Cup for the first time since 2006 – and targeting a surprise progression from Group A. Despite losing boss Bert van Marwijk to Australia after qualification, the Saudis aim to replicate their success at USA ’94 where they reached the last-16. Here’s all you need to know about […]
A SENIOR Labour figure was accused of stunning hypocrisy by talking up comprehensive education after having sent her own son to an £18,000-a-year private school. Sami Chakrabarti, the Shadow Attorney General and a top Jeremy Corbyn ally, used her appearance on BBC’s on Question Time show to blast the Government’s grammar school policy. And she said […]
PRINCE Harry has been pictured at his first royal engagement since returning from his honeymoon with new wife Meghan Markle. The 33-year-old royal appeared dapper in a tuxedo as he took to the stage during the OnSide Youth Zones event. And despite not having Meghan by his side last night, the newly married prince appeared […]
ALBANIA’S Sefer Seferi could be mistaken for a character from the mischievous mind of film-maker Sacha Baron Cohen. Bafta-winner Cohen had movie-goers in stitches over Borat, the outrageous Kazakh journalist who shocked audiences with his X-rated satirical take on American culture. Tomorrow night we are going to find out if Seferi is a boxing Borat […]
CRYSTAL PALACE have snapped up Getafe goalkeeper Vicente Guaita on a free transfer. The 31-year-old has penned a three-year deal at Selhurst Park, and will officially become an Eagles player on July 1. Guaita kept 12 clean sheets out of 34 matches in La Liga this season as he helped the Deep Blues to an […]
SNOW Patrol are getting ready for a HUGE arena tour. But what are the dates? And how do you get a ticket? Here’s what we know… What are Snow Patrol’s UK & Ireland tour dates? The band are going on the road in 2018/2019 for their The Wildness Tour, here’s where you can catch them: […]
HOST nation Russia are making their final preparations for the World Cup. Looking to get past the group stages for the first time since before the fall of communism, there is optimism that they can progress from a group which contains Saudi Arabia, Uruguay and Egypt. Here’s all you need to know about the Group […]
FINDING a four-leaf clover is supposed to bring you good luck but is often easier said than done. A new tricky brainteaser lets internet users to put their skills to test, but are you up to the challenge? Nestled within a colourful cartoon field of flowers and grass is a hidden four-leaf clover. Greg Tatton […]
LEWIS HAMILTON heads to Montreal aiming to equal Michael Schumacher’s record of seven wins at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Brit finished third behind Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel two weeks ago in a Monaco Grand Prix that will not live long in the memory. When is the Canadian Grand Prix? The Monaco Grand Prix […]
AN elderly vicar who was left homeless by his toyboy lover is set to appear on Jeremy Kyle. Philip Clements, 79, wed Florin Marin, 24, after the couple met online – but the relationship turned sour when the young Romanian left the elderly man just months into their marriage. Mr Clements had sold his £215,000 home […]
AN elderly vicar who was left homeless by his toyboy lover is set to appear on Jeremy Kyle. Philip Clements, 79, wed Florin Marin, 24, after the couple met online – but the relationship turned sour when the young Romanian left the elderly man just months into their marriage. Mr Clements had sold his £215,000 home […]
SCHOOL dinners are nowhere to be seen at Harlie’s Diner, a new retro American-style diner in Leeds, which was opened by Harlie Haycox at just 11 years old. The ambitious schoolgirl designed every part of the restaurant, from the décor to the menu, inspired by her entrepreneur dad Matt Haycox who started his first business […]
