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  34. <title>Home Bargains reveals new sweets scanning at tills for just 99p &#8211; but shoppers are divided</title>
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  36. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
  37. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nawal Abdisamad]]></dc:creator>
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  59. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HOME Bargains has revealed its new Halloween-themed sweets that are scanning at the tills for just 99p.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  63. &lt;p&gt;But the bargain deal has left shoppers divided after the treats landed in stores this week .&lt;/p&gt;
  64.  
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  67. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415924&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 550px&quot;&gt;&lt;img fetchpriority=&quot;high&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/halloween-peelerz-gummies-dropped-spooky-1018060709.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=540&quot; alt=&quot;Halloween Peelerz Gummies and other Halloween candy on store shelves.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415924&quot; width=&quot;540&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Facebook&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Shoppers flooded Facebook with mixed reactions after spotting the spooky new sweets[/caption]
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  71. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415929&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 550px&quot;&gt;&lt;img decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/halloween-peelerz-gummies-dropped-spooky-1018060690.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=540&quot; alt=&quot;Halloween Peelerz gummy candies in a bag.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415929&quot; width=&quot;540&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Facebook&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;One shopper joked it’s too soon, saying: &amp;#8216;Let’s get summer over first&amp;#8217;[/caption]
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  75. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415930&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 550px&quot;&gt;&lt;img decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/halloween-peelerz-gummies-dropped-spooky-1018060691.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=540&quot; alt=&quot;Bag of Peelerz gummy pumpkins.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415930&quot; width=&quot;540&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Facebook&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Some fans were thrilled, saying it’s never too early to prepare for Halloween[/caption]
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  79. &lt;p&gt;Many pointed out it’s nowhere near Halloween yet.&lt;/p&gt;
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  83. &lt;p&gt;The bargain chain, posted on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/facebook/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;: “Our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/halloween/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Halloween&lt;/a&gt; Peelerz Gummies have dropped – spooky, chewy, and scarily delicious!”&lt;/p&gt;
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  87. &lt;p&gt;The post sparked reactions as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/retail/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;shoppers&lt;/a&gt; rushed to share their opinions.&lt;/p&gt;
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  91. &lt;p&gt;One wrote: “Let’s get summer over first.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  95. &lt;p&gt;Another commented: “Bit early for Halloween stuff not even September yet.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  99. &lt;p&gt;A third added: “I like seasonal items coming out early. Good to plan ahead.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  103. &lt;p&gt;And one joked: “We’ve got Xmas stuff next week too.”&lt;/p&gt;
  104.  
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  106.  
  107. &lt;p&gt;Some fans were thrilled, saying it’s never too early to prepare for Halloween.&lt;/p&gt;
  108.  
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  111. &lt;p&gt;It’s not the first time Home Bargains has caused a stir with its cut-price treats.&lt;/p&gt;
  112.  
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  115. &lt;p&gt;Earlier this month, shoppers went wild when &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/35924163/iconic-bags-of-sweets-scanning-at-home-bargains/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Haribo share bags were spotted scanning&lt;/a&gt; at tills for only 29p.&lt;/p&gt;
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  119. &lt;p&gt;The retailer teased fans with the post: “This is not a drill – Haribo share bag only 29p.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  123. &lt;p&gt;Shoppers were quick to react.&lt;/p&gt;
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  127. &lt;p&gt;One said: “That’s cheap.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  151. &lt;p&gt;Another wrote: “Time to stock up for work.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  155. &lt;p&gt;Pictures of trolleys stacked high with Haribo have since appeared online.&lt;/p&gt;
  156.  
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  158.  
  159. &lt;p&gt;Fans bragged about filling cupboards for the kids, the office, and late-night snacks.&lt;/p&gt;
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  162.  
  163. &lt;p&gt;And the sweet deals don’t stop there.&lt;/p&gt;
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  167. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36123290/rowntree-sweets-change-home-bargains/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rowntree’s&lt;/a&gt; has also launched a brand new version of its famous fruit pastilles, called Squidgers, on shelves at Home Bargains.&lt;/p&gt;
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  171. &lt;p&gt;The 99p sharing bags come with five fruity flavours: strawberry, lime, blackcurrant, orange and lemon.&lt;/p&gt;
  172.  
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  175. &lt;p&gt;They’ve been described as “irresistibly squidgy” and “bursting with flavour.”&lt;/p&gt;
  176.  
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  179. &lt;p&gt;One review read: “They taste exactly the same as fruit pastilles but in a sugary and spongy sweet texture.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  183. &lt;p&gt;Another fan said: “They sound so nice, I need to try these.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  189. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;How to bag a bargain &lt;/h3&gt;
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  194. SUN Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to find a cut-price item and bag a bargain… &lt;/p&gt;
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  197. &lt;p&gt;Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.&lt;/p&gt;
  198. &lt;p&gt;Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.&lt;/p&gt;
  199. &lt;p&gt;Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.&lt;/p&gt;
  200. &lt;p&gt;Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.&lt;/p&gt;
  201. &lt;p&gt;Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.&lt;/p&gt;
  202. &lt;p&gt;When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vouchercodes.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;vouchercodes.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myvouchercodes.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;myvouchercodes.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.&lt;/p&gt;
  203. &lt;p&gt;Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://trolley.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Trolley.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.&lt;/p&gt;
  204. &lt;p&gt;Bargain hunters can also use B&amp;amp;M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.&lt;/p&gt;
  205. &lt;p&gt;And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.&lt;/p&gt;
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  213. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415928&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/entrance-ot-home-bargains-discount-990614886_d27849.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Home Bargains store entrance with customers.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415928&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;681&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Earlier this month, shoppers went wild when Haribo share bags were spotted scanning at tills for only 29p[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  216. <title>Little-known British car brand behind motor Jeremy Clarkson said &#8216;can destroy your face&#8217; to build huge new UK factory</title>
  217. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/36415436/ariel-new-factory-somerset/</link>
  218. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
  219. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Milad Sherzad]]></dc:creator>
  220. <category><![CDATA[Motors]]></category>
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  234. &lt;p&gt;A SMALL British carmaker behind a motor Jeremy Clarkson said could &amp;#8220;destroy your face&amp;#8221; is set to build a huge new factory in the UK.&lt;/p&gt;
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  238. &lt;p&gt;Ariel &amp;#8211; best known for its Atom motor &amp;#8211; will build the new structure to the east of Crewkerne in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/somerset/&quot;&gt;Somerset&lt;/a&gt; on a recently acquired 43-acre site.&lt;/p&gt;
  239.  
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  241.  
  242. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415548&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/pictures-ariel-4835421.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Ariel Atom V8 sports car.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415548&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;523&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Handout&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The Ariel Atom was once described by Jeremy Clarkson as being so fast it could &amp;#8216;destroy your face&amp;#8217;[/caption]
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  246. &lt;p&gt;The carmakers gained the land after five years of negotiation, with the new building set to open before the end of 2028 at the cost of &amp;#8220;a few million&amp;#8221;, Ariel boss Simon Saunders said.&lt;/p&gt;
  247.  
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  249.  
  250. &lt;p&gt;Simon said the cost of building a new factory had rapidly risen since the idea was first floated, meaning the firm may need to seek external funding.&lt;/p&gt;
  251.  
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  254. &lt;p&gt;Ariel currently sells two vehicles, the Atom and the Nomad, as well as the Dash bicycle, according to its website.&lt;/p&gt;
  255.  
  256.  
  257.  
  258. &lt;p&gt;The Ariel Atom, tested on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/top-gear/&quot;&gt;Top Gear&lt;/a&gt; in 2005, was described by Clarkson as &amp;#8220;so quick, it can &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/27527575/ariel-atom-car-jeremy-clarkson-top-gear/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;destroy your entire face&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8220;.&lt;/p&gt;
  259.  
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  261.  
  262. &lt;p&gt;Since its launch in 2000, it has gone through a number of alterations, with the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/7653196/ariel-atom-4-weekend-toy-review/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ariel Atom 4&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; released in 2018 &amp;#8211; being the most recent version available to customers.&lt;/p&gt;
  263.  
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  265.  
  266. &lt;p&gt;It was awarded Britain&amp;#8217;s Best Driver&amp;#8217;s Car by Autocar in 2020.&lt;/p&gt;
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  270. &lt;p&gt;With building the new site, Simon said he wanted to &amp;#8220;move to no ordinary industrial unit&amp;#8221;, keeping in style with the unique designs of Atom&amp;#8217;s motors.&lt;/p&gt;
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  274. &lt;p&gt;He explained: &amp;#8220;While we’ve been waiting to&amp;nbsp;do the land deal, we’ve investigated quite a few styles – circular buildings that might work well for production efficiency, or others whose design is reminiscent of old farm buildings you already find in this area.&lt;/p&gt;
  275.  
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  277.  
  278. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We need space for what we do now, plus a museum, a showroom and a design office. And it’s got to be efficient.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  279.  
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  281.  
  282. &lt;p&gt;The new site will be placed close to Atom&amp;#8217;s existing factory, meaning Ariel will be able to keep its pre-existing workforce while also adding around 60 new staff.&lt;/p&gt;
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  306. &lt;p&gt;It also means production capacity should be able to almost double from just 80 units per year to around 150, reports Autocar.&lt;/p&gt;
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  310. &lt;p&gt;The huge new complex will house Ariel&amp;#8217;s expanded manufacturing operation as well as a showroom, a spacious service and spares operation, long-term parts storage, a museum, and an office space for design and administration.&lt;/p&gt;
  311.  
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  313.  
  314. &lt;p&gt;Ariel is also putting an emphasis on environmental efficiency for its new vehicles, Simon said.&lt;/p&gt;
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  317.  
  318. &lt;p&gt;The new factory will be capable of carbon capture, its roof will gather solar &lt;span id=&quot;592d00b4-6344-4e12-98c2-1b2895511ed7&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;energy&lt;/span&gt;, water will come from a borehole, and there are plans to plant 8000 trees on the site.&lt;/p&gt;
  319.  
  320.  
  321.  
  322. &lt;p&gt;Ariel started out in a tiny studio in Simon&amp;#8217;s home before moving to its current site in 2007.&lt;/p&gt;
  323.  
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  325.  
  326. &lt;p&gt;However, since Ariel handles advanced design as well as spares, servicing, repairs and used car sales on top of manufacturing, it has been constrained on space for years.&lt;/p&gt;
  327.  
  328.  
  329.  
  330. &lt;p&gt;This comes after a 2020 Ariel Atom &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/27527575/ariel-atom-car-jeremy-clarkson-top-gear/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;went to auction last year&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  331.  
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  333.  
  334. &lt;p&gt;Describing a previous version of the car in 2005, Clarkson said he had &amp;#8220;never, ever driven anything that accelerates so fast,&amp;#8221; describing the Atom as being &amp;#8220;fast on an entirely new level&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  335.  
  336.  
  337.  
  338. &lt;p&gt;The motor started life as a student project at Coventry University before it was originally launched in 2000.&lt;/p&gt;
  339.  
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  341.  
  342. &lt;p&gt;Other iconic versions include the Ariel Atom 500, which is one of the fastest &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/8515809/fastest-accelerating-cars-world-2019/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;accelerating production cars ever made &lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8211; taking just 2.3 seconds to get from 0-62mph.&lt;/p&gt;
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  346. &lt;p&gt;The Ariel Atom was also voted one of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/34556369/best-british-car-revealed/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Britain&amp;#8217;s 50 best cars ever made&lt;/a&gt; by a panel of 10 judges earlier this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  347.  
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  349.  
  350. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415547&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/handout-pictures-simon-saunders-ariel-5113188.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Ariel Atom 3.4 driving on a road.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415547&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;560&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Handout&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Ariel hopes its new factory will almost double its output of vehicles each year[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  353. <title>Shocking moment Deliveroo rider caught &#8216;stealing customer&#8217;s food&#8217; after delivering order to front door</title>
  354. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415052/deliveroo-rider-steals-food/</link>
  355. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
  356. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nawal Abdisamad]]></dc:creator>
  357. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  358. <category><![CDATA[UK News]]></category>
  359. <category><![CDATA[Deliveroo]]></category>
  360. <category><![CDATA[Fast Food]]></category>
  361. <category><![CDATA[Food and drink]]></category>
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  392.  
  393.  
  394.  
  395.  
  396. &lt;p&gt;THIS is the shocking moment a Deliveroo rider drops off a takeaway — before they are caught on camera swiping the food.&lt;/p&gt;
  397.  
  398.  
  399.  
  400. &lt;p&gt;Stunned Daniel Ali, 19, watched the bizarre scam unfold on his doorbell camera in Bristol on August 18.&lt;/p&gt;
  401.  
  402.  
  403.  
  404. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415852&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 534px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/e869a16c-090a-45ae-9c04-116cdad5525a.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=524&quot; alt=&quot;Deliveroo driver faking food delivery.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415852&quot; width=&quot;524&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SWNS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The TikTok clip racked up thousands of views within hours online[/caption]
  405.  
  406.  
  407.  
  408. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415853&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 547px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/a484f090-a790-4a2b-bc39-00729235fd37.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=537&quot; alt=&quot;Deliveroo driver faking food delivery.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415853&quot; width=&quot;537&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SWNS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Calls mounted for Deliveroo to act fast after rider’s sham delivery[/caption]
  409.  
  410.  
  411.  
  412. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415854&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 549px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/efa38b96-c809-4bcd-a8fa-16b6000cc3ee.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=539&quot; alt=&quot;Deliveroo driver faking food delivery.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415854&quot; width=&quot;539&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SWNS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Driver lays out food[/caption]
  413.  
  414.  
  415.  
  416. &lt;p&gt;The footage shows the courier placing the meal on the doormat and snapping a photo for “proof”, before stuffing it back in his bag and cycling away.&lt;/p&gt;
  417.  
  418.  
  419.  
  420. &lt;p&gt;Ali said: “It was a crazy experience,” after sharing the footage on TikTok, where it quickly racked up thousands of views.&lt;/p&gt;
  421.  
  422.  
  423.  
  424. &lt;p&gt;The stunned customer later revealed the rider got in touch after the footage blew up online, apologising and begging for the viral video to be taken down.&lt;/p&gt;
  425.  
  426.  
  427.  
  428. &lt;p&gt;Viewers were left fuming with one saying: “Absolutely disgusting, he should be banned.” &lt;/p&gt;
  429.  
  430.  
  431.  
  432. &lt;p&gt;Another raged: “This is theft, plain and simple.”&lt;/p&gt;
  433.  
  434.  
  435.  
  436. &lt;p&gt;Furious &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/social-media/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;social media&lt;/a&gt; users warned the stunt could leave vulnerable people hungry, with some relying on deliveries for their only hot meal of the day.&lt;/p&gt;
  437.  
  438.  
  439.  
  440. &lt;p&gt;Calls mounted for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/deliveroo/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Deliveroo&lt;/a&gt; to act fast. &lt;/p&gt;
  441.  
  442.  
  443.  
  444. &lt;p&gt;The firm has since refunded the cost of the food, and Ali has agreed to remove the video.&lt;/p&gt;
  445.  
  446.  
  447.  
  448. &lt;p&gt;A Deliveroo spokesperson told Bristol World said: “Deliveroo is committed to ensuring the highest standards of behaviour and we take customer experience extremely seriously. &lt;/p&gt;
  449.  
  450.  
  451.  
  452. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We offboarded the rider and issued a refund to the customer after they alerted us to this incident.”&lt;/p&gt;
  453.  
  454.  
  455.  
  456. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415855&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 544px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fa71e2bb-e384-4958-9ab1-d8df01f7587f.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=534&quot; alt=&quot;Deliveroo driver faking food delivery.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415855&quot; width=&quot;534&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SWNS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Deliveroo refunded the meal as Ali agreed to take down the clip[/caption]
  457.  
  458.  
  459.  
  460. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415862&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 542px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/3ef04dd3-103d-42b2-b96f-65604770a533.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=532&quot; alt=&quot;Security camera footage of a Deliveroo driver faking a food delivery.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415862&quot; width=&quot;532&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SWNS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Deliveroo rider seen riding away after fake delivery stunt[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  463. <title>Huge forest fires erupt in Portugal with entire villages evacuated &#038; hundreds of firefighters battling blazes</title>
  464. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415886/forest-fires-portugal-villages-evacuated-hundreds-firefighters/</link>
  465. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
  466. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Harrington]]></dc:creator>
  467. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  468. <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
  469. <category><![CDATA[Summer]]></category>
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  473.  
  474.  
  475.  
  476.  
  477.  
  478.  
  479.  
  480.  
  481.  
  482. &lt;p&gt;TWO more ferocious forest fires have erupted in Portugal &amp;#8211; and this time cops suspect the work of arsonists.&lt;/p&gt;
  483.  
  484.  
  485.  
  486. &lt;p&gt;Entire villages were forced to evacuate and hundreds of firefighters rushed to the scene of the latest blazes in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36333129/wildfires-spain-thousands-evacuated/&quot;&gt;a disastrous summer&lt;/a&gt; across the Iberian Peninsula.&lt;/p&gt;
  487.  
  488.  
  489.  
  490. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415876&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/2025-two-fires-currently-consuming-1018051568.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Forest fire at night.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415876&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;EPA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Two major fires sparked in Pedrogao Grande, Leiria, Portugal on Saturday[/caption]
  491.  
  492.  
  493.  
  494. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415877&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/2025-two-fires-currently-consuming-1018017737.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Air tanker dropping water on a forest fire.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415877&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;EPA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Firefighters battled the blazes from the air and the ground[/caption]
  495.  
  496.  
  497.  
  498. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415878&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/2025-two-fires-currently-consuming-1018051558.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Firefighter observing a large forest fire.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415878&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;EPA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Smoke and flames poured up into the sky from the forest[/caption]
  499.  
  500.  
  501.  
  502. &lt;p&gt;The two &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36341464/spain-wildfire-death-toll-rises/&quot;&gt;fires sparked&lt;/a&gt; nearby within an hour in Pedrógão Grande, central Portugal.&lt;/p&gt;
  503.  
  504.  
  505.  
  506. &lt;p&gt;Locals here are already scarred by the memory of a terrible wildfire which killed 66 people just eight years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
  507.  
  508.  
  509.  
  510. &lt;p&gt;The first erupted in the village of Pedrógão Grande, terrifyingly close to people&amp;#8217;s &lt;span id=&quot;dd3c388d-2043-4882-a7ff-cd885ed2b7be&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;homes&lt;/span&gt;, at around 2:30pm.&lt;/p&gt;
  511.  
  512.  
  513.  
  514. &lt;p&gt;A second then burst through trees near the village of Graça at roughly 3:20pm, rousing the suspicion of police who are investigating possible foul play.&lt;/p&gt;
  515.  
  516.  
  517.  
  518. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36321657/moment-fire-tornado-portugal/&quot;&gt;Flaming material&lt;/a&gt; was reported shooting out of this blaze, endangering the crews tackling it.&lt;/p&gt;
  519.  
  520.  
  521.  
  522. &lt;p&gt;Five entire villages in the area were forced to evacuate as smoke cascaded into the &lt;span id=&quot;ea06a046-fd9c-4e1f-8ee9-3448e2272f62&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;sky&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  523.  
  524.  
  525.  
  526. &lt;p&gt;Hundreds of firefighters battled the two blazes with from planes and from the ground.&lt;/p&gt;
  527.  
  528.  
  529.  
  530. &lt;p&gt;A firefighter elsewhere in Portugal became the fourth person to be killed by the fires this &lt;span id=&quot;402bb5cd-2abc-4d3b-aa96-e21b66c99517&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  531.  
  532.  
  533.  
  534. &lt;p&gt;Four have also lost their lives in Spain &amp;#8211; where the blazes are finally being brought under control.&lt;/p&gt;
  535.  
  536.  
  537.  
  538. &lt;p&gt;Daniel Esteves, 45, worked for the forest protection company Afocelca.&lt;/p&gt;
  539.  
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  560.  
  561.  
  562. &lt;p&gt;He was seriously injured on Tuesday night alongside four colleagues, and tragically died on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
  563.  
  564.  
  565.  
  566. &lt;p&gt;Daniel suffered burns to 75 percent of his body and was the worst injured of the group &amp;#8211; the rest of whom are still in hospital in Coimbra.&lt;/p&gt;
  567.  
  568.  
  569.  
  570. &lt;p&gt;Portugal&amp;#8217;s president, &lt;span id=&quot;652cc77a-567c-43ec-8c03-695417ba9a6b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Marcelo&lt;/span&gt; Rebelo de Sousa, sent his condolences to Daniel&amp;#8217;s &lt;span id=&quot;018f84dd-a497-4f2b-8a8f-3d572411fd6d&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;family&lt;/span&gt; who &amp;#8220;tragically lost his life after directly combating the forest fires in Sabugal municipality&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  571.  
  572.  
  573.  
  574. &lt;p&gt;The amount of land burnt across the Iberian peninsula has hit a total area about the size of the US state of &lt;span id=&quot;1ac53737-cfd1-4fc5-96cc-3ca5495edd5c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Delaware&lt;/span&gt;, based on EU statistics.&lt;/p&gt;
  575.  
  576.  
  577.  
  578. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415880&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/2025-two-fires-currently-consuming-1018049271.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;A person fighting a large forest fire at night.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415880&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;EPA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;A local man civilian got involved in the fight against the flames[/caption]
  579.  
  580.  
  581.  
  582. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415883&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/2025-two-fires-currently-consuming-1018017725.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Burned-out truck in a forest fire.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415883&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;EPA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;A burnt-out truck which was engulfed by the flames[/caption]
  583.  
  584.  
  585.  
  586. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415884&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/2025-two-fires-currently-consuming-1018049261.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Silhouetted firefighter observing a large forest fire at night.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415884&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;EPA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Hundreds of firefighters rushed to the scenes[/caption]
  587.  
  588.  
  589.  
  590. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;60a82965-4cfe-49da-99e6-f140aeb5173c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Spain&lt;/span&gt; had lost a record 403,000 hectares, while Portugal lost 278,000 hectares this year, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS).&lt;/p&gt;
  591.  
  592.  
  593.  
  594. &lt;p&gt;Spanish authorities said the tide seemed to have turned in the fight against the fires, which are mainly raging in the country&amp;#8217;s west and northwest.&lt;/p&gt;
  595.  
  596.  
  597.  
  598. &lt;p&gt;But the head of Spain&amp;#8217;s civil protection and emergencies service, &lt;span id=&quot;1cbee5a5-b6b3-410b-b14e-b234ff4df8b5&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Virginia&lt;/span&gt; Barcones, warned there were still 18 &amp;#8220;treacherous&amp;#8221; blazes alight.&lt;/p&gt;
  599.  
  600.  
  601.  
  602. &lt;p&gt;The record-breaking year has been fuelled by dry conditions, heatwaves and strong winds.&lt;/p&gt;
  603.  
  604.  
  605.  
  606. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415885&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/2025-two-fires-currently-consuming-1018051557.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Silhouette of a firefighter against a backdrop of a forest fire.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415885&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;EPA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;These fires are the latest in a disastrous year for Spain and Portugal[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  609. <title>Horoscope today, August 24, 2025: Daily star sign guide from Mystic Meg</title>
  610. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36408737/horoscope-today-august-24-2025/</link>
  611. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  612. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Coombs]]></dc:creator>
  613. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
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  646.  
  647. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégée Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  648.  
  649.  
  650.  
  651. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. &lt;/p&gt;
  652.  
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  654.  
  655. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2648.png&quot; alt=&quot;♈&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; ARIES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  656.  
  657.  
  658.  
  659. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;March 21 to April 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  660.  
  661.  
  662.  
  663. &lt;p&gt;As Venus encourages flirtation, you may not know where love is going, but you’ll adore the journey. &lt;/p&gt;
  664.  
  665.  
  666.  
  667. &lt;p&gt;Plus, there is strong support for pursuing a pastime you are passionate about all the way to a commercial opportunity.&lt;/p&gt;
  668.  
  669.  
  670.  
  671. &lt;p&gt;Imaginative planets connect and two years of making your dreams come true kicks off.&lt;/p&gt;
  672.  
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  674.  
  675. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_34653094&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/newspress-collage-qep7xfy6u-1745618986322.jpg?1745622606&amp;amp;strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;An image collage containing 1 images, Image 1 shows an advertisement for mystic meg with maggie innes sunday&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-34653094&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Your weekly horoscope for Sunday&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  676.  
  677.  
  678.  
  679. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2649.png&quot; alt=&quot;♉&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;TAURUS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  680.  
  681.  
  682.  
  683. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;April 21 to May 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  684.  
  685.  
  686.  
  687. &lt;p&gt;Finding a home that feels right is so much closer now – as your mix of ideals and inspiration can find you considering somewhere once out of the question. &lt;/p&gt;
  688.  
  689.  
  690.  
  691. &lt;p&gt;As well as property, you start to see your money situation in a less fixed way, so new offers begin to flow. &lt;/p&gt;
  692.  
  693.  
  694.  
  695. &lt;p&gt;Love is secure in itself and needs no flashy gestures.&lt;/p&gt;
  696.  
  697.  
  698.  
  699. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/taurus-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Taurus horoscope new&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/gemini-star-sign/&quot;&gt;s&lt;/a&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  700.  
  701.  
  702.  
  703. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/264a.png&quot; alt=&quot;♊&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; GEMINI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  704.  
  705.  
  706.  
  707. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;May 22 to June 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  708.  
  709.  
  710.  
  711. &lt;p&gt;Your sign is key to the planet partnership that rewrites the next two years. &lt;/p&gt;
  712.  
  713.  
  714.  
  715. &lt;p&gt;You are learning to value who you have, while putting people together in daring ways. &lt;/p&gt;
  716.  
  717.  
  718.  
  719. &lt;p&gt;You rip up the love rule book and let feelings find their own way.&lt;/p&gt;
  720.  
  721.  
  722.  
  723. &lt;p&gt;People around you are a prime factor in happiness, so ask who deserves your trust.&lt;/p&gt;
  724.  
  725.  
  726.  
  727. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/gemini-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Gemini horoscope news&lt;/a&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  730.  
  731. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/264b.png&quot; alt=&quot;♋&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; CANCER&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  732.  
  733.  
  734.  
  735. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;June 22 to July 22&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  736.  
  737.  
  738.  
  739. &lt;p&gt;Stop pretending you don’t care about life and start making your own way, at your own pace. &lt;/p&gt;
  740.  
  741.  
  742.  
  743. &lt;p&gt;This is the clear message looking forward over the next two years.&lt;/p&gt;
  744.  
  745.  
  746.  
  747. &lt;p&gt;From work goals to love dreams, if it matters to you, then it matters.&lt;/p&gt;
  748.  
  749.  
  750.  
  751. &lt;p&gt;Single? Your soulmate raises cash for good causes. Luck links to lit-up names.&lt;/p&gt;
  752.  
  753.  
  754.  
  755. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/cancer-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancer horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  756.  
  757.  
  758.  
  759. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/264c.png&quot; alt=&quot;♌&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; LEO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  760.  
  761.  
  762.  
  763. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;July 23 to August 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  764.  
  765.  
  766.  
  767. &lt;p&gt;With Venus by your side, you have the courage of your love convictions – and can make a major change. &lt;/p&gt;
  768.  
  769.  
  770.  
  771. &lt;p&gt;Plus, the moon guides you to make the best of a cash situation. &lt;/p&gt;
  772.  
  773.  
  774.  
  775. &lt;p&gt;New income streams can link to a special skill you’ve had since childhood, but never really valued before. A journey towards “S” is so good for you.&lt;/p&gt;
  776.  
  777.  
  778.  
  779. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/leo-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leo horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  964.  
  965.  
  966.  
  967. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/264d.png&quot; alt=&quot;♍&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; VIRGO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  968.  
  969.  
  970.  
  971. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 24 to September 22&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  972.  
  973.  
  974.  
  975. &lt;p&gt;You are changing into someone who knows their own mind. Two planets of intense inner contemplation ask you to give more, be more and simply live more. &lt;/p&gt;
  976.  
  977.  
  978.  
  979. &lt;p&gt;A friend from way back asks a question that makes you think – take time before you react. &lt;/p&gt;
  980.  
  981.  
  982.  
  983. &lt;p&gt;Mars fires up performance skills, whether live or recorded.&lt;/p&gt;
  984.  
  985.  
  986.  
  987. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/virgo-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Virgo horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  988.  
  989.  
  990.  
  991. &lt;script type=&quot;application/javascript&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/pollingwidgets/v3/widget.js?question_id=112518&amp;#038;game=polling&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  992.  
  993.  
  994.  
  995. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_19498504&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/NINTCHDBPICT000737246980.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a purple circle with the zodiac signs in it&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-19498504&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The romance is strong all week[/caption]
  996.  
  997.  
  998.  
  999. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/264e.png&quot; alt=&quot;♎&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; LIBRA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1000.  
  1001.  
  1002.  
  1003. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;September 23 to October 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1004.  
  1005.  
  1006.  
  1007. &lt;p&gt;How you view the key decisions in your life is opening up as high-profile planets stretch your mind. &lt;/p&gt;
  1008.  
  1009.  
  1010.  
  1011. &lt;p&gt;A period of ticking over ends, and you feel the urge to speak from your heart. &lt;/p&gt;
  1012.  
  1013.  
  1014.  
  1015. &lt;p&gt;When you learn to control this, the rest of your luck can flow. &lt;/p&gt;
  1016.  
  1017.  
  1018.  
  1019. &lt;p&gt;A caring role you have resisted, or avoided, can feel like your natural home now.&lt;/p&gt;
  1020.  
  1021.  
  1022.  
  1023. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/libra-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Libra horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1024.  
  1025.  
  1026.  
  1027. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  1028. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  1029. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;List of 12 star signs&lt;/h3&gt;
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  1031. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  1034. &lt;div&gt;
  1035. &lt;p&gt;The traditional dates used by&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/mystic-meg/&quot;&gt;Mystic Meg&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for each sign are below.&lt;/p&gt;
  1036. &lt;ul&gt;
  1037. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capricorn:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5830727/capricorn-horoscope-dates-star-sign-compatible/&quot;&gt;December 22 – January 20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1038. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aquarius:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9864241/aquarius-horoscope-star-sign-dates/&quot;&gt;January 21 – February 18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1039. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pisces:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5623605/pisces-horoscope-dates-star-sign-compatiblity/&quot;&gt;February 19 &amp;#8211; March 20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1040. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aries:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5623367/aries-star-sign-horoscope-dates-who-compatible-zodiac-march-april/&quot;&gt;March 21 &amp;#8211; April 20&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1041. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Taurus:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/5624113/taurus-star-sign-horoscope-dates-mean-compatible-love-zodiac-matches/&quot;&gt;April 21 – May 21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1042. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gemini:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6335342/gemini-star-sign-horoscope-dates/&quot;&gt;May 22 – June 21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1043. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancer:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6581188/cancer-horoscope-star-sign/&quot;&gt;June 22 – July 22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1044. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leo:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6844872/leo-horoscope-dates-star-sign-compatible/&quot;&gt;July 23 – August 23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1045. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Virgo&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6033530/virgo-star-sign-horoscope-dates-traits/&quot;&gt;August 24 – September 22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1046. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Libra:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9864569/libra-star-horoscope/&quot;&gt;September 23 – October 23&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1047. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scorpio:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6070688/scorpio-horoscope-dates-meaning-traits-compatability/&quot;&gt;October 24 – November 22&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1048. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sagittarius:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5848630/sagittarius-horoscope-dates-star-sign-compatible/&quot;&gt;November 23 – December 21&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  1049. &lt;/ul&gt;
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  1054.  
  1055.  
  1056.  
  1057. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/264f.png&quot; alt=&quot;♏&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; SCORPIO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1058.  
  1059.  
  1060.  
  1061. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 24 to November 22&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1062.  
  1063.  
  1064.  
  1065. &lt;p&gt;Accepting maybe you’ve been rushing a health question is your cue to sit back, relax and look at where you want to go.&lt;/p&gt;
  1066.  
  1067.  
  1068.  
  1069. &lt;p&gt;Your chart buzzes with potential – the kind that sees what others can do before they realise. &lt;/p&gt;
  1070.  
  1071.  
  1072.  
  1073. &lt;p&gt;So, talent-spotting can be one way to pay happiness forward. Love is on a high as Venus rises to the top.&lt;/p&gt;
  1074.  
  1075.  
  1076.  
  1077. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/scorpio-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scorpio horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1078.  
  1079.  
  1080.  
  1081. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2650.png&quot; alt=&quot;♐&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; SAGITTARIUS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1082.  
  1083.  
  1084.  
  1085. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;November 23 to December 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1086.  
  1087.  
  1088.  
  1089. &lt;p&gt;You see the world in a different way from others – finding ingenious ways to market this is one aspect of your weekly forecast. &lt;/p&gt;
  1090.  
  1091.  
  1092.  
  1093. &lt;p&gt;You also have the ability to reshape teams into something better with a special place for yourself. &lt;/p&gt;
  1094.  
  1095.  
  1096.  
  1097. &lt;p&gt;Love is boundary-breaking, directing you to shared bliss, especially with “L”.&lt;/p&gt;
  1098.  
  1099.  
  1100.  
  1101. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sagittarius-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sagittarius horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1102.  
  1103.  
  1104.  
  1105. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2651.png&quot; alt=&quot;♑&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; CAPRICORN&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1106.  
  1107.  
  1108.  
  1109. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;December 22 to January 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1110.  
  1111.  
  1112.  
  1113. &lt;p&gt;Any time of fighting with your family can transform into a period of grace, to truly be yourself and let others do the same, so big issues can fade. &lt;/p&gt;
  1114.  
  1115.  
  1116.  
  1117. &lt;p&gt;Neptune and Uranus expand your caring remit and cement a bond that has been rather casual. &lt;/p&gt;
  1118.  
  1119.  
  1120.  
  1121. &lt;p&gt;In love terms, yes, you can change yourself – but do you want to?&lt;/p&gt;
  1122.  
  1123.  
  1124.  
  1125. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/capricorn-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capricorn horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1126.  
  1127.  
  1128.  
  1129. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_17107858&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/comp-jd-zodiac.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a zodiac circle with the signs of the zodiac on it&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-17107858&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Cash answers can come in stages[/caption]
  1130.  
  1131.  
  1132.  
  1133. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2652.png&quot; alt=&quot;♒&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; AQUARIUS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1134.  
  1135.  
  1136.  
  1137. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;January 21 to February 18&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1138.  
  1139.  
  1140.  
  1141. &lt;p&gt;Using your words for good is just one consequence of the Uranus-Neptune connection in your chart. &lt;/p&gt;
  1142.  
  1143.  
  1144.  
  1145. &lt;p&gt;You can also model the kind of friendship you deserve to receive. This sharpens passion, and can lead you to a unique celebration. &lt;/p&gt;
  1146.  
  1147.  
  1148.  
  1149. &lt;p&gt;Venus is so committed long-term, and recent slip-ups can be forgotten.&lt;/p&gt;
  1150.  
  1151.  
  1152.  
  1153. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/aquarius-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aquarius horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1154.  
  1155.  
  1156.  
  1157. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/2653.png&quot; alt=&quot;♓&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; PISCES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1158.  
  1159.  
  1160.  
  1161. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;February 19 to March 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1162.  
  1163.  
  1164.  
  1165. &lt;p&gt;A keen eye for property deals, plus the ability to manage money better yet also feel richer emotionally are upcoming surprises. &lt;/p&gt;
  1166.  
  1167.  
  1168.  
  1169. &lt;p&gt;You are entering a two-year spell of planet magic that helps you pull off unlikely deals and decisions. &lt;/p&gt;
  1170.  
  1171.  
  1172.  
  1173. &lt;p&gt;Love linking letters “U” and “N” forms an unbreakable future bond.&lt;/p&gt;
  1174.  
  1175.  
  1176.  
  1177. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get all the latest &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/pisces-star-sign/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pisces horoscope news&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; including your weekly and monthly predictions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  1180. <title>Win a copy of Our Beautiful Mess by Adele Parks in this week’s Fabulous book competition</title>
  1181. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36399532/our-beautiful-mess-book-competition/</link>
  1182. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1183. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chloe Sharp]]></dc:creator>
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  1191.  
  1192.  
  1193.  
  1194.  
  1195.  
  1196.  
  1197. &lt;p&gt;CONNIE is looking forward to having all three of her girls home for Christmas, especially as her eldest, Fran, is bringing her boyfriend for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;
  1198.  
  1199.  
  1200.  
  1201. &lt;p&gt;But when she meets Zac, Connie is shocked by how much he reminds her of someone she’d rather forget.&lt;/p&gt;
  1202.  
  1203.  
  1204.  
  1205. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36399614&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 628px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/71cvvwylGpL_SL1500_jpg-JS1015106154.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=618&quot; alt=&quot;Book cover for Adele Parks' *Our Beautiful Mess*.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36399614&quot; width=&quot;618&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;10 lucky Fabulous readers will win a copy of this new novel in this week&amp;#8217;s book competition&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  1206.  
  1207.  
  1208.  
  1209. &lt;p&gt;And then Fran tells them she’s pregnant and sets in motion a chain of events that sees them all in danger. . . &lt;/p&gt;
  1210.  
  1211.  
  1212.  
  1213. &lt;p&gt;A thrillingly good read!&lt;/p&gt;
  1214.  
  1215.  
  1216.  
  1217. &lt;p&gt;10 lucky Fabulous readers will win a copy of this new novel in this week&amp;#8217;s book competition.&lt;/p&gt;
  1218.  
  1219.  
  1220.  
  1221. &lt;p&gt;To win a copy, enter using the form below by 11:59pm on August 30, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
  1222.  
  1223.  
  1224.  
  1225. &lt;script type=&quot;application/javascript&quot; src=&quot;https://thesun.formstack.com/forms/js.php/our_beautiful_mess_fabulous_book_competition&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  1226.  
  1227.  
  1228.  
  1229. &lt;p&gt;For full terms and conditions, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/administration/36399992/our-beautiful-mess-book-competition/&quot;&gt;click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  1232. <title>Win a copy of The Cut Throat Trial by S.J. Fleet in this week’s Fabulous book competition</title>
  1233. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36399258/the-cut-throat-trial-book-competition/</link>
  1234. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1235. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chloe Sharp]]></dc:creator>
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  1240.  
  1241.  
  1242.  
  1243.  
  1244.  
  1245.  
  1246.  
  1247.  
  1248.  
  1249. &lt;p&gt;THE Secret Barrister author’s first novel is a belter!&lt;/p&gt;
  1250.  
  1251.  
  1252.  
  1253. &lt;p&gt;Three 17-year-old boys are accused of brutally murdering a retired headteacher on New Year’s Eve, but each deny it was them, instead blaming the others.&lt;/p&gt;
  1254.  
  1255.  
  1256.  
  1257. &lt;p&gt;So, who is really guilty?&lt;/p&gt;
  1258.  
  1259.  
  1260.  
  1261. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36399425&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 635px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/81sKmGVDsBL_SL1500_jpg-JS1015106149.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=625&quot; alt=&quot;Book cover for *The Cut Throat Trial* by The Secret Barrister, writing as S.J. Fleet.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36399425&quot; width=&quot;625&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;10 lucky Fabulous readers will win a copy of this new novel in this week&amp;#8217;s book competition&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  1262.  
  1263.  
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  1265. &lt;p&gt;A whip-smart courtroom drama with a killer twist!&lt;/p&gt;
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  1269. &lt;p&gt;To win a copy, enter using the form below by 11:59pm on August 30, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
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  1280. <title>Leo weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; August 30</title>
  1281. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36353797/leo-weekly-horoscope-august-24-august-30/</link>
  1282. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1283. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chloe Sharp]]></dc:creator>
  1284. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  1285. <category><![CDATA[Leo]]></category>
  1286. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
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  1289. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;
  1290. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_33577285&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 10px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;1248&quot; height=&quot;702&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TMC-NEW-HOROSCOPES-LEOjpg-JS809671500.jpg?strip=all&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Leo zodiac sign.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-33577285&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Fab&amp;#8217;s new horoscope format.
  1291. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  1292. &lt;/div&gt;
  1293.  
  1294.  
  1295.  
  1296.  
  1297.  
  1298.  
  1299.  
  1300. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died last March but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1301.  
  1302.  
  1303.  
  1304. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.&lt;/p&gt;
  1305.  
  1306.  
  1307.  
  1308. &lt;p&gt;Sign up for the&amp;nbsp;Mystic Meg&amp;nbsp;newsletter.&lt;/p&gt;
  1309.  
  1310.  
  1311.  
  1312. &lt;p&gt;Your info will be used in accordance with our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://newsprivacy.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1313.  
  1314.  
  1315.  
  1316. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  1317.  
  1318.  
  1319.  
  1320. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JULY 23 &amp;#8211; AUG 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1321.  
  1322.  
  1323.  
  1324. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Read our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1325.  
  1326.  
  1327.  
  1328. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TMC-NEW-HOROSCOPES-LEOjpg-JS809671500.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Leo zodiac sign.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-33577285&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  1329.  
  1330.  
  1331.  
  1332. &lt;p&gt;With Venus now firmly by your side and at your back, you have the courage of your love convictions – and can make a major change.&lt;/p&gt;
  1333.  
  1334.  
  1335.  
  1336. &lt;p&gt;While the moon guides you to make the best of a cash situation, instead of letting it beat you.&lt;/p&gt;
  1337.  
  1338.  
  1339.  
  1340. &lt;p&gt;New income streams can link to a special skill you’ve had since childhood – but never really valued before.&lt;/p&gt;
  1341.  
  1342.  
  1343.  
  1344. &lt;p&gt;A journey towards “S” is so good for you.&lt;/p&gt;
  1345.  
  1346.  
  1347.  
  1348. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1349.  
  1350.  
  1351.  
  1352. &lt;p&gt;Mix up your timetable on Monday, make space for fun.&lt;/p&gt;
  1353.  
  1354.  
  1355.  
  1356. &lt;p&gt;Stick to a health promise on Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;
  1357.  
  1358.  
  1359.  
  1360. &lt;p&gt;Be wise to weekend temptations.&lt;/p&gt;
  1361.  
  1362.  
  1363.  
  1364. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  1365. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  1366. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;What is your star sign&amp;#039;s element?&lt;/h3&gt;
  1367. &lt;/div&gt;
  1368. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  1371. &lt;div&gt;
  1372. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In astrology, the elements — Air, Water, Earth, and Fire signs  — serve as foundational principles that influence the characteristics and behaviours associated with the twelve star signs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1373. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1374. &lt;p&gt;The Earth signs are grounded in the tangible and practical aspects of life, embodying the stable and nurturing qualities of their element. These signs are known for their pragmatism, reliability, and strong connection to the physical world, often excelling in matters that require patience and persistence.&lt;/p&gt;
  1375. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1376. &lt;p&gt;The Air signs are characterised by their intellectual, communicative, and social nature. This reflects the light and dynamic essence of their elemental influence. Overall, these signs tend to excel in the realms of ideas, relationships, and innovation, bringing a breath of fresh air to their interactions and thought processes.&lt;/p&gt;
  1377. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1378. &lt;p&gt;The Water element signs are profoundly impacted by their element. With each astrological sign, water gives way to emotional depth, strong intuition, and a capacity for deep empathy and connection.&lt;/p&gt;
  1379. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1380. &lt;p&gt;Fuelled by the element of Fire, these fire signs in astrology are known for their passion, boldness, energy, enthusiasm, courage, and a zest for life that often leads them to adventurous and creative endeavours.&lt;/p&gt;
  1381. &lt;/div&gt;
  1382. &lt;/div&gt;
  1383. &lt;/div&gt;
  1385.  
  1386.  
  1387.  
  1388. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU&amp;#8230;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1389.  
  1390.  
  1391.  
  1392. &lt;p&gt;Be less stubborn about saying sorry.&lt;/p&gt;
  1393.  
  1394.  
  1395.  
  1396. &lt;p&gt;Allow yourself time off from chores.&lt;/p&gt;
  1397.  
  1398.  
  1399.  
  1400. &lt;p&gt;Step back from someone else’s squabble.&lt;/p&gt;
  1401.  
  1402.  
  1403.  
  1404. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1405.  
  1406.  
  1407.  
  1408. &lt;p&gt;This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&lt;/p&gt;
  1409.  
  1410.  
  1411.  
  1412. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Leo?&lt;/p&gt;
  1413.  
  1414.  
  1415.  
  1416. &lt;p&gt;The next two years are all about breaking boundaries that have always held you back – in what you think, how you behave, who you allow yourself to love.&lt;/p&gt;
  1417.  
  1418.  
  1419.  
  1420. &lt;p&gt;When true freedom comes knocking, you will recognise it, and welcome it.&lt;/p&gt;
  1421.  
  1422.  
  1423.  
  1424. &lt;p&gt;Time spent abroad, living and working alongside people you admire, can also reshape your future.&lt;/p&gt;
  1425.  
  1426.  
  1427.  
  1428. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  1429.  
  1430.  
  1431.  
  1432. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  1435. <title>Gemini weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; August 30</title>
  1436. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36353497/gemini-weekly-horoscope-august-24-august-30/</link>
  1437. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1438. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chloe Sharp]]></dc:creator>
  1439. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  1440. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  1441. <category><![CDATA[Gemini]]></category>
  1442. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
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  1444. <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
  1445. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;
  1446. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_33577282&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 10px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;1248&quot; height=&quot;702&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TMC-NEW-HOROSCOPES-GEMINIjpg-JS809671395.jpg?strip=all&quot; alt=&quot;Gemini horoscope illustration.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-33577282&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Fab&amp;#8217;s new horoscope format.
  1447. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  1448. &lt;/div&gt;
  1449.  
  1450.  
  1451.  
  1452.  
  1453.  
  1454.  
  1455.  
  1456. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1457.  
  1458.  
  1459.  
  1460. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.&lt;/p&gt;
  1461.  
  1462.  
  1463.  
  1464. &lt;p&gt;Sign up for the&amp;nbsp;Mystic Meg&amp;nbsp;newsletter.&lt;/p&gt;
  1465.  
  1466.  
  1467.  
  1468. &lt;p&gt;Your info will be used in accordance with our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://newsprivacy.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1469.  
  1470.  
  1471.  
  1472. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GEMINI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  1473.  
  1474.  
  1475.  
  1476. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAY 22 &amp;#8211;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;JUNE 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1477.  
  1478.  
  1479.  
  1480. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Read our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1481.  
  1482.  
  1483.  
  1484. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671395_cec4ff.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Gemini horoscope illustration.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-33453886&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  1485.  
  1486.  
  1487.  
  1488. &lt;p&gt;Your own sign is part of the major planet partnership that sets the scene for two years of success.&lt;/p&gt;
  1489.  
  1490.  
  1491.  
  1492. &lt;p&gt;You are learning to value what and who you have, plus also putting people and promises together in very different ways.&lt;/p&gt;
  1493.  
  1494.  
  1495.  
  1496. &lt;p&gt;You can rip up the love rule book, let deep feelings find their own, unique way.&lt;/p&gt;
  1497.  
  1498.  
  1499.  
  1500. &lt;p&gt;People around you are so important, so do ask again who deserves your trust.&lt;/p&gt;
  1501.  
  1502.  
  1503.  
  1504. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1505.  
  1506.  
  1507.  
  1508. &lt;p&gt;Open-air eating can spark great chats on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;
  1509.  
  1510.  
  1511.  
  1512. &lt;p&gt;Reject fake emotions on Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;
  1513.  
  1514.  
  1515.  
  1516. &lt;p&gt;Get a detailed price breakdown before any Saturday spending.&lt;/p&gt;
  1517.  
  1518.  
  1519.  
  1520. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  1521. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  1522. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Horoscope traits&lt;/h3&gt;
  1523. &lt;/div&gt;
  1524. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  1525. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  1526. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NINTCHDBPICT000595565515-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  1528. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  1529. What does your star sign mean for you? &lt;/p&gt;
  1531. &lt;div&gt;
  1532. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19275359/aries-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Aries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the head of the zodiac&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19348630/aquarius-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Aquarius&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits you need to know for the air sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19337025/capricorn-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Capricorn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does this star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19287432/cancer-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Cancer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include a keen love of food&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19286897/gemini-traits-best-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Gemini&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits to be aware of for the sign with a symbol of twins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19297491/leo-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Leo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the fire sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19324404/libra-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Libra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does the seventh star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19349873/pisces-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Pisces&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include an interest in the arts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19335987/sagittarius-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Sagittarius&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits you need to know for the fire sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19334169/scorpio-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Scorpio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does this star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19286299/taurus-traits-best-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Taurus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the earth sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19323264/virgo-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Virgo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include loyalty and kindness&lt;/p&gt;
  1533. &lt;/div&gt;
  1534. &lt;/div&gt;
  1535. &lt;/div&gt;
  1537.  
  1538.  
  1539.  
  1540. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU&amp;#8230;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1541.  
  1542.  
  1543.  
  1544. &lt;p&gt;Change if you want to, how you want to.&lt;/p&gt;
  1545.  
  1546.  
  1547.  
  1548. &lt;p&gt;Try an exciting new activity.&lt;/p&gt;
  1549.  
  1550.  
  1551.  
  1552. &lt;p&gt;Speak honestly, without shyness.&lt;/p&gt;
  1553.  
  1554.  
  1555.  
  1556. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1557.  
  1558.  
  1559.  
  1560. &lt;p&gt;This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&lt;/p&gt;
  1561.  
  1562.  
  1563.  
  1564. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Gemini?&lt;/p&gt;
  1565.  
  1566.  
  1567.  
  1568. &lt;p&gt;You are ready to choose friends – and maybe family – that feel the right fit inside, rather than looking good on the outside.&lt;/p&gt;
  1569.  
  1570.  
  1571.  
  1572. &lt;p&gt;In every personal endeavour, it’s more important to make true connections, and find genuine understanding.&lt;/p&gt;
  1573.  
  1574.  
  1575.  
  1576. &lt;p&gt;You can forgive and forget people who have hurt you in the past, and find a fabulous future together.&lt;/p&gt;
  1577.  
  1578.  
  1579.  
  1580. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  1581.  
  1582.  
  1583.  
  1584. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  1586. <item>
  1587. <title>Taurus weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 – August 30</title>
  1588. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36353365/taurus-weekly-horoscope-august-24-august-30/</link>
  1589. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1590. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chloe Sharp]]></dc:creator>
  1591. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  1592. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  1593. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
  1594. <category><![CDATA[Taurus]]></category>
  1595. <guid isPermaLink="false">Post 36353365 at The Sun</guid>
  1596. <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
  1597. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;
  1598. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;1920&quot; height=&quot;1080&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671399_7b8028.jpg?strip=all&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Taurus zodiac sign.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-33453141&quot; /&gt;
  1599. &lt;/div&gt;
  1600.  
  1601.  
  1602.  
  1603.  
  1604.  
  1605.  
  1606.  
  1607. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1608.  
  1609.  
  1610.  
  1611. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.&lt;/p&gt;
  1612.  
  1613.  
  1614.  
  1615. &lt;p&gt;Sign up for the&amp;nbsp;Mystic Meg&amp;nbsp;newsletter.&lt;/p&gt;
  1616.  
  1617.  
  1618.  
  1619. &lt;p&gt;Your info will be used in accordance with our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://newsprivacy.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  1620.  
  1621.  
  1622.  
  1623. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;TAURUS&lt;/h2&gt;
  1624.  
  1625.  
  1626.  
  1627. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;APRIL 21 &amp;#8211; MAY 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1628.  
  1629.  
  1630.  
  1631. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Read our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1632.  
  1633.  
  1634.  
  1635. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671399_7b8028.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Taurus zodiac sign.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-33453141&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  1636.  
  1637.  
  1638.  
  1639. &lt;p&gt;Finding a home that instantly feels “right” is so much closer now – as your chart mix of ideals and inspiration can find you considering somewhere once totally out of the question.&lt;/p&gt;
  1640.  
  1641.  
  1642.  
  1643. &lt;p&gt;As well as property, you start to see your money situation in a less fixed way, so new offers start to flow.&lt;/p&gt;
  1644.  
  1645.  
  1646.  
  1647. &lt;p&gt;Love is secure in itself, and needs no flashy proof or gestures.&lt;/p&gt;
  1648.  
  1649.  
  1650.  
  1651. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1652.  
  1653.  
  1654.  
  1655. &lt;p&gt;Get back in touch with “M” by Tuesday night.&lt;/p&gt;
  1656.  
  1657.  
  1658.  
  1659. &lt;p&gt;Take charge of creative organising on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
  1660.  
  1661.  
  1662.  
  1663. &lt;p&gt;Go for quality over quantity in weekend company.&lt;/p&gt;
  1664.  
  1665.  
  1666.  
  1667. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  1668. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  1669. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Horoscope traits&lt;/h3&gt;
  1670. &lt;/div&gt;
  1671. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  1672. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  1673. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NINTCHDBPICT000595565515-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  1675. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  1676. What does your star sign mean for you? &lt;/p&gt;
  1678. &lt;div&gt;
  1679. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19275359/aries-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Aries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the head of the zodiac&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19348630/aquarius-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Aquarius&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits you need to know for the air sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19337025/capricorn-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Capricorn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does this star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19287432/cancer-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Cancer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include a keen love of food&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19286897/gemini-traits-best-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Gemini&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits to be aware of for the sign with a symbol of twins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19297491/leo-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Leo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the fire sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19324404/libra-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Libra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does the seventh star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19349873/pisces-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Pisces&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include an interest in the arts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19335987/sagittarius-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Sagittarius&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits you need to know for the fire sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19334169/scorpio-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Scorpio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does this star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19286299/taurus-traits-best-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Taurus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the earth sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19323264/virgo-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Virgo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include loyalty and kindness&lt;/p&gt;
  1680. &lt;/div&gt;
  1681. &lt;/div&gt;
  1682. &lt;/div&gt;
  1684.  
  1685.  
  1686.  
  1687. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU&amp;#8230;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1688.  
  1689.  
  1690.  
  1691. &lt;p&gt;Express what ’s been on your mind for months.&lt;/p&gt;
  1692.  
  1693.  
  1694.  
  1695. &lt;p&gt;Tackle a cash question head on.&lt;/p&gt;
  1696.  
  1697.  
  1698.  
  1699. &lt;p&gt;Work in a new direction, in a new way.&lt;/p&gt;
  1700.  
  1701.  
  1702.  
  1703. &lt;p&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/p&gt;
  1704.  
  1705.  
  1706.  
  1707. &lt;p&gt;This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&lt;/p&gt;
  1708.  
  1709.  
  1710.  
  1711. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Taurus?&lt;/p&gt;
  1712.  
  1713.  
  1714.  
  1715. &lt;p&gt;You are going to be more confident in your own inner values, and how you can put these to work in the wider world.&lt;/p&gt;
  1716.  
  1717.  
  1718.  
  1719. &lt;p&gt;There can be a charity aspect, but also a general outpouring of love towards people who mean a lot to you.&lt;/p&gt;
  1720.  
  1721.  
  1722.  
  1723. &lt;p&gt;Dreams really matter, and it’s worth noting these down every morning.&lt;/p&gt;
  1724.  
  1725.  
  1726.  
  1727. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  1728.  
  1729.  
  1730.  
  1731. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  1734. <title>Aries weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 – August 30</title>
  1735. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36352990/aries-weekly-horoscope-august-24-august-30/</link>
  1736. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1737. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chloe Sharp]]></dc:creator>
  1738. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  1739. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  1740. <category><![CDATA[Aries]]></category>
  1741. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
  1742. <guid isPermaLink="false">Post 36352990 at The Sun</guid>
  1743. <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
  1744. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;
  1745. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_33577276&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 10px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;1248&quot; height=&quot;702&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TMC-NEW-HOROSCOPES-ARIESjpg-JS809671497.jpg?strip=all&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of the Aries zodiac sign.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-33577276&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Fab&amp;#8217;s new horoscope format.
  1746. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  1747. &lt;/div&gt;
  1748.  
  1749.  
  1750.  
  1751.  
  1752.  
  1753.  
  1754.  
  1755. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1756.  
  1757.  
  1758.  
  1759. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.&lt;/p&gt;
  1760.  
  1761.  
  1762.  
  1763. &lt;p&gt;Sign up for the&amp;nbsp;Mystic Meg&amp;nbsp;newsletter.&lt;/p&gt;
  1764.  
  1765.  
  1766.  
  1767. &lt;p&gt;Your info will be used in accordance with our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://newsprivacy.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  1768.  
  1769.  
  1770.  
  1771. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;ARIES&lt;/h2&gt;
  1772.  
  1773.  
  1774.  
  1775. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MARCH 21 &amp;#8211; APRIL 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1776.  
  1777.  
  1778.  
  1779. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;Read our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1780.  
  1781.  
  1782.  
  1783. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671497_8f03c3.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Aries horoscope symbol.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-33440984&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  1784.  
  1785.  
  1786.  
  1787. &lt;p&gt;As Venus encourages romance and flirtation you may not know exactly where love is going, but you will adore the journey!&lt;/p&gt;
  1788.  
  1789.  
  1790.  
  1791. &lt;p&gt;Plus there is such strong chart support for going all-out to pursue a pastime you are passionate about, perhaps all the way to a business proposition.&lt;/p&gt;
  1792.  
  1793.  
  1794.  
  1795. &lt;p&gt;Imaginative planets connect and two years of making your personal dreams come true kicks off this week.&lt;/p&gt;
  1796.  
  1797.  
  1798.  
  1799. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1800.  
  1801.  
  1802.  
  1803. &lt;p&gt;Chart ratings of all kinds are relevant to you on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;
  1804.  
  1805.  
  1806.  
  1807. &lt;p&gt;Get closer to a neighbour who works in sport on Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;
  1808.  
  1809.  
  1810.  
  1811. &lt;p&gt;Only buy what you really need on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
  1812.  
  1813.  
  1814.  
  1815. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  1816. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  1817. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Horoscope traits&lt;/h3&gt;
  1818. &lt;/div&gt;
  1819. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  1820. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  1821. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/NINTCHDBPICT000595565515-2.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  1823. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  1824. What does your star sign mean for you? &lt;/p&gt;
  1826. &lt;div&gt;
  1827. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19275359/aries-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Aries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the head of the zodiac&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19348630/aquarius-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Aquarius&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits you need to know for the air sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19337025/capricorn-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Capricorn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does this star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19287432/cancer-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Cancer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include a keen love of food&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19286897/gemini-traits-best-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Gemini&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits to be aware of for the sign with a symbol of twins&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19297491/leo-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Leo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the fire sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19324404/libra-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Libra&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does the seventh star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19349873/pisces-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Pisces&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include an interest in the arts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19335987/sagittarius-traits-best-and-worst-characteristics-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Sagittarius&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The traits you need to know for the fire sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19334169/scorpio-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Scorpio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; What does this star sign mean for your personality?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19286299/taurus-traits-best-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Taurus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The best and worst characteristics of the earth sign&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/19323264/virgo-traits-best-and-worst-star-sign/&quot;&gt;Virgo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; The key traits for the sign include loyalty and kindness&lt;/p&gt;
  1828. &lt;/div&gt;
  1829. &lt;/div&gt;
  1830. &lt;/div&gt;
  1832.  
  1833.  
  1834.  
  1835. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU&amp;#8230;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1836.  
  1837.  
  1838.  
  1839. &lt;p&gt;Show special people you care, rather than just rejigging jaded words.&lt;/p&gt;
  1840.  
  1841.  
  1842.  
  1843. &lt;p&gt;Reduce the drama in romance, keep things calm.&lt;/p&gt;
  1844.  
  1845.  
  1846.  
  1847. &lt;p&gt;Make room for some peaceful me-time, every morning.&lt;/p&gt;
  1848.  
  1849.  
  1850.  
  1851. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1852.  
  1853.  
  1854.  
  1855. &lt;p&gt;This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&lt;/p&gt;
  1856.  
  1857.  
  1858.  
  1859. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Aries?&lt;/p&gt;
  1860.  
  1861.  
  1862.  
  1863. &lt;p&gt;How you think, and speak, about yourself is changing as you take as given your right to be seen, heard and appreciated.&lt;/p&gt;
  1864.  
  1865.  
  1866.  
  1867. &lt;p&gt;You may find ways to use your words to help others, or to reinforce some deeply-held personal beliefs.&lt;/p&gt;
  1868.  
  1869.  
  1870.  
  1871. &lt;p&gt;You could choose partners in new, more instinctive ways.&lt;/p&gt;
  1872.  
  1873.  
  1874.  
  1875. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  1876.  
  1877.  
  1878.  
  1879. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  1882. <title>Pisces weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; 30</title>
  1883. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36347695/pisces-weekly-horoscope-august-24-30/</link>
  1884. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  1885. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Chase]]></dc:creator>
  1886. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  1887. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  1888. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
  1889. <category><![CDATA[Pisces]]></category>
  1890. <category><![CDATA[The Sun Newspaper]]></category>
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  1893. <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/p&gt;
  1894.  
  1895.  
  1896.  
  1897. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. &lt;/p&gt;
  1898.  
  1899.  
  1900.  
  1901. &lt;p id=&quot;block-b8bc3d1e-a2f0-4f9c-8003-b3f2015ddeb2&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PISCES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1902.  
  1903.  
  1904.  
  1905. &lt;p id=&quot;block-13c30a33-df7b-4861-b625-58dae5ef11d9&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FEB 19 &amp;#8211; MAR 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1906.  
  1907.  
  1908.  
  1909. &lt;p id=&quot;block-4333b4a2-6aaf-46d8-9b32-b0bd1e8c1ca0&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Read our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt; for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  1910.  
  1911.  
  1912.  
  1913. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671491.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671491.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a zodiac sign for pisces with a green background&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-22073420&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  1914.  
  1915.  
  1916.  
  1917. &lt;p&gt;A keen eye for property deals, plus ability to manage money better yet also feel richer emotionally, are some upcoming chart surprises.&lt;/p&gt;
  1918.  
  1919.  
  1920.  
  1921. &lt;p&gt;You are commencing a two-year spell of planet magic, that helps you pull off unlikely deals and decisions, but also become much more your authentic caring self.  &lt;/p&gt;
  1922.  
  1923.  
  1924.  
  1925. &lt;p&gt;Love linking letters U and N forms an unbreakable future bond. &lt;/p&gt;
  1926.  
  1927.  
  1928.  
  1929. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;: Wednesday can be Green Light Day for key agreements. &lt;/p&gt;
  1930.  
  1931.  
  1932.  
  1933. &lt;p&gt;Lock gaze with some pale green eyes on Friday. Say goodbye to shyness on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
  1934.  
  1935.  
  1936.  
  1937. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU…&lt;/strong&gt; Count to ten before jumping to any conclusions. &lt;/p&gt;
  1938.  
  1939.  
  1940.  
  1941. &lt;p&gt;Be the more patient one in any team of two. &lt;/p&gt;
  1942.  
  1943.  
  1944.  
  1945. &lt;p&gt;Tidy up any cash loose ends.&lt;/p&gt;
  1946.  
  1947.  
  1948.  
  1949. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;: This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.  &lt;/p&gt;
  1950.  
  1951.  
  1952.  
  1953. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Pisces? &lt;/p&gt;
  1954.  
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  1975.  
  1976.  
  1977. &lt;p&gt;Symbols of prosperity, like a fancy address or handbag, matter less as you appreciate the true value in feelings, and how this can authentically bind people.  &lt;/p&gt;
  1978.  
  1979.  
  1980.  
  1981. &lt;p&gt;You may try a spell of giving everything up, and renew your zest for life. &lt;/p&gt;
  1982.  
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  2045. My shower sex with ex went VERY wrong - now I fear I&amp;#039;m injured downstairs &lt;/span&gt;
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  2087. &amp;#039;ROCK BOTTOM&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2109. CUTTING IT FINE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2111. I flew to Lithuania for a tummy tuck and a boob job but it went all wrong &lt;/span&gt;
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  2131. SUMMER LOVIN&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2133. Love Island&amp;#039;s Yasmin, Toni &amp;amp; Shakira on &amp;#039;worst ever&amp;#039; feud &amp;amp; A-lister DMs &lt;/span&gt;
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  2154.  
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  2157. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
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  2160.  
  2161. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  2164. <title>Aquarius weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; 30</title>
  2165. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36347679/aquarius-weekly-horoscope-august-24-30/</link>
  2166. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  2167. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Chase]]></dc:creator>
  2168. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  2169. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  2170. <category><![CDATA[Aquarius]]></category>
  2171. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
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  2175. <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/p&gt;
  2176.  
  2177.  
  2178.  
  2179. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. &lt;/p&gt;
  2180.  
  2181.  
  2182.  
  2183. &lt;p id=&quot;block-e61fe4a1-fbe3-41af-a17a-37289482f52c&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AQUARIUS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  2184.  
  2185.  
  2186.  
  2187. &lt;p id=&quot;block-c5f83b9b-1155-420d-93bd-61bf8af1339f&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JAN 21 &amp;#8211; FEB 18&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  2188.  
  2189.  
  2190.  
  2191. &lt;p id=&quot;block-fd14dca3-335d-406e-8389-deb30844b7f2&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Read our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt; for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  2192.  
  2193.  
  2194.  
  2195. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671503.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671503.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a blue background with the word aquarius on it&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-22073379&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  2196.  
  2197.  
  2198.  
  2199. &lt;p&gt;Using your words for good is just one consequence of the Uranus-Neptune connection in your chart.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2200.  
  2201.  
  2202.  
  2203. &lt;p&gt;You can also model the kind of friendship you’d like, and deserve, to receive.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2204.  
  2205.  
  2206.  
  2207. &lt;p&gt;This sharpens passion, too, and can lead you towards a unique speech at a unique celebration.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2208.  
  2209.  
  2210.  
  2211. &lt;p&gt;Venus is so committed longterm, too, and recent failures can be forgotten.&lt;/p&gt;
  2212.  
  2213.  
  2214.  
  2215. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;: A “P” date looks a hot prospect on Tuesday.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2216.  
  2217.  
  2218.  
  2219. &lt;p&gt;Check back through home records on Thursday. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  2220.  
  2221.  
  2222.  
  2223. &lt;p&gt;Cut out any cash dithering on Saturday &amp;#8211; say a clear yes or no. &lt;/p&gt;
  2224.  
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  2244.  
  2245.  
  2246.  
  2247. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU… &lt;/strong&gt;Fully focus on just one task at a time. Restyle your wardrobe and put together fresh new looks. &lt;/p&gt;
  2248.  
  2249.  
  2250.  
  2251. &lt;p&gt;Plan an event with a social message.&lt;/p&gt;
  2252.  
  2253.  
  2254.  
  2255. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  2256.  
  2257.  
  2258.  
  2259. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Aquarius? &amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2260.  
  2261.  
  2262.  
  2263. &lt;p&gt;When you believe in something, or someone, you’ll be first in line to get up and shout it out – no more hanging back.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2264.  
  2265.  
  2266.  
  2267. &lt;p&gt;Emotions can take a bigger role in your everyday life, as you rely more on your uncontrollable instincts than your tried and tested logic.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2268.  
  2269.  
  2270.  
  2271. &lt;p&gt;Yet happiness feels more real as a result.&lt;/p&gt;
  2272.  
  2273.  
  2274.  
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  2333. ASK A SEXPERT &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2335. My shower sex with ex went VERY wrong - now I fear I&amp;#039;m injured downstairs &lt;/span&gt;
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  2355. WEIGHT THERE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2357. I’ve been off Mounjaro for 6 weeks &amp;amp; know the trick for keeping the weight off &lt;/span&gt;
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  2377. &amp;#039;ROCK BOTTOM&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2379. My world fell apart when kids were taken away over £40k ketamine addiction &lt;/span&gt;
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  2399. CUTTING IT FINE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2401. I flew to Lithuania for a tummy tuck and a boob job but it went all wrong &lt;/span&gt;
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  2421. SUMMER LOVIN&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2423. Love Island&amp;#039;s Yasmin, Toni &amp;amp; Shakira on &amp;#039;worst ever&amp;#039; feud &amp;amp; A-lister DMs &lt;/span&gt;
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  2444.  
  2445.  
  2446.  
  2447. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  2448.  
  2449.  
  2450.  
  2451. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  2454. <title>Capricorn weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; 30</title>
  2455. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36347657/capricorn-weekly-horoscope-august-24-30/</link>
  2456. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  2457. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Chase]]></dc:creator>
  2458. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  2459. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  2460. <category><![CDATA[Capricorn]]></category>
  2461. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
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  2465. <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/p&gt;
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  2468.  
  2469. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. &lt;/p&gt;
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  2473. &lt;p id=&quot;block-c2697b0f-c64d-404e-abaf-46dafcfee518&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CAPRICORN&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  2477. &lt;p id=&quot;block-7e6818c5-65f6-4818-aedc-45c55016d3da&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEC 22 &amp;#8211; JAN 20&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  2479.  
  2480.  
  2481. &lt;p id=&quot;block-da65d310-2a6c-4b13-a0cb-c4147b952fd4&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Read our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt; for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  2484.  
  2485. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671391.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671391.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a black and white sign for the zodiac sign capricorn&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-22073345&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  2486.  
  2487.  
  2488.  
  2489. &lt;p&gt;Any time of fighting with your family can transform into a period of planet grace, to truly be yourself and let others do the same.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2490.  
  2491.  
  2492.  
  2493. &lt;p&gt;So big issues fade into insignificance. &lt;/p&gt;
  2494.  
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  2496.  
  2497. &lt;p&gt;Neptune and Uranus, working as a team, expand your caring remit and cement a bond that has been rather casual. &lt;/p&gt;
  2498.  
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  2500.  
  2501. &lt;p&gt;In love terms, yes, you can change yourself – but do you want to?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  2502.  
  2503.  
  2504.  
  2505. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;: Take a challenge seriously on Wednesday/Thursday.&amp;nbsp; Don’t rush a selection process on Friday. &lt;/p&gt;
  2506.  
  2507.  
  2508.  
  2509. &lt;p&gt;Dive deep into music memories, on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
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  2512.  
  2513. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU…&lt;/strong&gt; Set free a secret talent. Speak honestly at work, refuse to be silenced. &amp;nbsp;Seek luck in star shapes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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  2536.  
  2537. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;: This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
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  2540.  
  2541. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Capricorn? &amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2542.  
  2543.  
  2544.  
  2545. &lt;p&gt;Seeking a true home for your heart is your task in the next two years – this can lead to a person, a place or a profession.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2546.  
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  2548.  
  2549. &lt;p&gt;It could be nothing like you expect.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2550.  
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  2552.  
  2553. &lt;p&gt;But when you switch off your usual earth-sign caution, you can run towards this with delight.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2554.  
  2555.  
  2556.  
  2557. &lt;p&gt;Health becomes a whole-body phenomenon, and you embrace new ways of feeling “complete”.&lt;/p&gt;
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  2615. ASK A SEXPERT &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2617. My shower sex with ex went VERY wrong - now I fear I&amp;#039;m injured downstairs &lt;/span&gt;
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  2637. WEIGHT THERE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2639. I’ve been off Mounjaro for 6 weeks &amp;amp; know the trick for keeping the weight off &lt;/span&gt;
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  2659. &amp;#039;ROCK BOTTOM&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2661. My world fell apart when kids were taken away over £40k ketamine addiction &lt;/span&gt;
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  2681. CUTTING IT FINE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2683. I flew to Lithuania for a tummy tuck and a boob job but it went all wrong &lt;/span&gt;
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  2703. SUMMER LOVIN&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2728.  
  2729. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  2730.  
  2731.  
  2732.  
  2733. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  2736. <title>Sagittarius weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; 30</title>
  2737. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36347647/sagittarius-weekly-horoscope-august-24-30/</link>
  2738. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  2739. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Chase]]></dc:creator>
  2740. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  2741. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  2742. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
  2743. <category><![CDATA[Sagittarius]]></category>
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  2747. <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/p&gt;
  2748.  
  2749.  
  2750.  
  2751. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. &lt;/p&gt;
  2752.  
  2753.  
  2754.  
  2755. &lt;p id=&quot;block-fa7f4936-1cc7-422b-939a-c5d76b0cada5&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAGITTARIUS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  2756.  
  2757.  
  2758.  
  2759. &lt;p id=&quot;block-145b9fab-7af2-4f55-844b-1115744ea445&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOV 23 &amp;#8211; DEC 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  2760.  
  2761.  
  2762.  
  2763. &lt;p id=&quot;block-db43580b-6827-4739-8ee9-5db0a1da089e&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Read our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt; for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  2764.  
  2765.  
  2766.  
  2767. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671397.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671397.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Sagittarius zodiac sign: bow and arrow.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-22073160&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  2768.  
  2769.  
  2770.  
  2771. &lt;p&gt;You see the world in such a different way to others – finding ways to market this is just one aspect of your weekly forecast.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2772.  
  2773.  
  2774.  
  2775. &lt;p&gt;You also have ability to re-shape existing teams into something bolder/better, with a special place for you.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2776.  
  2777.  
  2778.  
  2779. &lt;p&gt;As for love, it is boundary-breaking and brilliant, directing you to a new state of shared bliss.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2780.  
  2781.  
  2782.  
  2783. &lt;p&gt;Especially with “L”.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  2784.  
  2785.  
  2786.  
  2787. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;: Enter any contest of word associations, on Tuesday. Get back to “B” on Thursday. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  2788.  
  2789.  
  2790.  
  2791. &lt;p&gt;Save Saturday evening for family.&lt;/p&gt;
  2792.  
  2793.  
  2794.  
  2795. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU… &lt;/strong&gt; Drop any I-Don’t-Care disguise and let emotions show. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  2796.  
  2797.  
  2798.  
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  2816.  
  2817.  
  2818.  
  2819. &lt;p&gt;Keep an open mind around big money choices. Never say never, especially in love.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  2820.  
  2821.  
  2822.  
  2823. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2824.  
  2825.  
  2826.  
  2827. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Sagittarius?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2828.  
  2829.  
  2830.  
  2831. &lt;p&gt;The key factor to set free in the next two years is your creativity.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2832.  
  2833.  
  2834.  
  2835. &lt;p&gt;You do have talents that the world is waiting for, but the moment must be right.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2836.  
  2837.  
  2838.  
  2839. &lt;p&gt;So take time to develop your skills, and get your practical and mental selves better co-ordinated, ready to shine.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  2840.  
  2841.  
  2842.  
  2843. &lt;p&gt;You are a no-regrets sign, and this can be your superpower when a sudden leadership role appears.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  2844.  
  2845.  
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  2905. ASK A SEXPERT &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2907. My shower sex with ex went VERY wrong - now I fear I&amp;#039;m injured downstairs &lt;/span&gt;
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  2927. WEIGHT THERE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2929. I’ve been off Mounjaro for 6 weeks &amp;amp; know the trick for keeping the weight off &lt;/span&gt;
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  2971. CUTTING IT FINE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2973. I flew to Lithuania for a tummy tuck and a boob job but it went all wrong &lt;/span&gt;
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  2993. SUMMER LOVIN&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  2995. Love Island&amp;#039;s Yasmin, Toni &amp;amp; Shakira on &amp;#039;worst ever&amp;#039; feud &amp;amp; A-lister DMs &lt;/span&gt;
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  3016.  
  3017.  
  3018.  
  3019. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  3020.  
  3021.  
  3022.  
  3023. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  3026. <title>Scorpio weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; 30</title>
  3027. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36347617/scorpio-weekly-horoscope-august-24-30/</link>
  3028. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  3029. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Chase]]></dc:creator>
  3030. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  3031. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  3032. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
  3033. <category><![CDATA[Scorpio]]></category>
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  3037. <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3038.  
  3039.  
  3040.  
  3041. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. &lt;/p&gt;
  3042.  
  3043.  
  3044.  
  3045. &lt;p id=&quot;block-239e03fe-a0ed-4902-8761-6f040508736c&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SCORPIO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3046.  
  3047.  
  3048.  
  3049. &lt;p id=&quot;block-fe0a2ea1-eee8-4892-afed-edd0c56a28ea&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OCT 24 &amp;#8211; NOV 22&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3050.  
  3051.  
  3052.  
  3053. &lt;p id=&quot;block-8959a5a2-c90b-47e4-9df1-56c112cd2026&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Read our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt; for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3054.  
  3055.  
  3056.  
  3057. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671394.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671394.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a blue background with the word scorpio on it&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-22073106&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  3058.  
  3059.  
  3060.  
  3061. &lt;p&gt;Accepting that maybe you’ve been rushing a health question is your cue to sit back, relax and really look at where you want to go next.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3062.  
  3063.  
  3064.  
  3065. &lt;p&gt;Your chart buzzes with potential &amp;#8211; the kind that sees what others can do before they realise themselves.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3066.  
  3067.  
  3068.  
  3069. &lt;p&gt;So talent-spotting can be one way to pay happiness forwards. &lt;/p&gt;
  3070.  
  3071.  
  3072.  
  3073. &lt;p&gt;Love flies high as Venus climbs to the top of your chart.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3074.  
  3075.  
  3076.  
  3077. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;: Be first to make “C” contact on Wednesday. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3078.  
  3079.  
  3080.  
  3081. &lt;p&gt;Say yes to a challenging offer on Friday. &amp;nbsp;See a friend’s true needs at the weekend.&lt;/p&gt;
  3082.  
  3083.  
  3084.  
  3085. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU…&lt;/strong&gt; Map out new career plans — small steps, but moving forward. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3086.  
  3087.  
  3088.  
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  3106.  
  3107.  
  3108.  
  3109. &lt;p&gt;Practice deep, slow breathing.&amp;nbsp; Find it in yourself to forgive a friend.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3110.  
  3111.  
  3112.  
  3113. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3114.  
  3115.  
  3116.  
  3117. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Scorpio?&amp;nbsp;You start to see that true health is not just physical, but mental – and seek out ways to keep your emotions and mind in prime condition.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3118.  
  3119.  
  3120.  
  3121. &lt;p&gt;If you have struggled to quit a long-time habit, this can happen almost effortlessly.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3122.  
  3123.  
  3124.  
  3125. &lt;p&gt;You truly believe you can and will change, and this powers a very different future.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3126.  
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  3183. ASK A SEXPERT &lt;/h3&gt;
  3184. &lt;span class=&quot;rail__item-sub&quot;&gt;
  3185. My shower sex with ex went VERY wrong - now I fear I&amp;#039;m injured downstairs &lt;/span&gt;
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  3205. WEIGHT THERE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  3207. I’ve been off Mounjaro for 6 weeks &amp;amp; know the trick for keeping the weight off &lt;/span&gt;
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  3227. &amp;#039;ROCK BOTTOM&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  3229. My world fell apart when kids were taken away over £40k ketamine addiction &lt;/span&gt;
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  3249. CUTTING IT FINE &lt;/h3&gt;
  3250. &lt;span class=&quot;rail__item-sub&quot;&gt;
  3251. I flew to Lithuania for a tummy tuck and a boob job but it went all wrong &lt;/span&gt;
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  3271. SUMMER LOVIN&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  3273. Love Island&amp;#039;s Yasmin, Toni &amp;amp; Shakira on &amp;#039;worst ever&amp;#039; feud &amp;amp; A-lister DMs &lt;/span&gt;
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  3294.  
  3295.  
  3296.  
  3297. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  3298.  
  3299.  
  3300.  
  3301. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  3304. <title>Libra weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; 30</title>
  3305. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36347614/libra-weekly-horoscope-august-24-30/</link>
  3306. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  3307. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Chase]]></dc:creator>
  3308. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  3309. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  3310. <category><![CDATA[Libra]]></category>
  3311. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
  3312. <category><![CDATA[The Sun Newspaper]]></category>
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  3315. <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3316.  
  3317.  
  3318.  
  3319. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today. &lt;/p&gt;
  3320.  
  3321.  
  3322.  
  3323. &lt;p id=&quot;block-72aa1e2e-001e-4200-9412-f6b8f41d5eab&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LIBRA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3324.  
  3325.  
  3326.  
  3327. &lt;p id=&quot;block-57ba98c4-1391-4ff1-bda6-77f0c6d764b7&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SEPT 23 &amp;#8211; OCT 23&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3328.  
  3329.  
  3330.  
  3331. &lt;p id=&quot;block-2c9fe513-b946-4a9e-9725-6f9cd0ab4733&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Read our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt; for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3332.  
  3333.  
  3334.  
  3335. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671498.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671498.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a libra sign is surrounded by other zodiac signs&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-22073055&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  3336.  
  3337.  
  3338.  
  3339. &lt;p&gt;How you view the key deals and decisions in your life is opening up as high profile planets open your mind.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3340.  
  3341.  
  3342.  
  3343. &lt;p&gt;A time of simply ticking over ends, and you feel the urge to speak from your heart, all the time. &lt;/p&gt;
  3344.  
  3345.  
  3346.  
  3347. &lt;p&gt;When you learn to control this, the rest of your zodiac luck can flow freely. &lt;/p&gt;
  3348.  
  3349.  
  3350.  
  3351. &lt;p&gt;A caring role you have always resisted, even avoided, can feel like your natural home now.&lt;/p&gt;
  3352.  
  3353.  
  3354.  
  3355. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;: Run headlong into “H” romance, on Monday. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3356.  
  3357.  
  3358.  
  3359. &lt;p&gt;Join a local prize quest on Wednesday. Devise a fresh route through a cash maze on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
  3360.  
  3361.  
  3362.  
  3363. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU… &lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Stop people-pleasing, just be yourself. Rate your creative abilities, accept compliments! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3364.  
  3365.  
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  3384.  
  3385.  
  3386.  
  3387. &lt;p&gt;Welcome “D” career assistance.&lt;/p&gt;
  3388.  
  3389.  
  3390.  
  3391. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;: This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3392.  
  3393.  
  3394.  
  3395. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Libra?&amp;nbsp; Love that crosses borders and breaks boundaries can be just one factor of the two years ahead of you.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3396.  
  3397.  
  3398.  
  3399. &lt;p&gt;You are also open to all kinds of personal learning and could sample unusual or even eccentric ways of life. &lt;/p&gt;
  3400.  
  3401.  
  3402.  
  3403. &lt;p&gt;Groups that grow together, through shared beliefs or practices, are so attractive to you.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3404.  
  3405.  
  3406.  
  3407. &lt;p&gt;You could end up a leader.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3408.  
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  3465. ASK A SEXPERT &lt;/h3&gt;
  3466. &lt;span class=&quot;rail__item-sub&quot;&gt;
  3467. My shower sex with ex went VERY wrong - now I fear I&amp;#039;m injured downstairs &lt;/span&gt;
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  3487. WEIGHT THERE &lt;/h3&gt;
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  3489. I’ve been off Mounjaro for 6 weeks &amp;amp; know the trick for keeping the weight off &lt;/span&gt;
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  3509. &amp;#039;ROCK BOTTOM&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  3511. My world fell apart when kids were taken away over £40k ketamine addiction &lt;/span&gt;
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  3531. CUTTING IT FINE &lt;/h3&gt;
  3532. &lt;span class=&quot;rail__item-sub&quot;&gt;
  3533. I flew to Lithuania for a tummy tuck and a boob job but it went all wrong &lt;/span&gt;
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  3553. SUMMER LOVIN&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  3555. Love Island&amp;#039;s Yasmin, Toni &amp;amp; Shakira on &amp;#039;worst ever&amp;#039; feud &amp;amp; A-lister DMs &lt;/span&gt;
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  3576.  
  3577.  
  3578.  
  3579. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  3580.  
  3581.  
  3582.  
  3583. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  3586. <title>Virgo weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; 30</title>
  3587. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36347584/virgo-weekly-horoscope-august-24-30/</link>
  3588. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  3589. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Chase]]></dc:creator>
  3590. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  3591. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  3592. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
  3593. <category><![CDATA[The Sun Newspaper]]></category>
  3594. <category><![CDATA[Virgo]]></category>
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  3597. <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3598.  
  3599.  
  3600.  
  3601. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.&lt;/p&gt;
  3602.  
  3603.  
  3604.  
  3605. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIRGO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3606.  
  3607.  
  3608.  
  3609. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AUG 24 &amp;#8211; SEPT 22&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3610.  
  3611.  
  3612.  
  3613. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f535.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔵&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Read our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/15125867/daily-horoscope-free-star-sign-cancer-leo-virgo-libra/&quot;&gt;horoscopes live blog&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the latest readings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  3614.  
  3615.  
  3616.  
  3617. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671393.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/fabs-new-horoscope-format-aries-809671393.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a virgo sign that is on a brown background&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-22073004&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
  3618.  
  3619.  
  3620.  
  3621. &lt;p&gt;Yes, you are changing – into someone who knows their own mind, and follows where it leads.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3622.  
  3623.  
  3624.  
  3625. &lt;p&gt;Two planets of intense inner contemplation are asking you to give more, be more,&amp;nbsp; simply live more every day.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3626.  
  3627.  
  3628.  
  3629. &lt;p&gt;Will you accept the challenge?&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3630.  
  3631.  
  3632.  
  3633. &lt;p&gt;A friend from way back asks a question that really makes you think, so take enough time before you react.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3634.  
  3635.  
  3636.  
  3637. &lt;p&gt;Mars fires up performance skills, live or recorded.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3638.  
  3639.  
  3640.  
  3641. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;nbsp;Try not to rush when making choices on Tuesday. &lt;/p&gt;
  3642.  
  3643.  
  3644.  
  3645. &lt;p&gt;Be the best parent, or child, you can on Thursday. Review an “R” bill on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
  3646.  
  3647.  
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  3666.  
  3667.  
  3668.  
  3669. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU… &lt;/strong&gt;Be extra-vigilant at work, VIP eyes could be on you.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3670.  
  3671.  
  3672.  
  3673. &lt;p&gt;Make simple low-carb swops in your daily diet. Choose kindness over criticism.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  3674.  
  3675.  
  3676.  
  3677. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp; This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3678.  
  3679.  
  3680.  
  3681. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Virgo? That true spiritual self you have been hiding under a practical exterior can come into play and start deciding which direction your life and love takes next.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3682.  
  3683.  
  3684.  
  3685. &lt;p&gt;Instead of playing by the rules you are re-making them into something more fluid and instinctive.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;
  3686.  
  3687.  
  3688.  
  3689. &lt;p&gt;So when chances come to learn and grow, you say yes without hesitation.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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  3749. My shower sex with ex went VERY wrong - now I fear I&amp;#039;m injured downstairs &lt;/span&gt;
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  3835. SUMMER LOVIN&amp;#039; &lt;/h3&gt;
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  3860.  
  3861. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  3862.  
  3863.  
  3864.  
  3865. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  3868. <title>I didn&#8217;t know I was pregnant until an 8lbs 9oz baby popped out into the loo &#8211; I&#8217;d used a condom, the pill &#038; had periods</title>
  3869. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36347410/ericka-lopez-cryptic-pregnancy/</link>
  3870. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  3884. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;1000&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TM-18-08-cryptic-pregnancy_COMP.jpg?strip=all&quot; alt=&quot;Collage of a mother with her newborn baby, holding her baby, and enjoying a glass of wine.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-36347549&quot; /&gt;
  3885. &lt;/div&gt;
  3886.  
  3887.  
  3888.  
  3889.  
  3890.  
  3891.  
  3892.  
  3893.  
  3894.  
  3895. &lt;p&gt;ERICKA Lopez, 23, lives in Austin, Texas, with her mum claudia and her son Eddie, one.&lt;/p&gt;
  3896.  
  3897.  
  3898.  
  3899. &lt;p&gt;Here, she shares her astonishing story after giving birth without ever knowing she was pregnant.&lt;/p&gt;
  3900.  
  3901.  
  3902.  
  3903. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347539&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 785px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_2295jpeg-JS1011798704.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=775&quot; alt=&quot;Woman holding baby in a leopard print baby carrier.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347539&quot; width=&quot;775&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Ericka Lopez with son Eddie, who she never realised she was pregnant with&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  3904.  
  3905.  
  3906.  
  3907. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347537&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 733px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ericka_with_Eddie_in_hospitaljpg-JS1011798664.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=723&quot; alt=&quot;Mother holding newborn baby.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347537&quot; width=&quot;723&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Despite using a condom and taking a morning-after pill, Ericka still fell pregnant with Eddie&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  3908.  
  3909.  
  3910.  
  3911. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347583&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 452px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/7c444dcc-673e-4b59-bd20-be6bf9ca5432.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=442&quot; alt=&quot;Pregnant woman in black top and denim shorts, holding a glass of wine.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347583&quot; width=&quot;442&quot; height=&quot;932&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;She says she now can&amp;#8217;t imagine life without him&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  3912.  
  3913.  
  3914.  
  3915. &lt;p&gt;“Most women have nine months to prepare for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/motherhood/&quot;&gt;motherhood&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  3916.  
  3917.  
  3918.  
  3919. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;They’ll have a baby shower, choose a cot and get ready for their life to change. But rushing to the toilet during the night, aged 22, I had no idea there was a baby on the way. I didn’t even know I was pregnant.&lt;/p&gt;
  3920.  
  3921.  
  3922.  
  3923. &lt;p&gt;Growing up, I’d always wanted to become a mum. I was 12 when my older sister Jackie, now 32, had a baby girl, and I loved helping care for her.&lt;/p&gt;
  3924.  
  3925.  
  3926.  
  3927. &lt;p&gt;But in 2023, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/babies/&quot;&gt;babies&lt;/a&gt; were the last thing on my mind. I was having fun at the University of Arkansas, studying to be a physical therapist.&lt;/p&gt;
  3928.  
  3929.  
  3930.  
  3931. &lt;p&gt;Living in a house with three girl friends, we loved to hang out, have parties and go to gigs.&lt;/p&gt;
  3932.  
  3933.  
  3934.  
  3935. &lt;p&gt;I wasn’t &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/dating/&quot;&gt;dating&lt;/a&gt; anyone, but that October I slept with a fellow student.&lt;/p&gt;
  3936.  
  3937.  
  3938.  
  3939. &lt;p&gt;We used a condom, but I still took the morning-after pill just to be on the safe side.&lt;/p&gt;
  3940.  
  3941.  
  3942.  
  3943. &lt;p&gt;The following &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/summer/&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/a&gt;, life seemed normal, except for my sudden craving for watermelon. Some days, I’d eat two, and I had no idea why I was so obsessed with it.&lt;/p&gt;
  3944.  
  3945.  
  3946.  
  3947. &lt;p&gt;One night in July 2024, we had a house party and I woke up the next day with a stomach ache.&lt;/p&gt;
  3948.  
  3949.  
  3950.  
  3951. &lt;p&gt;Thinking it was constipation, which I sometimes suffered with, I took my dog Coco for a two-mile walk and then had lunch with my friends at home.&lt;/p&gt;
  3952.  
  3953.  
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  3972.  
  3973.  
  3974.  
  3975. &lt;p&gt;At 1am that night, I woke with the strongest urge to do a poo.&lt;/p&gt;
  3976.  
  3977.  
  3978.  
  3979. &lt;p&gt;I didn’t have any painful cramps, just my body telling me to get to the loo, fast.&lt;/p&gt;
  3980.  
  3981.  
  3982.  
  3983. &lt;p&gt;But as I sat on the toilet, I realised I didn’t need a poo – in fact, I had a lot of pain in my vagina.&lt;/p&gt;
  3984.  
  3985.  
  3986.  
  3987. &lt;p&gt;Suddenly, I felt an incredible urge to push and, as the pain increased, I put my hand between my legs. To my shock, I felt something coming out of me.&lt;/p&gt;
  3988.  
  3989.  
  3990.  
  3991. &lt;p&gt;Everything happened so fast, I didn’t even cry out.&lt;/p&gt;
  3992.  
  3993.  
  3994.  
  3995. &lt;p&gt;Alone, clueless and scared, I acted purely on instinct.&lt;/p&gt;
  3996.  
  3997.  
  3998.  
  3999. &lt;p&gt;I felt something slip through my fingers, and suddenly, there was a baby in the toilet!&lt;/p&gt;
  4000.  
  4001.  
  4002.  
  4003. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  4004. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  4005. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;BTW&lt;/h3&gt;
  4006. &lt;/div&gt;
  4007. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  4010. &lt;div&gt;
  4011. &lt;p&gt;One in 2,500 pregnancies is thought to be “cryptic” AKA unnoticed.*&lt;/p&gt;
  4012. &lt;p&gt;Most women gain 1st 8lb-2st in pregnancy.**&lt;/p&gt;
  4013. &lt;/div&gt;
  4014. &lt;/div&gt;
  4015. &lt;/div&gt;
  4017.  
  4018.  
  4019.  
  4020. &lt;p&gt;In shock, I reached down and picked the baby up from the water. It’s impossible to describe how it felt to hold my tiny son in my arms – a son I had no idea I’d been growing for nine months.&lt;/p&gt;
  4021.  
  4022.  
  4023.  
  4024. &lt;p&gt;It sounds mad now, but my first thought was to run a bath. With my baby still attached to me by the umbilical cord, I got into the warm water and held him close. Only then did I phone for an ambulance.&lt;/p&gt;
  4025.  
  4026.  
  4027.  
  4028. &lt;p&gt;I forced myself out of the bath, opened the door so paramedics would be able to get in, put on a jumper and got my dog into his crate.&lt;/p&gt;
  4029.  
  4030.  
  4031.  
  4032. &lt;p&gt;Finally, I sat on the kitchen floor, holding my son. When the paramedics arrived, I was shaking, and I saw the shock on my housemate’s face when she realised what had happened.&lt;/p&gt;
  4033.  
  4034.  
  4035.  
  4036. &lt;p&gt;After cutting the umbilical cord, paramedics took my baby to hospital in one ambulance and me in another, so they could give him their full attention if anything happened, but it was scary to be separated.&lt;/p&gt;
  4037.  
  4038.  
  4039.  
  4040. &lt;p&gt;Delivering the placenta in the ambulance was excruciating, but the pain was dwarfed by my fears.&lt;/p&gt;
  4041.  
  4042.  
  4043.  
  4044. &lt;!--googleoff: all--&gt;
  4045. &lt;blockquote class=&quot;article__quote&quot;&gt;
  4046. &lt;div class=&quot;article__quote-copy theme__before-color theme__after-color&quot;&gt;
  4047. &lt;p&gt;I hadn’t put on weight and was still a UK size 12. I’d had no tiredness or sickness, and I’d had what I thought was my period throughout. &lt;/p&gt;
  4048. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  4049. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;Ericka Lopez&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
  4050. &lt;/div&gt;
  4051. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  4052. &lt;!--googleon: all--&gt;
  4054.  
  4055.  
  4056.  
  4057. &lt;p&gt;I hadn’t been scanned or taken &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/pregnancy/&quot;&gt;pregnancy&lt;/a&gt; vitamins, and I’d regularly drunk alcohol over the last nine months. Was my baby OK?&lt;/p&gt;
  4058.  
  4059.  
  4060.  
  4061. &lt;p&gt;Thirty minutes later, he was back in my arms, and to my relief I was told he was healthy.&lt;/p&gt;
  4062.  
  4063.  
  4064.  
  4065. &lt;p&gt;Asked if I wanted to keep him, I didn’t hesitate – I wasn’t going to be apart from him again for a second. I named him Eddie after my incredible dad who died when I was nine.&lt;/p&gt;
  4066.  
  4067.  
  4068.  
  4069. &lt;p&gt;Gazing at Eddie, who weighed a healthy 8lb 9oz, I thought back to the last nine months in amazement.&lt;/p&gt;
  4070.  
  4071.  
  4072.  
  4073. &lt;p&gt;I hadn’t put on weight and was still a UK size 12. I’d had no tiredness or sickness, and I’d had what I thought was my period throughout. Finally, there was an explanation for my watermelon craving!&lt;/p&gt;
  4074.  
  4075.  
  4076.  
  4077. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Shock of my life&lt;/h2&gt;
  4078.  
  4079.  
  4080.  
  4081. &lt;p&gt;I told my sister Jackie first. She was thrilled and we both sobbed with happiness.&lt;/p&gt;
  4082.  
  4083.  
  4084.  
  4085. &lt;p&gt;Then I spoke to Mum, who told me I’d be an amazing parent.&lt;/p&gt;
  4086.  
  4087.  
  4088.  
  4089. &lt;p&gt;By the time we were discharged three days later, everyone had rallied round and I had everything I needed.&lt;/p&gt;
  4090.  
  4091.  
  4092.  
  4093. &lt;p&gt;I left uni and moved back to live with my mum.&lt;/p&gt;
  4094.  
  4095.  
  4096.  
  4097. &lt;p&gt;I don’t have a relationship with Eddie’s dad, but the support from everyone else is amazing.&lt;/p&gt;
  4098.  
  4099.  
  4100.  
  4101. &lt;p&gt;This autumn, I’ll be starting a nursing degree, and I can’t imagine my life without my beautiful, smiley son.&lt;/p&gt;
  4102.  
  4103.  
  4104.  
  4105. &lt;p&gt;It may have been the shock of my life, but becoming a mum is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  4108. <title>How empty nesting is the dawn of your sexiest era yet &#8211; 7 simple steps to reboot your sex life</title>
  4109. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/wellness/36347181/empty-nesting-sexiest-era/</link>
  4110. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  4111. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Walker]]></dc:creator>
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  4123.  
  4124.  
  4125.  
  4126.  
  4127.  
  4128.  
  4129.  
  4130.  
  4131.  
  4132. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IT&amp;#8217;S a big moment, watching your baby pack up their stuff and head off to university, college or their first house share. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4133.  
  4134.  
  4135.  
  4136. &lt;p&gt;It can also be really emotional, with two-thirds of parents saying they suffered from empty-nest syndrome when their children moved out.*&lt;/p&gt;
  4137.  
  4138.  
  4139.  
  4140. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_30038295&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/quarrelling-young-couple-bed-young-926868923.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a man and a woman laying back to back on a bed&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-30038295&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Two-thirds of parents say they suffered from empty-nest syndrome when their children moved out&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4141.  
  4142.  
  4143.  
  4144. &lt;p&gt;You might be looking forward to cheaper &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bills/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;food bills&lt;/a&gt; and fewer laundry loads, but feelings of grief, lack of purpose and even abandonment can creep in. &lt;/p&gt;
  4145.  
  4146.  
  4147.  
  4148. &lt;p&gt;There is a major silver lining to your kids no longer being under the same roof, though – you can finally devote more time to your one and only.&lt;/p&gt;
  4149.  
  4150.  
  4151.  
  4152. &lt;p&gt;“When your grown-up children finally fly the nest, it can be like someone handed your body and bedroom back to you,” says Annabelle Knight, sex and relationship expert at Lovehoney.&lt;/p&gt;
  4153.  
  4154.  
  4155.  
  4156. &lt;p&gt;It may even be a full circle if you’re still in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wellness/relationships/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;relationship&lt;/a&gt; with your kids’ father. &lt;/p&gt;
  4157.  
  4158.  
  4159.  
  4160. &lt;p&gt;“First, you get together and you’re having lots of sex as there are just two of you. Then you have children and you become Mummy and Daddy, you’re tired and you have no privacy because the kids keep coming into the bedroom,” says therapist and sex and relationships expert Marisa Peer. &lt;/p&gt;
  4161.  
  4162.  
  4163.  
  4164. &lt;p&gt;“Suddenly, they’re gone and you can actually reclaim who you were. You can go back to having fantastic sex, because there are no children to interrupt you. It can be care-free, spontaneous and fun.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4165.  
  4166.  
  4167.  
  4168. &lt;p&gt;But it might also feel a little awkward, after years of living in a crowded house, not to mention it might also have been a long time since you actually felt sexy.&lt;/p&gt;
  4169.  
  4170.  
  4171.  
  4172. &lt;p&gt;So our experts reveal how to get back in the saddle and make the most of that empty nest. . .&lt;/p&gt;
  4173.  
  4174.  
  4175.  
  4176. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Get back in Touch&lt;/h2&gt;
  4177.  
  4178.  
  4179.  
  4180. &lt;p&gt;If it’s been a while since you last &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1692250/regular-steamy-sessions-between-the-sheets-are-good-for-you-but-only-if-they-last-long-enough/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;got steamy between the sheets&lt;/a&gt;, let’s refresh you on the benefits. &lt;/p&gt;
  4181.  
  4182.  
  4183.  
  4184. &lt;p&gt;There are no clear statistics for how often married couples are having sex, but studies suggest it’s an average of once a week, usually reducing with age. &lt;/p&gt;
  4185.  
  4186.  
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  4205.  
  4206.  
  4207.  
  4208. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sex/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sex&lt;/a&gt; is closely linked with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/35297660/women-sex-happiest-health/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;marital satisfaction&lt;/a&gt;, meaning that if you’re &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/36316736/holding-hands-boost-sex-life/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;happy with your sex life&lt;/a&gt;, you are likely to be happy in your relationship.**&lt;/p&gt;
  4209.  
  4210.  
  4211.  
  4212. &lt;p&gt;“Having fun sex with your partner makes it much more likely you’ll stay together,” says Marisa. “After all, sex is incredibly bonding – it’s the thing you only do with that person.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4213.  
  4214.  
  4215.  
  4216. &lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/35557959/harvard-professor-love-key-lasting-relationships/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;great relationship&lt;/a&gt; requires three things, explains Marisa: sexual chemistry, best-friend chemistry, and mutual respect and admiration.&lt;/p&gt;
  4217.  
  4218.  
  4219.  
  4220. &lt;p&gt;“Sexual chemistry is really important. Some couples say: ‘At this stage, we’re friends. We don’t even have sex. We’ve got a lovely relationship.’ But if sex matters to you, and it was once important, it’s worth doing.” &lt;/p&gt;
  4221.  
  4222.  
  4223.  
  4224. &lt;p&gt;There are health benefits, too – those &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/32265866/scientists-discover-key-female-orgasm-interoception-tune-body-sensation/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;orgasms&lt;/a&gt; and the physical exertion are good for the heart, brain, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/24963778/things-destroying-immune-system-how-to-dodge-bugs/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;immune system&lt;/a&gt;, stress and mood. Studies suggest &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/31326953/anti-ageing-cure-sex/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;regular sex&lt;/a&gt; may even slow ageing.***&lt;/p&gt;
  4225.  
  4226.  
  4227.  
  4228. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Don’t Overthink It&lt;/h2&gt;
  4229.  
  4230.  
  4231.  
  4232. &lt;p&gt;Getting going again can feel slightly overwhelming if you’re out of the habit. &lt;/p&gt;
  4233.  
  4234.  
  4235.  
  4236. &lt;p&gt;Marisa suggests asking yourself three questions. How important is sex to you? Is it important to both or just one of you? Why do you want to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/35908294/expert-sex-reignite-drive-married-couples-kids/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;have sex again&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;
  4237.  
  4238.  
  4239.  
  4240. &lt;p&gt;“Once you’ve answered those questions, the next question is: what’s stopping you?” she says. &lt;/p&gt;
  4241.  
  4242.  
  4243.  
  4244. &lt;p&gt;“Do you think your body isn’t as attractive any more? Or is it more: ‘I’m past all of that now,’ or: ‘We haven’t done it for so long that I don’t know how to?’” asks Marisa. &lt;/p&gt;
  4245.  
  4246.  
  4247.  
  4248. &lt;p&gt;“Men don’t care if you’ve got cellulite, a bit of a stomach or if you’ve lost your skin tone after having children. They care about a warm and receptive partner. Sex is a natural act. It doesn’t have to be perfect, so don’t overthink it.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4249.  
  4250.  
  4251.  
  4252. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_30038287&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/couple-cuddling-bedroom-926837632.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Couple cuddling in bed.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-30038287&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;There is a major silver lining to your kids no longer being under the same roof, though – you can finally devote more time to your one and only&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4253.  
  4254.  
  4255.  
  4256. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Explore each other&lt;/h2&gt;
  4257.  
  4258.  
  4259.  
  4260. &lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/35924577/cheap-childfree-days-abroad/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;child-free house&lt;/a&gt; could be a chance to not only &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/33600284/spring-sex-life-tips/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;revive your sex life&lt;/a&gt;, but really supercharge it. &lt;/p&gt;
  4261.  
  4262.  
  4263.  
  4264. &lt;p&gt;“There are so many sex toys available now and many are designed by women, for women,” says Marisa. &lt;/p&gt;
  4265.  
  4266.  
  4267.  
  4268. &lt;p&gt;“Go online, look at what’s out there and think: ‘That could be fun’. And why shouldn’t you have a fun sex life again?”&lt;/p&gt;
  4269.  
  4270.  
  4271.  
  4272. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sex-toys/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sex toys&lt;/a&gt; aren’t just for the adventurous, but the sexually inquisitive, too. &lt;/p&gt;
  4273.  
  4274.  
  4275.  
  4276. &lt;p&gt;Online orders usually come in plain packaging, so no one knows what you’ve bought, plus there’s so much to choose from. &lt;/p&gt;
  4277.  
  4278.  
  4279.  
  4280. &lt;p&gt;Stick to the bestsellers or simple ones to start with. &lt;/p&gt;
  4281.  
  4282.  
  4283.  
  4284. &lt;p&gt;Try Maude Vibe, £39, Boutique Bellesa Finger Pro Flutter Vibrator, £49, or Rocks Off RO-90 Soft Lilac Bullet Vibrator, £8.&lt;/p&gt;
  4285.  
  4286.  
  4287.  
  4288. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_30038286&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/young-bored-couple-problems-bedroom-926830367.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a man and a woman laying on a bed with their heads on their hands&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-30038286&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;KatarzynaBialasiewicz&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Sex might be the last thing you’re thinking about if you’re missing having the kids around[/caption]
  4289.  
  4290.  
  4291.  
  4292. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Just not in the mood?&lt;/h2&gt;
  4293.  
  4294.  
  4295.  
  4296. &lt;p&gt;Sex might be the last thing you’re thinking about if you’re missing having the kids around. &lt;/p&gt;
  4297.  
  4298.  
  4299.  
  4300. &lt;p&gt;But try to reframe your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/23926215/parents-cant-wait-for-empty-nest/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;empty nest&lt;/a&gt; as a sign that you have raised healthy, happy children. &lt;/p&gt;
  4301.  
  4302.  
  4303.  
  4304. &lt;p&gt;“You’ve been a great parent and you don’t want your kids still living at home when they’re 40,” Marisa says. &lt;/p&gt;
  4305.  
  4306.  
  4307.  
  4308. &lt;p&gt;“This is your time to travel, do stuff, go out, have sex and just do whatever you want, because it’s your time to be selfish, and you don’t get that time very often in life.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4309.  
  4310.  
  4311.  
  4312. &lt;p&gt;If you can’t shift the feelings of sadness, talk to a trusted friend or loved one, or speak to your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/gp-doctors-surgeries/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;GP&lt;/a&gt; if you have &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/22387460/depression-symptoms-surprising/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;symptoms of depression&lt;/a&gt;, such as feeling teary or hopeless for more than two weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
  4313.  
  4314.  
  4315.  
  4316. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_30038290&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NINTCHDBPICT000926869083.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Young couple lying in bed together, woman looking away.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-30038290&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;641&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A child-free house could be a chance to not only revive your sex life, but really supercharge it&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4317.  
  4318.  
  4319.  
  4320. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  4321. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  4322. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;How to make the first move&lt;/h3&gt;
  4323. &lt;/div&gt;
  4324. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  4327. &lt;div&gt;
  4328. &lt;p&gt;“After years of being thought of as ‘just Mum’, flipping the switch to ‘desirable and desired’ can feel awkward,” says Annabelle. &lt;/p&gt;
  4329. &lt;p&gt;She reveals how to get back to your sexier self and make a move.&lt;/p&gt;
  4330. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Try solo sex first&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4331. &lt;p&gt;“Start by exploring solo. A luxurious massage, bath and a quiet evening can work wonders, or add a new toy to your drawer that’s all about your pleasure. Think of this as your rediscovery era.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4332. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Flirt with each other&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4333. &lt;p&gt;“A cheeky whisper or lingering touch while loading the dishwasher, a slow kiss goodbye or a saucy text mid-afternoon – that’s all foreplay.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4334. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ramp it up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4335. &lt;p&gt;“Physical closeness doesn’t have to jump straight to fireworks. Start with a longer-than-usual hug, a hand on their thigh while you’re watching a film, or a slow back rub. These small gestures build anticipation and make it much easier to move things into steamier territory.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4336. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Experiment together&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4337. &lt;p&gt;“If you’re feeling nervous, suggest you both listen to the audio erotica Quinn app. Shared excitement is powerful and hot.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4338. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Say what you want&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4339. &lt;p&gt;“Being open can feel vulnerable, but it’s also deeply sexy. Say: ‘I’ve been thinking about us, and I’d love to feel more connected again’, or even: ‘Want to help me test this new toy?’ You’ll know what suits your dynamic best.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4340. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Get dressed up&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4341. &lt;p&gt;“Slip into something that makes you feel amazing. You could create a ‘touch me here’ lingerie set. Take a Sharpie, or sew little discreet ribbon tags, and mark your lingerie with playful instructions like: ‘Kiss here’, or: ‘Don’t stop’. When your partner notices, it becomes a private, erotic treasure map.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4342. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keep it silent and sexy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4343. &lt;p&gt;“Try initiating sex without saying a word. Slip a small vibrator into your bed before your partner gets in with a note saying: ‘Press play if you want to stay up late’. It’s silent, sexy, and gives them a subtle nudge to get things going.”&lt;/p&gt;
  4344. &lt;/div&gt;
  4345. &lt;/div&gt;
  4346. &lt;/div&gt;
  4348.  
  4349.  
  4350.  
  4351. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347561&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 906px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-5988-061998jpg-JS1013562467.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=896&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of a woman straightening a man's tie.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347561&quot; width=&quot;896&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;How empty nesting is the dawn of your sexiest era yet &amp;#8211; 7 simple steps to reboot your sex life&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;</content:encoded>
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  4354. <title>LadBaby Mum Roxanne Hoyle reveals why she&#8217;s stopped putting her kids online &#8211; after sharing her birth on YouTube</title>
  4355. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36346811/ladbaby-mum-roxanne-hoyle-kids-parenting/</link>
  4356. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  4357. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Clarke]]></dc:creator>
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  4374. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tp-composite-roxanne-hoyle-1808.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Collage of Roxanne Hoyle: family photo, in a black dress, and in a red dress with her partner.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347164&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;
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  4376.  
  4377.  
  4378.  
  4379.  
  4380.  
  4381.  
  4382.  
  4383.  
  4384.  
  4385. &lt;p&gt;LADBABY Mum Roxanne Hoyle, 41, on laughing her way through birth and navigating the parenting juggle&lt;/p&gt;
  4386.  
  4387.  
  4388.  
  4389. &lt;p&gt;If I’m being entirely honest, motherhood wasn’t top of my mind.&lt;/p&gt;
  4390.  
  4391.  
  4392.  
  4393. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347423&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 675px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GettyImages-2211904258jpg-JS1011615446.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=665&quot; alt=&quot;LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 24: Roxanne Hoyle attends the BAFTA Television and Television Craft Nominees' Party supported by P&amp;amp;O Cruises at The V&amp;amp;A on April 24, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347423&quot; width=&quot;665&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Roxanne Hoyle opens up on laughing her way through birth and navigating the parenting juggle&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4394.  
  4395.  
  4396.  
  4397. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347418&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 707px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/host-celebrities-seen-attending-tric-1005334243.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=697&quot; alt=&quot;Roxanne and Mark Hoyle at the TRIC Awards.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347418&quot; width=&quot;697&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Splash&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Roxanne is married to Mark, better known as Ladbaby[/caption]
  4398.  
  4399.  
  4400.  
  4401. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347419&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ladbaby-mum-launches-matching-euro-659813977.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Family wearing matching England football shirts.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347419&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The couple are parents to sons Kobe and Phoenix[/caption]
  4402.  
  4403.  
  4404.  
  4405. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/20158637/who-ladbaby-wife-roxanne-hoyle/&quot;&gt;During my 20s&lt;/a&gt;, I was busy working and surviving in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wher/london&quot;&gt;London&lt;/a&gt; as an art director in the advertising industry. &lt;/p&gt;
  4406.  
  4407.  
  4408.  
  4409. &lt;p&gt;I didn’t actually ever think I’d find someone to start a family with.&lt;/p&gt;
  4410.  
  4411.  
  4412.  
  4413. &lt;p&gt;Then I met &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/7958061/who-ladbaby//&quot;&gt;Mark&lt;/a&gt; [now 38] in 2011 in a nightclub. &lt;/p&gt;
  4414.  
  4415.  
  4416.  
  4417. &lt;p&gt;My initial impression of him was that he was very tall – he’s 6ft 8in – dark-haired and very handsome. &lt;/p&gt;
  4418.  
  4419.  
  4420.  
  4421. &lt;p&gt;We had so much fun together, I was laughing constantly. &lt;/p&gt;
  4422.  
  4423.  
  4424.  
  4425. &lt;p&gt;Back then, we didn’t have a lot of money and were &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/31305587/ladbaby-autobiography-roxanne-hoyle-christmas/&quot;&gt;living in a bedsit&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  4426.  
  4427.  
  4428.  
  4429. &lt;p&gt;Saying that, I started to think: “I would love to have children with him – let’s get on with it!”&lt;/p&gt;
  4430.  
  4431.  
  4432.  
  4433. &lt;p&gt;We married in 2015, and the following year I was &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/pregnancy-childbirth/&quot;&gt;pregnant&lt;/a&gt; with our first son. &lt;/p&gt;
  4434.  
  4435.  
  4436.  
  4437. &lt;p&gt;When I found out, I was in shock, while Mark was screaming with joy.&lt;/p&gt;
  4438.  
  4439.  
  4440.  
  4441. &lt;p&gt;The pregnancy was difficult, though, as I experienced &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/4387249/kate-middleton-hyperemesis-gravidarum-severe-morning-sickness-suffered/&quot;&gt;hyperemesis gravidarum&lt;/a&gt;, which &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/kate-middleton/&quot;&gt;Kate Middleton&lt;/a&gt; also had, and I felt sick all the time.&lt;/p&gt;
  4442.  
  4443.  
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  4462.  
  4463.  
  4464.  
  4465. &lt;p&gt;I struggled with it a lot, and for much of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/16700686/roxanne-hoyle-ladbaby-makes-millions-youtube-after-struggling/&quot;&gt;my pregnancy&lt;/a&gt; I felt very lethargic.&lt;/p&gt;
  4466.  
  4467.  
  4468.  
  4469. &lt;p&gt;Phoenix arrived on April 1, 2016, at Watford General Hospital. &lt;/p&gt;
  4470.  
  4471.  
  4472.  
  4473. &lt;p&gt;During the birth, I was all about the epidural – and laughter. Mark made me laugh so much while I was in labour.&lt;/p&gt;
  4474.  
  4475.  
  4476.  
  4477. &lt;p&gt;Having a newborn, however, was one of the hardest things I’ve experienced. &lt;/p&gt;
  4478.  
  4479.  
  4480.  
  4481. &lt;p&gt;Luckily, Mark is quite a hands-on dad and we did shifts through the night. &lt;/p&gt;
  4482.  
  4483.  
  4484.  
  4485. &lt;p&gt;The days were long, though, and by the time Mark got home from work, he was only able to spend 15 minutes with Phoenix before his bedtime.&lt;/p&gt;
  4486.  
  4487.  
  4488.  
  4489. &lt;p&gt;It was around then that Mark started posting videos of our parenting experience on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/facebook&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  4490.  
  4491.  
  4492.  
  4493. &lt;p&gt;One of them, where he turned a £4 toolbox into a lunchbox for Phoenix, went viral. &lt;/p&gt;
  4494.  
  4495.  
  4496.  
  4497. &lt;p&gt;Then we started doing videos together. &lt;/p&gt;
  4498.  
  4499.  
  4500.  
  4501. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&amp;#8216;THEY DESERVE PRIVACY&amp;#8217;&lt;/h2&gt;
  4502.  
  4503.  
  4504.  
  4505. &lt;p&gt;Two years later, on May 29, 2018, we had our second son, Kobe.&lt;/p&gt;
  4506.  
  4507.  
  4508.  
  4509. &lt;p&gt; We videoed some of the birth for our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/youtube/&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; channel – five to six minutes of what was a two-day event. &lt;/p&gt;
  4510.  
  4511.  
  4512.  
  4513. &lt;p&gt;I’m very grateful for those videos now. &lt;/p&gt;
  4514.  
  4515.  
  4516.  
  4517. &lt;p&gt;I watch them and I’m reminded of some of the things I hadn’t remembered.&lt;/p&gt;
  4518.  
  4519.  
  4520.  
  4521. &lt;p&gt;When it comes to the debate on “&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/6696598/parents-sharing-photos-kids-social-media-paedophiles/&quot;&gt;sharenting&lt;/a&gt;” – parents sharing content featuring their kids on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/youtube/&quot;&gt;social media&lt;/a&gt; – my opinion is that everyone can do what feels right for their family, as long as they have the child’s best interest at heart.&lt;/p&gt;
  4522.  
  4523.  
  4524.  
  4525. &lt;p&gt;When we started LadBaby, social media was very different to what it is now – for starters, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tiktok/&quot;&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; didn’t even exist. &lt;/p&gt;
  4526.  
  4527.  
  4528.  
  4529. &lt;p&gt;In the beginning, the boys appeared a little bit more than they do now. &lt;/p&gt;
  4530.  
  4531.  
  4532.  
  4533. &lt;p&gt;We decided that when they were at school, with friends or playing football, we wouldn’t share them – they have lives and deserve privacy. &lt;/p&gt;
  4534.  
  4535.  
  4536.  
  4537. &lt;p&gt;If the boys didn’t want to be featured, I’d respect their decision.&lt;/p&gt;
  4538.  
  4539.  
  4540.  
  4541. &lt;p&gt;But I’ll always remain grateful for social media, as it changed our life.&lt;/p&gt;
  4542.  
  4543.  
  4544.  
  4545. &lt;p&gt;When the boys were babies, I’d wear them in a sling while working.&lt;/p&gt;
  4546.  
  4547.  
  4548.  
  4549. &lt;!--googleoff: all--&gt;
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  4551. &lt;div class=&quot;article__quote-copy theme__before-color theme__after-color&quot;&gt;
  4552. &lt;p&gt;I’m very lucky – working in social media has allowed me to be with my children more&lt;/p&gt;
  4553. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  4554. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;Roxanne Hoyle&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
  4555. &lt;/div&gt;
  4556. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  4557. &lt;!--googleon: all--&gt;
  4559.  
  4560.  
  4561.  
  4562. &lt;p&gt;I’ve been in boardrooms and on photo shoots with the kids, as well as recording our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/20851273/ladbaby-fifth-christmas-no1/&quot;&gt;Christmas No.1s&lt;/a&gt; with them. &lt;/p&gt;
  4563.  
  4564.  
  4565.  
  4566. &lt;p&gt;I’m very lucky – working in social media has allowed me to be with my children more.&lt;/p&gt;
  4567.  
  4568.  
  4569.  
  4570. &lt;p&gt;Phoenix is nine now and has an old head on his shoulders. He loves reading and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/pokemon/&quot;&gt;Pokémon&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  4571.  
  4572.  
  4573.  
  4574. &lt;p&gt;He’s good at programming and he does animation, while Kobe, who’s seven, is very sporty and has been playing basketball since he was two.&lt;/p&gt;
  4575.  
  4576.  
  4577.  
  4578. &lt;p&gt;When it comes to housework, Mark and I are very much of the divide-and-conquer school of thinking. &lt;/p&gt;
  4579.  
  4580.  
  4581.  
  4582. &lt;p&gt;We split it 50:50 – Mark will do things like the washing-up and ironing, and I cook. &lt;/p&gt;
  4583.  
  4584.  
  4585.  
  4586. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347421&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/roxanne-hoyle-attends-married-first-931887945.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Roxanne Hoyle at the Married at First Sight photocall.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347421&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Roxanne says she still struggles with mum guilt[/caption]
  4587.  
  4588.  
  4589.  
  4590. &lt;p&gt;Still, there’s a lot of mum guilt in parenting, such as if you can’t make school pick-up. &lt;/p&gt;
  4591.  
  4592.  
  4593.  
  4594. &lt;p&gt;Our kids are very grounded, though, and they understand.&lt;/p&gt;
  4595.  
  4596.  
  4597.  
  4598. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/32616740/ladbaby-mum-strictly-come-dancing-career-move/&quot;&gt;Turning 40&lt;/a&gt; last year helped me realise I probably should have been a little bit easier on myself as a parent. &lt;/p&gt;
  4599.  
  4600.  
  4601.  
  4602. &lt;p&gt;I realised that, actually, I haven’t done such a bad job. &lt;/p&gt;
  4603.  
  4604.  
  4605.  
  4606. &lt;p&gt;But when you’re so tired from nights spent awake with a teething baby, you feel like they’re never going to end. &lt;/p&gt;
  4607.  
  4608.  
  4609.  
  4610. &lt;p&gt;You always think to yourself: “I could have been better or tried harder.” &lt;/p&gt;
  4611.  
  4612.  
  4613.  
  4614. &lt;p&gt;But on reflection, I see now that I’ve done everything I could, and I’d do it all the same again.&lt;/p&gt;
  4615.  
  4616.  
  4617.  
  4618. &lt;p&gt;Follow Roxanne on Instagram @Ladbabymum and on TikTok @Ladbabyofficial.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  4621. <title>Lack of basic organisation and time management skills is holding me back &#8211; my confidence is shot and I worry for future</title>
  4622. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36346585/bossing-it-karren-brady-time-management-career-jobs-advice/</link>
  4623. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  4624. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Rayson]]></dc:creator>
  4625. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  4626. <category><![CDATA[Real Life]]></category>
  4627. <category><![CDATA[Bossing It]]></category>
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  4631. <category><![CDATA[Mental Health and illness]]></category>
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  4638. &lt;/div&gt;
  4639.  
  4640.  
  4641.  
  4642.  
  4643.  
  4644.  
  4645.  
  4646.  
  4647.  
  4648. &lt;p&gt;APPRENTICE star and West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady answers your careers questions.&lt;/p&gt;
  4649.  
  4650.  
  4651.  
  4652. &lt;p&gt;Here, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/karren-brady/&quot;&gt;Karren &lt;/a&gt;gives her expert advice to a reader who struggles with organisation, processing information and instructions.&lt;/p&gt;
  4653.  
  4654.  
  4655.  
  4656. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346644&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 630px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/image_f682d0.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=620&quot; alt=&quot;Woman in teal top and skirt.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346644&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;929&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Karren Brady gives you career advice&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4657.  
  4658.  
  4659.  
  4660. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: I’ve always really struggled with organisation, processing information and instructions, as well as time management – and my lack of these skills has caused me to lose several jobs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4661.  
  4662.  
  4663.  
  4664. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Around 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia, and although having a diagnosis helped, I never felt like my lived experience fitted with the conditions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4665.  
  4666.  
  4667.  
  4668. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Instead, I strongly believe I have ADHD and ASD, and am currently waiting for an assessment.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4669.  
  4670.  
  4671.  
  4672. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My confidence is at an all-time low and I worry how I am ever going to be successful securing a job and keeping it.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4673.  
  4674.  
  4675.  
  4676. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do you have any advice? Name and address supplied&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4677.  
  4678.  
  4679.  
  4680. &lt;p&gt;A: It’s understandable to feel uncertain during a diagnosis process.&lt;/p&gt;
  4681.  
  4682.  
  4683.  
  4684. &lt;p&gt;But your difficulties don’t define your potential.&lt;/p&gt;
  4685.  
  4686.  
  4687.  
  4688. &lt;p&gt;Conditions like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/5559110/dyslexia-signs-testing-holy-willoughby-mel-b/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;dyslexia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/24553554/from-flu-jab-dyspraxia-dr-jeff-answers-health-questions/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;dyspraxia&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/adhd/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;ADHD&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/autism/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;ASD&lt;/a&gt; can bring real challenges, but they also come with strengths: creative thinking, problem-solving, attention to detail and empathy.&lt;/p&gt;
  4689.  
  4690.  
  4691.  
  4692. &lt;p&gt;These qualities, along with your perseverance, are valuable.&lt;/p&gt;
  4693.  
  4694.  
  4695.  
  4696. &lt;p&gt;Many people with similar experiences go on to thrive in their careers, so try not to be discouraged if past roles weren’t the right fit.&lt;/p&gt;
  4697.  
  4698.  
  4699.  
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  4717.  
  4718.  
  4719.  
  4720. &lt;p&gt;Look for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sunemployment/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;jobs&lt;/a&gt; that align with your working style and strengths.&lt;/p&gt;
  4721.  
  4722.  
  4723.  
  4724. &lt;p&gt;Tools such as planners, reminders, breaking tasks into steps and building routines can help with organisation and time management.&lt;/p&gt;
  4725.  
  4726.  
  4727.  
  4728. &lt;p&gt;It’s also worth considering professional support from occupational therapists or career coaches who understand neurodiversity.&lt;/p&gt;
  4729.  
  4730.  
  4731.  
  4732. &lt;p&gt;Once your ADHD and ASD assessments are complete, you’ll have a clearer understanding of your needs and be able to access tailored support.&lt;/p&gt;
  4733.  
  4734.  
  4735.  
  4736. &lt;p&gt;With the right help and environment, I have no doubt you’ll build a fulfilling career.&lt;/p&gt;
  4737.  
  4738.  
  4739.  
  4740. &lt;ul&gt;
  4741. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Got a careers question for Karren? Email bossingit@fabulousmag.co.uk.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  4742. &lt;/ul&gt;</content:encoded>
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  4745. <title>Just about survived the school hols? It’s time to book a pamper sesh…</title>
  4746. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/36346510/book-pamper-session-spas-staycation-travel/</link>
  4747. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  4748. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Allen]]></dc:creator>
  4749. <category><![CDATA[News Travel]]></category>
  4750. <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
  4751. <category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
  4752. <category><![CDATA[Fab Mag]]></category>
  4753. <category><![CDATA[Food and drink]]></category>
  4754. <category><![CDATA[Staycation tips and ideas]]></category>
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  4762. &lt;/div&gt;
  4763.  
  4764.  
  4765.  
  4766.  
  4767.  
  4768.  
  4769.  
  4770.  
  4771.  
  4772. &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FROM a former car park turned idyllic lakeside retreat with Ibiza-meets-Cotswolds vibes to a great-value retreat in Hampshire, we visit three spas.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  4773.  
  4774.  
  4775.  
  4776. &lt;p&gt;It’s time to book a pamper sesh. . .&lt;/p&gt;
  4777.  
  4778.  
  4779.  
  4780. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346983&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2_The_Spa_-_The_Rabbitjpg-JS1013109972.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Aerial view of the Rabbit hotel and retreat in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346983&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The Rabbit Hotel and Retreat in Templepatrick, Northern Ireland&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4781.  
  4782.  
  4783.  
  4784. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;The Rabbit Hotel and Retreat, Templepatrick&lt;/h2&gt;
  4785.  
  4786.  
  4787.  
  4788. &lt;p&gt;Assistant Editor Kelly Allen and sister Jordan found spa swagger in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/northern-ireland/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Northern Ireland&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  4789.  
  4790.  
  4791.  
  4792. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346985&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/9e67e78c-769a-43e3-9f44-5caa923083afJPG-JS1014450702.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Kelly Allen and her sister in a car.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346985&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Kelly Allen and sister Jordan found spa swagger in Northern Ireland&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied by Kelly Allen&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4793.  
  4794.  
  4795.  
  4796. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE PAD &lt;/h2&gt;
  4797.  
  4798.  
  4799.  
  4800. &lt;p&gt;Just 20 minutes’ drive north-west of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/travel/14725534/belfast-aer-lingus-ireland-guinness-city-break/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Belfast city centre&lt;/a&gt; and “sassy little sister” to the swish &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/travel/502286/to-say-the-galgorm-spa-resort-in-northern-ireland-was-picturesque-would-be-an-understatement/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Galgorm Resort&lt;/a&gt;, this former car park turned idyllic lakeside retreat has &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/ibiza/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ibiza&lt;/a&gt;-meets-&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/cotswolds/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Cotswolds&lt;/a&gt; vibes. &lt;/p&gt;
  4801.  
  4802.  
  4803.  
  4804. &lt;p&gt;Each of the 50 rooms has its own rabbit painted by local artist Paul Bell, plus quirky charm inspired by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/30009179/poor-but-soho-house-member-boring-butlins/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Soho House&lt;/a&gt; – think wrought-iron beds, ornate wallpaper and neon signs. &lt;/p&gt;
  4805.  
  4806.  
  4807.  
  4808. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346987&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2_The_Spa_-_Luxe_Guestroomjpg-JS1013109749.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;En-suite bathroom and bedroom at the Rabbit hotel.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346987&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Each of the 50 rooms has its own rabbit painted by local artist Paul Bell&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4809.  
  4810.  
  4811.  
  4812. &lt;p&gt;Bag one of the “comfy rooms” with an outdoor bath and wood burner and be sure to give some belly rubs to Florence, The Rabbit’s resident cockapoo.&lt;/p&gt;
  4813.  
  4814.  
  4815.  
  4816. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE SPA &lt;/h2&gt;
  4817.  
  4818.  
  4819.  
  4820. &lt;p&gt;Soak under the enormous disco ball hanging above the mineral-rich pool – AKA Roman baths. &lt;/p&gt;
  4821.  
  4822.  
  4823.  
  4824. &lt;p&gt;Or lounge on four-poster waterbeds to fulfil all your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/love-island/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Love Island&lt;/a&gt; fantasies, before sipping a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/29526243/jessica-rabbit-bridesmaid-dress-attention-seeking/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Jessica Rabbit&lt;/a&gt; – a mix of Beefeater pink gin, strawberry syrup, lemonade and prosecco, £15.95 – on the urban beach, with its heated pebbles to quell the chill of the Northern Irish air. &lt;/p&gt;
  4825.  
  4826.  
  4827.  
  4828. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346992&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/7ccb1c2a-01e7-44d7-9e17-4ab1d170680e.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Private outdoor hot tub with cocktails.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346992&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;917&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Hop in one of the alfresco hot tubs and order bubbles to your bubbles&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SUPPLIED&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4829.  
  4830.  
  4831.  
  4832. &lt;p&gt;Later, hop in one of the alfresco hot tubs – all handily have QR codes to order bubbles to your bubbles. &lt;/p&gt;
  4833.  
  4834.  
  4835.  
  4836. &lt;p&gt;Or flit between the aroma steam room, Swedish sauna and salt cave, before hitting the glass-fronted ritual rooms overlooking the lake to apply clay to your body and chill in the steam chamber. &lt;/p&gt;
  4837.  
  4838.  
  4839.  
  4840. &lt;p&gt;I properly glowed after a Radiance C Facial, thanks to its combo of Germaine de Capuccini products and massage balls to ease muscles, release tension and increase blood flow, from £85 for 60 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;
  4841.  
  4842.  
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  4861.  
  4862.  
  4863.  
  4864. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE GRUB &lt;/h2&gt;
  4865.  
  4866.  
  4867.  
  4868. &lt;p&gt;At the spa cafe, feast on chicken shawarma flatbread with Koffman fries, £16.50. &lt;/p&gt;
  4869.  
  4870.  
  4871.  
  4872. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, 280-cover eatery The Rabbit is absolutely popping on a weekend. &lt;/p&gt;
  4873.  
  4874.  
  4875.  
  4876. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347005&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 874px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/56dac720-2de5-4402-99d2-bcfdac8185e8.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=864&quot; alt=&quot;Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding with vegetables and a glass of red wine.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347005&quot; width=&quot;864&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Hop to The Rabbit for lively fine dining&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4877.  
  4878.  
  4879.  
  4880. &lt;p&gt;Tuck into local Portavogie prawns served in Irish whisky cream with scallions atop toasted sourdough, £13.50, followed by fillet steak with chunky garlic chips, £45, washed down with a Guinness, £7.95. &lt;/p&gt;
  4881.  
  4882.  
  4883.  
  4884. &lt;p&gt;It does taste different in Northern Ireland!&lt;/p&gt;
  4885.  
  4886.  
  4887.  
  4888. &lt;p&gt;Later, sip a chilli chocolate margarita, £15.95, in Hunters bar and mingle with locals as a live band plays. &lt;/p&gt;
  4889.  
  4890.  
  4891.  
  4892. &lt;p&gt;Come brekkie, dig into dishes like The Rabbit Fry, served on traditional delicacies potato bread and soda bread.&lt;/p&gt;
  4893.  
  4894.  
  4895.  
  4896. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;OUT &amp;amp; ABOUT &lt;/h2&gt;
  4897.  
  4898.  
  4899.  
  4900. &lt;p&gt;Five minutes’ drive away is Cave Hill Country Park. Hike to the top for the most spectacular views of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/belfast/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Belfast&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  4901.  
  4902.  
  4903.  
  4904. &lt;p&gt;Or hit the city centre itself for the super-interactive &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/25346747/belfast-holiday-pub-crawl-titanic-museum/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Titanic Museum&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  4905.  
  4906.  
  4907.  
  4908. &lt;p&gt;Adult tickets cost from £24.95 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.titanicbelfast.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;Titanicbelfast.com (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Titanicbelfast.com&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;/p&gt;
  4909.  
  4910.  
  4911.  
  4912. &lt;p&gt;After, swing by Victoria Square for a shopping fix (&lt;a href=&quot;http://victoriasquare.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;Victoriasquare.com (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Victoriasquare.com&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
  4913.  
  4914.  
  4915.  
  4916. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;BOOK IT &lt;/h2&gt;
  4917.  
  4918.  
  4919.  
  4920. &lt;p&gt;B&amp;amp;B stays for two cost from £157.50 (&lt;a aria-label=&quot;Rabbithotel.com (opens in a new tab)&quot; href=&quot;https://www.rabbithotel.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Rabbithotel.com&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
  4921.  
  4922.  
  4923.  
  4924. &lt;hr class=&quot;wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity&quot; /&gt;
  4925.  
  4926.  
  4927.  
  4928. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Solent Hotel &amp;amp; Spa, Fareham&lt;/h2&gt;
  4929.  
  4930.  
  4931.  
  4932. &lt;p&gt;Sub-Editor Milcah Fajardo and boyfriend Tom checked into a great-value retreat in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/hampshire/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hampshire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  4933.  
  4934.  
  4935.  
  4936. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346930&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_3900jpeg-JS1013109699.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Milcah Fajardo and Tom at the Solent Hotel and Spa.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346930&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Milcah Fajardo with partner Tom at the Solent Hotel and Spa&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Milcah Fajardo&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4937.  
  4938.  
  4939.  
  4940. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE PAD &lt;/h2&gt;
  4941.  
  4942.  
  4943.  
  4944. &lt;p&gt;Nestled between seaside cities &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/southampton/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Southampton&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/portsmouth/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Portsmouth&lt;/a&gt;, this place may not look much from the outside, but inside it’s all about chic, nautical vibes. &lt;/p&gt;
  4945.  
  4946.  
  4947.  
  4948. &lt;p&gt;A cosy fireplace, mahogany wall panelling and rustic iron chandelier greet you in the lobby, and if you nab a Signature room, you’ll be treated to daily lemon shortbread and White Company toiletries, including a gorge pillow mist. &lt;/p&gt;
  4949.  
  4950.  
  4951.  
  4952. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346902&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1_Solent_hotel_and_spa_137_Sig_Family-4978jpg-JS1013109708.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Hotel bedroom with a bed, sofa, and coffee table.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346902&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;If you nab a Signature room, you’ll be treated to daily lemon shortbread and White Company toiletries, including a gorge pillow mist&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4953.  
  4954.  
  4955.  
  4956. &lt;p&gt;Feeling extra fancy? Book the Temple Spa Bath Butler, from £25, to have your tub made up with a selection of salts and scents, served with a glass of fizz.&lt;/p&gt;
  4957.  
  4958.  
  4959.  
  4960. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE SPA&lt;/h2&gt;
  4961.  
  4962.  
  4963.  
  4964. &lt;p&gt;The Pool Hall has had a six-figure glow-up, so there’s now a salt sauna, Jacuzzi, steam room and, our fave, the storm shower. &lt;/p&gt;
  4965.  
  4966.  
  4967.  
  4968. &lt;p&gt;With settings from Cool Fog to Tropical Rain, lights, temperature and sound transport you to different climates. &lt;/p&gt;
  4969.  
  4970.  
  4971.  
  4972. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346905&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1_Solent_hotel_and_spa_137_Sig_Family-_Solent-23jpg-JS1013109683.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Indoor swimming pool with striped lane markers.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346905&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;645&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The Pool Hall has had a six-figure glow-up, so there’s now a salt sauna, Jacuzzi, steam room and, our fave, the storm shower&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4973.  
  4974.  
  4975.  
  4976. &lt;p&gt;The 50-minute Resveratrol Facial, £89, is a don’t-miss, too – therapist Hannah worked in a concoction of Caudalie products that left my face feeling sculpted and refreshed.&lt;/p&gt;
  4977.  
  4978.  
  4979.  
  4980. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE GRUB&lt;/h2&gt;
  4981.  
  4982.  
  4983.  
  4984. &lt;p&gt;Dig into a tender New York Deli pastrami sandwich, £9.95, and try a Thwaites beer flight, £5.60, at Solent’s Bar And Lounge. &lt;/p&gt;
  4985.  
  4986.  
  4987.  
  4988. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the BBQ Board of lemon and herb chicken thigh, brisket, ribs, slaw and chips at the FYR Grill is a carnivore’s dream, £24.95. &lt;/p&gt;
  4989.  
  4990.  
  4991.  
  4992. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346904&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 778px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/3_Food_at_Solent_-_solent_hotel_468417080_1688354338688616_500967670276339660_njpg-JS1013109692.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=768&quot; alt=&quot;BBQ platter with ribs, sausages, chicken, corn on the cob, potato wedges, and dipping sauces.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346904&quot; width=&quot;768&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The BBQ Board of lemon and herb chicken thigh, brisket, ribs, slaw and chips at the FYR Grill is a carnivore’s dream, £24.95&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  4993.  
  4994.  
  4995.  
  4996. &lt;p&gt;Do leave room for the sticky date and Guinness pudding, £8.50, too.&lt;/p&gt;
  4997.  
  4998.  
  4999.  
  5000. &lt;p&gt;The Parson’s Collar is the third eatery on site, with a cosy farmhouse interior and chicken supreme served in a giant Yorkshire pud with spuds that are audibly crisp, £15.95. &lt;/p&gt;
  5001.  
  5002.  
  5003.  
  5004. &lt;p&gt;That’s Sunday sorted!&lt;/p&gt;
  5005.  
  5006.  
  5007.  
  5008. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;OUT &amp;amp; ABOUT &lt;/h2&gt;
  5009.  
  5010.  
  5011.  
  5012. &lt;p&gt;Hire bikes for free from the hotel or hit Whiteley Pastures nearby for a woodland amble. &lt;/p&gt;
  5013.  
  5014.  
  5015.  
  5016. &lt;p&gt;History fans are a 15-minute drive from Fort Nelson, a Victorian fortress where you can explore the artilleries, barracks and 19 acres of underground tunnels for free (&lt;a aria-label=&quot;Royalarmouries.org/fort-nelson (opens in a new tab)&quot; href=&quot;https://royalarmouries.org/fort-nelson&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Royalarmouries.org/fort-nelson&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
  5017.  
  5018.  
  5019.  
  5020. &lt;p&gt;Equally close is charming Manor Farm, home to 20 types of animals, including cheeky alpacas and squealing pigs. &lt;/p&gt;
  5021.  
  5022.  
  5023.  
  5024. &lt;p&gt;Entry costs £12 per adult (&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryparks/manorfarm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;Hants.gov.uk/manorfarm (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Hants.gov.uk/manorfarm&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
  5025.  
  5026.  
  5027.  
  5028. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;BOOK IT &lt;/h2&gt;
  5029.  
  5030.  
  5031.  
  5032. &lt;p&gt;B&amp;amp;B stays for two cost from £109 (&lt;a aria-label=&quot;Solenthotel.co.uk (opens in a new tab)&quot; href=&quot;https://www.solenthotel.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Solenthotel.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
  5033.  
  5034.  
  5035.  
  5036. &lt;hr class=&quot;wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity&quot; /&gt;
  5037.  
  5038.  
  5039.  
  5040. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Rockliffe Hall, Darlington&lt;/h2&gt;
  5041.  
  5042.  
  5043.  
  5044. &lt;p&gt;Lifestyle Editor Catherine Bennion-Pedley and friend Siobhan sought out plenty of R&amp;amp;R in dreamy &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/durham/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;County Durham&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  5045.  
  5046.  
  5047.  
  5048. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347040&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/34e0230f-5fdf-41ad-94ee-f86555c0bee6.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Two women enjoying dinner at a restaurant.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347040&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;781&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Catherine Bennion-Pedley and friend Siobhan sought out plenty of R&amp;amp;R in dreamy County Durham&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5049.  
  5050.  
  5051.  
  5052. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE PAD &lt;/h2&gt;
  5053.  
  5054.  
  5055.  
  5056. &lt;p&gt;Set on a large 18th-century estate, complete with a championship golf course, Rockliffe Hall is one of the North’s favourite spa destinations. &lt;/p&gt;
  5057.  
  5058.  
  5059.  
  5060. &lt;p&gt;And while the Old Hall is having a huge refurb, the spacious New Hall’s superior twin rooms certainly don’t disappoint, thanks to a palette of rich tones, two queen beds, a Monsoon shower, bath with TV, and in-room treats such as Nio cocktails and a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/shopping/35837863/nespresso-coffee-machine-sale-but-cheaper-at-argos/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Nespresso machine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  5061.  
  5062.  
  5063.  
  5064. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346878&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/New_Hall_Superior_Double_2__1_jpg-JS1013109823.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Bedroom at Rockcliffe Hall.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346878&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The spacious New Hall’s superior twin rooms certainly don’t disappoint&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5065.  
  5066.  
  5067.  
  5068. &lt;p&gt;Most importantly, though, the personable and knowledgeable staff shine bright here.&lt;/p&gt;
  5069.  
  5070.  
  5071.  
  5072. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE SPA&lt;/h2&gt;
  5073.  
  5074.  
  5075.  
  5076. &lt;p&gt;With a 20-metre pool as well as a hydrotherapy pool, plus numerous saunas and steam rooms to dip in and out of, you can happily while away hours here. &lt;/p&gt;
  5077.  
  5078.  
  5079.  
  5080. &lt;p&gt;For an extra treat, book a spa garden sesh and kick back in the glass-fronted sauna, on the tepidarium beds and in the outdoor pool to soak up the verdant view. &lt;/p&gt;
  5081.  
  5082.  
  5083.  
  5084. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346877&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2_Spa_swimming_pool___1_jpg-JS1013109871.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Indoor swimming pool with stained glass windows and lounge chairs.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346877&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;536&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The spa has a 20-metre pool as well as a hydrotherapy pool, plus numerous saunas and steam rooms&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5085.  
  5086.  
  5087.  
  5088. &lt;p&gt;I normally struggle to relax during treatments, but actually fell asleep in the 60-minute Tranquillity Pro-Sleep Ritual, inspired by ayurvedic and Indonesian Sea Malay techniques, £105. Yep, it’s that good.&lt;/p&gt;
  5089.  
  5090.  
  5091.  
  5092. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;THE GRUB &lt;/h2&gt;
  5093.  
  5094.  
  5095.  
  5096. &lt;p&gt;Offerings at Terra restaurant, under the discerning eye of culinary director James Close (awarded two &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/michelin/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Michelin&lt;/a&gt; stars at his previous gig, FYI), steal the show. &lt;/p&gt;
  5097.  
  5098.  
  5099.  
  5100. &lt;p&gt;For lunch, tuck into his grandma’s coronation chicken brioche topped with grapes and almonds and served with French fries, £16 – his granny would definitely be proud. &lt;/p&gt;
  5101.  
  5102.  
  5103.  
  5104. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346969&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/19d0ae5c-3923-4235-b8c9-68cfdf4b54d2.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Lobster roll on a plate.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346969&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;930&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Tuck into his grandma’s coronation chicken brioche topped with grapes and almonds and served with French fries, £16&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5105.  
  5106.  
  5107.  
  5108. &lt;p&gt;Dinner menus regularly change theme, but on our visit we devoured Lindisfarne oysters, £4 each, mouth-watering Cornish Cruncher soufflé, £19, a rich halibut and lobster bouillabaisse, £42, and spot-on mille-feuille filled with salted caramel and chantilly, £11. &lt;/p&gt;
  5109.  
  5110.  
  5111.  
  5112. &lt;p&gt;Freshly baked pastries, a top-quality full English, and tomato and chorizo baked eggs with sourdough make breakfast a delight the next morning, too.&lt;/p&gt;
  5113.  
  5114.  
  5115.  
  5116. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;OUT &amp;amp; ABOUT &lt;/h2&gt;
  5117.  
  5118.  
  5119.  
  5120. &lt;p&gt;Forget it – you don’t check in here to go sightseeing.&lt;/p&gt;
  5121.  
  5122.  
  5123.  
  5124. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;BOOK IT &lt;/h2&gt;
  5125.  
  5126.  
  5127.  
  5128. &lt;p&gt;B&amp;amp;B stays for two cost from £312 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://rockliffehall.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;Rockliffehall.com (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Rockliffehall.com&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  5146. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;1500&quot; height=&quot;1000&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TM-18-08-celibacy_COMP.jpg?strip=all&quot; alt=&quot;Collage of three women: one in a red dress, one wearing a &amp;quot;Ban Sex NOW!&amp;quot; t-shirt, and one in a green top.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-36347008&quot; /&gt;
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  5148.  
  5149.  
  5150.  
  5151.  
  5152.  
  5153.  
  5154.  
  5155.  
  5156.  
  5157. &lt;p&gt;STROLLING down the street wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words “Ban Sex Now!”, 29-year-old Bella Whiteway is met with bemused stares and double-takes.&lt;/p&gt;
  5158.  
  5159.  
  5160.  
  5161. &lt;p&gt;After all, she is part of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/generation-z/&quot;&gt;Gen Z,&lt;/a&gt; born between the late ’90s and 2012 – a demographic that has come of age in a “sex-positive” era, where women arguably have more freedom than ever before to explore their desires.&lt;/p&gt;
  5162.  
  5163.  
  5164.  
  5165. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346888&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 602px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bella_Whitewayjpg-JS1014933129.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=592&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Bella Whiteway wearing a t-shirt that says &amp;quot;Ban Sex Now!&amp;quot;&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346888&quot; width=&quot;592&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Bella Whiteway wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the words &amp;#8216;Ban Sex Now!&amp;#8217;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Oliver Kilgour&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5166.  
  5167.  
  5168.  
  5169. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346917&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 741px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/5f8af4f5-670e-44ab-a397-a3763d71e254.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=731&quot; alt=&quot;Woman in yellow dress walking down a city street.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346917&quot; width=&quot;731&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Bella became celibate after becoming fed up with casual encounters that never amounted to anything serious&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5170.  
  5171.  
  5172.  
  5173. &lt;p&gt;Yet, six months ago, Bella decided to stop having &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sex/&quot;&gt;sex&lt;/a&gt; altogether, after becoming fed up with casual encounters that never amounted to anything serious.&lt;/p&gt;
  5174.  
  5175.  
  5176.  
  5177. &lt;p&gt;“I became aware that the way I was having sex was making me feel used and not very happy,” says Bella, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/prison/&quot;&gt;prison&lt;/a&gt; resettlement officer from south-east &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/london/&quot;&gt;London&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  5178.  
  5179.  
  5180.  
  5181. &lt;p&gt;“I realise the idea of going on a date and saying: ‘Actually, I’m not going to sleep with you,’ is alien to many people, but I have found it freeing.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5182.  
  5183.  
  5184.  
  5185. &lt;p&gt;While the slogan on her top is tongue-in-cheek, Bella is serious about abstaining from sex long-term, intending to do so until she is in a committed relationship, possibly even waiting for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/marriage-2/&quot;&gt;marriage&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  5186.  
  5187.  
  5188.  
  5189. &lt;p&gt;“&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36135798/x-factor-diana-vickers-celibacy-sex/&quot;&gt;Celibacy&lt;/a&gt; gives me agency to think about what gives me value, and that is not how ‘sexy’ I am,” she says.&lt;/p&gt;
  5190.  
  5191.  
  5192.  
  5193. &lt;p&gt;Bella is part of a growing number of heterosexual &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/generation-z/&quot;&gt;Gen-Z&lt;/a&gt; women who are embracing celibacy and fully abstaining from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sex/&quot;&gt;sex&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  5194.  
  5195.  
  5196.  
  5197. &lt;p&gt;The term “celibacy” has racked up more than 39,000 mentions on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tiktok/&quot;&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;, while “boysober” – avoiding romantic interactions altogether – has amassed 25 million.&lt;/p&gt;
  5198.  
  5199.  
  5200.  
  5201. &lt;p&gt;Of all the age demographics, Gen Z is the most likely to be intentionally celibate, according to one US study, with 30% opting to abstain from sex.*&lt;/p&gt;
  5202.  
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  5222.  
  5223.  
  5224.  
  5225. &lt;p&gt;In London, last year celibacy was the fastest-growing desire on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/dating/&quot;&gt;dating&lt;/a&gt; app Feeld, whose users connect over shared sexual kinks, with a 235% uptick of the tag on profiles.&lt;/p&gt;
  5226.  
  5227.  
  5228.  
  5229. &lt;p&gt;Bella is not surprised.&lt;/p&gt;
  5230.  
  5231.  
  5232.  
  5233. &lt;p&gt;“There’s a freedom that comes with choosing celibacy,” she says. “We’re sold the idea that sex positivity is really freeing, but it can also have the opposite effect – there’s pressure for it to mean having a lot of casual sex, which doesn’t necessarily work for everyone.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5234.  
  5235.  
  5236.  
  5237. &lt;p&gt;Dr Natasha McKeever from the Centre For Love, Sex And &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/relationships/&quot;&gt;Relationships&lt;/a&gt; (CLSR), explains that there is now greater acceptance of non-traditional relationship models, compared with previous generations.&lt;/p&gt;
  5238.  
  5239.  
  5240.  
  5241. &lt;p&gt;“Young women today have more options, so may just be prioritising other things, including friendships, careers, education and hobbies,” says Natasha, who is also a lecturer in applied ethics at the University of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/leeds/&quot;&gt;Leeds&lt;/a&gt;. “Being single is less socially stigmatised than it once was, too.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5242.  
  5243.  
  5244.  
  5245. &lt;p&gt;Bella lost her virginity at the age of 16. While deep down she felt that sex was something that was “sacred”, she recalls peer pressure to rack up sexual experiences as “a way to be seen as cool or popular”.&lt;/p&gt;
  5246.  
  5247.  
  5248.  
  5249. &lt;p&gt;As she entered her early 20s, she encountered some of the issues that have become synonymous with modern dating, like being ghosted and worrying that sexual partners were comparing her to women in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/porn/&quot;&gt;porn&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  5250.  
  5251.  
  5252.  
  5253. &lt;p&gt;“While I don’t judge other people, for me it never felt good to have multiple casual sexual interactions,” she says. “I found it difficult to disentangle the idea that my value was entwined with physical appearance.&lt;/p&gt;
  5254.  
  5255.  
  5256.  
  5257. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I was bullied as a young person, particularly over the way I looked, and I developed a need to prove that wrong. An easy way of feeling attractive is by judging whether someone is sexually attracted to you.&lt;/p&gt;
  5258.  
  5259.  
  5260.  
  5261. &lt;p&gt;“Apps made that worse, the idea of swiping through people – it felt transactional. In some cases, I felt conscious that people I was with might be comparing me to whatever they’ve seen online.&lt;/p&gt;
  5262.  
  5263.  
  5264.  
  5265. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346892&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sun_Instagram_image_download_null_161827jpg-JS1014933219.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Woman in red dress at sunset.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346892&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Mandana Zarghami believes that remaining celibate for the majority of the past five years has helped her spot red flags when dating&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5266.  
  5267.  
  5268.  
  5269. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;My experience has been that people who are the most into porn have unhealthy relationships with sex. And I became aware that the way I was having sex was not making me happy. I felt empty.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5270.  
  5271.  
  5272.  
  5273. &lt;p&gt;For Bella, things changed in 2020, when &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/lockdown/&quot;&gt;lockdown&lt;/a&gt; restrictions essentially banned people from having sex with anyone outside their household.&lt;/p&gt;
  5274.  
  5275.  
  5276.  
  5277. &lt;p&gt;“I felt a weight lift off my shoulders. It gave me time to reflect on the idea of sex and what it meant for me. At that time, nobody was really talking about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/32651528/couple-celibate-five-years-virgin-again/&quot;&gt;celibacy&lt;/a&gt;, though it was common for people to take breaks from dating every so often.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5278.  
  5279.  
  5280.  
  5281. &lt;p&gt;When restrictions were lifted, Bella went on to have spells of abstinence and realised that she found the concept liberating.&lt;/p&gt;
  5282.  
  5283.  
  5284.  
  5285. &lt;p&gt;This February, having recognised that sex is something that she only wanted to explore within a committed relationship, she decided to become long-term celibate.&lt;/p&gt;
  5286.  
  5287.  
  5288.  
  5289. &lt;p&gt;“Sex can be fun,” she says. “But I never spend all day thinking about it.&lt;/p&gt;
  5290.  
  5291.  
  5292.  
  5293. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;There are times when I feel horny, but it’s not something that takes over my brain or clouds my judgement. I notice it, am aware of it and it passes.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5294.  
  5295.  
  5296.  
  5297. &lt;p&gt;In recent months, she has been in an “on and off situation, currently off” with a man she met through a friend. She admits their differing approaches to sex may be “problematic” in future.&lt;/p&gt;
  5298.  
  5299.  
  5300.  
  5301. &lt;p&gt;“I place a lot more importance on sex than he does, it feels more sacred to me. This person definitely wouldn’t call himself celibate, but it’s something we’ve spoken about,” she says.&lt;/p&gt;
  5302.  
  5303.  
  5304.  
  5305. &lt;p&gt;“People have different love languages and, with dating, I think you can be intimate with someone without being physical. Holding hands or sitting with an arm around someone’s shoulder is intimate.&lt;/p&gt;
  5306.  
  5307.  
  5308.  
  5309. &lt;!--googleoff: all--&gt;
  5310. &lt;blockquote class=&quot;article__quote&quot;&gt;
  5311. &lt;div class=&quot;article__quote-copy theme__before-color theme__after-color&quot;&gt;
  5312. &lt;p&gt;There are times when I feel horny, but it’s not something that takes over my brain or clouds my judgement. I notice it, am aware of it and it passes.&lt;/p&gt;
  5313. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  5314. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;Bella Whiteway&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
  5315. &lt;/div&gt;
  5316. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  5317. &lt;!--googleon: all--&gt;
  5319.  
  5320.  
  5321.  
  5322. &lt;p&gt;You can also see this through people who have relationships that are solely online, and the real emotions that they feel. Sex doesn’t have to be an indicator of how close you are.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5323.  
  5324.  
  5325.  
  5326. &lt;p&gt;But Bella has found it tricky to discuss &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/32651528/couple-celibate-five-years-virgin-again/&quot;&gt;celibacy&lt;/a&gt; with her peers.&lt;/p&gt;
  5327.  
  5328.  
  5329.  
  5330. &lt;p&gt;“People sometimes assume I’m judging them,” she says.&lt;/p&gt;
  5331.  
  5332.  
  5333.  
  5334. &lt;p&gt;“Sex is such a personal thing that’s often entwined with people’s identities, so it’s hard to navigate a conversation about celibacy without making someone think you’re saying: ‘What you do is wrong,’ which is obviously not what I’m saying.&lt;/p&gt;
  5335.  
  5336.  
  5337.  
  5338. &lt;p&gt;Bella is unsure about what the future holds for her when it comes to relationships. “In an ideal world, I’d want a partner and a family, and I’d obviously need to date to do that.&lt;/p&gt;
  5339.  
  5340.  
  5341.  
  5342. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;But I would also like to be in a place in my life where either option is good – being single long-term or with a partner.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5343.  
  5344.  
  5345.  
  5346. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36346890&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 550px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_6691jpeg-JS1014933280.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=540&quot; alt=&quot;Woman at The Blues Kitchen with a cocktail.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36346890&quot; width=&quot;540&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Sophia-Charlotte became celibate after breaking up with her partner of 10 months in October last year&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5347.  
  5348.  
  5349.  
  5350. &lt;p&gt;She and her male friend Alex Honey, 30, run a light-hearted &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/instagram/&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; account @Bansexnow, which aims to start healthy conversations about celibacy. &lt;/p&gt;
  5351.  
  5352.  
  5353.  
  5354. &lt;p&gt;In the past couple of years, they have made and sold around 200 T-shirts featuring the phrase.&lt;/p&gt;
  5355.  
  5356.  
  5357.  
  5358. &lt;p&gt;“We’re trying to open a space for people who have felt how I felt, but maybe didn’t think it was cool to admit it and to have those conversations,” she says.&lt;/p&gt;
  5359.  
  5360.  
  5361.  
  5362. &lt;p&gt;Like Bella, Sophia-Charlotte, 27, from south-east London, became celibate after breaking up with her partner of 10 months in October last year.&lt;/p&gt;
  5363.  
  5364.  
  5365.  
  5366. &lt;p&gt;“I’d had a number of short-lived romances, since losing my virginity aged 17,” she explains. “But they were causing anguish.&lt;/p&gt;
  5367.  
  5368.  
  5369.  
  5370. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The break-ups made me feel disrespected, and the drama of men not wanting to commit was too much.&lt;/p&gt;
  5371.  
  5372.  
  5373.  
  5374. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&amp;#8216;Positives celibacy can bring&amp;#8217;&lt;/h2&gt;
  5375.  
  5376.  
  5377.  
  5378. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I was focusing on what my exes wanted, meaning it was impossible to focus on me, my interests and my &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/business/&quot;&gt;business&lt;/a&gt; running a modelling agency.&lt;/p&gt;
  5379.  
  5380.  
  5381.  
  5382. &lt;p&gt;“In the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/summer/&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/a&gt; of last year, I felt no desire to have sex with my then-boyfriend, as it had become mundane and I ended our relationship after 10 months.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5383.  
  5384.  
  5385.  
  5386. &lt;p&gt;Around the same time, Sophia-Charlotte was travelling to different countries for work.&lt;/p&gt;
  5387.  
  5388.  
  5389.  
  5390. &lt;p&gt;“I didn’t crave sexual relationships because I was on a new journey. It was thrilling in a different way to sex – it was proper me-time.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5391.  
  5392.  
  5393.  
  5394. &lt;p&gt;”I’m Gen Z and we’re open to all different kinds of sexuality. But if you’re actively dating, the pressure is on to get sex out of the way. But I wasn’t finding it fulfilling.&lt;/p&gt;
  5395.  
  5396.  
  5397.  
  5398. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;More and more of my friends were talking about the positives celibacy can bring, like having complete freedom to be yourself. I started following the celibate hashtag online, and saw how much other women had achieved in their careers.&lt;/p&gt;
  5399.  
  5400.  
  5401.  
  5402. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I realised that being in a couple or prioritising sex can often take your mind off your career, business or travel goals.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5403.  
  5404.  
  5405.  
  5406. &lt;p&gt;So, in November, Sophia-Charlotte decided to go celibate.&lt;/p&gt;
  5407.  
  5408.  
  5409.  
  5410. &lt;p&gt;“So far, I am loving it,” she says. “I get chatted up and asked out regularly, but I tell them I am on a celibacy journey. Some men think I am bonkers, but others think it’s cool.&lt;/p&gt;
  5411.  
  5412.  
  5413.  
  5414. &lt;p&gt;“I’d rather have meaningful connections with people on a friendly and intellectual level. I need that now before even considering anything like a relationship or sex.&lt;/p&gt;
  5415.  
  5416.  
  5417.  
  5418. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I need the relationship to be about me as a person — not me for sex.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5419.  
  5420.  
  5421.  
  5422. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347450&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_6690jpeg-JS1014933275.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Woman with long red hair holding a glass of red wine in a restaurant.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347450&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Sophia-Charlotte decided to go celibate in November after seeing how much other celibate women had achieved in their careers&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5423.  
  5424.  
  5425.  
  5426. &lt;p&gt;Being celibate has brought her a sense of calm. “I feel so much lighter without the added stress of worrying about sex.&lt;/p&gt;
  5427.  
  5428.  
  5429.  
  5430. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I feel more confident, more alive and actually sexier. It comes from embracing my confidence. And as a liberated woman, I can masturbate if I want to.&lt;/p&gt;
  5431.  
  5432.  
  5433.  
  5434. &lt;p&gt;“My celibacy will end naturally. I have business goals set and once I achieve those in the next couple of years, I’ll consider my options. I have a list of men who accepted my celibacy journey.&lt;/p&gt;
  5435.  
  5436.  
  5437.  
  5438. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;They may get a phone call when I’m ready to find a man to settle down with on my terms.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5439.  
  5440.  
  5441.  
  5442. &lt;!--googleoff: all--&gt;
  5443. &lt;blockquote class=&quot;article__quote&quot;&gt;
  5444. &lt;div class=&quot;article__quote-copy theme__before-color theme__after-color&quot;&gt;
  5445. &lt;p&gt;For some heterosexual women who have felt as though the sexual agenda is dictated by men, deciding not to have sex can be liberating.&lt;/p&gt;
  5446. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  5447. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;Psychotherapist Susie Masterson&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
  5448. &lt;/div&gt;
  5449. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  5450. &lt;!--googleon: all--&gt;
  5452.  
  5453.  
  5454.  
  5455. &lt;p&gt;Psychotherapist Susie Masterson says “dating app fatigue” is partly driving the celibacy movement.&lt;/p&gt;
  5456.  
  5457.  
  5458.  
  5459. &lt;p&gt;“For anyone looking for connection – emotional or sexual – dating apps are a difficult place to be,” says Susie, who runs relationship coaching business UltraLiving.&lt;/p&gt;
  5460.  
  5461.  
  5462.  
  5463. &lt;p&gt;“Being in control of our bodies is particularly potent for women, given that much of our social conditioning is around being a receptacle or vehicle for male choices.&lt;/p&gt;
  5464.  
  5465.  
  5466.  
  5467. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;For some heterosexual women who have felt as though the sexual agenda is dictated by men, deciding not to have sex can be liberating.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5468.  
  5469.  
  5470.  
  5471. &lt;p&gt;Mandana Zarghami, 29, believes that remaining celibate for the majority of the past five years has helped her spot red flags when dating.&lt;/p&gt;
  5472.  
  5473.  
  5474.  
  5475. &lt;p&gt;The content creator decided to take a year off from sex, dating and even flirting with men in 2020, after the breakdown of a six-month relationship.&lt;/p&gt;
  5476.  
  5477.  
  5478.  
  5479. &lt;p&gt;“I felt like sex had clouded my judgement on some red flags – I gave 110%, but he wasn’t emotionally available,” she says.&lt;/p&gt;
  5480.  
  5481.  
  5482.  
  5483. &lt;p&gt;“I realised this was a pattern and that, to attract the right person, I needed to step back.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5484.  
  5485.  
  5486.  
  5487. &lt;p&gt;Despite finding the first six months tough, Mandana, who runs &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/health/&quot;&gt;health&lt;/a&gt; and wellbeing business Bloom Within, soon began to feel “at peace”.&lt;/p&gt;
  5488.  
  5489.  
  5490.  
  5491. &lt;p&gt;“I could think a lot more clearly. I felt like I was taking back my energy and pouring myself into dreams, thoughts and aspirations,” she says.&lt;/p&gt;
  5492.  
  5493.  
  5494.  
  5495. &lt;p&gt;After the year was up, Mandana dated, but continued to abstain from sex. “Some men would fall off the face of the earth when I mentioned celibacy, which showed they just wanted me for my body.&lt;/p&gt;
  5496.  
  5497.  
  5498.  
  5499. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Marriage potential&lt;/h2&gt;
  5500.  
  5501.  
  5502.  
  5503. &lt;p&gt;For the men who were understanding, I have had such positive feedback – they ask questions and respect my choice. Celibacy meant I could figure out men’s intentions earlier, rather than seeing them through rose-tinted glasses.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5504.  
  5505.  
  5506.  
  5507. &lt;p&gt;Last year, she got into a relationship, and was intimate with her partner after around four months, but says: “It wasn’t worth it.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5508.  
  5509.  
  5510.  
  5511. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36347451&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 778px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sun_Instagram_image_download_null_161959jpg-JS1014933187.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=768&quot; alt=&quot;Woman in denim jacket at a basketball game.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36347451&quot; width=&quot;768&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Despite finding the first six months tough, Mandana soon began to feel &amp;#8216;at peace&amp;#8217;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5512.  
  5513.  
  5514.  
  5515. &lt;p&gt;They broke up seven months ago and Mandana has returned to celibacy. Despite missing sex, she plans to abstain until she meets someone she thinks has marriage potential.&lt;/p&gt;
  5516.  
  5517.  
  5518.  
  5519. &lt;p&gt;“It is very hard – you crave physical closeness with a person, but many women are so tired of giving themselves to men who don’t deserve it.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5520.  
  5521.  
  5522.  
  5523. &lt;p&gt;While praising women for setting boundaries, psychotherapist Susie says she’s saddened that some are resorting to celibacy as a “protective armour” from male behaviour.&lt;/p&gt;
  5524.  
  5525.  
  5526.  
  5527. &lt;p&gt;“It feels like the opposite of female empowerment,” she adds. “Shows like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/love-island/&quot;&gt;Love Island&lt;/a&gt; can sensationalise toxic masculinity, which has a normalising effect.&lt;/p&gt;
  5528.  
  5529.  
  5530.  
  5531. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This can make it really difficult for some women to calibrate their relationship expectations.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5532.  
  5533.  
  5534.  
  5535. &lt;p&gt;This year’s series has come under fire, with Women’s Aid calling out “misogyny and sexism” by the men, who are largely Gen Z.&lt;/p&gt;
  5536.  
  5537.  
  5538.  
  5539. &lt;p&gt;Bella acknowledges that staying celibate might reduce the pool of potential matches, saying: “People don’t seem as willing to wait these days.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5540.  
  5541.  
  5542.  
  5543. &lt;p&gt;But she insists that anyone who has an issue with it isn’t the man for her.&lt;/p&gt;
  5544.  
  5545.  
  5546.  
  5547. &lt;p&gt;“If someone thinks that wanting to have sex is more important than what would make me comfortable, that person would not be right for me,” she says.&lt;/p&gt;
  5548.  
  5549.  
  5550.  
  5551. &lt;p&gt;“If that’s a deal-breaker, that’s someone I don’t want to be with. I would rather do what feels true to me than compromise what I believe in.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  5554. <title>Cancer weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for August 24 &#8211; August 30</title>
  5555. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36211121/cancer-weekly-horoscope-august-24-august-30/</link>
  5556. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
  5557. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chloe Sharp]]></dc:creator>
  5558. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  5559. <category><![CDATA[Horoscopes]]></category>
  5560. <category><![CDATA[Cancer (star sign)]]></category>
  5561. <category><![CDATA[Mystic Meg]]></category>
  5562. <guid isPermaLink="false">Post 36211121 at The Sun</guid>
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  5564. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;
  5565. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_33577277&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 10px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; width=&quot;1248&quot; height=&quot;702&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TMC-NEW-HOROSCOPES-CANCERjpg-JS809671400.jpg?strip=all&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Cancer zodiac sign with other zodiac signs in the background.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-full wp-image-33577277&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Fab&amp;#8217;s new horoscope format.
  5566. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces.&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  5567. &lt;/div&gt;
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  5573.  
  5574.  
  5575. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OUR much-loved astrologer Meg sadly died in 2023 but her column will be kept alive by her friend and protégé Maggie Innes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5576.  
  5577.  
  5578.  
  5579. &lt;p&gt;Read on to see what’s written in the stars for you today.&lt;/p&gt;
  5580.  
  5581.  
  5582.  
  5583. &lt;p&gt;Sign up for the&amp;nbsp;Mystic Meg&amp;nbsp;newsletter.&lt;/p&gt;
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  5586.  
  5587. &lt;p&gt;Your info will be used in accordance with our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://newsprivacy.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5588.  
  5589.  
  5590.  
  5591. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;CANCER&lt;/h2&gt;
  5592.  
  5593.  
  5594.  
  5595. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JUNE 22 &amp;#8211; JULY 22&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5596.  
  5597.  
  5598.  
  5599. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/TMC-NEW-HOROSCOPES-CANCERjpg-JS809671400.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Cancer zodiac sign with other zodiac signs in the background.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-33577277&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  5600.  
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  5602.  
  5603. &lt;div class=&quot;oembed-container oembed-thesun&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;wp-embedded-content&quot; data-secret=&quot;RTY4vU5Pbt&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/35261300/gemini-weekly-horoscope-june-8-june-14/&quot;&gt;Gemini weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for June 8 &amp;#8211; June 14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;iframe class=&quot;wp-embedded-content&quot; sandbox=&quot;allow-scripts&quot; security=&quot;restricted&quot; title=&quot;&amp;#8220;Gemini weekly horoscope: What your star sign has in store for June 8 &amp;#8211; June 14&amp;#8221; &amp;#8212; The Sun&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/35261300/gemini-weekly-horoscope-june-8-june-14/embed/#?secret=lEo1VznGjU#?secret=RTY4vU5Pbt&quot; data-secret=&quot;RTY4vU5Pbt&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;338&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; marginwidth=&quot;0&quot; marginheight=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  5604.  
  5605.  
  5606.  
  5607. &lt;p&gt;Stop pretending you don’t care about how life is going – and start making your own way, at your own pace.&lt;/p&gt;
  5608.  
  5609.  
  5610.  
  5611. &lt;p&gt;This is the clear message of your chart this week – looking forward over the next two years.&lt;/p&gt;
  5612.  
  5613.  
  5614.  
  5615. &lt;p&gt;From work goals to love dreams, if it matters to you, then it matters.&lt;/p&gt;
  5616.  
  5617.  
  5618.  
  5619. &lt;p&gt;If you’re single, your soulmate raises cash for several good causes.&lt;/p&gt;
  5620.  
  5621.  
  5622.  
  5623. &lt;p&gt;The luck factor links to lit-up names.&lt;/p&gt;
  5624.  
  5625.  
  5626.  
  5627. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DESTINY DAYS &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5628.  
  5629.  
  5630.  
  5631. &lt;p&gt;Say “No” to the easy way on Wednesday &amp;#8211; unless it’s also the right way.&lt;/p&gt;
  5632.  
  5633.  
  5634.  
  5635. &lt;p&gt;Expect a surprise delivery on Thursday.&lt;/p&gt;
  5636.  
  5637.  
  5638.  
  5639. &lt;p&gt;Join an activity-based Sunday group.&lt;/p&gt;
  5640.  
  5641.  
  5642.  
  5643. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  5644. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  5645. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;What is your star sign&amp;#039;s element?&lt;/h3&gt;
  5646. &lt;/div&gt;
  5647. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  5650. &lt;div&gt;
  5651. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In astrology, the elements — Air, Water, Earth, and Fire signs  — serve as foundational principles that influence the characteristics and behaviours associated with the twelve star signs.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5652. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5653. &lt;p&gt;The Earth signs are grounded in the tangible and practical aspects of life, embodying the stable and nurturing qualities of their element. These signs are known for their pragmatism, reliability, and strong connection to the physical world, often excelling in matters that require patience and persistence.&lt;/p&gt;
  5654. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Air Signs: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5655. &lt;p&gt;The Air signs are characterised by their intellectual, communicative, and social nature. This reflects the light and dynamic essence of their elemental influence. Overall, these signs tend to excel in the realms of ideas, relationships, and innovation, bringing a breath of fresh air to their interactions and thought processes.&lt;/p&gt;
  5656. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Water Signs: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5657. &lt;p&gt;The Water element signs are profoundly impacted by their element. With each astrological sign, water gives way to emotional depth, strong intuition, and a capacity for deep empathy and connection.&lt;/p&gt;
  5658. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fire Signs: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5659. &lt;p&gt;Fuelled by the element of Fire, these fire signs in astrology are known for their passion, boldness, energy, enthusiasm, courage, and a zest for life that often leads them to adventurous and creative endeavours.&lt;/p&gt;
  5660. &lt;/div&gt;
  5661. &lt;/div&gt;
  5662. &lt;/div&gt;
  5664.  
  5665.  
  5666.  
  5667. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAKE THIS THE WEEK YOU&amp;#8230;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5668.  
  5669.  
  5670.  
  5671. &lt;p&gt;Try your hand at a fun-based business.&lt;/p&gt;
  5672.  
  5673.  
  5674.  
  5675. &lt;p&gt;Reach out to “F” who’s fallen off your radar.&lt;/p&gt;
  5676.  
  5677.  
  5678.  
  5679. &lt;p&gt;Play music with a relaxing beat.&lt;/p&gt;
  5680.  
  5681.  
  5682.  
  5683. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;URANUS SEXTILE NEPTUNE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5684.  
  5685.  
  5686.  
  5687. &lt;p&gt;This rare connection of power planets last happened in 1966 – and sets up two years of joy, generosity and genius thinking.&lt;/p&gt;
  5688.  
  5689.  
  5690.  
  5691. &lt;p&gt;What does this mean for Cancer?&lt;/p&gt;
  5692.  
  5693.  
  5694.  
  5695. &lt;p&gt;Dreams and reality merge in ways that can astound you as you find deeper parts of yourself that you have never dared to express openly before.&lt;/p&gt;
  5696.  
  5697.  
  5698.  
  5699. &lt;p&gt;You can seek, and find, a key role in a new organisation with a welfare connection – and this also awakens a thirst in you to explore different cultures.&lt;/p&gt;
  5700.  
  5701.  
  5702.  
  5703. &lt;p&gt;Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.&lt;/p&gt;
  5704.  
  5705.  
  5706.  
  5707. &lt;p&gt;You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/horoscopes/13118313/star-sign-hook-up-steamiest-sex/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;hook up with for the steamiest sex&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to what it’s like to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/12985514/i-live-my-life-by-my-stars-i-dumped-a-man-as-our-signs-didnt-gel-moved-countries-when-my-horoscope-said-travel/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;live your life totally by your horoscope&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  5710. <title>Win a statement chair from M&#038;S in this week&#8217;s Fabulous competition</title>
  5711. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36400327/win-marks-and-spencer-chair-fabulous-competition/</link>
  5712. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  5713. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chloe Sharp]]></dc:creator>
  5714. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
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  5717. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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  5723.  
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  5725.  
  5726.  
  5727. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DO you know what the biggest interiors trend for A/W25 is?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5728.  
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  5730.  
  5731. &lt;p&gt;Curves. &lt;/p&gt;
  5732.  
  5733.  
  5734.  
  5735. &lt;p&gt;And this brilliant beauty from Marks &amp;amp; Spencer ticks all the boxes.&lt;/p&gt;
  5736.  
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  5738.  
  5739. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36400782&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 520px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Annotation-2025-08-22-133943.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=510&quot; alt=&quot;Burnt orange lounge chair against a light blue background.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36400782&quot; width=&quot;510&quot; height=&quot;682&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Styling: Catherine Bennion-Pedley  Photography: Pixeleyesphotography.co.uk  Stockist: Marks &amp;amp; Spencer (Marksandspencer.com)  *T&amp;amp;Cs apply. Enter by 11.59pm on September 6, 2025. &lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Chair, £199, M&amp;amp;S Collection at Marks and Spencer[/caption]
  5740.  
  5741.  
  5742.  
  5743. &lt;p&gt;But it&amp;#8217;s not just a winner for one season &amp;#8211; this is a chair that has timeless appeal and is effortlessly cool.&lt;/p&gt;
  5744.  
  5745.  
  5746.  
  5747. &lt;p&gt;Curves also help to make a space feel bigger.&lt;/p&gt;
  5748.  
  5749.  
  5750.  
  5751. &lt;p&gt;And it comes in a cracking cobalt blue too, if you fancy making an even bigger statement.&lt;/p&gt;
  5752.  
  5753.  
  5754.  
  5755. &lt;p&gt;Even better, it costs less than £200 but it looks (and feels) way more expensive.&lt;/p&gt;
  5756.  
  5757.  
  5758.  
  5759. &lt;p&gt;Want to be in with a chance of winning one, thanks to our lovely friends at Marks &amp;amp; Spencer?&lt;/p&gt;
  5760.  
  5761.  
  5762.  
  5763. &lt;p&gt;Enter below and good luck!&lt;/p&gt;
  5764.  
  5765.  
  5766.  
  5767. &lt;p&gt;To win, enter using the form below by 11:59pm on September 6, 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
  5768.  
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  5770.  
  5771. &lt;p&gt;For full terms and conditions, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/administration/35790413/win-a-designer-light-terms-and-conditions/&quot;&gt;click &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/administration/36400457/win-a-marks-and-spencer-chair-terms-and-conditions/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  5778. <title>Horse racing tips: &#8216;She looks an awesome filly who&#8217;s brushing aside rivals&#8217; &#8211; Templegate&#8217;s 9-4 NAP in some famous silks</title>
  5779. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36409164/horse-racing-tips-templegate-sunday-august-24/</link>
  5780. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
  5781. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Morgan]]></dc:creator>
  5782. <category><![CDATA[Horse Racing]]></category>
  5783. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
  5784. <category><![CDATA[Horse racing]]></category>
  5785. <category><![CDATA[Horse Racing Tips]]></category>
  5786. <category><![CDATA[Templegate's Tips]]></category>
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  5788. <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
  5789. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  5790.  
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  5798.  
  5799. &lt;p&gt;TEMPLEGATE tackles Sunday&amp;#8217;s action confident of landing some more winners after a great few days at York.&lt;/p&gt;
  5800.  
  5801.  
  5802.  
  5803. &lt;p&gt;Back a horse by clicking their odds below.&lt;/p&gt;
  5804.  
  5805.  
  5806.  
  5807. &lt;p&gt;MOON TARGET (2.25 Goodwood, nap)&lt;/p&gt;
  5808.  
  5809.  
  5810.  
  5811. &lt;p&gt;Sir Mark Prescott has a lovely filly on his hands in this daughter of Cracksman who has brushed her rivals aside on both starts to date. Her debut saw her score by more than five lengths at Newmarket and she matched that with an even bigger margin at Yarmouth earlier this month. The Baronet ups her in grade here but she looks ready for it and this seven-furlong trip on quick ground is right up her street.&lt;/p&gt;
  5812.  
  5813.  
  5814.  
  5815. &lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; class=&quot;authenticated-iframe&quot; src=&quot;https://fragments.sunracingtech.uk/best_price?horse=moon_target&amp;#038;date=2025-08-24&amp;#038;time=14%3A25&amp;#038;course=goodwood&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; mobile_height=&quot;200&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;height: 300px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;
  5816.  
  5817.  
  5818.  
  5819. &lt;p&gt;GREAT CHIEFTAIN (1.50 Goodwood, nb)&lt;/p&gt;
  5820.  
  5821.  
  5822.  
  5823. &lt;p&gt;Has been in flying form and can land the hat-trick. He was a regular winner last season and, after a turf comeback, he scored nicely at Newmarket before a battling success at Haydock last time. A 4lb rise for that excellent effort looks fair and there’s more to come.&lt;/p&gt;
  5824.  
  5825.  
  5826.  
  5827. &lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; class=&quot;authenticated-iframe&quot; src=&quot;https://fragments.sunracingtech.uk/best_price?horse=great_chieftain&amp;#038;date=2025-08-24&amp;#038;time=13%3A50&amp;#038;course=goodwood&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; mobile_height=&quot;200&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;height: 300px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;
  5828.  
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  5830.  
  5831. &lt;p&gt;GET IT (3.00 Goodwood, treble)&lt;/p&gt;
  5832.  
  5833.  
  5834.  
  5835. &lt;p&gt;Can bounce back from a blip as he tried to defend his Stewards’ Cup crown here last time out. Things just didn’t go right for him that day. He’d earlier won the Wokingham at Royal Ascot and likes this trip and track. He’s proven in a smaller field too and should have too much pace for these rivals on ground that suits him nicely.&lt;/p&gt;
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  5838.  
  5839. &lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; class=&quot;authenticated-iframe&quot; src=&quot;https://fragments.sunracingtech.uk/best_price?horse=get_it&amp;#038;date=2025-08-24&amp;#038;time=15%3A00&amp;#038;course=goodwood&quot; height=&quot;300&quot; mobile_height=&quot;200&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;height: 300px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;
  5840.  
  5841.  
  5842.  
  5843. &lt;p&gt;CHAIRMANFOURTIMES (3.10 Beverley, Lucky 15)&lt;/p&gt;
  5844.  
  5845.  
  5846.  
  5847. &lt;p&gt;Is proving very consistent and ran a cracker when beaten in a blanket finish on handicap debut at York last time out. That built nicely on a maiden win at Pontefract and dropping back to this distance looks a wise move. He looks decent for our Lucky 15.&lt;/p&gt;
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  5849.  
  5850.  
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  5852.  
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  5854.  
  5855. &lt;p&gt;Templegate&amp;#8217;s tips&lt;/p&gt;
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  5859. &lt;iframe loading=&quot;lazy&quot; class=&quot;authenticated-iframe&quot; src=&quot;https://fragments.sunracingtech.uk/tips/2025-08-24?iframeResizeId=templegatesTips-2025-08-24&quot; height=&quot;3000&quot; mobile_height=&quot;200&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; style=&quot;height: 3000px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;
  5860.  
  5861.  
  5862.  
  5863. &lt;h4 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot; id=&quot;free-bets-get-over-2-000-in-sign-up-offers-here&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/horseracing/25129053/horse-racing-free-bets/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;FREE BETS - GET THE BEST SIGN UP DEALS AND RACING OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;FREE BETS &amp;#8211; GET THE BEST SIGN UP DEALS AND RACING OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;
  5864.  
  5865.  
  5866.  
  5867. &lt;h4 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot; id=&quot;free-bets-get-over-2-000-in-sign-up-offers-here&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&amp;amp;Cs apply. gambleaware.org&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/h4&gt;
  5868.  
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  5871. &lt;hr class=&quot;wp-block-separator has-css-opacity&quot; /&gt;
  5872.  
  5873.  
  5874.  
  5875. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot; id=&quot;remember-to-gamble-responsibly&quot;&gt;Remember to gamble responsibly&lt;/h2&gt;
  5876.  
  5877.  
  5878.  
  5879. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A responsible gambler is someone who:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5880.  
  5881.  
  5882.  
  5883. &lt;ul&gt;
  5884. &lt;li&gt;Establishes time and monetary limits before playing&lt;/li&gt;
  5885.  
  5886.  
  5887.  
  5888. &lt;li&gt;Only gambles with money they can afford to lose&lt;/li&gt;
  5889.  
  5890.  
  5891.  
  5892. &lt;li&gt;Never chases their losses&lt;/li&gt;
  5893.  
  5894.  
  5895.  
  5896. &lt;li&gt;Doesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressed&lt;/li&gt;
  5897.  
  5898.  
  5899.  
  5900. &lt;li&gt;Gamcare –&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gamcare.org.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;www.gamcare.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  5901.  
  5902.  
  5903.  
  5904. &lt;li&gt;Gamble Aware –&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.begambleaware.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;www.gambleaware.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  5905. &lt;/ul&gt;
  5906.  
  5907.  
  5908.  
  5909. &lt;p&gt;Find our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/33616673/responsible-gambling-how-to-get-help/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  5912. <title>Leftie civil service union blasted for wanting to overturn Palestine Action’s terror label</title>
  5913. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415338/civil-service-union-palestine-actions-terror/</link>
  5914. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
  5915. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophia Sleigh]]></dc:creator>
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  5954. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A LEFTIE civil service union has been blasted for “terror support”.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  5955.  
  5956.  
  5957.  
  5958. &lt;p&gt;It wants to overturn &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36315456/dozens-prosecuted-terror-group-palestine-action/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Palestine Action’s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/terrorism/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;terror&lt;/a&gt; label.&lt;/p&gt;
  5959.  
  5960.  
  5961.  
  5962. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35590329&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/protester-among-others-protesters-holds-1005171845.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating in London.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35590329&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;659&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Shutterstock Editorial&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The union has tabled an amendment to &amp;#8216;repeal the authoritarian proscription of ­Palestine Action (PA) under ­counter-terrorism laws&amp;#8217;[/caption]
  5963.  
  5964.  
  5965.  
  5966. &lt;p&gt;But peers said the Public and Commercial Services Union should be “deeply ashamed”.&lt;/p&gt;
  5967.  
  5968.  
  5969.  
  5970. &lt;p&gt;It has tabled an amendment at next month’s Trades Union ­Congress annual conference calling on the Government to “repeal the authoritarian proscription of ­Palestine Action (PA) under ­counter-terrorism laws”.&lt;/p&gt;
  5971.  
  5972.  
  5973.  
  5974. &lt;p&gt;But ex-Labour MP &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35106647/ian-austin-angela-rayner-keir-starmer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Lord Ian Austin&lt;/a&gt; said: “Trade unions for terrorists, what a load of nonsense.&lt;/p&gt;
  5975.  
  5976.  
  5977.  
  5978. &lt;p&gt;“I remember when trade unions stood up for working people, not mad extremists who smash their way into factories and terrorise workers.&lt;/p&gt;
  5979.  
  5980.  
  5981.  
  5982. &lt;p&gt;“They should get on with representing decent working people &amp;#8211; not silly gestures about wars which they can have zero impact on.”&lt;/p&gt;
  5983.  
  5984.  
  5985.  
  5986. &lt;p&gt;Fellow former Labour MP and peer John Woodcock said the union “should be deeply ashamed”.&lt;/p&gt;
  5987.  
  5988.  
  5989.  
  5990. &lt;p&gt;The PCS wouldn’t comment.&lt;/p&gt;
  5991.  
  5992.  
  5993.  
  5994. &lt;p&gt;Activists smeared fake blood on the British Consulate in Düsseldorf yesterday in support of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36220910/police-arrest-palestine-protestors/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Palestine Action&lt;/a&gt; — and against Britain’s backing of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/israel/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Israel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  5995.  
  5996.  
  5997.  
  5998. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415444&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/demonstrators-palestine-solidarity-campaign-1016604394.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Palestine Solidarity Campaign demonstrators protesting weapons exports to Israel.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415444&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Reuters&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;A leftie civil service union has been blasted for wanting to overturn Palestine Action’s terror label[/caption]
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  6020. <title>Crystal Palace could sign TWO Eze replacements with Oliver Glasner and Steve Parish yet to agree on top transfer target</title>
  6021. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36415530/crystal-palace-eberechi-eze-arsenal-transfer-replacement/</link>
  6022. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
  6023. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Chapman]]></dc:creator>
  6024. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
  6025. <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>
  6026. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
  6027. <category><![CDATA[Transfer News]]></category>
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  6051.  
  6052.  
  6053.  
  6054.  
  6055.  
  6056.  
  6057.  
  6058. &lt;p&gt;CRYSTAL PALACE chiefs&amp;nbsp;are split on the&amp;nbsp;main target to replace Eberechi Eze —&amp;nbsp; so might sign both.&lt;/p&gt;
  6059.  
  6060.  
  6061.  
  6062. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36411970/arsenal-eberechi-eze-tottenham-transfer/&quot;&gt;Eze completed his £67.5million move&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/&quot;&gt;Arsenal&lt;/a&gt; on Saturday and was introduced to fans &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413684/arsenal-leeds-gyokeres-liverpool-saka-dowman-odegaard/&quot;&gt;before their 5-0 win over Leeds.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  6063.  
  6064.  
  6065.  
  6066. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415556&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/eberechi-eze-arsenals-latest-signing-1018044348.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Eberechi Eze, new Arsenal signing, waves to fans at Emirates Stadium.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415556&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;726&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Crystal Palace are divided over who should replace Eberechi Eze and could sign BOTH[/caption]
  6067.  
  6068.  
  6069.  
  6070. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415557&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/first-leg-rangers-v-club-1017248087.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Christos Tzolis of Club Brugge reacting during a soccer match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415557&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;655&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Reuters&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Oliver Glasner is a big fan of Club Brugge star Christos Tzolis[/caption]
  6071.  
  6072.  
  6073.  
  6074. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415558&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/spanish-laliga-ea-sports-match-1016503811.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Yeremy Pino of Villarreal CF dribbling the soccer ball.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415558&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Steve Parish would prefer to land Yeremy Pino from Villarreal[/caption]
  6075.  
  6076.  
  6077.  
  6078. &lt;p&gt;Boss Oliver Glasner wants Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis, 23, who has been a big hit in Belgium after flopping at Norwich.&lt;/p&gt;
  6079.  
  6080.  
  6081.  
  6082. &lt;p&gt;While &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196666/crystal-palace/&quot;&gt;Palace&lt;/a&gt; chairman Steve Parish is keen on&amp;nbsp;Spanish right-sided Villarreal forward Yeremy Pino, 22.&lt;/p&gt;
  6083.  
  6084.  
  6085.  
  6086. &lt;p&gt;But Glasner is yet to be convinced about where he fits in the side.&lt;/p&gt;
  6087.  
  6088.  
  6089.  
  6090. &lt;p&gt;If the pair can be landed in the £20million range then the Eagles have funds for both.&lt;/p&gt;
  6091.  
  6092.  
  6093.  
  6094. &lt;p&gt;Palace have had a quiet transfer window in terms of incomings so far.&lt;/p&gt;
  6095.  
  6096.  
  6097.  
  6098. &lt;p&gt;They’ve so far landed a back-up goalie in PSV’s Walter Benitez.&lt;/p&gt;
  6099.  
  6100.  
  6101.  
  6102. &lt;p&gt;While left-back Borna Sosa was snapped up from Dutch rivals Ajax.&lt;/p&gt;
  6103.  
  6104.  
  6105.  
  6106. &lt;p&gt;Glasner has not been shy about his feelings on the window.&lt;/p&gt;
  6107.  
  6108.  
  6109.  
  6110. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32916258/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  6111.  
  6112.  
  6113.  
  6114. &lt;p&gt;He felt Palace should have already signed a replacement BEFORE Eze’s Arsenal move.&lt;/p&gt;
  6115.  
  6116.  
  6117.  
  6118. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, there are still &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36393583/crystal-palace-transfer-marc-guehi-parish-eze/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;doubts over Marc Guehi’s future&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  6119.  
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  6139.  
  6140.  
  6141.  
  6142. &lt;p&gt;The centre-back is in the final year of his contract.&lt;/p&gt;
  6143.  
  6144.  
  6145.  
  6146. &lt;p&gt;And Liverpool are hoping to snap him up on the cheap.&lt;/p&gt;
  6147.  
  6148.  
  6149.  
  6150. &lt;p&gt;But Palace would rather hold on to Guehi for this season and risk losing him for nothing next summer.&lt;/p&gt;
  6151.  
  6152.  
  6153.  
  6154. &lt;p&gt;Elsewhere, Adam Wharton remains a target for Manchester United.&lt;/p&gt;
  6155.  
  6156.  
  6157.  
  6158. &lt;p&gt;Real Madrid are also interested but he is unlikely to leave before deadline day.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  6161. <title>Shoplifters and sex pests face being banned from footie matches and going abroad under tough new laws</title>
  6162. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415336/criminals-bans-footie-matches/</link>
  6163. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
  6164. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophia Sleigh]]></dc:creator>
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  6185. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CRIMINALS face football and pub bans under tough community punishment laws.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  6188.  
  6189. &lt;p&gt;Judges are getting new powers to prevent &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/crime/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;offenders — including shoplifters and sex pests&lt;/a&gt; — doing things they enjoy, such as going to matches or gigs and travelling abroad.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6193. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/court/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Courts&lt;/a&gt; will also be able to slap them with driving limits and prevent them going to specific areas. &lt;/p&gt;
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  6197. &lt;p&gt;Justice Secretary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/shabana-mahmood/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Shabana Mahmood&lt;/a&gt;, pictured above, said: “With the football season back in full swing, I know Sun on Sunday readers nationwide will be back on the terraces this weekend.&lt;/p&gt;
  6198.  
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  6200.  
  6201. &lt;p&gt;“But if you’re a criminal who loves the game, we’re bringing in new laws to hit you where it hurts.&lt;/p&gt;
  6202.  
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  6205. &lt;p&gt;“Judges will have new powers to ban offenders from matches — leaving the stands for law-abiding fans.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6209. &lt;p&gt;“Courts will be able to take away more freedoms — banning offenders from sports, gigs, pubs and holidays. The message is simple: break the law and we’ll take away the things you love.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6212.  
  6213. &lt;p&gt;“For the most dangerous criminals, jail will always be the only option, and we are building 14,000 prison places.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6214.  
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  6216.  
  6217. &lt;p&gt;Under a law change coming in later this year, bans can be handed down as a form of punishment for any offence in any circumstance.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6221. &lt;p&gt;And it will apply to those on a community order as well as criminals just released from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/prison/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;prison&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6225. &lt;p&gt;Those who break the rules face being brought back to court or prison — which officials hope will act as a deterrent to reoffending.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6229. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/labour-party/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Government&lt;/a&gt; sources said they will be able to enforce it by increasing the use of tags to monitor a person’s location.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6253. &lt;p&gt;Currently, judges can only give out limited bans for specific crimes, such as those committed inside a football stadium on match day.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6256.  
  6257. &lt;p&gt;Offenders coming out of prison face similar restrictions and an expanded mandatory drug-testing regime.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6260.  
  6261. &lt;p&gt;Ms Mahmood added: “When criminals break society’s rules, they must be punished.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  6265. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415364&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lord-chancellor-secretary-state-justice-1010065732.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Shabana Mahmood, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, arriving at Downing Street.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415364&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Shabana Mahmood said: &amp;#8216;If you’re a criminal who loves the game, we’re bringing in new laws to hit you where it hurts&amp;#8217;[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  6268. <title>Myleene Klass ditches her bra as she puts on glam display in nude top and mini skirt</title>
  6269. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/entertainment/36415298/myleene-klass-bra-nude-top-mini-skirt/</link>
  6270. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
  6271. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Power]]></dc:creator>
  6272. <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
  6273. <category><![CDATA[Radio]]></category>
  6274. <category><![CDATA[Style and fashion]]></category>
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  6287. &lt;p&gt;MYLENEE Klass was dress perfectly for the sunny London weather as she headed into her radio hosting gig.&lt;/p&gt;
  6288.  
  6289.  
  6290.  
  6291. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/myleene-klass/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Smooth Radio presenter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;, 47,&lt;/span&gt; was all smiles as she head into the studios at Leicester Square giving a leggy appearance in a black mini skirt and nude tube top.&lt;/p&gt;
  6292.  
  6293.  
  6294.  
  6295. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415305&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 705px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/london-united-kingdom-tv-radio-1017934060.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=695&quot; alt=&quot;Myleene Klass in London, wearing a pink tube top and mini skirt.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415305&quot; width=&quot;695&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BackGrid&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Myleene Klass looked stunning on her way to work on Saturday[/caption]
  6296.  
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  6299. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415299&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 721px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/london-united-kingdom-tv-radio-1017937445.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=711&quot; alt=&quot;Myleene Klass walking in London, wearing a nude tube top, mini skirt, and orange sneakers.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415299&quot; width=&quot;711&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BackGrid&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Myleene was in London to present her Smooth Radio show[/caption]
  6300.  
  6301.  
  6302.  
  6303. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415307&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 705px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/london-united-kingdom-tv-radio-1017933980.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=695&quot; alt=&quot;Myleene Klass in London.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415307&quot; width=&quot;695&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BackGrid&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Mylenee opted for a mini skirt and nude tube top[/caption]
  6304.  
  6305.  
  6306.  
  6307. &lt;p&gt;Myleene completed her chic look with a Chanel cross body bag, oversized sunglasses and bright orange trainers.&lt;/p&gt;
  6308.  
  6309.  
  6310.  
  6311. &lt;p&gt;The TV and radio star presents the 4pm to 7pm show every Saturday on Smooth Radio.&lt;/p&gt;
  6312.  
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  6315. &lt;p&gt;Myleene&amp;#8217;s leggy outfit comes just weeks after she revealed she filed for divorce from her &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36115423/myleene-klass-people-dislike-her-ex-cheated/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;ex husband Graham Quinn&lt;/a&gt; because he allegedly cheated on her.&lt;/p&gt;
  6316.  
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  6318.  
  6319. &lt;p&gt;In a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36069571/myleene-klass-catching-ex-cheating-celeb-relationships/&quot;&gt;bombshell interview&lt;/a&gt;, the singer said she walked in on her then partner and another woman unzipping each other’s clothes at her birthday party.&lt;/p&gt;
  6320.  
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  6323. &lt;p&gt;The alleged&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36069571/myleene-klass-catching-ex-cheating-celeb-relationships/&quot;&gt;unzipping incident&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;is said to have happened before Myleene and Graham married.&lt;/p&gt;
  6324.  
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  6326.  
  6327. &lt;p&gt;Myleene&amp;#8217;s claims about her ex-husband also&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36199962/myleene-klass-rochelle-humes-frankie-bridge-feud/&quot;&gt;reignited her feud&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;with former The Saturdays stars&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/rochelle-humes/&quot;&gt;Rochelle Humes&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/frankie-bridge/&quot;&gt;Frankie Bridge&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;have emerged.&lt;/p&gt;
  6328.  
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  6331. &lt;p&gt;The two women are friends with Graham, as they are ex-clients of his from his days as a celebrity bodyguard.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6335. &lt;p&gt;Pals told The Sun that Myleene&amp;#8217;s claims about Graham, caused simmering tension between the three women who all work at&amp;nbsp;ITV.&lt;/p&gt;
  6336.  
  6337.  
  6338.  
  6339. &lt;p&gt;Shortly after the former Hear&amp;#8217;Say star dropped the cheating bombshell,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36195196/frankie-bridge-dead-to-me-secret-feud-rochelle-humes/&quot;&gt;Frankie then posted a cryptic video&lt;/a&gt;, which said that somebody was “dead to me”.&lt;/p&gt;
  6340.  
  6341.  
  6342.  
  6343. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/this-morning/&quot;&gt;This Morning&lt;/a&gt; star &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36156470/rochelle-humes-myleene-klass-ex-husband-graham-quinn/&quot;&gt;Rochelle then shared a cosy snap with Graham&lt;/a&gt;, along with her hubby &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/marvin-humes/&quot;&gt;Marvin Humes&lt;/a&gt; — another of his ex-clients.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6366.  
  6367. &lt;p&gt;In a further twist, sources claimed that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36231232/myleene-klass-rochelle-humes-feud-ex-place-stay/&quot;&gt;Rochelle gave Myleene&amp;#8217;s ex a place to stay&lt;/a&gt; when she dumped him.&lt;/p&gt;
  6368.  
  6369.  
  6370.  
  6371. &lt;p&gt;A TV insider told The Sun: “The girls used to be really close, but it appears obvious their differences are making it hard for them to move past the friction.&lt;/p&gt;
  6372.  
  6373.  
  6374.  
  6375. &lt;p&gt;“There was talk backstage at Loose Women that Frankie and Myleene said they weren’t keen to appear on the same panel.&lt;/p&gt;
  6376.  
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  6378.  
  6379. &lt;p&gt;“But over Christmas, because of people being on holiday, they were drafted on to the same episode.&lt;/p&gt;
  6380.  
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  6382.  
  6383. &lt;p&gt;“It appeared to be awkward and they seemed to be interacting as little as possible.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6384.  
  6385.  
  6386.  
  6387. &lt;p&gt;Graham and Myleene — who share daughters Ava, 17, and 13-year-old Hero — wed in 2011 and divorced two years later, with Myleene citing “unreasonable behaviour”.&lt;/p&gt;
  6388.  
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  6391. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415309&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 646px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/celebrities-seen-attending-space-nk-1015010327.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=636&quot; alt=&quot;Rochelle Humes at a Space NK store opening.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415309&quot; width=&quot;636&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Splash&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Myleene is thought to still be feuding with Rochelle Hume[/caption]
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  6395. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415304&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/frankie-bridge-attends-helen-anthony-974215343.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Frankie Bridge at a fashion show.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415304&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;And her fellow Loose Women presenter, Frankie Bridge[/caption]
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  6406. <title>Gang who stole jewellery from celeb chef Marcus Wareing quietly booted out of Britain without paying back a penny</title>
  6407. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415398/marcus-wearing-chilean-tourists-gang-robbing-deported/</link>
  6408. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
  6409. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Rayson]]></dc:creator>
  6410. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  6411. <category><![CDATA[UK News]]></category>
  6412. <category><![CDATA[Celebrity Chefs]]></category>
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  6435. &lt;p&gt;A GANG of burglars who stole more than £33,000 in valuables from telly chef Marcus Wareing have been quietly booted out of Britain — without paying a penny back.&lt;/p&gt;
  6436.  
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  6438.  
  6439. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10741502/marcus-wareing-burglary-wimbledon/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The four Chileans broke into the £5million home&lt;/a&gt; of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2442288/marcus-wareing-masterchef-the-professionals-judge/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;MasterChef star,&lt;/a&gt; 55, and his wife Jane, 53, in October 2019.&lt;/p&gt;
  6440.  
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  6442.  
  6443. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415457&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/episode-n-no-judges-generics-536583226.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Marcus Wareing, Masterchef judge, in a chef's jacket.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415457&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BBC&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Marcus Wareing&amp;#8217;s £5million Wimbledon home was ransacked by a criminal gang that flew in from Chile[/caption]
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  6447. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415458&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 695px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/burglars-danko-carvajal-donaire-nicolas-554379913.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=685&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Danko Carvajal-Donaire and Nicolas Portilla Astorga wearing stolen jewelry.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415458&quot; width=&quot;685&quot; height=&quot;912&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;CPS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Danko Carvajal-Donaire and Nicolas Portilla Astorga wearing the couple’s stolen jewellery[/caption]
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  6449.  
  6450.  
  6451. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415459&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 694px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/stolen-pendant-home-marcus-wareing-554379917.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=684&quot; alt=&quot;Stolen gold coin pendant on a rope chain.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415459&quot; width=&quot;684&quot; height=&quot;912&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;CPS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;A stolen pendant belonging to Mrs Wareing[/caption]
  6452.  
  6453.  
  6454.  
  6455. &lt;p&gt;They ransacked the master bedroom of the property in Wimbledon, South West London, ­taking Rolex and Cartier watches and jewellery.&lt;/p&gt;
  6456.  
  6457.  
  6458.  
  6459. &lt;p&gt;Now The Sun on ­Sunday can reveal the thieves, who were jailed for 40 months, have been expelled from Britain.&lt;/p&gt;
  6460.  
  6461.  
  6462.  
  6463. &lt;p&gt;Prosecutors confirmed Jorge Rojas, 27, Danko Carvajal-Donaire, 25, ­Nicolas Portilla Astorga, 32, and Claudio Donoso, 25, were deported without handing over any of their ill-gotten gains.&lt;/p&gt;
  6464.  
  6465.  
  6466.  
  6467. &lt;p&gt;CPS bosses said they had “no available assets to confiscate”.&lt;/p&gt;
  6468.  
  6469.  
  6470.  
  6471. &lt;p&gt;Kingston Crown Court earlier heard the stolen items and damage to the home came to £33,711.&lt;/p&gt;
  6472.  
  6473.  
  6474.  
  6475. &lt;p&gt;Judge Jonathan Davies said: “No one here or abroad should be under an illusion that somehow the UK is a soft touch.&lt;/p&gt;
  6476.  
  6477.  
  6478.  
  6479. &lt;p&gt;“Each of you came to this country with one purpose — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/crime/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;crime&lt;/a&gt;. No other reason for your visit to the UK has been offered to me.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6480.  
  6481.  
  6482.  
  6483. &lt;p&gt;He sentenced all four men to three years and four months in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/prison/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;prison&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  6484.  
  6485.  
  6486.  
  6487. &lt;p&gt;Mrs Wareing told the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/court/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;court&lt;/a&gt; the family had spent a lot of money on extra security, adding the loss of the sentimental jewellery was &amp;#8220;deeply upsetting&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  6488.  
  6489.  
  6490.  
  6491. &lt;p&gt;The Judge said three orange dots were sprayed on the back fence of the home, to tell the burglars it was a high-value property.&lt;/p&gt;
  6492.  
  6493.  
  6494.  
  6495. &lt;p&gt;He added: “I mention that so others are made aware to be on their guard if they see such markings.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6496.  
  6497.  
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  6519. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415471&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 686px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/7e656104-5e09-4977-b8e8-462e84fec5b8.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=676&quot; alt=&quot;Marcus and Jane Wareing at the Cartier Queen's Cup Polo Final.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415471&quot; width=&quot;676&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Mr Wareing and his wife, Jane, who were both away when the burglary happened&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Rex Features&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  6520.  
  6521.  
  6522.  
  6523. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415460&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 303px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/marcus-wareing-fence-marked-orange-554385038.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=293&quot; alt=&quot;Orange mark on a wooden fence.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415460&quot; width=&quot;293&quot; height=&quot;398&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;CPS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The group knew to target the chef&amp;#8217;s house as orange dots were spray painted on the fence[/caption]
  6524.  
  6525.  
  6526.  
  6527. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415432&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 715px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT000914914984.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=705&quot; alt=&quot;Chef Marcus Wareing at Wimbledon.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415432&quot; width=&quot;705&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Darren Fletcher&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Mrs Wareing told the court the family had spent a lot of money on extra security[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  6530. <title>Stunning Gisele Bundchen makes sizzling splash in leather as she returns to modelling after having her third child</title>
  6531. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36415235/model-gisele-bundchen-birth-child/</link>
  6532. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
  6533. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Rayson]]></dc:creator>
  6534. <category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category>
  6535. <category><![CDATA[Showbiz]]></category>
  6536. <category><![CDATA[Influencers]]></category>
  6537. <category><![CDATA[Pregnancy and childbirth]]></category>
  6538. <category><![CDATA[Style and fashion]]></category>
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  6544. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TM-23-08-Gisele-Bundchen_COMP-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Collage of Gisele Bündchen with her baby and in a photoshoot by a pool.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415333&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;
  6545. &lt;/div&gt;
  6546.  
  6547.  
  6548.  
  6549.  
  6550.  
  6551.  
  6552.  
  6553.  
  6554.  
  6555. &lt;p&gt;CATWALK queen Gisele Bundchen takes it kneesy as she goes back to work six months after having her third child.&lt;/p&gt;
  6556.  
  6557.  
  6558.  
  6559. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/gisele-bundchen/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The model&lt;/a&gt;, 45, leaned back in a pool to pose in a burgundy leather jacket and matching briefs for Italian &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/fashion/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;fashion&lt;/a&gt; house Elisabetta Franchi.&lt;/p&gt;
  6560.  
  6561.  
  6562.  
  6563. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415270&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 804px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/supermodel-gisele-bundchen-returns-first-1017869132.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=794&quot; alt=&quot;Gisele Bündchen in an Elisabetta Franchi campaign.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415270&quot; width=&quot;794&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Elisabetta Franchi&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Supermodel Gisele Bundchen leaned back in a pool to pose in a burgundy leather jacket and matching briefs[/caption]
  6564.  
  6565.  
  6566.  
  6567. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415271&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/eroteme-ltd-claim-copyright-image-1017608856.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Gisele Bündchen holding a baby.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415271&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Eroteme&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Six months ago the model had her third child[/caption]
  6568.  
  6569.  
  6570.  
  6571. &lt;p&gt;It is her first campaign since February’s arrival of a son with her new boyfriend, fellow Brazilian Joaquim Valente, 35.&lt;/p&gt;
  6572.  
  6573.  
  6574.  
  6575. &lt;p&gt;Gisele and the fitness influencer waited until the birth to find out if the baby was a boy or a girl.&lt;/p&gt;
  6576.  
  6577.  
  6578.  
  6579. &lt;p&gt;The model, who has two kids with American football icon &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/tom-brady/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Tom Brady&lt;/a&gt;, has given the baby the middle name River, but is yet to disclose his first name.&lt;/p&gt;
  6580.  
  6581.  
  6582.  
  6583. &lt;p&gt;Mum’s the word…&lt;/p&gt;
  6584.  
  6585.  
  6586.  
  6587. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/35144640/gisele-bundchen-vogue-france/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;In May, the model said it felt like a holiday&lt;/a&gt; to be back in full make-up for a Vogue France photoshoot.&lt;/p&gt;
  6588.  
  6589.  
  6590.  
  6591. &lt;p&gt;Gisele said: “Having my hair and make-up done makes me feel like I’m on vacation.&lt;/p&gt;
  6592.  
  6593.  
  6594.  
  6595. &lt;p&gt;“With a baby, the nights are so short that I’ve hardly brushed my hair in recent months&lt;/p&gt;
  6596.  
  6597.  
  6598.  
  6599. &lt;p&gt;“Now that my little one is sleeping through the night, I’m back in control of my rhythm.&lt;/p&gt;
  6600.  
  6601.  
  6602.  
  6603. &lt;p&gt;“As any new mother knows, it’s amazing how much sleep or lack of it can change everything”.&lt;/p&gt;
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  6625. <title>Princess Diana was ‘set up’ on a date with Jeffrey Epstein, claims Ghislaine Maxwell</title>
  6626. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415003/princess-diana-set-up-jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell/</link>
  6627. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
  6628. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scarlet Howes]]></dc:creator>
  6629. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  6630. <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
  6631. <category><![CDATA[The Sun Newspaper]]></category>
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  6656.  
  6657.  
  6658.  
  6659.  
  6660.  
  6661.  
  6662.  
  6663. &lt;p&gt;GHISLAINE Maxwell has claimed Jeffrey Epstein was once set up on a date with Princess Diana.&lt;/p&gt;
  6664.  
  6665.  
  6666.  
  6667. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/ghislaine-maxwell/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The socialite&lt;/a&gt; said that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/jeffrey-epstein/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the paedophile&lt;/a&gt; met &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/princess-diana/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the late princess&lt;/a&gt; at a high-profile event that appears to have been in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/london/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;London&lt;/a&gt; in the 1990s.&lt;/p&gt;
  6668.  
  6669.  
  6670.  
  6671. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415059&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 440px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/princess-diana-victor-chang-cardiac-295512740.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=430&quot; alt=&quot;Princess Diana in a blue dress at a dinner.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415059&quot; width=&quot;430&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty - Contributor&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed Jeffrey Epstein was once set up on a date with Princess Diana[/caption]
  6672.  
  6673.  
  6674.  
  6675. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415121&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 713px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2019-courtesy-new-york-state-1008285128.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=703&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Jeffrey Epstein.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415121&quot; width=&quot;703&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The socialite said that the paedophile met the late princess at a high-profile event in the 1990s[/caption]
  6676.  
  6677.  
  6678.  
  6679. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415122&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 677px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1990-new-york-post-reporting-1017840686.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=667&quot; alt=&quot;Ghislaine Maxwell in a red dress.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415122&quot; width=&quot;667&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;The Mega Agency&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Maxwell is serving a 20-year prison sentence[/caption]
  6680.  
  6681.  
  6682.  
  6683. &lt;p&gt;She said the bash was organised by Baroness Rosa Monckton, who was one of Diana’s closest friends.&lt;/p&gt;
  6684.  
  6685.  
  6686.  
  6687. &lt;p&gt;Maxwell said: “I don’t know if she was being set up as a date for him, maybe because she was.&lt;/p&gt;
  6688.  
  6689.  
  6690.  
  6691. &lt;p&gt;“I don’t want to speak bad of Diana but… I’m not going to do that.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6692.  
  6693.  
  6694.  
  6695. &lt;p&gt;Her bombshell comments were revealed in audio tapes and a 380-page transcript released on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
  6696.  
  6697.  
  6698.  
  6699. &lt;p&gt;They were from a two-day interview convicted child sex trafficker Maxwell &amp;#8211; who is serving a 20-year prison sentence &amp;#8211; had with US Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche last month.&lt;/p&gt;
  6700.  
  6701.  
  6702.  
  6703. &lt;p&gt;In the interview Maxwell, 63, called &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/donald-trump/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; who is said to be considering a pardon for her &amp;#8211; a “gentleman” who never did anything criminal with Epstein.&lt;/p&gt;
  6704.  
  6705.  
  6706.  
  6707. &lt;p&gt;According to the transcript, Maxwell said she didn’t introduce Epstein to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/prince-andrew/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Prince Andrew&lt;/a&gt;, who allegedly had sex with trafficking victim &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/34683330/giuffre-dead-final-days-future-plans-lawyer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Virginia Giuffre&lt;/a&gt; when she was 17, which he denies. &lt;/p&gt;
  6708.  
  6709.  
  6710.  
  6711. &lt;p&gt;Maxwell said that before she met Epstein in 1991 he lived in London and had “high society” friends including Baroness Monckton.&lt;/p&gt;
  6712.  
  6713.  
  6714.  
  6715. &lt;p&gt;According to Maxwell, Epstein met Diana at a “big event” and even claimed there were photographs of it.&lt;/p&gt;
  6716.  
  6717.  
  6718.  
  6719. &lt;p&gt;Maxwell added: “I don’t know if he sat with Diana or he met with Diana and he’d already met her. I don’t know, but this (event), I believe was organized by Rosa.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  6743. &lt;p&gt;While no timeline was given, it appears likely to have been some time in the mid 1990s &amp;#8211; as Diana and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/king-charles/#:~:text=King%20Charles%20is%20Britain's%20current,heir%20apparent%20in%20British%20history.&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;King Charles&lt;/a&gt; were splitting &amp;#8211; but before her death in 1997.&lt;/p&gt;
  6744.  
  6745.  
  6746.  
  6747. &lt;p&gt;In the interview Maxwell offered bizarre reasons for why Epstein, who killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial, molested children.&lt;/p&gt;
  6748.  
  6749.  
  6750.  
  6751. &lt;p&gt;She claimed that he found his victims &amp;#8211; some of whom were just 14 &amp;#8211; &amp;#8220;invigorating&amp;#8221; and liked how they turned him on to new music.&lt;/p&gt;
  6752.  
  6753.  
  6754.  
  6755. &lt;p&gt;According to Maxwell, Epstein became more &amp;#8220;aggressive&amp;#8221; after he began taking testosterone, sometimes using two patches of the hormone a day.&lt;/p&gt;
  6756.  
  6757.  
  6758.  
  6759. &lt;p&gt;At one point she likened his lifestyle to the TV show &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sex-and-the-city/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sex and the City&lt;/a&gt;, suggesting he was just a Sugar Daddy rather than a monster.&lt;/p&gt;
  6760.  
  6761.  
  6762.  
  6763. &lt;p&gt;Epstein couldn’t even have sex that much because of a heart condition, Maxwell claimed, contradicting testimony from his victims that he abused three girls a day.&lt;/p&gt;
  6764.  
  6765.  
  6766.  
  6767. &lt;p&gt;Maxwell was asked about Epstein’s celebrity friends and said he was &amp;#8220;friendly&amp;#8221; with the model &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/naomi-campbell/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Naomi Campbell.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  6768.  
  6769.  
  6770.  
  6771. &lt;p&gt;Epstein did have a friendship with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/elon-musk/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Elon Musk&lt;/a&gt;, Maxwell said.&lt;/p&gt;
  6772.  
  6773.  
  6774.  
  6775. &lt;p&gt;She once visited &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/richard-branson/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Richard Branson’s&lt;/a&gt; Caribbean island but didn’t think he was friends with Epstein.&lt;/p&gt;
  6776.  
  6777.  
  6778.  
  6779. &lt;p&gt;Last night lawyers for Epstein and Maxwell’s victims accused her of trying to get a pardon out of Mr Trump.&lt;/p&gt;
  6780.  
  6781.  
  6782.  
  6783. &lt;p&gt;Brad Edwards said: “Could her purpose be more transparent?”&lt;/p&gt;
  6784.  
  6785.  
  6786.  
  6787. &lt;p&gt;Sigrid McCawley, who represented Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre, said Maxwell was trying to &amp;#8220;recreate history&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  6788.  
  6789.  
  6790.  
  6791. &lt;p&gt;During her trial Maxwell “repeatedly and brazenly lied on the record”, Ms McCawley said.&lt;/p&gt;
  6792.  
  6793.  
  6794.  
  6795. &lt;p&gt;Former &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/fbi/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;FBI&lt;/a&gt; director Andrew McCabe said the “entire thing…is so suspicious”.&lt;/p&gt;
  6796.  
  6797.  
  6798.  
  6799. &lt;p&gt;He claimed that she was “trying to get some sort of benefit from the (Trump) administration”.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  6802. <title>Married Scots school teacher accused of string of sex assaults after &#8216;nine-month relationship&#8217; with pupil</title>
  6803. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415605/married-school-teacher-edinburgh-sex-assaults-relationship-pupil/</link>
  6804. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
  6805. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Taylor]]></dc:creator>
  6806. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  6807. <category><![CDATA[Scottish News]]></category>
  6808. <category><![CDATA[Police Scotland]]></category>
  6809. <category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
  6810. <category><![CDATA[Scottish crime]]></category>
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  6818.  
  6819.  
  6820.  
  6821.  
  6822.  
  6823. &lt;p&gt;A MARRIED biology teacher is facing sex assault charges after an alleged nine-month relationship with a pupil.&lt;/p&gt;
  6824.  
  6825.  
  6826.  
  6827. &lt;p&gt;Raffaele Ottaviano, 41, has been suspended at an Edinburgh school over claims involving a girl, 16. &lt;/p&gt;
  6828.  
  6829.  
  6830.  
  6831. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415600&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 717px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/image-2025-08-23T220130.639.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=707&quot; alt=&quot;Person's face obscured, leaning into a car.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415600&quot; width=&quot;707&quot; height=&quot;702&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Raffaele Ottaviano has been suspended at an Edinburgh school over claims involving a girl, 16&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  6832.  
  6833.  
  6834.  
  6835. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415601&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 623px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/mmmholyroodjpg-JS1017974141.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=613&quot; alt=&quot;School message regarding a teacher and police matter&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415601&quot; width=&quot;613&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;School chiefs sent a letter to parents to “reassure” them over concerns&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  6836.  
  6837.  
  6838.  
  6839. &lt;p&gt;Allegations against the dad of two span from last December to this month. &lt;/p&gt;
  6840.  
  6841.  
  6842.  
  6843. &lt;p&gt;One parent said last night: “The whole thing is so upsetting.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6844.  
  6845.  
  6846.  
  6847. &lt;p&gt;The science teacher has been charged with a string of sex assaults after allegedly having secret liaisons with a schoolgirl over nine months. &lt;/p&gt;
  6848.  
  6849.  
  6850.  
  6851. &lt;p&gt;Newly-married Ottaviano, who teaches biology at a secondary in Edinburgh, was suspended by bosses amid a police probe.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  6852.  
  6853.  
  6854.  
  6855. &lt;p&gt;He has been accused of sexually assaulting the pupil over the nine-month period from last December to this August.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  6856.  
  6857.  
  6858.  
  6859. &lt;p&gt;It is believed Ottaviano had been spotted in a restaurant with the 16-year-old child prior to his arrest.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  6860.  
  6861.  
  6862.  
  6863. &lt;p&gt;The father of two tied the knot last year with his partner Maria Cubellotti.&lt;/p&gt;
  6864.  
  6865.  
  6866.  
  6867. &lt;p&gt;A source told The Scottish Sun on Sunday: “Everybody has been left stunned by these accusations.&lt;/p&gt;
  6868.  
  6869.  
  6870.  
  6871. &lt;p&gt;“It has really sent shockwaves through the community.&lt;/p&gt;
  6872.  
  6873.  
  6874.  
  6875. &lt;p&gt;“Parents and staff are concerned because these are very serious allegations.&lt;/p&gt;
  6876.  
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  6896.  
  6897.  
  6898.  
  6899. &lt;p&gt;“Now the main focus is on making sure the pupils at the school are supported during the investigation.&lt;/p&gt;
  6900.  
  6901.  
  6902.  
  6903. &lt;p&gt;“Claims like this aren’t what you expect to hear at your school. It’s only right they are being treated seriously by the management team and&amp;nbsp; police.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6904.  
  6905.  
  6906.  
  6907. &lt;p&gt;They added: “The whole situation is so upsetting for the children.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6908.  
  6909.  
  6910.  
  6911. &lt;p&gt;Pupils arrived at the school last Monday to be told Ottaviano would not be teaching.&lt;/p&gt;
  6912.  
  6913.  
  6914.  
  6915. &lt;p&gt;His belongings were removed from his classroom.&lt;/p&gt;
  6916.  
  6917.  
  6918.  
  6919. &lt;p&gt;School chiefs sent a letter to parents to “reassure” them over concerns that they may “have heard rumours circulating” about one of their teachers.&lt;/p&gt;
  6920.  
  6921.  
  6922.  
  6923. &lt;p&gt;They confirmed Police Scotland were investigating.&lt;/p&gt;
  6924.  
  6925.  
  6926.  
  6927. &lt;p&gt;The letter said: “You may have heard rumours circulating online or elsewhere relating to a teacher at our school.&lt;/p&gt;
  6928.  
  6929.  
  6930.  
  6931. &lt;p&gt;“Due to this now being a police matter, we’re very limited in what we can share with you.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6932.  
  6933.  
  6934.  
  6935. &lt;p&gt;It added: “We do, however, want to reassure you that the safety and wellbeing of our young people is our number one priority, and that we have clear safeguarding measures, which we regularly review and update if required.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6936.  
  6937.  
  6938.  
  6939. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415604&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 123px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/245f7f42-e413-44dd-9acc-8a0c0d701366.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=113&quot; alt=&quot;Woman with long dark hair smiling, next to a color palette.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415604&quot; width=&quot;113&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The science teacher has been charged with a string of sex assaults after allegedly having secret liaisons with a schoolgirl over nine months&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  6940.  
  6941.  
  6942.  
  6943. &lt;p&gt;Ottaviano runs a number of companies, including Kai Ray Limited and Edinburgh Heart Hosting Homes, which let out accommodation.&lt;/p&gt;
  6944.  
  6945.  
  6946.  
  6947. &lt;p&gt;The Italian has held a string of research posts at universities around the world, including in Naples and Sydney, Australia.&lt;/p&gt;
  6948.  
  6949.  
  6950.  
  6951. &lt;p&gt;He achieved a first class Masters degree in medical biotechnology from University of Naples Federico II in 2007.&lt;/p&gt;
  6952.  
  6953.  
  6954.  
  6955. &lt;p&gt;Ottaviano also gained a PhD in epigenetics in Edinburgh in 2013 before going on to become a research fellow and tutor.&lt;/p&gt;
  6956.  
  6957.  
  6958.  
  6959. &lt;p&gt;The scientist then turned his hand to schoolteaching.&lt;/p&gt;
  6960.  
  6961.  
  6962.  
  6963. &lt;p&gt;He ran a lunch-time science club at the secondary and keeps bees in his spare time.&lt;/p&gt;
  6964.  
  6965.  
  6966.  
  6967. &lt;p&gt;Last night a spokesman for City of Edinburgh Council said: “The safety and wellbeing of young people in our schools is our number one priority.&lt;/p&gt;
  6968.  
  6969.  
  6970.  
  6971. &lt;p&gt;“We have clear safeguarding measures, which we regularly review and update if required.&lt;/p&gt;
  6972.  
  6973.  
  6974.  
  6975. &lt;p&gt;“This is a matter for Police Scotland, so we are unable to comment further.”&lt;/p&gt;
  6976.  
  6977.  
  6978.  
  6979. &lt;p&gt;A police spokesman said: “A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with sexual assaults&amp;nbsp; in Edinburgh between December 2024 and August 2025.&lt;/p&gt;
  6980.  
  6981.  
  6982.  
  6983. &lt;p&gt;“He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court at a later date.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  6986. <title>Ricky Hatton hopes Oasis-style comeback will inspire those battling mental health demons after boxing icon&#8217;s own fight</title>
  6987. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36390528/ricky-hatton-next-fight-dubai-oasis-boxing-news/</link>
  6988. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
  6989. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chisanga Malata]]></dc:creator>
  6990. <category><![CDATA[Boxing]]></category>
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  7021.  
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  7023.  
  7024.  
  7025. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RICKY HATTON hopes his Oasis-like ring return will inspire those struggling with their mental health.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  7026.  
  7027.  
  7028.  
  7029. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;span id=&quot;5208016f-2cf6-424e-81a7-f40b01207a6c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Manchester&lt;/span&gt; icon will &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35720680/ricky-hatton-retirement-december-2-eisa-aldah/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;lace up his gloves again on December 2 for a Dubai dust-up with Eisa Aldah (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;lace up his gloves again on December 2 for a &lt;span id=&quot;d2f9b8df-14cb-49ef-b866-84fbca0b5509&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Dubai&lt;/span&gt; dust-up with Eisa Aldah&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; thirteen years after his ill-fated comeback against Vyacheslav Senchenko.&lt;/p&gt;
  7030.  
  7031.  
  7032.  
  7033. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35812780&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ricky-hatton-england-runs-around-870620492.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Ricky Hatton boxing in the ring.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35812780&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Brit boxing legend Ricky Hatton will return to the ring on December 2[/caption]
  7034.  
  7035.  
  7036.  
  7037. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35737697&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ricky-hatton-841456015.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Ricky Hatton wearing boxing hand wraps.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35737697&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SKY&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&amp;#8216;The Hitman&amp;#8217; will step between the ropes aged 46 for a Dubai dust-up with Eisa Aldah[/caption]
  7038.  
  7039.  
  7040.  
  7041. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35737694&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ricky-hatton-england-celebrates-english-4688059.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Ricky Hatton celebrates his boxing victory with Oasis members Noel and Liam Gallagher.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35737694&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;707&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The Manchester icon&amp;#8217;s professional ring return coincides with that of rock royalty Oasis[/caption]
  7042.  
  7043.  
  7044.  
  7045. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35721051&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2022-ricky-hatton-fight-action-774950053.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Ricky Hatton raises his arm in victory after a boxing match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35721051&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;REUTERS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Hatton hopes his comeback will inspire those struggling with their mental health[/caption]
  7046.  
  7047.  
  7048.  
  7049. &lt;p&gt;Hatton, 46, ballooned up in weight after his retirement as he &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35465897/ricky-hatton-suicide-boxing-mental-health/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;struggled with alcohol abuse and depression (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;struggled with &lt;span id=&quot;213f711e-18f1-49e2-bad6-d0c4ba920dd0&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;alcohol&lt;/span&gt; abuse and &lt;span id=&quot;dcc6bb6e-beec-4110-a0cd-aca28526715e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;depression&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, but got himself back on the straight and narrow three years ago for an &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20410315/ricky-hatton-marco-antonio-barrera-fight-zimmer-frame/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;exhibition bout with Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera. (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;exhibition bout with Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  7050.  
  7051.  
  7052.  
  7053. &lt;p&gt;And &amp;#8216;The Hitman&amp;#8217; has been driven to step between the ropes again in the same year the Gallagher brothers reunited after being blown away by fans&amp;#8217; reaction to his shedding of the pounds.&lt;/p&gt;
  7054.  
  7055.  
  7056.  
  7057. &lt;p&gt;In an exclusive interview with SunSport, he said: &amp;#8220;It inspired a lot of people, you know, for me to get in shape again at the age I&amp;#8217;m at.&lt;/p&gt;
  7058.  
  7059.  
  7060.  
  7061. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Especially bearing in mind all my problems I&amp;#8217;ve had personally with mental &lt;span id=&quot;3f77399b-b0ff-4eec-a2cb-9b71696caa4b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;health&lt;/span&gt; and stuff like that. &lt;/p&gt;
  7062.  
  7063.  
  7064.  
  7065. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It was &lt;span id=&quot;c6cc906c-d54e-47c3-80eb-3d189506275e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;nice&lt;/span&gt; for so many people to come up to me and go, &amp;#8216;Oh, I&amp;#8217;ve always struggled with my weight and to see you get it off at your age.&amp;#8217;&lt;/p&gt;
  7066.  
  7067.  
  7068.  
  7069. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&amp;#8216;I&amp;#8217;ve always struggled with my &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/mental-health/&quot;&gt;mental health&lt;/a&gt; and I&amp;#8217;ve had my problems. &lt;/p&gt;
  7070.  
  7071.  
  7072.  
  7073. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&amp;#8216;And to see where you were a few years ago to what you&amp;#8217;re doing now, it&amp;#8217;s inspirational.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  7074.  
  7075.  
  7076.  
  7077. &lt;p&gt;The competitive fire which Hatton to become a two-weight world champion still burns deep inside former fan favourite Hatton.&lt;/p&gt;
  7078.  
  7079.  
  7080.  
  7081. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  7082. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  7083. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Ricky Hatton&amp;#039;s biggest boxing wins &lt;/h3&gt;
  7084. &lt;/div&gt;
  7085. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  7087. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  7088. Ricky Hatton tasted defeat just three times in an illustrious 46 fight career that saw him earn an estimated £37million in prize money. Here are some of his most memorable victories: &lt;/p&gt;
  7090. &lt;div&gt;
  7091. &lt;p&gt;Tommy Peacock by TKO &amp;#8211; In his 11th fight as a professional Ricky won his first title &amp;#8211; the vacant Central Area light-welterweight belt &amp;#8211; at Oldham Sports Centre &lt;/p&gt;
  7092. &lt;p&gt;Jon Thaxton on points &amp;#8211; Ricky picked up national honours when he defeated Thaxton for the vacant British light-welterweight strap at Wembley Conference Centre in 2000&lt;/p&gt;
  7093. &lt;p&gt;Kostya Tsyzu retired &amp;#8211; In front of a rapturous home crowd inside Manchester&amp;#8217;s MEN Arena, Ricky became a world champion for the first time. He won the IBF and The Ring light-welterweight titles against the former undisputed champ Tsyzu&lt;/p&gt;
  7094. &lt;p&gt;Luis Collazo unanimous decision &amp;#8211; Just three fights later Ricky added to his title collection, claiming the WBA light-welterweight title stateside by beating tough Collazo over 12 rounds&lt;/p&gt;
  7095. &lt;p&gt;Paulie Malignaggi TKO &amp;#8211; Ricky&amp;#8217;s final boxing victory came against loud-mouthed American-Italian fighter Malignaggi in Las Vegas. The Hitman let his fists do the talking and stopped his foe in the 11th round. He earned a cool $2.5million for his night&amp;#8217;s work.&lt;/p&gt;
  7096. &lt;p&gt;Six months later Ricky would taste defeat for a second time, the first being against Floyd Mayweather in 2007, against Phillippino superstar Manny Pacquiao. He suffered a brutal second round knockout and was taken to hospital for a precautionary brain scan&lt;/p&gt;
  7097. &lt;/div&gt;
  7098. &lt;/div&gt;
  7099. &lt;/div&gt;
  7101.  
  7102.  
  7103.  
  7104. &lt;p&gt;But he has no intention of taking a step up in calibre of opponent or a big-money freakshow fight after trading heavy leather with Gulf legend Aldah.&lt;/p&gt;
  7105.  
  7106.  
  7107.  
  7108. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s not like a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/manny-pacquiao/&quot;&gt;Manny Pacquiao&lt;/a&gt; fight when I&amp;#8217;m going in for a world title against a world champion,&amp;#8221; he said. &amp;#8220;And I certainly hope I&amp;#8217;m not going to be fighting like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/mike-tyson/&quot;&gt;Mike Tyson&lt;/a&gt; is going into his 60s.&lt;/p&gt;
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  7130.  
  7131.  
  7132. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;And Paulie Malignaggi, a former opponent, he&amp;#8217;s doing a bare-knuckle one. &lt;/p&gt;
  7133.  
  7134.  
  7135.  
  7136. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I know everyone&amp;#8217;s a bit worried about me, but you don&amp;#8217;t have to worry. It&amp;#8217;s not as bad as those three.&lt;/p&gt;
  7137.  
  7138.  
  7139.  
  7140. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I think I know what fights I&amp;#8217;m capable of doing and I know which fights are beyond me. And this one is one I&amp;#8217;m capable of doing. Don&amp;#8217;t worry about me.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  7141.  
  7142.  
  7143.  
  7144. &lt;p&gt;He added: &amp;#8220;It makes me feel so proud that I was so loved and that people get worried when they hear of me making a comeback. But I&amp;#8217;m not as daft as I look.&lt;/p&gt;
  7145.  
  7146.  
  7147.  
  7148. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I know what fights are beyond me, I know which fights are silly for me, I know which fights I&amp;#8217;m capable of and which ones are sensible for me. &lt;/p&gt;
  7149.  
  7150.  
  7151.  
  7152. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;And this is one of them, so I&amp;#8217;ll do you proud again.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  7153.  
  7154.  
  7155.  
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  7158. &lt;div class=&quot;article__quote-copy theme__before-color theme__after-color&quot;&gt;
  7159. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I know everyone&amp;#8217;s a bit worried about me, but you don&amp;#8217;t have to worry.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  7160. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  7161. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;Rick Hatton on his comeback&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
  7162. &lt;/div&gt;
  7163. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  7166.  
  7167.  
  7168.  
  7169. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35722078&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2022-ricky-hatton-action-fight-774951709.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Ricky Hatton punches Marco Antonio Barrera during a boxing match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35722078&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;733&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;REUTERS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Ricky Hatton returned to the ring three years ago for an exhibition with Marco Antonio Barrera[/caption]
  7170.  
  7171.  
  7172.  
  7173. &lt;p&gt;Father Time waits for no fighter in the hurt &lt;span id=&quot;9d492cdd-1c14-414d-ae26-2a7feb5eedbe&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;business&lt;/span&gt; and has brutally punished many a pugilist, including Hatton, over the years.&lt;/p&gt;
  7174.  
  7175.  
  7176.  
  7177. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The party can&amp;#8217;t last forever,&amp;#8221; he admitted. &amp;#8220;Sooner or later, you&amp;#8217;ve got to slow down. And I think I&amp;#8217;ve reached that stage. &lt;/p&gt;
  7178.  
  7179.  
  7180.  
  7181. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;But I&amp;#8217;m in such a good place mentally, from where I was a few years back, and physically.&lt;/p&gt;
  7182.  
  7183.  
  7184.  
  7185. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I haven&amp;#8217;t got a six pack these days, but, you know, &lt;span id=&quot;79a0f773-d10b-498c-984d-3171edfb8915&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Ricky Hatton&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8216;s belly&amp;#8217;s gone. &lt;/p&gt;
  7186.  
  7187.  
  7188.  
  7189. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;So things are all good and it&amp;#8217;s nice from how bad it was to what it is now.&lt;/p&gt;
  7190.  
  7191.  
  7192.  
  7193. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Most people most weeks, say, &amp;#8216;From where you were, Rick, to what you&amp;#8217;re doing now, it&amp;#8217;s so inspiring.  And that&amp;#8217;s half the reason why I do it as well.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  7196. <title>Marcus Rashford hauled off at HALF-TIME as fans accuse loanee of &#8216;turning Barcelona into Man Utd&#8217;</title>
  7197. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36415053/marcus-rashford-barcelona-man-utd/</link>
  7198. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
  7199. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kealan Hughes]]></dc:creator>
  7200. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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  7232. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MARCUS RASHFORD was hauled off at half-time on his full Barcelona debut with his side trailing Levante 2-0.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  7233.  
  7234.  
  7235.  
  7236. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196702/england/&quot;&gt;England&lt;/a&gt; star&amp;nbsp;made his debut off the bench last week and played 20 minutes as Barca cruised to a 3-0 win over Mallorca.&lt;/p&gt;
  7237.  
  7238.  
  7239.  
  7240. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415202&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/esatdio-ciudad-de-valencia-valencia-1018035068.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Marcus Rashford of FC Barcelona in a lime green jersey.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415202&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;614&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Reuters&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Marcus Rashford was hooked at half-time during his full Barcelona debut[/caption]
  7241.  
  7242.  
  7243.  
  7244. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415289&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/08-pedri-scores-teams-second-1018044562.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Pedri, #8 for FC Barcelona, kicking a soccer ball.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415289&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;708&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Pedri fired in a rocket from distance to spark Barcelona&amp;#8217;s comeback[/caption]
  7245.  
  7246.  
  7247.  
  7248. &lt;p&gt;That earned him a start away at Levante, but he was hooked at half-time after failing to impress.&lt;/p&gt;
  7249.  
  7250.  
  7251.  
  7252. &lt;p&gt;Rashford departed with Marc Casado and the pair were replaced by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/dani-olmo/&quot;&gt;Dani Olmo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/gavi/&quot;&gt;Gavi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  7253.  
  7254.  
  7255.  
  7256. &lt;p&gt;It took just four minutes for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1232720/barcelona/&quot;&gt;Barcelona&lt;/a&gt; to mount a comeback, with Pedri firing in a rocket from distance.&lt;/p&gt;
  7257.  
  7258.  
  7259.  
  7260. &lt;p&gt;Three minutes later, the score was level as former &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196654/manchester-city/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Manchester City&lt;/a&gt; star &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ferran-torres/&quot;&gt;Ferran Torres&lt;/a&gt; volleyed in from a corner.&lt;/p&gt;
  7261.  
  7262.  
  7263.  
  7264. &lt;p&gt;Fans slammed Rashford&amp;#8217;s performance and suggested he had brought a losing mentality with him from Old Trafford.&lt;/p&gt;
  7265.  
  7266.  
  7267.  
  7268. &lt;p&gt;One reacted saying: &amp;#8220;Rashford has successfully brought the Man Utd mentality to Barca.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  7269.  
  7270.  
  7271.  
  7272. &lt;p&gt;Another added: &amp;#8220;Why this coach go start Rashford Abeg, he carried Man Utd losing mentality to Barcelona.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  7273.  
  7274.  
  7275.  
  7276. &lt;p&gt;A third wrote: &amp;#8220;You can take Rashford out of Man Utd but you can&amp;#8217;t take Man Utd out of Rashford.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  7277.  
  7278.  
  7279.  
  7280. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32916258/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  7281.  
  7282.  
  7283.  
  7284. &lt;p&gt;And another commented: &amp;#8220;Marcus Rashford plays like he’s still playing for Man Utd. No application of intelligence on the ball at all, doesn’t even know how to position himself. &lt;/p&gt;
  7285.  
  7286.  
  7287.  
  7288. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Hasn’t he been training or what? Does he think running is everything? Dude, you are playing for Barcelona. Play smart!&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  7312. &lt;p&gt;Barcelona pressed for a winner and had to be patient but it finally came in stoppage time.&lt;/p&gt;
  7313.  
  7314.  
  7315.  
  7316. &lt;p&gt;Unsurprisingly, Lamine Yamal was the architect as he floated a cross to the back post which was headed into his own net by Levante defender Unai Elgezabal.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  7319. <title>&#8216;Club won&#8217;t allow it&#8217; &#8211; Eddie Howe adamant Newcastle won&#8217;t be left short amid Alexander Isak strike and transfer woe</title>
  7320. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36407819/eddie-howe-newcastle-alexander-isak-anthony-gordon/</link>
  7321. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
  7322. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Stonehouse]]></dc:creator>
  7323. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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  7356. &lt;p&gt;NEWCASTLE UNITED’S Saudi chiefs “won’t allow” Eddie Howe to be left short without a recognised striker.&lt;/p&gt;
  7357.  
  7358.  
  7359.  
  7360. &lt;p&gt;The Magpies began the summer window searching for a replacement to fill the void left by Callum Wilson’s departure.&lt;/p&gt;
  7361.  
  7362.  
  7363.  
  7364. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407955&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/30-12-2024-alexander-isak-1014415478_e9aab7.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Alexander Isak in Newcastle United jersey.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407955&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;639&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Alexander Isak is still on strike and has left Newcastle with no experienced strikers[/caption]
  7365.  
  7366.  
  7367.  
  7368. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407990&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/newcastle-united-head-coach-eddie-1016618228.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Eddie Howe, Newcastle United Head Coach, applauding fans.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407990&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Eddie Howe is praying he can sign a new forward before transfer deadline day[/caption]
  7369.  
  7370.  
  7371.  
  7372. &lt;p&gt;Now the need for a new frontman has intensified with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36405365/troy-deeney-column-isak-agent-plan-ruin-training-exclusive/&quot;&gt;Alexander Isak going on strike&lt;/a&gt; as he tries to force through a move to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196659/liverpool/&quot;&gt;Liverpool&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  7373.  
  7374.  
  7375.  
  7376. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196669/newcastle-united/page/110/&quot;&gt;Newcastle&lt;/a&gt; have already suffered rejections from Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Hugo Ekitike and Benjamin Sesko.&lt;/p&gt;
  7377.  
  7378.  
  7379.  
  7380. &lt;p&gt;And fears are now mounting they could be left with the inexperienced Will Osula as the only senior striker &amp;#8211; especially if Isak gets his mega-money transfer to Anfield.&lt;/p&gt;
  7381.  
  7382.  
  7383.  
  7384. &lt;p&gt;But &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/eddie-howe/&quot;&gt;Howe&lt;/a&gt;, who remains adamant that the wantaway Swede is going nowhere, said: “I don&amp;#8217;t think the club will allow that situation to happen.&lt;/p&gt;
  7385.  
  7386.  
  7387.  
  7388. &lt;p&gt;“You certainly can&amp;#8217;t go through the season with no recognised striker at the football club.&lt;/p&gt;
  7389.  
  7390.  
  7391.  
  7392. &lt;p&gt;“That&amp;#8217;s no disrespect to Will Osula. He&amp;#8217;s doing and progressing really well but he&amp;#8217;s got limited experience in the Premier League.&lt;/p&gt;
  7393.  
  7394.  
  7395.  
  7396. &lt;p&gt;“Although I&amp;#8217;m really happy with his career progression, at the moment Alex would be the only striker we have with Premier League history of goals and appearances and starts.&lt;/p&gt;
  7397.  
  7398.  
  7399.  
  7400. &lt;p&gt;“So we can&amp;#8217;t leave ourselves in that position.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7401.  
  7402.  
  7403.  
  7404. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32916258/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  7405.  
  7406.  
  7407.  
  7408. &lt;p&gt;The 22-year-old Dane Osula, who came on as a late substitute in last week’s goalless draw at Aston Villa, only managed two goals in 19 appearances last term.&lt;/p&gt;
  7409.  
  7410.  
  7411.  
  7412. &lt;p&gt;And with Isak refusing to play at Villa Park, winger &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/anthony-gordon/&quot;&gt;Anthony Gordon&lt;/a&gt; impressed after being deployed as makeshift striker.&lt;/p&gt;
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  7433.  
  7434.  
  7435.  
  7436. &lt;p&gt;Though Howe knows full well that is not the long-term answer to replacing Isak’s goals.&lt;/p&gt;
  7437.  
  7438.  
  7439.  
  7440. &lt;p&gt;He said: “I don&amp;#8217;t think anyone can fill Alex&amp;#8217;s boots and Anthony will know that himself. He&amp;#8217;s not trying to be Alex, he&amp;#8217;s got to be himself.&lt;/p&gt;
  7441.  
  7442.  
  7443.  
  7444. &lt;p&gt;“If he&amp;#8217;d scored against Aston Villa, you&amp;#8217;d go, &amp;#8216;That&amp;#8217;s the perfect number nine performance&amp;#8217;. I think he had seven shots in the game, he looked a threat, he got a man sent off.&lt;/p&gt;
  7445.  
  7446.  
  7447.  
  7448. &lt;p&gt;“He was using his qualities, which are his pace and his dribbling skills, so I thought it was a really good performance from him.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  7449.  
  7450.  
  7451.  
  7452. &lt;p&gt;“Yes, of course we were missing the goal from the team&amp;#8217;s overall performance, but hopefully those will come.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7453.  
  7454.  
  7455.  
  7456. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/JP-30_07-transfer-blog-v3_COMP.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36292874&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;
  7457.  
  7458.  
  7459.  
  7460. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a aria-label=&quot;TRANSFER NEWS LIVE (opens in a new tab)&quot; href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35896527/transfer-news-live-isak-ekitike-liverpool-rogers-chelsea-updates/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;TRANSFER NEWS LIVE&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LATEST FROM A BUSY SUMMER WINDOW&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  7461.  
  7462.  
  7463.  
  7464. &lt;p&gt;Gordon, who had his head turned by Liverpool last summer, is set to lead the line again against his hometown club at what will be a raucous St. James’ Park on Monday.&lt;/p&gt;
  7465.  
  7466.  
  7467.  
  7468. &lt;p&gt;And Howe has every faith that he can bring the feel-good factor back following the public row with Isak and fire Toon to victory.&lt;/p&gt;
  7469.  
  7470.  
  7471.  
  7472. &lt;p&gt;He said: “It will be different for him, and of course we&amp;#8217;re training him there currently at the moment, so he&amp;#8217;s getting that work as a striker.&lt;/p&gt;
  7473.  
  7474.  
  7475.  
  7476. &lt;p&gt;“He&amp;#8217;s beginning to get that rhythm that you need, probably, playing that position, and the understanding and the tactical knowledge that you need because the role is very different but he&amp;#8217;s an attacker and he&amp;#8217;s a very good attacker.&lt;/p&gt;
  7477.  
  7478.  
  7479.  
  7480. &lt;p&gt;“The beauty of Anthony when we signed him was he can play right, left and potentially down the middle, something that he has done before – he&amp;#8217;s done it for England – so it&amp;#8217;s not something totally new to him.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7481.  
  7482.  
  7483.  
  7484. &lt;p&gt;Newcastle had a second bid, worth £40m, rejected by Brentford for Yoane Wissa this week and are also keen on Wolves’ Norwegian hitman Jorgen Strand Larsen and Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  7485.  
  7486.  
  7487.  
  7488. &lt;p&gt;And Howe claims the priority remains replacing Wilson and bringing in someone to support Isak &amp;#8211; who he continues to believe can still have a Toon future.&lt;/p&gt;
  7489.  
  7490.  
  7491.  
  7492. &lt;p&gt;He added: “I wouldn&amp;#8217;t say we&amp;#8217;re close. We still have a bit of time but that will go very quickly.&lt;/p&gt;
  7493.  
  7494.  
  7495.  
  7496. &lt;p&gt;“We&amp;#8217;re in a position where the squad is in a really good place. We&amp;#8217;re still looking to replace Callum Wilson, that&amp;#8217;s the big area we&amp;#8217;re working on.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7497.  
  7498.  
  7499.  
  7500. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  7501. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  7502. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Isak to Liverpool transfer saga timeline&lt;/h3&gt;
  7503. &lt;/div&gt;
  7504. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  7505. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  7506. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/25-05-2025-alexander-isak-1015095164_6ee069.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  7509. &lt;div&gt;
  7510. &lt;ul&gt;
  7511. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JANUARY:&lt;/strong&gt; First links to Liverpool emerge&lt;/li&gt;
  7512. &lt;/ul&gt;
  7513. &lt;ul&gt;
  7514. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FEBRUARY:&lt;/strong&gt; £150million record fee mooted&lt;/li&gt;
  7515. &lt;/ul&gt;
  7516. &lt;ul&gt;
  7517. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MARCH:&lt;/strong&gt; Isak denies Newcastle contract talk&lt;/li&gt;
  7518. &lt;/ul&gt;
  7519. &lt;ul&gt;
  7520. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;APRIL:&lt;/strong&gt; Eddie Howe hails Isak as “very professional.”&lt;/li&gt;
  7521. &lt;/ul&gt;
  7522. &lt;ul&gt;
  7523. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAY:&lt;/strong&gt; Howe insists Isak will not be sold&lt;/li&gt;
  7524. &lt;li&gt;Last match in Newcastle shirt&lt;/li&gt;
  7525. &lt;/ul&gt;
  7526. &lt;ul&gt;
  7527. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JUNE: &lt;/strong&gt;Transfer links to Liverpool heat up&lt;/li&gt;
  7528. &lt;/ul&gt;
  7529. &lt;ul&gt;
  7530. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;JULY: &lt;/strong&gt;Flies with Newcastle for Austria training camp&lt;/li&gt;
  7531. &lt;li&gt;Left out of Celtic friendly&lt;/li&gt;
  7532. &lt;li&gt;Liverpool hijack Toon’s Hugo Ekitike deal after making Isak enquiry&lt;/li&gt;
  7533. &lt;li&gt;Doesn’t travel for pre-season tour of Singapore and South Korea, citing injury&lt;/li&gt;
  7534. &lt;/ul&gt;
  7535. &lt;ul&gt;
  7536. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AUGUST:&lt;/strong&gt; Training by himself at Newcastle&lt;/li&gt;
  7537. &lt;li&gt;Liverpool have £110m bid rejected&lt;/li&gt;
  7538. &lt;li&gt;Isak stops training and goes on strike&lt;/li&gt;
  7539. &lt;li&gt;Moves out of his apartment&lt;/li&gt;
  7540. &lt;li&gt;Releases angry statement blasting ‘trust has been lost’&lt;/li&gt;
  7541. &lt;li&gt;Newcastle respond by insisting he won’t be sold unless it benefits club&lt;/li&gt;
  7542. &lt;/ul&gt;
  7543. &lt;/div&gt;
  7544. &lt;/div&gt;
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  7548. <title>I spent 24 hours inside Gatwick&#8217;s packed Wetherspoons &#8211; here&#8217;s why it&#8217;s so busy while other pubs struggle to survive</title>
  7549. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36414938/24-hours-inside-gatwicks-wetherspoons/</link>
  7550. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:25:50 +0000</pubDate>
  7551. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Sonin]]></dc:creator>
  7552. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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  7558. <category><![CDATA[Pubs]]></category>
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  7564. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  7565.  
  7566.  
  7567.  
  7568.  
  7569.  
  7570.  
  7571.  
  7572.  
  7573.  
  7574. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IT’S 3am at The Red Lion pub in Gatwick Airport and British Gas field engineer Sam Singleton is in a French maid’s outfit, waving a feather duster and clutching a pint of Guinness.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  7575.  
  7576.  
  7577.  
  7578. &lt;p&gt;His 17-strong stag group is having the typical pre-flight drinks that have become a rite of passage for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/30542625/major-uk-airport-to-open-first-wetherspoons-pub/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Brits jetting off abroad&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  7579.  
  7580.  
  7581.  
  7582. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415087&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531026.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Crowded Wetherspoon's Red Lion pub at an airport.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415087&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;514&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The bustling pub is full of punters enjoying a spot of refreshment before they board their flights[/caption]
  7583.  
  7584.  
  7585.  
  7586. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415085&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531438.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Man in maid costume holding a Guinness in a pub.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415085&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Sam’s frilly costume signals the start of his stag celebration at 03:00[/caption]
  7587.  
  7588.  
  7589.  
  7590. &lt;p&gt;While many pubs are struggling to survive during the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/cost-of-living/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;cost-of-living&lt;/a&gt; crisis, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/29924767/brits-enjoy-airport-breakfast-beer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;those operating at UK airports&lt;/a&gt; are reporting that business is on the up and up.&lt;/p&gt;
  7591.  
  7592.  
  7593.  
  7594. &lt;p&gt;And it’s not just plentiful food offerings and the sociable atmosphere that are bringing in travellers in droves — &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/27649076/wetherspoon-pub-crawl-gatwick-airport/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;terminal pubs&lt;/a&gt; remain one of the only places where it is socially acceptable to have a pint at 5am.&lt;/p&gt;
  7595.  
  7596.  
  7597.  
  7598. &lt;p&gt;Sam, 34, from Crawley, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/west-sussex/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;West Sussex&lt;/a&gt;, says: “I’m dressed like this because I’m getting married in four weeks to my beautiful fiancee, Erin.&lt;/p&gt;
  7599.  
  7600.  
  7601.  
  7602. &lt;p&gt;“We’ve had a few drinks and a really good laugh. I couldn’t imagine starting a stag in any other way, to be honest.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7603.  
  7604.  
  7605.  
  7606. &lt;p&gt;The Sun on Sunday spent 24 hours at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/wetherspoon/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;JD Wetherspoon’s&lt;/a&gt; The Red Lion in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/london-gatwick/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Gatwick’s&lt;/a&gt; North Terminal to see why Britain’s airside bars are hitting new heights. &lt;/p&gt;
  7607.  
  7608.  
  7609.  
  7610. &lt;p&gt;This is what we found . . . &lt;/p&gt;
  7611.  
  7612.  
  7613.  
  7614. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415086&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531363.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Empty Wetherspoon's Red Lion pub at Gatwick Airport, ready to open.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415086&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Spoons staff prepare The Red Lion for the day’s rush[/caption]
  7615.  
  7616.  
  7617.  
  7618. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;04:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7619.  
  7620.  
  7621.  
  7622. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415090&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531226.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Group of women celebrating a 30th birthday at a pub.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415090&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Birthday girl Nicole Briggs, centre, with pals at the pub before their flight[/caption]
  7623.  
  7624.  
  7625.  
  7626. &lt;p&gt;Nicole Briggs, 29, from    &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/essex/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Essex&lt;/a&gt;, is heading to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/greek-islands/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Greek island&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/mykonos/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Mykonos&lt;/a&gt; to celebrate her birthday, wearing a pink cowboy hat and matching sash.&lt;/p&gt;
  7627.  
  7628.  
  7629.  
  7630. &lt;p&gt;Her pal Danielle Grimes, 30, also from Essex, tells us: “Having drinks at this time is just the law of the airport. It’s the only way to do it.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7631.  
  7632.  
  7633.  
  7634. &lt;p&gt;On the other side of the pub, siblings Alicia, Adan, 17, and Heart Evanelio, 20, from Medway, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/kent/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kent&lt;/a&gt;, are tucking into an early-morning breakfast before they fly to Basel, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/switzerland/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Switzerland&lt;/a&gt;, with 20 family members.&lt;/p&gt;
  7635.  
  7636.  
  7637.  
  7638. &lt;p&gt;Alicia, 27, says: “We come here because the food is always good. It’s affordable, comfortable, welcoming and the staff are fantastic.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  7659.  
  7660.  
  7661.  
  7662. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;05:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7663.  
  7664.  
  7665.  
  7666. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415083&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531344.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Three men at a pub, smiling and holding beers.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415083&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;734&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Three stag party revellers at the pub start as they mean to go on[/caption]
  7667.  
  7668.  
  7669.  
  7670. &lt;p&gt; Another stag party has    arrived. Robert, James, Jay, Jimmy and John are in their 30s and from different parts of the UK, but they are all flying to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35875570/benidorm-too-posh-empty-beaches-brits-priced-out/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Benidorm&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  7671.  
  7672.  
  7673.  
  7674. &lt;p&gt;Robert says: “There will be 28 altogether and we’ve had a fantastic day and night already.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7675.  
  7676.  
  7677.  
  7678. &lt;p&gt;Jay adds: “We came to Wetherspoons because it’s better value and you know exactly what you are getting.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7679.  
  7680.  
  7681.  
  7682. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;06:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7683.  
  7684.  
  7685.  
  7686. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415084&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531421.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Two men sharing beers at a pub.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415084&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;577&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;David Green, left, and Sam Peters toast a newly forged friendship[/caption]
  7687.  
  7688.  
  7689.  
  7690. &lt;p&gt; Actor David Green, 58,    from Brighton, and Sam Peters, 52, from Croydon, South London, clink pint glasses, having only just met. &lt;/p&gt;
  7691.  
  7692.  
  7693.  
  7694. &lt;p&gt;Sam says: “The Red Lion is very different to the average pub where people are scared to strike up a conversation with strangers. No-one bats an eyelid here.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7695.  
  7696.  
  7697.  
  7698. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;07:00    &lt;/h2&gt;
  7699.  
  7700.  
  7701.  
  7702. &lt;p&gt;Factory worker Jay Law,    34, and Sasha Cross, 35, from the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, are going to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/malta/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Malta&lt;/a&gt; for the weekend. &lt;/p&gt;
  7703.  
  7704.  
  7705.  
  7706. &lt;p&gt;They eat eggs Benedict and drink coffee with Guinness and a bourbon. Jay says: “It is the rule at airports — have a proper drink with your brew.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7707.  
  7708.  
  7709.  
  7710. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;08:00  &lt;/h2&gt;
  7711.  
  7712.  
  7713.  
  7714. &lt;p&gt; Broker Lorna Stevens, 42,    and special educational needs worker Amanda Sargent, 38, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, met in their local pub 20 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
  7715.  
  7716.  
  7717.  
  7718. &lt;p&gt;They are drinking pink gin and tonic before flying to Marrakech, and Amanda says: “We always take a photo of ourselves at The Red Lion — the start of the holiday, the obligatory picture.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7719.  
  7720.  
  7721.  
  7722. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;09:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7723.  
  7724.  
  7725.  
  7726. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415096&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531139.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;A bartender at a pub pours a drink.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415096&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;721&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Team leader Megan Gardner loves the job she’s done at the pub for the past seven years[/caption]
  7727.  
  7728.  
  7729.  
  7730. &lt;p&gt;Team   leader and    mum- of-two Megan Gardner, 23, from Crawley, West Sussex, does four seven-hour shifts a week at The Red Lion. &lt;/p&gt;
  7731.  
  7732.  
  7733.  
  7734. &lt;p&gt;She says: “I haven’t a bad word to say about working here — that’s why I’ve been here seven years.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7735.  
  7736.  
  7737.  
  7738. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;10:00  &lt;/h2&gt;
  7739.  
  7740.  
  7741.  
  7742. &lt;p&gt;Tasha Clements, 28, from    Horsham, West Sussex, has been a bar worker at The Red Lion for two years. &lt;/p&gt;
  7743.  
  7744.  
  7745.  
  7746. &lt;p&gt;She says: “Every day someone makes the same joke — ‘It’s five o’clock somewhere!’. And it is.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7747.  
  7748.  
  7749.  
  7750. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;11:00  &lt;/h2&gt;
  7751.  
  7752.  
  7753.  
  7754. &lt;p&gt; Jhonny Da Corte has  been    the pub’s kitchen chief leader for five years. He is overseeing 13 people today. &lt;/p&gt;
  7755.  
  7756.  
  7757.  
  7758. &lt;p&gt;Venezuelan Jhonny, 30, from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/west-london/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;West London&lt;/a&gt;, says: “We go through around 20,000 eggs per week.&lt;/p&gt;
  7759.  
  7760.  
  7761.  
  7762. &lt;p&gt;“Our most popular dish in the morning will be our traditional breakfast and, at lunch, burgers take over as the top sellers.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7763.  
  7764.  
  7765.  
  7766. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;12:00 &lt;/h2&gt;
  7767.  
  7768.  
  7769.  
  7770. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415099&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017530969.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet and a friend holding pints of beer.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415099&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;894&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet, right, enjoys a pre-flight pint with his pal Jay[/caption]
  7771.  
  7772.  
  7773.  
  7774. &lt;p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/8861472/spandau-ballet-sacked-scots-singer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt; Spandau Ballet star Steve Norman&lt;/a&gt; has popped into The Red Lion ahead of a gig in Leipzig, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/germany/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Germany&lt;/a&gt;, with his new band, The Sleevz.&lt;/p&gt;
  7775.  
  7776.  
  7777.  
  7778. &lt;p&gt;Over a pint of Doom Bar, he opens up about his ambition to reunite the band.&lt;/p&gt;
  7779.  
  7780.  
  7781.  
  7782. &lt;p&gt;Steve, 65, says: “It would be great, before one of us pops our clogs, to be in a room together at the very least — and maybe, who knows, do a last farewell tour.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7783.  
  7784.  
  7785.  
  7786. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;13:00  &lt;/h2&gt;
  7787.  
  7788.  
  7789.  
  7790. &lt;p&gt; Dad Zesh Sadique,    46, and    his wife Sadia are en route to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/19141382/bodrum-is-turkeys-st-tropez/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Bodrum&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/turkey/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Turkey&lt;/a&gt;, for four days with their children, Zidane, eight, and Arya, three.&lt;/p&gt;
  7791.  
  7792.  
  7793.  
  7794. &lt;p&gt;Tucking into fish and chips, Sadia, 37, from London, says: “We came here because there is a great range of food. We’ll be back.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7795.  
  7796.  
  7797.  
  7798. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;14:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7799.  
  7800.  
  7801.  
  7802. &lt;p&gt;Electrician John    Penny, 38,    and his wife Lucy, who live near Crowborough, East Sussex, are celebrating their first child-free holiday in 12 years.&lt;/p&gt;
  7803.  
  7804.  
  7805.  
  7806. &lt;p&gt;They’re off to sunny &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/palma/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Palma&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/majorca/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Majorca&lt;/a&gt;, and John is celebrating with a pint, while community helper Lucy, 35, is content with a Pepsi.&lt;/p&gt;
  7807.  
  7808.  
  7809.  
  7810. &lt;p&gt;She says: “We always come here with the kids, too. You order on an app, so it’s easy.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7811.  
  7812.  
  7813.  
  7814. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;15:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7815.  
  7816.  
  7817.  
  7818. &lt;p&gt;Beccie    Simms, 47, and her    nine-year-old neurodivergent twins Poppy and Ethan are having pizza and chips before flying to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/crete/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Crete&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  7819.  
  7820.  
  7821.  
  7822. &lt;p&gt;Maternity ward worker Beccie, from Surrey, says: “This suits the twins. It is relaxed and has a great choice of food. The twins are very picky!”&lt;/p&gt;
  7823.  
  7824.  
  7825.  
  7826. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;16:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7827.  
  7828.  
  7829.  
  7830. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415100&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531034.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Four young women sitting at a table in a pub, enjoying drinks.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415100&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;552&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Alice Richardson, Millie Parker, Poppy Davinport and Hannah Wilson drink to their Majorca hol[/caption]
  7831.  
  7832.  
  7833.  
  7834. &lt;p&gt;Portsmouth students    Poppy Davinport, Hannah Wilson and Alice Richardson, all 21, together with Millie Parker, 20, are heading to Majorca.&lt;/p&gt;
  7835.  
  7836.  
  7837.  
  7838. &lt;p&gt;They are drinking Proseccos, gin and tonics and apple juices. Millie says: “The plan is to get tanned, drink and eat lots of paella.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7839.  
  7840.  
  7841.  
  7842. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;17:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7843.  
  7844.  
  7845.  
  7846. &lt;p&gt;Londoners Olivia Moris-Brown, 19, who works for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/marks-spencer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;M&amp;amp;S&lt;/a&gt;, and her partner Jason Pham, a 20-year-old insurance broker, are off to Pisa in Italy to celebrate their sixth anniversary.&lt;/p&gt;
  7847.  
  7848.  
  7849.  
  7850. &lt;p&gt;Tucking into chips and curry sauce, a spicy Korean chicken bowl and fish and chips, Jason says: “We love Spoons, we are fans. The food is always banging.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7851.  
  7852.  
  7853.  
  7854. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;18:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7855.  
  7856.  
  7857.  
  7858. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415093&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531197.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Family at a table in a pub.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415093&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;598&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Tthe Ojukwus visit the pub before jetting to Majorca for their anniversary[/caption]
  7859.  
  7860.  
  7861.  
  7862. &lt;p&gt;Guinness-drinking Leon    Ojukwu, 43, from East London, and his wife Abbie, 40, are primary school teachers.&lt;/p&gt;
  7863.  
  7864.  
  7865.  
  7866. &lt;p&gt;They’re celebrating their tenth anniversary in Majorca with kids Esme, eight, and Zac, five. Abbie, who has had a Prosecco, says: “We always come here before a flight.&lt;/p&gt;
  7867.  
  7868.  
  7869.  
  7870. &lt;p&gt;“Everyone has a smile on their face, the drinks come quickly and you don’t need to dress up.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7871.  
  7872.  
  7873.  
  7874. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;19:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7875.  
  7876.  
  7877.  
  7878. &lt;p&gt;Ian Gordon, 62, is waiting    for the Inverness flight, heading home to Lhanbryde, Moray, after a work trip.&lt;/p&gt;
  7879.  
  7880.  
  7881.  
  7882. &lt;p&gt;Tucking into a ham and mushroom pizza, the salmon fisherman says: “The Guinness is good at Wetherspoons.&lt;/p&gt;
  7883.  
  7884.  
  7885.  
  7886. &lt;p&gt;“I just came back from Iceland — you’re paying at least double for a pint there.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7887.  
  7888.  
  7889.  
  7890. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;20:00 &lt;/h2&gt;
  7891.  
  7892.  
  7893.  
  7894. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415089&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531269.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Group of women at a birthday celebration.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415089&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;561&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Nicola, in hat, is off to Portugal with nine mates for her 40th[/caption]
  7895.  
  7896.  
  7897.  
  7898. &lt;p&gt;Wearing a sparkly hat,    facilities manager Nicola Sandhu is heading to Vilamoura, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/portugal/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Portugal&lt;/a&gt;, with nine friends for her 40th. &lt;/p&gt;
  7899.  
  7900.  
  7901.  
  7902. &lt;p&gt;Nicola, from Bexleyheath, Kent, says: “We’ve got wines, Prosecco and lemon spritzes, nachos, fish and chips and an ultimate burger to set our trip off on the right note.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7903.  
  7904.  
  7905.  
  7906. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;21:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7907.  
  7908.  
  7909.  
  7910. &lt;p&gt;Five pint-sipping friends    from Selsey, West Sussex, are en route to party capital &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/prague/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Prague&lt;/a&gt; in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/czech-republic/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Czech Republic&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  7911.  
  7912.  
  7913.  
  7914. &lt;p&gt;Yet NHS service manager Mike Brooks, chef Ryan O’Hara, builder Riley Evans, all 25, carpenter Jenson Holden, 20, and carer Will Jenkinson, 26, insist they are “going to see the local sights”. &lt;/p&gt;
  7915.  
  7916.  
  7917.  
  7918. &lt;p&gt;Riley says: “We will be in bed by 10pm, reading our Kindles.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7919.  
  7920.  
  7921.  
  7922. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;22:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7923.  
  7924.  
  7925.  
  7926. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415091&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531211.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Two women at a pub, enjoying drinks and appetizers.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415091&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;743&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Bella Caesar, left, and Millie Horner enjoy a pre-flight drink[/caption]
  7927.  
  7928.  
  7929.  
  7930. &lt;p&gt;Teaching assistant Millie Horner and HR worker Bella Caesar, both 21, from Hedge End, Hampshire, are eating chicken strips and are on their third round of vodka lemonade and rum and Coke. &lt;/p&gt;
  7931.  
  7932.  
  7933.  
  7934. &lt;p&gt;They got here early for their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/ibiza/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ibiza&lt;/a&gt; flight and Millie says: “It’s a debrief before the main event begins.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7935.  
  7936.  
  7937.  
  7938. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;23:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7939.  
  7940.  
  7941.  
  7942. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415088&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531253.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Man sleeping on table at a pub with headphones on.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415088&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;643&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;It’s all been too much for one traveller[/caption]
  7943.  
  7944.  
  7945.  
  7946. &lt;p&gt;The passengers have all  gone, and now The Red Lion worker Holly Taplin, 19, from Burgess Hill, West Sussex, is mopping up after a long shift.&lt;/p&gt;
  7947.  
  7948.  
  7949.  
  7950. &lt;p&gt;She says: “I am a bar associate, which means I host, clean, serve, make drinks — the whole lot.”&lt;/p&gt;
  7951.  
  7952.  
  7953.  
  7954. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;00:00   &lt;/h2&gt;
  7955.  
  7956.  
  7957.  
  7958. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415082&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/feature-24-hours-wetherspoons-red-1017531281.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;A woman mopping the floor of a restaurant.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415082&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;788&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Paul Edwards&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Bar worker Holly Taplin gets the place tidy again[/caption]
  7959.  
  7960.  
  7961.  
  7962. &lt;p&gt;Ollie Wilcox, 29, from    Crawley, West Sussex, is a shift manager at the pub.&lt;/p&gt;
  7963.  
  7964.  
  7965.  
  7966. &lt;p&gt;He says: “We stay open until the last flight goes, then we get ready for the morning shift.&lt;/p&gt;
  7967.  
  7968.  
  7969.  
  7970. &lt;p&gt;“Passengers start coming through at 2am, and by 4am, the pub’s chock-a-block — there is a queue all the way down to WHSmith.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  7973. <title>Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Fernandes wanted by Saudis EXCLUSIVE, United close in on £17m goalkeeper, Onana &#8216;decision&#8217;</title>
  7974. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35383362/man-utd-transfer-news-live-lammens-onana-stiller-updates/</link>
  7975. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
  7976. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Connor Greaves]]></dc:creator>
  7977. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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  7986.  
  7987.  
  7988.  
  7989.  
  7990.  
  7991.  
  7992.  
  7993. &lt;p&gt;MANCHESTER UNITED continue to pursue MAJOR summer transfer business to improve the outlook at Old Trafford!&lt;/p&gt;
  7994.  
  7995.  
  7996.  
  7997. &lt;p&gt;SunSport can exclusively reveal that Al-Ittihad are targeting a move for captain &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36410988/bruno-fernandes-man-utd-al-ittihad-transfer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Bruno Fernandes&lt;/a&gt; in the closing stages of the window.&lt;/p&gt;
  7998.  
  7999.  
  8000.  
  8001. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, the Red Devils are closing in on a deal for Antwerp goalkeeper &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36396879/man-utd-senne-lammens-transfer-keeper/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Senne Lammens&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8002.  
  8003.  
  8004.  
  8005. &lt;p&gt;The £17million-rated shot-stopper is set to challenge &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/andre-onana/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Andre Onana&lt;/a&gt; for the No1 spot, with the Cameroon international set to stay at Old Trafford.&lt;/p&gt;
  8006.  
  8007.  
  8008.  
  8009. &lt;p&gt;In other news, United are said to be exploring a move for Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller as an alternative to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/carlos-baleba/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Carlos Baleba&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8010.  
  8011.  
  8012.  
  8013. &lt;p&gt;Elsewhere, Napoli are said to be entering advanced negotiations with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Man Utd&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/rasmus-hojlund/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rasmus Hojlund&lt;/a&gt;, with the Italian champions wanting an initial loan with a buy option.&lt;/p&gt;
  8014.  
  8015.  
  8016.  
  8017. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sun-bingo/23376227/welcome-offer-sun-vegas-bonus/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  8018.  
  8019.  
  8020.  
  8021. &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Follow ALL of the latest news, rumours and updates from Old Trafford below&amp;#8230;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  8024. <title>Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Eze CONFIRMED and given iconic kit number, Gunners &#8216;chase Fofana&#8217;, Rodrygo &#8216;battle heats up&#8217;</title>
  8025. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36187188/arsenal-transfer-news-live-eze-confirmed-rodrygo-updates/</link>
  8026. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
  8027. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Connor Greaves]]></dc:creator>
  8028. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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  8030. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
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  8037.  
  8038.  
  8039.  
  8040.  
  8041.  
  8042.  
  8043.  
  8044. &lt;p&gt;THE summer transfer window is heading towards a thrilling climax &amp;#8211; and Arsenal have now completed their SEVENTH signing of the summer!&lt;/p&gt;
  8045.  
  8046.  
  8047.  
  8048. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36397540/eberechi-eze-arsenal-transfer-registration-leeds/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Eberechi Eze&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8216;s move &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36411970/arsenal-eberechi-eze-tottenham-transfer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;to the Emirates has now been CONFIRMED&lt;/a&gt; after the England international underwent his medical on Friday ahead of a £67.5million switch from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196666/crystal-palace/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Crystal Palace&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8049.  
  8050.  
  8051.  
  8052. &lt;p&gt;And the Gunners are not stopping there as they are eyeing up a move for Lyon winger Malick Fofana, according to reports.&lt;/p&gt;
  8053.  
  8054.  
  8055.  
  8056. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196654/manchester-city/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Manchester City&lt;/a&gt;, Arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern Munich are all targeting Real Madrid winger &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/rodrygo/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rodrygo&lt;/a&gt;, who is reportedly available for £69.3million.&lt;/p&gt;
  8057.  
  8058.  
  8059.  
  8060. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/30944508/best-online-casino-free-spins-bonuses-10-deposits/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;CASINO SPECIAL &amp;#8211; BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  8061.  
  8062.  
  8063.  
  8064. &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Follow ALL of the latest news, rumours and transfer updates from the Emirates below&amp;#8230;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  8067. <title>Fury as top London stores forced to take drastic action to tackle rampant shoplifting in &#8216;lawless&#8217; capital</title>
  8068. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415146/shoplift-crime-thieves-store-police/</link>
  8069. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
  8070. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Godfrey]]></dc:creator>
  8071. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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  8108.  
  8109. &lt;p&gt;STORES on a top London high street have imposed a “locked door” policy because of rampant shoplifting.&lt;/p&gt;
  8110.  
  8111.  
  8112.  
  8113. &lt;p&gt;Customers must knock to get staff to let them in to some &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/business/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;businesses&lt;/a&gt; on the Strand in the West End.&lt;/p&gt;
  8114.  
  8115.  
  8116.  
  8117. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415197&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-daytime-view-temple-bar-1017971207.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Daytime view of Temple Bar in London.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415197&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Shops on a top London high street have imposed a &amp;#8216;locked door&amp;#8217; policy due to rampant shoplifting[/caption]
  8118.  
  8119.  
  8120.  
  8121. &lt;p&gt;Posh women’s clothes store Jigsaw has put up a notice warning shoppers they will have to wait to be allowed in.&lt;/p&gt;
  8122.  
  8123.  
  8124.  
  8125. &lt;p&gt;It reads: “We are operating a locked door policy. Please knock and a member of staff will be with you shortly.”&lt;/p&gt;
  8126.  
  8127.  
  8128.  
  8129. &lt;p&gt;It adopted the idea from an &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/virgin-media-o2/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;O2&lt;/a&gt; shop across the road.&lt;/p&gt;
  8130.  
  8131.  
  8132.  
  8133. &lt;p&gt;The phone retailer trialled the scheme after robberies in St Albans, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/hertfordshire/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Herts&lt;/a&gt;, before extending it to London.&lt;/p&gt;
  8134.  
  8135.  
  8136.  
  8137. &lt;p&gt;A source said: “The Strand is one of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/london/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;London’s&lt;/a&gt; busiest shopping streets and it’s shocking that store managers are having to introduce this last-resort measure.”&lt;/p&gt;
  8138.  
  8139.  
  8140.  
  8141. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36355407/jane-moore-britain-shoplifting-crisis/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Shoplifting&lt;/a&gt; has soared 48 per cent in the capital in a year and costs firms £9.2million a month in lost goods.&lt;/p&gt;
  8142.  
  8143.  
  8144.  
  8145. &lt;p&gt;There were almost 90,000 offences recorded last year — roughly 250 a day.&lt;/p&gt;
  8146.  
  8147.  
  8148.  
  8149. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/conservative-party/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Tory&lt;/a&gt; City Hall leader Susan Hill said: “This is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/sadiq-khan/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Mayor Sadiq Khan’s &lt;/a&gt;lawless London.&lt;/p&gt;
  8150.  
  8151.  
  8152.  
  8153. &lt;p&gt;“What message does this give to tourists? It basically says the city is closed. &lt;/p&gt;
  8154.  
  8155.  
  8156.  
  8157. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The Mayor hasn’t stood up for shops. It’s damaging London.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  8179. <title>Fans raging as huge US rapper ends Reading and Leeds show 30 mins early as shock ‘real reason’ is revealed</title>
  8180. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/entertainment/36414587/travis-scott-reading-leeds-ends-early/</link>
  8181. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
  8182. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Power]]></dc:creator>
  8183. <category><![CDATA[Entertainment]]></category>
  8184. <category><![CDATA[Festivals and Music Tours]]></category>
  8185. <category><![CDATA[Rap Music]]></category>
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  8191.  
  8192.  
  8193.  
  8194.  
  8195.  
  8196.  
  8197.  
  8198.  
  8199.  
  8200. &lt;p&gt;RAPPER Travis Scott ended one of his recent festival shows early, but some fans think they&amp;#8217;ve figured out why.&lt;/p&gt;
  8201.  
  8202.  
  8203.  
  8204. &lt;p&gt;The Goosebumps rapper was headlin&lt;span&gt;g the&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36008068/reading-leeds-festival-music-nordic-spirit/&quot;&gt;twin Reading and Leeds festivals&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;and took to the stage on Friday night before abruptly ending his set early.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  8205.  
  8206.  
  8207.  
  8208. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414959&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/special-guest-travis-scott-performs-1017402980.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Travis Scott performing at a concert.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414959&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;674&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Travis Scott left the stage early during his first show of the Leeds and Reading Festivals[/caption]
  8209.  
  8210.  
  8211.  
  8212. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415007&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/editorial-use-festival-goers-watch-1016031154_b58708.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Large crowd at a music festival watching a performance.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415007&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The twin festivals are happening over the bank holiday weekend[/caption]
  8213.  
  8214.  
  8215.  
  8216. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/travis-scott/&quot;&gt;Travis&lt;/a&gt; earned the ire of music fans when he played for less than an hour, despite getting through a 24-song track list. &lt;/p&gt;
  8217.  
  8218.  
  8219.  
  8220. &lt;p&gt;Fans took to social media to speculate that Travis was unhappy with his tech crew and others blamed rowdy people in the crowd who allegedly were pointing lasers at him and throwing paper balls at the rapper.&lt;/p&gt;
  8221.  
  8222.  
  8223.  
  8224. &lt;p&gt;He also took to X, formerly Twitter, following his set on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
  8225.  
  8226.  
  8227.  
  8228. &lt;p&gt;But the real reason Travis seemed to storm off the stage was because he&amp;#8217;d been hit by an onstage pyrotechnic.&lt;/p&gt;
  8229.  
  8230.  
  8231.  
  8232. &lt;p&gt;A video shared to X, showed Travis performing his song Dumbo when a flame shot up from underneath the stage and he appeared to wipe at the side of his head repeatedly.&lt;/p&gt;
  8233.  
  8234.  
  8235.  
  8236. &lt;p&gt;The rapper is then seen walking off stage, and seemed to be in an agitated state.&lt;/p&gt;
  8237.  
  8238.  
  8239.  
  8240. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The exact moment Travis got hit by the Pyro. This was more than likely the reason why he left half an hour early at Leeds Festival,&amp;#8221; wrote the fan account, @travis_conno.&lt;/p&gt;
  8241.  
  8242.  
  8243.  
  8244. &lt;p&gt;Travis did not address his early departure and was spotted in London on Saturday before headlining the Reading festival on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
  8245.  
  8246.  
  8247.  
  8248. &lt;p&gt;“Who got the over head video of the intro of the set at Leeds. Champain and dumbo that was maddd wild,” he wrote.&lt;/p&gt;
  8249.  
  8250.  
  8251.  
  8252. &lt;p&gt;A number of people replied to Travis in anger, while some say the incident reminded them of the tragic loss of life at his &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-admin/post.php?post=36414587&amp;amp;action=edit&quot;&gt;Astroworld festival in 2021.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  8273.  
  8274.  
  8275.  
  8276. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16653871/what-happened-at-the-travis-scott-astroworld-festival/&quot;&gt;A stampede&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;during his set at the over-capacity festival h left several people trapped&lt;/span&gt;, and killed 10 people,&amp;nbsp;including a nine-year-old boy.&lt;/p&gt;
  8277.  
  8278.  
  8279.  
  8280. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It felt like astro world part 2 tbh,&amp;#8221; one person replied to Travis on X.&lt;/p&gt;
  8281.  
  8282.  
  8283.  
  8284. &lt;p&gt;Another person wrote: &amp;#8220;give me my money back.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8285.  
  8286.  
  8287.  
  8288. &lt;p&gt;And a third added: &amp;#8220;YOU LEFT 30 MINS EARLY, PLS GIVD READING A FULL SET.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8289.  
  8290.  
  8291.  
  8292. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414961&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fans-left-gobsmacked-happened-rapper-1018034175.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Travis Scott performing on stage with fire.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414961&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;639&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP via Getty Images&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Travis has not given a reason for walking off stage early[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  8295. <title>Heartbreaking tributes pour in for &#8216;beloved&#8217; dance graduate after tragic death</title>
  8296. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36414296/tributes-dancer-musical-theatre-wilkes-academy/</link>
  8297. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
  8298. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Milad Sherzad]]></dc:creator>
  8299. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  8300. <category><![CDATA[UK News]]></category>
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  8304.  
  8305.  
  8306.  
  8307.  
  8308.  
  8309.  
  8310.  
  8311.  
  8312.  
  8313. &lt;p&gt;TRIBUTES have poured in for a &amp;#8220;beloved&amp;#8221; musical theatre graduate who tragically died shortly after completing her studies.&lt;/p&gt;
  8314.  
  8315.  
  8316.  
  8317. &lt;p&gt;Isabella Clark, 21, is understood to have graduated from Wilkes Academy in Swindon, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/wiltshire/&quot;&gt;Wiltshire&lt;/a&gt;, on July 7, before sadly passing away.&lt;/p&gt;
  8318.  
  8319.  
  8320.  
  8321. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414506&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/making-sure-say-hello-everyone-1018026988.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Black and white photo of Isabella Clark.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414506&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Wilkes Academy / Facebook&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Graduate Isabella Clark began her studies at Wilkes Academy in 2022 before graduating this year[/caption]
  8322.  
  8323.  
  8324.  
  8325. &lt;p&gt;It is not known when she died, but Wilkes Academy paid a tribute to their former student yesterday, remembering her as a &amp;#8220;beautiful dancer&amp;#8221; who &amp;#8220;brought light to every class, rehearsal and corridor she walked through&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8326.  
  8327.  
  8328.  
  8329. &lt;p&gt;The school, which offers professional singing, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/theatre/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;acting&lt;/a&gt; and dancing training to students from across the UK, said: &amp;#8220;It’s with the heaviest of &lt;span id=&quot;491075da-7d3f-4fdf-b2f6-1f0fd83cc81d&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;hearts&lt;/span&gt; that we share the passing of our beloved graduate, Isabella Clark.&lt;/p&gt;
  8330.  
  8331.  
  8332.  
  8333. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We are absolutely devastated to say goodbye to the beautiful Isabella, who brought light to every class, rehearsal, and corridor she walked through &amp;#8211; always making sure to say hello to everyone with a smile and a kind word.&lt;/p&gt;
  8334.  
  8335.  
  8336.  
  8337. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;She has left an enormous mark on her friends here at Wilkes, and on our entire faculty.&lt;/p&gt;
  8338.  
  8339.  
  8340.  
  8341. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Isabella was the most polite, gentle, and kind soul, her beaming smile will be missed so very deeply.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8342.  
  8343.  
  8344.  
  8345. &lt;p&gt;Isabella had featured in two productions at Wilkes Academy since last year: The Addams Family and Bad Girls, according to casting website Spotlight.&lt;/p&gt;
  8346.  
  8347.  
  8348.  
  8349. &lt;p&gt;She had begun her BA (Hons) in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/musicals/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Musical &lt;span id=&quot;5f264575-f55a-4d91-b218-51df2135cf6d&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Theatre&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; at the school in 2022, having previously undertaken a Level 5 Diploma in Contemporary Dance between 2020 and 2022 at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/liverpool/&quot;&gt;Liverpool&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;3c02f28c-b23a-4f57-8c37-b3cbf8e6df8f&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Theatre&lt;/span&gt; School.&lt;/p&gt;
  8350.  
  8351.  
  8352.  
  8353. &lt;p&gt;Wilkes Academy&amp;#8217;s tribute continued: &amp;#8220;Our &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/teachers/&quot;&gt;teachers&lt;/a&gt; will always cherish the way she worked tirelessly, dedicating herself to doing what she loved.&lt;/p&gt;
  8354.  
  8355.  
  8356.  
  8357. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;She was always the first to arrive, and the first to stand up to volunteer.&lt;/p&gt;
  8358.  
  8359.  
  8360.  
  8361. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Without &lt;span id=&quot;ec2ce3ca-2abf-45a7-b17a-d99cfc129315&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;fail&lt;/span&gt;, she would say &amp;#8216;thank you&amp;#8217; at the end of every class, a small gesture that spoke volumes about her.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  8382.  
  8383.  
  8384.  
  8385. &lt;p&gt;Staff said they were &amp;#8220;heartbroken and endlessly grateful for the time we had with her&amp;#8221;, adding that &amp;#8220;she will remain forever in our &lt;span id=&quot;e99bd22b-a5e7-461d-8afd-6c2ba5eae756&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;hearts&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8386.  
  8387.  
  8388.  
  8389. &lt;p&gt;Closing, they said: &amp;#8220;Sending all of our love to Isabella’s family, and all of her friends.&lt;/p&gt;
  8390.  
  8391.  
  8392.  
  8393. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Nikki, Suzanne, &lt;span id=&quot;f86c0873-ab4f-4f7c-8d02-62a4d010bcf5&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Jonny&lt;/span&gt;, and the rest of her Wilkes Family.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8394.  
  8395.  
  8396.  
  8397. &lt;p&gt;Others have also paid tribute to the &amp;#8220;beautiful kind soul&amp;#8221; who was &amp;#8220;bursting with passion for her subject&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8398.  
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  8404. &lt;p&gt;The most incredible friend to my daughter and as a family we had the privilege of getting to know exactly why she was so special and so loved. Isabella will be missed hugely, but never forgotten.&lt;/p&gt;
  8405. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  8406. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;Facebook tribute to Isabella&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
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  8411.  
  8412.  
  8413.  
  8414. &lt;p&gt;Writing on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/social-media/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;social media&lt;/a&gt;, one tribute said: &amp;#8220;Absolutely heartbroken.&lt;/p&gt;
  8415.  
  8416.  
  8417.  
  8418. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;She was the most beautiful talented girl who was nothing but kind to everyone.&lt;/p&gt;
  8419.  
  8420.  
  8421.  
  8422. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Never without a huge smile and always laughing around.&lt;/p&gt;
  8423.  
  8424.  
  8425.  
  8426. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;She will continue to inspire us all with her incredible work ethic, attitude and talent to performing arts but more importantly her gentle nature and heart of gold.&lt;/p&gt;
  8427.  
  8428.  
  8429.  
  8430. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;She will be so missed.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8431.  
  8432.  
  8433.  
  8434. &lt;p&gt;Another added: &amp;#8220;Truly devastating &lt;span id=&quot;1b8dc752-2d76-4830-b62c-35db8eab3a97&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;news&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8435.  
  8436.  
  8437.  
  8438. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Isabella was sunshine personified.&lt;/p&gt;
  8439.  
  8440.  
  8441.  
  8442. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Her kindness, compassion and beautiful smile will always live on.&lt;/p&gt;
  8443.  
  8444.  
  8445.  
  8446. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;My love and thoughts are with everybody who was blessed to have crossed her path&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  8449. <title>Corrie bosses face backlash for casting star with violent past in plot mirroring real-life events</title>
  8450. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36414903/james-cartwright-corrie-soaps/</link>
  8451. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
  8452. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Webber]]></dc:creator>
  8453. <category><![CDATA[Soaps]]></category>
  8454. <category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>
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  8492. &lt;p&gt;CORRIE bosses are facing a backlash over actor James Cartwright’s violent past &amp;#8211; after scripting a storyline for his character that mirrors real life events.&lt;/p&gt;
  8493.  
  8494.  
  8495.  
  8496. &lt;p&gt;Back in May The Sun on Sunday revealed how the 40-year-old actor &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/34998167/coronation-street-james-cartwright-criminal-fight-tv/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;nearly blinded his victim&lt;/a&gt; in an unprovoked nightclub attack.&lt;/p&gt;
  8497.  
  8498.  
  8499.  
  8500. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414918&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 670px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/new-arrival-coronation-street-working-978516116.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=660&quot; alt=&quot;James Cartwright as Theo Silverton in Coronation Street.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414918&quot; width=&quot;660&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Coronation Street bosses are facing a backlash over actor James Cartwright’s violent past&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  8501.  
  8502.  
  8503.  
  8504. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415123&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 705px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-phil-mason-attacked-actor-993422325.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=695&quot; alt=&quot;Phil Mason, an assault victim, points to his eye.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415123&quot; width=&quot;695&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PP.&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The Sun on Sunday revealed how the 40-year-old actor nearly blinded Phil Mason in an unprovoked nightclub attack[/caption]
  8505.  
  8506.  
  8507.  
  8508. &lt;p&gt;Footage showed him lashing out at innocent dad Phil Mason despite the pair never speaking.&lt;/p&gt;
  8509.  
  8510.  
  8511.  
  8512. &lt;p&gt;Cartwright was subsequently found guilty of grievous bodily harm and sentenced to 18 months in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/prison/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;prison&lt;/a&gt;, suspended for a year.&lt;/p&gt;
  8513.  
  8514.  
  8515.  
  8516. &lt;p&gt;Bosses at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/coronation-street/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the ITV soap&lt;/a&gt; had no idea about his criminal past when they cast him in the role of scaffolder Theo Silverton earlier this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  8517.  
  8518.  
  8519.  
  8520. &lt;p&gt;And had already given the character a back story that involved Theo hiding a dark secret &amp;#8211; that he too had been involved in a violent and unprovoked attack in a public place.&lt;/p&gt;
  8521.  
  8522.  
  8523.  
  8524. &lt;p&gt;Viewers will discover that Theo, currently dating Todd Grimshaw in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/soaps/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;soap&lt;/a&gt;, had been convicted of the attack in a restaurant &amp;#8211; as it becomes clear the scaffolder has been hiding a dark and violent past.&lt;/p&gt;
  8525.  
  8526.  
  8527.  
  8528. &lt;p&gt;Cartwright was filming the hard-hitting scenes when The Sun on Sunday broke the news of his real-life violent past.&lt;/p&gt;
  8529.  
  8530.  
  8531.  
  8532. &lt;p&gt;A Corrie source said: “It’s all rather unfortunate. The storyline was scripted before bosses found out about James’ violent criminal past.&lt;/p&gt;
  8533.  
  8534.  
  8535.  
  8536. &lt;p&gt;“It’s been quite embarrassing and a little awkward for him having to act out Theo’s secret past because it’s been art imitating real life events.&lt;/p&gt;
  8537.  
  8538.  
  8539.  
  8540. &lt;p&gt;“There have certainly been a few raised eyebrows about it all on set but bosses are standing by him.”&lt;/p&gt;
  8541.  
  8542.  
  8543.  
  8544. &lt;p&gt;After arriving on the famous cobbles back in March, Cartwright’s character started seeing Todd, played by Gareth Pierce, behind his wife Danielle’s back.&lt;/p&gt;
  8545.  
  8546.  
  8547.  
  8548. &lt;p&gt;At first he struggled with his sexuality but the couple have given their relationship a go.&lt;/p&gt;
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  8569.  
  8570.  
  8571.  
  8572. &lt;p&gt;The source added: “We’ve already seen that Theo has a dark side but viewers will finally discover the full extent of his violent tendencies in the coming weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
  8573.  
  8574.  
  8575.  
  8576. &lt;p&gt;“Todd has no idea what Theo is really like, and everyone will have to wait and see if he finds out the shocking truth. But he is not all what he seems and this is just the beginning.”&lt;/p&gt;
  8577.  
  8578.  
  8579.  
  8580. &lt;p&gt;James is the son of author and playwright Jim Cartwright, whose works include Road and The Rise And Fall of Little Voice.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  8583. <title>Leicester scramble to find loophole to seal &#8216;next Jamie Vardy&#8217; transfer amid spending ban and potential points deduction</title>
  8584. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36414943/leicester-gueye-transfer-loophole-jamie-vardy/</link>
  8585. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 21:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
  8586. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitchell Hall]]></dc:creator>
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  8600.  
  8601.  
  8602.  
  8603.  
  8604.  
  8605. &lt;p&gt;LEICESTER hope Metz sensation Idrissa Gueye will be their new Jamie Vardy.&lt;/p&gt;
  8606.  
  8607.  
  8608.  
  8609. &lt;p&gt;The Senegalese &lt;span id=&quot;b1968306-4291-40b8-ae92-ff6af92db113&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;striker&lt;/span&gt; is wanted by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196651/leicester-city/&quot;&gt;the Foxes&lt;/a&gt;, who are keen to buy him but have come up with a plan to take him on loan first.&lt;/p&gt;
  8610.  
  8611.  
  8612.  
  8613. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415077&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 681px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/jamie-vardy-leicester-city-reacts-985550111.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=671&quot; alt=&quot;Jamie Vardy of Leicester City reacts during a Premier League match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415077&quot; width=&quot;671&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Leicester are looking for a Jamie Vardy replacement following the talisman&amp;#8217;s departure this summer[/caption]
  8614.  
  8615.  
  8616.  
  8617. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415034&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ligue-2-bkt-match-metz-1012319933.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Soccer player Idrissa Gueye celebrates.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415034&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Idrissa Gueye has drawn attention for his sudden impact in the French leagues[/caption]
  8618.  
  8619.  
  8620.  
  8621. &lt;p&gt;Leicester are not allowed to spend under their current restrictions &amp;#8211; and are facing the potential prospect of a points deduction.&lt;/p&gt;
  8622.  
  8623.  
  8624.  
  8625. &lt;p&gt;The Foxes were deemed to have fallen foul of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36231800/leicester-fans-protesting-sheffield-wednesday-crisis-club/&quot;&gt;profit and &lt;span id=&quot;f651c604-4850-423d-be49-25ad499c663c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;sustainability&lt;/span&gt; rules&lt;/a&gt;, which prompted the punitive measures.&lt;/p&gt;
  8626.  
  8627.  
  8628.  
  8629. &lt;p&gt;However, Leicester are proposing to take Gueye on loan for the season with a guaranteed buy at around £13million &lt;span id=&quot;b96657aa-4376-4130-a84f-7145547b5740&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;ae0fbe3c-c63d-4579-998b-531659a4ebfa&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8630.  
  8631.  
  8632.  
  8633. &lt;p&gt;Metz will do a deal if there is a certain transfer or a loan fee as an alternative, but even that option needs to be passed by the authorities.&lt;/p&gt;
  8634.  
  8635.  
  8636.  
  8637. &lt;p&gt;The plan will have to be approved by the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/efl/&quot;&gt;EFL&lt;/a&gt; who have clamped down hard on Leicester for past offences &amp;#8211; making it difficult for them to trade now.&lt;/p&gt;
  8638.  
  8639.  
  8640.  
  8641. &lt;p&gt;The Foxes are desperately in need of firepower after &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jamie-vardy/&quot;&gt;club legend Vardy,&lt;/a&gt; who scored 200 goals in 500 appearances for the club, ended his 13-year spell at the King &lt;span id=&quot;6eaea4e1-022a-454f-9414-1346bc68d704&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Power&lt;/span&gt; Stadium.&lt;/p&gt;
  8642.  
  8643.  
  8644.  
  8645. &lt;p&gt;Gueye is a risky but high-potential option as the club looks for someone who can provide a goal threat while not requiring a large monetary contribution.&lt;/p&gt;
  8646.  
  8647.  
  8648.  
  8649. &lt;p&gt;The 18-year-old broke through at the beginning of the year in Ligue 2.&lt;/p&gt;
  8650.  
  8651.  
  8652.  
  8653. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/30944508/best-online-casino-free-spins-bonuses-10-deposits/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;CASINO SPECIAL &amp;#8211; BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  8654.  
  8655.  
  8656.  
  8657. &lt;p&gt;His five goals in 17 appearances towards the end of the season helped the club earn promotion to the top tier of French &lt;span id=&quot;91d4231e-59c8-44df-b882-572320720e41&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;football&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8658.  
  8659.  
  8660.  
  8661. &lt;p&gt;He is also already a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/5760157/senegal/&quot;&gt;Senegal&lt;/a&gt; international, and was an unused substitute during the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/35350665/england-senegal-report-sarr-city-ground-tuchel/&quot;&gt;nation&amp;#8217;s thumping&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196702/england/&quot;&gt;England&lt;/a&gt; at the City Ground in June.&lt;/p&gt;
  8662.  
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  8682.  
  8683.  
  8684.  
  8685. &lt;p&gt;If there is any club who can relate to bringing in a striker &amp;#8211; unproven at the top level &amp;#8211; and having them become a cult hero, then surely it is the Foxes.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  8688. <title>I ordered a pearl dress for a birthday photoshoot &#8211; it&#8217;s so bad, people joke and say I was &#8216;sent the PDF version&#8217;</title>
  8689. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36412571/pearl-maxi-gown-dress-fail-online-shopping/</link>
  8690. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
  8691. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Kulniece]]></dc:creator>
  8692. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  8693. <category><![CDATA[Fashion]]></category>
  8694. <category><![CDATA[fail]]></category>
  8695. <category><![CDATA[Shopping hauls]]></category>
  8696. <category><![CDATA[Style and fashion]]></category>
  8697. <guid isPermaLink="false">Post 36412571 at The Sun</guid>
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  8699. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  8700.  
  8701.  
  8702.  
  8703.  
  8704.  
  8705.  
  8706.  
  8707.  
  8708.  
  8709. &lt;p&gt;ORDERING your wardrobe online is always a risky business as you never quite know what you’re going to end up with.&lt;/p&gt;
  8710.  
  8711.  
  8712.  
  8713. &lt;p&gt;And now one&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36250830/fashion-pro-items-need-capsule-wardrobe-essentials/&quot;&gt;fashionista&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;has proven why you might be better off trying on clothes in-store rather than trying your luck online &amp;#8211; especially, if it&amp;#8217;s a lesser-known website.&lt;/p&gt;
  8714.  
  8715.  
  8716.  
  8717. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412858&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 550px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bad-people-joke-say-i-1017993772.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=540&quot; alt=&quot;Woman reacting disappointedly to a pearl dress she received.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412858&quot; width=&quot;540&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;tiktok.com/@vivala_mamacita&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Stunned by how gorgeous the item was, Chris ordered the lavish gown[/caption]
  8718.  
  8719.  
  8720.  
  8721. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412863&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 586px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/e5382736-e474-4b6f-a11e-a84fd9f94a67.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=576&quot; alt=&quot;Woman in a patterned dress.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412863&quot; width=&quot;576&quot; height=&quot;834&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Following the epic fail, the fashionista said she&amp;#8217;ll &amp;#8216;only be sticking with companies&amp;#8217; she&amp;#8217;s familiar with from now on&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;tiktok.com/@vivala_mamacita&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  8722.  
  8723.  
  8724.  
  8725. &lt;p&gt;Ahead of a birthday photoshoot, the shopper, only known as Chris, decided to treat herself to a stunning pearl gown she had spotted online.&lt;/p&gt;
  8726.  
  8727.  
  8728.  
  8729. &lt;p&gt;The jaw-dropping gown, which looked incredible on the model, was advertised by a brand called Divacc &amp;#8211; a website which no longer seems to be accessible.&lt;/p&gt;
  8730.  
  8731.  
  8732.  
  8733. &lt;p&gt;The showstopper of a dress featured a busty neckline and hundreds of pearls of varying sizes, which hugged the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36366936/beauty-editor-best-fake-tan/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;tanned&lt;/a&gt; model&amp;#8217;s body perfectly.&lt;/p&gt;
  8734.  
  8735.  
  8736.  
  8737. &lt;p&gt;The gown, which appears to have since been taken down along the website, also boasted a sexy thigh-high split, making for a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36131282/olivia-rodrigo-mini-skirt-lollapalooza/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;leggy display&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8738.  
  8739.  
  8740.  
  8741. &lt;p&gt;Stunned by how gorgeous the item was, Chris ordered the lavish gown &amp;#8211; but much to her disappointment, the contents of the parcel were a far cry from her expectations.&lt;/p&gt;
  8742.  
  8743.  
  8744.  
  8745. &lt;p&gt;Horrified, the online shopper took to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tiktok/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; where she shared the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8598784/disgruntled-shoppers-share-their-hilarious-online-shopping-fails-that-look-nothing-like-what-they-ordered/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;epic fail&lt;/a&gt;, leaving millions of viewers in hysterics.&lt;/p&gt;
  8746.  
  8747.  
  8748.  
  8749. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221;This is what I ordered for a birthday photoshoot,&amp;#8221; she said at the start of the now-viral video.&lt;/p&gt;
  8750.  
  8751.  
  8752.  
  8753. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221;And this is w*f I got,&amp;#8221; Chris said, as she modelled the actual dress she received in the post.&lt;/p&gt;
  8754.  
  8755.  
  8756.  
  8757. &lt;p&gt;Unlike the stunning gown advertised online, the real dress appeared to be made out of a flimsy material &amp;#8211; and the pearls were simply a printed design.&lt;/p&gt;
  8758.  
  8759.  
  8760.  
  8761. &lt;p&gt;Although the figure-hugging dress did have a thigh-high split, that was pretty much the only similarity to the luxe gown she had ordered for the photoshoot.&lt;/p&gt;
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  8782.  
  8783.  
  8784.  
  8785. &lt;p&gt;Unimpressed, Chris gave horrified viewers a look of the epic fail from different angles.&lt;/p&gt;
  8786.  
  8787.  
  8788.  
  8789. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221;At this point @divacc you gone have to fight me,&amp;#8221; Chris wrote in the caption.&lt;/p&gt;
  8790.  
  8791.  
  8792.  
  8793. &lt;p&gt;Posted just a week ago under the username @&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tiktok.com/@vivala_mamacita&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;vivala_mamacita&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a aria-label=&quot;the video (opens in a new tab)&quot; href=&quot;https://www.tiktok.com/@vivala_mamacita/video/7538853291212475703&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;the video&lt;/a&gt; has already gone viral, winning the young beauty more than a whopping 11million views.&lt;/p&gt;
  8794.  
  8795.  
  8796.  
  8797. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  8798. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  8799. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Fashion tips to make you look rich &lt;/h3&gt;
  8800. &lt;/div&gt;
  8801. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  8804. &lt;div&gt;
  8805. &lt;p&gt;Fashion Tips to Elevate Your Look&lt;/p&gt;
  8806. &lt;ol&gt;
  8807. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Invest in Classic Pieces&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;#8211;Quality Over Quantity: Prioritise well-made, timeless items like a tailored blazer, a little black dress, or a crisp white shirt.&lt;/li&gt;
  8808. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8809. &lt;p&gt;Neutral Colors: Opt for neutral shades such as black, white, beige, and navy, which are versatile and exude sophistication.&lt;/p&gt;
  8810. &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;
  8811. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Accessorize Wisely&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  8812. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8813. &lt;p&gt;Statement Pieces: Invest in a few high-quality accessories like a designer handbag, a classic watch, or elegant jewelry.&lt;br /&gt;Minimalist Approach: Less is more. Choose one or two standout accessories to avoid looking cluttered.&lt;/p&gt;
  8814. &lt;ol start=&quot;3&quot;&gt;
  8815. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tailoring is Key&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  8816. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8817. &lt;p&gt;Perfect Fit: Tailored clothing can make even affordable items look high-end. Ensure your clothes fit perfectly by having them altered if necessary.&lt;/p&gt;
  8818. &lt;ol start=&quot;4&quot;&gt;
  8819. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maintain Your Wardrobe&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  8820. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8821. &lt;p&gt;Iron and Steam: Wrinkled clothes can ruin an outfit. Keep your garments wrinkle-free with regular ironing or steaming.&lt;br /&gt;Proper Care: Follow care instructions to keep your clothes looking new. Dry clean when necessary and store items properly.&lt;/p&gt;
  8822. &lt;ol start=&quot;5&quot;&gt;
  8823. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Footwear Matters&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  8824. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8825. &lt;p&gt;Quality Shoes: Invest in a few pairs of high-quality shoes. Classic pumps, loafers, and sleek boots can elevate any outfit.&lt;br /&gt;Conditioning: Keep your shoes in good condition by cleaning and polishing them regularly.&lt;/p&gt;
  8826. &lt;ol start=&quot;6&quot;&gt;
  8827. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Monochrome Outfits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  8828. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8829. &lt;p&gt;Single Color Palette: Dressing in one color or varying shades of a single color can make you look polished and put-together.&lt;/p&gt;
  8830. &lt;ol start=&quot;7&quot;&gt;
  8831. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Attention to Detail&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  8832. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8833. &lt;p&gt;Grooming: Well-groomed hair, nails, and skin are crucial. A polished appearance starts with personal care.&lt;br /&gt;Subtle Makeup: Opt for a natural makeup look that enhances your features without overpowering them.&lt;/p&gt;
  8834. &lt;ol start=&quot;8&quot;&gt;
  8835. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Layering&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  8836. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8837. &lt;p&gt;Sophisticated Layers: Layering can add depth and interest to your outfit. Think blazers over blouses, or sweaters over shirts.&lt;/p&gt;
  8838. &lt;ol start=&quot;9&quot;&gt;
  8839. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Confidence is Key&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  8840. &lt;/ol&gt;
  8841. &lt;p&gt;Own Your Look: Confidence can make any outfit look more expensive. Stand tall and wear your clothes with pride.&lt;/p&gt;
  8842. &lt;p&gt;By incorporating these tips into your fashion routine, you can effortlessly achieve a luxurious and sophisticated look without breaking the bank.&lt;/p&gt;
  8843. &lt;/div&gt;
  8844. &lt;/div&gt;
  8845. &lt;/div&gt;
  8847.  
  8848.  
  8849.  
  8850. &lt;p&gt;As over 20,000 people gave it a like, thousands flooded to comments in total disbelief.&lt;/p&gt;
  8851.  
  8852.  
  8853.  
  8854. &lt;p&gt;One fast fashion fan said: &amp;#8221;Even SHEIN can’t do dirty like this.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8855.  
  8856.  
  8857.  
  8858. &lt;p&gt;Many also shared their best jokes, with one viewer laughing: &amp;#8221;They sent the pdf version.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8859.  
  8860.  
  8861.  
  8862. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221;Girl did you order it or did you download it,&amp;#8221; someone else wanted to know.&lt;/p&gt;
  8863.  
  8864.  
  8865.  
  8866. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221;The store is called DIVACC cause what DIVACC did you order,&amp;#8221; another was in hysterics.&lt;/p&gt;
  8867.  
  8868.  
  8869.  
  8870. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221;I set my expectations low but this hit on another level,&amp;#8221; a viewer couldn&amp;#8217;t believe how bad the gown turned out to be.&lt;/p&gt;
  8871.  
  8872.  
  8873.  
  8874. &lt;p&gt;Chris, who has since made a gorgeous pearl gown herself, went on in the comments: &amp;#8221;I saw it on Pinterest and went through their site on there. It’s Called Divacc. &lt;/p&gt;
  8875.  
  8876.  
  8877.  
  8878. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8221;I’ll only be sticking with companies I’m familiar with from now on.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  8879.  
  8880.  
  8881.  
  8882. &lt;h4 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7538853246446684983&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;</content:encoded>
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  8885. <title>Nottingham Forest make Brendan Rodgers top manager target with Nuno Espirito Santo expected to get boot this week</title>
  8886. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36414804/nottingham-forest-brendan-rodgers-nuno-espirito-santo/</link>
  8887. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
  8888. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kealan Hughes]]></dc:creator>
  8889. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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  8921. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BRENDAN RODGERS is Nottingham Forest’s top target when they make their move for a new boss.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  8922.  
  8923.  
  8924.  
  8925. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1250089/celtic/&quot;&gt;Celtic&lt;/a&gt; chief, 52, is hugely admired by owner Evangelos Marinakis, whose relationship with manager &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/nuno-espirito-santo/&quot;&gt;Nuno Espirito Santo&lt;/a&gt; has broken down.&lt;/p&gt;
  8926.  
  8927.  
  8928.  
  8929. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415024&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/0672ad69-284b-42e0-bb9a-ccbb5f184da7.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Brendan Rodgers, Celtic manager, applauding.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415024&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;682&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Brendan Rodgers is in line to take over at Nottignham Forest&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  8930.  
  8931.  
  8932.  
  8933. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415023&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mi-news-sport-alamy-live-1015374210.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Nuno Espirito Santo, Nottingham Forest head coach.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415023&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Nuno Espirito Santo said his relationship with Evangelos Marinakis is fractured[/caption]
  8934.  
  8935.  
  8936.  
  8937. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415025&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/evangelos-marinakis-owner-nottingham-forest-984079041.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Evangelos Marinakis, owner of Nottingham Forest.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415025&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;664&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Marinakis is considering his options[/caption]
  8938.  
  8939.  
  8940.  
  8941. &lt;p&gt;Straight-talking Marinakis has had his sights on Rodgers for months. And the time may be right to strike soon to bring the former &lt;span id=&quot;4b4d5665-2da2-4036-99f5-06f841c19c28&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Liverpool&lt;/span&gt; and Leicester manager back to &lt;span id=&quot;f23e9895-0cc3-4ead-9cf2-f197c2b06dac&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;England&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8942.  
  8943.  
  8944.  
  8945. &lt;p&gt;Rodgers is in the final year of his Bhoys deal and he has walked out on them before. If he left again the compensation fee would not be an issue.&lt;/p&gt;
  8946.  
  8947.  
  8948.  
  8949. &lt;p&gt;Forest are going into a big campaign at home and in &lt;span id=&quot;b75044ef-a0c6-4793-8979-08e5317e90a0&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Europe&lt;/span&gt; but that has not stopped a rift between owner and coach developing.&lt;/p&gt;
  8950.  
  8951.  
  8952.  
  8953. &lt;p&gt;Nuno, 51, has publicly moaned about a lack of signings and admitted there is “no smoke without fire” regarding claims he could be sacked.&lt;/p&gt;
  8954.  
  8955.  
  8956.  
  8957. &lt;p&gt;Marinakis is expected to pull the plug &lt;span id=&quot;9bfc4fab-d26d-47ed-a0c4-26d3a4da0271&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; week — when Celtic have a huge &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/champions-league/&quot;&gt;Champions League&lt;/a&gt; qualifier in Kazakhstan with Kairat.&lt;/p&gt;
  8958.  
  8959.  
  8960.  
  8961. &lt;p&gt;If Celtic miss out and &lt;span id=&quot;080e7949-33c0-4523-9621-190d8e4b7ab9&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;fail&lt;/span&gt; to land players in the window it makes Rodgers’ exit much easier.&lt;/p&gt;
  8962.  
  8963.  
  8964.  
  8965. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ange-postecoglou/&quot;&gt;Ange Postecoglou&lt;/a&gt;, 59, has also been &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36401051/ange-postecoglou-nottingham-forest-nuno-espirito-santo-sacked/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;linked with Forest&lt;/a&gt; and is clear to take a job after leaving Tottenham in the &lt;span id=&quot;c115b7a7-c192-47c3-a199-16e7d4d7dcc7&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  8966.  
  8967.  
  8968.  
  8969. &lt;p&gt;But he may yet replace Rodgers at Celtic.&lt;/p&gt;
  8970.  
  8971.  
  8972.  
  8973. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32916258/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  8974.  
  8975.  
  8976.  
  8977. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/jose-mourinho/&quot;&gt;Jose Mourinho&lt;/a&gt;, 62, in charge at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/fenerbahce/&quot;&gt;Fenerbahce&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36411117/jose-mourinho-nottingham-forest-nuno-edu/&quot;&gt;has been linked&lt;/a&gt; but would be expensive and comes with his own fiery reputation.&lt;/p&gt;
  8978.  
  8979.  
  8980.  
  8981. &lt;p&gt;Nuno is set to take charge at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196666/crystal-palace/&quot;&gt;Crystal Palace&lt;/a&gt; despite the axe looming.&lt;/p&gt;
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  9005. &lt;p&gt;He revealed that his relationship with owner Marinakis, 58, had broken down in a bombshell press conference on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
  9006.  
  9007.  
  9008.  
  9009. &lt;p&gt;His remarks came a week after he publicly voiced concerns that the club had been slow to sign players ahead of the City Ground curtain-raising win over &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225644/brentford/&quot;&gt;Brentford&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  9010.  
  9011.  
  9012.  
  9013. &lt;p&gt;That seemed to be aimed at Forest transfer chief Edu — the ex-&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Arsenal&lt;/a&gt; technical director — who SunSport understands he has fallen out with.&lt;/p&gt;
  9014.  
  9015.  
  9016.  
  9017. &lt;p&gt;Nuno revealed his daily contact with Marinakis is now no longer the case.&lt;/p&gt;
  9018.  
  9019.  
  9020.  
  9021. &lt;p&gt;Four new players arrived in the days after his &lt;span id=&quot;24cd43b6-336c-4b2f-83f4-bbf363873e92&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;pre-season&lt;/span&gt; comments.&lt;br&gt;But suggestions the deals had improved Nuno’s mood were shot down by the Portuguese’s ‘no smoke without fire’ rant.&lt;/p&gt;
  9022.  
  9023.  
  9024.  
  9025. &lt;p&gt;Nuno says his job today will be to keep the players’ distractions to a minimum.&lt;/p&gt;
  9026.  
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  9028.  
  9029. &lt;p&gt;He said: “We had a fantastic season, so I understand fans will be worried.&lt;/p&gt;
  9030.  
  9031.  
  9032.  
  9033. &lt;p&gt;“When these things come out in the media, it’s because something’s going on.&lt;/p&gt;
  9034.  
  9035.  
  9036.  
  9037. &lt;p&gt;“But the players know everything on social media, it’s now my job to focus them for the game.&lt;/p&gt;
  9038.  
  9039.  
  9040.  
  9041. &lt;p&gt;“When the ball starts rolling, everything else finishes.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  9044. <title>Rayner must give up London home NOW to help skint Brits struggling to keep one over their heads</title>
  9045. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36414906/rayner-must-quit-london-home/</link>
  9046. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
  9047. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Whiteford]]></dc:creator>
  9048. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  9049. <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
  9050. <category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category>
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  9085. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Come clean on taxes, Angela&lt;/h2&gt;
  9086.  
  9087.  
  9088.  
  9089. &lt;p&gt;ANGELA Rayner has made a number of passionate pledges on the importance of ethics and integrity in government.&lt;/p&gt;
  9090.  
  9091.  
  9092.  
  9093. &lt;p&gt;In 2023 she vowed: “Holding any position in public life should mean upholding the highest standards.’’&lt;/p&gt;
  9094.  
  9095.  
  9096.  
  9097. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414944&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 937px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ian-davidson-alamy-live-news-1012999476.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=927&quot; alt=&quot;Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner arriving at 10 Downing Street.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414944&quot; width=&quot;927&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Rayner must give up London home NOW to help skint Brits struggling to keep one over their heads[/caption]
  9098.  
  9099.  
  9100.  
  9101. &lt;p&gt;She promised to “put the right system in place to ensure accountability and transparency across government”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9102.  
  9103.  
  9104.  
  9105. &lt;p&gt;Nobody could argue against that after years of Labour and Tory sleaze.&lt;/p&gt;
  9106.  
  9107.  
  9108.  
  9109. &lt;p&gt;But the Deputy PM, who is also Britain’s housing supremo, has just &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36413600/angela-rayner-property-portfolio-housing-labour-politics/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;splashed out more than £700,000 &lt;/a&gt;on her THIRD home.&lt;/p&gt;
  9110.  
  9111.  
  9112.  
  9113. &lt;p&gt;And while whacking up the &lt;span id=&quot;6a9d7b96-8416-468a-bacb-bf987603aedf&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;bills&lt;/span&gt; of everyone else she appears reluctant to shed any transparency on her own &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/council-tax/&quot;&gt;council tax&lt;/a&gt; affairs.&lt;/p&gt;
  9114.  
  9115.  
  9116.  
  9117. &lt;p&gt;Under the sleazy policy of “flipping’’ primary and second &lt;span id=&quot;79ea5134-8743-48fb-917b-a1fb8b70f032&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;homes&lt;/span&gt; it would be possible for Ms Rayner to save over £2,500 in tax on her grace and favour three bathrooms apartment at Admiralty House.&lt;/p&gt;
  9118.  
  9119.  
  9120.  
  9121. &lt;p&gt;If she has “flipped” to reduce her bill while at the same time doubling the tax for the public it would be shameful double standards.&lt;/p&gt;
  9122.  
  9123.  
  9124.  
  9125. &lt;p&gt;But when asked in writing by a Tory MP she did not come clean.&lt;/p&gt;
  9126.  
  9127.  
  9128.  
  9129. &lt;p&gt;Is that what you call “ensuring accountability and transparency” &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/angela-rayner/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Angela&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;
  9130.  
  9131.  
  9132.  
  9133. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, as millions struggle to pay bills she has imposed, Three Pads Rayner won’t have to worry about her own housing needs any time soon.&lt;/p&gt;
  9134.  
  9135.  
  9136.  
  9137. &lt;p&gt;And since her new property is only around an hour from Westminster why does she even need a grace and favour &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/london/&quot;&gt;London&lt;/a&gt; home?&lt;/p&gt;
  9138.  
  9139.  
  9140.  
  9141. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Deputy PM should give it up now to help skint taxpayers struggling to keep one roof over their heads.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9142.  
  9143.  
  9144.  
  9145. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Give them a red card&lt;/h2&gt;
  9146.  
  9147.  
  9148.  
  9149. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IT IS vital that crooks who dodge jail should not escape tough punishment.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9150.  
  9151.  
  9152.  
  9153. &lt;p&gt;Too many thugs convicted of so-called minor offences are given no more than a rap on the knuckles because our prisons are overflowing.&lt;/p&gt;
  9154.  
  9155.  
  9156.  
  9157. &lt;p&gt;A new Government crackdown to deprive them of everyday pleasures like going to &lt;span id=&quot;5cbab080-185b-498a-b8df-71817d7a70ff&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;football&lt;/span&gt; matches or down the pub is a good step in theory.&lt;/p&gt;
  9158.  
  9159.  
  9160.  
  9161. &lt;p&gt;Offenders will be fitted with electronic tags that should also stop them from going to concerts or even taking a holiday.&lt;/p&gt;
  9162.  
  9163.  
  9164.  
  9165. &lt;p&gt;But such punishments must work in practice, because too often we’ve seen these ideas abused by criminals cocking a snook at the &lt;span id=&quot;295d04f8-5d83-4c2a-8bdc-eaee1f588ea7&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;law&lt;/span&gt; by slipping their tags or evading the system.&lt;/p&gt;
  9166.  
  9167.  
  9168.  
  9169. &lt;p&gt;It must be watertight so yobs know that if they are going to commit &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/crime/&quot;&gt;crime&lt;/a&gt; they cannot carry on their lives as normal.&lt;/p&gt;
  9170.  
  9171.  
  9172.  
  9173. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Because their victims certainly can’t.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  9176. <title>Immigration judge REFUSED to deport rapist and crack cocaine dealer who once volunteered for pro-migrant lawyer society</title>
  9177. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36414539/immigration-judge-rapist-pro-migrant/</link>
  9178. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
  9179. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Godfrey]]></dc:creator>
  9180. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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  9194.  
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  9201.  
  9202.  
  9203. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AN immigration judge who refused to deport a rapist and a crack cocaine dealer was once a volunteer for a pro-migrant lawyer society.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9204.  
  9205.  
  9206.  
  9207. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/23069150/people-smuggler-wins-right-stay-uk/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Judge Melissa Canavan&lt;/a&gt; acted for Bail for Immigration Detainees and, separately, gave asylum seekers legal advice while working for the Refugee Legal Centre.&lt;/p&gt;
  9208.  
  9209.  
  9210.  
  9211. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414841&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-london-england-recent-video-1000363513.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Portrait of Robert Jenrick, Shadow Justice Secretary.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414841&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Robert Jenrick said it was a &amp;#8216;mind-blowing&amp;#8217; move to let the rapist remain[/caption]
  9212.  
  9213.  
  9214.  
  9215. &lt;p&gt;Ms Canavan, who is on £170,000 a year, is now facing conflict of interest claims. &lt;/p&gt;
  9216.  
  9217.  
  9218.  
  9219. &lt;p&gt;It follows our story last week on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36325153/judge-migrant-ruling-pro-asylum-charity-board/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Judge Fiona Beach&lt;/a&gt;, who was also part of Bail for Immigration Detainees.&lt;/p&gt;
  9220.  
  9221.  
  9222.  
  9223. &lt;p&gt;Judge Canavan hit the headlines after declining to overturn a decision that let a Jamaican rapist stay in Britain.&lt;/p&gt;
  9224.  
  9225.  
  9226.  
  9227. &lt;p&gt;The attacker, 41, was jailed for seven years after attacking a sleeping woman at a house party.&lt;/p&gt;
  9228.  
  9229.  
  9230.  
  9231. &lt;p&gt;An unnamed First-Tier Tribunal judge upheld his appeal against deportation and, in the Upper Tier, Judge Canavan let the decision stand as she found there was no legal error.&lt;/p&gt;
  9232.  
  9233.  
  9234.  
  9235. &lt;p&gt;She accepted his claim that, as a bisexual man, he would face “persecution” if sent home.&lt;/p&gt;
  9236.  
  9237.  
  9238.  
  9239. &lt;p&gt;Home Office lawyers said there was no evidence of relationships with men since coming to Britain in 2001.&lt;/p&gt;
  9240.  
  9241.  
  9242.  
  9243. &lt;p&gt;Judge Canavan also let crack dealer &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/27176647/crack-dealer-avoids-deportation/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Jabril Hussein Abdullahi, 24,&lt;/a&gt; stay because he was “young for his age” and “naive”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9244.  
  9245.  
  9246.  
  9247. &lt;p&gt;She feared he could go astray if returned to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/italy/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/a&gt; — even though he failed to turn up for his own hearing.&lt;/p&gt;
  9248.  
  9249.  
  9250.  
  9251. &lt;p&gt;The judge was given a “thank you” in the 2005 and 2006 annual reports for Bail for Immigration Detainees as “a barrister who volunteered their time to represent clients in court”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9252.  
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  9272.  
  9273.  
  9274.  
  9275. &lt;p&gt;She was listed as a “senior caseworker” at the pro-migrant Refugee Legal Centre in a report on child asylum seekers. &lt;/p&gt;
  9276.  
  9277.  
  9278.  
  9279. &lt;p&gt;Records show she wrote for the Socialist Lawyer magazine.&lt;/p&gt;
  9280.  
  9281.  
  9282.  
  9283. &lt;p&gt;She became an &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/uk-immigration-crisis/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;immigration&lt;/a&gt; tribunal judge after more than a decade as a barrister.&lt;/p&gt;
  9284.  
  9285.  
  9286.  
  9287. &lt;p&gt;Shadow Justice Secretary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/robert-jenrick/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Robert Jenrick&lt;/a&gt; said the “mind-blowing” move to let the rapist remain was example of an immigration judge “whose political views happen to overlap with their decisions”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9288.  
  9289.  
  9290.  
  9291. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  9292. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  9293. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;KEMI BACKING HOTELS REVOLT&lt;/h3&gt;
  9294. &lt;/div&gt;
  9295. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  9296. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  9297. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/conservative-party-leader-kemi-badenoch-1015728157.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  9300. &lt;div&gt;
  9301. &lt;p&gt;By &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/sophia-sleigh/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;SOPHIA SLEIGH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9302. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/kemi-badenoch/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;KEMI Badenoch&lt;/a&gt; is rallying Tory councillors to launch legal challenges against asylum hotels.&lt;/p&gt;
  9303. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/conservative-party/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The Conservative Party&lt;/a&gt; leader is hosting an online summit of lawyers and local leaders on Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;
  9304. &lt;p&gt;It comes after Tory-run &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36411120/migrant-protests-uk-police-clash/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Epping Forest District Council&lt;/a&gt; was granted a temporary injunction by the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/high-court-of-justice/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;High Court&lt;/a&gt; to stop asylum seekers being housed at The Bell Hotel.&lt;/p&gt;
  9305. &lt;p&gt;Ms Badenoch said: “I’m determined to give other excellent Conservative councillors the tools to take on this incompetent Labour Government.”&lt;br /&gt;She said people in Epping “just want their local area to be safe”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9306. &lt;p&gt;Home Secretary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/yvette-cooper/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Yvette Cooper&lt;/a&gt; has appealed against the court’s stance.&lt;/p&gt;
  9307. &lt;p&gt;She said the asylum system would be plunged into “chaos” if hotels close as a result of “piecemeal court decisions”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9308. &lt;/div&gt;
  9309. &lt;/div&gt;
  9310. &lt;/div&gt;
  9312.  
  9313.  
  9314.  
  9315. &lt;p&gt;He said last night: “It destroys confidence in the justice system. The British people are sick of the mounting evidence of a politicised legal system. The judiciary must win back their confidence.” &lt;/p&gt;
  9316.  
  9317.  
  9318.  
  9319. &lt;p&gt;Last weekend, we told how Judge Beach sat on the board of immigration charity Asylum Aid before being appointed.&lt;/p&gt;
  9320.  
  9321.  
  9322.  
  9323. &lt;p&gt;She sparked controversy by refusing to deport a French-born serial criminal. Her decision was overturned on appeal.&lt;/p&gt;
  9324.  
  9325.  
  9326.  
  9327. &lt;p&gt;Last year, senior immigration judge &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/33468008/asylum-seeker-declared-child-by-judges/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Sarah Pinder&lt;/a&gt; was slammed for calling &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31371330/dies-detention-immigration-removal-centre-gatwick/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;immigration detention centres&lt;/a&gt; “abhorrent” in a pro-open borders magazine.&lt;/p&gt;
  9328.  
  9329.  
  9330.  
  9331. &lt;p&gt;A judiciary spokeswoman said: “Judges make decisions based on the evidence and arguments presented to them.”&lt;/p&gt;
  9332.  
  9333.  
  9334.  
  9335. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414832&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/judge-holding-gavel-court-courtroom-1018036344.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Judge holding a gavel in a courtroom.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414832&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;A judiciary spokeswoman said: &amp;#8216;Judges make decisions based on the evidence and arguments presented to them&amp;#8217;[/caption]
  9336.  
  9337.  
  9338.  
  9339. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  9340. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  9341. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;BRITS ‘HAVE HAD ENOUGH’ OF BOATS&lt;/h3&gt;
  9342. &lt;/div&gt;
  9343. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  9344. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  9345. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/reform-party-leader-nigel-farage-1014588122.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  9348. &lt;div&gt;
  9349. &lt;p&gt;By &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/sophia-sleigh/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;SOPHIA SLEIGH (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;SOPHIA SLEIGH&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9350. &lt;p&gt;REFORM MP Lee Anderson reckons “there is a reckoning coming” because fed-up Brits “have had enough” of small boat crossings.&lt;/p&gt;
  9351. &lt;p&gt;In today’s Sun on Sunday, he writes: “We need to detain and deport illegal immigrants. Then I think they’re going to stop coming, and we can get back to some sort of peace and normality.”&lt;/p&gt;
  9352. &lt;p&gt;Party leader &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/nigel-farage/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Nigel Farage&lt;/a&gt; is to publish plans for the removal of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants. &lt;/p&gt;
  9353. &lt;p&gt;He claims five full charter flights will leave every day.&lt;/p&gt;
  9354. &lt;p&gt;He will suggest arresting asylum seekers on arrival, automatic detention and forced deportation.&lt;/p&gt;
  9355. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/reform-uk/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Reform&lt;/a&gt; say their plans will cost £10billion over five years, but would save money as ­£7billion a year would not go on hotels and other costs.&lt;/p&gt;
  9356. &lt;/div&gt;
  9357. &lt;/div&gt;
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  9361. <title>Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman, 15, finally makes debut as he shows why Arteta was so desperate to unleash &#8216;next Kaka&#8217;</title>
  9362. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36414149/arsenal-max-dowman-15-debut-arteta/</link>
  9363. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
  9364. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitchell Hall]]></dc:creator>
  9365. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
  9366. <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>
  9367. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
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  9371.  
  9372.  
  9373.  
  9374.  
  9375.  
  9376.  
  9377.  
  9378.  
  9379.  
  9380. &lt;p&gt;MAX DOWMAN made quite the splash when he arrived off the bench in Arsenal&amp;#8217;s 5-0 win over Leeds on Saturday.&lt;/p&gt;
  9381.  
  9382.  
  9383.  
  9384. &lt;p&gt;The 15-year-old featured heavily in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/&quot;&gt;Arsenal&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8216;s &lt;span id=&quot;d627906d-806e-43fd-81e9-aee8d80a31a2&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;pre-season&lt;/span&gt; build up, culminating in a place on the bench for the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413684/arsenal-leeds-gyokeres-liverpool-saka-dowman-odegaard/&quot;&gt;Gunners&amp;#8217; first home game of the campaign.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9385.  
  9386.  
  9387.  
  9388. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414899&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 709px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/arsenals-max-dowman-premier-league-1018012778.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=699&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal's Max Dowman playing soccer.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414899&quot; width=&quot;699&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Max Dowman made his Premier League debut against Leeds at just 15 years old[/caption]
  9389.  
  9390.  
  9391.  
  9392. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414902&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/leeds-uniteds-gabriel-gudmundsson-battle-1018013354_b029b0.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal and Leeds United players battling for the ball during a Premier League match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414902&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The young attacker won a penalty, which was dispatched by Viktor Gyokeres[/caption]
  9393.  
  9394.  
  9395.  
  9396. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413434/arsenal-ratings-leeds-timber-dowman/&quot;&gt;His introduction gee&amp;#8217;d up&lt;/a&gt; an already electric crowd at The Emirates, who cheered wildly as he immediately began chasing down a goal. &lt;/p&gt;
  9397.  
  9398.  
  9399.  
  9400. &lt;p&gt;His close control was evident as he darted between established Premier League defenders like it was second nature.&lt;/p&gt;
  9401.  
  9402.  
  9403.  
  9404. &lt;p&gt;He seemed to glide across the pitch with the confidence of a youngster back on the playground, and looked nothing like a boy against men.&lt;/p&gt;
  9405.  
  9406.  
  9407.  
  9408. &lt;p&gt;His confidence could be seen in the number of times he received the ball in his short time on the pitch, hitting two powerful but wayward &lt;span id=&quot;41914ffc-46b2-4ba0-b9d2-370cc957ac50&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;strikes&lt;/span&gt; soon after his introduction.&lt;/p&gt;
  9409.  
  9410.  
  9411.  
  9412. &lt;p&gt;His late winning of a penalty &amp;#8211; a trick he had shown off in pre-season by winning a game-deciding penalty off of &lt;span id=&quot;8ae37bcb-d67c-460b-8750-3719884955a1&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Newcastle&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8216;s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/joelinton/&quot;&gt;Joelinton&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; was an emphatic punctuation mark at the end of a stellar debut.&lt;/p&gt;
  9413.  
  9414.  
  9415.  
  9416. &lt;p&gt;But had it not been for red tape, Dowman – who turned 15 on December 31 – may have made his senior debut last season, following in the footsteps of teammate &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ethan-nwaneri/&quot;&gt;Ethan Nwaneri&lt;/a&gt;, who became the youngest ever Premier League debutant at 15 years and 181 days in September 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
  9417.  
  9418.  
  9419.  
  9420. &lt;p&gt;Having been registered for the U15s at the start of last season, Prem regulations state that no player under the U16s age group can be included in a match day squad.&lt;/p&gt;
  9421.  
  9422.  
  9423.  
  9424. &lt;p&gt;It is the same in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/champions-league/&quot;&gt;Champions League&lt;/a&gt;, needing to be at least 16-years-old to feature.&lt;/p&gt;
  9425.  
  9426.  
  9427.  
  9428. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/30944508/best-online-casino-free-spins-bonuses-10-deposits/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;CASINO SPECIAL &amp;#8211; BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9429.  
  9430.  
  9431.  
  9432. &lt;p&gt;Despite this, Dowman spent large parts of the previous campaign training with the first team, including joining the senior stars on their mid-season warm-weather trip to &lt;span id=&quot;a05febb1-d0b2-4e5e-aa4c-acd0b9a90884&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Dubai&lt;/span&gt; in February.&lt;/p&gt;
  9433.  
  9434.  
  9435.  
  9436. &lt;p&gt;It was clear then that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/mikel-arteta/&quot;&gt;Mikel Arteta&lt;/a&gt; was courting the youngster for a role with the first team this season, but few could have imagined how stark and immediate his impact would come.&lt;/p&gt;
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  9457.  
  9458.  
  9459.  
  9460. &lt;p&gt;And now at 15 years and 235 days old, Dowman has finally made it to the biggest stage, just 54 days older than Nwaneri&amp;#8217;s record.&lt;/p&gt;
  9461.  
  9462.  
  9463.  
  9464. &lt;p&gt;And it could have been even sooner had the youngster not been given a holiday by Arteta which saw him miss the Emirates Cup and return too late to be included in the squad for the Gunners&amp;#8217; season opener at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/old-trafford/&quot;&gt;Old Trafford&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  9465.  
  9466.  
  9467.  
  9468. &lt;p&gt;The Spanish manager told press that the teenager &amp;#8220;hadn&amp;#8217;t had any &lt;span id=&quot;f72b014a-20d8-4192-8dc7-febda663cdb7&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;holidays&lt;/span&gt;, really,&amp;#8221; presumably as a result of him going from his academy and schooling commitments straight into Arsenal&amp;#8217;s pre-season tour in Asia. &lt;/p&gt;
  9469.  
  9470.  
  9471.  
  9472. &lt;p&gt;Though it has felt an agonisingly long time coming, Arteta must have been ecstatic to see all the hard work of preparation come to fruition on the day.&lt;/p&gt;
  9473.  
  9474.  
  9475.  
  9476. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-sun-22-23-multi-map-2562cd88-4efb-46c0-9b79-1f910f3067f0-1.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Max Dowman's match stats: touches, shots, fouls, dispossessed, dribbles, and duels won.  Heatmap shows location of play.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414908&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  9477.  
  9478.  
  9479.  
  9480. &lt;p&gt;He told &lt;span id=&quot;08def263-cbf4-4fd2-a182-a07a1165fe1f&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Sky&lt;/span&gt; Sports after the game: &amp;#8220;We have to gather all the information. It&amp;#8217;s how he reacts and deals with the situation, what his team-mates think about him &amp;#8211; which is clear, because they kept on passing him the ball.&lt;/p&gt;
  9481.  
  9482.  
  9483.  
  9484. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is great to be able to change the &lt;span id=&quot;17f82145-1947-4923-81a0-7a27cf98968a&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;energy&lt;/span&gt; in the stadium by bringing him in and he had an impact. He won a penalty on his debut at the Emirates. That&amp;#8217;s incredible.&lt;/p&gt;
  9485.  
  9486.  
  9487.  
  9488. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s credit, first of all, to his family, the way these kids have been raised and the environment created. They are not overwhelmed by the environment and context.&lt;/p&gt;
  9489.  
  9490.  
  9491.  
  9492. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;And the work of the academy, for helping to raise these kids in that manner with the confidence and understanding of the game at just 15 years old.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  9493.  
  9494.  
  9495.  
  9496. &lt;p&gt;Nwaneri, who turned 18 in March, also featured against &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225859/leeds-united/&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;828ac469-19a4-4988-98c5-d756cfa7eda8&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Leeds&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, providing precedent to suggest that this latest talent out of the club&amp;#8217;s youth system is not a flash in the pan or a managerial fad, but a name the Premier League better get used to.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  9499. <title>Lottery results and numbers: Lotto and Thunderball draw tonight, August 23, 2025</title>
  9500. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36408766/lottery-results-august-23-2025/</link>
  9501. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
  9502. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sun Reporter]]></dc:creator>
  9503. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  9504. <category><![CDATA[UK News]]></category>
  9505. <category><![CDATA[Lotto]]></category>
  9506. <category><![CDATA[National Lottery]]></category>
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  9536.  
  9537. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THE NATIONAL Lottery results are in and it&amp;#8217;s time to find out who has won a life-changing amount of money tonight (&lt;/strong&gt;August 23,&lt;strong&gt; 2025).&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9538.  
  9539.  
  9540.  
  9541. &lt;p&gt;Could tonight&amp;#8217;s £7.2million jackpot see you handing in your notice, jetting off to the Bahamas or driving a new Porsche off a garage forecourt?&lt;/p&gt;
  9542.  
  9543.  
  9544.  
  9545. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_18676907&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/image-560.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;a lottery ticket that says your numbers on it&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-large wp-image-18676907&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Could you win big tonight with the National Lottery?&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  9546.  
  9547.  
  9548.  
  9549. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_18676910&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 649px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/image-561.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=639&quot; alt=&quot;a glass with the national lottery logo on it&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-18676910&quot; width=&quot;639&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Previous winners have gone on to build mansions and buy islands&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  9550.  
  9551.  
  9552.  
  9553. &lt;p&gt;You can find out by checking your ticket against tonight&amp;#8217;s numbers below. Good luck!&lt;/p&gt;
  9554.  
  9555.  
  9556.  
  9557. &lt;p&gt;Tonight’s &lt;strong&gt;National Lottery Lotto&lt;/strong&gt; winning numbers are:&lt;strong&gt; 07, 30, 38, 42, 54, 59&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;Bonus Ball &lt;/strong&gt;is &lt;strong&gt;05&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  9558.  
  9559.  
  9560.  
  9561. &lt;p&gt;Tonight’s &lt;strong&gt;National Lottery Thunderball&lt;/strong&gt; winning numbers are: &lt;strong&gt;12, 19, 20, 29, 36&lt;/strong&gt; and the &lt;strong&gt;Thunderball &lt;/strong&gt;is &lt;strong&gt;13&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  9562.  
  9563.  
  9564.  
  9565. &lt;p&gt;The first &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5129870/lotto-draw-tonight-national-lottery-jackpot-thunderball-results/&quot;&gt;National Lottery draw&lt;/a&gt; was held on November 19&amp;nbsp;1994 when seven winners shared a jackpot of £5,874,778.&lt;/p&gt;
  9566.  
  9567.  
  9568.  
  9569. &lt;p&gt;The largest amount ever to be won by a single ticket holder was £42million, won in 1996.&lt;/p&gt;
  9570.  
  9571.  
  9572.  
  9573. &lt;p&gt;Gareth Bull, a 49-year-old builder, won £41million in November, 2020 and ended up knocking down &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13217154/builder-41m-pals-build-new-home/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;his bungalow to make way for a luxury manor house with a pool.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
  9574.  
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  9578. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  9579. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;TOP 5 BIGGEST LOTTERY WINS ACROSS THE WORLD&lt;/h3&gt;
  9580. &lt;/div&gt;
  9581. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  9584. &lt;div&gt;
  9585. &lt;ol&gt;
  9586. &lt;li&gt;£1.308 billion (Powerball) on January 13 2016 in the US, for which three winning tickets were sold, remains history’s biggest lottery prize&lt;/li&gt;
  9587. &lt;li&gt;£1.267 billion (Mega Million) a winner from South Carolina took their time to come forward to claim their prize in March 2019 not long before the April deadline&lt;/li&gt;
  9588. &lt;li&gt;£633.76 million (Powerball draw) from a winner from Wisconsin&lt;/li&gt;
  9589. &lt;li&gt;£625.76 million (Powerball)&amp;nbsp; Mavis L. Wanczyk of Chicopee, Massachusetts claimed the jackpot in August 2017&lt;/li&gt;
  9590. &lt;li&gt;£575.53 million (Powerball)&amp;nbsp; A lucky pair of winners scooped the jackpot in Iowa and New York in October 2018&lt;/li&gt;
  9591. &lt;/ol&gt;
  9592. &lt;/div&gt;
  9593. &lt;/div&gt;
  9594. &lt;/div&gt;
  9596.  
  9597.  
  9598.  
  9599. &lt;p&gt;Sue Davies, 64, bought a lottery ticket to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12528876/asthmatic-gran-wins-500000-thuderball-lottery/&quot;&gt;celebrate ending five months of shielding during the pandemic — and won £500,000.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9600.  
  9601.  
  9602.  
  9603. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/6277887/national-lottery-scratchcard-win-renfrewshire/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Sandra Devine, 36, accidentally won £300k &lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8211; she intended to buy her usual £100 National Lottery Scratchcard, but came home with a much bigger prize.&lt;/p&gt;
  9604.  
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  9606.  
  9607. &lt;script type=&quot;application/javascript&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/pollingwidgets/v3/widget.js?question_id=96063&amp;#038;game=polling&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  9608.  
  9609.  
  9610.  
  9611. &lt;p&gt;The biggest&amp;nbsp;jackpot ever to be up for grabs was £66million in January last year, which was won by two lucky ticket holders.&lt;/p&gt;
  9612.  
  9613.  
  9614.  
  9615. &lt;p&gt;Another winner, Karl managed to bag £11million aged just 23 in 1996.&lt;/p&gt;
  9616.  
  9617.  
  9618.  
  9619. &lt;p&gt;The odds of winning the lottery are estimated to be about one in 14million &amp;#8211;&amp;nbsp;BUT&amp;nbsp;you&amp;#8217;ve got to be in it to win it. &lt;/p&gt;
  9620.  
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  9622.  
  9623. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_undefined&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 10px&quot;&gt;&lt;img decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sandra_and_Martin_Devine_Johnstone_3jpg-JS620039287.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Sandra Devine and her husband Mike won by chance - can you too?&quot; class=&quot;alignnone&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Sandra Devine and her husband Mike won by chance &amp;#8211; can you too?&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;</content:encoded>
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  9626. <title>Surprise Brit TV shows A-list celebs can&#8217;t get enough of from Snoop Dogg&#8217;s love of Corrie to The Rock&#8217;s Bake Off fandom</title>
  9627. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36413187/brit-tv-shows-a-list-celebs-snoop-dogg-corrie/</link>
  9628. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
  9629. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Rayson]]></dc:creator>
  9630. <category><![CDATA[News TV]]></category>
  9631. <category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>
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  9634. <category><![CDATA[Channel 4]]></category>
  9635. <category><![CDATA[Coronation Street]]></category>
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  9646. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ROB-P30-COMP_b75959.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Collage of Snoop Dogg, Jennifer Lawrence, and Dwayne &amp;quot;The Rock&amp;quot; Johnson.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414574&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;
  9647. &lt;/div&gt;
  9648.  
  9649.  
  9650.  
  9651.  
  9652.  
  9653.  
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  9655.  
  9656.  
  9657. &lt;p&gt;THEY are forever on telly – but when tuning in themselves, their viewing choices may be a tad, er, surprising.&lt;/p&gt;
  9658.  
  9659.  
  9660.  
  9661. &lt;p&gt;It recently emerged the late US rocker Jimi Hendrix was a big fan of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/coronation-street/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Coronation Street&lt;/a&gt;, after visiting the UK in 1966.&lt;/p&gt;
  9662.  
  9663.  
  9664.  
  9665. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413621&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/peppa-pig-mummy-pig-working-996584331.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Peppa Pig's family looking concerned at a computer displaying a sad face.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413621&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Quentin Tarantino, 62, hailed Peppa Pig in 2022 as &amp;#8216;the greatest British import of this decade&amp;#8217;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  9666.  
  9667.  
  9668.  
  9669. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413623&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/77th-annual-golden-globe-awards-979846428.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Quentin Tarantino at the Golden Globe Awards.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413623&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The director watched Peppa with son Leo, now five[/caption]
  9670.  
  9671.  
  9672.  
  9673. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414237&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 784px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/snoop-dogg-spotted-attending-opening-924012411.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=774&quot; alt=&quot;Snoop Dogg at the Paris 2024 Olympics.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414237&quot; width=&quot;774&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Splash&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Coronation Street is &amp;#8216;where it’s at&amp;#8217;, according to rapper Snoop Dogg[/caption]
  9674.  
  9675.  
  9676.  
  9677. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414238&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 739px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lucy-liu-attending-amazon-mgm-948489559.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=729&quot; alt=&quot;Dwayne Johnson at the premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' &amp;quot;Red One.&amp;quot;&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414238&quot; width=&quot;729&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;The Mega Agency&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Dwayne Johnson has an appetite for The Great British Bake Off[/caption]
  9678.  
  9679.  
  9680.  
  9681. &lt;p&gt;But he is far from the only US star to have had a thing for a British TV show. &lt;/p&gt;
  9682.  
  9683.  
  9684.  
  9685. &lt;p&gt;Sarah Arnold tells more . . .&lt;/p&gt;
  9686.  
  9687.  
  9688.  
  9689. &lt;p&gt;Reservoir Dogs director &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/celebrities/15448949/quentin-tarantino-net-worth-married-wife-child/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Quentin Tarantino&lt;/a&gt;, 62, hailed Peppa Pig in 2022 as “the greatest British import of this decade” after watching with son Leo, now five.&lt;/p&gt;
  9690.  
  9691.  
  9692.  
  9693. &lt;p&gt;Actress &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/meryl-streep/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Meryl Streep&lt;/a&gt;, 76, told The Graham Norton Show in 2016: “I love &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/grand-designs/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Grand Designs&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/homes-under-the-hammer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Homes Under The Hammer&lt;/a&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;
  9694.  
  9695.  
  9696.  
  9697. &lt;p&gt;Ant-Man supehero actor &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/paul-rudd/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Paul Rudd&lt;/a&gt;, 56, once said: “My favourite TV is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/antiques-roadshow/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Antiques Roadshow&lt;/a&gt;. Some might consider that nerdy”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9698.  
  9699.  
  9700.  
  9701. &lt;p&gt;Oasis’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/liam-gallagher/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Liam Gallagher&lt;/a&gt;, 52, reckons &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/love-island/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Love Island’s&lt;/a&gt; “where it’s at”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9702.  
  9703.  
  9704.  
  9705. &lt;p&gt;But rapper &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/snoop-dogg/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Snoop Dogg&lt;/a&gt;, 53, has other ideas, arguing that Coronation Street is “where it’s at.”&lt;/p&gt;
  9706.  
  9707.  
  9708.  
  9709. &lt;p&gt;Hollywood siren &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jennifer-lawrence/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Jennifer Lawrence&lt;/a&gt;, 35, would have you know &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/the-only-way-is-essex/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The Only Way Is Essex,&lt;/a&gt; is “ridiculously amazing”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9710.  
  9711.  
  9712.  
  9713. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/dwayne-johnson/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, 53, has such appetite for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/the-great-british-bake-off/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The Great British Bake Off&lt;/a&gt;, he teased: “I would do Celebrity Bake Off”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9714.  
  9715.  
  9716.  
  9717. &lt;p&gt;US actress Anne Hathaway, 42, fell for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/emmerdale/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Emmerdale&lt;/a&gt; when she tuned in to polish her Yorkshire accent for the film One Day – and admitted: “It was quite exotic for me”.&lt;/p&gt;
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  9741. &lt;p&gt;Actor Jon Hamm, 54, has spilled: “I used to watch The Goodies, Benny Hill . . . ” &lt;/p&gt;
  9742.  
  9743.  
  9744.  
  9745. &lt;p&gt;The late &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/the-queen/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Queen Elizabeth II&lt;/a&gt; loved &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/doctor-who/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Dr Who&lt;/a&gt; so much she is said to have asked the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bbc/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/a&gt; to send her copies of the show.&lt;/p&gt;
  9746.  
  9747.  
  9748.  
  9749. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/camilla-parker-bowles/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Queen Camilla,&lt;/a&gt; 78, likes &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/strictly-come-dancing/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Strictly Come Dancing&lt;/a&gt; and once told Sun royal snapper Arthur Edwards when they boogied: “We should go on Strictly . . . but don’t tell the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/king-charles/#:~:text=King%20Charles%20is%20Britain's%20current,heir%20apparent%20in%20British%20history.&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;King&lt;/a&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;
  9750.  
  9751.  
  9752.  
  9753. &lt;p&gt;Model &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/chrissy-teigen/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Chrissy Teigen&lt;/a&gt;, 39, laid it all bare: “I love &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/naked-attraction/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Naked Attraction&lt;/a&gt;”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9754.  
  9755.  
  9756.  
  9757. &lt;p&gt;Actress &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/emma-stone/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Emma Stone&lt;/a&gt;, 36, is a fan of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/made-in-chelsea/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Made In Chelsea&lt;/a&gt; and can mimic Mark-Francis Vandelli saying: “‘Darling, come in for a restorative glass of champagne.”&lt;/p&gt;
  9758.  
  9759.  
  9760.  
  9761. &lt;p&gt;Oh, and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/kim-kardashian/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kim Kardashian&lt;/a&gt;, 44, once binged Bridgerton for five hours and posted on X, “Go get her!” as Simon Basset kissed Daphne &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bridgerton/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Bridgerton&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  9762.  
  9763.  
  9764.  
  9765. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413450&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 965px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT000621041874.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=955&quot; alt=&quot;Portrait of Jimi Hendrix.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413450&quot; width=&quot;955&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;US rocker Jimi Hendrix was a big fan of Corrie[/caption]
  9766.  
  9767.  
  9768.  
  9769. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413451&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 597px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/meryl-streep-filming-graham-norton-377367022.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=587&quot; alt=&quot;Meryl Streep on the Graham Norton Show.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413451&quot; width=&quot;587&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Meryl Streep loves Grand Designs and Homes Under the Hammer&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  9770.  
  9771.  
  9772.  
  9773. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413454&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 776px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-arrives-hull-367288581.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=766&quot; alt=&quot;Queen Elizabeth II waving to the crowd.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413454&quot; width=&quot;766&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty - Contributor&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The late Queen was a Dr Who super fan[/caption]
  9774.  
  9775.  
  9776.  
  9777. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413448&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2024-glaad-media-awards-new-911346752.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Jennifer Lawrence at the GLAAD Media Awards.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413448&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Jennifer Lawrence thinks TOWIE is &amp;#8216;ridiculously amazing&amp;#8217;[/caption]
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  9784. <title>New threat of Prince Harry&#8217;s visa documents being made public as critics bid to uncover drug use &#8216;lies&#8217;</title>
  9785. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/36414211/prince-harry-usa-visa-drama-drug-lies-royals/</link>
  9786. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
  9787. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scarlet Howes]]></dc:creator>
  9788. <category><![CDATA[Royals]]></category>
  9789. <category><![CDATA[Courts]]></category>
  9790. <category><![CDATA[Drugs]]></category>
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  9824. &lt;p&gt;PRINCE Harry is facing renewed scrutiny of his controversial US visa application after the Trump administration turned up more than 1,000 documents on his file.&lt;/p&gt;
  9825.  
  9826.  
  9827.  
  9828. &lt;p&gt;And some of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/33875927/prince-harrys-visa-files-to-be-made-public/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;information could now be made public.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  9829.  
  9830.  
  9831.  
  9832. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414413&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/prince-harry-duke-sussex-closing-972814107.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Prince Harry at the Invictus Games closing ceremony.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414413&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Splash&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Prince Harry is facing renewed scrutiny of his controversial US visa application[/caption]
  9833.  
  9834.  
  9835.  
  9836. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414412&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/exclusive-coverage-l-r-prince-978522532.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the 2024 ESPY Awards.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414412&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Court records show over 1,000 papers on the Duke of Sussex were found at the US Department of State, pictured with American wife Meghan Markle[/caption]
  9837.  
  9838.  
  9839.  
  9840. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/court/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Court&lt;/a&gt; records show 1,007 papers on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/prince-harry/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the Duke of Sussex&lt;/a&gt; were found at the US Department of State, which handles visa applications.&lt;/p&gt;
  9841.  
  9842.  
  9843.  
  9844. &lt;p&gt;They include 217 records from the Office of the Secretary of State — equivalent to our Foreign Secretary.&lt;/p&gt;
  9845.  
  9846.  
  9847.  
  9848. &lt;p&gt;Filings also show there are 517 “potentially responsive records” from the Bureau of Consular Affairs, 271 from the Office of the Legal Advisor and two from the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State.&lt;/p&gt;
  9849.  
  9850.  
  9851.  
  9852. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/33894049/prince-harry-secret-visa-files-released-public/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;They will now be reviewed&lt;/a&gt; with a judge in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/washington-dc/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Washington&lt;/a&gt; to determine what should be made public.&lt;/p&gt;
  9853.  
  9854.  
  9855.  
  9856. &lt;p&gt;It comes after right-wing &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/united-states/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;US&lt;/a&gt; think-tank Heritage Foundation sued the Department of State in January after previously taking action against the US Department of Homeland Security.&lt;/p&gt;
  9857.  
  9858.  
  9859.  
  9860. &lt;p&gt;That lawsuit led to the release of dozens of files but none revealed &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/prince-harry/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Harry’s&lt;/a&gt; visa status or if he lied in his application.&lt;/p&gt;
  9861.  
  9862.  
  9863.  
  9864. &lt;p&gt;Heritage claims in the fresh court filings that he may have fibbed about drug taking, while publicly admitting using cocaine and marijuana in his memoir, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/royals/20242449/prince-harrys-book-spare/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Spare&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  9865.  
  9866.  
  9867.  
  9868. &lt;p&gt;Its lawyer Samuel Dewey said the number of papers on Harry “shows they are monitoring him pretty closely”.&lt;/p&gt;
  9869.  
  9870.  
  9871.  
  9872. &lt;p&gt;He said: “I think we’re going to see documents from Harry talking about the case, but other material may be withheld.&lt;/p&gt;
  9873.  
  9874.  
  9875.  
  9876. &lt;p&gt;“Then it will be up to politicians whether that decision is overruled.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  9900. &lt;p&gt;The lawsuits have led to speculation &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/donald-trump/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/a&gt; could deport Harry, who left the UK for the US with American wife &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/meghan-markle/#:~:text=The%20Sun%20is%20your%20go,that%20changed%20her%20life%20forever.&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Meghan&lt;/a&gt; in 2020.&lt;/p&gt;
  9901.  
  9902.  
  9903.  
  9904. &lt;p&gt;The Department of State would not comment. &lt;/p&gt;
  9905.  
  9906.  
  9907.  
  9908. &lt;p&gt;Harry’s team was contacted.&lt;/p&gt;
  9909.  
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  9912. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414414&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2024-swannanoa-north-carolina-trump-958134760.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Donald Trump speaking at a microphone.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414414&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;639&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The lawsuits have led to speculation Donald Trump could deport Harry[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  9915. <title>Huge change to Strictly format for new series revealed &#8211; and move to &#8216;spice up&#8217; show promises to &#8216;ruffle feathers&#8217;</title>
  9916. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36414534/change-strictly-format-tv-dance-pros/</link>
  9917. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
  9918. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Webber]]></dc:creator>
  9919. <category><![CDATA[News TV]]></category>
  9920. <category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>
  9921. <category><![CDATA[BBC]]></category>
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  9960. &lt;p&gt;STRICTLY is set to have a “switch-up week” which will see celebrities swap their usual dance partner for another pro.&lt;/p&gt;
  9961.  
  9962.  
  9963.  
  9964. &lt;p&gt;The special episode will be for one week only on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/strictly-come-dancing/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the BBC series&lt;/a&gt;, which starts next month.&lt;/p&gt;
  9965.  
  9966.  
  9967.  
  9968. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414656&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/00hrs-saturday-14th-september-2024-932596526.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Group of dancers performing on Strictly Come Dancing.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414656&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BBC&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Strictly Come Dancing is set to have a &amp;#8216;switch-up week&amp;#8217; that will see celebrities swap their usual dance partner for another pro[/caption]
  9969.  
  9970.  
  9971.  
  9972. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414657&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ian-whittaker-22-08-25-1017760760.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Nadiya Bychkova, a professional dancer, smiling while holding a coffee cup and sunglasses.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414657&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Ian Whittaker&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Strictly pro Nadiya Bychkova at show practice[/caption]
  9973.  
  9974.  
  9975.  
  9976. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414658&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ian-whittaker-22-08-25-1017760730.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Nikata Kuzmin, pro dancer, giving a peace sign.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414658&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Ian Whittaker&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Nikita Kuzmin on his way to rehearsals[/caption]
  9977.  
  9978.  
  9979.  
  9980. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/ireland/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ireland’s&lt;/a&gt; Dancing With The Stars introduced fans voting for switch-ups in 2019 after seeing its success in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/united-states/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;America&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  9981.  
  9982.  
  9983.  
  9984. &lt;p&gt;Viewers voted by logging on to the website and selecting one celebrity and pairing them with a  professional dancer of their choice.&lt;/p&gt;
  9985.  
  9986.  
  9987.  
  9988. &lt;p&gt;Strictly professional dancer &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/kai-widdrington/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kai Widdrington&lt;/a&gt;, 30, experienced the swap himself while on the Irish version in 2020.&lt;/p&gt;
  9989.  
  9990.  
  9991.  
  9992. &lt;p&gt;It saw him paired with telly presenter &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/brian-dowling/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Brian Dowling&lt;/a&gt;, 47, for a week.&lt;/p&gt;
  9993.  
  9994.  
  9995.  
  9996. &lt;p&gt;A source told The Sun on Sunday: “A switch-up week is a great way to spice up Strictly Come Dancing.&lt;/p&gt;
  9997.  
  9998.  
  9999.  
  10000. &lt;p&gt;“Fans will be able to vote for which celebrity they want to see dance with their favourite professional dancer.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10001.  
  10002.  
  10003.  
  10004. &lt;p&gt;But they added: “It could also ruffle some feathers as the celebrities may have amazing chemistry with their current partner.&lt;/p&gt;
  10005.  
  10006.  
  10007.  
  10008. &lt;p&gt;“Even just switching for one week could disrupt their flow.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10009.  
  10010.  
  10011.  
  10012. &lt;p&gt;The dance series will kick off on Saturday, September 20, with the usual pre-recorded launch show as celebs are paired with pros.&lt;/p&gt;
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  10036. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414660&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ian-whittaker-22-08-25-1017760711.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Katya Jones, professional dancer, walking past a brick wall.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414660&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Ian Whittaker&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Pro Katya Jones makes her way to practice[/caption]
  10037.  
  10038.  
  10039.  
  10040. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414661&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ian-whittaker-22-08-25-1017760772.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Amy Dowden, a professional dancer, carrying a tote bag.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414661&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Ian Whittaker&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Dancer Amy Dowden smiles for the cameras as she makes her way inside[/caption]
  10041.  
  10042.  
  10043.  
  10044. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414667&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ian-whittaker-22-08-25-1017737675.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Shirley Ballas, Strictly Come Dancing judge, arriving for rehearsals.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414667&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Ian Whittaker&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Judge Shirley Ballas points to the cameras on arrival at practice[/caption]
  10045.  
  10046.  
  10047.  
  10048. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414665&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ian-whittaker-22-08-25-1017760766.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Alijaz Skorjanec, a professional dancer, walks down the street with a fan.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414665&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Ian Whittaker&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Alijaz Skorjanec was snapped in baggy brown trousers and a white shirt[/caption]
  10049.  
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  10051.  
  10052. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414663&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ian-whittaker-22-08-25-1017737696.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Anton Du Beke walking down a street carrying a bag.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414663&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Ian Whittaker&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Judge Anton Du Beke ahead of the new series[/caption]
  10053.  
  10054.  
  10055.  
  10056. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  10057. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  10058. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Craig’s all bubbly for return of show&lt;/h3&gt;
  10059. &lt;/div&gt;
  10060. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  10061. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  10062. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/9d4a87dc-87a2-4aa2-83ba-4cfff1a5d4eb.webp?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  10065. &lt;div&gt;
  10066. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/emily-webber/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;Emily Webber  (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Emily Webber &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10067. &lt;p&gt;STRICTLY Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has toasted the show’s impending return with a glass of bubbly.&lt;/p&gt;
  10068. &lt;p&gt;The choreographer, 60, posed with a glass of champagne on a boat in the Port d’Andratx in Majorca on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
  10069. &lt;p&gt;Posting the snap online, he wrote: “Is everyone ready for the imminent arrival of the BBC Strictly class of 2025?&lt;/p&gt;
  10070. &lt;p&gt;“Here’s to the calm before the sequin storm. Best of luck to all of our incoming celebrities.&lt;/p&gt;
  10071. &lt;p&gt;“Thanks to the fabulous Krug Champagne purely for existing. Topping up the old vitamin sea to avoid the spray tan booth this winter.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10072. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, model Ellie Goldstein, 23, could be hoping her Strictly experience leads to romance.&lt;/p&gt;
  10073. &lt;p&gt;She previously opened up about her love life in her book — Against All Odds — which was published in 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
  10074. &lt;p&gt;She wrote: “People who know me aren’t at all surprised to know that I date. Mum calls me a man-eater!&lt;/p&gt;
  10075. &lt;p&gt;“But it’s also fun to be free and single. I’m going to wait until I meet someone really special to date next time.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10076. &lt;p&gt;Ellie is the first contestant with Down syndrome to take part in a full Strictly series, after CBeebies host George Webster performed in the 2022 Christmas special.&lt;/p&gt;
  10077. &lt;/div&gt;
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  10082. <title>Five-step pay day routine that you need to do as soon as you get paid to help make you richer</title>
  10083. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36396026/5-step-payday-routine-get-rich/</link>
  10084. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
  10085. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Andrews]]></dc:creator>
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  10107. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  10108.  
  10109.  
  10110.  
  10111.  
  10112.  
  10113.  
  10114.  
  10115.  
  10116.  
  10117. &lt;p&gt;THERE&amp;#8217;S no better feeling than checking your bank balance on pay day.&lt;/p&gt;
  10118.  
  10119.  
  10120.  
  10121. &lt;p&gt;But it’s easy to fritter the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/money/&quot;&gt;money&lt;/a&gt; away, and leave yourself struggling to make it until your &lt;span id=&quot;d9eb1333-2176-4a29-9c54-e7099adc7c36&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; pay check.&lt;/p&gt;
  10122.  
  10123.  
  10124.  
  10125. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36396291&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/jktjh6-payslips-one-pound-coins-385939374.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;One pound coins on payslips showing net pay.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36396291&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;597&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Want to make your money last the whole month? Follow our step-by-step guide[/caption]
  10126.  
  10127.  
  10128.  
  10129. &lt;p&gt;Follow our six-step payday plan so you’ll never feel the pinch towards the end of the month again. ROSIE MURRAY-WEST explains.&lt;/p&gt;
  10130.  
  10131.  
  10132.  
  10133. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;1. Read your payslip&lt;/h2&gt;
  10134.  
  10135.  
  10136.  
  10137. &lt;ol&gt;
  10138. &lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  10139. &lt;/ol&gt;
  10140.  
  10141.  
  10142.  
  10143. &lt;p&gt;Do you bother reading your payslip each month? If not, it’s time to start.&lt;/p&gt;
  10144.  
  10145.  
  10146.  
  10147. &lt;p&gt;“The first step to nailing your payday routine is making sure you&amp;#8217;re being paid the right amount of money,” says chartered accountant Pernia Rogers, who runs the personal finance blog Your Finance Buddy.&lt;/p&gt;
  10148.  
  10149.  
  10150.  
  10151. &lt;p&gt;Check yours for any errors. A quarter of workers have received an incorrect payslip at some point, according to the Global Payroll Association.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  10152.  
  10153.  
  10154.  
  10155. &lt;p&gt;There are 30.3million workers on the payroll &amp;#8211; which means that as many as 7.5million people could have been hit by errors.&lt;/p&gt;
  10156.  
  10157.  
  10158.  
  10159. &lt;p&gt;Common mistakes to look out for include being paid too little or too much, not receiving the right pension contributions, or given the wrong tax code.&lt;/p&gt;
  10160.  
  10161.  
  10162.  
  10163. &lt;p&gt;Most people are on the 1257L code. If you’ve changed &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/jobs/&quot;&gt;jobs&lt;/a&gt; recently, you may see a code like C0T, W1, M1 or X, which are emergency tax codes &amp;#8211; which means you’re paying far more than you should.&lt;/p&gt;
  10164.  
  10165.  
  10166.  
  10167. &lt;p&gt;Pernia says each payroll error costs employees £220 on average.&lt;/p&gt;
  10168.  
  10169.  
  10170.  
  10171. &lt;p&gt;So if you have four payday errors over your whole career, that’s £880 you’re missing out on.&lt;/p&gt;
  10172.  
  10173.  
  10174.  
  10175. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;2. &lt;strong&gt;Choose your savings method&amp;nbsp; &amp;#8211; from potting to flash cash&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  10176.  
  10177.  
  10178.  
  10179. &lt;ol start=&quot;2&quot;&gt;
  10180. &lt;li&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  10181. &lt;/ol&gt;
  10182.  
  10183.  
  10184.  
  10185. &lt;p&gt;With a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/cost-of-living/&quot;&gt;cost of living&lt;/a&gt; crisis still pinching at our wallets, it can be a struggle to lock away cash in our savings.&lt;/p&gt;
  10186.  
  10187.  
  10188.  
  10189. &lt;p&gt;But a shake-up to the way you save could be the key to slowly building up a nest egg.&lt;/p&gt;
  10190.  
  10191.  
  10192.  
  10193. &lt;p&gt;Consider the “spending potting” method, where you open lots of different pots for your money, and allocate a certain amount for each one, depending on what it’s for.&lt;/p&gt;
  10194.  
  10195.  
  10196.  
  10197. &lt;p&gt;Some people withdraw cash and stuff it in envelopes, but beware &amp;#8211; you may lose it.&lt;/p&gt;
  10198.  
  10199.  
  10200.  
  10201. &lt;p&gt;A safer way is to use a bank, like Monzo, which lets you set up pots within one bank account.&lt;/p&gt;
  10202.  
  10203.  
  10204.  
  10205. &lt;p&gt;A sensible way to split it would be for your rent or mortgage, food, household &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bills/&quot;&gt;bills&lt;/a&gt; and subscriptions like the gym or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/netflix/&quot;&gt;Netflix&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  10206.  
  10207.  
  10208.  
  10209. &lt;p&gt;Guilty of overspending? Try the “flash cash” method, where you set aside money for nice-to-have things, like social events, clothes, and treats.&lt;/p&gt;
  10210.  
  10211.  
  10212.  
  10213. &lt;p&gt;The idea behind this is that by budgeting a sensible amount for “fun”, you’re less likely to impulsively splurge.&lt;/p&gt;
  10214.  
  10215.  
  10216.  
  10217. &lt;p&gt;Check your savings rate beats the current rate of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/inflation/&quot;&gt;inflation&lt;/a&gt; (3.6 per cent) to stop the buying &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/power-2/&quot;&gt;power&lt;/a&gt; of your money being eroded.&lt;/p&gt;
  10218.  
  10219.  
  10220.  
  10221. &lt;p&gt;The best savings rate is 4.84 per cent, offered by Chip.&lt;/p&gt;
  10222.  
  10223.  
  10224.  
  10225. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Get ready for “busy” spending months&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  10226.  
  10227.  
  10228.  
  10229. &lt;p&gt;You’ve got a birthday party to throw, the car is booked in for an MOT, and the kids are going back to school… all in one month.&lt;/p&gt;
  10230.  
  10231.  
  10232.  
  10233. &lt;p&gt;But don’t panic &amp;#8211; there’s a way to budget for all those added extra expenses.&lt;/p&gt;
  10234.  
  10235.  
  10236.  
  10237. &lt;p&gt;The key is to get organised, and start setting aside extra cash as early as you can.&lt;/p&gt;
  10238.  
  10239.  
  10240.  
  10241. &lt;p&gt;Sit down with your diary at the beginning of the year, and mark all the important money dates.&lt;/p&gt;
  10242.  
  10243.  
  10244.  
  10245. &lt;p&gt;See where you can cut back your “fun” spending during quieter months.&lt;/p&gt;
  10246.  
  10247.  
  10248.  
  10249. &lt;p&gt;Then stash that cash away into your high interest savings account in preparation for busier months.&lt;/p&gt;
  10250.  
  10251.  
  10252.  
  10253. &lt;p&gt;You can even use apps to help you save so you know you’re on track creating a buffer.&lt;/p&gt;
  10254.  
  10255.  
  10256.  
  10257. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/money-saving/&quot;&gt;money saving&lt;/a&gt; app Plum has a feature where it will automatically save money on pay day. For quieter months, you can set it so that you’re saving more.&lt;/p&gt;
  10258.  
  10259.  
  10260.  
  10261. &lt;p&gt;Worried about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/christmas-2/&quot;&gt;Christmas&lt;/a&gt;? Try a savings challenge, and make it fun.&lt;/p&gt;
  10262.  
  10263.  
  10264.  
  10265. &lt;p&gt;Every time you hear Mariah Carey’s “All I want for Christmas is You” in the shop during the festive period, pop a quid in your savings.&lt;/p&gt;
  10266.  
  10267.  
  10268.  
  10269. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. The highlighter method to help you keep on track&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  10270.  
  10271.  
  10272.  
  10273. &lt;p&gt;Before your next pay day, check your bank statement to make sure you’re on track with any financial goals you have.&lt;/p&gt;
  10274.  
  10275.  
  10276.  
  10277. &lt;p&gt;That could be anything from saving for next year’s holiday, Christmas, or a deposit for a house.&lt;/p&gt;
  10278.  
  10279.  
  10280.  
  10281. &lt;p&gt;A good way of doing this is to use the “highlighter trick”, according to Pernia.&lt;/p&gt;
  10282.  
  10283.  
  10284.  
  10285. &lt;p&gt;If you have a printer, print out your bank statement and highlight any purchases that seem unnecessary or you think you could cut next month.&lt;/p&gt;
  10286.  
  10287.  
  10288.  
  10289. &lt;p&gt;If you don’t have a printer, open your bank statement and jot down these purchases on a notepad.&lt;/p&gt;
  10290.  
  10291.  
  10292.  
  10293. &lt;p&gt;“This can help you control your spending, and change any bad spending habits,” Pernia said.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  10294.  
  10295.  
  10296.  
  10297. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Set your payday goal&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  10298.  
  10299.  
  10300.  
  10301. &lt;p&gt;This should be one positive financial change you are planning to make for the upcoming month.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  10302.  
  10303.  
  10304.  
  10305. &lt;p&gt;It could be as simple as cancelling a subscription you never use, removing a card from your Apple wallet so it is harder to spend with it, or haggling with your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/broadband/&quot;&gt;broadband&lt;/a&gt; supplier for a bill reduction.&lt;/p&gt;
  10306.  
  10307.  
  10308.  
  10309. &lt;p&gt;One small change twelve times a year could save you hundreds of pounds over time, says Pernia.&lt;/p&gt;
  10310.  
  10311.  
  10312.  
  10313. &lt;p&gt;“Small positive changes made regularly have profound impacts on your personal finances,” Pernia says.&lt;/p&gt;
  10314.  
  10315.  
  10316.  
  10317. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  10318. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  10319. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;How to be better off... even on a low income&lt;/h3&gt;
  10320. &lt;/div&gt;
  10321. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  10323. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  10324. WANT to boost your income? There&amp;#039;s plenty of easy ways to get more money in the bank. &lt;/p&gt;
  10326. &lt;div&gt;
  10327. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Set a 50/30/20 budget&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10328. &lt;p&gt;The 50/30/20 rule is one way to divide up your spending, where 50% of your money goes on essentials like the rent or mortgage and food shop each month, 30% on nice-to-haves like meals out and new clothes, and 20% into savings.&lt;/p&gt;
  10329. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Get free money&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10330. &lt;p&gt;Use cashback websites to earn money on those essentials that you do need to buy.&lt;/p&gt;
  10331. &lt;p&gt;Sites like QuidCo and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/topcashback/&quot;&gt;Topcashback&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;offer money back on purchases such as&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/insurance/&quot;&gt;insurance&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/holidays/&quot;&gt;holidays&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and clothing: just set up an account, click through to.&lt;/p&gt;
  10332. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Pay down debt&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10333. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Focus on clearing expensive debt before you worry about savings. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10334. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The interest rates on&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/credit-cards/&quot;&gt;credit cards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;and loans are higher than you can earn on savings, so will undo your efforts.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10335. &lt;p&gt;Check if you are eligible for a 0% credit card, where you can clear your debt without racking up extra interest charges.&lt;/p&gt;
  10336. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4. Open a savings account&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10337. &lt;p&gt;Experts recommend having three to six months’ of outgoings in an easy-access savings account in case of an emergency.&lt;/p&gt;
  10338. &lt;p&gt;Make sure you are getting a good rate &amp;#8211; money in your current account won’t earn interest.&lt;/p&gt;
  10339. &lt;p&gt;The top easy-access account rate is offered by Chip, at 4.84%.&lt;/p&gt;
  10340. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5. Pay into your pension&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10341. &lt;p&gt;Retirement might be decades away, but it’s still important to save for. &lt;/p&gt;
  10342. &lt;p&gt;If you are 22 or over and earning at least £10,000, you should be automatically put into your company pension scheme.&lt;/p&gt;
  10343. &lt;p&gt;Usually you contribute 5% of your salary into a pension and your company pays in 3%.&lt;/p&gt;
  10344. &lt;p&gt;Ask if your employer will pay in more if you increase your contribution too.&lt;/p&gt;
  10345. &lt;/div&gt;
  10346. &lt;/div&gt;
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  10350. <title>Shock number of illegal mobile phones seized from prisoners every day revealed</title>
  10351. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36413400/number-phones-smuggled-prison-revealed/</link>
  10352. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
  10353. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julia Atherley]]></dc:creator>
  10354. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  10355. <category><![CDATA[UK News]]></category>
  10356. <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
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  10391.  
  10392. &lt;p&gt;PRISON bosses are seizing almost 30 illegal mobile phones from inmates every day.&lt;/p&gt;
  10393.  
  10394.  
  10395.  
  10396. &lt;p&gt;Figures show more than 10,000 were uncovered in jails last year — with the gadgets increasingly smuggled in by &lt;span id=&quot;f9dcb229-e6a8-4ec7-b9b9-fd8d4e0510ac&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;drones&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  10397.  
  10398.  
  10399.  
  10400. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413571&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 550px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tiktok-zombie-knife-thug-blinded-1017190081_a4e9b2.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=540&quot; alt=&quot;Prisoner rapping in prison cell.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413571&quot; width=&quot;540&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;TikTok&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Zombie knife thug Robbie Scott, 22, had shared a rap video from his prison cell in HMP Manchester[/caption]
  10401.  
  10402.  
  10403.  
  10404. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_16666399&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NINTCHDBPICT000514651535-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Interior view of Craiginches prison in Aberdeen, Scotland.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-16666399&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Over 10,000 mobile phones were uncovered in jails last year — with the gadgets increasingly smuggled in by drones.[/caption]
  10405.  
  10406.  
  10407.  
  10408. &lt;p&gt;Some are being used by inmates to taunt their victims online and boast about their crimes.&lt;/p&gt;
  10409.  
  10410.  
  10411.  
  10412. &lt;p&gt;Bosses have also managed to shut down 3,546 social media accounts linked to serving prisoners in the past ten years.&lt;/p&gt;
  10413.  
  10414.  
  10415.  
  10416. &lt;p&gt;Inmates are using platforms such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tiktok/&quot;&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/instagram/&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, X and others to become internet &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/influencers/&quot;&gt;influencers&lt;/a&gt;, set up dates with women on their release and brag about their cushy conditions behind bars.&lt;/p&gt;
  10417.  
  10418.  
  10419.  
  10420. &lt;p&gt;Only last week, The Sun revealed that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36360714/acid-attack-thug-rap-videos-prison/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;zombie knife thug Robbie Scott,&lt;/a&gt; 22, who blinded a dad in one eye with acid during an attempted robbery, had shared a rap video from his prison cell in HMP &lt;span id=&quot;ae536a45-d895-442a-9e19-448935467b4f&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Manchester&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  10421.  
  10422.  
  10423.  
  10424. &lt;p&gt;The TikTok video, in which Scott — who is serving eight years and six months — glorifies violence, was posted under the name “HMP harder rapper Robdog”.&lt;/p&gt;
  10425.  
  10426.  
  10427.  
  10428. &lt;p&gt;Victim Paul Laskey, 43, who came to the aid of his teen son as Scott tried to rob him, was squirted with a mixture of battery acid and superglue and has lost the use of his left eye.&lt;/p&gt;
  10429.  
  10430.  
  10431.  
  10432. &lt;p&gt;He said: “Scott is supposed to be in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/prison/&quot;&gt;prison&lt;/a&gt; to be punished, not trying to start a music career. It’s disgraceful and must be stopped.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10433.  
  10434.  
  10435.  
  10436. &lt;p&gt;Some social media accounts brought to the attention of prison chiefs are being updated by inmates’ pals on the outside.&lt;/p&gt;
  10437.  
  10438.  
  10439.  
  10440. &lt;p&gt;But hundreds are flouting jail regulations by using contraband mobiles. One mystery inmate posted &lt;span id=&quot;767725f4-39d8-4df9-b813-c4e11e300a38&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;cooking&lt;/span&gt; videos from his cell, including using a kettle as a deep fat fryer.&lt;/p&gt;
  10441.  
  10442.  
  10443.  
  10444. &lt;p&gt;Another put clips up of him interviewing infamous lags about their crimes.&lt;/p&gt;
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  10466.  
  10467.  
  10468. &lt;p&gt;Prisoners can be given an extra 42 days on their sentence if caught with a mobile but often have privileges removed.&lt;/p&gt;
  10469.  
  10470.  
  10471.  
  10472. &lt;p&gt;Guidelines say all cells should be searched monthly at least, but staff shortages mean this often does not happen.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  10475. <title>Oasis star Liam Gallagher in major invitation to brother Noel after stars end their bitter 15-year feud</title>
  10476. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36412722/oasis-liam-gallagher-invitation-noel/</link>
  10477. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
  10478. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Webber]]></dc:creator>
  10479. <category><![CDATA[Celebrity]]></category>
  10480. <category><![CDATA[Showbiz]]></category>
  10481. <category><![CDATA[Children parenting and family life]]></category>
  10482. <category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
  10483. <category><![CDATA[Exclusives]]></category>
  10484. <category><![CDATA[Festivals and Music Tours]]></category>
  10485. <category><![CDATA[Oasis]]></category>
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  10513.  
  10514.  
  10515.  
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  10517.  
  10518.  
  10519. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;OASIS star Liam Gallagher has invited brother Noel to spend Christmas Day with him following their comeback tour success.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10520.  
  10521.  
  10522.  
  10523. &lt;p&gt;And he hopes their mum &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/15706825/peggy-gallagher-spotted-first-time-oasis-croke-park-pictured/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Peggy, 82,&lt;/a&gt; will be able to join them for a big family blowout.&lt;/p&gt;
  10524.  
  10525.  
  10526.  
  10527. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412888&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 860px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/editorial-use-images-used-relation-1009476300_1edd2a.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=850&quot; alt=&quot;Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis at a concert.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412888&quot; width=&quot;850&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Liam Gallagher has invited brother Noel to spend Christmas Day with him following their comeback tour success[/caption]
  10528.  
  10529.  
  10530.  
  10531. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/liam-gallagher/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Liam, 52,&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/noel-gallagher/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Noel, 58,&lt;/a&gt; ended their 15-year feud for a series of huge summer gigs.&lt;/p&gt;
  10532.  
  10533.  
  10534.  
  10535. &lt;p&gt;And a source said: “Liam wants to make Christmas extra special this year following their hugely successful tour.&lt;/p&gt;
  10536.  
  10537.  
  10538.  
  10539. &lt;p&gt;“He is hoping to get all the family together as they take a well-earned rest.&lt;/p&gt;
  10540.  
  10541.  
  10542.  
  10543. &lt;p&gt;“Liam and Noel have loved seeing their own kids spend time together during their tour and would love to get everyone around the dinner table.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10544.  
  10545.  
  10546.  
  10547. &lt;p&gt;Last week, Noel told how “proud” he was of Liam.&lt;/p&gt;
  10548.  
  10549.  
  10550.  
  10551. &lt;p&gt;He said of his singing: “He’s been amazing.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10552.  
  10553.  
  10554.  
  10555. &lt;p&gt;Speaking to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/talksport/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;talkSPORT&lt;/a&gt; on Tuesday, he said: “Liam’s smashing it, yeah.&lt;/p&gt;
  10556.  
  10557.  
  10558.  
  10559. &lt;p&gt;“I’m proud of him. I’ve been fronting a band (High Flying Birds) for 16 years &amp;#8211; I know how difficult that is.&lt;/p&gt;
  10560.  
  10561.  
  10562.  
  10563. &lt;p&gt;“I couldn’t do the stadium thing like he (Liam) does it. It’s not in my nature. I’ve got to say, man, I look around and think, you know, ‘Good for you, mate.’&lt;/p&gt;
  10564.  
  10565.  
  10566.  
  10567. &lt;p&gt;Football shirts worn by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/oasis/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Oasis&lt;/a&gt;-sponsored pub team The Boltmakers Arms in Keighley, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/west-yorkshire/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;West Yorks&lt;/a&gt;, in 1995/96 are set to make £1,000 each at auction.&lt;/p&gt;
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  10589.  
  10590.  
  10591. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36151874&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/oasis-colour-tour-announcement-picture-950757544.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Noel and Liam Gallagher.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36151874&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;846&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Social media - Refer to source&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Liam and Noel ended their 15-year feud for a series of huge summer gigs[/caption]
  10592.  
  10593.  
  10594.  
  10595. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412944&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/editorial-use-images-used-relation-1007611397.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Noel Gallagher of Oasis performing on stage with a guitar.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412944&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;651&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Last week, Noel told how &amp;#8216;proud&amp;#8217; he was of Liam[/caption]
  10596.  
  10597.  
  10598.  
  10599. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412945&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 706px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/editorial-use-images-used-relation-1007608437.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=696&quot; alt=&quot;Liam Gallagher of Oasis performing on stage.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412945&quot; width=&quot;696&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Noel said: &amp;#8216;Liam’s smashing it, yeah. I’m proud of him. I’ve been fronting a band for 16 years &amp;#8211; I know how difficult that is&amp;#8217;[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  10602. <title>Inside Ukraine &#8216;fortress belt&#8217; Putin is demanding in return for peace &#8211; and how Russia would lose 2m troops storming it</title>
  10603. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36414849/ukraine-fortress-belt-putin-peace-russia/</link>
  10604. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
  10605. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jerome Starkey]]></dc:creator>
  10606. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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  10637.  
  10638.  
  10639.  
  10640.  
  10641.  
  10642.  
  10643. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINES of dragons’ teeth bollards protect Ukraine from Russian attacks in the “fortress belt” tyrant Vladimir Putin insists must be surrendered before any ceasefire can be agreed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10644.  
  10645.  
  10646.  
  10647. &lt;p&gt;The Sun on Sunday’s Defence Editor Jerome Starkey visited to see the barricades and tank trap trenches that President &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/volodymyr-zelensky/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Volodymyr Zelenksy&lt;/a&gt; says would take four years to breach.&lt;/p&gt;
  10648.  
  10649.  
  10650.  
  10651. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414842&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/pool-photograph-distributed-russian-state-1017914897.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Vladimir Putin at a scientific exhibition.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414842&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Putin told Trump that he wants all of Donbas, which includes Donetsk and Luhansk, before a ceasefire can be agreed[/caption]
  10652.  
  10653.  
  10654.  
  10655. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414843&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/f1d32a90-2fd2-4458-a0bb-b3d9ddeee731.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaking at a podium.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414843&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;904&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;President Zelensky immediately rejected giving up land, with experts warning it would gift Russian troops a launchpad for more attacks&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  10656.  
  10657.  
  10658.  
  10659. &lt;p&gt;The UK’s Defence Intelligence experts predict 1.9million &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36365121/russian-soldiers-american-flag-killed/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Russian troops&lt;/a&gt; would become &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36333949/russia-ukraine-war-casualties-donetsk-luhansk-kherson/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;casualties&lt;/a&gt; in the time it would take to overcome the belt — the best defended position in war-ravaged eastern &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36354176/why-putin-want-donbas-region-prize-peace-talks/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Donbas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  10660.  
  10661.  
  10662.  
  10663. &lt;p&gt;It stretches 30 miles from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/33923779/trump-world-war-three-warning-ukraine/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Slovyansk&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29870843/ukraine-seizes-land-russia-putin-troops-kursk/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kostyantynivka&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36322026/ukrainian-troops-putin-frontline-breach-summit/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Donetsk Oblast&lt;/a&gt; [province] of which &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/russia/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Russia&lt;/a&gt; currently occupies 70 per cent.&lt;/p&gt;
  10664.  
  10665.  
  10666.  
  10667. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/kremlin/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The Kremlin&lt;/a&gt; took 40 per cent when it launched a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/ukraine-war/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;war on Ukraine&lt;/a&gt; in 2014, and has captured 30 per cent more since February 2022.&lt;/p&gt;
  10668.  
  10669.  
  10670.  
  10671. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/vladimir-putin/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Putin&lt;/a&gt; told US President &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/donald-trump/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36318126/lip-reader-trump-putin-meeting/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Alaska&lt;/a&gt; last week that he wants all of Donbas, which includes Donetsk and Luhansk, before a ceasefire can be agreed because, say experts, his troops cannot capture it.&lt;/p&gt;
  10672.  
  10673.  
  10674.  
  10675. &lt;p&gt;Bungling &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36409629/ukraine-security-guarantees-russia-war-us/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;US&lt;/a&gt; envoy &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35097191/trump-steve-zach-witkoff-crypto/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Steve Witkoff&lt;/a&gt; initially claimed Putin would return &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36131744/putin-bombs-key-kherson-bridge-ukraine/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kherson&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29819878/ukraine-nuclear-power-plant-smoke-fire-zaporizhzhia/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Zaporizhzhia&lt;/a&gt; as part of the deal. &lt;/p&gt;
  10676.  
  10677.  
  10678.  
  10679. &lt;p&gt;But the Kremlin insisted it would do nothing more than freeze the front lines in those areas — clinging to territory it already holds.&lt;/p&gt;
  10680.  
  10681.  
  10682.  
  10683. &lt;p&gt;Russia knows how effective the fortress belt is, having copied it with the Surovikin line that stalled &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/ukraine/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ukraine’s&lt;/a&gt; counter-offensive in 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
  10684.  
  10685.  
  10686.  
  10687. &lt;p&gt;And Mr Zelensky immediately rejected giving up land, with experts warning it would gift Russian troops a launchpad for more attacks.&lt;/p&gt;
  10688.  
  10689.  
  10690.  
  10691. &lt;p&gt;Speaking to reporters after meeting Mr Trump, he said Russia would need at least four years — based on its current rate of advance — to capture the Donbas by force.&lt;/p&gt;
  10692.  
  10693.  
  10694.  
  10695. &lt;p&gt;He added: “The stories about them capturing our Donbas by the end of the year — that’s all idle talk. To occupy our Donbas, they would need another four years.”&lt;/p&gt;
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  10716.  
  10717.  
  10718.  
  10719. &lt;p&gt;Nonetheless, Mr Trump has pressured Mr Zelensky to cede Ukraine’s land for peace. &lt;/p&gt;
  10720.  
  10721.  
  10722.  
  10723. &lt;p&gt;He said &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/kyiv/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kyiv&lt;/a&gt; could end the war now with “land swaps”.&lt;/p&gt;
  10724.  
  10725.  
  10726.  
  10727. &lt;p&gt;However, war expert Matthew Savill, of the London-based Rusi think-tank, said talk of land exchanges could be seen as “a calculated insult to the Ukrainians” as all of the land being discussed is Ukrainian.&lt;/p&gt;
  10728.  
  10729.  
  10730.  
  10731. &lt;p&gt;He said ceding the fortress belt would force hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.&lt;/p&gt;
  10732.  
  10733.  
  10734.  
  10735. &lt;p&gt;It would also mean Russian forces move 50 miles east and leave Ukraine’s defenders in new positions that are harder to defend.&lt;/p&gt;
  10736.  
  10737.  
  10738.  
  10739. &lt;p&gt;And it would gift Russia a launchpad for further assaults into neighbouring &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35114584/russia-kharkiv-attack-ukraine-war/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kharkiv&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/34133628/putin-suicide-drones-hotel-attack-dnipro/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Dnipro&lt;/a&gt; oblasts.&lt;/p&gt;
  10740.  
  10741.  
  10742.  
  10743. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414847&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/fortifications-anti-tank-dragons-teeth-1017562674.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Anti-tank dragon's teeth fortifications in Ukraine.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414847&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The barricade of dragons’ teeth in the fortified zone[/caption]
  10744.  
  10745.  
  10746.  
  10747. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414848&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/grenade-discovered-team-ukrainian-state-1016043811.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Discovered grenade in sandy soil.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414848&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;641&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;A grenade launched by Russia in the conflict[/caption]
  10748.  
  10749.  
  10750.  
  10751. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/JW_12_08_UKRAINE_MAP_V3-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=770&quot; alt=&quot;Map showing Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36272129&quot; width=&quot;770&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;
  10752.  
  10753.  
  10754.  
  10755. &lt;p&gt;Mr Savill said: “It would mean the loss of their most extensively fortified and resourced defences in the east, opening up Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk to future attacks.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10756.  
  10757.  
  10758.  
  10759. &lt;p&gt;European leaders who met Mr Trump at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/the-white-house/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the White House&lt;/a&gt; on Monday last week said it would be akin to America giving up Florida.&lt;/p&gt;
  10760.  
  10761.  
  10762.  
  10763. &lt;p&gt;But Vice President &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jd-vance/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;JD Vance&lt;/a&gt; continued to press the idea of ceding land. &lt;/p&gt;
  10764.  
  10765.  
  10766.  
  10767. &lt;p&gt;The US-based Institute for the Study of War said Putin’s demands were “all advantages for Russia and disadvantages for Ukraine”.&lt;/p&gt;
  10768.  
  10769.  
  10770.  
  10771. &lt;p&gt;It also insisted the fortress belt was “critical” to Ukraine and warned there was “no guarantee fighting will not resume” even if it agreed to give the land up.&lt;/p&gt;
  10772.  
  10773.  
  10774.  
  10775. &lt;p&gt;It would mean losing what is the main fortified defensive line in Donetsk Oblast since 2014 “with no guarantee fighting will not resume”.&lt;/p&gt;
  10776.  
  10777.  
  10778.  
  10779. &lt;p&gt;The institute added: “Ukraine has spent the last 11 years pouring time, money and effort into reinforcing the fortress belt and establishing significant defence, industrial and defensive infrastructure” in and around the surrounding cities.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10780.  
  10781.  
  10782.  
  10783. &lt;p&gt;Britain’s Defence Intelligence said Russia would suffer nearly two million casualties over four years trying to take it by force, on top of its one million already wounded or dead.&lt;/p&gt;
  10784.  
  10785.  
  10786.  
  10787. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/dk-19-08-ukraine-v3-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=912&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Ukraine with support from US and Europe against Russia.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36409609&quot; width=&quot;912&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;</content:encoded>
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  10790. <title>Heartbreak for family as inquest into death of teacher after she was sent home from hospital delayed AGAIN until 2026</title>
  10791. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/36413929/dena-collins-inquest-delayed-again/</link>
  10792. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
  10793. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Whiteford]]></dc:creator>
  10794. <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
  10795. <category><![CDATA[News Health]]></category>
  10796. <category><![CDATA[Health warnings]]></category>
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  10798. <category><![CDATA[The Sun on Sunday]]></category>
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  10809.  
  10810.  
  10811. &lt;p&gt;THE FAMILY of a young woman who died of a blood clot after being sent home from hospital suffered another blow after being told the inquest into her death has been delayed again until 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
  10812.  
  10813.  
  10814.  
  10815. &lt;p&gt;Now, they have &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.change.org/p/demand-timely-coroners-inquest-for-dena&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;launched a petition&lt;/a&gt; demanding a timely coroners hearing for their lost loved one so they can finally get closure almost three years on from her death.&lt;/p&gt;
  10816.  
  10817.  
  10818.  
  10819. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414079&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2023-day-attending-queen-elizabeth-1017953587.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Dena Collins.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414079&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Dena Collins died of a blood clot after being sent home from hospital[/caption]
  10820.  
  10821.  
  10822.  
  10823. &lt;p&gt;Primary school teacher Dena Collins, 28, went to an urgent care unit suffering leg pain and fever, even telling medics she thought she had a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/35868179/actress-daughter-misdiagnosis-death-manchester-report/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;blood clot.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10824.  
  10825.  
  10826.  
  10827. &lt;p&gt;Despite this she was sent home from hospital and collapsed and died the &lt;span id=&quot;a635c887-40a8-4bba-8629-b3f27ae170b8&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; day.&lt;/p&gt;
  10828.  
  10829.  
  10830.  
  10831. &lt;p&gt;The inquest initially opened in October 2023 and was set to be heard on January 27 this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  10832.  
  10833.  
  10834.  
  10835. &lt;p&gt;But after sitting for just a few hours the case had to be halted again due to late submission of evidence from the hospital.&lt;/p&gt;
  10836.  
  10837.  
  10838.  
  10839. &lt;p&gt;A three-day-inquest was then rescheduled for June but was adjourned once more by the coroner just a month before.&lt;/p&gt;
  10840.  
  10841.  
  10842.  
  10843. &lt;p&gt;Now, Dena’s family have been told it will not be held until sometime in 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
  10844.  
  10845.  
  10846.  
  10847. &lt;p&gt;Dena’s sister Clare, 34, and parents Irene, 62 and Dean, 59, from Eltham, south-east &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/london/&quot;&gt;London&lt;/a&gt;, are urging the inquest to be held as soon as possible so they can begin to grieve.&lt;/p&gt;
  10848.  
  10849.  
  10850.  
  10851. &lt;p&gt;Clare said: “We are living our worst nightmare. But this is making it 1,000 times harder.&lt;/p&gt;
  10852.  
  10853.  
  10854.  
  10855. &lt;p&gt;“There have been so many delays.&lt;/p&gt;
  10856.  
  10857.  
  10858.  
  10859. &lt;p&gt;“We had one hearing which was set aside for a day and the hospital submitted their evidence the night before and on the morning of the day the case was meant to be held.&lt;/p&gt;
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  10880.  
  10881.  
  10882.  
  10883. &lt;p&gt;“The inquest had to be delayed so the evidence could be reviewed by the coroner.&lt;/p&gt;
  10884.  
  10885.  
  10886.  
  10887. &lt;p&gt;“Three days were then set aside in June to give everyone time to &lt;span id=&quot;75d59b3c-b0bc-4b56-ad2f-e7ea1ca619ad&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;review&lt;/span&gt; the new evidence. But then this has now been adjourned and will not be heard until some time in 2026.&lt;/p&gt;
  10888.  
  10889.  
  10890.  
  10891. &lt;p&gt;“There is no definitive date.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10892.  
  10893.  
  10894.  
  10895. &lt;p&gt;Dena died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, south east London from a pulmonary embolism caused by a blood clot on January 12, 2023.&lt;/p&gt;
  10896.  
  10897.  
  10898.  
  10899. &lt;p&gt;Three days earlier she had visited her local &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/gp/&quot;&gt;GP&lt;/a&gt;, complaining of a pain in her left leg.&lt;/p&gt;
  10900.  
  10901.  
  10902.  
  10903. &lt;p&gt;She had also texted friends and family suspecting she had a blood clot after Googling her symptoms and potential side effects of antibiotics she was taking.&lt;/p&gt;
  10904.  
  10905.  
  10906.  
  10907. &lt;p&gt;Despite her concerns, a nurse at the GP diagnosed her with muscular pain, the inquest opening held in January this year was told.&lt;/p&gt;
  10908.  
  10909.  
  10910.  
  10911. &lt;p&gt;When she arrived at the hospital the day before her death she was using a crutch to walk because of the pain, limping and short of breath.&lt;/p&gt;
  10912.  
  10913.  
  10914.  
  10915. &lt;p&gt;Even though the possibility of a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/35422033/thought-aching-leg-working-home-blood-clots-contraceptive-pill/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;blood clot&lt;/a&gt; was noted and positive results from a test to identify clots was recorded, she was misdiagnosed with a possible ruptured cyst and told to return the following day for a scan.&lt;/p&gt;
  10916.  
  10917.  
  10918.  
  10919. &lt;p&gt;The next morning she collapsed at home, with her Dad performing CPR before an ambulance arrived and rushed her back to the same hospital.&lt;/p&gt;
  10920.  
  10921.  
  10922.  
  10923. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414078&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 810px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2026-now-launched-petition-demanding-1017963328.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=800&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Dena Collins.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414078&quot; width=&quot;800&quot; height=&quot;450&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The inquest into Dena&amp;#8217;s death has been delayed AGAIN until 2026[/caption]
  10924.  
  10925.  
  10926.  
  10927. &lt;p&gt;She died a few hours later.&lt;/p&gt;
  10928.  
  10929.  
  10930.  
  10931. &lt;p&gt;Clare said: “Dena died nearly three years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
  10932.  
  10933.  
  10934.  
  10935. &lt;p&gt;“She was only 28. She deserves to have this inquest so we can find out the truth.&lt;/p&gt;
  10936.  
  10937.  
  10938.  
  10939. &lt;p&gt;She added: “We still do not have a death certificate. It means polling cards still come through the door at my parents’ home for her. It knocks the wind out of my mum and dad.&lt;/p&gt;
  10940.  
  10941.  
  10942.  
  10943. &lt;p&gt;“We haven’t had the chance to grieve her.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  10944.  
  10945.  
  10946.  
  10947. &lt;ul&gt;
  10948. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You can sign Dena Collins&amp;#8217; family&amp;#8217;s petition &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.change.org/p/demand-timely-coroners-inquest-for-dena&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  10952. <title>First look at Marks &#038; Spencer&#8217;s Colin the Caterpillar ICE CREAM cake as fans go wild</title>
  10953. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36413378/marks-spencers-colin-the-caterpillar-ice-cream-cake/</link>
  10954. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
  10955. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Moyes]]></dc:creator>
  10956. <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
  10957. <category><![CDATA[News Money]]></category>
  10958. <category><![CDATA[Exclusives]]></category>
  10959. <category><![CDATA[Food and drink]]></category>
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  10961. <category><![CDATA[Marks & Spencer]]></category>
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  10967.  
  10968.  
  10969.  
  10970.  
  10971.  
  10972.  
  10973.  
  10974.  
  10975.  
  10976. &lt;p&gt;MARKS and Spencer is launching an Arctic version of its iconic Colin the Caterpillar cake.&lt;/p&gt;
  10977.  
  10978.  
  10979.  
  10980. &lt;p&gt;And the frozen treat will come served with beans – the chocolate variety.&lt;/p&gt;
  10981.  
  10982.  
  10983.  
  10984. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413709&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT001018011928.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Frozen caterpillar-shaped dessert with candy accents.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413709&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;504&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Marks and Spencer shared a video on Instagram of the iconic chocolate critter cake in ice cream cake form&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  10985.  
  10986.  
  10987.  
  10988. &lt;p&gt;Earlier this month, the firm trailed a new &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36285904/ms-teases-all-new-colin-the-caterpillar-item/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Colin the Caterpillar product.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  10989.  
  10990.  
  10991.  
  10992. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/marks-spencer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;posh nosh maker&lt;/a&gt; shared a cryptic video on Instagram of the iconic chocolate critter cake sitting in a freezer.&lt;/p&gt;
  10993.  
  10994.  
  10995.  
  10996. &lt;p&gt;A caption underneath read: &amp;#8220;On the HOTTEST day of the month … we&amp;#8217;re announcing something &amp;#8216;cool&amp;#8217;.”&lt;/p&gt;
  10997.  
  10998.  
  10999.  
  11000. &lt;p&gt;Fans went wild, with many sharing ideas of what the new product may be.&lt;/p&gt;
  11001.  
  11002.  
  11003.  
  11004. &lt;p&gt;One excited shopper said: &amp;#8220;Whatttttttt Colin ice cream cake??!!! NEED!!!”&lt;/p&gt;
  11005.  
  11006.  
  11007.  
  11008. &lt;p&gt;And papers just sent to the UK’s Intellectual Property Office by the firm reveal exactly what the new &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36270865/ms-quietly-axes-much-loved-sweets/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Colin &lt;/a&gt;will be.&lt;/p&gt;
  11009.  
  11010.  
  11011.  
  11012. &lt;p&gt;Marks and Spencer has applied to trademark the frozen Colin cake and they even sent a pack shot to the government department.&lt;/p&gt;
  11013.  
  11014.  
  11015.  
  11016. &lt;p&gt;The application is yet to be given trademark status.&lt;/p&gt;
  11017.  
  11018.  
  11019.  
  11020. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  11021. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  11022. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;HISTORY OF M&amp;amp;S&lt;/h3&gt;
  11023. &lt;/div&gt;
  11024. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  11025. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  11026. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/download_45a443.png?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  11028. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  11029. M&amp;amp;S was founded in 1884 by Michael Marks and Thomas Spencer in Leeds. &lt;/p&gt;
  11031. &lt;div&gt;
  11032. &lt;p&gt;The first official Marks and Spencer store opened in Manchester in 1901.&lt;/p&gt;
  11033. &lt;p&gt;Throughout the 1920s, M&amp;amp;SA gre rapidly, opening more and more stores across the country.&lt;/p&gt;
  11034. &lt;p&gt;The retailer made its reputation in the early 20th century by selling only British-made products.&lt;/p&gt;
  11035. &lt;p&gt;It began textile sales in 1926 and started selling food from 1931.&lt;/p&gt;
  11036. &lt;p&gt;The St Michael trademark was introduced in 1928 as a guarantee of quality and value.&lt;/p&gt;
  11037. &lt;p&gt;This was initially used only for a small range of textiles but was extended over the years to cover all goods sold by M&amp;amp;S.&lt;/p&gt;
  11038. &lt;p&gt;M&amp;amp;S introduced its first in-store cafe in 1935 in the Leeds store.&lt;/p&gt;
  11039. &lt;p&gt;It provided cheap, hygienic, and nutritious mass catering.&lt;/p&gt;
  11040. &lt;p&gt;By 1942, M&amp;amp;S opened 82 cafes across its estate.&lt;/p&gt;
  11041. &lt;p&gt;At the outbreak of the Second World War, M&amp;amp;S had 234 stores.&lt;/p&gt;
  11042. &lt;p&gt;By 1945, over 100 of these had been damaged by bombs, and 16 had been completely destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;
  11043. &lt;p&gt;BY 1960, M&amp;amp;S pioneered in the sale of fresh poultry following the invention of the cold-chain process.&lt;/p&gt;
  11044. &lt;p&gt;In the 1970s and 1980s, M&amp;amp;S pushed into international markets including the US, Canada and France.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  11045. &lt;p&gt;In 1979, M&amp;amp;S introduced the Chicken Kiev to its food halls across the UK.&lt;/p&gt;
  11046. &lt;p&gt;In 1992, Percy Pigs were launched.&lt;/p&gt;
  11047. &lt;p&gt;The Autograph range of clothing was introduced in 2000, and the St Michael brand was slowly phased out.&lt;/p&gt;
  11048. &lt;p&gt;In 2019, the group announced 110&amp;nbsp;store closures&amp;nbsp;as part of its plans, affecting several longstanding high-street shops.&lt;/p&gt;
  11049. &lt;p&gt;In September 2020, M&amp;amp;S partnered with Ocado to allow for home delivery of the chain&amp;#8217;s full food range.&lt;/p&gt;
  11050. &lt;p&gt;M&amp;amp;S has recently announced new stores and is freshening up a swathe of others in a boost for shoppers.&lt;/p&gt;
  11051. &lt;/div&gt;
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  11081. <title>BA flight drama as 20 passengers BOOTED OFF plane moments before take-off for surprising reason</title>
  11082. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36413767/ba-flight-drama-passengers-booted-off-plane/</link>
  11083. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
  11084. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Godfrey]]></dc:creator>
  11085. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  11086. <category><![CDATA[World News]]></category>
  11087. <category><![CDATA[British Airways]]></category>
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  11089. <category><![CDATA[Planes flights and airlines]]></category>
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  11119.  
  11120.  
  11121.  
  11122.  
  11123. &lt;p&gt;PASSENGERS were booted off a British Airways flight after extreme heat made the plane too heavy to take off.&lt;/p&gt;
  11124.  
  11125.  
  11126.  
  11127. &lt;p&gt;Twenty had to get off the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/london/&quot;&gt;London&lt;/a&gt; City airport-bound jet to compensate for the extra fuel pumped aboard.&lt;/p&gt;
  11128.  
  11129.  
  11130.  
  11131. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413803&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/aircraft-seen-flying-landing-amsterdam-935802069.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;British Airways plane landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413803&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;20 passengers on a London City-bound BA flight were booted off because the plane was too heavy to take off (stock photo)[/caption]
  11132.  
  11133.  
  11134.  
  11135. &lt;p&gt;The BA Embraer ERJ-190 needed the juice because it had to work harder to reach cruising altitude as the 35C conditions in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/italy/&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/a&gt; had made the air less dense.&lt;/p&gt;
  11136.  
  11137.  
  11138.  
  11139. &lt;p&gt;The short 5,118ft runway at Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci airport — half the length of Gatwick’s 10,879ft main track — compounded the problem.&lt;/p&gt;
  11140.  
  11141.  
  11142.  
  11143. &lt;p&gt;A Brit mum on the half-empty August 11 flight said: “The pilot said people had to get off because of the extreme heat.&lt;/p&gt;
  11144.  
  11145.  
  11146.  
  11147. &lt;p&gt;“It was around 35 degrees and they needed extra fuel for the engine to run effectively.&lt;/p&gt;
  11148.  
  11149.  
  11150.  
  11151. &lt;p&gt;“The staff said 36 would have to be unloaded but only about 20 people had to get off in the end.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11152.  
  11153.  
  11154.  
  11155. &lt;p&gt;BA apologised to affected passengers on the flight.&lt;/p&gt;
  11156.  
  11157.  
  11158.  
  11159. &lt;p&gt;A spokesman said: “Due to the unique nature of the airfield with its short runway, extreme temperatures affect air pressure, so aircraft weight must be reduced.&lt;/p&gt;
  11160.  
  11161.  
  11162.  
  11163. &lt;p&gt;“We’re sorry for the inconvenience. Our teams worked hard to get passengers to their destination as quickly as possible.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11164.  
  11165.  
  11166.  
  11167. &lt;p&gt;University of Reading aviation expert Dr &lt;span id=&quot;5abdc2b9-573c-47e9-ba97-d4a7ab5e64c7&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Jonny&lt;/span&gt; Williams said: “Hot &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/summer/&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/a&gt; days when smaller airports have to reduce their weight will get more common.&lt;/p&gt;
  11168.  
  11169.  
  11170.  
  11171. &lt;p&gt;“Conditions which used to happen about one day in a summer may happen three or four days a week by the 2060s.&lt;/p&gt;
  11172.  
  11173.  
  11174.  
  11175. &lt;p&gt;“Flying to &lt;span id=&quot;cd1d5924-e2bf-4585-9ea2-b861215679c7&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Spain&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span id=&quot;65b84826-30ce-4a3d-8e15-b9eb5fe6448b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/span&gt; or &lt;span id=&quot;90fe1479-cf54-4c4b-9c3d-540590751090&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Greece&lt;/span&gt; could get more expensive as flights carry fewer people due to climate change.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  11178. <title>Sabrina Carpenter&#8217;s MTV VMA&#8217;s performance to be inspired by US music legend&#8217;s classic film</title>
  11179. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36414825/sabrina-carpenter-vmas-performance-inspired-classic-film/</link>
  11180. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
  11181. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Webber]]></dc:creator>
  11182. <category><![CDATA[Showbiz]]></category>
  11183. <category><![CDATA[Country Music]]></category>
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  11218.  
  11219. &lt;p&gt;SHE sang about putting the hours in on Busy Woman – and now I have heard Sabrina Carpenter has taken inspo from the original workaholic.&lt;/p&gt;
  11220.  
  11221.  
  11222.  
  11223. &lt;p&gt;Her routine at the MTV Video Music Awards in September will pay homage to Dolly Parton’s movie &lt;span id=&quot;5a800a5a-511f-470e-bec6-94e7f84fae30&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;comedy&lt;/span&gt; Nine to Five, which also starred Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.&lt;/p&gt;
  11224.  
  11225.  
  11226.  
  11227. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414818&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 903px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/sabrina-carpenter-performs-lollapalooza-grant-1014363197.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=893&quot; alt=&quot;Sabrina Carpenter performing at Lollapalooza.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414818&quot; width=&quot;893&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Sabrina Carpenter&amp;#8217;s performance at MTV VMA&amp;#8217;s to be inspired by Dolly Parton&amp;#8217;s classic film Nine to Five[/caption]
  11228.  
  11229.  
  11230.  
  11231. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414820&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 780px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/sabrina-carpenter-dolly-parton-behind-972446338.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=770&quot; alt=&quot;Sabrina Carpenter and Dolly Parton behind the scenes.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414820&quot; width=&quot;770&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Sabrina released a video for her track Please, Please, Please featuring country legend Dolly[/caption]
  11232.  
  11233.  
  11234.  
  11235. &lt;p&gt;A source said: “Sabrina is working with her favourite choreographers on the routine that will reference the classic 1980 &lt;span id=&quot;6a5a8288-7246-48c6-b8e3-fe75179d7b3f&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;film&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  11236.  
  11237.  
  11238.  
  11239. &lt;p&gt;“Sabrina is very fond of Dolly after she also starred in her video for Please, Please, Please.&lt;/p&gt;
  11240.  
  11241.  
  11242.  
  11243. &lt;p&gt;“She is planning on doing a medley of songs at the awards ceremony following her stellar year of hits.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11244.  
  11245.  
  11246.  
  11247. &lt;p&gt;On Valentine’s Day in February, Sabrina released a new video for her track &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/14719806/sabrina-carpenter-dolly-parton-deluxe-short-n-sweet/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Please, Please, Please featuring country legend Dolly.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  11248.  
  11249.  
  11250.  
  11251. &lt;p&gt;Sabrina released the new version with the Jolene &lt;span id=&quot;dd7613c8-f194-49b2-8bca-2e0801024f0d&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;hitmaker&lt;/span&gt; after the previous video starred her ex, Irish actor Barry Keoghan.&lt;/p&gt;
  11252.  
  11253.  
  11254.  
  11255. &lt;p&gt;Dolly revealed: “Our voices are very similar. I can’t tell sometimes which part’s her and which part’s me.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11256.  
  11257.  
  11258.  
  11259. &lt;p&gt;The pair, who are both 5ft tall with bouncy blonde &lt;span id=&quot;b28d0ea3-2e20-4a62-83a8-d07eae1ed3ff&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;hair&lt;/span&gt;, also bear a striking resemblance.&lt;/p&gt;
  11260.  
  11261.  
  11262.  
  11263. &lt;p&gt;Dolly said: “We look like relatives. She looks like she could be my little sister.&lt;/p&gt;
  11264.  
  11265.  
  11266.  
  11267. &lt;p&gt;“We’re little women doing big things.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11268.  
  11269.  
  11270.  
  11271. &lt;p&gt;Sabrina is nominated for eight awards at the VMAs, which will be held at the UBS Arena in Elmont, &lt;span id=&quot;b16f3206-d26b-4246-b0dd-b34609a389a8&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;New York&lt;/span&gt;, on September 7.&lt;/p&gt;
  11272.  
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  11292.  
  11293.  
  11294.  
  11295. &lt;p&gt;The former Disney star, who is performing at the annual awards show for the second time in a row, could win video of the year for Manchild from her upcoming album Man’s Best Friend, which is out &lt;span id=&quot;6c3ff6b9-1969-4ede-abb0-8f8dc1e5464e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
  11296.  
  11297.  
  11298.  
  11299. &lt;p&gt;Sabrina gave her 48.6million &lt;span id=&quot;5a096977-a28f-4cfa-8bb6-dd70bb69f33c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Instagram&lt;/span&gt; fans a taste of her new track Tears with a clip of the music video on Friday night.&lt;/p&gt;
  11300.  
  11301.  
  11302.  
  11303. &lt;p&gt;Dressed in a baby blue dress with a wedding hat, she could be seen lying in a field next to a vintage car.&lt;/p&gt;
  11304.  
  11305.  
  11306.  
  11307. &lt;p&gt;It looks like Sabrina is a movie star as well now — just like Dolly.&lt;/p&gt;
  11308.  
  11309.  
  11310.  
  11311. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  11312. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  11313. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;RAYE HINTS DOWN TO A TEE&lt;/h3&gt;
  11314. &lt;/div&gt;
  11315. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  11318. &lt;div&gt;
  11319. &lt;p&gt;RAYE has put fans in a spin after hinting at the title and release date of a new track from her second album.&lt;/p&gt;
  11320. &lt;p&gt;The Prada hitmaker shared a snap of her merchandise stand at All Points East festival in East London yesterday.&lt;/p&gt;
  11321. &lt;p&gt;A sign read: “This merch may contain a release date. Lots of love, Raye x.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11322. &lt;p&gt;Her T-shirts were covered in a string of cryptic statements, with some of the words obscured.&lt;/p&gt;
  11323. &lt;p&gt;Phrases splashed across the clothing included: “Where Is My Husband? Will be yours 19th of September 2025 . . . The very first fragment of [redacted] from the second [redacted].&lt;/p&gt;
  11324. &lt;p&gt;“The oh-so fabulous, utterly over being, desperately single gal from South London . . . Chapter two  . . . I would like a ring.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11325. &lt;p&gt;Raye yesterday headlined the festival, which also featured Tyla and Cat Burns. In April, she had revealed she was working on new music and feeling the pressure to make a hit.&lt;/p&gt;
  11326. &lt;p&gt;She said: “I couldn’t write anything, I was overthinking everything. I definitely cried.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11327. &lt;p&gt;The singer, who scooped six Brit Awards in 2024 following the success of her album, My 21st Century Blues, added: “I just feel like the bar is high.&lt;/p&gt;
  11328. &lt;p&gt;“I just want to trust my gut and hope I make the right decisions.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11329. &lt;/div&gt;
  11330. &lt;/div&gt;
  11331. &lt;/div&gt;
  11333.  
  11334.  
  11335.  
  11336. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;A FAN ON STAGE? NO TROUBLE, SAYS CHRIS&lt;/h2&gt;
  11337.  
  11338.  
  11339.  
  11340. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414821&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/chris-martin-coldplay-performs-live-1017905122.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Chris Martin of Coldplay performing live on stage.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414821&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Shutterstock Editorial&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Chris Martin made an autistic fan&amp;#8217;s dream come true[/caption]
  11341.  
  11342.  
  11343.  
  11344. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414822&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/880732-picture-dated-august-22nd-1017906929.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Chris Martin of Coldplay on stage with a teenager with autism.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414822&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Bav Media&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The frontman picked out 18-year-old AJ Murphy from the 84,000-strong crowd at Wembley Stadium[/caption]
  11345.  
  11346.  
  11347.  
  11348. &lt;p&gt;COLDPLAY’S Chris Martin made an autistic fan’s dream come true on Friday night.&lt;/p&gt;
  11349.  
  11350.  
  11351.  
  11352. &lt;p&gt;The frontman picked out 18-year-old AJ Murphy from the 84,000-strong crowd at Wembley Stadium during the band’s opening night.&lt;/p&gt;
  11353.  
  11354.  
  11355.  
  11356. &lt;p&gt;Wearing headphones and a &lt;span id=&quot;8d030686-97cf-477a-bf93-f215a0e162b4&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Coldplay&lt;/span&gt; T-shirt, the lad was overcome with emotion as he hugged Chris, above.&lt;/p&gt;
  11357.  
  11358.  
  11359.  
  11360. &lt;p&gt;His light-up sign saying “I am autistic, please pick me, number 1 fan” caught the singer’s eye.&lt;/p&gt;
  11361.  
  11362.  
  11363.  
  11364. &lt;p&gt;Murphy told the audience that he was a DJ and music producer, before asking if he could sing Trouble with the band.&lt;/p&gt;
  11365.  
  11366.  
  11367.  
  11368. &lt;p&gt;Chris joked: “Trouble is from our first album. You’re 18, AJ, so this song is 55 years older than you. Before I even had my first wig.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11369.  
  11370.  
  11371.  
  11372. &lt;p&gt;Friday marked the first of ten record-breaking nights at Wembley to close The Music Of The Spheres World Tour. And the notorious kiss cam – which caught a CEO cheating with his lover at a gig in Boston –this time captured a sweet proposal.&lt;/p&gt;
  11373.  
  11374.  
  11375.  
  11376. &lt;p&gt;A man held a sign asking his girlfriend to marry him before getting down on one knee.&lt;/p&gt;
  11377.  
  11378.  
  11379.  
  11380. &lt;p&gt;After she accepted, Chris sang: “On a day like this, I encourage you to kiss, I hope you’re happy till the day you die.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11381.  
  11382.  
  11383.  
  11384. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  11385. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  11386. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;SAM&amp;#039;S SCARY CAREER&lt;/h3&gt;
  11387. &lt;/div&gt;
  11388. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  11391. &lt;div&gt;
  11392. &lt;p&gt;SAMIRA MIGHTY has revealed that she is loving the “chaos” of juggling a pop and film career.&lt;/p&gt;
  11393. &lt;p&gt;The former Love Island star, who recently released her dance single Cardio, made her film debut last month in the British horror flick Bambi: The Reckoning.&lt;/p&gt;
  11394. &lt;p&gt;Speaking to Original Magazine about juggling acting and her budding music career, Samira said: “It has been full-on but I have never been good at just picking one lane.&lt;/p&gt;
  11395. &lt;p&gt;“I kind of live for the chaos. It keeps things exciting and I think that energy shows up in my work too.&lt;/p&gt;
  11396. &lt;p&gt;“Shooting Bambi was character building. It was not always glamorous.&lt;/p&gt;
  11397. &lt;p&gt;“Filming at 4am in the cold, running in the mud is not for the weak.”&lt;br /&gt;Rather you than me, Samira.&lt;/p&gt;
  11398. &lt;/div&gt;
  11399. &lt;/div&gt;
  11400. &lt;/div&gt;
  11402.  
  11403.  
  11404.  
  11405. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;IT’S DUA’S LIPA YEAR&lt;/h2&gt;
  11406.  
  11407.  
  11408.  
  11409. &lt;p&gt;DUA LIPA takes the plunge as she glams up for her 30th birthday in a low-cut halterneck dress.&lt;/p&gt;
  11410.  
  11411.  
  11412.  
  11413. &lt;p&gt;The pop star had spent the lead up to her big day having a ball in Jamaica – and she looked flawless as she celebrated her big milestone on Friday wearing a sexy sheer red gown.&lt;/p&gt;
  11414.  
  11415.  
  11416.  
  11417. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414823&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/www-instagram-com-p-dnsshwgxlwf-1017949885.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Dua Lipa in a red sequined dress.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414823&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram/Dua Lipa&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Dua Lipa stuns in a sexy sheer red gown[/caption]
  11418.  
  11419.  
  11420.  
  11421. &lt;p&gt;Sharing her joy on Instagram, Dua wrote: “This last lap around the sun has been, without a doubt, my favourite year yet. The past 10 years have been the most incredible ride I could’ve ever dreamed of . . . my 20s were pure MAGIC. Not without their challenges or awkward moments, but filled with more love, joy and lessons than I ever imagined.&lt;/p&gt;
  11422.  
  11423.  
  11424.  
  11425. &lt;p&gt;“I’m so deeply grateful for every step of the journey and everything it’s taken to get here.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11426.  
  11427.  
  11428.  
  11429. &lt;p&gt;Dua also shared a sweet &lt;span id=&quot;fdd60f18-0656-47e2-bcca-ea8a1193a074&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;snap&lt;/span&gt; alongside her fiance Callum Turner, plus a pic of her about to tuck into a giant chocolate cake, top.&lt;/p&gt;
  11430.  
  11431.  
  11432.  
  11433. &lt;p&gt;And she was spotted playing a game of backgammon with a dirty martini in her hand.&lt;/p&gt;
  11434.  
  11435.  
  11436.  
  11437. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Dua&amp;#8217;s dad Dukagjin revealed the &lt;span id=&quot;63c691f7-af7a-4ac3-a10e-a8a67bfe0003&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;family&lt;/span&gt; were sent 30 bottles of Dom Perignon vintage Champagne for the big bash.&lt;/p&gt;
  11438.  
  11439.  
  11440.  
  11441. &lt;p&gt;Cheers to you, Dua!&lt;/p&gt;
  11442.  
  11443.  
  11444.  
  11445. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  11446. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  11447. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;MILLIE ON WED ALERT FOR SIS&lt;/h3&gt;
  11448. &lt;/div&gt;
  11449. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  11452. &lt;div&gt;
  11453. &lt;p&gt;STRANGER Things actress Millie Bobby Brown flew to her sister Paige Brown’s wedding in Suffolk on August 10, bringing her and husband Jake Bongiovi&amp;#8217;s recently adopted two-week-old baby.&lt;/p&gt;
  11454. &lt;p&gt;A source told me: “It was important for Millie to be there for her sister and it was the perfect opportunity to introduce their little one to their family.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11455. &lt;p&gt;Photographer Emma-Jane Lewis shared a glimpse behind the scenes of the wedding at the Wilderness Reserve – a 5,000-acre retreat in Suffolk.&lt;/p&gt;
  11456. &lt;p&gt;She wrote: “The most spectacular wedding planned by my gorgeous bride’s sister @millie bobbybrown who planned it alongside @camillaboniek events who did her own wedding day last year. These guys were the dream team.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11457. &lt;p&gt;This week, the British actress announced she had become a mum for the first time at the age of 21, revealing to her 64.1 million Instagram followers that she and husband Jake, inset, had adopted a baby girl.&lt;/p&gt;
  11458. &lt;p&gt;The insider said: “The baby was tiny and everyone was saying how adorable she was.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11459. &lt;p&gt;Millie, who plays Eleven in the supernatural Netflix series, and Jake, son of singer Jon Bon Jovi, wrote on Instagram: “This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption.” &lt;/p&gt;
  11460. &lt;p&gt;Millie said on a podcast: “I want to focus on establishing myself as an actor and a producer, but also I really want a big family.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11461. &lt;p&gt;The Sun revealed Millie and Jake, below, had secretly wed in May 2024, with a lavish second ceremony in Tuscany, Italy, in September last year.&lt;/p&gt;
  11462. &lt;p&gt;The actress will reprise her role in the final series of Stranger Things, which will be released in November.&lt;/p&gt;
  11463. &lt;/div&gt;
  11464. &lt;/div&gt;
  11465. &lt;/div&gt;
  11467.  
  11468.  
  11469.  
  11470. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;YOU&amp;#8217;LL GO FAR, BABY&lt;/h2&gt;
  11471.  
  11472.  
  11473.  
  11474. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414824&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/08/jack-fluegel-wes-leavins-brigitte-1017936101.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Jack Fluegel and Wes Leavins of Brigitte Calls Me Baby performing live.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414824&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Rock band Brigitte Calls Me Baby made their return to London this week[/caption]
  11475.  
  11476.  
  11477.  
  11478. &lt;p&gt;WITH effortless charm, silky smooth vocals and electric guitar riffs, rock band Brigitte Calls Me Baby made their return to &lt;span id=&quot;be6e9ff8-4ec2-45de-a956-ddfe9064931a&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;London&lt;/span&gt; this week.&lt;/p&gt;
  11479.  
  11480.  
  11481.  
  11482. &lt;p&gt;Lead singer Wes Leavins swooned across the stage like a young Morrissey at Omeara on Wednesday night.&lt;/p&gt;
  11483.  
  11484.  
  11485.  
  11486. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;span id=&quot;f661936f-57a6-45d8-9381-53ba36f5a30e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Chicago&lt;/span&gt; band, who will play at All Points East festival today, formed in 2022 and have only released one album – The &lt;span id=&quot;69837093-18c2-4997-abfc-61a9a05517a1&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Future&lt;/span&gt; Is Our Way Out.&lt;/p&gt;
  11487.  
  11488.  
  11489.  
  11490. &lt;p&gt;But that did not stop their adoring fans from singing along to tracks such as Too Easy and &lt;span id=&quot;7c159da2-70a5-45b8-92c4-17fcca11709b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Pink&lt;/span&gt; Palace like they had been around forever.&lt;/p&gt;
  11491.  
  11492.  
  11493.  
  11494. &lt;p&gt;Wes delighted the crowd by revealing they had finished recording their second album and played catchy new track Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction.&lt;/p&gt;
  11495.  
  11496.  
  11497.  
  11498. &lt;p&gt;They closed with their own interpretation of George Michael’s Careless Whisper and a rendition of Impressively Average.&lt;/p&gt;
  11499.  
  11500.  
  11501.  
  11502. &lt;p&gt;I saw the band play in June – and it seems that they are sounding better every time they step on stage.&lt;/p&gt;
  11503.  
  11504.  
  11505.  
  11506. &lt;p&gt;Impressed? Yes. Average? Definitely not.&lt;/p&gt;
  11507.  
  11508.  
  11509.  
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  11511.  
  11512.  
  11513.  
  11514. &lt;p&gt;CHAPPELL ROAN looked like a bat out of hell at &lt;span id=&quot;6ed7d554-6b6e-418d-af64-41d9cc9d4449&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Reading&lt;/span&gt; Festival – with one of the winged creatures on her head.&lt;/p&gt;
  11515.  
  11516.  
  11517.  
  11518. &lt;p&gt;The US star drew a huge crowd for her performance on Friday night, arriving on stage in black lace and slowly removing parts of her outfit throughout her 90-minute set. &lt;/p&gt;
  11519.  
  11520.  
  11521.  
  11522. &lt;p&gt;Belting out hits The &lt;span id=&quot;c5850f64-4cf9-4b01-9a30-23e9a52e6508&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Subway&lt;/span&gt;, Red &lt;span id=&quot;50e78082-5865-4515-b74f-f0bd6cde0352&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Wine&lt;/span&gt; Supernova and Good Luck, Babe!, a singalong highlight was also My Kink Is Karma – but it may have been awkward listening for one punter.&lt;/p&gt;
  11523.  
  11524.  
  11525.  
  11526. &lt;p&gt;Chappell, who performed at &lt;span id=&quot;2e07a555-56e3-42d2-b6b6-83f42b339ea2&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Leeds&lt;/span&gt; Festival, said: “I dedicate this to my ex, who’s in the crowd tonight.” One way to get revenge.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  11529. <title>Viktor Gyokeres makes major change to iconic celebration to hit back at trolls after scoring first two Arsenal goals</title>
  11530. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36414154/viktor-gyokeres-trolls-arsenal-leeds/</link>
  11531. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
  11532. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kealan Hughes]]></dc:creator>
  11533. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
  11534. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
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  11547. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;VIKTOR GYOKERES hit back at trolls after celebrating by flicking his hair.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  11548.  
  11549.  
  11550.  
  11551. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;span id=&quot;2cf8d5f5-278a-4ab4-b20c-7f7f98c4bab9&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;striker&lt;/span&gt; got off the mark for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/&quot;&gt;Arsenal&lt;/a&gt;, scoring twice in an emphatic 5-0 win over &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/leeds/&quot;&gt;Leeds&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  11552.  
  11553.  
  11554.  
  11555. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414785&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/arsenals-viktor-gyokeres-celebrates-scoring-1018016913_d7523c.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal celebrates a goal.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414785&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Vikto Gyokeres scored twice for Arsenal against Leeds[/caption]
  11556.  
  11557.  
  11558.  
  11559. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414786&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/14-viktor-gyokeres-celebrates-scoring-1018017184.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal in distress after a penalty kick.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414786&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;651&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The striker hit back at trolls by mockingly flicking his hair[/caption]
  11560.  
  11561.  
  11562.  
  11563. &lt;div class=&quot;oembed-container oembed-twitter&quot;&gt;&lt;blockquote class=&quot;twitter-tweet&quot; data-width=&quot;550&quot; data-dnt=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;p lang=&quot;en&quot; dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Arsenal have FIVE &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And that&amp;#39;s TWO for Viktor Gyökeres as he scores from the spot &lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f3af.png&quot; alt=&quot;🎯&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://t.co/QKe2G5gWOD&quot;&gt;pic.twitter.com/QKe2G5gWOD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;mdash; Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1959321476584054804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;&gt;August 23, 2025&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js&quot; charset=&quot;utf-8&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  11564.  
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  11566.  
  11567. &lt;p&gt;He marked his first with his trademark mask celebration, which was mimicked by the Emirates faithful.&lt;/p&gt;
  11568.  
  11569.  
  11570.  
  11571. &lt;p&gt;But after finding the net with a penalty in stoppage time he decided to mix things up.&lt;/p&gt;
  11572.  
  11573.  
  11574.  
  11575. &lt;p&gt;Gyokeres sprinted over to the corner flag and went up to a camera before flicking his &lt;span id=&quot;7ba58951-2ce0-4e80-ab77-b652b81344ec&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;hair&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  11576.  
  11577.  
  11578.  
  11579. &lt;p&gt;In doing so he hit back at trolls who criticised how often the striker flicked his hair on his debut against &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;685b1b8b-4696-4a46-a541-367d7193f25c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Manchester&lt;/span&gt; United&lt;/a&gt; last week.&lt;/p&gt;
  11580.  
  11581.  
  11582.  
  11583. &lt;p&gt;One Arsenal fan joked: &amp;#8220;Gyokeres touched his hair 28 times today. The most someone has ever had in a single Premier League game. &lt;img src=&quot;https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/72x72/1f525.png&quot; alt=&quot;🔥&quot; class=&quot;wp-smiley&quot; style=&quot;height: 1em; max-height: 1em;&quot; /&gt;&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  11584.  
  11585.  
  11586.  
  11587. &lt;p&gt;Another added: &amp;#8220;He touched his hair more than the ball.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  11588.  
  11589.  
  11590.  
  11591. &lt;p&gt;Fans also found Gyokeres&amp;#8217; response rather amusing, with one saying: &amp;#8220;Gyokeres is too funny loooooool, he touched his hair on purpose to mock all those who were onto him last week.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  11592.  
  11593.  
  11594.  
  11595. &lt;p&gt;Another fan wrote: &amp;#8220;Gyökeres doing hair flicks to the camera after a brace is sending me. The most obvious middle finger to the trolls I’ve ever seen.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  11596.  
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  11599. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32916258/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  11600.  
  11601.  
  11602.  
  11603. &lt;p&gt;Gyokeres shared his delight at getting off the mark for his new side.&lt;/p&gt;
  11604.  
  11605.  
  11606.  
  11607. &lt;p&gt;He said after the match: &amp;#8220;Of course, I am really happy with the result. Of course, it was very &lt;span id=&quot;aaa4a508-a156-43f6-b699-666eda7fe7af&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;nice&lt;/span&gt; to score two goals as well.&lt;/p&gt;
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  11631. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is always pressure. I know I&amp;#8217;ll take my chances sooner or later. We won 5-0 so it was a great day.&lt;/p&gt;
  11632.  
  11633.  
  11634.  
  11635. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We have so many amazing players going forward. For me, it is important to be in the right place.&lt;/p&gt;
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  11639. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is difficult. All the teams we play against want to challenge us. We have to prepare for every game as best as possible, but we have an amazing team, and we train well and work hard every day.&lt;/p&gt;
  11640.  
  11641.  
  11642.  
  11643. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We have started off well with two wins and two clean sheets and a lot of goals. I think we are on the right path, but we can always do better and improve.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  11646. <title>From cosy Insta pics to shopping trips, all the signs Maya Jama is planning to join boyfriend Ruben Dias in Manchester</title>
  11647. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36412980/maya-jama-ruben-dias-manchester/</link>
  11648. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
  11649. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Webber]]></dc:creator>
  11650. <category><![CDATA[News TV]]></category>
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  11674. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHE fell for Premier League star Ruben Dias after they met at last year’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  11675.  
  11676.  
  11677.  
  11678. &lt;p&gt;Now, nine months on, it seems Love Island presenter &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/maya-jama/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Maya Jama&lt;/a&gt; is also head over heels for the city where her boy- friend lives and plays football.&lt;/p&gt;
  11679.  
  11680.  
  11681.  
  11682. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413301&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 778px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mayajama-back-tvs-tonight-love-1014279573_dcb5ef.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=768&quot; alt=&quot;Maya Jama in a patterned mini dress.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413301&quot; width=&quot;768&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Maya Jama fell for Premier League star Ruben Dias after they met at last year’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester[/caption]
  11683.  
  11684.  
  11685.  
  11686. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413306&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 707px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ruben-dias-posts-maya-jama-999246808_a3079e.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=697&quot; alt=&quot;Maya Jama and Ruben Dias taking a selfie in front of a mirror.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413306&quot; width=&quot;697&quot; height=&quot;683&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The couple smile for a selfie on a romantic Italian break in May[/caption]
  11687.  
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  11689.  
  11690. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413303&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/taken-apple-store-emily-webber-1017571851.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Maya and Ruben at an Apple Store.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413303&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Stars were low key in a cap and shades while browsing phone accessories on Monday[/caption]
  11691.  
  11692.  
  11693.  
  11694. &lt;p&gt;The Bristol-born TV host has been staying at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196654/manchester-city/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Manchester City&lt;/a&gt; defender &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ruben-dias/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ruben’s&lt;/a&gt; £2.5million penthouse apartment in the centre of town.&lt;/p&gt;
  11695.  
  11696.  
  11697.  
  11698. &lt;p&gt;And she was at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36405580/man-city-stadium-etihad/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The Etihad Stadium&lt;/a&gt; to support him yesterday as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196654/manchester-city/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the Blues&lt;/a&gt; faced &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196652/tottenham-hotspur/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Tottenham Hotspur&lt;/a&gt; in their first home game of the season.&lt;/p&gt;
  11699.  
  11700.  
  11701.  
  11702. &lt;p&gt;But sadly, she wasn’t his lucky charm as they lost 2-0.&lt;/p&gt;
  11703.  
  11704.  
  11705.  
  11706. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36204421/maya-jama-ruben-dias-trophy-room/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The couple&lt;/a&gt; have also recently been spotted out shopping, and Maya has shared snaps of herself in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36064871/ruben-dias-secret-weapon-maya-jama-next-move/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Ruben’s&lt;/a&gt; personal trophy room — plus posing for a selfie through the glass with a window cleaner.&lt;/p&gt;
  11707.  
  11708.  
  11709.  
  11710. &lt;p&gt;It is understood she has been staying in Manchester with her Portuguese boyfriend as she considers a full-time move to support him in his career there.&lt;/p&gt;
  11711.  
  11712.  
  11713.  
  11714. &lt;p&gt;A source said: “Maya loves the down-to-earth nature of Manchester, as well as the glamour of the football and WAG scene.&lt;/p&gt;
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  11716.  
  11717.  
  11718. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;‘Very touchy-feely’&lt;/h2&gt;
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  11720.  
  11721.  
  11722. &lt;p&gt;“Bristol and London will always be special to her but she is loving spending more time in Manchester with Ruben. The city has become a celebrity hub — with The Brit Awards scheduled to be held there for the first time in February.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11723.  
  11724.  
  11725.  
  11726. &lt;p&gt;On Monday, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/34947889/maya-jama-ruben-dias-kisses-hand-lunch-date-official/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the couple enjoyed a low-key shopping date at Manchester’s Arndale centre&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  11727.  
  11728.  
  11729.  
  11730. &lt;p&gt;An onlooker said: “Ruben and Maya are clearly very in love. Maya was very touchy-feely with Ruben and they were in their own little bubble.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11731.  
  11732.  
  11733.  
  11734. &lt;p&gt;Ruben, who kept a low profile in a black baseball cap, and Maya — wearing oversized sunglasses — were spotted busily browsing phone cases in the Apple store.&lt;/p&gt;
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  11757.  
  11758. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Maya, 31, has been giving her 1.1million &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tiktok/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; followers a glimpse into her new life up north.&lt;/p&gt;
  11759.  
  11760.  
  11761.  
  11762. &lt;p&gt;Earlier this week, she posted a snap of her dinner on social media — cooked by Ruben’s private Portuguese chef &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/33932769/man-city-chef-prem-secret-ingredient/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Diogo Prego&lt;/a&gt;, who is employed to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner, along with protein bars and snacks, for the footballer.&lt;/p&gt;
  11763.  
  11764.  
  11765.  
  11766. &lt;p&gt;On Tuesday, Maya tagged Diogo in her Instagram story as he served up greens and roasted meat.&lt;/p&gt;
  11767.  
  11768.  
  11769.  
  11770. &lt;p&gt;She also shared a snap of her healthy lunch of steak and broccoli on Friday — with the chef visible at the sink in the background.&lt;/p&gt;
  11771.  
  11772.  
  11773.  
  11774. &lt;p&gt;Diogo has garnered 195,000 followers by documenting his dishes for a “footballer in Manchester”.&lt;/p&gt;
  11775.  
  11776.  
  11777.  
  11778. &lt;p&gt;Speaking about his client to Sun Sport, he said: “He does not eat sugar, we follow a healthy diet with lots of broth that I prepare for him.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11779.  
  11780.  
  11781.  
  11782. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Daily shopping&lt;/h2&gt;
  11783.  
  11784.  
  11785.  
  11786. &lt;p&gt;Diogo also goes shopping daily in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/27606557/i-live-uk-city-top-place-visit-manchester-local/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Manchester’s Northern Quarter&lt;/a&gt; to ensure the City star eats the freshest ingredients.&lt;/p&gt;
  11787.  
  11788.  
  11789.  
  11790. &lt;p&gt;Earlier this month, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/35850944/maya-jama-bikini-curves-slender-figure-toned/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Maya&lt;/a&gt; uploaded a video of her dancing in the hall of Ruben’s apartment with a £30,000 black &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35795358/hermes-birkin-bag-auction-record-price/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hermes bag&lt;/a&gt; on her arm.&lt;/p&gt;
  11791.  
  11792.  
  11793.  
  11794. &lt;p&gt;In the background, fans could see a cabinet filled with trophies and football memorabilia cur-ated by the footie ace during his career. And Maya has also been a hit at his tower block.&lt;/p&gt;
  11795.  
  11796.  
  11797.  
  11798. &lt;p&gt;Window cleaner Ryan Brock shared a video of himself in a safety harness on the side of the skyscraper taking a selfie with Maya, who was inside the apartment. &lt;/p&gt;
  11799.  
  11800.  
  11801.  
  11802. &lt;p&gt;She posed at the window, saying with a laugh: “How funny — nice to meet you.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11803.  
  11804.  
  11805.  
  11806. &lt;p&gt;In March, Maya confirmed her romance with Ruben, 28, as she cheered him on at the Etihad, where Man City drew 2-2 with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/3571589/brighton-hove-albion/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Brighton&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  11807.  
  11808.  
  11809.  
  11810. &lt;p&gt;She posted a video, lip-syncing and dancing with pals in a hospitality box. &lt;/p&gt;
  11811.  
  11812.  
  11813.  
  11814. &lt;p&gt;And it seems likely she will make more appearances at the ground after it emerged on Friday that Ruben has signed a two-year contract extension with Man City till 2029.&lt;/p&gt;
  11815.  
  11816.  
  11817.  
  11818. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;‘I want to marry’&lt;/h2&gt;
  11819.  
  11820.  
  11821.  
  11822. &lt;p&gt;The defender joined them in 2020 for a fee of £65million from Portuguese club &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1558298/benfica/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Benfica&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  11823.  
  11824.  
  11825.  
  11826. &lt;p&gt;He said of his new deal: “I am incredibly happy. I love Manchester — it is my home now — and I love the Manchester City fans.&lt;/p&gt;
  11827.  
  11828.  
  11829.  
  11830. &lt;p&gt;“When I think about the trophies we have won and the way we have played our football during my time here, I couldn’t imagine playing anywhere else.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11831.  
  11832.  
  11833.  
  11834. &lt;p&gt;Maya reposted the announcement to her 3.2million Instagram followers on Friday, captioned with a blue love heart. &lt;/p&gt;
  11835.  
  11836.  
  11837.  
  11838. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413326&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 671px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/36b292e2-1280-4a07-a3fc-2989f8336307.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=661&quot; alt=&quot;Maya Jama takes a selfie in her boyfriend's trophy room.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413326&quot; width=&quot;661&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A rare glimpse of the player’s silverware in a snap of Maya drinking a cuppa&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  11839.  
  11840.  
  11841.  
  11842. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413332&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 799px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/3ef48807-4708-45cd-bea7-dbc1a7be8000.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=789&quot; alt=&quot;Maya Jama and a window cleaner taking a selfie.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413332&quot; width=&quot;789&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Window cleaner Ryan Brock shared a video of himself in a safety harness on the side of the skyscraper taking a selfie with Maya&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  11843.  
  11844.  
  11845.  
  11846. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413305&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 632px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ruben-dias-manchester-city-looks-1016781467.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=622&quot; alt=&quot;Ruben Dias of Manchester City during a Premier League match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413305&quot; width=&quot;622&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Ruben’s relationship and Man City career are thriving[/caption]
  11847.  
  11848.  
  11849.  
  11850. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/itv/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;ITV&lt;/a&gt; star, estimated to be worth £1.5million, moved to London aged 16 from her home town of Bristol to pursue her dream of becoming a presenter.&lt;/p&gt;
  11851.  
  11852.  
  11853.  
  11854. &lt;p&gt;She previously told how, before getting her big break, she held down jobs at Urban Outfitters and Lipsy and stayed at a relative’s place, where there was “no gas, no electricity”. &lt;/p&gt;
  11855.  
  11856.  
  11857.  
  11858. &lt;p&gt;And she claimed she sometimes had to freshen up in the sinks at work.&lt;/p&gt;
  11859.  
  11860.  
  11861.  
  11862. &lt;p&gt;But speaking fondly of her home town to Vogue in 2023, she said: “I’ve never met a p***k from Bristol. We’re really good people, and it’s a weird balance between being a city but everyone’s entwined. A big sense of community.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11863.  
  11864.  
  11865.  
  11866. &lt;p&gt;Maya’s romance with Ruben comes after she &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/34857970/maya-jama-shares-dealing-with-stormzy-heartbreak/#:~:text=2023Credit%3A%20Instagram-,The%20pair%20first%20split%20in%202019%20before%20reuniting%20in%202023,that%20they%20would%20remain%20friends.&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;split from rapper&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/stormzy/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Stormzy, 32,&lt;/a&gt; in July last year — ten years after they first started dating.&lt;/p&gt;
  11867.  
  11868.  
  11869.  
  11870. &lt;p&gt;During a gap in their on-off relationship, she was briefly engaged to basketball player Ben Simmons, but they split in August 2022, months after he popped the question.&lt;/p&gt;
  11871.  
  11872.  
  11873.  
  11874. &lt;p&gt;Weeks before meeting Ruben, Maya told the Evening Standard that she was ready to settle down, explaining: “I am so happy right now, but the next person I meet I want to marry and have kids with.&lt;/p&gt;
  11875.  
  11876.  
  11877.  
  11878. &lt;p&gt;“So obviously, I’m feeling fussy. I’m in this lovely bubble and I don’t want you unless you make me happy.&lt;/p&gt;
  11879.  
  11880.  
  11881.  
  11882. &lt;p&gt;“The mission in life is to make yourself happy, then find someone who brings something that matches that to the table.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11883.  
  11884.  
  11885.  
  11886. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413350&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 751px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/8db01c20-677c-4d7e-9e65-9a8c912e5d67_d8ab1a.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=741&quot; alt=&quot;Boy in Manchester City jersey at a Manchester City game.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413350&quot; width=&quot;741&quot; height=&quot;387&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Maya shared snap from the City Spurs game yesterday&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;instagram/mayajama&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;</content:encoded>
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  11889. <title>I was forced to strip off in prison in Peru but here&#8217;s why humiliation will help me on Celeb SAS says Michaella McCollum</title>
  11890. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36408378/michaella-mccollum-peru-ordeal-celebrity-sas/</link>
  11891. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
  11892. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Coombs]]></dc:creator>
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  11935.  
  11936. &lt;p&gt;MOST women would struggle to strip off in front of a stranger – but when Michaella McCollum was ordered to do so on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins she did not flinch.&lt;/p&gt;
  11937.  
  11938.  
  11939.  
  11940. &lt;p&gt;She says being forced by intimidating &lt;span id=&quot;671b3ed4-c996-4f2d-9b24-127e86e5ae91&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;prison&lt;/span&gt; guards to often do just that, during three years in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1646692/drugs-mule-michaella-mccollum-speaks-on-peru-jail-nightmare/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Peruvian prison&lt;/a&gt; for her part in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2791638/peru-drugs-mule-michaella-mccollum-connolly-breaks-silence-six-months-after-leaving-jail/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;£1million cocaine-smuggling operation&lt;/a&gt;, left her “desensitised”.&lt;/p&gt;
  11941.  
  11942.  
  11943.  
  11944. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408482&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 594px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/peru-two-drug-mule-michaella-964125738.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=584&quot; alt=&quot;Michaella McCollum on a beach, holding a soccer ball.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408482&quot; width=&quot;584&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Michaella McCollum says time spent in a Peruvian prison has desensitised her&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BackGrid&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  11945.  
  11946.  
  11947.  
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  11949.  
  11950.  
  11951.  
  11952. &lt;p&gt;Tomorrow night, in the final episode of the reality series, viewers will see Michaella being told to change into a boilersuit. It is ahead of 14 hours of mental and physical torture to mimic what real &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sas/&quot;&gt;SAS&lt;/a&gt; soldiers endure during the force’s selection process.&lt;/p&gt;
  11953.  
  11954.  
  11955.  
  11956. &lt;p&gt;In an exclusive interview, Michaella, 31, says: “Interrogation on SAS felt very similar to the experience and things that I had to do in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/peru/&quot;&gt;Peru&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  11957.  
  11958.  
  11959.  
  11960. &lt;p&gt;“It began with this guy who was like, ‘Strip all your clothes off’.&lt;/p&gt;
  11961.  
  11962.  
  11963.  
  11964. &lt;p&gt;“Being forced to strip as a woman, that’s so humiliating.&lt;/p&gt;
  11965.  
  11966.  
  11967.  
  11968. &lt;p&gt;“But I realised that I was so desensitised to being told to take your clothes off by a guard, because I’d been through that so many times in &lt;span id=&quot;bcba8f47-43a6-4bd2-87bc-02e415f04d95&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Peru&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  11969.  
  11970.  
  11971.  
  11972. &lt;p&gt;“So when it happened in SAS I didn’t react. I guess I was programmed for so many years, that’s just what you do.&lt;/p&gt;
  11973.  
  11974.  
  11975.  
  11976. &lt;p&gt;“The day that was filmed, it was my time of the month, but I did it without thinking.&lt;/p&gt;
  11977.  
  11978.  
  11979.  
  11980. &lt;p&gt;“When I was in prison you can’t show emotion, it’s just not beneficial. So a lot of the time you have to try to keep yourself composed and not react, not scream and not challenge.&lt;/p&gt;
  11981.  
  11982.  
  11983.  
  11984. &lt;p&gt;“I had the experience of that to learn from — to just sit and listen, don’t react.”&lt;/p&gt;
  11985.  
  11986.  
  11987.  
  11988. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20238056/michaella-mccollum-unrecognisable-massive-netflix-deal-shock-transformation/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Michaella&lt;/a&gt;, from Co Tyrone in Northern &lt;span id=&quot;1fc3fe88-8012-42eb-860d-95a0d5458527&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Ireland&lt;/span&gt;, was just 19 when she was caught in 2013, alongside pal &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/23372803/peru-two-mule-melissa-reid-unrecognisable-ten-anniversary/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Melissa Reid&lt;/a&gt;, at Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima, trying to smuggle 12kg of cocaine.&lt;/p&gt;
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  12011.  
  12012. &lt;p&gt;The duo were quickly dubbed the Peru Two after they were pictured looking shell-shocked as customs officers arrested them in the middle of the crowded airport.&lt;/p&gt;
  12013.  
  12014.  
  12015.  
  12016. &lt;p&gt;They initially claimed they had been coerced by an armed gang but subsequently pleaded guilty.&lt;/p&gt;
  12017.  
  12018.  
  12019.  
  12020. &lt;p&gt;Michaella said she was at a party in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/ibiza/&quot;&gt;Ibiza&lt;/a&gt;, high on &lt;span id=&quot;7e7017d9-73e3-45db-9689-f66832624865&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;drugs&lt;/span&gt;, when she was offered £5,000 to “go on a trip”. She assumed she would be transporting drugs, but had no idea of the scale of the operation. She says it was the “worst decision” of her life.&lt;/p&gt;
  12021.  
  12022.  
  12023.  
  12024. &lt;p&gt;The friends were sentenced to six years and eight months in the overcrowded and unsanitary Ancon 2 prison.&lt;/p&gt;
  12025.  
  12026.  
  12027.  
  12028. &lt;p&gt;After being released in 2016, having served three years, she wrote a book, starred in a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bbc/&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;aa03ba43-275c-4a65-a88c-d35595a4c361&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;documentary&lt;/span&gt; and rebuilt her life by doing a degree in &lt;span id=&quot;a24e8a6c-4ad8-499b-8742-a0bc8028c66e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;business&lt;/span&gt; management.&lt;/p&gt;
  12029.  
  12030.  
  12031.  
  12032. &lt;p&gt;She now lives in &lt;span id=&quot;fce45dc9-3d3c-4123-a58a-6db9aec8c100&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Spain&lt;/span&gt;, raising her seven-year-old twin boys Rafael and Rio as a single mum.&lt;/p&gt;
  12033.  
  12034.  
  12035.  
  12036. &lt;p&gt;She regularly posts on social media, showing off her glamorous &lt;span id=&quot;1783117e-a7a5-4f5b-a9da-66b393acc594&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;new look&lt;/span&gt; thanks to the “confidence-boosting” boob job she had in December.&lt;/p&gt;
  12037.  
  12038.  
  12039.  
  12040. &lt;p&gt;She was picked as one of the 14 contestants for this year’s &lt;span id=&quot;bd983889-87aa-4e05-bf69-bd5a61cc570c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;celebrity&lt;/span&gt; SAS on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/channel-4/&quot;&gt;Channel 4&lt;/a&gt;, which puts famous faces through brutal challenges normally reserved for people training to be in the Special Forces.&lt;/p&gt;
  12041.  
  12042.  
  12043.  
  12044. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&amp;#8216;LOT STRONGER&amp;#8217;&lt;/h2&gt;
  12045.  
  12046.  
  12047.  
  12048. &lt;p&gt;Michaella says: “Mentally, prison made me a lot stronger. When that ended I was just 23. But I felt like I was a lot more mentally mature than most 23-year-olds.&lt;/p&gt;
  12049.  
  12050.  
  12051.  
  12052. &lt;p&gt;“I felt like I had lived a whole life. It helped me prepare for life, build resilience and be able to adapt to change. I do have a touch of &lt;span id=&quot;50532cda-3203-4e8b-a537-1b6888ba9a9e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;PTSD&lt;/span&gt;, but I feel like it’s very common for people who experience those types of traumas.&lt;/p&gt;
  12053.  
  12054.  
  12055.  
  12056. &lt;p&gt;“I mean, who teaches you to learn to deal with the trauma while you’re going through the trauma?”&lt;/p&gt;
  12057.  
  12058.  
  12059.  
  12060. &lt;p&gt;It certainly gave her the resilience to face the interrogation on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/celebrity-sas-who-dares-wins/&quot;&gt;Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins&lt;/a&gt;, head on.&lt;/p&gt;
  12061.  
  12062.  
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  12066. &lt;div class=&quot;article__quote-copy theme__before-color theme__after-color&quot;&gt;
  12067. &lt;p&gt;I do have a touch of PTSD, but I feel like it’s very common for people who experience those types of traumas.&lt;/p&gt;
  12068. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  12069. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;Michaella McCollum&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
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  12074.  
  12075.  
  12076.  
  12077. &lt;p&gt;Fans will see her suffer hours of mental and physical attrition, having to keep up a cover story while being questioned by former Special Forces interrogators.&lt;/p&gt;
  12078.  
  12079.  
  12080.  
  12081. &lt;p&gt;And Michaella says that listening to hours of intense noises, like screaming pigs being killed, and being forced to sit in stress positions, left her mentally broken. She adds: “When you’re in the situation, mentally it’s very challenging, because you start to go crazy. I felt like I was just rocking with all of these crazy thoughts.&lt;/p&gt;
  12082.  
  12083.  
  12084.  
  12085. &lt;p&gt;“I felt like the whole thing was very trippy. It felt like an out-of-body experience, it was insane.&lt;/p&gt;
  12086.  
  12087.  
  12088.  
  12089. &lt;p&gt;“I remember sometimes my legs got so tired or my arms got so tired, I would bend them slightly and somebody would come and hit me with a stick to make them straight again. I was just like, ‘Oh, when is this going to end?’.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12090.  
  12091.  
  12092.  
  12093. &lt;p&gt;Michaella’s fellow contestants included singer Lucy Spraggan, S Club’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/hannah-spearritt/&quot;&gt;Hannah Spearritt&lt;/a&gt;, drag artist Bimini, Love Island’s Adam Collard, boxer &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/conor-benn/&quot;&gt;Conor Benn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;span id=&quot;320e22b1-6b24-4156-bbe9-6c9d630eca45&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;The Traitors&lt;/span&gt; winner Harry Clark and former footballer &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/troy-deeney/&quot;&gt;Troy Deeney&lt;/a&gt;. Just five make it to tomorrow night’s final phase.&lt;/p&gt;
  12094.  
  12095.  
  12096.  
  12097. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413220&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fees-agreed-exclusive-splash-pix-25508780.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Two women stand with their luggage after being arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413220&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Michaella and Melissa Reid were pictured at the airport when they were caught&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12098.  
  12099.  
  12100.  
  12101. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408575&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dca945bb-e744-4862-8b07-91ea2f907b08.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Woman in bikini on a boat, holding a drink.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408575&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;870&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Michaella has reinvented herself since leaving jail but the mental scars remain&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12102.  
  12103.  
  12104.  
  12105. &lt;p&gt;Michaella says she shared a bond with contestant &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36342396/rebecca-loos-quits-celeb-sas-who-dares-wins-crying/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rebecca Loos&lt;/a&gt;, who became famous for her alleged fling with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/david-beckham/&quot;&gt;David Beckham&lt;/a&gt; in 2003, because they have both been “judged”. &lt;/p&gt;
  12106.  
  12107.  
  12108.  
  12109. &lt;p&gt;She explains: “She was sleeping opposite me so I had quite a good relationship with her. We still talk. I thought she was really lovely, super-nice. We didn’t go into much detail about her past, because she did not feel comfortable talking about that.&lt;/p&gt;
  12110.  
  12111.  
  12112.  
  12113. &lt;p&gt;“When all of that mayhem was happening, I think I was nine. So I don’t remember that stuff or how she was viewed. But I knew she had a really difficult time, and was being judged. We had quite a &lt;span id=&quot;a770b438-ed8e-4ece-becd-630d6e02c70f&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;nice&lt;/span&gt; bond.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12114.  
  12115.  
  12116.  
  12117. &lt;p&gt;And after making friends with singer Lucy, who was on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/the-x-factor/&quot;&gt;The X Factor&lt;/a&gt; in 2012, she attended her wedding, where &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/simon-cowell/&quot;&gt;Simon Cowell&lt;/a&gt; walked her down the aisle.&lt;/p&gt;
  12118.  
  12119.  
  12120.  
  12121. &lt;p&gt;Michaella says: “A few days after we stopped filming, I went to her wedding. I keep in touch with Adam, Bimini, Conor and Troy. &lt;/p&gt;
  12122.  
  12123.  
  12124.  
  12125. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I feel like I formed closer bonds with them, maybe because we were there the longest, which surprised me. It’s such a strange mixture of people.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12126.  
  12127.  
  12128.  
  12129. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408547&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/melissa-reid-michaella-mccollum-connolly-1017224051.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Melissa Reid and Michaella McCollum Connolly handcuffed and led away by Peruvian police after a court hearing.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408547&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;637&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Michaella openly says smuggling drugs was the worst mistake of her life&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Shutterstock Editorial&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12130.  
  12131.  
  12132.  
  12133. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408561&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/peru-two-girls-talking-translator-59904714.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Two women behind bars speaking to a translator.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408561&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Michaella sa her experience in jail helped her to build up her mental resilience&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Gerard Couzens&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12134.  
  12135.  
  12136.  
  12137. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408559&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/michaella-mccollum-hannah-spearritt-tasha-1012729600.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Soldiers in camouflage uniforms and backpacks performing squats.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408559&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Michaella filmed Celebrity SAS alongside Hannah Spearritt, Tasha Ghouri and Conor Benn&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Pete Dadds / Channel 4&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12138.  
  12139.  
  12140.  
  12141. &lt;p&gt;Michaella loved the experience but says the two weeks in the Welsh countryside took a toll on her body.&lt;/p&gt;
  12142.  
  12143.  
  12144.  
  12145. &lt;p&gt;She adds: “I actually did lose quite a lot of weight. I wasn’t complaining, I was snatched! I remember me and Lucy Spraggan being like, ‘Oh my God, we’ve got six-packs’.&lt;/p&gt;
  12146.  
  12147.  
  12148.  
  12149. &lt;!--googleoff: all--&gt;
  12150. &lt;blockquote class=&quot;article__quote&quot;&gt;
  12151. &lt;div class=&quot;article__quote-copy theme__before-color theme__after-color&quot;&gt;
  12152. &lt;p&gt;I feel unstoppable now. Those types of opportunities don’t come very often in life.&lt;/p&gt;
  12153. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  12154. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;Michaella McCollum&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
  12155. &lt;/div&gt;
  12156. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  12157. &lt;!--googleon: all--&gt;
  12159.  
  12160.  
  12161.  
  12162. &lt;p&gt;“I’ve never had a six-pack before. You can see my abs.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12163.  
  12164.  
  12165.  
  12166. &lt;p&gt;And despite everything she’s been through, getting to the final has changed her for the better.&lt;/p&gt;
  12167.  
  12168.  
  12169.  
  12170. &lt;p&gt;She says: “I feel unstoppable now. Those types of opportunities don’t come very often in life.&lt;/p&gt;
  12171.  
  12172.  
  12173.  
  12174. &lt;p&gt;“You get to see a completely different version of yourself — the real, true you, which we often disguise and we compress. With everyday life, we forget who we really are.&lt;/p&gt;
  12175.  
  12176.  
  12177.  
  12178. &lt;p&gt;“I’m really proud of what I achieved.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  12181. <title>Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osbourne all smiles on family holiday months after make-or-break getaway saved their marriage</title>
  12182. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36413422/jacqueline-jossa-dan-osborne-family-holiday/</link>
  12183. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
  12184. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Robinson]]></dc:creator>
  12185. <category><![CDATA[News TV]]></category>
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  12199.  
  12200.  
  12201.  
  12202.  
  12203.  
  12204.  
  12205.  
  12206.  
  12207.  
  12208. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LOVED-UP Jacqueline Jossa and hubby Dan Osborne look stronger than ever on a family holiday — just months after a make-or-break getaway saved their marriage.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12209.  
  12210.  
  12211.  
  12212. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jacqueline-jossa/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The EastEnders actress&lt;/a&gt; swam behind the ex-Towie star and gave him a cuddle while taking a dip in the hotel pool in Gran Canaria.&lt;/p&gt;
  12213.  
  12214.  
  12215.  
  12216. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413517&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 646px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/exclusive-jacqueline-jossa-dan-osborne-1017875065.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=636&quot; alt=&quot;Jacqueline Jossa walking while carrying a handbag.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413517&quot; width=&quot;636&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Jacqueline Jossa and hubby Dan Osborne look stronger than ever on a family holiday[/caption]
  12217.  
  12218.  
  12219.  
  12220. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413512&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/exclusive-jacqueline-jossa-dan-osborne-1018008719.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne on a family holiday.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413512&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;672&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Jac and Dan have fun in the pool with their kids[/caption]
  12221.  
  12222.  
  12223.  
  12224. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413514&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 896px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/exclusive-jacqueline-jossa-dan-osborne-1017874948.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=886&quot; alt=&quot;Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne playing in a pool.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413514&quot; width=&quot;886&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The family dip turned into a fun waterfight[/caption]
  12225.  
  12226.  
  12227.  
  12228. &lt;p&gt;And she looked happy in a lime frock as they enjoyed a night at a music bar in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/gran-canaria/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the Canary Island&lt;/a&gt; resort.&lt;/p&gt;
  12229.  
  12230.  
  12231.  
  12232. &lt;p&gt;An onlooker said: “They looked like a loving young family. It was really heart-warming to see them together like that after their previous problems.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12233.  
  12234.  
  12235.  
  12236. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/33872396/jacqueline-jossa-splits-dan-osborne/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Jac, 32,&lt;/a&gt; wore a brown bikini and turquoise two- piece, as they topped up tans in the 30C heat.&lt;/p&gt;
  12237.  
  12238.  
  12239.  
  12240. &lt;p&gt;At one point, she and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36059149/dan-osborne-harassed-stalker-save-marriage-jacqueline-jossa/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Dan, 34,&lt;/a&gt; went for a dip with their kids that turned into a fun waterfight.&lt;/p&gt;
  12241.  
  12242.  
  12243.  
  12244. &lt;p&gt;British holidaymakers got selfies and spoke with the couple, who appeared more than happy to greet fans.&lt;/p&gt;
  12245.  
  12246.  
  12247.  
  12248. &lt;p&gt;One said: “Jacqueline was lovely — as was Dan. I recognised her from EastEnders. They both seemed really nice and down to earth.&lt;/p&gt;
  12249.  
  12250.  
  12251.  
  12252. &lt;p&gt;“I thought they might not want to talk while on holiday but they were brilliant.&lt;/p&gt;
  12253.  
  12254.  
  12255.  
  12256. &lt;p&gt;“They were making friends with other families.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12257.  
  12258.  
  12259.  
  12260. &lt;p&gt;It comes after &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/33891927/dan-osborne-bought-house-behind-jacqueline-jossa-back/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Dan briefly moved out of the family home in Essex&lt;/a&gt; when they split up in March. &lt;/p&gt;
  12261.  
  12262.  
  12263.  
  12264. &lt;p&gt;A month later, the couple saved their eight-year marriage with a family trip to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/mexico/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Mexico&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  12265.  
  12266.  
  12267.  
  12268. &lt;p&gt;Last August, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/30189321/jacqueline-jossa-spain-robbery-abducted-kids/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;burglars in balaclavas broke into their holiday villa in Marbella&lt;/a&gt; and stole £20,000-worth of cash and jewellery.&lt;/p&gt;
  12269.  
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  12289.  
  12290.  
  12291.  
  12292. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413515&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 686px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/exclusive-jacqueline-jossa-dan-osborne-1017875064.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=676&quot; alt=&quot;Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne on a family holiday.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413515&quot; width=&quot;676&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Jac looks happy in a two-piece[/caption]
  12293.  
  12294.  
  12295.  
  12296. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413511&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/exclusive-jacqueline-jossa-dan-osborne-1017875008.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Jacqueline Jossa and Dan Osborne relaxing by a pool.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413511&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;711&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The couple looked relaxed as they sunbathe[/caption]
  12297.  
  12298.  
  12299.  
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  12301. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  12302. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Let&amp;#039;s hope he realises how lucky he is&lt;/h3&gt;
  12303. &lt;/div&gt;
  12304. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  12307. &lt;div&gt;
  12308. &lt;p&gt;By &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/jane-atkinson/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Jane Atkinson&lt;/a&gt;, Features Editor&lt;/p&gt;
  12309. &lt;p&gt;WE’VE all heard the expression “love conquers all” — and in the case of Jacqueline Jossa and her marriage to Dan Osborne, it certainly seems to be doing just that.&lt;/p&gt;
  12310. &lt;p&gt;Since marrying him in 2017, there have been multiple allegations of him cheating on her, money problems and even arrests.&lt;/p&gt;
  12311. &lt;p&gt;But it’s clear from these photos they are truly happy again. Good on her.&lt;/p&gt;
  12312. &lt;p&gt;She’s shown a maturity, courage and determination beyond her 32 years.&lt;/p&gt;
  12313. &lt;p&gt;When many women would have run, she worked out Dan is the man she loves, the father of her kids and she wants to work at this.&lt;/p&gt;
  12314. &lt;p&gt;She is sticking by him. Let’s hope he realises just how lucky he is.&lt;/p&gt;
  12315. &lt;/div&gt;
  12316. &lt;/div&gt;
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  12320. <title>Huge EastEnders star QUITS showbiz to move to India to devote himself to Hare Krishna religion in &#8216;surprise&#8217; move</title>
  12321. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36413053/eastenders-bobby-brazier-quit-showbiz-india/</link>
  12322. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
  12323. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Webber]]></dc:creator>
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  12362.  
  12363. &lt;p&gt;EASTENDERS star Bobby Brazier is quitting showbiz and moving to India to pursue the Hare Krishna religion.&lt;/p&gt;
  12364.  
  12365.  
  12366.  
  12367. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/bobby-brazier/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The ex-Strictly Come Dancing runner-up&lt;/a&gt;, 22, has told pals he intends to spend at least a year abroad after &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/35406462/bobby-brazier-has-become-hare-krishna-mum-jades-death/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;becoming an avid follower of the spiritual movement.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12368.  
  12369.  
  12370.  
  12371. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413165&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 646px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bobby-brazier-poses-winners-room-932103603.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=636&quot; alt=&quot;Bobby Brazier at the National Television Awards.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413165&quot; width=&quot;636&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Soap star Bobby Brazier is quitting showbiz and moving to India[/caption]
  12372.  
  12373.  
  12374.  
  12375. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413164&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 658px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/eastenders-bobby-brazier-chants-dances-926962955.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=648&quot; alt=&quot;Bobby Brazier dancing and chanting with Hare Krishna devotees on Oxford Street.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413164&quot; width=&quot;648&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Splash&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The actor wants to pursue the Hare Krishna religion, pictured dancing and chanting with others who were in the religion’s robes in Oxford Street last year[/caption]
  12376.  
  12377.  
  12378.  
  12379. &lt;p&gt;Hare Krishna, a form of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/hinduism/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hinduism&lt;/a&gt;, has its roots in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/india/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;India&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  12380.  
  12381.  
  12382.  
  12383. &lt;p&gt;And Bobby, who is leaving his role as Freddie Slater in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/eastenders/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the BBC soap&lt;/a&gt; in the next few months, is planning to stay in a commune there.&lt;/p&gt;
  12384.  
  12385.  
  12386.  
  12387. &lt;p&gt;It is a major decision for the actor after &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/strictly-come-dancing/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Strictly&lt;/a&gt; raised his profile in 2023 and he &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/24082291/bobby-brazier-fortune-strictly-deals-eastenders/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;landed a “rising star” National Television Award&lt;/a&gt; in the same year.&lt;/p&gt;
  12388.  
  12389.  
  12390.  
  12391. &lt;p&gt;A source said: “Bobby is really excited and happy about his move to India. He’s been telling everyone about it and preaching to them about why he is devoted to Hare Krishna.&lt;/p&gt;
  12392.  
  12393.  
  12394.  
  12395. &lt;p&gt;“He’s such a nice young man, his heart is in the right place, but some people are surprised that he’s walking away from his career at a time when he’s on such a high with it.&lt;/p&gt;
  12396.  
  12397.  
  12398.  
  12399. &lt;p&gt;“He says he expects to be over there for a long while, at least a year, so maybe he will pick up on his career eventually when he’s back.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12400.  
  12401.  
  12402.  
  12403. &lt;p&gt;Bobby, whose dad is TV star &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jeff-brazier/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Jeff Brazier&lt;/a&gt;, adopted the religion as he “sought solace” following the death of his mum &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jade-goody/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Jade Goody&lt;/a&gt; in 2009 when he was five.&lt;/p&gt;
  12404.  
  12405.  
  12406.  
  12407. &lt;p&gt;Last year, he was seen dancing and chanting with others who were in the religion’s robes in Oxford Street, London.&lt;/p&gt;
  12408.  
  12409.  
  12410.  
  12411. &lt;p&gt;He has become a regular at the Hare Krishna temple in London’s Soho, taking part in communal prayers, chants and helping to prepare meals for others.&lt;/p&gt;
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  12438. <title>Strictly star arrested on suspicion of RAPE in latest bombshell for crisis-hit show</title>
  12439. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36413665/strictly-star-arrested-suspicion-rape/</link>
  12440. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
  12441. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Clemmie Moodie]]></dc:creator>
  12442. <category><![CDATA[News TV]]></category>
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  12480.  
  12481. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FLAGSHIP BBC show Strictly Come Dancing has been plunged into a fresh crisis after one of its stars was arrested on suspicion of rape.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12482.  
  12483.  
  12484.  
  12485. &lt;p&gt;The male suspect is also being quizzed by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/police/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;police&lt;/a&gt; over allegations involving “non-consensual intimate image abuse”.&lt;/p&gt;
  12486.  
  12487.  
  12488.  
  12489. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413754&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/isolated-dark-male-silhouette-shadow-1018009726.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Silhouette of a man.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413754&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Strictly Come Dancing has been plunged into a fresh crisis after one of its stars was arrested on suspicion of rape[/caption]
  12490.  
  12491.  
  12492.  
  12493. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413756&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/back-view-metropolitan-police-officer-1018009823.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Back view of a Metropolitan Police officer's uniform.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413756&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;638&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The Met Police investigation comes after a BBC-led inquiry into claims of drug abuse by stars on the show[/caption]
  12494.  
  12495.  
  12496.  
  12497. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413784&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 889px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/d73e9b37-cbf1-4ed9-b73f-e2f307ffb674.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=879&quot; alt=&quot;Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, winners of Strictly Come Dancing, holding the glitterball trophy.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413784&quot; width=&quot;879&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The latest bombshell comes as celebrities are in training for the new series, which is starting next month&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12498.  
  12499.  
  12500.  
  12501. &lt;p&gt;The police inquiry is not related to the current series.&lt;/p&gt;
  12502.  
  12503.  
  12504.  
  12505. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/metropolitan-police/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Met Police&lt;/a&gt; investigation comes after a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bbc/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/a&gt;-led inquiry into claims of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36330938/cops-probing-strictly-drug-scandal/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;drug abuse by stars&lt;/a&gt; on the show.&lt;/p&gt;
  12506.  
  12507.  
  12508.  
  12509. &lt;p&gt;A Met spokesman told The Sun on Sunday: “On Friday, August 22, officers arrested a man on suspicion of rape and non-consensual intimate image abuse.&lt;/p&gt;
  12510.  
  12511.  
  12512.  
  12513. &lt;p&gt;“This is a joint investigation with Hertfordshire Constabulary and while the investigation is in its early stages, we urge anyone with any information to come forward to us.&lt;/p&gt;
  12514.  
  12515.  
  12516.  
  12517. &lt;p&gt;“The arrest follows a third party ­allegation of sexual and drug-related offences. Enquiries are ongoing.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12518.  
  12519.  
  12520.  
  12521. &lt;p&gt;The alleged rape victim is being supported by specialist officers, he added.&lt;/p&gt;
  12522.  
  12523.  
  12524.  
  12525. &lt;p&gt;The dramatic development — separate from the upcoming series — is one of the biggest crises to be faced by the BBC since newsreader &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29583216/huw-edwards-plea-indecent-images-children-court/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Huw Edwards dodged jail last&lt;/a&gt; year for possessing indecent images of children.&lt;/p&gt;
  12526.  
  12527.  
  12528.  
  12529. &lt;p&gt;This month, we revealed the Beeb — with the help of lawyers Pinsent Masons — was probing claims that two &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/strictly-come-dancing/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Strictly&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36223150/fresh-strictly-drug-allegations/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;stars had abused cocaine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  12530.  
  12531.  
  12532.  
  12533. &lt;p&gt;Last Monday, the Met said officers were looking into the allegations, confirming The Sun on Sunday’s exclusive story that the force had been called in.&lt;/p&gt;
  12534.  
  12535.  
  12536.  
  12537. &lt;p&gt;We can now reveal the Met is investigating the alleged rape.&lt;/p&gt;
  12538.  
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  12558.  
  12559.  
  12560.  
  12561. &lt;p&gt;The inquiry is ­separate to the drugs investigation.&lt;/p&gt;
  12562.  
  12563.  
  12564.  
  12565. &lt;p&gt;A BBC spokesman said: “It would not be appropriate to comment on an ongoing police investigation”.&lt;/p&gt;
  12566.  
  12567.  
  12568.  
  12569. &lt;p&gt;The latest bombshell comes as celebrities are in training for the new series, which is starting next month.&lt;/p&gt;
  12570.  
  12571.  
  12572.  
  12573. &lt;p&gt;A source said: “This is a clearly a huge concern to everyone connected to Strictly Come Dancing and the BBC, which is why it’s being treated very seriously.&lt;/p&gt;
  12574.  
  12575.  
  12576.  
  12577. &lt;p&gt;“The BBC and its external lawyers are in contact with the police over the rape allegation, as well as the drugs claims. Both matters are being investigated by separate detectives.&lt;/p&gt;
  12578.  
  12579.  
  12580.  
  12581. &lt;p&gt;“It’s far from an ideal situation, particularly as it’s just a few weeks until the new series starts, but this is a serious criminal investigation.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12582.  
  12583.  
  12584.  
  12585. &lt;p&gt;Unrelated Strictly scandals include Sherlock actress &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/amanda-abbington/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Amanda Abbington&lt;/a&gt; accusing &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/30753094/bbc-strictly-giovanni-pernice-amanda-abbington/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Giovanni Pernice&lt;/a&gt; of bullying and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/29196374/strictly-graziano-di-prima-axed/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Graziano Di Prima being sacked&lt;/a&gt; for kicking celeb partner &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/zara-mcdermott/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Zara McDermott&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  12586.  
  12587.  
  12588.  
  12589. &lt;p&gt;The BBC has also sacked &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/masterchef/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;MasterChef’s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/35794828/gregg-wallace-bbc-ban-autism/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Gregg Wallace&lt;/a&gt; due to inappropriate behaviour and his fellow host &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/35857552/john-torode-axed-from-masterchef/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;John Torode&lt;/a&gt; over an allegation he used a racist word.&lt;/p&gt;
  12590.  
  12591.  
  12592.  
  12593. &lt;p&gt;And the Corporation has been hit by claims of bullying on BBC Breakfast — including some over presenter &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36118787/naga-munchetty-bullying-review-bbc/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Naga Munchetty’s&lt;/a&gt; conduct.&lt;/p&gt;
  12594.  
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  12599. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;MET POLICE STATEMENT&lt;/h3&gt;
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  12604. &lt;div&gt;
  12605. &lt;p&gt;On Friday 22 August officers arrested a man on suspicion of rape and non-consensual intimate image abuse. &lt;/p&gt;
  12606. &lt;p&gt;While the investigation is in its early stages we urge anyone with any information to come forward to us. &lt;/p&gt;
  12607. &lt;p&gt;The arrest follows a third party allegation of sexual and drug-related offences.&lt;/p&gt;
  12608. &lt;p&gt;Enquiries are ongoing and the victim is being supported by specialist officers.&lt;/p&gt;
  12609. &lt;/div&gt;
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  12614. <title>I put three supplements to test that claim to calm you &#8211; one is now in my daily routine</title>
  12615. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/36411983/test-supplements-calm-body-help-sleep/</link>
  12616. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  12617. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jane Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
  12618. <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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  12641. &lt;p&gt;WE all have stressful times when we can’t sleep and feel frazzled and emotionally strung out.&lt;/p&gt;
  12642.  
  12643.  
  12644.  
  12645. &lt;p&gt;Which is why there are so many &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/vitamins-and-supplements/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;supplements&lt;/a&gt; on the market that claim to make you “calm” and help regulate the body’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/32785587/banish-stress-burnout-busting-toolkit-health/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;stress&lt;/a&gt; response.&lt;/p&gt;
  12646.  
  12647.  
  12648.  
  12649. &lt;p&gt;But do they work? I put some to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/taste-tests/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;test&lt;/a&gt; to see if they could keep me calm and let me carry on . . . &lt;/p&gt;
  12650.  
  12651.  
  12652.  
  12653. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;L-THEANINE&lt;/h2&gt;
  12654.  
  12655.  
  12656.  
  12657. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412372&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/calm-supplements-sun-sunday-tried-1017383635.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Bottle of WillPowders Calm L-Theanine capsules.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412372&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;L-Theanine is a powerful amino acid found in green-tea leaves[/caption]
  12658.  
  12659.  
  12660.  
  12661. &lt;p&gt;WILLPOWDERS’ Calm pills are said to “unlock your focus, drown out the noise and sharpen your mind”.&lt;/p&gt;
  12662.  
  12663.  
  12664.  
  12665. &lt;p&gt;L-Theanine is a powerful amino acid found in green- tea leaves which can promote a relaxed state without drowsiness.&lt;/p&gt;
  12666.  
  12667.  
  12668.  
  12669. &lt;p&gt;It increases calming brain chemicals Gaba (gamma-aminobutyric acid), serotonin and dopamine which help regulate emotions, mood, concentration, and sleep. There is 400mg per dose.&lt;/p&gt;
  12670.  
  12671.  
  12672.  
  12673. &lt;p&gt;These are now part of my evening routine. I get more deep &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/sleep/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;sleep&lt;/a&gt; and don’t wake up feeling groggy.&lt;/p&gt;
  12674.  
  12675.  
  12676.  
  12677. &lt;p&gt;From £14.25 for a six- week supply. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.willpowders.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;willpowders.com. (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;willpowders.com.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12678.  
  12679.  
  12680.  
  12681. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;SAFFRON&lt;/h2&gt;
  12682.  
  12683.  
  12684.  
  12685. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412374&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT001017940473.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Saffrosun Calm supplement pouch with capsules.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412374&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Saffron balances neurotransmitter activity in the brain[/caption]
  12686.  
  12687.  
  12688.  
  12689. &lt;p&gt;SAFFROSUN Calm, from The Naked Pharmacy, is a natural supplement designed to promote emotional &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/wellbeing/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;wellbeing&lt;/a&gt;, encourage relaxation and support restful sleep.&lt;/p&gt;
  12690.  
  12691.  
  12692.  
  12693. &lt;p&gt;It may be best known for cooking but saffron, which comes from the crocus flower, is great for stress relief.&lt;/p&gt;
  12694.  
  12695.  
  12696.  
  12697. &lt;p&gt;It balances neurotransmitter activity in the brain, including serotonin and dopamine, to regulate mood and support sleep.  &lt;/p&gt;
  12698.  
  12699.  
  12700.  
  12701. &lt;p&gt;It is rich in antioxidants to protect brain cells from inflammation and damage.&lt;/p&gt;
  12702.  
  12703.  
  12704.  
  12705. &lt;p&gt;A dose of Saffrosun includes 30mg of saffron plus vitamin D, which supports mood stability, and vitamin B12 to help cognition.&lt;/p&gt;
  12706.  
  12707.  
  12708.  
  12709. &lt;p&gt;I have taken these for a few weeks, especially before tough meetings, and they really help keep you calm – and energised.&lt;/p&gt;
  12710.  
  12711.  
  12712.  
  12713. &lt;p&gt;From £30.75 for a month &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thenakedpharmacy.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;thenakedpharmacy.com (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;thenakedpharmacy.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12714.  
  12715.  
  12716.  
  12717. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;MIXTURE&lt;/h2&gt;
  12718.  
  12719.  
  12720.  
  12721. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412375&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT001017022784.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Revive Active Calm Capsules box.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412375&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;897&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;These Calm Capsules from Revive Active have a relaxing botanical blend containing 300mg ashwagandha[/caption]
  12722.  
  12723.  
  12724.  
  12725. &lt;p&gt;IF you’re happy taking a multi-tasking product, these Calm Capsules from Revive Active have a relaxing botanical blend containing 300mg ashwagandha.&lt;/p&gt;
  12726.  
  12727.  
  12728.  
  12729. &lt;p&gt;An adaptogen, the mix helps the body adapt to stressors and aids return to a sense of balance.&lt;/p&gt;
  12730.  
  12731.  
  12732.  
  12733. &lt;p&gt;Studies suggest ashwagandha may also help reduce cortisol, often referred to as the stress hormone.&lt;/p&gt;
  12734.  
  12735.  
  12736.  
  12737. &lt;p&gt;There is 30mg saffron – the same amount that is in the Naked Pharmacy supplement – and 200mg L-theanine, half the Willpowders dose.&lt;/p&gt;
  12738.  
  12739.  
  12740.  
  12741. &lt;p&gt;Plus, there’s lemon balm, magnesium bisglycinate, vitamins B6, B12, D and C, all included for stress, mood and adrenal support.&lt;/p&gt;
  12742.  
  12743.  
  12744.  
  12745. &lt;p&gt;These are great.&lt;/p&gt;
  12746.  
  12747.  
  12748.  
  12749. &lt;p&gt;They keep you calm and give you a dose of vitamins too. £24.95 for a month’s supply. &lt;a href=&quot;https://reviveactive.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;reviveactive.com (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;reviveactive.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  12752. <title>From a noisy sleeping labrador to fighting cats &#8211; your pet queries answered</title>
  12753. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36408603/paws-claws-noisy-labrador-cats/</link>
  12754. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  12755. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Coombs]]></dc:creator>
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  12761. <category><![CDATA[Pets]]></category>
  12762. <category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>
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  12768. &lt;/div&gt;
  12769.  
  12770.  
  12771.  
  12772.  
  12773.  
  12774.  
  12775.  
  12776.  
  12777.  
  12778. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HE is on a mission to help our pets  . . . and is here to answer YOUR questions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12779.  
  12780.  
  12781.  
  12782. &lt;p&gt;Sean, who is the head vet at tailored &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/pets/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;pet&lt;/a&gt; food firm tails.com, has helped with owners’ queries for ten years.&lt;/p&gt;
  12783.  
  12784.  
  12785.  
  12786. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_28386888&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 675px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/c5985ea2-a254-4f18-b7ee-834a495bf907.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=665&quot; alt=&quot;a man wearing a camo sweater is smiling and holding binoculars&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-28386888&quot; width=&quot;665&quot; height=&quot;786&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Sean McCormack, head vet at tails.com, promises he can &amp;#8216;help keep pets happy and healthy&amp;#8217;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12787.  
  12788.  
  12789.  
  12790. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408682&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT000919679578.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Chocolate Labrador Retriever sleeping on the grass.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408682&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Sean helps a reader whose pet labrador who has &amp;#8216;a whale of a time&amp;#8217; when he sleeps&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12791.  
  12792.  
  12793.  
  12794. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: OUR Labrador Marley’s legs go like the clappers when he’s sleeping and he whoops and woofs. Is he OK?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12795.  
  12796.  
  12797.  
  12798. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Steve Lapping, Newcastle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12799.  
  12800.  
  12801.  
  12802. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sean says: &lt;/strong&gt;I love this, very funny to watch. And to reassure you, he’s just dreaming.&lt;/p&gt;
  12803.  
  12804.  
  12805.  
  12806. &lt;p&gt;My guess is Marley’s having a whale of a time in cloud cuckooland chasing rabbits across fields.&lt;/p&gt;
  12807.  
  12808.  
  12809.  
  12810. &lt;p&gt;It’s a normal dream state for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/dogs/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;dogs&lt;/a&gt; to run, whimper and woof in their sleep.&lt;/p&gt;
  12811.  
  12812.  
  12813.  
  12814. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: I HAVE a five-year-old cat who I got through a rescue charity.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12815.  
  12816.  
  12817.  
  12818. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They captured the feral mother when the kittens were one week old.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12819.  
  12820.  
  12821.  
  12822. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He is very loving but sometimes for no reason at all he will bite or swipe me. How I can stop this?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12823.  
  12824.  
  12825.  
  12826. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Maureen Anderson, Cambridge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12827.  
  12828.  
  12829.  
  12830. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sean says:&lt;/strong&gt; It will most likely be due to experiences he had as a kitten, and perhaps having had contradicting experiences with handling by humans.&lt;/p&gt;
  12831.  
  12832.  
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  12851.  
  12852.  
  12853.  
  12854. &lt;p&gt;For example as they were a feral cat family, rescue staff may have had to restrain them with gloves and towels to tend to their needs.&lt;/p&gt;
  12855.  
  12856.  
  12857.  
  12858. &lt;p&gt;It’s likely he feels conflicted about getting too close and, if he feels on edge, lashes out.&lt;/p&gt;
  12859.  
  12860.  
  12861.  
  12862. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: MY Chihuahua Sox bites her paws and nails, which are regularly cut, and scratches her ears and her whole body, as if she is itchy all over.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12863.  
  12864.  
  12865.  
  12866. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There is no sign of wounds, loss of fur, or redness. I check her fur often and she does not have fleas.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12867.  
  12868.  
  12869.  
  12870. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One time the vet issued steroids, which did help a little but she obviously cannot stay on steroids.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12871.  
  12872.  
  12873.  
  12874. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I have tried Hibiscrub, coconut oil, olive oil in ears, aloe vera dog shampoo. Please help. I am at my wits’ end losing sleep.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12875.  
  12876.  
  12877.  
  12878. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pat Gapper, Caerphilly, Wales&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12879.  
  12880.  
  12881.  
  12882. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sean says:&lt;/strong&gt; Sounds like Sox could have allergies — but to what?&lt;/p&gt;
  12883.  
  12884.  
  12885.  
  12886. &lt;p&gt;By far the most common category is environmental allergens.&lt;/p&gt;
  12887.  
  12888.  
  12889.  
  12890. &lt;p&gt;That tends to be flea bites/saliva, pollens, fungal spores, dustmites and household allergens such as laundry detergent or other chemicals.&lt;/p&gt;
  12891.  
  12892.  
  12893.  
  12894. &lt;p&gt;The other category is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/food-allergies-intolerances/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;food allergies&lt;/a&gt;, and only a very strict 12-week diet trial of a new food with an ingredient list she’s never been exposed to will get to the bottom of that.&lt;/p&gt;
  12895.  
  12896.  
  12897.  
  12898. &lt;p&gt;She can have &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/diet-nutrition-weight-loss/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;diet&lt;/a&gt; and environmental allergies at the same time. We can treat symptomatically with anti-itch medications.&lt;/p&gt;
  12899.  
  12900.  
  12901.  
  12902. &lt;p&gt;There are safer alternatives to steroids. It’s best to speak with your vet about it.&lt;/p&gt;
  12903.  
  12904.  
  12905.  
  12906. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q: I HAVE two four-year-old house cats, brother and sister Archie and Lily, who are both spayed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12907.  
  12908.  
  12909.  
  12910. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The female has a sassy attitude, and when first let out went missing for 36 hours. So we have kept her in.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12911.  
  12912.  
  12913.  
  12914. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Her brother is also kept in, but he’s pretty laid back.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12915.  
  12916.  
  12917.  
  12918. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Until last week they were fine together, but have kicked off with each other on a number of occasions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12919.  
  12920.  
  12921.  
  12922. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It’s all quite upsetting. Any advice?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12923.  
  12924.  
  12925.  
  12926. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tony Maclean, Heathrow, Middx&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  12927.  
  12928.  
  12929.  
  12930. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sean says: &lt;/strong&gt;Sorry to hear there is some friction happening.&lt;/p&gt;
  12931.  
  12932.  
  12933.  
  12934. &lt;p&gt;This is usually due to competition for resources, from food and water to litter trays.&lt;/p&gt;
  12935.  
  12936.  
  12937.  
  12938. &lt;p&gt;Multi-cat households should have a litter tray per cat plus one extra, evenly spaced around the home so cats can access them in private.&lt;/p&gt;
  12939.  
  12940.  
  12941.  
  12942. &lt;p&gt;So you would need three litter trays.&lt;/p&gt;
  12943.  
  12944.  
  12945.  
  12946. &lt;p&gt;I also advise having two separate areas where food and water is left down.&lt;/p&gt;
  12947.  
  12948.  
  12949.  
  12950. &lt;p&gt;Cats are subtle creatures, and they can communicate a lot with a simple glare that we might not even notice.&lt;/p&gt;
  12951.  
  12952.  
  12953.  
  12954. &lt;p&gt;So think about the resources they have to share.&lt;/p&gt;
  12955.  
  12956.  
  12957.  
  12958. &lt;p&gt;A pheromone diffuser in the home can help to keep things calm.&lt;/p&gt;
  12959.  
  12960.  
  12961.  
  12962. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Star of the week&lt;/h2&gt;
  12963.  
  12964.  
  12965.  
  12966. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408641&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT001016425183.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Sow with piglets.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408641&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;743&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Sun readers can help name Blossom the pet pig&amp;#8217;s surprise sextuplets&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  12967.  
  12968.  
  12969.  
  12970. &lt;p&gt;BLOSSOM the pet pig has just given birth to surprise sextuplets – now Paws and Claws readers have a chance to name one of them.&lt;/p&gt;
  12971.  
  12972.  
  12973.  
  12974. &lt;p&gt;The four-year-old sow and her brood are star attractions at family-run farm Kew Little Pigs in Amersham, Bucks, after she gave birth two weeks ago and the six unnamed piglets are thriving.&lt;/p&gt;
  12975.  
  12976.  
  12977.  
  12978. &lt;p&gt;Owner Olivia Mikhail said: “We’d like Sun on Sunday Paws and Claws readers to name one. They will be a much-loved pet like the rest of our menagerie.”&lt;/p&gt;
  12979.  
  12980.  
  12981.  
  12982. &lt;p&gt;The winner of the best name will win a family ticket for two adults and two children to meet the pig. &lt;/p&gt;
  12983.  
  12984.  
  12985.  
  12986. &lt;p&gt;Send your name to &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sundaypets@the-sun.co.uk&quot;&gt;sundaypets@the-sun.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; with contact details by September 7. See kewlittlepigs.com.&lt;/p&gt;
  12987.  
  12988.  
  12989.  
  12990. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  12991. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  12992. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Win! £36 worth of goodies from Online Home Shop&lt;/h3&gt;
  12993. &lt;/div&gt;
  12994. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  12995. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  12996. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/822bd47d-49a5-49a5-8607-7e5df04251a5.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  12999. &lt;div&gt;
  13000. &lt;p&gt;TO celebrate their latest ranges for pets as well as homes, Online Home Shop is offering seven readers the chance to win a stripe paw print monochrome pet bed, a pet paw embroidered storage basket and a thermal pet blanket worth a total of £36. &lt;/p&gt;
  13001. &lt;p&gt;For a chance to win, send an email headed ONLINE HOME SHOP to &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:sundaypets@the-sun.co.uk&quot;&gt;sundaypets@the-sun.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; by Sept 7. &lt;/p&gt;
  13002. &lt;p&gt;See onlinehomeshop.com T&amp;amp;CS apply.&lt;/p&gt;
  13003. &lt;/div&gt;
  13004. &lt;/div&gt;
  13005. &lt;/div&gt;
  13007.  
  13008.  
  13009.  
  13010. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Pets answer video call of the wild&lt;/h2&gt;
  13011.  
  13012.  
  13013.  
  13014. &lt;p&gt;A THIRD of dog-owning households schedule regular video calls so family members can talk to their pet, a survey has revealed.&lt;/p&gt;
  13015.  
  13016.  
  13017.  
  13018. &lt;p&gt;Another 44 per cent ask for photos of their dog to be sent to them when they are away from home as they miss them, the survey of 1,000 owners has revealed.&lt;/p&gt;
  13019.  
  13020.  
  13021.  
  13022. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412780&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 250px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/molly-pet-page-1017944207.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=240&quot; alt=&quot;Molly the dog wearing a &amp;quot;It's Birthday&amp;quot; bandana.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412780&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;A third of dog-owning households schedule regular video calls so family members can talk to their pet[/caption]
  13023.  
  13024.  
  13025.  
  13026. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/32854255/dog-breeds-avoid-heartbreak/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Canine behaviourist&lt;/a&gt; Adem Fehmi, whose company rover.com conducted the survey, said: “Video calls with our dogs may seem like a modern quirk, but they can offer excellent reassurance for owners and pets.&lt;/p&gt;
  13027.  
  13028.  
  13029.  
  13030. &lt;p&gt;“I’ve often FaceTimed my own dogs, and it’s a wonderful way to stay connected.&lt;/p&gt;
  13031.  
  13032.  
  13033.  
  13034. &lt;p&gt;“Of course, every dog is different – some respond positively, while others may not understand the interaction and could get unsettled – this can be particularly true for dogs suffering from anxiety. If your dog does get unsettled, it can be best to avoid video calls until you have positively worked through any issues.”&lt;/p&gt;
  13035.  
  13036.  
  13037.  
  13038. &lt;p&gt;Dog owner Sue Thomas regularly video-calls Molly, her six-year-old Maltese, who sometimes gives a little “whoop” of hello in return.&lt;/p&gt;
  13039.  
  13040.  
  13041.  
  13042. &lt;p&gt;Former nurse manager Sue, 70, of Fawkham, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/kent/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kent&lt;/a&gt;, said: “I get a very lively response from Molly.&lt;/p&gt;
  13043.  
  13044.  
  13045.  
  13046. &lt;p&gt;“Her ears move around and she wags her tail.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  13048. <item>
  13049. <title>I took my kids to the Gorilla Circus Trapeze School in the UK &#8211; here&#8217;s what to expect</title>
  13050. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/36408037/kids-gorilla-circus-trapeze-school/</link>
  13051. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  13052. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wally Downes Jr]]></dc:creator>
  13053. <category><![CDATA[City breaks]]></category>
  13054. <category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
  13055. <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
  13056. <category><![CDATA[Children parenting and family life]]></category>
  13057. <category><![CDATA[Parenting advice]]></category>
  13058. <category><![CDATA[The Sun Newspaper]]></category>
  13059. <category><![CDATA[The Sun on Sunday]]></category>
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  13062. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  13063.  
  13064.  
  13065.  
  13066.  
  13067.  
  13068.  
  13069.  
  13070.  
  13071.  
  13072. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SENDING my nine-year old son 30ft up a ladder to perform a trapeze stunt after just ten minutes of training was either going to make or break my parenting custody access.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  13073.  
  13074.  
  13075.  
  13076. &lt;p&gt;Thankfully, the Gorilla Circus trapeze experience might be the coolest thing I’ve ever done with my boy.&lt;/p&gt;
  13077.  
  13078.  
  13079.  
  13080. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408072&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gorilla-circus-1017404595.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Two people swinging on trapeze wires against a blue sky.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408072&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Off to a flying start with a trapeze lesson[/caption]
  13081.  
  13082.  
  13083.  
  13084. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408071&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/gorilla-circus-1017404594.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Two aerialists performing a trapeze act.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408071&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Within 20 minutes we were racing up the ladder to undertake the most terrifying and exhilarating of challenges[/caption]
  13085.  
  13086.  
  13087.  
  13088. &lt;p&gt;It took place at the beautiful &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/kensington/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kensington Gardens&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/west-london/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;West London&lt;/a&gt;, where we could park for free right outside on a Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
  13089.  
  13090.  
  13091.  
  13092. &lt;p&gt;On the way there I gave Wally III a long speech about how there would probably be a 30-minute health and safety video, half an hour of training and a couple of rope swings.&lt;/p&gt;
  13093.  
  13094.  
  13095.  
  13096. &lt;p&gt;But I was utterly wrong on all counts.&lt;/p&gt;
  13097.  
  13098.  
  13099.  
  13100. &lt;p&gt;The team gave us a crisp and concise run-through of the protocols, then we did a brief warm-up and hopped on a mat to learn the basics.&lt;/p&gt;
  13101.  
  13102.  
  13103.  
  13104. &lt;p&gt;Within 20 minutes we were racing up the ladder to undertake the most terrifying and exhilarating of challenges.&lt;/p&gt;
  13105.  
  13106.  
  13107.  
  13108. &lt;p&gt;Obviously there were strict safety procedures in place, but in an infuriating age of mollycoddling and regulations, it was magnificent to see young children being clipped into a harness, nudged up a ladder and expertly guided through any fears or phobias.&lt;/p&gt;
  13109.  
  13110.  
  13111.  
  13112. &lt;p&gt;However, my total lack of agility and finesse meant I couldn’t do the most basic of moves until my second or third attempt.&lt;/p&gt;
  13113.  
  13114.  
  13115.  
  13116. &lt;p&gt;This even extended to the dismount, which is a glorified roly-poly.&lt;/p&gt;
  13117.  
  13118.  
  13119.  
  13120. &lt;p&gt;But my lad and the two girls around his age were simply magnificent.&lt;/p&gt;
  13121.  
  13122.  
  13123.  
  13124. &lt;p&gt;It was a perfect reminder that our children are blank canvases ready to try almost anything, and often it us who project our fears and failings on to them.&lt;/p&gt;
  13125.  
  13126.  
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  13145.  
  13146.  
  13147.  
  13148. &lt;p&gt;My boy has always been a daredevil but I thought this might finally bring about an overdue wobble.&lt;/p&gt;
  13149.  
  13150.  
  13151.  
  13152. &lt;p&gt;But the team of Emma, Vini and Gio treated him like a little adult and he behaved like one.&lt;/p&gt;
  13153.  
  13154.  
  13155.  
  13156. &lt;p&gt;In a brilliant two-hour session – with eight customers getting around ten swings each – he progressed each time until the ultimate final catch by one of the instructors on his very final swing. &lt;/p&gt;
  13157.  
  13158.  
  13159.  
  13160. &lt;p&gt;When I saw his face after genuinely flying through the air to be caught mid-flight by a total stranger, I was floored.&lt;/p&gt;
  13161.  
  13162.  
  13163.  
  13164. &lt;p&gt;And I could tell when he somersaulted off the safety net that he had just climbed his own &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/mount-everest/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Everest&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  13165.  
  13166.  
  13167.  
  13168. &lt;p&gt;Before his session had even finished, he begged me to rebook and to remind the staff that he had achieved the knee-hang catch in his first session and could take on tougher challenges when we return.&lt;/p&gt;
  13169.  
  13170.  
  13171.  
  13172. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408327&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 555px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/45504ac2-c5b5-4c39-b399-fa9b932837e9.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=545&quot; alt=&quot;Boy at trapeze school.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408327&quot; width=&quot;545&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Wally III was treated like a little adult and he behaved like one&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  13173.  
  13174.  
  13175.  
  13176. &lt;p&gt;In all, I thought it was magnificent value for money, especially compared to a trip to the cinema or bowling alley these days.&lt;/p&gt;
  13177.  
  13178.  
  13179.  
  13180. &lt;p&gt;We went on a scorching mid-August weekend but we had rescheduled twice – no fuss and no fee – when rain had stopped play.&lt;/p&gt;
  13181.  
  13182.  
  13183.  
  13184. &lt;p&gt;Little Wal said: “The ladder was the scariest bit but once I was up there I was calm. The teachers were good and the lady on the ground who gave the instructions made it easy.&lt;/p&gt;
  13185.  
  13186.  
  13187.  
  13188. &lt;p&gt;“I was angry I didn’t do the catch on my first go, but they explained I had to be brave and release my legs earlier.&lt;/p&gt;
  13189.  
  13190.  
  13191.  
  13192. &lt;p&gt;“Then I just knew I was going to do it. And I did.&lt;/p&gt;
  13193.  
  13194.  
  13195.  
  13196. &lt;p&gt;“And I want to go again. Dad promised me”.&lt;/p&gt;
  13197.  
  13198.  
  13199.  
  13200. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  13201. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  13202. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;GO: GORILLA CIRCUS&lt;/h3&gt;
  13203. &lt;/div&gt;
  13204. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  13207. &lt;div&gt;
  13208. &lt;p&gt;Gorilla Circus Trapeze School has two London venues, open until September 28 in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/32998620/britains-white-house-sold-mystery-buyer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Regent’s Park&lt;/a&gt; and September 14 in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5925990/kensington-palace-london-royal-residence-kate-william/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kensington Gardens&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  13209. &lt;p&gt;Open to those aged eight to 78.&lt;/p&gt;
  13210. &lt;p&gt;Prices from £40.99. &lt;/p&gt;
  13211. &lt;p&gt;For details and to book, see &lt;a aria-label=&quot;flyingtrapezeschool.gorillacircus.com (opens in a new tab)&quot; href=&quot;https://flyingtrapezeschool.gorillacircus.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;flyingtrapezeschool.gorillacircus.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  13212. &lt;/div&gt;
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  13217. <title>I’ve known Karren Brady for years &#8211; here&#8217;s the TRUTH about her massive weight loss and emotional reason which sparked it</title>
  13218. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36408006/karren-brady-jane-atkinson-weight-loss/</link>
  13219. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  13220. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jane Atkinson]]></dc:creator>
  13221. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  13222. <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
  13223. <category><![CDATA[Children parenting and family life]]></category>
  13224. <category><![CDATA[Coronavirus]]></category>
  13225. <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
  13226. <category><![CDATA[Parenting advice]]></category>
  13227. <category><![CDATA[Print Features]]></category>
  13228. <category><![CDATA[School rules and laws]]></category>
  13229. <category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
  13230. <category><![CDATA[Schools reopening]]></category>
  13231. <category><![CDATA[Sun Club]]></category>
  13232. <category><![CDATA[The Sun Newspaper]]></category>
  13233. <category><![CDATA[The Sun on Sunday]]></category>
  13234. <guid isPermaLink="false">Post 36408006 at The Sun</guid>
  13235. <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
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  13237. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/TM-23-08-Jane-Atkinson-Columnist_COMP-1.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Collage of three women and Lord Sugar.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412629&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;
  13238. &lt;/div&gt;
  13239.  
  13240.  
  13241.  
  13242.  
  13243.  
  13244.  
  13245.  
  13246.  
  13247.  
  13248. &lt;p&gt;WHY are some women just so nasty to other women?&lt;/p&gt;
  13249.  
  13250.  
  13251.  
  13252. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36322667/karren-brady-56-incredible-white-dress-figure/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Karren Brady&lt;/a&gt; posted a photo of herself on Instagram, admitting that she’d had some aesthetic tinkering on her arms – and she got a barrel-load of abuse in return.&lt;/p&gt;
  13253.  
  13254.  
  13255.  
  13256. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408213&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 734px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/www-instagram-com-p-dnyi84uclsu-1016622094_6c9a81.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=724&quot; alt=&quot;Karren Brady in a white lace dress.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408213&quot; width=&quot;724&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Karren Brady posted a photo of herself on Instagram, admitting that she’d had some aesthetic tinkering on her arms[/caption]
  13257.  
  13258.  
  13259.  
  13260. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412320&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/karren-brady-lord-sir-alan-781497543.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Karren Brady, Lord Sugar, and Claude Littner from The Apprentice.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412320&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;678&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BBC&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Karren has been Lord Sugar&amp;#8217;s aide on The Apprentice for 15 years[/caption]
  13261.  
  13262.  
  13263.  
  13264. &lt;p&gt;Onlookers couldn’t grasp that one of Britain’s most successful businesswomen could have both brains and beauty. &lt;/p&gt;
  13265.  
  13266.  
  13267.  
  13268. &lt;p&gt;So they attacked her for the way she looked, with many accusing her of using &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/weight-loss-jabs/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;weight-loss jabs&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  13269.  
  13270.  
  13271.  
  13272. &lt;p&gt;Others claimed she was “unrecognisable”. Which is ridiculous.&lt;/p&gt;
  13273.  
  13274.  
  13275.  
  13276. &lt;p&gt;On close scrutiny any imbecile could see she had a full face of professional make-up, was posing carefully and . . . there was a filter on the photo.&lt;/p&gt;
  13277.  
  13278.  
  13279.  
  13280. &lt;p&gt;Yes, she has certainly lost weight. She looks amazing. But, after knowing her for several years, I will let you into a little secret here.&lt;/p&gt;
  13281.  
  13282.  
  13283.  
  13284. &lt;p&gt;Karren has brains, beauty and an absolute iron will when it comes to dieting. &lt;/p&gt;
  13285.  
  13286.  
  13287.  
  13288. &lt;p&gt;This is a woman who, long before skinny jabs were invented, could shed loads of weight to get TV camera-ready before &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/the-apprentice/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The Apprentice&lt;/a&gt; – thanks to a punishing, low-calorie diet not for the faint-hearted.&lt;/p&gt;
  13289.  
  13290.  
  13291.  
  13292. &lt;p&gt;And now she’s added in gruelling gym routines because she wants to be a healthy grandmother.&lt;/p&gt;
  13293.  
  13294.  
  13295.  
  13296. &lt;p&gt;If her critics had bothered to have a deep dive into her social media they’d have seen that for themselves.&lt;/p&gt;
  13297.  
  13298.  
  13299.  
  13300. &lt;p&gt;There is only one word to sum up this entire drama. Jealousy.&lt;/p&gt;
  13301.  
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  13321.  
  13322.  
  13323.  
  13324. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;A Bridget too far for Katharine&lt;/h2&gt;
  13325.  
  13326.  
  13327.  
  13328. &lt;p&gt;THERE was plenty of rejoicing on Thursday when GCSE results came in with grades higher than last year, even though these kids had their education hugely disrupted by Covid.&lt;/p&gt;
  13329.  
  13330.  
  13331.  
  13332. &lt;p&gt;But away from the excitement there was a lot of sadness too, with so many children who had been forced to resit the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36400883/daughter-failed-gcses-resit-fuming/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;compulsory maths and English exams failing&lt;/a&gt; them. Again.&lt;/p&gt;
  13333.  
  13334.  
  13335.  
  13336. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408216&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 684px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-education-secretary-bridget-phillipson-1015644578_4b9837.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=674&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson holding a red folder.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408216&quot; width=&quot;674&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson is a woman who doesn’t always listen to the troops on the ground[/caption]
  13337.  
  13338.  
  13339.  
  13340. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408219&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2015-mayor-london-boris-johnson-515760156.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Head teacher Katharine Birbalsingh with students at Michaela Community School.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408219&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Katharine Birbalsingh — AKA Britain’s Strictest Headmistress[/caption]
  13341.  
  13342.  
  13343.  
  13344. &lt;p&gt;How demotivating and humiliating it must have been for them knowing they still didn’t have the key qualifications to stay in apprenticeship schemes or on further education courses.&lt;/p&gt;
  13345.  
  13346.  
  13347.  
  13348. &lt;p&gt;This resit system brought in a decade ago by former Education Secretary Michael Gove simply isn’t working.&lt;/p&gt;
  13349.  
  13350.  
  13351.  
  13352. &lt;p&gt;The hope is, the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review, which makes its final recommendations in the autumn, will sort it all out.&lt;/p&gt;
  13353.  
  13354.  
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  13373.  
  13374.  
  13375.  
  13376. &lt;p&gt;But there’s one big snag.&lt;/p&gt;
  13377.  
  13378.  
  13379.  
  13380. &lt;p&gt;It is being headed by Education Secretary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/bridget-phillipson/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Bridget Phillipson&lt;/a&gt;, and she is a woman who doesn’t always listen to the troops on the ground.&lt;br&gt;But she should.&lt;/p&gt;
  13381.  
  13382.  
  13383.  
  13384. &lt;p&gt;And, if I was her, I would actually be employing, as my right-hand woman, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/18693208/britains-strictest-headmistress-katharine-birbalsingh/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Katharine Birbalsingh&lt;/a&gt; — a.k.a. Britain’s Strictest Headmistress.&lt;/p&gt;
  13385.  
  13386.  
  13387.  
  13388. &lt;p&gt;She knows her stuff.&lt;/p&gt;
  13389.  
  13390.  
  13391.  
  13392. &lt;p&gt;She could be just the winning ally that Bridget needs. &lt;/p&gt;
  13393.  
  13394.  
  13395.  
  13396. &lt;p&gt;Katharine’s school, the Michaela Community in Wembley, may be in one of London’s most deprived boroughs, with kids from very disadvantaged backgrounds, but it doesn’t need any resits this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  13397.  
  13398.  
  13399.  
  13400. &lt;p&gt;Every single pupil passed both English and maths with grade 4 (equivalent to a grade C) or above.&lt;/p&gt;
  13401.  
  13402.  
  13403.  
  13404. &lt;p&gt;People are desperate to get their kids educated there.&lt;/p&gt;
  13405.  
  13406.  
  13407.  
  13408. &lt;p&gt;If I lived nearby, I would be too.&lt;/p&gt;
  13409.  
  13410.  
  13411.  
  13412. &lt;p&gt;The school has better grades than most private schools, even though a quarter qualify for free school meals.&lt;/p&gt;
  13413.  
  13414.  
  13415.  
  13416. &lt;p&gt;Corridors are quiet, loo breaks are timed, pupils all eat the same lunch and they set the tables.&lt;/p&gt;
  13417.  
  13418.  
  13419.  
  13420. &lt;p&gt;Katharine believes in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36341448/boost-families-government-uniform-costs-cut-rule-change-grants/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;uniforms&lt;/a&gt; — to prevent all kinds of chaos and to put kids into work mode — and that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/william-shakespeare/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Shakespeare&lt;/a&gt; should be on the curriculum.&lt;/p&gt;
  13421.  
  13422.  
  13423.  
  13424. &lt;p&gt;She believes mobiles are harmful and distracting. If a phone is seen or heard, it is confiscated.&lt;/p&gt;
  13425.  
  13426.  
  13427.  
  13428. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/schools/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;school&lt;/a&gt;, in old-fashioned terms, is strict, just like the head.&lt;/p&gt;
  13429.  
  13430.  
  13431.  
  13432. &lt;p&gt;The problem is, though, that she and Bridget are at loggerheads.&lt;/p&gt;
  13433.  
  13434.  
  13435.  
  13436. &lt;p&gt;It would appear they generally can’t stand each other.&lt;/p&gt;
  13437.  
  13438.  
  13439.  
  13440. &lt;p&gt;The Education Secretary once asked the head to “lower her tone” in a meeting.&lt;/p&gt;
  13441.  
  13442.  
  13443.  
  13444. &lt;p&gt;This head doesn’t mince her words about Bridget.&lt;/p&gt;
  13445.  
  13446.  
  13447.  
  13448. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Holding Britain back&lt;/h2&gt;
  13449.  
  13450.  
  13451.  
  13452. &lt;p&gt;She has called her a Marxist, says she was patronising when they met and slates her for not bothering to visit her school because it’s a success and she prefers to visit those in trouble instead. Which is madness.&lt;/p&gt;
  13453.  
  13454.  
  13455.  
  13456. &lt;p&gt;But you don’t have to like someone to appreciate their skills or the results they can get.&lt;/p&gt;
  13457.  
  13458.  
  13459.  
  13460. &lt;p&gt;If I was Bridget I’d log on to Interflora, writing a grovelling card and asking for a bit of a helping hand, a few pointers, a few ideas, you know, from someone who does truly know.&lt;/p&gt;
  13461.  
  13462.  
  13463.  
  13464. &lt;p&gt;Imagine the change these women could make if they teamed up together. What a force.&lt;/p&gt;
  13465.  
  13466.  
  13467.  
  13468. &lt;p&gt;Those kids dreading the process of revising, sitting exams and potentially failing all over again in November will know the Government is doing all it can to find a solution to help them.&lt;/p&gt;
  13469.  
  13470.  
  13471.  
  13472. &lt;p&gt;There are a lot of these children. The number of English and maths resits this year jumped by 12 per cent on last year. &lt;/p&gt;
  13473.  
  13474.  
  13475.  
  13476. &lt;p&gt;Of those, more than 275,000 failed to scrape a pass again.&lt;/p&gt;
  13477.  
  13478.  
  13479.  
  13480. &lt;p&gt;Bridget says that the two in five pupils who failed those subjects are holding Britain back. I agree. None of us want that.&lt;/p&gt;
  13481.  
  13482.  
  13483.  
  13484. &lt;p&gt;The calls for reform include functional skills tests, instead.&lt;/p&gt;
  13485.  
  13486.  
  13487.  
  13488. &lt;p&gt;Which sounds like a great plan. But what do I know? I’ve never been a teacher or a head, neither has Bridget.&lt;/p&gt;
  13489.  
  13490.  
  13491.  
  13492. &lt;p&gt;But Katharine has and her knowledge could be invaluable.&lt;/p&gt;
  13493.  
  13494.  
  13495.  
  13496. &lt;p&gt;Bridget must realise you’re never too old for a bit of education.&lt;/p&gt;
  13497.  
  13498.  
  13499.  
  13500. &lt;p&gt;And realise that Katharine could be the woman to give her the lesson that could truly make a difference.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  13501.  
  13502.  
  13503.  
  13504. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Keep it up, Emily, you sexy woman&lt;/h2&gt;
  13505.  
  13506.  
  13507.  
  13508. &lt;p&gt;ALL praise to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/emily-atack/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Emily Atack&lt;/a&gt; – who is down to earth, with zero airs and graces.&lt;/p&gt;
  13509.  
  13510.  
  13511.  
  13512. &lt;p&gt;She says she has been typecast her whole life – and has loved every single minute of playing a sexy woman.&lt;/p&gt;
  13513.  
  13514.  
  13515.  
  13516. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408214&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 778px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/emily-atack-celeb-juice-outfit-722601851.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=768&quot; alt=&quot;Emily Atack in a floral mini dress and pink heels.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408214&quot; width=&quot;768&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Emily Atack has been typecast her whole life – and has loved every single minute of playing a sexy woman[/caption]
  13517.  
  13518.  
  13519.  
  13520. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36376039/emily-atack-vow-sexy-women-roles-nude-scenes/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Emily&lt;/a&gt; adds that she’s going to do it for as long as she can.&lt;/p&gt;
  13521.  
  13522.  
  13523.  
  13524. &lt;p&gt;Good on her. How refreshing.&lt;/p&gt;
  13525.  
  13526.  
  13527.  
  13528. &lt;p&gt;She’s sexy – and she knows it.&lt;/p&gt;
  13529.  
  13530.  
  13531.  
  13532. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;A DOLL LOT OF GRIEF&lt;/h2&gt;
  13533.  
  13534.  
  13535.  
  13536. &lt;p&gt;IF you’ve been living under a mushroom you may have dodged the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36042509/labubu-doll-craze-sweeps-world/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Labubu dolls craze&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  13537.  
  13538.  
  13539.  
  13540. &lt;p&gt;Sadly, I haven’t.&lt;/p&gt;
  13541.  
  13542.  
  13543.  
  13544. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408215&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/labubu-dolls-sale-pop-mart-1017360651.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Labubu dolls for sale at a Pop Mart store.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408215&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;If you’ve been living under a mushroom you may have dodged the Labubu dolls craze[/caption]
  13545.  
  13546.  
  13547.  
  13548. &lt;p&gt;During a recent holiday to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/majorca/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Majorca&lt;/a&gt;, my six-year-old nagged me for a blue one. &lt;/p&gt;
  13549.  
  13550.  
  13551.  
  13552. &lt;p&gt;Tears all round when the first three mystery boxes revealed as pink, white and grey before, finally, we hit the jackpot with a blue &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36377372/labubus-dolls-must-have-toy-kids-celebs/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Labubu&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  13553.  
  13554.  
  13555.  
  13556. &lt;p&gt;Great marketing ploy if you’re a weak-willed parent who likes an easy life, like me.&lt;/p&gt;
  13557.  
  13558.  
  13559.  
  13560. &lt;p&gt;Now experts have revealed that counterfeit &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36388965/fake-labubu-toys-childrens-lives-at-risk/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Labubus are riddled with cancerous chemicals and have choking risks&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  13561.  
  13562.  
  13563.  
  13564. &lt;p&gt;After worrying if my ten-euro bargain Labubus were knock-offs, I finally chucked them in the bin.&lt;/p&gt;
  13565.  
  13566.  
  13567.  
  13568. &lt;p&gt;Now I need to play the secret unboxing game myself to find another blue one – before my son learns the truth. Some bargains are too good to be true.&lt;/p&gt;
  13569.  
  13570.  
  13571.  
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  13573.  
  13574.  
  13575.  
  13576. &lt;p&gt;AFTER ditching sweets, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/33407653/happy-mondays-bez-shaun-ryder-studio/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Happy Mondays&lt;/a&gt; star &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/bez/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Bez&lt;/a&gt; says he has turned to having a GALLON of honey a month instead.&lt;/p&gt;
  13577.  
  13578.  
  13579.  
  13580. &lt;p&gt;He even dollops it on orange slices (which sounds gross!).&lt;/p&gt;
  13581.  
  13582.  
  13583.  
  13584. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408217&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 596px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bez-performing-music-park-worden-905150211.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=586&quot; alt=&quot;Bez performing at a music festival.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408217&quot; width=&quot;586&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Splash&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Happy Mondays star Bez says he has turned to having a GALLON of honey a month instead of sweets[/caption]
  13585.  
  13586.  
  13587.  
  13588. &lt;p&gt;His mate &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/shaun-ryder/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Shaun Ryder&lt;/a&gt; has already lost his teeth to drugs. &lt;/p&gt;
  13589.  
  13590.  
  13591.  
  13592. &lt;p&gt;If Bez doesn’t crack this addiction, his may go the same way.&lt;/p&gt;
  13593.  
  13594.  
  13595.  
  13596. &lt;hr class=&quot;wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity&quot; /&gt;
  13597.  
  13598.  
  13599.  
  13600. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;SMELL A RAT&lt;/h2&gt;
  13601.  
  13602.  
  13603.  
  13604. &lt;p&gt;TOP tip, ladies. Be careful whose toiletries you borrow.&lt;/p&gt;
  13605.  
  13606.  
  13607.  
  13608. &lt;p&gt;The tale of “spiteful” nurse Kate Atherton is a warning to us all.&lt;/p&gt;
  13609.  
  13610.  
  13611.  
  13612. &lt;p&gt;She put hair-removal cream Veet in a bottle of conditioner because her girlfriend of four years had been using her toiletries.&lt;/p&gt;
  13613.  
  13614.  
  13615.  
  13616. &lt;p&gt;How terrifying.&lt;/p&gt;
  13617.  
  13618.  
  13619.  
  13620. &lt;p&gt;Kate pleaded guilty to administering a poison and was given community service.&lt;/p&gt;
  13621.  
  13622.  
  13623.  
  13624. &lt;p&gt;I’m not surprised that her poor ex’s hair fell out. Anybody who has tried Veet knows the power it has.&lt;/p&gt;
  13625.  
  13626.  
  13627.  
  13628. &lt;p&gt;But what does surprise me is that she didn’t actually realise something was amiss.&lt;/p&gt;
  13629.  
  13630.  
  13631.  
  13632. &lt;p&gt;Because Veet absolutely stinks, too.&lt;/p&gt;
  13633.  
  13634.  
  13635.  
  13636. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;FAT DOG SHAME&lt;/h2&gt;
  13637.  
  13638.  
  13639.  
  13640. &lt;p&gt;SOUNDS like a new breakthrough, doesn’t it? &lt;/p&gt;
  13641.  
  13642.  
  13643.  
  13644. &lt;p&gt;Dogs are about to be given fat jab-type implants to stop them being, well, fat.&lt;/p&gt;
  13645.  
  13646.  
  13647.  
  13648. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408218&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/overweight-yellow-labrador-retriever-panting-1017786483.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Overweight yellow Labrador Retriever panting.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408218&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;662&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Dogs are about to be given fat jab-type implants to stop them being, well, fat[/caption]
  13649.  
  13650.  
  13651.  
  13652. &lt;p&gt;But I’d be embarrassed to ask for it. Surely pet obesity stinks of animal cruelty.&lt;/p&gt;
  13653.  
  13654.  
  13655.  
  13656. &lt;p&gt;Unless you’re not fit to look after a pet or the pet itself is actually ill, there really is no excuse for them to be overweight because we humans control what they do and don’t eat – and what exercise they do and don’t have.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  13658. <item>
  13659. <title>Migrant hotels have not worked and NEVER will &#8211; why should the British people put up with this c**p?</title>
  13660. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36407851/planning-law-epping-hotel-migrants-tony-parsons/</link>
  13661. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  13662. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Coombs]]></dc:creator>
  13663. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  13664. <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
  13665. <category><![CDATA[Refugee Crisis]]></category>
  13666. <category><![CDATA[Sun Club]]></category>
  13667. <category><![CDATA[The Sun Newspaper]]></category>
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  13669. <category><![CDATA[UK immigration crisis]]></category>
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  13700. &lt;p&gt;THE British legal system has spoken – the owners of The Bell Hotel in Epping have breached planning regulations by housing asylum seekers.&lt;/p&gt;
  13701.  
  13702.  
  13703.  
  13704. &lt;p&gt;After months of protest, the Town and Country Planning Order of 1987 was calmly unequivocal — that is not what this hotel was built for.&lt;/p&gt;
  13705.  
  13706.  
  13707.  
  13708. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407965&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/protesters-calling-closure-bell-hotel-1015164841.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Protestors in Epping demonstrate against asylum seekers housed in a local hotel.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407965&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The owners of The Bell Hotel in Epping have breached planning regulations by housing asylum seekers, a court has ruled&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  13709.  
  13710.  
  13711.  
  13712. &lt;p&gt;And is there one single hotel in the UK that was built for the exclusive use of housing young men who have entered &lt;span id=&quot;b96a3817-b69e-4b35-8b8d-1ee5fbef6348&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;this country&lt;/span&gt; illegally?&lt;/p&gt;
  13713.  
  13714.  
  13715.  
  13716. &lt;p&gt;Unlikely!&lt;/p&gt;
  13717.  
  13718.  
  13719.  
  13720. &lt;p&gt;It is check-out time for the migrant hotel.&lt;/p&gt;
  13721.  
  13722.  
  13723.  
  13724. &lt;p&gt;After &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36361308/migrant-hotels-council-wins-court-battle/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the success in the High &lt;span id=&quot;0d820da7-4c1d-4efc-a9c9-6cb525f21c70&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Court&lt;/span&gt; of Epping Forest District Council&lt;/a&gt;, dozens of &lt;span id=&quot;923faab7-1614-4546-af4d-b24b695dde54&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;councils&lt;/span&gt; — including Labour authorities — are bringing legal challenges against some of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36376733/migrant-hotels-crisis-labour-councils-revolt/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;210 migrant &lt;span id=&quot;0b081005-5f13-408b-886a-04fcec5c229e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;hotels&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; housing around 32,000 asylum seekers that have appeared in every corner of the land.&lt;/p&gt;
  13725.  
  13726.  
  13727.  
  13728. &lt;p&gt;The migrant hotel was always a jaw-droppingly stupid idea — dumping large numbers of (mostly) young men from alien cultures into peaceful communities that don’t want them.&lt;/p&gt;
  13729.  
  13730.  
  13731.  
  13732. &lt;p&gt;The policy has &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36411120/migrant-protests-uk-police-clash/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;led to civil unrest&lt;/a&gt; in previously peaceful areas.&lt;/p&gt;
  13733.  
  13734.  
  13735.  
  13736. &lt;p&gt;And there is nothing racist about the locals in Epping who objected to having 138 asylum seekers parked on their doorstep amidst rising concern about the sexual harassment of women and young girls.&lt;/p&gt;
  13737.  
  13738.  
  13739.  
  13740. &lt;p&gt;Please tell me — why should the British people put up with this crap?&lt;/p&gt;
  13741.  
  13742.  
  13743.  
  13744. &lt;p&gt;Let it be said, not every asylum seeker is a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/35868684/asylum-seeker-sexual-assault-girl-protest-hotel/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;sex pest&lt;/a&gt;. But all of them come from cultures with different attitudes to our own.&lt;/p&gt;
  13745.  
  13746.  
  13747.  
  13748. &lt;p&gt;It is time for &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/keir-starmer/&quot;&gt;Keir Starmer&lt;/a&gt;, Home Secretary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/yvette-cooper/&quot;&gt;Yvette Cooper&lt;/a&gt; and this hopelessly incompetent Labour Government to get their fingers out. &lt;/p&gt;
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  13771.  
  13772. &lt;p&gt;Because these fantastically expensive migrant hotels are finished forever.&lt;/p&gt;
  13773.  
  13774.  
  13775.  
  13776. &lt;p&gt;Migrant hotels have not worked — and will never work. &lt;/p&gt;
  13777.  
  13778.  
  13779.  
  13780. &lt;p&gt;Meaningless soundbites about “smashing the gangs” do not work.&lt;/p&gt;
  13781.  
  13782.  
  13783.  
  13784. &lt;p&gt;Dumping record numbers of asylum seekers on working-class communities far from Westminster will not work. Our socialist masters are going to have to come up with a more efficient way of housing illegal immigrants.&lt;/p&gt;
  13785.  
  13786.  
  13787.  
  13788. &lt;p&gt;Build some barracks, Keir. Stop the not-so-small boats.&lt;/p&gt;
  13789.  
  13790.  
  13791.  
  13792. &lt;p&gt;Stop bending the knee to the idea that the British are obliged to give bed, board and &lt;span id=&quot;bc647e7c-e6e0-4201-95a7-b2674b7cf6f9&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;benefits&lt;/span&gt; to the rest of the world.&lt;/p&gt;
  13793.  
  13794.  
  13795.  
  13796. &lt;p&gt;Because, for once in our lives, the justice system has not been used to reinforce the left-wing orthodoxy about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/human-rights/&quot;&gt;human rights&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  13797.  
  13798.  
  13799.  
  13800. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408048&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 787px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/c929ecf4-8f8d-4cce-a8c1-fbb21ead5917.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=777&quot; alt=&quot;Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister, at a press conference.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408048&quot; width=&quot;777&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;It is time for Keir Starmer, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and this hopelessly incompetent Labour Government to get their fingers out&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  13801.  
  13802.  
  13803.  
  13804. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/27243227/european-court-human-rights-become-monster-uk-should-leave/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;European Convention on Human Rights&lt;/a&gt; means that foreign criminals can’t be deported if they might suffer in their destination country (Article 3), or if deportation might impact on their family life, such as having kiddies in the UK (Article 8).&lt;/p&gt;
  13805.  
  13806.  
  13807.  
  13808. &lt;p&gt;The ECHR was created for noble reasons but it has been used and abused to treat the British people like the biggest bunch of mugs on the planet.&lt;/p&gt;
  13809.  
  13810.  
  13811.  
  13812. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;BREAKING POINT&lt;/h2&gt;
  13813.  
  13814.  
  13815.  
  13816. &lt;p&gt;But now our own old-fashioned civic &lt;span id=&quot;373ad4e7-baaf-425f-9ae7-2b2a16d8571e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;law&lt;/span&gt; on planning permission has been used for the purpose it was always intended — protecting our people.&lt;/p&gt;
  13817.  
  13818.  
  13819.  
  13820. &lt;p&gt;About time, too.&lt;/p&gt;
  13821.  
  13822.  
  13823.  
  13824. &lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/home-office/&quot;&gt;Home Office&lt;/a&gt; figures, the cost of housing asylum seekers between April 2024 and March 2025 was £6million every day.&lt;/p&gt;
  13825.  
  13826.  
  13827.  
  13828. &lt;p&gt;And there was an even higher cost as this country’s natural tolerance was pushed to breaking point.&lt;/p&gt;
  13829.  
  13830.  
  13831.  
  13832. &lt;p&gt;But The Bell Hotel ruling changes everything.&lt;/p&gt;
  13833.  
  13834.  
  13835.  
  13836. &lt;p&gt;Breaking &lt;span id=&quot;b76658c4-fb67-4b65-9030-9b10c75f6110&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;news&lt;/span&gt; — British people have their rights too.&lt;/p&gt;
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  13841.  
  13842.  
  13843.  
  13844. &lt;p&gt;WHEN I was a boy, my father worked at three &lt;span id=&quot;15cf2421-933c-41b9-976d-049a317ebb24&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;jobs&lt;/span&gt; to get our family out of a rented flat and into our own home.&lt;/p&gt;
  13845.  
  13846.  
  13847.  
  13848. &lt;p&gt;Who would do that these days? Once your home was your castle.&lt;/p&gt;
  13849.  
  13850.  
  13851.  
  13852. &lt;p&gt;Now your home is a cash cow for a spiteful Labour Government that despises anyone who dares to want a better life.&lt;/p&gt;
  13853.  
  13854.  
  13855.  
  13856. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;First class stamp&lt;/h2&gt;
  13857.  
  13858.  
  13859.  
  13860. &lt;p&gt;LIKE every other woman in the Sixties, my mother must have had a major crush on Terence Stamp because she took me to the Romford Odeon at the wildly inappropriate age of eight to watch his Oscar-nominated US movie debut, Billy Budd.&lt;/p&gt;
  13861.  
  13862.  
  13863.  
  13864. &lt;p&gt;Billy Budd is a tale of mutiny on the high seas. Rum, sodomy and the lash. Beautiful young cabin boys dangling from the mainbrace.&lt;/p&gt;
  13865.  
  13866.  
  13867.  
  13868. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408146&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 967px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT001016845942_0b9966.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=957&quot; alt=&quot;Terence Stamp as Billy Budd in the film *Billy Budd*.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408146&quot; width=&quot;957&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Actor Terence Stamp starred in Oscar nominated movie Billy Budd in the Sixties&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty - Contributor&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  13869.  
  13870.  
  13871.  
  13872. &lt;p&gt;Completely inappropriate for an eight-year-old who had been left traumatised by Bambi.&lt;/p&gt;
  13873.  
  13874.  
  13875.  
  13876. &lt;p&gt;But I loved it. Because no British actor ever lit up the big screen like Terence Stamp, the East End’s James Dean.&lt;/p&gt;
  13877.  
  13878.  
  13879.  
  13880. &lt;p&gt;Stamp, who has died at the age of 87, did not have the career he deserved.&lt;/p&gt;
  13881.  
  13882.  
  13883.  
  13884. &lt;p&gt;After dithering about accepting the role, he missed out on Alfie to his flatmate &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/michael-caine/&quot;&gt;Michael Caine&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  13885.  
  13886.  
  13887.  
  13888. &lt;p&gt;Terence then missed out on replacing Sean Connery as the new &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/james-bond/&quot;&gt;James Bond&lt;/a&gt; after scaring the producers with his radical ideas about remaking 007.&lt;/p&gt;
  13889.  
  13890.  
  13891.  
  13892. &lt;p&gt;He declined the role of King &lt;span id=&quot;cf06fa00-2c37-46b5-9553-d5b4925bbfbe&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Arthur&lt;/span&gt; in Camelot because he could not sing (the role went to Richard Harris, who couldn’t sing either).&lt;br&gt;Lesser actors took what should have been Stamp’s greatest roles.&lt;/p&gt;
  13893.  
  13894.  
  13895.  
  13896. &lt;p&gt;But what nobody ever took was his place as our most charismatic &lt;span id=&quot;5e7c2441-c8ec-418f-b2e9-e2f61a26b634&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;film&lt;/span&gt; star, most notably as the gloriously swashbuckling redcoat Sergeant Troy in Far From The Madding Crowd, opposite Julie Christie, also Stamp’s co-star in The Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset.&lt;/p&gt;
  13897.  
  13898.  
  13899.  
  13900. &lt;p&gt;Terry meets Julie – Waterloo Station – every Friday night.&lt;/p&gt;
  13901.  
  13902.  
  13903.  
  13904. &lt;p&gt;And we know that classic Sixties song is about the definitive Sixties couple because that’s what Ray Davies told Stamp when he asked him.&lt;/p&gt;
  13905.  
  13906.  
  13907.  
  13908. &lt;p&gt;Terence was a bona fide Cockney – born within the sound of Bow Bells – but in &lt;span id=&quot;579895a8-6466-460e-b479-f004d4e3adf6&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;real life&lt;/span&gt; carried himself like an aristocrat. Even in the supermarket!&lt;/p&gt;
  13909.  
  13910.  
  13911.  
  13912. &lt;p&gt;Like my mum, I loved him. Nobody ever made the working class seem so cool.&lt;/p&gt;
  13913.  
  13914.  
  13915.  
  13916. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;You still bare it well Sharon&lt;/h2&gt;
  13917.  
  13918.  
  13919.  
  13920. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408184&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 630px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT000919477730_ce26f0.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=620&quot; alt=&quot;Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408184&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;It is 33 years since Sharon Stone&amp;#8217;s now infamous scene in Basic Instinct&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  13921.  
  13922.  
  13923.  
  13924. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408205&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/silenced-truth-fame-great-real-1017403228.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Sharon Stone in a sheer black gown for Harper's Bazaar Spain.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408205&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Sharon still cuts a spectacular figure side on in a new image for Harpers Bazaar&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Harper&amp;#039;s Bazaar&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  13925.  
  13926.  
  13927.  
  13928. &lt;p&gt;CAN it really be 33 years since Sharon Stone crossed and uncrossed her legs in Basic Instinct and made &lt;span id=&quot;bc288421-58fe-44ba-818d-919678695cfe&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Hollywood&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;667ecbc3-9a4d-410e-a2e1-ece5e0890c53&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;history&lt;/span&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;
  13929.  
  13930.  
  13931.  
  13932. &lt;p&gt;When we consider the full-length side-on view of Sharon in Harper’s Bazaar, it feels like only yesterday.&lt;/p&gt;
  13933.  
  13934.  
  13935.  
  13936. &lt;p&gt;Even at 67, Stone still gets &lt;span id=&quot;7b176224-3add-4b82-956c-5a6ae4028283&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;hearts&lt;/span&gt; pounding, blood pressure soaring and the manufacturers of underwear wondering if their &lt;span id=&quot;b5c14d72-5a63-49bd-b5ba-ed81569c1313&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;business&lt;/span&gt; is doomed.&lt;/p&gt;
  13937.  
  13938.  
  13939.  
  13940. &lt;p&gt;Brilliant actress – especially as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s angel-facednemesis in Total Recall.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  13941.  
  13942.  
  13943.  
  13944. &lt;p&gt;Wonderful writer – Sharon’s autobiography, The Beauty Of Living Twice, is one of the great Hollywood memoirs.&lt;/p&gt;
  13945.  
  13946.  
  13947.  
  13948. &lt;p&gt;But perhaps above all else, did anyone ever misplace their pants with greater elegance than Sharon Stone?&lt;/p&gt;
  13949.  
  13950.  
  13951.  
  13952. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Salute to top graft&lt;/h2&gt;
  13953.  
  13954.  
  13955.  
  13956. &lt;p&gt;THIS country has lost its work ethic.&lt;/p&gt;
  13957.  
  13958.  
  13959.  
  13960. &lt;p&gt;The Covid &lt;span id=&quot;c8ca1573-c40e-4a0b-9dd3-a075d87f2fdc&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;pandemic&lt;/span&gt; made working from home – AKA skiving from home – socially acceptable.&lt;/p&gt;
  13961.  
  13962.  
  13963.  
  13964. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408230&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/file-picture-pauline-richards-kfc-1011271411.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Pauline Richards, long-time KFC employee, holding a bucket of KFC.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408230&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;626&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Pauline Richards was the world&amp;#8217;s longest serving KFC worker, and an inspiration&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SWNS&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  13965.  
  13966.  
  13967.  
  13968. &lt;p&gt;At the start of 2025, more than 200 companies confirmed they have made the permanent switch to a four-day working week.&lt;/p&gt;
  13969.  
  13970.  
  13971.  
  13972. &lt;p&gt;Nearly three million of our fellow citizens are economically inactive due to long-term sickness.&lt;/p&gt;
  13973.  
  13974.  
  13975.  
  13976. &lt;p&gt;So let us salute a lady called Pauline Richards, who has died of cancer at the age of 74.&lt;/p&gt;
  13977.  
  13978.  
  13979.  
  13980. &lt;p&gt;Because Pauline knew what it meant to graft for a lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;
  13981.  
  13982.  
  13983.  
  13984. &lt;p&gt;Pauline was the world’s longest-serving &lt;span id=&quot;7e6880c5-e39b-461f-a7cd-475d7b646416&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;KFC&lt;/span&gt; worker. Known as Miss KFC, she worked as cleaner, cashier, supervisor, manager and team leader for the fast-food restaurant.&lt;/p&gt;
  13985.  
  13986.  
  13987.  
  13988. &lt;p&gt;They don’t make them like Pauline any more. When her horse-drawn hearse made its way through the streets of her home town of Taunton, &lt;span id=&quot;2e1ee9a6-b169-40be-a3b7-43754b8a70f4&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Somerset&lt;/span&gt;, crowds lined the street.&lt;/p&gt;
  13989.  
  13990.  
  13991.  
  13992. &lt;p&gt;Pauline Richards spent a lifetime working in her community. And that community – generations of them – loved her.&lt;/p&gt;
  13993.  
  13994.  
  13995.  
  13996. &lt;p&gt;We salute you as you go to your well-earned rest, Pauline. Your work ethic should be an inspiration to all of us.&lt;/p&gt;
  13997.  
  13998.  
  13999.  
  14000. &lt;hr class=&quot;wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity&quot; /&gt;
  14001.  
  14002.  
  14003.  
  14004. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36408241&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/emma-raducanu-great-britain-carlos-1017249019.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz at the net after a tennis match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36408241&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz looked adorably happy together, despite losing in straight sets&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  14005.  
  14006.  
  14007.  
  14008. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/emma-raducanu/&quot;&gt;EMMA RADUCANU&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/carlos-alcaraz/&quot;&gt;Carlos Alcaraz&lt;/a&gt; are just good friends. We believe you. We know. Love means nothing in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tennis/&quot;&gt;tennis&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  14009.  
  14010.  
  14011.  
  14012. &lt;p&gt;But when the British number one woman and the world’s number one man played doubles at the US Open, you could not help noticing how deliriously happy this adorable couple looked together.&lt;/p&gt;
  14013.  
  14014.  
  14015.  
  14016. &lt;p&gt;And they lost in straight sets.&lt;/p&gt;
  14017.  
  14018.  
  14019.  
  14020. &lt;p&gt;Imagine how happy Raducaraz will look if they ever hit a winning streak.&lt;/p&gt;
  14021.  
  14022.  
  14023.  
  14024. &lt;hr class=&quot;wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity&quot; /&gt;
  14025.  
  14026.  
  14027.  
  14028. &lt;p&gt;DAME &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/emma-thompson/&quot;&gt;Emma Thompson&lt;/a&gt; boasts that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/donald-trump/&quot;&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/a&gt; asked her out on the day she divorced Kenneth Branagh and Trump had recently split from second wife Marla Maples.&lt;/p&gt;
  14029.  
  14030.  
  14031.  
  14032. &lt;p&gt;Emma politely declined.&lt;/p&gt;
  14033.  
  14034.  
  14035.  
  14036. &lt;p&gt;Thompson and Trump both went on to marry other people.&lt;br&gt;Wow – so that makes TWO bullets that Donald dodged.&lt;/p&gt;
  14037.  
  14038.  
  14039.  
  14040. &lt;hr class=&quot;wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity&quot; /&gt;
  14041.  
  14042.  
  14043.  
  14044. &lt;p&gt;FORMER SNP firebrand &lt;span id=&quot;7a9376a6-4ee2-40fc-ae84-398155c017f3&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Nicola Sturgeon&lt;/span&gt; is still fighting for independence.&lt;/p&gt;
  14045.  
  14046.  
  14047.  
  14048. &lt;p&gt;But now Sturgeon wants freedom from . . .  &lt;span id=&quot;53a87653-bb0c-480b-ad05-7ecff1979227&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Scotland&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  14049.  
  14050.  
  14051.  
  14052. &lt;p&gt;“I can’t breathe &lt;span id=&quot;ca5e4d6d-dc5a-4782-bb4d-31f861ca0cb0&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;freely&lt;/span&gt; in &lt;span id=&quot;5f51c69e-324d-41a4-ad0a-56974207b3f9&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Scotland&lt;/span&gt;,” sighs Nicola. “This may shock many people to hear – but I love &lt;span id=&quot;2efb9a27-5b71-484f-a93a-f175010fc6b4&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;London&lt;/span&gt;!”&lt;/p&gt;
  14053.  
  14054.  
  14055.  
  14056. &lt;p&gt;Sturgeon’s revelation came days before &lt;span id=&quot;6bfd9030-8d52-4667-814d-cbe400254fa5&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;King Charles&lt;/span&gt; kicked off his &lt;span id=&quot;b2e2dae8-c0f9-4dcd-ae42-98edfb9b9335&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/span&gt; at Balmoral Castle, totally rocking a knee-length kilt and an unfeasibly large sporran.&lt;/p&gt;
  14057.  
  14058.  
  14059.  
  14060. &lt;p&gt;Something tells me that &lt;span id=&quot;b04eb6d4-5bdf-46ab-b1d0-10a773131f4d&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Scottish independence&lt;/span&gt; may be off the menu for a wee while.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  14063. <title>I went on a Cornwall road trip that rivalled New Zealand with pirate towns and fairytale islands</title>
  14064. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/36407262/cornwall-road-trip-pirate-towns-fairytale-islands/</link>
  14065. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  14066. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Sonin]]></dc:creator>
  14067. <category><![CDATA[Beach holidays]]></category>
  14068. <category><![CDATA[Best of British]]></category>
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  14078. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  14079.  
  14080.  
  14081.  
  14082.  
  14083.  
  14084.  
  14085.  
  14086.  
  14087.  
  14088. &lt;p&gt;I RECENTLY flew 26 hours across the world to tour the west coast of New Zealand.&lt;/p&gt;
  14089.  
  14090.  
  14091.  
  14092. &lt;p&gt;But for similar rugged beauty, wild coastlines and weather that changes from sun to rain to sun in the time it takes to get a mac out, I needn’t have bothered.&lt;/p&gt;
  14093.  
  14094.  
  14095.  
  14096. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407606&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/view-mounts-bay-st-michaels-712648954_4399d5.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Sunset view of St Michael's Mount in Cornwall.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407606&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The magical island St Michael’s Mount[/caption]
  14097.  
  14098.  
  14099.  
  14100. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407602&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/w7124w-uk-england-cornwall-porthcurno-985519999_bc20e9.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Minack Theatre terraced seating overlooking the ocean.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407602&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The dramatic Minack Theatre[/caption]
  14101.  
  14102.  
  14103.  
  14104. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407601&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mousehole-village-fishing-port-cornwall-809652757.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Mousehole fishing village in Cornwall, England.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407601&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;637&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The charming Mousehole is another historic, seriously photogenic fishing village[/caption]
  14105.  
  14106.  
  14107.  
  14108. &lt;p&gt;Because six hours’ drive from London lies the western tip of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/cornwall/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Cornwall&lt;/a&gt;, where you’ll get all of the above — and far better pasties, to boot.&lt;/p&gt;
  14109.  
  14110.  
  14111.  
  14112. &lt;p&gt;Tucked away in rolling countryside, but only 20 minutes’ drive from the sights, sits Landal Clowance.&lt;/p&gt;
  14113.  
  14114.  
  14115.  
  14116. &lt;p&gt;The holiday park lies in 97 acres of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/32079180/cornwall-history-nature-attractions/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;woodland walks and lakes near Camborne&lt;/a&gt; and offers stylish lodges, private hot tubs and even a treehouse you can sleep in.&lt;/p&gt;
  14117.  
  14118.  
  14119.  
  14120. &lt;p&gt;My three-bedroom glass triangle of a cabin had all the space and mod cons you need. &lt;/p&gt;
  14121.  
  14122.  
  14123.  
  14124. &lt;p&gt;And, even better, it had its own taste of luxury on the secluded patio out the back — a spa-style hot tub with LED lighting.&lt;/p&gt;
  14125.  
  14126.  
  14127.  
  14128. &lt;p&gt;In fact, each evening (and one day time) ended with a soak and glass of wine while the wind rustled in the trees and the odd rabbit hopped away in the distance. &lt;/p&gt;
  14129.  
  14130.  
  14131.  
  14132. &lt;p&gt;The resort also has an indoor heated pool, as well as a spa with treatments and gym, plus rowing on the lake, woodland walks and a variety of daytime activities.&lt;/p&gt;
  14133.  
  14134.  
  14135.  
  14136. &lt;p&gt;But of course, from this ideal base you can also visit a smattering of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/31548702/cornwall-950-hols-pubs-beaches/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;classic Cornish towns&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  14137.  
  14138.  
  14139.  
  14140. &lt;p&gt;Quaint fishing village Porth­leven is all about its pretty harbour.&lt;/p&gt;
  14141.  
  14142.  
  14143.  
  14144. &lt;p&gt;Dangle your feet off the wall and enjoy the bobbing boats backed by stone buildings and hillside houses. &lt;/p&gt;
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  14165.  
  14166.  
  14167.  
  14168. &lt;p&gt;Better still, take in the view from one of the many restaurants that surround the water.&lt;/p&gt;
  14169.  
  14170.  
  14171.  
  14172. &lt;p&gt;My partner and I started with a cocktail at the Mussel Shoal, a laid-back al-fresco cafe bar that labels its food “fun not fine dining”.&lt;/p&gt;
  14173.  
  14174.  
  14175.  
  14176. &lt;p&gt;The vibe was certainly fun but, too late to order food, we moved on to Amelie for a seafood stew. &lt;/p&gt;
  14177.  
  14178.  
  14179.  
  14180. &lt;p&gt;Fun fact: The owner’s dad was the first manager of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/28638424/queen-back-catalogue-record-1billion-sale/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;rock band Queen&lt;/a&gt; — and dare I say it, the atmosphere was A Kind Of Magic.&lt;/p&gt;
  14181.  
  14182.  
  14183.  
  14184. &lt;p&gt;The next day was the big trip, a drive round the coast, from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/34527456/uk-seaside-town-beach-ban/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;St Ives&lt;/a&gt; on the north side of the peninsular, past &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/32760874/dad-trolley-lands-end-charity/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Land’s End&lt;/a&gt; (the westernmost point of England) to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/30457493/english-hotel-looks-like-5-star-resort-turkey/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Penzance&lt;/a&gt; on the south side.&lt;/p&gt;
  14185.  
  14186.  
  14187.  
  14188. &lt;p&gt;I say big, but each stop is no more than 15 minutes from the last.&lt;/p&gt;
  14189.  
  14190.  
  14191.  
  14192. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/30407455/english-seaside-village-st-ives-dupe/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;St Ives&lt;/a&gt; is well known for its picturesque bay, charming cobbled streets and art scene.&lt;/p&gt;
  14193.  
  14194.  
  14195.  
  14196. &lt;p&gt;If you don’t want to pay to visit its Tate Gallery and Barbara Hepworth sculpture garden, then simply join the throng of tourists and wander the narrow lanes of mini galleries, fudge shops and gift stores.&lt;/p&gt;
  14197.  
  14198.  
  14199.  
  14200. &lt;p&gt;Similar in charm is Mousehole, another historic, seriously photogenic fishing village. &lt;/p&gt;
  14201.  
  14202.  
  14203.  
  14204. &lt;p&gt;Sit by the beach or join the local children jumping into the sea from the harbour wall.&lt;/p&gt;
  14205.  
  14206.  
  14207.  
  14208. &lt;p&gt;But I’m getting ahead of myself. Between the two lies one of the best examples of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/4374738/follow-in-the-footsteps-of-ross-poldark-and-demelza-on-cornwalls-ruggedly-stunning-coastline/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Cornwall’s dramatic coastline&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  14209.  
  14210.  
  14211.  
  14212. &lt;p&gt;This stretch takes in Porthchapel beach, a wild, secluded cove sheltered by the cliffs. &lt;/p&gt;
  14213.  
  14214.  
  14215.  
  14216. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407597&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sunday-sun-travel-landal-cornwall-1017393642_db9080.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Man standing by a stone wall overlooking colorful houses and the water.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407597&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;722&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Chris Michael at Porthleven[/caption]
  14217.  
  14218.  
  14219.  
  14220. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407599&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sunday-sun-travel-landal-cornwall-1017392488_c74714.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;A-frame cabin with outdoor patio furniture and hot tub.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407599&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The lodge at Landal Clowance[/caption]
  14221.  
  14222.  
  14223.  
  14224. &lt;p&gt;Beware though, it is only accessible down a steep rocky path, but worth it for a sunbathe.&lt;/p&gt;
  14225.  
  14226.  
  14227.  
  14228. &lt;p&gt;Back up on the clifftop, it’s a mildly challenging walk to the Minack Theatre, cut into the rock above Porthcurno beach.&lt;/p&gt;
  14229.  
  14230.  
  14231.  
  14232. &lt;p&gt;A jaw-dropping achievement, the amphitheatre was the brainchild of Rowena Cade, who built much of it with her own hand in the 1930s.&lt;/p&gt;
  14233.  
  14234.  
  14235.  
  14236. &lt;p&gt;I do wonder if any drama on stage can ever compete with the stunning views.&lt;/p&gt;
  14237.  
  14238.  
  14239.  
  14240. &lt;p&gt;Equally dramatic is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/8494981/cornwall-newquay-st-michaels-mount/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;St Michael’s Mount&lt;/a&gt; off the coast of Marazion, one of the oldest towns in Cornwall.&lt;/p&gt;
  14241.  
  14242.  
  14243.  
  14244. &lt;p&gt;The tiny island, accessed from the mainland by a causeway at low tide, is home to a medieval castle and subtropical gardens.&lt;/p&gt;
  14245.  
  14246.  
  14247.  
  14248. &lt;p&gt;The last stop was Penzance. The town’s Morrab Gardens has &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/the-mediterranean/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Mediterranean&lt;/a&gt; and subtropical plants, and a walk up Chapel Street takes in a host of quirky shops.&lt;/p&gt;
  14249.  
  14250.  
  14251.  
  14252. &lt;p&gt;And while the town that inspired the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/opera/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Gilbert and Sullivan&lt;/a&gt; opera has moved on from pirates, this area of Cornwall still boasts plenty of hidden treasures.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14255.  
  14256. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  14257. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  14258. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;GO: CORNWALL&lt;/h3&gt;
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  14264. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STAYING THERE:&lt;/strong&gt; A four-night stay for up to six people in a Glass Lodge at Landal Clowance costs from £579 in total. &lt;/p&gt;
  14265. &lt;p&gt;For more information or to book, see &lt;a aria-label=&quot;landal.co.uk (opens in a new tab)&quot; href=&quot;https://www.landal.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;landal.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; or call 01603 367 066.&lt;/p&gt;
  14266. &lt;/div&gt;
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  14271. <title>I went to the Greek island TUI resort made for families with beach Olympics, pirate hunts &#8211; and adult-only pool zones</title>
  14272. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/36407261/rhodes-greek-island-tui-resort/</link>
  14273. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  14274. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Lewis]]></dc:creator>
  14275. <category><![CDATA[Beach holidays]]></category>
  14276. <category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
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  14278. <category><![CDATA[Beach Holiday Deals]]></category>
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  14298. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;“I AM so happy!” beamed our three-year-old daughter Lena as she skipped out of her kids’ club session.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  14302. &lt;p&gt;Not nearly as happy as us.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14306. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407586&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/5t-tui-blue-sensatori-atlantica-1017563135.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Water park with slides and a tipping bucket.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407586&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;photography © christos drazos&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Go with the flow and have some water slide fun[/caption]
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  14310. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407584&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/5t-tui-blue-sensatori-atlantica-1017563138.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Alice in Wonderland themed stage show.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407584&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;photography © christos drazos&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Stage tricks to entertain kids[/caption]
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  14314. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407594&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT001017583836_9adda0.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Beachfront restaurant with outdoor seating.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407594&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;photography © christos drazos&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Relax on the sun loungers outside the hotel[/caption]
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  14317.  
  14318. &lt;p&gt;Those four magic words meant that my wife Morgan and I had just unlocked a week of guilt-free relaxation at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/8042436/luxury-retreat-greek-island-rhodes/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;TUI Blue Sensatori Atlantica Dreams Resort in Rhodes&lt;/a&gt;, complete with date nights and cocktails by the adults-only pool.&lt;/p&gt;
  14319.  
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  14322. &lt;p&gt;It was our first resort holiday as a family, chosen because Lena was finally old enough for the kids’ club.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14325.  
  14326. &lt;p&gt;But we had arrived on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/greek-islands/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Greek island&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/35503455/rhodes-greek-island-marathons-travel-holidays/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Rhodes&lt;/a&gt; bracing ourselves for the modern parents’ dilemma: How much time should you spend with your child on holiday and how much of the time can you legitimately palm them off?&lt;/p&gt;
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  14330. &lt;p&gt;What we hadn’t realised is that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tui/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;TUI&lt;/a&gt; has structured its family holidays around this exact question.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14334. &lt;p&gt;“It’s not just about dropping off the kids any more,” said Mira Kietzmann, TUI’s senior childcare customer experience manager, who explained that the brand is adapting to reflect new parenting trends and feedback from children themselves.&lt;/p&gt;
  14335.  
  14336.  
  14337.  
  14338. &lt;p&gt;In a call before our trip, she said: “Parents and children both want to spend time together, doing things they will remember.&lt;/p&gt;
  14339.  
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  14341.  
  14342. &lt;p&gt;“We’ve even had teenagers tell us they want to do more with their parents — that’s not something we’d have expected ten years ago.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14343.  
  14344.  
  14345.  
  14346. &lt;p&gt;TUI calls it “togetherness” — a buzzword, yes, but one that genuinely shapes how its holidays are run.&lt;/p&gt;
  14347.  
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  14349.  
  14350. &lt;p&gt;Sure, there’s still the traditional “drop-them-off-and-go” set-up.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14352.  
  14353.  
  14354. &lt;p&gt;Each day (except Sundays) includes a two-hour supervised session either in the morning or afternoon, and Atlantica Dreams also offers three evening parties a week (€15 a go, two hours each). &lt;/p&gt;
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  14378. &lt;p&gt;But what’s new is how much it is leaning into family time, too.&lt;/p&gt;
  14379.  
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  14381.  
  14382. &lt;p&gt;When you’re reunited, there’s a full schedule of things to do together: Family yoga sessions, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/29513491/turkey-bodrum-beach-hotel-athletes/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;beach Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, pool games, five-a-side football — all the kind of memory-making stuff you rarely get around to organising yourself.&lt;/p&gt;
  14383.  
  14384.  
  14385.  
  14386. &lt;p&gt;“It’s not just about childcare, it’s about creating quality family experiences,” added Mira, who oversees more than 100 baby and kids’ clubs across &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/europe/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Europe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  14387.  
  14388.  
  14389.  
  14390. &lt;p&gt;And for families with younger children who do not have to worry about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/school-term-dates-holidays/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;school term times&lt;/a&gt;, autumn, with its mild temperatures, is a great time to book.&lt;/p&gt;
  14391.  
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  14394. &lt;p&gt;The 5H Atlantica Dreams manages the rare feat of being stylish, peaceful and properly geared up for families.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14398. &lt;p&gt;There are cultural excursions on offer to the ancient, white-washed town of Lindos or boat tours to the island of Symi.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14401.  
  14402. &lt;p&gt;But we parked any thought of sightseeing on the soft loungers next to our cocktails, while Lena danced with TUI Bot mascots and made new friends.&lt;/p&gt;
  14403.  
  14404.  
  14405.  
  14406. &lt;p&gt;She couldn’t get enough. Every day brought a new theme — Woodland Wonderland Camp, Superhero Day, Pirate Party — with staff fully committed to the costume department.&lt;/p&gt;
  14407.  
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  14410. &lt;p&gt;Watching grown adults enthusiastically dressed as pirates organising treasure hunts was oddly reassuring. These people take fun seriously.&lt;/p&gt;
  14411.  
  14412.  
  14413.  
  14414. &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Morgan and I had something we hadn’t experienced since becoming parents — proper downtime.&lt;/p&gt;
  14415.  
  14416.  
  14417.  
  14418. &lt;p&gt;Not the anxious, one-eye-on-the-toddler kind. We’re talking book-in-hand, drink-on-table, genuine chill.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14421.  
  14422. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Parent’s paradise&lt;/h2&gt;
  14423.  
  14424.  
  14425.  
  14426. &lt;p&gt;It helps that parents know TUI BLUE childcare is genuinely top-notch.&lt;/p&gt;
  14427.  
  14428.  
  14429.  
  14430. &lt;p&gt;All staff are DBS-checked, trained in paediatric first aid and complete a week of training before the season.&lt;/p&gt;
  14431.  
  14432.  
  14433.  
  14434. &lt;p&gt;Each room has at least one person with a UK Level 3 childcare qualification. All staff in the baby room have one.&lt;/p&gt;
  14435.  
  14436.  
  14437.  
  14438. &lt;p&gt;Atlantica Dreams itself is a parent’s paradise. Tucked away in the quiet village of Gennadi, it’s got five pools, six restaurants and plenty of adults-only areas to sneak off to with a book.&lt;/p&gt;
  14439.  
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  14441.  
  14442. &lt;p&gt;Yes, it’s over an hour from the airport and fairly remote, but that just means more peace and fewer crowds.&lt;/p&gt;
  14443.  
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  14445.  
  14446. &lt;p&gt;Our room was spotless and spacious, with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/21766845/nespresso-pod-dupes-coffee-test/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Nespresso pods&lt;/a&gt;, snacks and a minibar that was refilled every day.&lt;/p&gt;
  14447.  
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  14449.  
  14450. &lt;p&gt;The buffet kept us happy at lunch and breakfast, and the a la carte restaurants gave us an excuse to dress up for a meal at night.&lt;/p&gt;
  14451.  
  14452.  
  14453.  
  14454. &lt;p&gt;A surprise highlight? The Zen Pods in the lobby — space-age orbs meant for mindfulness, which had morphed into a nightly toddler hangout.&lt;/p&gt;
  14455.  
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  14458. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407588&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/5t-tui-blue-sensatori-atlantica-1017563120.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Hotel room with a bed, sitting area, and patio view.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407588&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;© Christos Drazos&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The stylish, modern, spacious rooms[/caption]
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  14461.  
  14462. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36407593&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/sun-travel-rodhes-journalist-jacob-1017406886.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Father and daughter in a pool.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36407593&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Supplied&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The Sun&amp;#8217;s Jacob Lewis has fun with Lena in an inflatable dinghy[/caption]
  14463.  
  14464.  
  14465.  
  14466. &lt;p&gt;Kids made up games around them while parents lingered nearby in the piano bar, wine in hand.&lt;/p&gt;
  14467.  
  14468.  
  14469.  
  14470. &lt;p&gt;By the end of the week, Lena was part of the furniture.&lt;/p&gt;
  14471.  
  14472.  
  14473.  
  14474. &lt;p&gt;She had a favourite dance. We knew the names of the entertainers. And we’d all found our own rhythm — her in the club, us by the pool, and the three of us back together for beach games or a last go on the waterslides.&lt;/p&gt;
  14475.  
  14476.  
  14477.  
  14478. &lt;p&gt;The result? One delighted three-year-old — and two parents who finally cracked the family holiday formula.&lt;/p&gt;
  14479.  
  14480.  
  14481.  
  14482. &lt;p&gt;Turns out, the best family time starts with a bit of me-time.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14488. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;GO: RHODES&lt;/h3&gt;
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  14494. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GETTING/STAYING THERE:&lt;/strong&gt; Seven nights’ all-inclusive at the 5H TUI BLUE Sensatori Atlantica Dreams Resort in Rhodes is from £615pp including flights from Gatwick on October 14, transfers and 20kg luggage. &lt;/p&gt;
  14495. &lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.tui.co.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;tui.co.uk (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;tui.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14501. <title>How fit are you for your age? The exercise targets you should be able to hit in every decade &#8211; from 5km to toe touches</title>
  14502. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/36402818/fit-age-exercise-targets-decade/</link>
  14503. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  14504. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Goddard]]></dc:creator>
  14505. <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
  14506. <category><![CDATA[News Health]]></category>
  14507. <category><![CDATA[anti ageing]]></category>
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  14510. <category><![CDATA[Fitness and Exercise]]></category>
  14511. <category><![CDATA[Health warnings]]></category>
  14512. <category><![CDATA[Heart disease]]></category>
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  14531. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CAN you hold a 30-second plank? What about touching your toes without bending your knees? Or running 5km without stopping?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  14532.  
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  14534.  
  14535. &lt;p&gt;These are all signs you’re in decent &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/health/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;health&lt;/a&gt;, but some are more important at certain ages than others.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14539. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36403565&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/beautiful-senior-black-couple-walking-1017564244.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Smiling senior Black couple walking in a field.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36403565&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;People in their sixties and seventies should be able to walk every day for one hour[/caption]
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  14541.  
  14542.  
  14543. &lt;p&gt;Emily Martin, exercise physiologist and coach at Pure Sports &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/medicine/&quot;&gt;Medicine&lt;/a&gt;, says: “Exercise targets give people a general sense of where they are for their age.&lt;/p&gt;
  14544.  
  14545.  
  14546.  
  14547. &lt;p&gt;“Staying active and hitting these goals helps to maintain independence as we get older, prevent chronic illnesses such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/diabetes/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;type 2 diabetes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/heart-disease/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;heart disease&lt;/a&gt; and some types of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/cancer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;cancer&lt;/a&gt;, and increase longevity. Meaning we live longer with a higher quality of life.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14548.  
  14549.  
  14550.  
  14551. &lt;p&gt;So, just how fit are you for your age?&lt;/p&gt;
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  14553.  
  14554.  
  14555. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;IN YOUR TWENTIES&lt;/h2&gt;
  14556.  
  14557.  
  14558.  
  14559. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cardio:&lt;/strong&gt; run 5km. &lt;strong&gt;Strength: &lt;/strong&gt;clean and press 15kg.&lt;strong&gt; Mobility:&lt;/strong&gt; touch toes with straight legs&lt;/p&gt;
  14560.  
  14561.  
  14562.  
  14563. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36403601&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/young-woman-running-city-skyline-1017363547.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Woman jogging outdoors with city skyline in the background.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36403601&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Running 5km non-stop is a good cardio fitness goal to have in your twenties, and aim to complete it between 23 and 35 minutes[/caption]
  14564.  
  14565.  
  14566.  
  14567. &lt;p&gt;BEING able to run 5km non-stop is a good cardio fitness goal. But Dr Jane Glazebrook, from The Slimming Clinic, suggests aiming for a time.&lt;/p&gt;
  14568.  
  14569.  
  14570.  
  14571. &lt;p&gt;“The average is 26 minutes for men and 30 for women,” she adds. “If you’re between 23 and 35 minutes in your 20s, then you’re on target.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14572.  
  14573.  
  14574.  
  14575. &lt;p&gt;Never run 5km? Try using a free app like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/27391084/sun-savers-london-marathon-fitness-tips/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Couch To 5K&lt;/a&gt;, which helps you work up to 5km in nine weeks.&lt;/p&gt;
  14576.  
  14577.  
  14578.  
  14579. &lt;p&gt;But it’s not all about cardio. Dr Glazebrook says: “Aim to do at least two days per week of strength training.&lt;/p&gt;
  14580.  
  14581.  
  14582.  
  14583. &lt;p&gt;“If you’re new to the gym, using machines rather than free weights can reduce the risk of injury.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14584.  
  14585.  
  14586.  
  14587. &lt;p&gt;In your 20s, you should be able to do a clean and press — a full body &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/fitness-and-exercise/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;exercise&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  14608.  
  14609.  
  14610.  
  14611. &lt;p&gt;Lift a 15kg barbell from the floor to your shoulders (the clean) and push it straight overhead (the press) then lower it back down.&lt;/p&gt;
  14612.  
  14613.  
  14614.  
  14615. &lt;p&gt;When it comes to mobility and flexibility, people in their 20s should be able to touch their toes without bending their knees.&lt;/p&gt;
  14616.  
  14617.  
  14618.  
  14619. &lt;p&gt;If you’re struggling, mobilise your hamstrings by sitting on the floor with your left leg straight and your right leg bent.&lt;/p&gt;
  14620.  
  14621.  
  14622.  
  14623. &lt;p&gt;Reach towards your left leg and hold this for 15 seconds. Then swap sides.&lt;/p&gt;
  14624.  
  14625.  
  14626.  
  14627. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;IN YOUR THIRTIES&lt;/h2&gt;
  14628.  
  14629.  
  14630.  
  14631. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cardio: &lt;/strong&gt;cycle for 20 mins. &lt;strong&gt;Strength:&lt;/strong&gt; 20 bodyweight push-ups. &lt;strong&gt;Mobility: &lt;/strong&gt;downward dog&lt;/p&gt;
  14632.  
  14633.  
  14634.  
  14635. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36403603&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/woman-riding-bike-trail-1017564093.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Woman riding a mountain bike on a trail.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36403603&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;People in their 30s should be able to cycle for at least 20 minutes at about 15mph[/caption]
  14636.  
  14637.  
  14638.  
  14639. &lt;p&gt;REGULAR aerobic exercise, like &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/cycling/&quot;&gt;cycling&lt;/a&gt;, can reduce your risk of an early death, according to a study by Shandong University.&lt;/p&gt;
  14640.  
  14641.  
  14642.  
  14643. &lt;p&gt;People in their 30s should be able to cycle (outdoors or on a static bike) for at least 20 minutes at a moderate pace — about 15mph. &lt;/p&gt;
  14644.  
  14645.  
  14646.  
  14647. &lt;p&gt;Any longer or quicker is great. &lt;/p&gt;
  14648.  
  14649.  
  14650.  
  14651. &lt;p&gt;To improve, try a spin class at your local gym. Or cycle to the shops instead of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/driving/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;driving&lt;/a&gt;?&lt;/p&gt;
  14652.  
  14653.  
  14654.  
  14655. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8440168/ten-push-ups-slashes-risk-of-heart-disease/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Push-ups&lt;/a&gt; are great at any age, but especially in your 30s.&lt;/p&gt;
  14656.  
  14657.  
  14658.  
  14659. &lt;p&gt;If you struggle to hit 20, start with ten on your knees. Over time, you’ll be able to do more from a plank position.&lt;/p&gt;
  14660.  
  14661.  
  14662.  
  14663. &lt;p&gt;Downward dog is a yoga poswhere your hands and feet are on the floor and your hips are raised up, like an inverted ‘V’. &lt;/p&gt;
  14664.  
  14665.  
  14666.  
  14667. &lt;p&gt;In your 30s, you should be able to have your heels flat on the floor.&lt;/p&gt;
  14668.  
  14669.  
  14670.  
  14671. &lt;p&gt;Dr Glazebrook says: “Not quite there? Join a class with an instructor who can offer modifications to suit your level, or props like blocks and wedges which provide support.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14672.  
  14673.  
  14674.  
  14675. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;IN YOUR FORTIES&lt;/h2&gt;
  14676.  
  14677.  
  14678.  
  14679. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cardio:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/football/&quot;&gt;football&lt;/a&gt; for 30 mins. &lt;strong&gt;Strength:&lt;/strong&gt; 20kg squat. &lt;strong&gt;Mobility: &lt;/strong&gt;touch toes with straight legs&lt;/p&gt;
  14680.  
  14681.  
  14682.  
  14683. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36403613&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/older-man-plays-football-1017564159.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Older man playing soccer outdoors.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36403613&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;582&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Being able to play football for 30 minutes straight in your forties suggests you are fit for your age[/caption]
  14684.  
  14685.  
  14686.  
  14687. &lt;p&gt;YOU may feel like you’re slowing down now, but you should still manage vigorous exercise. That’s anything that makes it hard to talk — think football, running or squash.&lt;/p&gt;
  14688.  
  14689.  
  14690.  
  14691. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/nhs/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;NHS&lt;/a&gt; recommends we do at least 75 minutes of the stuff every week (or 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity, like water aerobics or dancing).&lt;/p&gt;
  14692.  
  14693.  
  14694.  
  14695. &lt;p&gt;Being able to do either non-stop for 30 minutes straight suggests that you are fit for your age.&lt;/p&gt;
  14696.  
  14697.  
  14698.  
  14699. &lt;p&gt;But don’t forget strength training. Dr Glazebrook says: “As we age, our muscle mass naturally declines so it’s important to maintain or even increase it.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14700.  
  14701.  
  14702.  
  14703. &lt;p&gt;For a weighted squat, stand tall, holding a 20kg dumbbell at chest height with both hands. &lt;/p&gt;
  14704.  
  14705.  
  14706.  
  14707. &lt;p&gt;Your feet should be hip-width apart. Push your hips back, bend your knees and drop into a squat. When your thighs are parallel to the ground, push back up through your heels.&lt;/p&gt;
  14708.  
  14709.  
  14710.  
  14711. &lt;p&gt;Touching your toes remains a good test of mobility in your 40s, but make sure to take care if you’re stiff.&lt;/p&gt;
  14712.  
  14713.  
  14714.  
  14715. &lt;p&gt;Dr Glazebrook says: “Doing some gentle walking and mobilising exercises to ‘wake up’ your muscles and joints is recommended to avoid injury.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14716.  
  14717.  
  14718.  
  14719. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;IN YOUR FIFTIES&lt;/h2&gt;
  14720.  
  14721.  
  14722.  
  14723. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cardio:&lt;/strong&gt; swim 30 lengths without stopping. &lt;strong&gt;Strength:&lt;/strong&gt; hold a 30-second plank. &lt;strong&gt;Mobility: &lt;/strong&gt;complete 1 sit-to-rise&lt;/p&gt;
  14724.  
  14725.  
  14726.  
  14727. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36403666&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/262a7512copy-JS1017363736.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Underwater view of swimmer doing freestyle.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36403666&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;704&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Being able to swim 30 lengths without stopping in around 42 minutes when in your fifties is a goal to aim for&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  14728.  
  14729.  
  14730.  
  14731. &lt;p&gt;A NOVICE swimmer in their 50s should be able to do 30 lengths in about 42 minutes.&lt;/p&gt;
  14732.  
  14733.  
  14734.  
  14735. &lt;p&gt;If you’re slower than this, don’t panic. Start with one, then ten, and work your way up.&lt;/p&gt;
  14736.  
  14737.  
  14738.  
  14739. &lt;p&gt;Can you hold a plank for at least 30 seconds? That’s another good 50s fitness test. Start on your knees to make it easier.&lt;/p&gt;
  14740.  
  14741.  
  14742.  
  14743. &lt;p&gt;The sit–to-rise test, which involves getting up from the floor to standing, ideally with minimal assistance or support, can be an indicator of longevity.&lt;/p&gt;
  14744.  
  14745.  
  14746.  
  14747. &lt;p&gt;Researchers at Gama Filho University found that adults who couldn’t complete it had a significantly higher risk of death in the next six years.&lt;/p&gt;
  14748.  
  14749.  
  14750.  
  14751. &lt;p&gt;“This challenge requires strength, flexibility, balance and motor coordination,” says Emily.&lt;/p&gt;
  14752.  
  14753.  
  14754.  
  14755. &lt;p&gt;“The theory is that if you can perform the sit-to-rise test, you have good functional capabilities and are less likely to be hospitalised or have significant ailments.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14756.  
  14757.  
  14758.  
  14759. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;IN YOUR SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES&lt;/h2&gt;
  14760.  
  14761.  
  14762.  
  14763. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cardio: &lt;/strong&gt;walk for 60 mins. &lt;strong&gt;Strength:&lt;/strong&gt; stand on one leg for 30 secs. &lt;strong&gt;Mobility:&lt;/strong&gt; ‘walk on a tightrope’ for 10metres&lt;/p&gt;
  14764.  
  14765.  
  14766.  
  14767. &lt;p&gt;TO keep on top of your fitness post-60, Dr Glazebrook recommends physical activity every day. &lt;/p&gt;
  14768.  
  14769.  
  14770.  
  14771. &lt;p&gt;She says most people should be able to walk for one hour. But if that’s hard, start with less and add five minutes each week — be it walking, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/cycling/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;cycling&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/swimming/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;swimming&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  14772.  
  14773.  
  14774.  
  14775. &lt;p&gt;“Even if it’s just housework, such as dusting, vacuuming or mowing the lawn, it all counts,” Dr Glazebrook adds. “You just need to raise your heart and respiratory rate.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14776.  
  14777.  
  14778.  
  14779. &lt;p&gt;Alongside this, strength, balance and flexibility exercises should be done at least twice each week.&lt;/p&gt;
  14780.  
  14781.  
  14782.  
  14783. &lt;p&gt;“This could be yoga or Pilates, or even simply carrying heavy shopping bags,” Dr Glazebrook says. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/youtube/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt; is great for home workouts.&lt;/p&gt;
  14784.  
  14785.  
  14786.  
  14787. &lt;p&gt;Emily adds: “Standing on one leg for 30 seconds while you’re brushing your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/teeth/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;teeth&lt;/a&gt; or waiting for the kettle to boil is another great fitness marker.”&lt;/p&gt;
  14788.  
  14789.  
  14790.  
  14791. &lt;p&gt;Finally, walk like you’re on a tightrope — in a straight line, with one foot directly in front of the other — for at least ten metres.&lt;/p&gt;
  14792.  
  14793.  
  14794.  
  14795. &lt;p&gt;If you can do it without any trouble, you’re doing OK!&lt;/p&gt;
  14796.  
  14797.  
  14798.  
  14799. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  14800. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  14801. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;How much exercise should you do and when?&lt;/h3&gt;
  14802. &lt;/div&gt;
  14803. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  14806. &lt;div&gt;
  14807. &lt;p&gt;There are guidelines issued by the NHS and the Government regarding how much exercise people should do each day.&lt;/p&gt;
  14808. &lt;p&gt;People should be active daily, and avoid sitting for long periods.&lt;/p&gt;
  14809. &lt;p&gt;The NHS recommends an adults – those aged 19 to 64 – should aim for 150 minutes of “moderate intensity activity” a week.&lt;/p&gt;
  14810. &lt;p&gt;This works out to 21 minutes a day, or 30 minutes five days a week.&lt;/p&gt;
  14811. &lt;p&gt;Or, they could do 75 minutes of vigorous activity per week, which could be less than 11 minutes per day or 25 minutes three days a week.&lt;/p&gt;
  14812. &lt;p&gt;Adults should also aim to do strength exercises twice a week, at least.&lt;/p&gt;
  14813. &lt;p&gt;Examples of moderate-intensity activities include brisk walking, water aerobics, riding a bike, dancing, doubles tennis, pushing a lawn mower, hiking or rollerblading.&lt;/p&gt;
  14814. &lt;p&gt;Examples of vigorous activities include running, swimming, riding a bike fast or on hills, walking up the stairs, sports, like football, rugby, netball and hockey, skipping, aerobics, gymnastics or martial arts.&lt;/p&gt;
  14815. &lt;p&gt;Things like lifting heavy weights, sprinting up hills, spin classes or circuit training are considered very vigorous.&lt;/p&gt;
  14816. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What time should you exercise?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  14817. &lt;p&gt;Getting exercise into your day, no matter what time is a good idea.&lt;/p&gt;
  14818. &lt;p&gt;But you may want to be more selective depending on your goal.&lt;/p&gt;
  14819. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wellness/24017243/best-time-to-exercise-to-lose-weight-morning/&quot;&gt;A 2023 US study &lt;/a&gt;on 5,285 middle-aged adults showed exercising between 7 and 9 am was the best time if you&amp;#8217;re looking to lose weight.&lt;/p&gt;
  14820. &lt;p&gt;Researchers found that early-bird gym goers had a lower&amp;nbsp;body mass index&amp;nbsp;(BMI) and waist circumference than those working out later.&lt;/p&gt;
  14821. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/18753559/best-time-men-women-exercise-lose-belly-fat-weight/&quot;&gt;A 2022 study&lt;/a&gt; led by Prof Paul J Arciero, Skidmore College, New York, found that the optimal time of day to get your kit on might differ according to your gender.&lt;/p&gt;
  14822. &lt;p&gt;Prof Arciero said women wanting to lose fat around their belly and hips would do better to hit the gym in the morning, but those seeking to gain upper body strength or simply improve their mood might see more results from evening exercise.&lt;/p&gt;
  14823. &lt;p&gt;The results were the opposite for men.&lt;/p&gt;
  14824. &lt;p&gt;If you&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/25585725/ultimate-sleep-guide-13-steps-hacks/&quot;&gt; struggle to get to sleep&lt;/a&gt;, it&amp;#8217;s been found that exercise in the morning may help, but exercise in the evening may help you to stay asleep.&lt;/p&gt;
  14825. &lt;p&gt;Exercise, generally, can improve sleep quality. &lt;/p&gt;
  14826. &lt;/div&gt;
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  14831. <title>I have carpal tunnel syndrome &#8211; am I eligible for new promising treatment?</title>
  14832. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/36401975/ask-dr-zoe-carpal-tunnel-syndrome-ultrasound/</link>
  14833. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  14834. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Goddard]]></dc:creator>
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  14844.  
  14845.  
  14846.  
  14847.  
  14848.  
  14849.  
  14850.  
  14851.  
  14852.  
  14853. &lt;p&gt;OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice.&lt;/p&gt;
  14854.  
  14855.  
  14856.  
  14857. &lt;p&gt;Today,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/dr-zoe-williams/&quot;&gt;Dr Zoe&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;helps a reader who wonders if an ultrasound procedure to relieve the pain of carpal tunnel syndrome is available. &lt;/p&gt;
  14858.  
  14859.  
  14860.  
  14861. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35706583&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/image_dc0f48.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Portrait of a smiling woman doctor wearing a red shirt and blue pants.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35706583&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Dr Zoe Williams helps Sun readers with their health concerns&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  14862.  
  14863.  
  14864.  
  14865. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412653&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/woman-holding-880714906.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Woman holding her wrist in pain.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412653&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Dr Zoe helps a reader with carpal tunnel syndrome[/caption]
  14866.  
  14867.  
  14868.  
  14869. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Q) I HAVE &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/6173842/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-symptoms-causes-hand-cramps-treated/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;carpal tunnel syndrome&lt;/a&gt; and wear wrist splints at night. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  14870.  
  14871.  
  14872.  
  14873. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I have had it for years, but recently I read of an ultrasound procedure that can relieve it. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  14874.  
  14875.  
  14876.  
  14877. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is it available yet in this country?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  14878.  
  14879.  
  14880.  
  14881. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A)&lt;/strong&gt; Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition caused by compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist.&lt;/p&gt;
  14882.  
  14883.  
  14884.  
  14885. &lt;p&gt;Symptoms include persistent pain, numbness and weakness in the hands and wrists.&lt;/p&gt;
  14886.  
  14887.  
  14888.  
  14889. &lt;p&gt;On the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/nhs-crisis/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;NHS&lt;/a&gt;, treatment for CTS typically follows standard pathways – splinting, physiotherapy, steroid injections and surgery, if needed.&lt;/p&gt;
  14890.  
  14891.  
  14892.  
  14893. &lt;p&gt;Ultrasound is sometimes used to help guide steroid injections, so the medication is delivered more accurately. &lt;/p&gt;
  14894.  
  14895.  
  14896.  
  14897. &lt;p&gt;Studies have looked at using an ultrasound probe on its own to deliver sound- waves, but this has not been shown to be any more effective than exercises or splints.&lt;/p&gt;
  14898.  
  14899.  
  14900.  
  14901. &lt;p&gt;I suspect that ultrasound-guided minimally invasive release (sono-guided or thread release) is the procedure you have read about.&lt;/p&gt;
  14902.  
  14903.  
  14904.  
  14905. &lt;p&gt;A device like a micro-knife or thread is inserted via a tiny puncture, with ultrasound guidance, to cut the ligament compressing the nerve. &lt;/p&gt;
  14906.  
  14907.  
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  14928.  
  14929. &lt;p&gt;This is available in the US.&lt;/p&gt;
  14930.  
  14931.  
  14932.  
  14933. &lt;p&gt;While this procedure is not yet established in the UK, a private clinic in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/scotland/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Scotland&lt;/a&gt;, La Belle Forme, advertises a 15-minute ultrasound-guided release with rapid recovery and minimal scarring, but their claims have not yet been approved by external experts.&lt;/p&gt;
  14934.  
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  14939. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;TIP&lt;/h3&gt;
  14940. &lt;/div&gt;
  14941. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  14944. &lt;div&gt;
  14945. &lt;p&gt;Your tolerance to alcohol can change with medication.&lt;/p&gt;
  14946. &lt;p&gt;It could lead to unexpected side-effects or reduce the effectiveness if you vomit. &lt;/p&gt;
  14947. &lt;p&gt;Check the patient information leaflet and ask your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/gp-doctors-surgeries/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;GP&lt;/a&gt; if worried.&lt;/p&gt;
  14948. &lt;/div&gt;
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  14953. <title>I&#8217;m sick of my husband hanging around 2nd rate &#8216;fashion influencer&#8217;… I want a divorce after she stuck finger in his pint</title>
  14954. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/36387517/husband-close-fashion-influencer-cheating/</link>
  14955. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  14956. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Goddard]]></dc:creator>
  14957. <category><![CDATA[Dear Deidre]]></category>
  14958. <category><![CDATA[Dear Deidre on Marriage]]></category>
  14959. <category><![CDATA[Dear Deidre on Relationships]]></category>
  14960. <category><![CDATA[Dear Deidre on Sex]]></category>
  14961. <category><![CDATA[Sun Club]]></category>
  14962. <category><![CDATA[The Sun Newspaper]]></category>
  14963. <category><![CDATA[The Sun on Sunday]]></category>
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  14992.  
  14993.  
  14994. &lt;p&gt;DEAR DEIDRE: MY husband has become too close to a second rate “fashion influencer” who lives near us.&lt;/p&gt;
  14995.  
  14996.  
  14997.  
  14998. &lt;p&gt;After witnessing her dunk her finger in his pint and suck on it suggestively, I want a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/divorce/&quot;&gt;divorce&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  14999.  
  15000.  
  15001.  
  15002. &lt;p&gt;For the past year, he’s been sniffing around her, helping her with her content and insisting all the while that their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/relationship-advice/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;relationship &lt;/a&gt;is completely innocent.&lt;/p&gt;
  15003.  
  15004.  
  15005.  
  15006. &lt;p&gt;He’s an amateur photographer, who only took wildlife snaps before this.&lt;/p&gt;
  15007.  
  15008.  
  15009.  
  15010. &lt;p&gt;We are regulars at our local pub and one night our friends were all huddled around a phone giggling. &lt;/p&gt;
  15011.  
  15012.  
  15013.  
  15014. &lt;p&gt;They’d discovered this woman’s channel and it was apparently very entertaining.&lt;/p&gt;
  15015.  
  15016.  
  15017.  
  15018. &lt;script type=&quot;application/javascript&quot; src=&quot;https://thesun.formstack.com/forms/js.php/dear_deidre_problem&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  15019.  
  15020.  
  15021.  
  15022. &lt;p&gt;I must admit I was also intrigued. I recognised her and while she is always very well presented, in &lt;span id=&quot;8d8929d4-9764-4323-a0de-7ffe8e547bf0&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;real life&lt;/span&gt; she seems so shy and unconfident. &lt;/p&gt;
  15023.  
  15024.  
  15025.  
  15026. &lt;p&gt;Still there she was, in very revealing, or “edgy” as she puts it “&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/fashion/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;fashion&lt;/a&gt;”.&lt;/p&gt;
  15027.  
  15028.  
  15029.  
  15030. &lt;p&gt;I am 44 and my husband is 47. We both had a laugh and at the time I thought no more about it.&lt;/p&gt;
  15031.  
  15032.  
  15033.  
  15034. &lt;p&gt;A month later he came in one day and said he’d bumped into this woman, who is in her 30s, and she had asked him to help with her images.&lt;/p&gt;
  15035.  
  15036.  
  15037.  
  15038. &lt;p&gt;He said it would be temporary.&lt;/p&gt;
  15039.  
  15040.  
  15041.  
  15042. &lt;p&gt;But nearly a year has passed and he now spends most of the weekend planning shoots with her, or photographing her.&lt;/p&gt;
  15043.  
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  15063.  
  15064.  
  15065.  
  15066. &lt;p&gt;We have had countless arguments and just I can’t stand it.&lt;/p&gt;
  15067.  
  15068.  
  15069.  
  15070. &lt;p&gt;Yet he insists nothing is happening and accuses me of being jealous. He says he can be friends with whoever he wants.&lt;/p&gt;
  15071.  
  15072.  
  15073.  
  15074. &lt;p&gt;Our friends have started to make comments and I know they also think he’s cheating. It’s humiliating but I was prepared to believe him.&lt;/p&gt;
  15075.  
  15076.  
  15077.  
  15078. &lt;p&gt;That changed when I walked in the pub to see them huddled together in a corner. My stomach lurched as she dipped her finger in his pint and sucked it. The look on his face was utter lust.&lt;/p&gt;
  15079.  
  15080.  
  15081.  
  15082. &lt;p&gt;I don’t have concrete evidence of cheating, but I’ve had enough.&lt;/p&gt;
  15083.  
  15084.  
  15085.  
  15086. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore&quot;&gt;
  15087. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore__header&quot;&gt;
  15088. &lt;p class=&quot;article-readmore__headline&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;READ MORE FROM DEAR DEIDRE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15089. &lt;/div&gt;
  15090. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore__content-half article-readmore__border&quot;&gt;
  15091. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore__content-img&quot;&gt;
  15092. &lt;img decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/deidre-casebook-wc1808-day7-comp.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  15093. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore__content-text&quot;&gt;
  15094. &lt;a class=&quot;article-readmore-text-anchor-wrap&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/36331135/paige-passive-aggressive-attitude-deidre-stories/&quot;&gt;
  15095. &lt;p class=&quot;article-readmore-text__headline&quot;&gt;DEIDRE'S STORIES&lt;/p&gt;
  15096. &lt;p class=&quot;article-readmore-text__subdeck&quot;&gt;Paige's boyfriend wonders if she hates him after her passive aggression&lt;/p&gt;
  15097. &lt;/a&gt;
  15098. &lt;/div&gt;
  15099. &lt;/div&gt;
  15100. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore__content-half article-readmore__border&quot;&gt;
  15101. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore__content-img&quot;&gt;
  15102. &lt;img decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/psychotherapy-young-woman-doctor-talking-992792588.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  15103. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore__content-text&quot;&gt;
  15104. &lt;a class=&quot;article-readmore-text-anchor-wrap&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/dear-deidre/36341463/lost-family-cheated-wife-problems/&quot;&gt;
  15105. &lt;p class=&quot;article-readmore-text__headline&quot;&gt;DEAR DEIDRE&lt;/p&gt;
  15106. &lt;p class=&quot;article-readmore-text__subdeck&quot;&gt;I've lost my family because I cheated on my wife instead of fixing our problems&lt;/p&gt;
  15107. &lt;/a&gt;
  15108. &lt;/div&gt;
  15109. &lt;/div&gt;
  15110. &lt;/div&gt;
  15111. &lt;div class=&quot;article-readmore__content-clear&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  15113.  
  15114.  
  15115.  
  15116. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEIDRE SAYS:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;    Whether he is conducting a physical affair or not, your husband is showing complete disregard and disrespect for you and your marriage.&lt;/p&gt;
  15117.  
  15118.  
  15119.  
  15120. &lt;p&gt;At the very least he’s conducting an emotional affair and is flaunting his infatuation with this woman.&lt;/p&gt;
  15121.  
  15122.  
  15123.  
  15124. &lt;p&gt;Rather than come to his senses he seems intoxicated by her, to the point where he’d rather gaslight you than correct his behaviour.&lt;/p&gt;
  15125.  
  15126.  
  15127.  
  15128. &lt;p&gt;Please find a quiet time to let him know he’s humiliating you and risking your marriage and if he still doesn’t appreciate how damaging his behaviour is, then divorce may well be the only way for you to resolve this miserable situation.&lt;/p&gt;
  15129.  
  15130.  
  15131.  
  15132. &lt;p&gt;My support pack Thinking Of Divorce will help.&lt;/p&gt;
  15133.  
  15134.  
  15135.  
  15136. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  15137. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  15138. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Get in touch with Deidre&lt;/h3&gt;
  15139. &lt;/div&gt;
  15140. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  15142. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  15143. Every problem gets a personal reply, usually within 24 hours weekdays. &lt;/p&gt;
  15145. &lt;div&gt;
  15146. &lt;p&gt;Send an email to &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:deardeidre@the-sun.co.uk&quot;&gt;deardeidre@the-sun.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15147. &lt;p&gt;You can also send a private message on the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.facebook.com/DearDeidreOfficial/?fref=ts&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;DearDeidreOfficial&lt;/a&gt; Facebook page.&lt;/p&gt;
  15148. &lt;/div&gt;
  15149. &lt;/div&gt;
  15150. &lt;/div&gt;
  15152.  
  15153.  
  15154.  
  15155. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;WORRIED MY VAGINA IS TOO BIG&lt;/h2&gt;
  15156.  
  15157.  
  15158.  
  15159. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEAR DEIDRE: During sex, my boyfriend seems to be taking longer to climax, and I’m worried that it’s because I’m too “roomy” down below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15160.  
  15161.  
  15162.  
  15163. &lt;p&gt;He’s never said anything about the issue, but, as I’m an older woman – I’m 62, he’s 55 – I’m concerned I might have lost my grip.&lt;/p&gt;
  15164.  
  15165.  
  15166.  
  15167. &lt;p&gt;Back in my thirties I had two children through natural childbirth.&lt;/p&gt;
  15168.  
  15169.  
  15170.  
  15171. &lt;p&gt;I didn’t notice any issues after that, but I was very strict about doing pelvic-floor clenches regularly.&lt;/p&gt;
  15172.  
  15173.  
  15174.  
  15175. &lt;p&gt;My husband at the time never said anything negative, and we had a wonderful sex life, but sadly he died 12 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
  15176.  
  15177.  
  15178.  
  15179. &lt;p&gt;Since then, I’ve been through the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/menopause/&quot;&gt;menopause&lt;/a&gt;, and I met my boyfriend two years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
  15180.  
  15181.  
  15182.  
  15183. &lt;p&gt;My bits have definitely changed since I’ve been through menopause.&lt;/p&gt;
  15184.  
  15185.  
  15186.  
  15187. &lt;p&gt;I don’t feel as much sensation now during sex as I did in my younger years, and I’m finding it increasingly hard to hold in a wee. I was quite nervous the first time I had sex with my boyfriend, worrying that he’d find me too “roomy”.&lt;/p&gt;
  15188.  
  15189.  
  15190.  
  15191. &lt;p&gt;But he seemed to love the experience, and he came very quickly.&lt;/p&gt;
  15192.  
  15193.  
  15194.  
  15195. &lt;p&gt;In the past few months, however, I’m noticing it takes him longer to climax.&lt;/p&gt;
  15196.  
  15197.  
  15198.  
  15199. &lt;p&gt;Sometimes he can keep going for 15-20 minutes, which actually leaves me feeling quite sore.&lt;/p&gt;
  15200.  
  15201.  
  15202.  
  15203. &lt;p&gt;Is it my older, bigger vagina that’s taking the edge off his pleasure? And if so, is there anything I can do?&lt;/p&gt;
  15204.  
  15205.  
  15206.  
  15207. &lt;p&gt;I’m too embarrassed to talk about this with him.&lt;/p&gt;
  15208.  
  15209.  
  15210.  
  15211. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEIDRE SAYS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; You might feel you’re the only woman in the UK with this intimate worry, but actually, it’s quite a common fear. &lt;/p&gt;
  15212.  
  15213.  
  15214.  
  15215. &lt;p&gt;Childbirth and hormonal changes do have an effect on the vagina, but I doubt you have loosened up dramatically.&lt;/p&gt;
  15216.  
  15217.  
  15218.  
  15219. &lt;p&gt;It’d be a good idea to restart your pelvic-floor exercise regime. Pelvic-floor exercises are especially important as you get older because they can improve continence and help prevent prolapses.&lt;/p&gt;
  15220.  
  15221.  
  15222.  
  15223. &lt;p&gt;My support pack – Improving Sexual Sensation – will give you instructions on what to do.&lt;/p&gt;
  15224.  
  15225.  
  15226.  
  15227. &lt;p&gt;It could also be wise to see your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/gp/&quot;&gt;GP&lt;/a&gt;. Topical oestrogen (inserted into the vagina as a cream) could help to lessen any incontinence, as well as making sex more comfortable. It can also improve your sensation.&lt;/p&gt;
  15228.  
  15229.  
  15230.  
  15231. &lt;p&gt;There might be other reasons for your boyfriend’s delayed ejaculation – like relationship issues or &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/health/&quot;&gt;health&lt;/a&gt; problems – so it’d be helpful if you could ignore your embarrassment and talk to him.&lt;/p&gt;
  15232.  
  15233.  
  15234.  
  15235. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  15236. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  15237. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;IS HAIRY ARMPITS FETISH NORMAL?&lt;/h3&gt;
  15238. &lt;/div&gt;
  15239. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  15242. &lt;div&gt;
  15243. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEAR DEIDRE: I FIND hairy armpits really sexy on a woman. Is this normal?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15244. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;My girlfriend is always trying to steal my razor to shave underneath her arms, but I’d rather she left them bushy.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15245. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I find hairy armpits a real turn-on – the way they smell on a hot day and the feeling of the hair under my fingers gets me going.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15246. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I’ve loved hairy pits as long as I can remember, but I think it started on a holiday to France when I was 11.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15247. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We went to the beach and there were loads of topless girls, with hairy legs and armpits.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15248. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They looked wild and free, and I found it so erotic. Should I keep hiding my razor from my girlfriend?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15249. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEIDRE SAYS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Please don’t worry about what’s “normal” – there’s no such thing.&lt;/p&gt;
  15250. &lt;p&gt;We’re all different, with individual turn-ons and turn-offs, and this particular fetish is harmless.&lt;/p&gt;
  15251. &lt;p&gt;It’s up to your girlfriend whether she prefers her own armpits to be hairy or shaved.&lt;/p&gt;
  15252. &lt;p&gt;Explain how exciting you find it when she goes au naturel but leave the final decision to her.&lt;/p&gt;
  15253. &lt;/div&gt;
  15254. &lt;/div&gt;
  15255. &lt;/div&gt;
  15257.  
  15258.  
  15259.  
  15260. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;FAMILY FORUM&lt;/h2&gt;
  15261.  
  15262.  
  15263.  
  15264. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER many years, my boyfriend’s awful mum finally wants a relationship with her grandchildren.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  15265.  
  15266.  
  15267.  
  15268. &lt;p&gt;Am I being unreasonable by insisting she follows my rules?&lt;/p&gt;
  15269.  
  15270.  
  15271.  
  15272. &lt;p&gt;I’m 28, my boyfriend is 31 and we’ve been together for ten years. We have two &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/parenting/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;daughters&lt;/a&gt;, five and seven.&lt;/p&gt;
  15273.  
  15274.  
  15275.  
  15276. &lt;p&gt;When I met my boyfriend, his mum lived 300 miles away. She had been so horrible to him growing up – drinking and kicking him out of the house when he was 17 – that he’d turned his back.&lt;/p&gt;
  15277.  
  15278.  
  15279.  
  15280. &lt;p&gt;Two years ago, she moved closer to us, but we still didn’t see her much.&lt;/p&gt;
  15281.  
  15282.  
  15283.  
  15284. &lt;p&gt;A few months ago, her dad died and my boyfriend went to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/funeral/&quot;&gt;funeral&lt;/a&gt;. His mum has a &lt;span id=&quot;80da77e5-7c7c-4c3b-b5d3-13a4f8789767&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;history&lt;/span&gt; of kicking off at family events, so I expected him to come back early. &lt;/p&gt;
  15285.  
  15286.  
  15287.  
  15288. &lt;p&gt;In fact, he rolled in at 2am, steaming drunk, saying they had made up. He now wants us all to play happy families.&lt;/p&gt;
  15289.  
  15290.  
  15291.  
  15292. &lt;p&gt;Apparently his mum is desperate to see her granddaughters, and wants them round her house every week for sleepovers.&lt;/p&gt;
  15293.  
  15294.  
  15295.  
  15296. &lt;p&gt;I don’t want this. My boyfriend might believe his mum’s seen the light, but I don’t want my daughters staying over with a drinker. She can build a relationship slowly, or not at all.&lt;/p&gt;
  15297.  
  15298.  
  15299.  
  15300. &lt;p&gt;Is that unfair?&lt;/p&gt;
  15301.  
  15302.  
  15303.  
  15304. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEIDRE SAYS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Your boyfriend’s probably thrilled to have rebuilt his relationship with his mum, but you have every right to be wary.&lt;/p&gt;
  15305.  
  15306.  
  15307.  
  15308. &lt;p&gt;Your children are your responsibility and their safety is paramount. You’re not being unfair, you’re being a good parent.&lt;/p&gt;
  15309.  
  15310.  
  15311.  
  15312. &lt;p&gt;I suggest you help your daughters build a relation-ship with their grandmother in a measured way.&lt;/p&gt;
  15313.  
  15314.  
  15315.  
  15316. &lt;p&gt;Start by arranging some meetings in public places – like a park, or a café – where they can all get to know each other.&lt;/p&gt;
  15317.  
  15318.  
  15319.  
  15320. &lt;p&gt;Go along with them, so you can swoop in if your mother-in-law seems to have been drinking or starts acting in an aggressive manner.&lt;/p&gt;
  15321.  
  15322.  
  15323.  
  15324. &lt;p&gt;If the public meetings go well, you can start meeting at home. She could visit for lunch, then for the day.&lt;/p&gt;
  15325.  
  15326.  
  15327.  
  15328. &lt;p&gt;For more support, contact &lt;a href=&quot;http://family-action.org.uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;family-action.org.uk (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;family-action.org.uk&lt;/a&gt; (0808 802 6666).&lt;/p&gt;
  15329.  
  15330.  
  15331.  
  15332. &lt;p&gt;It is a national charity that offers free advice on all kinds of family issues.&lt;/p&gt;
  15333.  
  15334.  
  15335.  
  15336. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  15337. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  15338. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;WEIGHING ON ME&lt;/h3&gt;
  15339. &lt;/div&gt;
  15340. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  15343. &lt;div&gt;
  15344. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEAR DEIDRE: &lt;/strong&gt;I’M worried &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/diet-nutrition-weight-loss/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;losing weight&lt;/a&gt; will make me look worse.&lt;/p&gt;
  15345. &lt;p&gt;I’m a 25-year-old, 5ft 10in man. I used to weigh nearly 24 stone. Since joining a slimming club I’ve lost three stone already and my goal is to get down to 14st.&lt;/p&gt;
  15346. &lt;p&gt;But I’m noticing unexpected side effects of my weight loss. My chest now looks droopy, and I’ve developed loose skin on my thighs and stomach.&lt;/p&gt;
  15347. &lt;p&gt;I had stretch marks, and I’m worried that losing weight will make them more pronounced. Is there anything I can do?&lt;/p&gt;
  15348. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DEIDRE SAYS:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Well done on your weight loss so far. It’ll already be having a hugely positive effect on your health.&lt;/p&gt;
  15349. &lt;p&gt;Losing weight can cause loose skin, but you can keep it to a minimum by making sure you stay hydrated and eat a nutrient-rich diet.&lt;/p&gt;
  15350. &lt;p&gt;However, you might eventually want skin-removal surgery. Ask your GP if you’d qualify to have that on the NHS.&lt;/p&gt;
  15351. &lt;p&gt;Losing weight shouldn’t make stretchmarks more pronounced. It’s hard to remove permanently, but they will fade over time.&lt;/p&gt;
  15352. &lt;/div&gt;
  15353. &lt;/div&gt;
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  15357. <title>Arrested man, 24, on the run after escaping from cops during treatment at hospital</title>
  15358. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36414581/arrested-man-on-run-escaping-cops-hospital/</link>
  15359. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
  15360. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Harrington]]></dc:creator>
  15361. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  15362. <category><![CDATA[UK News]]></category>
  15363. <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
  15364. <category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>
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  15368.  
  15369.  
  15370.  
  15371.  
  15372.  
  15373.  
  15374.  
  15375.  
  15376.  
  15377. &lt;p&gt;A BURGLARY suspect is on the run after escaping from police while receiving treatment at hospital.&lt;/p&gt;
  15378.  
  15379.  
  15380.  
  15381. &lt;p&gt;Jon Michael Lee, 24, was arrested on suspicion of driving offences and burglary but taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.&lt;/p&gt;
  15382.  
  15383.  
  15384.  
  15385. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414594&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 778px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/wanted-jon-michael-lee.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=768&quot; alt=&quot;Mugshot of Jon Michael Lee, wanted for escape from lawful custody.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414594&quot; width=&quot;768&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Jon Michael Lee, 24, managed to escape from officers at the John Radcliffe Hospital&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Thames Valley Police&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  15386.  
  15387.  
  15388.  
  15389. &lt;p&gt;It was there he managed to slip away from officers and escape on Friday afternoon.&lt;/p&gt;
  15390.  
  15391.  
  15392.  
  15393. &lt;p&gt;Lee was last seen on Headley Way, Oxford, after fleeing at around 3:45pm.&lt;/p&gt;
  15394.  
  15395.  
  15396.  
  15397. &lt;p&gt;The escapee is described as a white male, around 5ft 11ins tall, with short brown hair, brown eyes, a short moustache and a small beard. &lt;/p&gt;
  15398.  
  15399.  
  15400.  
  15401. &lt;p&gt;He has a tattoo of two cherries on his left cheekbone.&lt;/p&gt;
  15402.  
  15403.  
  15404.  
  15405. &lt;p&gt;Detective Inspector Marcia Hardy, said: “We are carrying out extensive enquiries to trace Jon Lee.&lt;/p&gt;
  15406.  
  15407.  
  15408.  
  15409. &lt;p&gt;“We would ask anyone who sees him to please call 999 rather than approaching him, or if you have information as to his whereabouts please call 101.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  15410.  
  15411.  
  15412.  
  15413. &lt;p&gt;Anyone with information who does not wish to speak to the police is encouraged to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  15416. <title>Zayn Malik shares rare photo with his daughter Khai as they enjoy trip away</title>
  15417. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36413816/zayn-malik-daughter-khai-photo-holiday/</link>
  15418. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
  15419. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Power]]></dc:creator>
  15420. <category><![CDATA[Showbiz]]></category>
  15421. <category><![CDATA[Celebrity kids]]></category>
  15422. <category><![CDATA[Celebrity relationships and break ups]]></category>
  15423. <category><![CDATA[Children parenting and family life]]></category>
  15424. <category><![CDATA[One Direction]]></category>
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  15429.  
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  15437.  
  15438. &lt;p&gt;ZAYN Malik enjoyed some quality time with his daughter, Khai, as they enjoyed a father-daughter holiday.&lt;/p&gt;
  15439.  
  15440.  
  15441.  
  15442. &lt;p&gt;The former One Direction singer, 32, shares his &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/30547527/zayn-malik-daughter-gigi-hadid-birthday/&quot;&gt;four-year-old daughter&lt;/a&gt; with supermodel, Gigi Hadid, 30, and hosted an event-filled time with the tot.&lt;/p&gt;
  15443.  
  15444.  
  15445.  
  15446. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414344&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/zayn-malik-shares-rare-photo-1018008603.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Zayn Malik selfie.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414344&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram / zayn&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Zayn Malik has had a lovely holiday with his daughter, Khai[/caption]
  15447.  
  15448.  
  15449.  
  15450. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414343&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/zayn-malik-shares-rare-photo-1018008605.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Two people watching a monster truck show from a private box.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414343&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram / zayn&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The pair did lots of fun activities, including going to a monster truck rally[/caption]
  15451.  
  15452.  
  15453.  
  15454. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414341&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/zayn-malik-shares-rare-photo-1018008588.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Sunset over calm water, with fire pit and chairs in the foreground.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414341&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram / zayn&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;They stayed at a gorgeous beach house[/caption]
  15455.  
  15456.  
  15457.  
  15458. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414345&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/zayn-malik-shares-rare-photo-1018008602.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;Beach chairs, beach toys, and a bag on a beach blanket.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414345&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram / zayn&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;And made sure to do plenty of swimming[/caption]
  15459.  
  15460.  
  15461.  
  15462. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/zayn-malik/&quot;&gt;Zayn&lt;/a&gt; shared a series of snaps from his time with Khai, including showing two beach chairs side-by-side at the seaside and even a sneak peek of his daughter.&lt;/p&gt;
  15463.  
  15464.  
  15465.  
  15466. &lt;p&gt;The photo with Khai, showed her in a private box at monster truck rally as her dad leaned over to while she watched the big show.&lt;/p&gt;
  15467.  
  15468.  
  15469.  
  15470. &lt;p&gt;Other photos in Zayn&amp;#8217;s post, including views from their rented beach house and their delectable food they enjoyed, including prawns and a sumptuous dessert.&lt;/p&gt;
  15471.  
  15472.  
  15473.  
  15474. &lt;p&gt;The first photo in the dump was a close-up of Zayn looking towards the camera pensively.&lt;/p&gt;
  15475.  
  15476.  
  15477.  
  15478. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;#8220;Big thanks to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/airbnb/?hl=en&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;@airbnb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt; for hosting our stay and the Chef Service. The beach hookup and food were next level&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;#8221; he captioned the post on Instagram.&lt;/p&gt;
  15479.  
  15480.  
  15481.  
  15482. &lt;p&gt;Zayn and Khai have had a lot of fun over the summer, including attending a BlackPink concert in July, where he told fans, “Me &amp;amp; Khai loved it.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15483.  
  15484.  
  15485.  
  15486. &lt;p&gt;The musician also revealed that his daughter was following in his footsteps and developing his love for music.&lt;/p&gt;
  15487.  
  15488.  
  15489.  
  15490. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;She&amp;#8217;s not expert-level, but she&amp;#8217;s got a bit of rhythm when she&amp;#8217;s hitting the drums and stuff,&amp;#8221; he told &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SKG52udsEY&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Zach Sang Show&lt;/a&gt; in May.&lt;/p&gt;
  15491.  
  15492.  
  15493.  
  15494. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;You can tell that she could definitely develop that into something.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  15495.  
  15496.  
  15497.  
  15498. &lt;p&gt;Zayn then explained that Khai may have got her percussive talent from her mum because he explained that Gigi was &amp;#8220;really good at Guitar Hero on the drums.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  15522. &lt;p&gt;“I was diabolical at it and G used to beat me all the time&amp;#8230; I&amp;#8217;m the musician and she beat me at this game,&amp;#8221; Zayn said on the show.&lt;/p&gt;
  15523.  
  15524.  
  15525.  
  15526. &lt;p&gt;Zayn and Gigi split for good in 2021, and he was previously in a high profile relationship with singer, Perrie Edwards.&lt;/p&gt;
  15527.  
  15528.  
  15529.  
  15530. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/little-mix/&quot;&gt;Little Mix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;singer recently spoke about how Zayn had reached out to her following his breakup from Gigi.&lt;/p&gt;
  15531.  
  15532.  
  15533.  
  15534. &lt;p&gt;In 2013, Zayn demonstrated his commitment by getting a portrait of Perrie tattooed on his arm and even bought her mum a house in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/dorset/&quot;&gt;Dorset&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  15535.  
  15536.  
  15537.  
  15538. &lt;p&gt;But in 2015, they split — and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1972550/cheating-zayn-malik-didnt-deserve-a-warning-about-perrie-edwards-fake-orgasm-diss-song-say-little-mix-stars/&quot;&gt;she was left devastated&lt;/a&gt;, with reports at the time that &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/18931865/little-mix-perrie-edwards-engaged-alex-oxlade-chamberlain/&quot;&gt;he had ended their almost four-year romance by text&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  15539.  
  15540.  
  15541.  
  15542. &lt;p&gt;Perrie, who is now engaged to footballer, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. recently&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/36345600/perrie-edwards-miscarriage/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;discussed&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;her &amp;#8220;toxic&amp;#8221; relationship with Zayn&lt;/a&gt; on &lt;a href=&quot;https://open.spotify.com/show/5f3h5kIP4imtOLs1p3Z6bG&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Paul C. Brunson’s We Need To Talk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;podcast&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  15543.  
  15544.  
  15545.  
  15546. &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;“My ex reached out and I didn’t know how to handle the situation. I’d only been with Alex like a year and a half, two years. And I felt a bit uncomfortable about it.&lt;/p&gt;
  15547.  
  15548.  
  15549.  
  15550. &lt;p&gt;“And I remember sweating and panicking, thinking, ‘I&amp;#8217;ve got to tell him that obviously I&amp;#8217;ve spoken to him.’ And I would be terrified&amp;#8230; And he was like, ‘Okay, well, I really appreciate you telling me, thank you for letting me know. That&amp;#8217;s fine. Like, hopefully he doesn&amp;#8217;t contact you again&amp;#8217;.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  15551.  
  15552.  
  15553.  
  15554. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414365&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 654px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/396cea6a-a443-4b49-a0ff-9362f5fc0ee4.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=644&quot; alt=&quot;Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik at a Givenchy fashion show.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414365&quot; width=&quot;644&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Zayn shares Khai with supermodel, Gigi Hadid&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;</content:encoded>
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  15557. <title>Whinging Scots traitor complains he&#8217;s being forced to fight on for Russia or face deportation to UK jail</title>
  15558. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36415648/jay-fraser-russia-traitor-putin-deportation/</link>
  15559. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
  15560. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Norton]]></dc:creator>
  15561. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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  15597. &lt;p&gt;A SCOTS traitor who bragged of killing Ukrainians for Vladimir Putin now faces being kicked out of Russia.&lt;/p&gt;
  15598.  
  15599.  
  15600.  
  15601. &lt;p&gt;And turncoat &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31908410/scots-mercenary-fighting-puting-ukraine-former-tennents-worker/&quot;&gt;Jay Fraser&lt;/a&gt;, 24, whined it could mean he will be deported back to the UK to face spending up to 14 years behind bars.&lt;/p&gt;
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  15605. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415645&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/timesgrab-image-taken-sun-jay-962177262.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Smiling young man in camouflage uniform.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415645&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;593&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;scottish sun&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Jay Fraser left to fight for Putin last year[/caption]
  15606.  
  15607.  
  15608.  
  15609. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415646&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 657px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/timesgrab-image-taken-sun-jay-962177545.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=647&quot; alt=&quot;A soldier holding a rifle.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415646&quot; width=&quot;647&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SCOTTISH SUN&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Fraser claims he is being forced to fight on the frontlines[/caption]
  15610.  
  15611.  
  15612.  
  15613. &lt;p&gt;In a self-pitying rant, he told how Moscow officials blocked his citizenship bid. So now his only option is to enlist for more mercenary work on the deadly frontline.&lt;/p&gt;
  15614.  
  15615.  
  15616.  
  15617. &lt;p&gt;We told how the former brewery apprentice, of Dunblane, Perthshire, joined tyrant Putin’s forces last August&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/32751900/scottish-defector-russia-jay-fraser-kills-soldiers-terror/&quot;&gt; and boasted of killing ten Ukrainian soldiers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  15618.  
  15619.  
  15620.  
  15621. &lt;p&gt;But now Fraser moans he is “stuck” after “one massive, stupid mistake”.&lt;/p&gt;
  15622.  
  15623.  
  15624.  
  15625. &lt;p&gt;He said: “I was under the impression I was able to get citizenship through my service.&lt;/p&gt;
  15626.  
  15627.  
  15628.  
  15629. &lt;p&gt;“They outright refused. I was told either you can be sent back to the UK — which would mean at least 14 years in jail time — or I can sign another contract.&lt;/p&gt;
  15630.  
  15631.  
  15632.  
  15633. &lt;p&gt;“I’m eternally stuck until I can get legal issues sorted.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15634.  
  15635.  
  15636.  
  15637. &lt;p&gt;In another whinge, he claimed his paperwork had been “lost”, adding:&lt;/p&gt;
  15638.  
  15639.  
  15640.  
  15641. &lt;p&gt;“I’m here risking my life every day, in exchange for very little back from Russia.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15642.  
  15643.  
  15644.  
  15645. &lt;p&gt;He served in Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk region with the Pyatnashka International Brigade and threatened to send Brits “home in boxes”.&lt;/p&gt;
  15646.  
  15647.  
  15648.  
  15649. &lt;p&gt;Fraser also appeared in propaganda videos in military gear and a Russian flag cap.&lt;/p&gt;
  15650.  
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  15670.  
  15671.  
  15672.  
  15673. &lt;p&gt;Security specialist Will Geddes said: “He may have picked the wrong side if they’re not going to help him.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15674.  
  15675.  
  15676.  
  15677. &lt;p&gt;Slamming Fraser’s “depraved” campaign, Scottish Lib Dems leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said: “I hope that he eventually faces the full force of the law for his treacherous actions.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15678.  
  15679.  
  15680.  
  15681. &lt;p&gt;The Foreign Office has warned that Brits who fight for Russia will face justice on return.&lt;/p&gt;
  15682.  
  15683.  
  15684.  
  15685. &lt;p&gt;We also previously revealed Fraser was on the path to becoming a priest before he quit Scotland to fight for Russia.&lt;/p&gt;
  15686.  
  15687.  
  15688.  
  15689. &lt;p&gt;Father Nils Lubcenko, of the Russian Orthodox Church of St Kentigern, in Govan, said parishioners were stunned after seeing a former member of the congregation boasting of killing.&lt;/p&gt;
  15690.  
  15691.  
  15692.  
  15693. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415647&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/08/never-mind-ballots-suns-harry-917992890.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Harry Cole, Suns’ guest, sits for an interview.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415647&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Darren Fletcher&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Security expert Will Geddes[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  15696. <title>Shopper shares hack on how to get TWO free drinks at Greggs</title>
  15697. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36412531/greggs-free-drinks-hack/</link>
  15698. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
  15699. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nawal Abdisamad]]></dc:creator>
  15700. <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
  15701. <category><![CDATA[News Money]]></category>
  15702. <category><![CDATA[Apps]]></category>
  15703. <category><![CDATA[Deals and sales]]></category>
  15704. <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
  15705. <category><![CDATA[Food and drink]]></category>
  15706. <category><![CDATA[Greggs]]></category>
  15707. <category><![CDATA[Money saving]]></category>
  15708. <category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
  15709. <category><![CDATA[Summer]]></category>
  15710. <category><![CDATA[Tips tricks and life hacks]]></category>
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  15714.  
  15715.  
  15716.  
  15717.  
  15718.  
  15719.  
  15720.  
  15721.  
  15722.  
  15723. &lt;p&gt;A SAVVY shopper has revealed a hack that lets Greggs fans bag not one, but two free drinks.&lt;/p&gt;
  15724.  
  15725.  
  15726.  
  15727. &lt;p&gt;The tip surfaced on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/facebook/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt;, with users across the UK sharing screenshots of their &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/greggs/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Greggs&lt;/a&gt; Rewards app showing a surprise giveaway of Capri-Sun.&lt;/p&gt;
  15728.  
  15729.  
  15730.  
  15731. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_7312649&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 962px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NINTCHDBPICT000429442828-e1537528819927.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=952&quot; alt=&quot;Box of Capri-Sun orange juice pouches.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-7312649&quot; width=&quot;952&quot; height=&quot;561&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The deal means selected customers can claim two free Capri-Sun drinks until 14th September – with no purchase needed&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  15732.  
  15733.  
  15734.  
  15735. &lt;p&gt;One user said: “Got two free capri suns on my Greggs app! Just happened to open it and they were there!”&lt;/p&gt;
  15736.  
  15737.  
  15738.  
  15739. &lt;p&gt;Others were quick to share their excitement.&lt;/p&gt;
  15740.  
  15741.  
  15742.  
  15743. &lt;p&gt;One fan wrote: “I redeemed mine yesterday, 2 very happy boys.lol.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15744.  
  15745.  
  15746.  
  15747. &lt;p&gt;Another commented: “I got mine the other day. My two love them too.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15748.  
  15749.  
  15750.  
  15751. &lt;p&gt;The deal means selected customers can claim two free Capri-Sun drinks until September 14, with no purchase needed. &lt;/p&gt;
  15752.  
  15753.  
  15754.  
  15755. &lt;p&gt;But it’s not available for everyone, so you’ll need to check your app to see if you’ve got it.&lt;/p&gt;
  15756.  
  15757.  
  15758.  
  15759. &lt;p&gt;Fans have been tagging their mates online to make sure they don’t miss out, with some even comparing notes on when the freebies appeared in their account.&lt;/p&gt;
  15760.  
  15761.  
  15762.  
  15763. &lt;p&gt;The Greggs Rewards app has become a favourite with bargain-hunters, as it often drops surprise offers like this one. &lt;/p&gt;
  15764.  
  15765.  
  15766.  
  15767. &lt;p&gt;It works by giving users stamps for purchases, which can later be swapped for free food or drinks.&lt;/p&gt;
  15768.  
  15769.  
  15770.  
  15771. &lt;p&gt;But sometimes, customers are treated to random giveaways that don’t cost a penny,  like this double Capri-Sun offer.&lt;/p&gt;
  15772.  
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  15792.  
  15793.  
  15794.  
  15795. &lt;p&gt;Greggs has been upping its freebie game lately. &lt;/p&gt;
  15796.  
  15797.  
  15798.  
  15799. &lt;p&gt;Just this&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/summer/page/2/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt; summer&lt;/a&gt;, the bakery giant announced a fresh perk for new customers downloading the app.&lt;/p&gt;
  15800.  
  15801.  
  15802.  
  15803. &lt;p&gt;Now, anyone who signs up can claim a free iced drink as well as the standard hot drink reward.&lt;/p&gt;
  15804.  
  15805.  
  15806.  
  15807. &lt;p&gt;The company said: “Greggs is playing it cool and rewarding new customers with a free iced drink when they download and register on the Greggs App.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15808.  
  15809.  
  15810.  
  15811. &lt;p&gt;Choices include &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/35571418/greggs-free-iced-drinks/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Peach Iced Tea, Mint Lemonade&lt;/a&gt; or the new Iced Caramelised Biscuit Latte – ideal for keeping cool in the heat.&lt;/p&gt;
  15812.  
  15813.  
  15814.  
  15815. &lt;p&gt;The move has been dubbed the “summer sidekick” to Greggs’ hot drink welcome offer, giving customers more ways to enjoy a free refreshment.&lt;/p&gt;
  15816.  
  15817.  
  15818.  
  15819. &lt;p&gt;Once registered, users can also earn rewards by collecting stamps – for example, buy nine sandwiches and the tenth one’s free.&lt;/p&gt;
  15820.  
  15821.  
  15822.  
  15823. &lt;p&gt;It means loyal shoppers can often find a little extra in their app, whether that’s a hot drink, sweet treat, or a refreshing drink to take away.&lt;/p&gt;
  15824.  
  15825.  
  15826.  
  15827. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413843&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2022-greggs-high-street-baker-911451447.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Greggs bakery storefront.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413843&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;623&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The Greggs Rewards app has become a favourite with bargain-hunters, as it often drops surprise offers like this one[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  15830. <title>Major supermarket offering lucky customer the chance to win free shopping for a YEAR – here’s how</title>
  15831. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36413873/win-free-grocery-year/</link>
  15832. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
  15833. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nawal Abdisamad]]></dc:creator>
  15834. <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
  15835. <category><![CDATA[News Money]]></category>
  15836. <category><![CDATA[Aldi]]></category>
  15837. <category><![CDATA[Aldi Specialbuys]]></category>
  15838. <category><![CDATA[Competitions]]></category>
  15839. <category><![CDATA[Deals and sales]]></category>
  15840. <category><![CDATA[Money saving]]></category>
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  15868.  
  15869.  
  15870.  
  15871. &lt;p&gt;A MAJOR supermarket is giving one lucky shopper the chance to win free groceries for an entire year.&lt;/p&gt;
  15872.  
  15873.  
  15874.  
  15875. &lt;p&gt;The card, worth £5,000, will cover a whole year’s worth of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/shopping/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;shopping&lt;/a&gt; from everyday essentials to treats from the middle aisle.&lt;/p&gt;
  15876.  
  15877.  
  15878.  
  15879. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414197&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsc2952-2jpg-JS1001431553.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK. A new supermarket by the German company Aldi opened in the Peak District in the market and tourist attraction town of Bakewell.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414197&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;641&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Now Aldi is opening the door for another shopper to take on the Superfan title&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  15880.  
  15881.  
  15882.  
  15883. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/aldi/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;ALDI&lt;/a&gt; has announced the return of its exclusive Superfan Card, following the huge success of last year’s launch.&lt;/p&gt;
  15884.  
  15885.  
  15886.  
  15887. &lt;p&gt;That means free shopping trips for an entire year. &lt;/p&gt;
  15888.  
  15889.  
  15890.  
  15891. &lt;p&gt;From bread and milk to wine, snacks and middle-aisle gems, Aldi will be footing the bill.&lt;/p&gt;
  15892.  
  15893.  
  15894.  
  15895. &lt;p&gt;And for 2025, Aldi is throwing in something new. &lt;/p&gt;
  15896.  
  15897.  
  15898.  
  15899. &lt;p&gt;The winner will also get early access to some of its most exciting new products before they even hit the shelves.&lt;/p&gt;
  15900.  
  15901.  
  15902.  
  15903. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Golden ticket&lt;/h2&gt;
  15904.  
  15905.  
  15906.  
  15907. &lt;p&gt;Last year, Charlotte Mellor from Oldham made history by becoming &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/30898034/chance-to-win-free-shopping-for-a-year-supermarket/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Aldi’s very first Superfan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  15908.  
  15909.  
  15910.  
  15911. &lt;p&gt;She walked away with the coveted card and enjoyed 12 months of free groceries, all paid for by the discount retailer.&lt;/p&gt;
  15912.  
  15913.  
  15914.  
  15915. &lt;p&gt;Now Aldi is opening the door for another shopper to take on the Superfan title.&lt;/p&gt;
  15916.  
  15917.  
  15918.  
  15919. &lt;p&gt;But there’s only one card up for grabs – meaning competition is expected to be fierce.&lt;/p&gt;
  15920.  
  15921.  
  15922.  
  15923. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  15924.  
  15925.  
  15926.  
  15927. &lt;p&gt;Think you’ve got what it takes? Aldi wants shoppers to tell them, in 250 words or less, why they should be crowned the next Superfan.&lt;/p&gt;
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  15948.  
  15949.  
  15950.  
  15951. &lt;p&gt;Passion, creativity and a good dose of Aldi obsession are all encouraged.&lt;/p&gt;
  15952.  
  15953.  
  15954.  
  15955. &lt;p&gt;Entries must include your name, age and where you’re from.&lt;/p&gt;
  15956.  
  15957.  
  15958.  
  15959. &lt;p&gt;Rebecca Heley, Communications Director at Aldi UK, said: “The response to last year’s competition was phenomenal, and Charlotte set the bar high as our very first Superfan Card winner. &lt;/p&gt;
  15960.  
  15961.  
  15962.  
  15963. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We can’t wait to hear from this year’s hopefuls and discover who will carry the Aldi Superfan Card for 2025.”&lt;/p&gt;
  15964.  
  15965.  
  15966.  
  15967. &lt;p&gt;The deadline for entries is Thursday 18 September at 11:59pm.&lt;/p&gt;
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  15970.  
  15971. &lt;p&gt;The successful applicant will be contacted by Wednesday, October 1.&lt;/p&gt;
  15972.  
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  15974.  
  15975. &lt;p&gt;The Superfan Card is expected to spark huge interest after thousands tried to grab it last year.&lt;/p&gt;
  15976.  
  15977.  
  15978.  
  15979. &lt;p&gt;For many families, £5,000 worth of free shopping could help stretch budgets as the cost of living continues to bite.&lt;/p&gt;
  15980.  
  15981.  
  15982.  
  15983. &lt;p&gt;With Aldi named the UK’s cheapest &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36394892/supermarket-shake-up-bonus-scheme/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;supermarket&lt;/a&gt; for the fourth year running, the prize could go even further.&lt;/p&gt;
  15984.  
  15985.  
  15986.  
  15987. &lt;p&gt;Shoppers are being urged to get their entries in quickly, before the deadline closes.&lt;/p&gt;
  15988.  
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  15990.  
  15991. &lt;p&gt;Terms and conditions apply, and full details can be found on Aldi’s website.&lt;/p&gt;
  15992.  
  15993.  
  15994.  
  15995. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  15996. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  15997. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;How to save money on your food shop&lt;/h3&gt;
  15998. &lt;/div&gt;
  15999. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
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  16001. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pi-2505514-JS930347757.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  16004. &lt;div&gt;
  16005. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consumer reporter &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/samuel-walker/&quot;&gt;Sam Walker&lt;/a&gt; reveals how you can save hundreds of pounds a year:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16006. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Odd boxes&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price. &lt;/p&gt;
  16007. &lt;p&gt;Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/17581296/lidl-veg-box-retail/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;its Waste Not scheme&lt;/a&gt; while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30.&lt;/p&gt;
  16008. &lt;p&gt;Sainsbury&amp;#8217;s also sells £2 &amp;#8220;Taste Me, Don&amp;#8217;t Waste Me&amp;#8221; fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash.&lt;/p&gt;
  16009. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Food waste apps&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public.&lt;/p&gt;
  16010. &lt;p&gt;Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio.&lt;/p&gt;
  16011. &lt;p&gt;Too Good to Go&amp;#8217;s app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount.&lt;/p&gt;
  16012. &lt;p&gt;Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses.&lt;/p&gt;
  16013. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yellow sticker bargains&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap.&lt;/p&gt;
  16014. &lt;p&gt;But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/30106289/times-yellow-sticker-bargains-biggest-supermarkets-prices/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;You can see the best times for each supermarket here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  16015. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Super cheap bargains&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they&amp;#8217;ve found on the cheap, including food finds.&lt;/p&gt;
  16016. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;#8220;Downshift&amp;#8221;&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;#8211; you will almost always save money going for a supermarket&amp;#8217;s own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands.&lt;/p&gt;
  16017. &lt;p&gt;The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as &amp;#8220;downshifting&amp;#8221; and hailed by consumer expert &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/martin-lewis/&quot;&gt;Martin Lewis&lt;/a&gt;, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.&lt;/p&gt;
  16018. &lt;/div&gt;
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  16020. &lt;/div&gt;
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  16028. <title>Angela Rayner buys THIRD home as she splashes out over £700k on luxury apartment &#8216;while hiking taxes on family homes&#8217;</title>
  16029. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36413600/angela-rayner-property-portfolio-housing-labour-politics/</link>
  16030. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
  16031. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amir Razavi]]></dc:creator>
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  16075.  
  16076. &lt;p&gt;DEPUTY PM Angela Rayner has splashed out more than £700,000 on a luxury seaside apartment — her third home.&lt;/p&gt;
  16077.  
  16078.  
  16079.  
  16080. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/angela-rayner/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;The Housing Secretary&lt;/a&gt; bought the flat near &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/brighton/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Brighton&lt;/a&gt; despite owning a home in Ashton-under-Lyne and having a grace-and-favour ministerial apartment in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/westminster/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Westminster&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  16081.  
  16082.  
  16083.  
  16084. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413681&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/7a221186-77bd-435e-80bc-8c5617050da5.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Angela Rayner and a child in a yellow inflatable boat on the water.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413681&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;743&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Housing Sec Angela Rayner pushed her property portfolio beyond £1m after buying another home&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  16085.  
  16086.  
  16087.  
  16088. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414243&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/51aa2bee-b0b5-4a9f-a23a-89a578d73c10.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Angela Rayner and a man in a yellow inflatable kayak on the water.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414243&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;696&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The Labour bigwig was snapped floating about in an inflatable kayak on a summer break&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  16089.  
  16090.  
  16091.  
  16092. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414302&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 661px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/c05d7a9d-cabc-43d4-8f64-75aeb77ea954.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=651&quot; alt=&quot;Angela Rayner in a kayak on the water.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414302&quot; width=&quot;651&quot; height=&quot;783&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Rayner was spotted enjoying some family time&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  16093.  
  16094.  
  16095.  
  16096. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413658&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/exclusive-angela-rayner-deputy-prime-1017870012.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Angela Rayner drinking wine on a beach.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413658&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;556&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Last week, Ms Rayner was pictured drinking a large glass of white wine on a beach, dressed in a £165 Dryrobe coat[/caption]
  16097.  
  16098.  
  16099.  
  16100. &lt;p&gt;Her latest purchase is a &lt;span id=&quot;a057592d-671e-4351-bb84-4cd748e2a49b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;luxury&lt;/span&gt; three-bedroom flat near Brighton, which she bought for more than £700,000 earlier this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  16101.  
  16102.  
  16103.  
  16104. &lt;p&gt;Ms Rayner’s home in her constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/manchester/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Gtr Manchester&lt;/a&gt;, was bought for £375,000 in 2016 and is now valued at £650,000. &lt;/p&gt;
  16105.  
  16106.  
  16107.  
  16108. &lt;p&gt;It comes as the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/labour-party/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Labour&lt;/a&gt; bigwig — seen floating about in an inflatable kayak on a &lt;span id=&quot;0f408b20-6705-4c24-85ce-735f553e862e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/span&gt; break earlier this week — hammers second home owners and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36381947/council-tax-bills-to-rise-under-angela-rayner/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;plans council tax rises for many.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16109.  
  16110.  
  16111.  
  16112. &lt;p&gt;Last night, Shadow Housing Secretary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/james-cleverly/&quot;&gt;James Cleverly&lt;/a&gt; said: “Angela Rayner is responsible for housing policy, yet she won’t even be straight about her own.&lt;/p&gt;
  16113.  
  16114.  
  16115.  
  16116. &lt;p&gt;“Time and again she’s been asked to declare exactly what &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/property/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;properties&lt;/a&gt; she owns and where she pays council tax, and time and again she has dodged those questions.&lt;/p&gt;
  16117.  
  16118.  
  16119.  
  16120. &lt;p&gt;“Now we find out she’s got three &lt;span id=&quot;87028032-1e51-4f58-a99d-293679b762aa&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;homes&lt;/span&gt;. We’ve done everything possible to get answers, but she still refuses to come clean.&lt;/p&gt;
  16121.  
  16122.  
  16123.  
  16124. &lt;p&gt;“That matters, because this is the same Deputy Prime Minister who has &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/33730903/map-council-hiking-tax-above-limit-biggest-rise-uk/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;hiked taxes on family homes across the country.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16125.  
  16126.  
  16127.  
  16128. &lt;p&gt;“If she’s not prepared to be open about her own affairs while taxing everyone else heavily, the public will wonder what she has to hide.”&lt;/p&gt;
  16129.  
  16130.  
  16131.  
  16132. &lt;p&gt;Land Registry records reveal her latest three-bedroom period property was bought with a six-figure mortgage earlier this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  16133.  
  16134.  
  16135.  
  16136. &lt;p&gt;And the Deputy PM has already celebrated by hosting a house-warming party with her partner, former left-wing MP &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/sam-tarry/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;c7ae8d4f-e658-475f-a277-81954430ffa6&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Sam Tarry&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  16160. &lt;p&gt;He has been seen by &lt;span id=&quot;f5fc3d3e-69a9-4ec9-a8b2-0e8a7aec67c2&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;neighbours&lt;/span&gt; moving items into the flat, which boasts commanding seafront views.&lt;/p&gt;
  16161.  
  16162.  
  16163.  
  16164. &lt;p&gt;Locals have also seen officers from the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/metropolitan-police/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Met&lt;/a&gt; Police’s Royalty and Specialist Protection Command, which guards senior politicians, accompanying Ms Rayner.&lt;/p&gt;
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  16171. &lt;p&gt;Angela Rayner is responsible for housing policy, yet she won’t even be straight about her own&lt;/p&gt;
  16172. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  16173. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;James Cleverly, Shadow Secretary of State&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
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  16180.  
  16181. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;ae3658af-f54c-4323-909e-628eb5de76af&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;The bill&lt;/span&gt; for this is footed by the taxpayer.&lt;/p&gt;
  16182.  
  16183.  
  16184.  
  16185. &lt;p&gt;Estate agents have described the street where Ms Rayner lives as “highly desirable” and period properties nearby have been put on the market for £3.5million.&lt;/p&gt;
  16186.  
  16187.  
  16188.  
  16189. &lt;p&gt;She has been spending more time in the area recently.&lt;/p&gt;
  16190.  
  16191.  
  16192.  
  16193. &lt;p&gt;Locals spotted her watching &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/mariah-carey/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Mariah Carey&lt;/a&gt; perform at Brighton Pride in Preston Park earlier this month. &lt;/p&gt;
  16194.  
  16195.  
  16196.  
  16197. &lt;p&gt;It comes after Ms Rayner moved into a grace-and-favour flat in Grade 1 listed Admiralty House in December last year.&lt;/p&gt;
  16198.  
  16199.  
  16200.  
  16201. &lt;p&gt;The opulent apartment, paid for by public funds, has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and overlooks Trafalgar Square.&lt;/p&gt;
  16202.  
  16203.  
  16204.  
  16205. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413726&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/c8xkw5-portland-basin-junction-peak-1018005966.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Canal scene with boats, brick buildings, and a tall chimney.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413726&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;638&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;In her most recent expenses declaration, Rayner classified her home in her Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancs, constituency as her main residence[/caption]
  16206.  
  16207.  
  16208.  
  16209. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413727&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/general-view-admiralty-house-whitehall-984000833.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Aerial view of Brighton, UK, showing the beach, sea, and cityscape.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413727&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;612&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Ray Collins&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Ms Rayner moved into Grade 1 listed Admiralty House in December last year[/caption]
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  16213. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413733&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/brighton-seaside-resort-county-east-1017941437.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Aerial view of Brighton, UK, showing the beach, sea, and cityscape.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413733&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Angela&amp;#8217;s latest purchase is a luxury three-bedroom flat near Brighton[/caption]
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  16215.  
  16216.  
  16217. &lt;p&gt;Wartime PM Sir &lt;span id=&quot;fa056c72-547c-48a9-8ea3-f2660c7f4695&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/winston-churchill/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Winston Churchill&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; took up residence in the building twice and it was also home to former Deputy Prime Minister &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31844613/former-deputy-prime-minister-john-prescott-dies/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;John Prescott.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16218.  
  16219.  
  16220.  
  16221. &lt;p&gt;Ms Rayner’s new seaside flat is just an hour away by train from Westminster.&lt;/p&gt;
  16222.  
  16223.  
  16224.  
  16225. &lt;p&gt;Research published last week revealed &lt;span id=&quot;c58d3cbe-5171-4b88-9399-e87325f12584&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/renting/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;renting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt; a property in areas close to her new home is more unaffordable than &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/london/&quot;&gt;London&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  16226.  
  16227.  
  16228.  
  16229. &lt;p&gt;Before last year’s &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/general-election/&quot;&gt;general election&lt;/a&gt;, Ms Rayner taunted then-chancellor &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jeremy-hunt/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;f38b645b-45ab-48c1-b0c8-078355eacc9c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Jeremy Hunt&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/a&gt;over his “vast property empire”.&lt;/p&gt;
  16230.  
  16231.  
  16232.  
  16233. &lt;p&gt;Last year she was at the centre of a &lt;span id=&quot;06f2416f-d2c5-453e-a444-d61f73c46caf&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;police&lt;/span&gt; probe over claims she breached electoral &lt;span id=&quot;ec9e154c-0034-4a28-a3ac-db77cc11b59b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;law&lt;/span&gt; in relation to her former home in Stockport.&lt;/p&gt;
  16234.  
  16235.  
  16236.  
  16237. &lt;p&gt;There were also allegations she had falsely received a single-occupancy council tax discount and failed to pay capital gains tax.&lt;/p&gt;
  16238.  
  16239.  
  16240.  
  16241. &lt;p&gt;No action was taken against her.&lt;/p&gt;
  16242.  
  16243.  
  16244.  
  16245. &lt;p&gt;It comes as the Tories have accused Ms Rayner of not being clear about her council tax arrangements, claiming she has “flipped” her primary residence to avoid the higher rate of a second home premium.&lt;/p&gt;
  16246.  
  16247.  
  16248.  
  16249. &lt;p&gt;Since April this year, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/councils/&quot;&gt;councils&lt;/a&gt; have been able to levy a 100 per cent surcharge on second homes.&lt;/p&gt;
  16250.  
  16251.  
  16252.  
  16253. &lt;p&gt;Ms Rayner is facing questions about the council tax she pays on her Admiralty House home.&lt;/p&gt;
  16254.  
  16255.  
  16256.  
  16257. &lt;p&gt;In her most recent expenses declaration, she classified her property in her Ashton-under-Lyne as her main residence.&lt;/p&gt;
  16258.  
  16259.  
  16260.  
  16261. &lt;p&gt;As a second home, under the new surcharge, her Admiralty House council tax would increase to more than £4,000.&lt;/p&gt;
  16262.  
  16263.  
  16264.  
  16265. &lt;p&gt;However, if she has now designated her taxpayer-funded &lt;span id=&quot;5efe05e4-164c-420d-8cf3-760c0857559c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;London&lt;/span&gt; apartment as her primary residence and received the single person discount, her council tax bill would be £1,525 — saving more than £2,500.&lt;/p&gt;
  16266.  
  16267.  
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  16271. &lt;div class=&quot;article__quote-copy theme__before-color theme__after-color&quot;&gt;
  16272. &lt;p&gt;Angela’s work means she has often had to be in and around London for over a decade now, but had always rented a flat for that purpose&lt;/p&gt;
  16273. &lt;cite class=&quot;article__quote-credit theme__copy-color&quot;&gt;
  16274. &lt;span class=&quot;quote-credit&quot;&gt;A source close to Ms Rayner&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/cite&gt;
  16275. &lt;/div&gt;
  16276. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  16279.  
  16280.  
  16281.  
  16282. &lt;p&gt;In a speech in 2023, Ms Rayner said: “Holding any position in public life should mean upholding the highest standards of ethics and integrity. What I have laid out today will put the right system in place to ensure accountability and transparency across government.”&lt;/p&gt;
  16283.  
  16284.  
  16285.  
  16286. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/kevin-hollinrake/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;df845ec7-8e45-4768-8f42-f441b92e6bdc&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Kevin&lt;/span&gt; Hollinrake&lt;/a&gt;, Shadow Housing Secretary at the time, wrote to her in May, pointing out these comments and asking about her council tax.&lt;/p&gt;
  16287.  
  16288.  
  16289.  
  16290. &lt;p&gt;But Government minister Jim McMahon replied to their query: “Council tax arrangements for Admiralty House are as has been the case for successive governments and ministers occupying it as an official residence. The Deputy PM’s council tax responsibility is properly discharged.”&lt;/p&gt;
  16291.  
  16292.  
  16293.  
  16294. &lt;p&gt;Both PM Sir &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/keir-starmer/&quot;&gt;Keir Starmer&lt;/a&gt; and Chancellor &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/rachel-reeves/&quot;&gt;Rachel Reeves&lt;/a&gt; confirmed they are paying full council tax on their &lt;span id=&quot;a8fde1ba-fd72-48a9-ad5b-41b7a968a29e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Downing Street&lt;/span&gt; homes.&lt;/p&gt;
  16295.  
  16296.  
  16297.  
  16298. &lt;p&gt;A source close to Ms Rayner said: “Angela’s work means she has often had to be in and around London for over a decade, but had always rented a flat for that purpose.”&lt;/p&gt;
  16299.  
  16300.  
  16301.  
  16302. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414475&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 555px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/437e59bd-1fc4-4092-8ffe-1826e42fa7c9.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=545&quot; alt=&quot;Two people kayaking in the ocean with offshore wind turbines in the background.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414475&quot; width=&quot;545&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Dan Charity&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Rayner often hammers second home owners and plans council tax rises for many[/caption]
  16303.  
  16304.  
  16305.  
  16306. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413666&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/labour-deputy-leader-angela-rayner-1017970196.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Angela Rayner and Sam Tarry at an event.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413666&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;577&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;WireImage&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The Deputy PM has already celebrated by hosting a house-warming party with her partner, former left-wing MP Sam Tarry[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  16309. <title>&#8216;Life of the party&#8217; classroom assistant, 22, tragically dies following 5-day ICU battle after complaining of sore throat</title>
  16310. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/36414228/tragic-amy-forsythe-sore-throat-icu-battle-fundraiser-ireland/</link>
  16311. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
  16312. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Macarten Burke]]></dc:creator>
  16313. <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
  16314. <category><![CDATA[News Health]]></category>
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  16326.  
  16327.  
  16328. &lt;p&gt;A university graduate has tragically died after she fell ill with a &amp;#8220;sore throat&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  16329.  
  16330.  
  16331.  
  16332. &lt;p&gt;Amy Forsythe, 22, was rushed to Ulster Hospital in Belfast and spent five days in intensive care before tragically passing away in November.&lt;/p&gt;
  16333.  
  16334.  
  16335.  
  16336. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414225&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT001018010089.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Amy Forsythe.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414225&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Amy tragically passed away last year after a sore throat&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  16337.  
  16338.  
  16339.  
  16340. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414226&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 949px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/08/1c9261af-4981-4ebe-9fe0-fe7264e9f07b.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=939&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Amy Forsythe.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414226&quot; width=&quot;939&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;She was a Journalism graduate from Liverpool John Moore University&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  16341.  
  16342.  
  16343.  
  16344. &lt;p&gt;The recent university graduate suffered from throat pain that led to an abscess, which blocked her airways.&lt;/p&gt;
  16345.  
  16346.  
  16347.  
  16348. &lt;p&gt;Despite the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff&amp;#8217;s efforts to save her, Amy passed away on November 16, 2024 &amp;#8211; five days after being admitted.&lt;/p&gt;
  16349.  
  16350.  
  16351.  
  16352. &lt;p&gt;Amy had just completed her degree in journalism at Liverpool John Moore University and was working as a classroom assistant with plans to do her teacher training.&lt;/p&gt;
  16353.  
  16354.  
  16355.  
  16356. &lt;p&gt;Talking about the tragedy to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/our-daughter-sore-throat-died-32330597&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;Belfast Live (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Belfast Live&lt;/a&gt;, Amy&amp;#8217;s mother, Nicola, said: &amp;#8220;Amy was our eldest child. She came back over a year ago from Liverpool John Moore University, after completing a degree in Journalism. &lt;/p&gt;
  16357.  
  16358.  
  16359.  
  16360. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;She was working as a Classroom Assistant and planning to do her teacher training.&lt;/p&gt;
  16361.  
  16362.  
  16363.  
  16364. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Last November, Amy took ill at home. We had to call an ambulance and she was brought to the Ulster Hospital, where she spent five days in Intensive Care. &lt;/p&gt;
  16365.  
  16366.  
  16367.  
  16368. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It was end-of-life care, she was only 22. Amy had a sore throat, which led to an abscess that blocked her airway and she passed away on 16 November 2024.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  16369.  
  16370.  
  16371.  
  16372. &lt;p&gt;Nearly a year on from the tragedy, her family have raised more than £15,000 (€17,300) for the ICU which looked after her during her final days.&lt;/p&gt;
  16373.  
  16374.  
  16375.  
  16376. &lt;p&gt;Mum Nicola added: &amp;#8220;The team in the Intensive Care Unit were amazing and we decided that we wanted to give something back, so we started to fundraise.&lt;/p&gt;
  16377.  
  16378.  
  16379.  
  16380. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;At Amy’s funeral, we asked for family flowers only and instead, friends and family made donations, raising £2,500 for the hospital in lieu of flowers.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  16381.  
  16382.  
  16383.  
  16384. &lt;p&gt;The heartbroken family wanted their fundraisers to showcase her lively personality at the hospital, which would make them &amp;#8220;a little bit more comfortable&amp;#8221; for families during their difficult days.&lt;/p&gt;
  16385.  
  16386.  
  16387.  
  16388. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&amp;#8216;LIFE &amp;amp; SOUL OF PARTY&amp;#8217;&lt;/h2&gt;
  16389.  
  16390.  
  16391.  
  16392. &lt;p&gt;Nicola said: &amp;#8220;Amy was always the life and soul of the party. She was loud, she was noisy, she was big and had a massive personality. Her favourite colours were pink and yellow, everything she wore was pink and yellow.&lt;/p&gt;
  16393.  
  16394.  
  16395.  
  16396. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;So, if we can help make a room or a place in the Unit a little bit more comfortable to help families in the saddest of days, that is what we want to do. &lt;/p&gt;
  16397.  
  16398.  
  16399.  
  16400. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;After the funeral, I said to my husband James that it would be lovely if we could raise another thousand pounds. In January, we decided to run relay teams in the Belfast Marathon.&lt;/p&gt;
  16401.  
  16402.  
  16403.  
  16404. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I am a runner, James is not, so he suggested holding a quiz as well. We organised a quiz night in our local football club, where our son Thomas plays, at the end of March. It was incredible, so many people came along and everyone just kept donating. On the night we raised £7,000.&lt;/p&gt;
  16405.  
  16406.  
  16407.  
  16408. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We aimed to raise £10,000, but with the quiz, the relay teams in May and the support of my running club, Scrabo Striders, the total just kept climbing. With the fundraising and donations in lieu of flowers, we raised over £15,000 for the Unit.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  16409.  
  16410.  
  16411.  
  16412. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&amp;#8216;DEEPLY GRATEFUL&amp;#8217;&lt;/h2&gt;
  16413.  
  16414.  
  16415.  
  16416. &lt;p&gt;Shaune Lynam, manager of the intensive care unit at Ulster Hospital, said the staff was &amp;#8220;deeply grateful&amp;#8221; for the gesture.&lt;/p&gt;
  16417.  
  16418.  
  16419.  
  16420. &lt;p&gt;She said: &amp;#8220;This is such a wonderful donation for the Unit at what is such a tragic time for the family.&lt;/p&gt;
  16421.  
  16422.  
  16423.  
  16424. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;To be there to support Amy and her loved ones on such a sad journey was a privilege for the team of Doctors and Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit.&lt;/p&gt;
  16425.  
  16426.  
  16427.  
  16428. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We are deeply grateful for this incredible donation and we plan to use it to enhance our facilities for families and relatives. &lt;/p&gt;
  16429.  
  16430.  
  16431.  
  16432. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We will also ensure something pink and yellow is included in the Unit to remember Amy dearly.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  16433.  
  16434.  
  16435.  
  16436. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414227&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 897px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/08/NINTCHDBPICT001018010084.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=887&quot; alt=&quot;Photo of Amy Forsythe.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414227&quot; width=&quot;887&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The family of the tragic graduate raised funds for the incredible ICU team at Ulster Hospital&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;</content:encoded>
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  16439. <title>Wrexham ready to outbid former European champs for ex-Birmingham star, 21, as Ryan Reynolds targets ambitious transfer</title>
  16440. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413927/wrexham-jordan-james-transfer-rennes-wales/</link>
  16441. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  16442. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Chapman]]></dc:creator>
  16443. <category><![CDATA[Championship]]></category>
  16444. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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  16446. <category><![CDATA[Transfer News]]></category>
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  16477. &lt;p&gt;HOLLYWOOD club Wrexham want to outbid Italian side Parma in the chase for Jordan James.&lt;/p&gt;
  16478.  
  16479.  
  16480.  
  16481. &lt;p&gt;French side Rennes will sell the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196709/wales/&quot;&gt;Wales&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;midfield star to the highest bidder.&lt;/p&gt;
  16482.  
  16483.  
  16484.  
  16485. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414077&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/fights-ball-saint-etiennes-georgian-1018009265.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Soccer players vying for the ball.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414077&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Wrexham are looking to beat Parma to the signing of Rennes star Jordan James[/caption]
  16486.  
  16487.  
  16488.  
  16489. &lt;p&gt;And Phil Parkinson’s men may pay more than the Serie A outfit, who won the Uefa Cup in 1995 and 1999.&lt;/p&gt;
  16490.  
  16491.  
  16492.  
  16493. &lt;p&gt;Championship rivals&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225846/ipswich-town/&quot;&gt;Ipswich&lt;/a&gt; are also keen on 21-year-old James.&lt;/p&gt;
  16494.  
  16495.  
  16496.  
  16497. &lt;p&gt;But &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/22194330/wrexham-afc/&quot;&gt;Wrexham&lt;/a&gt; —&amp;nbsp;owned by superstar acting duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney&amp;nbsp;— are&amp;nbsp;in the mood to see off all bidders.&lt;/p&gt;
  16498.  
  16499.  
  16500.  
  16501. &lt;p&gt;James joined Rennes for £4million from &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225614/birmingham-city/&quot;&gt;Birmingham&lt;/a&gt; last summer.&lt;/p&gt;
  16502.  
  16503.  
  16504.  
  16505. &lt;p&gt;He penned a four-year deal with the French club.&lt;/p&gt;
  16506.  
  16507.  
  16508.  
  16509. &lt;p&gt;And James went on to star 25 times in his debut season.&lt;/p&gt;
  16510.  
  16511.  
  16512.  
  16513. &lt;p&gt;But the 20-cap Wales ace now looks set to leave.&lt;/p&gt;
  16514.  
  16515.  
  16516.  
  16517. &lt;p&gt;Former Arsenal assistant Carlos Cuesta is keen on signing him for Italians Parma.&lt;/p&gt;
  16518.  
  16519.  
  16520.  
  16521. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32916258/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16522.  
  16523.  
  16524.  
  16525. &lt;p&gt;But a move to Wrexham could be James’ preferred choice.&lt;/p&gt;
  16526.  
  16527.  
  16528.  
  16529. &lt;p&gt;The new Championship outfit have been busy in the market this summer.&lt;/p&gt;
  16530.  
  16531.  
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  16550.  
  16551.  
  16552.  
  16553. &lt;p&gt;Fellow Wales stars Nathan Broadhead, Kieffer Moore and Danny Ward have already made the move.&lt;/p&gt;
  16554.  
  16555.  
  16556.  
  16557. &lt;p&gt;While big fees were also spent on the likes of Callum Doyle, Lewis O’Brien and Conor Coady.&lt;/p&gt;
  16558.  
  16559.  
  16560.  
  16561. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;BEE KEEPERS&lt;/h2&gt;
  16562.  
  16563.  
  16564.  
  16565. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BRENTFORD may look to &amp;nbsp;swoop in with a £3.5million bid &amp;nbsp;for Derby No 1 Jacob &amp;nbsp;Zetterstrom.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16566.  
  16567.  
  16568.  
  16569. &lt;p&gt;The Bees see the &amp;nbsp;6ft 6in Swede, 27, as perfect competition for ex-Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher, 26.&lt;/p&gt;
  16570.  
  16571.  
  16572.  
  16573. &lt;p&gt;The Republic of Ireland stopper signed for £12.5m in a summer &amp;nbsp;move.&lt;/p&gt;
  16574.  
  16575.  
  16576.  
  16577. &lt;p&gt;And Botafogo keeper John Victor, 25,  is wanted by Turkish side Fenerbahce — after West Ham opted to sign Leicester’s Mads Hermansen for £18m instead.&lt;/p&gt;
  16578.  
  16579.  
  16580.  
  16581. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415342&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/120-images-no-video-emulation-1017817814.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Soccer goalkeeper Jacob Widell Zetterstrom reacting during a game.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415342&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;702&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Reuters&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Brentford are looking to Jacob Zetterstrom to provide competition for Caomhin Kelleher[/caption]
  16582.  
  16583.  
  16584.  
  16585. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;WAT A WORLD&lt;/h2&gt;
  16586.  
  16587.  
  16588.  
  16589. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WATFORD have Blackburn contract rebel Dominic Hyam in their sights.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16590.  
  16591.  
  16592.  
  16593. &lt;p&gt;The Hornets are keen on the Scotland centre-back &amp;nbsp;whose talks over a new deal have stalled.&lt;/p&gt;
  16594.  
  16595.  
  16596.  
  16597. &lt;p&gt;And Blackburn may opt to sell Hyam, 29, &amp;nbsp;at the right price now &amp;nbsp;rather than lose him for nothing at the end of the season.&lt;/p&gt;
  16598.  
  16599.  
  16600.  
  16601. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36415343&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/mi-news-sport-alamy-live-1015329429.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Two soccer players vying for the ball.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36415343&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Dominic Hyam (left) could be available on the cheap[/caption]
  16602.  
  16603.  
  16604.  
  16605. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;PAUL THE OTHER ONE&lt;/h2&gt;
  16606.  
  16607.  
  16608.  
  16609. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLACKBURN would like to bring Dapo Afolayan back to English football from German side St Pauli.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16610.  
  16611.  
  16612.  
  16613. &lt;p&gt;The 27-year-old forward is a starter for the Hamburg outfit but could be prised away for around £2million.&lt;/p&gt;
  16614.  
  16615.  
  16616.  
  16617. &lt;p&gt;And the former Bolton man, who spent two years with the Trotters, &amp;nbsp;can play out wide or in the middle which suits the Rovers’ needs.&lt;/p&gt;
  16618.  
  16619.  
  16620.  
  16621. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;CEL CALL&lt;/h2&gt;
  16622.  
  16623.  
  16624.  
  16625. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BOLTON will not give up on Celtic striker Johnny Kenny.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16626.  
  16627.  
  16628.  
  16629. &lt;p&gt;Wanderers plan a final move to land the 22- year-old who has signed an extended deal since they began their pursuit.&lt;/p&gt;
  16630.  
  16631.  
  16632.  
  16633. &lt;p&gt;But he could yet be tempted to move.&lt;/p&gt;
  16634.  
  16635.  
  16636.  
  16637. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;WHAITE A MO&lt;/h2&gt;
  16638.  
  16639.  
  16640.  
  16641. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BLACKPOOL new boy Billy Whaite made one fan very proud when he signed.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16642.  
  16643.  
  16644.  
  16645. &lt;p&gt;Striker Whaite, 17, picked the Seasiders ahead of several clubs.&lt;/p&gt;
  16646.  
  16647.  
  16648.  
  16649. &lt;p&gt;That was great news for his dad David who is a season-ticket holder at Bloomfield Road.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  16652. <title>Only mass deportations will stop the boats &#8211; there is a reckoning coming and Brits have had enough</title>
  16653. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36412409/lee-anderson-reform-mass-deportations-stop-boats/</link>
  16654. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  16655. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophia Sleigh]]></dc:creator>
  16656. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  16657. <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
  16658. <category><![CDATA[Conservative Party]]></category>
  16659. <category><![CDATA[Labour Party]]></category>
  16660. <category><![CDATA[Refugee Crisis]]></category>
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  16662. <category><![CDATA[The Sun on Sunday]]></category>
  16663. <category><![CDATA[UK immigration crisis]]></category>
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  16667.  
  16668.  
  16669.  
  16670.  
  16671.  
  16672.  
  16673.  
  16674.  
  16675.  
  16676. &lt;p&gt;THERE is a reckoning coming. The people of Britain have had enough.&lt;/p&gt;
  16677.  
  16678.  
  16679.  
  16680. &lt;p&gt;A new poll by Find Out Now has &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/reform-uk/&quot;&gt;Reform UK&lt;/a&gt; winning a majority of 140 seats at the &lt;span id=&quot;1b8cad0f-4324-406d-9a13-ea482e022658&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;4c368140-b99d-429d-82c7-1905bfc32745&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;general election&lt;/span&gt;. The big poll-of-polls gives us a 10-point lead. People are fed up. And one thing they are fed up with the most is illegal &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/immigration/&quot;&gt;immigration&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  16681.  
  16682.  
  16683.  
  16684. &lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex&quot;&gt;
  16685. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412618&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2024-kirkby-ashfield-england-reform-887247962.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Lee Anderson and Richard Tice of the Reform UK Party giving a media interview.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412618&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Reform Party MP Lee Anderson[/caption]
  16686. &lt;/div&gt;
  16687.  
  16688.  
  16689.  
  16690. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412650&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-newcastle-upon-tyne-england-1017969828_7c4d78.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Anti-immigration protesters in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, waving Union Jack flags.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412650&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Demonstrators gather during an anti-immigration protest outside the New Bridge Hotel in Newcastle[/caption]
  16691.  
  16692.  
  16693.  
  16694. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412664&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-nigel-farage-leader-reform-1012940915.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Nigel Farage speaking at a press conference.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412664&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Nigel Farage will unveil Reform&amp;#8217;s deportation plan on Tuesday[/caption]
  16695.  
  16696.  
  16697.  
  16698. &lt;p&gt;I went along to watch a protest outside the Britannia Hotel in London’s Canary Wharf, now a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/luxury/&quot;&gt;luxury&lt;/a&gt; hostel for asylum seekers, and felt for myself how high feelings are running. &lt;/p&gt;
  16699.  
  16700.  
  16701.  
  16702. &lt;p&gt;Protesters like the famous &lt;span id=&quot;56aa5443-8d8c-40d5-9c4d-7d286ba2bfee&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Pink&lt;/span&gt; Ladies don’t want these illegal immigrants in their communities. Does anybody? Who voted for this madness?&lt;/p&gt;
  16703.  
  16704.  
  16705.  
  16706. &lt;p&gt;That’s why our party, Reform UK, is backing more peaceful protests and asking people to demand that their local &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/councils/&quot;&gt;councils&lt;/a&gt; take action to empty the migrant &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/hotels/&quot;&gt;hotels&lt;/a&gt;. But we can’t stop there. &lt;/p&gt;
  16707.  
  16708.  
  16709.  
  16710. &lt;p&gt;We need to detain and deport illegal immigrants. Then I think they’re going to stop coming, and we can get back to some sort of peace and normality.&lt;/p&gt;
  16711.  
  16712.  
  16713.  
  16714. &lt;p&gt;It’s no wonder people are angry. Just look at the shocking numbers that came out this past week.&lt;/p&gt;
  16715.  
  16716.  
  16717.  
  16718. &lt;p&gt;We learned that, in the year up to June 2025, 110,000 more migrants applied for asylum in Britain –that’s the highest number since records began. More than 50,000 illegal immigrants have landed on our beaches since Labour were elected last July.&lt;/p&gt;
  16719.  
  16720.  
  16721.  
  16722. &lt;p&gt;At the end of June, 32,100 asylum seekers were housed in hotels at taxpayers’ expense – up another 8 per cent since &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/keir-starmer/&quot;&gt;Keir Starmer&lt;/a&gt; moved into 10 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/downing-street/&quot;&gt;Downing Street&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  16723.  
  16724.  
  16725.  
  16726. &lt;p&gt;Over that same year, the Labour government spent £4.76 billion managing the asylum mess that they and their Tory predecessors have created. &lt;/p&gt;
  16727.  
  16728.  
  16729.  
  16730. &lt;p&gt;This outrageous sum is the equivalent of hiring 86,500 more &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/police/&quot;&gt;police&lt;/a&gt; officers, or 16 million &lt;span id=&quot;3c36ecc0-15c7-4ee4-a159-e91ce43b71df&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;winter&lt;/span&gt; fuel payments for British pensioners at the higher rate.&lt;/p&gt;
  16731.  
  16732.  
  16733.  
  16734. &lt;p&gt;If I were a young male over the Channel in a migrant camp, I’d be thinking to myself it doesn’t matter where I’m from or what I’ve done in the past, get on a small boat to Britain and within 24 hours I could be in a four-star hotel, three meals a day, wifi, mobile phone, free to roam the streets and do pretty much whatever you want, because the authorities haven’t got the foggiest who you are.&lt;/p&gt;
  16735.  
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  16755.  
  16756.  
  16757.  
  16758. &lt;p&gt;What have we done as a nation? We see it in the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/news/&quot;&gt;news&lt;/a&gt; every week now, that an asylum seeker has been either charged or found guilty of disgusting attacks on women and girls. &lt;/p&gt;
  16759.  
  16760.  
  16761.  
  16762. &lt;p&gt;The door’s open, we’ve invited these people in, some of them serious wrong ‘uns, and treated them like honoured guests.&lt;/p&gt;
  16763.  
  16764.  
  16765.  
  16766. &lt;p&gt;But the tide is starting to turn. Last week the decent people of Epping in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/essex/&quot;&gt;Essex&lt;/a&gt; won a big victory for us all, when the high &lt;span id=&quot;b1226b70-2a1d-48b8-bd28-df9845ec99c6&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;court&lt;/span&gt; ruled that asylum seekers must leave the town’s Bell Hotel.&lt;/p&gt;
  16767.  
  16768.  
  16769.  
  16770. &lt;p&gt;Parents and concerned residents had been protesting outside the hotel since an illegal migrant housed there was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. &lt;/p&gt;
  16771.  
  16772.  
  16773.  
  16774. &lt;p&gt;They were slandered as “far-right” lunatics by Labour and the &lt;span id=&quot;8658b97b-7247-4637-baa9-e368a094ae6b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/span&gt;, and attacked by leftie “Antifa” thugs who we saw being bussed in by the police! But they bravely stood up and won, despite home secretary &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/yvette-cooper/&quot;&gt;Yvette Cooper&lt;/a&gt; shamefully hiring expensive lawyers to attack them in court.&lt;/p&gt;
  16775.  
  16776.  
  16777.  
  16778. &lt;p&gt;People around the country are now protesting outside migrant hotels and telling their councils to take action. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/nigel-farage/&quot;&gt;Nigel Farage&lt;/a&gt; was the first to call for more peaceful protests, and the councils that Reform won in the May elections will do everything in their &lt;span id=&quot;bb1afc1b-8420-4981-a14c-2148f061e34b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;power&lt;/span&gt; to follow Epping’s lead.&lt;/p&gt;
  16779.  
  16780.  
  16781.  
  16782. &lt;p&gt;Now we need to go further. Next week, Reform UK will announce our proposals for mass deportations that will finally stop the boats and tackle the crisis. &lt;/p&gt;
  16783.  
  16784.  
  16785.  
  16786. &lt;p&gt;And we are very clear that, to make this happen, the UK will need to quit the European Convention on &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/human-rights/&quot;&gt;Human Rights&lt;/a&gt;, which lets liberal foreign judges override the sovereignty of our &lt;span id=&quot;3484e1bc-4c70-465a-924e-d085b3e30b4d&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;parliament&lt;/span&gt; on immigration &lt;span id=&quot;1dccb3a3-5dc0-406f-a82f-df270a426a82&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;law&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  16787.  
  16788.  
  16789.  
  16790. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;National emergency&lt;/h2&gt;
  16791.  
  16792.  
  16793.  
  16794. &lt;p&gt;This is a national emergency. Labour’s latest scheme, to move migrants from hotels into &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/homes/&quot;&gt;homes&lt;/a&gt; into our communities, can only make matters worse. &lt;/p&gt;
  16795.  
  16796.  
  16797.  
  16798. &lt;p&gt;But let’s not forget that the last Conservative government started the problem. So it’s a bit rich for them to start attacking migrant hotels now.&lt;/p&gt;
  16799.  
  16800.  
  16801.  
  16802. &lt;p&gt;When I was a Tory MP, I spoke up asking the government to detain illegal immigrants in secure camps ready for deportation. Instead, they housed them in hotels. &lt;/p&gt;
  16803.  
  16804.  
  16805.  
  16806. &lt;p&gt;I was constantly told to shut up by the “One Nation” lot of Conservative MPs. This is of their making, and they should all apologise right now.&lt;/p&gt;
  16807.  
  16808.  
  16809.  
  16810. &lt;p&gt;Reform Uk stands foursquare with the people protesting peacefully across Britain. And we will defend free speech against the authorities that want to lock up anybody who speaks out.&lt;/p&gt;
  16811.  
  16812.  
  16813.  
  16814. &lt;p&gt;On a protest in my constituency of Ashfield in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/nottinghamshire/&quot;&gt;Nottinghamshire&lt;/a&gt;, some women in their sixties and seventies came up to me and said Lee, are we really far-right? And I said no, you’re just right.&lt;/p&gt;
  16815.  
  16816.  
  16817.  
  16818. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412689&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/migrants-try-board-smugglers-boat-1016014991_ff74fd.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Migrants boarding a smuggler's boat.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412689&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Migrants board a smuggler’s boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel[/caption]
  16819.  
  16820.  
  16821.  
  16822. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412709&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/demonstrator-holds-placard-reading-refugees-1017973942.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Protestor holding a &amp;quot;Refugees Welcome&amp;quot; sign.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412709&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;A demonstrator holds a placard during a counter protest[/caption]
  16823.  
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  16825.  
  16826. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412724&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-newcastle-upon-tyne-england-1017969789.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Protestors waving British flags.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412724&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Demonstrators during an anti-immigration protest in Newcastle[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  16829. <title>Woman, 21, dies and another injured after being hit by car outside shopping centre as two men arrested</title>
  16830. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36413973/woman-dead-car-crash-sutton-coldfield-shopping-centre/</link>
  16831. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
  16832. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Milad Sherzad]]></dc:creator>
  16833. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  16834. <category><![CDATA[UK News]]></category>
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  16845.  
  16846.  
  16847. &lt;p&gt;A WOMAN has died following after a car ploughed into two pedestrians in a horrific late-night crash outside a shopping centre.&lt;/p&gt;
  16848.  
  16849.  
  16850.  
  16851. &lt;p&gt;The victim, 21, and a second woman were struck outside Gracechurch Shopping Centre in Sutton Coldfield, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/west-midlands/&quot;&gt;West Midlands&lt;/a&gt;, shortly before midnight yesterday.&lt;/p&gt;
  16852.  
  16853.  
  16854.  
  16855. &lt;p&gt;She tragically died from her injuries at the scene, West Midlands Police said.&lt;/p&gt;
  16856.  
  16857.  
  16858.  
  16859. &lt;p&gt;The second woman was treated for a leg injury which is not thought to be life-threatening.&lt;/p&gt;
  16860.  
  16861.  
  16862.  
  16863. &lt;p&gt;Two men were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/driving/&quot;&gt;driving&lt;/a&gt; and were in custody today as enquiries continued.&lt;/p&gt;
  16864.  
  16865.  
  16866.  
  16867. &lt;p&gt;Detective Sergeant Paul Hughes, from West Midlands Police&amp;#8217;s Serious Collision &lt;span id=&quot;927a709b-4e08-42b6-99ef-fa91e9c44d9c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Investigation&lt;/span&gt; Unit, said: &amp;#8220;Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who died at this time.&lt;/p&gt;
  16868.  
  16869.  
  16870.  
  16871. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We are continuing our enquiries and are keen to hear from anyone who was driving near the scene or in the streets nearby before or after the collision happened.&lt;/p&gt;
  16872.  
  16873.  
  16874.  
  16875. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Any dashcam or doorbell footage you have would really help our investigation.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  16876.  
  16877.  
  16878.  
  16879. &lt;p&gt;If you have any further information which could assist police, call 101, quoting log number 5911 of 22 August.&lt;/p&gt;
  16880.  
  16881.  
  16882.  
  16883. &lt;p&gt;You can also email detectives directly at&amp;nbsp;sciu@westmidlands.police.uk.&lt;/p&gt;
  16884.  
  16885.  
  16886.  
  16887. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414006&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 504px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Capture_21c701.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=494&quot; alt=&quot;Street scene with a car driving past a blue construction fence.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414006&quot; width=&quot;494&quot; height=&quot;648&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;A 21-year-old woman died at the scene while another pedestrian suffered an injury to her leg&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;</content:encoded>
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  16890. <title>Arsenal ratings: Timber shines with two goals and an assist from right-back as Dowman shows what all the fuss is about</title>
  16891. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413434/arsenal-ratings-leeds-timber-dowman/</link>
  16892. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
  16893. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Barclay]]></dc:creator>
  16894. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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  16925.  
  16926.  
  16927. &lt;p&gt;ARSENAL thrashed newly-promoted Leeds 5-0 as new signing Eberechi Eze watched on from the stands at The Emirates.&lt;/p&gt;
  16928.  
  16929.  
  16930.  
  16931. &lt;p&gt;A glut of goals saw the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413684/arsenal-leeds-gyokeres-liverpool-saka-dowman-odegaard/&quot;&gt;Gunners cruise to a win in their opening home game&lt;/a&gt; of the season, including a first goal for Swedish striker &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/viktor-gyokeres/&quot;&gt;Viktor Gyokeres&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  16932.  
  16933.  
  16934.  
  16935. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413654&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/celebrates-scoring-goal-arsenal-3-1018007980.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Viktor Gyokeres celebrates scoring a goal for Arsenal.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413654&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;600&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Shutterstock Editorial&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;New signing Viktor Gyokeres made quite the splash in his competitive home debut[/caption]
  16936.  
  16937.  
  16938.  
  16939. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413718&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/eberechi-eze-presented-fans-prior-1017996407.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Eberechi Eze is presented to Arsenal fans before a Premier League match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413718&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;611&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;New signing Eberechi Eze was announced ahead of kick-off[/caption]
  16940.  
  16941.  
  16942.  
  16943. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413659&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-arsenals-bukayo-saka-scores-1018003983.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Bukayo Saka scoring a goal during a soccer match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413659&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;613&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Reuters&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Bukayo Saka fired his strike past Lucas Perri in goal and into the roof of the net[/caption]
  16944.  
  16945.  
  16946.  
  16947. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225859/leeds-united/&quot;&gt;Leeds&lt;/a&gt; valiantly held off the Premier League runners up for the opening half an hour, and even came close to opening the scoring through Pascal Struijk&amp;#8217;s powerful header, palmed away by David Raya.&lt;/p&gt;
  16948.  
  16949.  
  16950.  
  16951. &lt;p&gt;But it was the head of Arsenal&amp;#8217;s Jurrien Timber that would break the deadlock, glancing home beautifully from a Declan Rice corner in the 34th minute.&lt;/p&gt;
  16952.  
  16953.  
  16954.  
  16955. &lt;p&gt;Starlet &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/bukayo-saka/&quot;&gt;Bukayo Saka&lt;/a&gt; doubled the advantage just before half-time with a thumping finish into the roof of the net from a Timber through ball.&lt;/p&gt;
  16956.  
  16957.  
  16958.  
  16959. &lt;p&gt;There would be no reprieve for the visitors, as Gyokeres beat his man and wrong-footed the keeper to make it three.&lt;/p&gt;
  16960.  
  16961.  
  16962.  
  16963. &lt;p&gt;Timber added another goal for himself in the 54th minute, toe-poking a scrappy goal past Lucas Perri in the chaos following another troublesome corner delivery.&lt;/p&gt;
  16964.  
  16965.  
  16966.  
  16967. &lt;p&gt;A number of Arsenal fans left early with a comfortable victory already in the bag.&lt;/p&gt;
  16968.  
  16969.  
  16970.  
  16971. &lt;p&gt;But &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36414149/arsenal-max-dowman-15-debut-arteta/&quot;&gt;Max Dowman thrilled those who chose to stay until the end&lt;/a&gt;, with the 15-year-old winning a penalty from Anton Stach, which Gyokeres dutifully dispatched.&lt;/p&gt;
  16972.  
  16973.  
  16974.  
  16975. &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here&amp;#8217;s how SunSport&amp;#8217;s Tom Barclay rated the Gunners&amp;#8217; first win of the season at The Emirates&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16976.  
  16977.  
  16978.  
  16979. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;David Raya &amp;#8211; 7&lt;/h2&gt;
  16980.  
  16981.  
  16982.  
  16983. &lt;p&gt;DID not have a load to do but did make an excellent reflex stop to turn over Pascal Struijk’s early header as Leeds threatened to ‘do an Arsenal’ and score from a corner.&lt;/p&gt;
  16984.  
  16985.  
  16986.  
  16987. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32855412/best-online-casinos-uk/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BEST ONLINE CASINOS &amp;#8211; TOP SITES IN THE UK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  16988.  
  16989.  
  16990.  
  16991. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Riccardo Calafiori &amp;#8211; 7&lt;/h2&gt;
  16992.  
  16993.  
  16994.  
  16995. &lt;p&gt;LAST week’s matchwinner followed up his goal at Old Trafford with two assists here. &lt;/p&gt;
  16996.  
  16997.  
  16998.  
  16999. &lt;p&gt;Although, in truth, Calafiori could hardly have thought that was what the end result would be on either occasion &amp;#8211; the first a looped ball forward which Viktor Gyokeres turned into something magical, the second a faint touch before Timber scrapped in a second.&lt;/p&gt;
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  17021.  
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  17023. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-sun-22-23-multi-map-9ae9d28d-de66-447a-9d11-d1465f23e80d.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Illustration of Riccardo Calafiori's soccer stats: 44 touches, 3 shots, 2 assists, 22 passes, 2 dribbles, and 2 duels won.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414060&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  17024.  
  17025.  
  17026.  
  17027. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Gabriel &amp;#8211; 7&lt;/h2&gt;
  17028.  
  17029.  
  17030.  
  17031. &lt;p&gt;SOLID as ever alongside centre-back partner Saliba. &lt;/p&gt;
  17032.  
  17033.  
  17034.  
  17035. &lt;p&gt;Leeds’ one chance from a Struijk’s header did come when the delivery went over the Brazilian, but apart from that, he was a class act.&lt;/p&gt;
  17036.  
  17037.  
  17038.  
  17039. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;William Saliba &amp;#8211; 8&lt;/h2&gt;
  17040.  
  17041.  
  17042.  
  17043. &lt;p&gt;IMPERIOUS. Did not give Leeds a sniff, timing his challenges well and firing some beautiful diagonal passes out to Arsenal’s widemen.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  17044.  
  17045.  
  17046.  
  17047. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Jurrien Timber &amp;#8211; 10&lt;/h2&gt;
  17048.  
  17049.  
  17050.  
  17051. &lt;p&gt;TWO GOALS and an assist &amp;#8211; you can’t ask much more than that from any player, let alone a right-back. &lt;/p&gt;
  17052.  
  17053.  
  17054.  
  17055. &lt;p&gt;Timber rose highest to become the latest set-piece scorer as he expertly headed home Declan Rice’s 34th-minute corner. &lt;/p&gt;
  17056.  
  17057.  
  17058.  
  17059. &lt;p&gt;His end product was just as good as he slipped in Bukayo Saka for the second in first-half stoppage time, before he poked home from another corner after the break. And he got a clean sheet as well. Perfect.&lt;/p&gt;
  17060.  
  17061.  
  17062.  
  17063. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-sun-22-23-multi-map-76aa8d8f-36d5-4803-9091-0796ea8422da.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Jurrien Timber's game statistics: touches, shots, passes, tackles, goals, and duels won, shown on a heatmap of his playing position.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414052&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  17064.  
  17065.  
  17066.  
  17067. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413757&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/jurrien-timber-arsenal-celebrates-scoring-1018009687_4e38c6.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal players celebrating a goal.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413757&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;607&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Jurrien Timber had a day to remember as he bagged a brace and an assist from right-back[/caption]
  17068.  
  17069.  
  17070.  
  17071. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Martin Zubimendi &amp;#8211; 7&lt;/h2&gt;
  17072.  
  17073.  
  17074.  
  17075. &lt;p&gt;PASSING was not as crisp as it clearly can be and yet you can already tell the Spaniard will likely be the Gunners’ metronome in midfield this season. &lt;/p&gt;
  17076.  
  17077.  
  17078.  
  17079. &lt;p&gt;Was not afraid to put himself in harm’s way to win free-kicks, either.&lt;/p&gt;
  17080.  
  17081.  
  17082.  
  17083. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Declan Rice &amp;#8211; 8&lt;/h2&gt;
  17084.  
  17085.  
  17086.  
  17087. &lt;p&gt;ZUBIMENDI’S signing has the potential to unlock Rice’s own capabilities as a box-to-box midfielder. There were hints of it here, if not glowing examples. &lt;/p&gt;
  17088.  
  17089.  
  17090.  
  17091. &lt;p&gt;Still, his deadball deliveries once again caused all manner of problems as Timber scored from two of his corners.&lt;/p&gt;
  17092.  
  17093.  
  17094.  
  17095. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Martin Odegaard &amp;#8211; 6&lt;/h2&gt;
  17096.  
  17097.  
  17098.  
  17099. &lt;p&gt;DID not last the first half due to an injury to his right shoulder. The damage was done when the Gunners captain was sent hurtling to the turf on 14 minutes thanks to a cynical challenge from Anton Stach. &lt;/p&gt;
  17100.  
  17101.  
  17102.  
  17103. &lt;p&gt;Odegaard looked in considerable pain right away but bravely played on anyway, until Mikel Arteta swapped him shortly after Arsenal went ahead.&lt;/p&gt;
  17104.  
  17105.  
  17106.  
  17107. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414123&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/arsenals-martin-odegaard-treated-medical-1018002361.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal's Martin Ødegaard receiving medical attention on the field.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414123&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;671&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Odegaard was forced off in the first half with an injury[/caption]
  17108.  
  17109.  
  17110.  
  17111. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Noni Madueke &amp;#8211; 7&lt;/h2&gt;
  17112.  
  17113.  
  17114.  
  17115. &lt;p&gt;STARTED wide left in what looks like it could be Arteta’s preferred front three, injuries and Eze permitting. &lt;/p&gt;
  17116.  
  17117.  
  17118.  
  17119. &lt;p&gt;Madueke kept the ball pretty well but apart from that it was a relatively quiet first start for the former Chelsea man.&lt;/p&gt;
  17120.  
  17121.  
  17122.  
  17123. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Viktor Gyokeres &amp;#8211; 8&lt;/h2&gt;
  17124.  
  17125.  
  17126.  
  17127. &lt;p&gt;THE first of many Bane celebrations, no doubt. The Swedish powerhouse, wearing Thierry Henry’s famous No14 shirt, scored his first goal for the club early on in the second half. &lt;/p&gt;
  17128.  
  17129.  
  17130.  
  17131. &lt;p&gt;And it was reminiscent of the great Frenchman as he picked the ball wide on the left, dribbled infield past a few weak Leeds challenges before burying the ball at the near post.&lt;/p&gt;
  17132.  
  17133.  
  17134.  
  17135. &lt;p&gt;Had his second in injury time after putting away a spot-kick won by 15-year-old Max Dowman.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  17136.  
  17137.  
  17138.  
  17139. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-sun-22-23-multi-map-ccfd7965-0555-43ab-9673-f0aa834d7b3f.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Viktor Gyökeres' match statistics: 2 goals, 3 shots, 24 touches, 9 passes, and 6 duels won.  Heatmap of his touches on the field included.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414086&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  17140.  
  17141.  
  17142.  
  17143. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Bukayo Saka &amp;#8211; 8&lt;/h2&gt;
  17144.  
  17145.  
  17146.  
  17147. &lt;p&gt;THE England man scored a belter of a second just before the break &amp;#8211; but then worryingly came off injured early into the second half. &lt;/p&gt;
  17148.  
  17149.  
  17150.  
  17151. &lt;p&gt;He looked to be holding his left hamstring &amp;#8211; the opposite one to the one he had surgery on Christmas Eve last season &amp;#8211; but what the exact problem was was not clear. &lt;/p&gt;
  17152.  
  17153.  
  17154.  
  17155. &lt;p&gt;There had been question marks where &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/eberechi-eze/&quot;&gt;Eberechi Eze&lt;/a&gt; would fit in to this Arsenal team before the game, but with Saka and Odegaard picking up injuries to join the crocked Kai Havertz, the new man looks to have his pick of positions.&lt;/p&gt;
  17156.  
  17157.  
  17158.  
  17159. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413704&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-arsenals-bukayo-saka-celebrates-1018004560.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal's Bukayo Saka celebrating a goal.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413704&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;603&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Reuters&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Saka kicked off his tally for the season before being subbed off with an injury concern[/caption]
  17160.  
  17161.  
  17162.  
  17163. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;SUBS&lt;/h2&gt;
  17164.  
  17165.  
  17166.  
  17167. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Ethan Nwaneri (for Odegaard 38) &amp;#8211; 6&lt;/h2&gt;
  17168.  
  17169.  
  17170.  
  17171. &lt;p&gt;Being an 18-year-old seems relatively old for a wonderkid these days, when you consider Max Dowman is three years younger! Solid if unspectacular from Nwaneri.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  17172.  
  17173.  
  17174.  
  17175. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Leandro Trossard (for Saka 53) &amp;#8211; 8&lt;/h2&gt;
  17176.  
  17177.  
  17178.  
  17179. &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Looked sharp when coming on, with an assured touch and&amp;nbsp;accurate passing.&lt;/p&gt;
  17180.  
  17181.  
  17182.  
  17183. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Max Dowman (for Madueke 64) &amp;#8211; 9&lt;/h2&gt;
  17184.  
  17185.  
  17186.  
  17187. &lt;p&gt;Huge cheer as the 15-year-old came on for his Premier League debut. Paintbrush touch to take down a Trossard diagonal ball had the crowd going wild before the teenager crashed a shot over the bar. &lt;/p&gt;
  17188.  
  17189.  
  17190.  
  17191. &lt;p&gt;Another dribble down the right had Gabriel Gudmundsson in all sorts of bother. &lt;/p&gt;
  17192.  
  17193.  
  17194.  
  17195. &lt;p&gt;He then won a penalty in stoppage time when Stach caught him on his toe to complete an electrifying cameo. Just to reiterate, this kid is FIFTEEN.&lt;/p&gt;
  17196.  
  17197.  
  17198.  
  17199. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-sun-22-23-multi-map-2562cd88-4efb-46c0-9b79-1f910f3067f0.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Max Dowman's soccer stats: touches, shots, fouls, dispossessed, dribbles, and duels won.  Includes heatmap.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414106&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  17200.  
  17201.  
  17202.  
  17203. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413768&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/leeds-uniteds-gabriel-gudmundsson-battle-1018013354.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal's Max Dowman and Leeds United's Gabriel Gudmundsson vying for the ball during a Premier League match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413768&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;15-year-old Max Dowman was a bright spark following his introduction[/caption]
  17204.  
  17205.  
  17206.  
  17207. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Myles Lewis-Skelly (for Calafiori 64) &amp;#8211; 7&lt;/h2&gt;
  17208.  
  17209.  
  17210.  
  17211. &lt;p&gt;Calafiori’s two clean sheets and attacking returns in the first two games means you can hardly argue with Arteta’s team selection, but Arsenal look blessed at left-back with Lewis-Skelly vying for a start.&lt;/p&gt;
  17212.  
  17213.  
  17214.  
  17215. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Cristhian Mosquera (for Timber 64) &amp;#8211; 6&lt;/h2&gt;
  17216.  
  17217.  
  17218.  
  17219. &lt;p&gt;On for man-of-the-match Timber for his Gunners bow.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  17222. <title>EastEnders’ Cheryl Fergison, 59, suffers heartbreaking stroke after crippling financial struggles  </title>
  17223. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/36413809/eastenders-cheryl-fergison-stroke/</link>
  17224. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
  17225. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack White]]></dc:creator>
  17226. <category><![CDATA[News TV]]></category>
  17227. <category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>
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  17233.  
  17234.  
  17235.  
  17236.  
  17237.  
  17238.  
  17239.  
  17240.  
  17241.  
  17242. &lt;p&gt;CHERYL Fergison has opened up about suffering a heartbreaking stroke &amp;#8211; describing it as &amp;#8220;one of the lowest times in my life&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  17243.  
  17244.  
  17245.  
  17246. &lt;p&gt;The actress was struck by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/2063002/what-casues-stroke-main-signs-symptoms/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;the medical emergency&lt;/a&gt; in May which has left her walking with a stick. &lt;/p&gt;
  17247.  
  17248.  
  17249.  
  17250. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413870&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/RexShutterstockLooseWomenTVshowLondonUK14468913ejpg-JS899850015.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock (14468913e) Cheryl Fergison 'Loose Women' TV show, London, UK - 08 May 2024&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413870&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;745&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Actress Cheryl suffered a devastating stroke earlier this year&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Shutterstock&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  17251.  
  17252.  
  17253.  
  17254. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414007&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 482px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CherylFergisonPNG-JS890875608.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=472&quot; alt=&quot;EastEnders legend Cheryl Fergison reveals she\x92s in agony after A&amp;amp;E dash as she thanks medical staff, https://www.instagram.com/p/C5MJWYPocWx/?hl=es&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414007&quot; width=&quot;472&quot; height=&quot;796&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;She described the medical emergency as &amp;#8216;one of the lowest times in my life&amp;#8217;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  17255.  
  17256.  
  17257.  
  17258. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414021&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 730px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bb239218_eastendersjpg-JS335734.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=720&quot; alt=&quot;BBC
  17259. **EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL TUESDAY 26th APRIL 2011**
  17260. Picture shows: Kev (BEN FRIMSTONE) Heather Trott (CHERYL FERGISON)
  17261. TX: BBC One - Tuesday 3rd May 2011
  17262.  
  17263. Heather can t contain herself and rushes off in search of Kevin. When she eventually finds Kevin...
  17264. Eastenders&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414021&quot; width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Cheryl is known for playing Heather Trott in EastEnders&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BBC&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  17265.  
  17266.  
  17267.  
  17268. &lt;p&gt;Recalling the terrifying experience, former &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/eastenders/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;EastEnders&lt;/a&gt; star &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/33590076/cheryl-fergison-public-plea-eastenders-anniversary-snub/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Cheryl&lt;/a&gt;, 59, said: &amp;#8220;I went to bed but couldn&amp;#8217;t settle. &lt;/p&gt;
  17269.  
  17270.  
  17271.  
  17272. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;When I got up in the night to go to the bathroom, my balance completely went and I had to stop myself from falling over. My whole right side felt numb, heavy and tingly.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  17273.  
  17274.  
  17275.  
  17276. &lt;p&gt;She continued to the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/eastenders-cheryl-fergison-59-devastating-35774702&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;Mirror (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Mirror&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;You lose the ability to coordinate your hands, to walk properly, your balance is gone. &lt;/p&gt;
  17277.  
  17278.  
  17279.  
  17280. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It’s frustrating and makes you angry. But I’ve started to recover; I am coming on in leaps and bounds now.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  17281.  
  17282.  
  17283.  
  17284. &lt;p&gt;Cheryl admitted that her health battle has reminded her what&amp;#8217;s really important in life. &lt;/p&gt;
  17285.  
  17286.  
  17287.  
  17288. &lt;p&gt;She added: &amp;#8220;Material things don’t matter; they can be lost or broken, but memories are everything. Friends, family and laughter &amp;#8211; that’s all that matters.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  17289.  
  17290.  
  17291.  
  17292. &lt;p&gt;Cheryl, who shot to fame as Heather Trott in EastEnders, has been very open about &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/33451879/eastenders-cheryl-fergison-taking-jobs-for-no-money-financial/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;her financial struggles since being axed&lt;/a&gt; from the soap in 2012. &lt;/p&gt;
  17293.  
  17294.  
  17295.  
  17296. &lt;p&gt;Speaking to The Sun recently, she said: &amp;#8220;Until I have steady work, I’m not rich or comfortable—I’m just surviving. &lt;/p&gt;
  17297.  
  17298.  
  17299.  
  17300. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I’ve been saying yes to everything for no money, but I need to start valuing my work and asking for fair pay. Even my agent insists on it.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  17301.  
  17302.  
  17303.  
  17304. &lt;p&gt;With no acting work, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/33139115/cheryl-fergison-flogs-tickets-chinese-opening-work-struggles/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Cheryl turned to performing in a local Chinese restaurant&lt;/a&gt; to earn some cash. &lt;/p&gt;
  17305.  
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  17325.  
  17326.  
  17327.  
  17328. &lt;p&gt;She said: &amp;#8220;I’ll never give in. I want to keep singing. If people criticise me for singing in small restaurants, so be it.&lt;/p&gt;
  17329.  
  17330.  
  17331.  
  17332. &lt;p&gt;“At the end of the day, I’m an entertainer. Community has always been important to me, and I’ll perform no matter the crowd.&lt;/p&gt;
  17333.  
  17334.  
  17335.  
  17336. &lt;p&gt;“If only two people show up, I don’t care—I’m still being paid, and I’ll still give it my all.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  17337.  
  17338.  
  17339.  
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  17341. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  17342. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;What are the symptoms of stroke?&lt;/h3&gt;
  17343. &lt;/div&gt;
  17344. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  17346. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  17347. The FAST method – which stands for Face, Arms, Speech, Time – is the easiest way to remember the most common symptoms of stroke: &lt;/p&gt;
  17349. &lt;div&gt;
  17350. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;F&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;= Face drooping &amp;#8211; if one side of a person&amp;#8217;s face is dropped or numb then ask them to smile, if it&amp;#8217;s uneven then you should seek help.&lt;/p&gt;
  17351. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;= Arm weakness &amp;#8211; if one arm is weak or numb then you should ask the person to raise both arms. If one arm drifts downwards then you might need to get help&lt;/p&gt;
  17352. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;= Speech difficulty &amp;#8211; if a person&amp;#8217;s speech is slurred then this could be a sign of a stroke&lt;/p&gt;
  17353. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;T&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;= Time to call 999 &amp;#8211; if a person has the signs above then you need to call 999 in the UK or 911 in the US for emergency care.&lt;/p&gt;
  17354. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Other symptoms include:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  17355. &lt;ul&gt;
  17356. &lt;li&gt;sudden weakness or numbness on one side of the body&lt;/li&gt;
  17357. &lt;li&gt;difficulty finding words&lt;/li&gt;
  17358. &lt;li&gt;sudden blurred vision or loss of sight&lt;/li&gt;
  17359. &lt;li&gt;sudden confusion, dizziness or unsteadiness&lt;/li&gt;
  17360. &lt;li&gt;a sudden and severe headache&lt;/li&gt;
  17361. &lt;li&gt;difficulty understanding what others are saying&lt;/li&gt;
  17362. &lt;li&gt;difficulty swallowing&lt;/li&gt;
  17363. &lt;/ul&gt;
  17364. &lt;/div&gt;
  17365. &lt;/div&gt;
  17366. &lt;/div&gt;</content:encoded>
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  17369. <title>Arsenal 5 Leeds 0: Gyokeres off the mark as Gunners thrash newboys but win comes at a cost with Liverpool up next</title>
  17370. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413684/arsenal-leeds-gyokeres-liverpool-saka-dowman-odegaard/</link>
  17371. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
  17372. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Wyett]]></dc:creator>
  17373. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
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  17399.  
  17400.  
  17401.  
  17402.  
  17403.  
  17404.  
  17405. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MIKEL ARTETA has taken his spending to over £1billion to create his ultimate Arsenal dream team.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  17406.  
  17407.  
  17408.  
  17409. &lt;p&gt;So in theory, he has an embarrassment of riches and at least two top-class players for every position.&lt;/p&gt;
  17410.  
  17411.  
  17412.  
  17413. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413743&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/arsenals-viktor-gyokeres-celebrates-scoring-1018007370_e871c2.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal celebrates a goal.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413743&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;PA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Viktor Gyokeres got off the mark for his new club[/caption]
  17414.  
  17415.  
  17416.  
  17417. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413758&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bukayo-saka-arsenal-celebrates-scoring-1018005161.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Bukayo Saka of Arsenal celebrating a goal.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413758&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;688&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Bukayo Saka got on the scoresheet but was forced off with injury[/caption]
  17418.  
  17419.  
  17420.  
  17421. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413755&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/jurrien-timber-arsenal-celebrates-scoring-1018009687.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal players celebrating a goal.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413755&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;607&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Jurrien Timber scored twice from corners[/caption]
  17422.  
  17423.  
  17424.  
  17425. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413766&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/120-images-no-video-emulation-1018011358.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal's Max Dowman playing soccer.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413766&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;679&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Reuters&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Max Dowman came on to make his Arsenal debut[/caption]
  17426.  
  17427.  
  17428.  
  17429. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36414035&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/martin-odegaard-arsenal-substituted-off-1018002750.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Martin Ødegaard of Arsenal being helped off the pitch with an injury.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36414035&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;659&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Captain Martin Odegaard was forced off with a shoulder problem[/caption]
  17430.  
  17431.  
  17432.  
  17433. &lt;p&gt;But after just two games, unbelievably, Arsenal’s injury curse has returned in spectacular style.&lt;/p&gt;
  17434.  
  17435.  
  17436.  
  17437. &lt;p&gt;So it is a good job that &lt;span id=&quot;45f3be24-e2c0-4a97-a2ea-513e837bdbe8&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Eberechi Eze&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36411970/arsenal-eberechi-eze-tottenham-transfer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;unveiled to the crowd&lt;/a&gt; before the game, has joined &lt;span id=&quot;6e7915fe-e4d0-4074-b696-c92776e50af9&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;summer&lt;/span&gt; arrivals &lt;span id=&quot;8341ddc3-5de9-4c6b-953e-a3c6077176e7&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Noni Madueke&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/viktor-gyokeres/&quot;&gt;Viktor Gyokeres&lt;/a&gt;, Martin Zubimendi, Cristhian Mosquera, Christian Norgaard and keeper &lt;span id=&quot;fed70d83-2f10-4df6-a721-1bfb8b3bbd09&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Kepa Arrizabalaga&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  17438.  
  17439.  
  17440.  
  17441. &lt;p&gt;With players in red shirts already dropping like flies, there is no time for the newbies to bed themselves in and Arteta needs them now.&lt;/p&gt;
  17442.  
  17443.  
  17444.  
  17445. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/&quot;&gt;Arsenal&lt;/a&gt; had too much for &lt;span id=&quot;10eed525-f756-4e0b-903e-5b55d7c91f6e&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Leeds&lt;/span&gt; with Jurrien Timber and new arrival Gyokeres both scoring twice, while &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/bukayo-saka/&quot;&gt;Bukayo Saka&lt;/a&gt; made it 2-0 in first-half injury time.&lt;/p&gt;
  17446.  
  17447.  
  17448.  
  17449. &lt;p&gt;There was also a standing ovation in the 64th minute when Madueke was replaced by 15-year-old &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/max-dowman/&quot;&gt;Max Dowman&lt;/a&gt;, and the player who has to have his own changing room because of his age won an injury-time penalty with Gyokeres slamming the fifth.&lt;/p&gt;
  17450.  
  17451.  
  17452.  
  17453. &lt;p&gt;So, two wins out of two is certainly not bad. But there is obvious frustration that ahead of travelling to &lt;span id=&quot;e9f3d7ce-7dcc-4f7b-9884-f0c84301b58d&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Liverpool&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;5575cc81-386f-47fc-b16b-5b9cc8508d9c&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; week, with &lt;span id=&quot;df00e2b3-1e35-4e8f-893e-14b5c0c85bf7&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Newcastle&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span id=&quot;5d913dd3-a113-4f66-b750-088e417f572b&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Manchester&lt;/span&gt; City to come next month, Arsenal are once again struggling with injuries.&lt;/p&gt;
  17454.  
  17455.  
  17456.  
  17457. &lt;p&gt;Although Arteta denied this, one reason why Arsenal hijacked Tottenham’s move for Eze was because &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/kai-havertz/&quot;&gt;Kai Havertz&lt;/a&gt; suffered an injury in training. No-one knows if the German will need an operation on his knee problem.&lt;/p&gt;
  17458.  
  17459.  
  17460.  
  17461. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/martin-odegaard/&quot;&gt;Martin Odegaard&lt;/a&gt;, playing his 200th game for the club, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413447/arsenal-injury-saka-odegaard-leeds-liverpool/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;went off before the break&lt;/a&gt; with a shoulder injury.&lt;/p&gt;
  17462.  
  17463.  
  17464.  
  17465. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32916258/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  17466.  
  17467.  
  17468.  
  17469. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-sun-22-23-match-stats-650bcafc-8568-45d0-81e5-2e841fd15dba.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal vs. Leeds match stats graphic.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413860&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;
  17470.  
  17471.  
  17472.  
  17473. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-sun-22-23-player-stats-0e8b126a-7721-4755-a260-13cbc7bdf3a9.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Viktor Gyökeres's game stats vs Leeds UTD: 2 goals, 9 passes, 24 touches, 1 dribble, 2 shots on target, 6 duels won.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413908&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;
  17474.  
  17475.  
  17476.  
  17477. &lt;p&gt;Saka looked devastated when he left the pitch &amp;#8211; and whispered in the ear of Arteta &amp;#8211; soon after Gyokeres had got off the mark.&lt;/p&gt;
  17478.  
  17479.  
  17480.  
  17481. &lt;p&gt;Equally, Arsenal have been managing the minutes of Timber, who has returned from a summer operation, and he only started because &lt;span id=&quot;056acc69-8827-42f2-b38f-551bb939a472&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Ben White&lt;/span&gt; is crocked.&lt;/p&gt;
  17482.  
  17483.  
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  17502.  
  17503.  
  17504.  
  17505. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/the-sun-22-23-multi-map-061d9482-36cd-4263-93d0-9ca4b080b75a.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Max Dowman's game statistics: 15 touches, 2 shots, 2 passes, 2 tackles, 1 dribble, 5 duels won; heatmap of his playing position.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413888&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;
  17506.  
  17507.  
  17508.  
  17509. &lt;p&gt;Also, former &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225644/brentford/&quot;&gt;Brentford&lt;/a&gt; midfielder Norgaard has yet to feature in the first two games. And yep, you’ve guessed it &amp;#8211; he’s injured.&lt;/p&gt;
  17510.  
  17511.  
  17512.  
  17513. &lt;p&gt;So if Arsenal are to challenge this season, and there is still no reason why they will not, they need to have better luck with the fitness of the players because this is just ridiculous.&lt;/p&gt;
  17514.  
  17515.  
  17516.  
  17517. &lt;p&gt;Despite being so comfortable, everything still felt a bit flat in the stands and this was because there was a lack of spark on the pitch.&lt;/p&gt;
  17518.  
  17519.  
  17520.  
  17521. &lt;p&gt;At least they are still bloody good at corners. Both of Timber’s goals came this way and Arsenal have scored 33 Premier League goals from corners since the start of 2023/2024, at least 13 more than any other side in the division.&lt;/p&gt;
  17522.  
  17523.  
  17524.  
  17525. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  17526. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  17527. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Arsenal ratings vs Leeds&lt;/h3&gt;
  17528. &lt;/div&gt;
  17529. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  17530. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  17531. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/LB-RATINGS-OFF-PLATFORM-dowman.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  17533. &lt;p class=&quot;article__content--intro&quot;&gt;
  17534. ARSENAL thrashed newly-promoted Leeds 5-0 as new signing Eberechi Eze watched on from the stands at The Emirates. &lt;/p&gt;
  17536. &lt;div&gt;
  17537. &lt;p&gt;A glut of goals saw the Gunners cruise to a win in their opening home game of the season, including a first goal for Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres.&lt;/p&gt;
  17538. &lt;p&gt;Leeds valiantly held off the Premier League runners up for the opening half an hour, and even came close to opening the scoring through Pascal Struijk&amp;#8217;s powerful header, palmed away by David Raya.&lt;/p&gt;
  17539. &lt;p&gt;But it was the head of Arsenal&amp;#8217;s Jurrien Timber that would break the deadlock, glancing home beautifully from a Declan Rice corner in the 34th minute.&lt;/p&gt;
  17540. &lt;p&gt;Starlet Bukayo Saka doubled the advantage just before half-time with a thumping finish into the roof of the net from a Timber through ball.&lt;/p&gt;
  17541. &lt;p&gt;There would be no reprieve for the visitors, as Gyokeres beat his man and wrong-footed the keeper to make it three.&lt;/p&gt;
  17542. &lt;p&gt;Timber added another goal for himself in the 54th minute, toe-poking a scrappy goal past Lucas Perri in the chaos following another troublesome corner delivery.&lt;/p&gt;
  17543. &lt;p&gt;And 15-year-old Max Dowman showed the Gunners&amp;#8217; future is looking secure after coming on and winning a penalty late on, which Gyokeres converted.&lt;/p&gt;
  17544. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413434/arsenal-ratings-leeds-timber-dowman/&quot;&gt;Here&amp;#8217;s how SunSport&amp;#8217;s Tom Barclay rated the Gunners&amp;#8217; stars&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  17545. &lt;/div&gt;
  17546. &lt;/div&gt;
  17547. &lt;/div&gt;
  17549.  
  17550.  
  17551.  
  17552. &lt;p&gt;As for Leeds, this will be a game they will be keen to forget but they actually defended well in the first half and at least they won their opening game against &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196662/everton/&quot;&gt;Everton&lt;/a&gt;. It is early days but despite this thrashing, they have a chance of staying up.&lt;/p&gt;
  17553.  
  17554.  
  17555.  
  17556. &lt;p&gt;Gyokeres, who arrived with much fanfare from &lt;span id=&quot;49696905-9d65-4b71-851a-edc45d0e1aa0&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Sporting Lisbon&lt;/span&gt;, did not cause the visiting back four too many problems in the first half.&lt;/p&gt;
  17557.  
  17558.  
  17559.  
  17560. &lt;p&gt;He wasted his only chance and it was a bit embarrassing as he should have scored from close range after Zubimendi cut out a suicidal pass from &lt;span id=&quot;9683190f-a448-4aec-b0fe-d44e3ab8cf91&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Pascal Struijk&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  17561.  
  17562.  
  17563.  
  17564. &lt;p&gt;While it was left-back &lt;span id=&quot;ed380f17-9d77-427b-95c2-e015da0882dc&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Riccardo Calafiori&lt;/span&gt; who got Arsenal’s winner at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196656/manchester-united/&quot;&gt;Manchester United&lt;/a&gt; the week before, it was right-back Timber who scored the first, as he squeezed between Struijk and Joe Rodon to put away Declan Rice’s corner with a glancing header.&lt;/p&gt;
  17565.  
  17566.  
  17567.  
  17568. &lt;p&gt;Arsenal then suffered the blow with Odegaard who tried to play on after falling on his shoulder after being fouled by Anton Stach.&lt;/p&gt;
  17569.  
  17570.  
  17571.  
  17572. &lt;p&gt;Before then, Odegaard had been extremely quiet and still looked the same player from last season who lacked confidence.&lt;/p&gt;
  17573.  
  17574.  
  17575.  
  17576. &lt;p&gt;Arsenal looked better when he was replaced by teenager &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ethan-nwaneri/&quot;&gt;Ethan Nwaneri&lt;/a&gt; and they put the game out of sight in injury time.&lt;/p&gt;
  17577.  
  17578.  
  17579.  
  17580. &lt;p&gt;Timber delivered a clever pass beyond Gudmundsson and Saka hammered a terrific shot which flew over the shoulder of new Leeds keeper &lt;span id=&quot;267b33d0-79b1-4280-8628-a1d46cc8b1b6&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Lucas Perri&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  17581.  
  17582.  
  17583.  
  17584. &lt;p&gt;The £15.6m arrival from &lt;span id=&quot;5463da25-d42c-4831-b7b8-cad81638be4f&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Lyon&lt;/span&gt; was beaten again, shortly into the second half, much to the delight of the home crowd who saw Gyokeres’ mask celebration for the first time in the Premier League.&lt;/p&gt;
  17585.  
  17586.  
  17587.  
  17588. &lt;p&gt;He had plenty of work to do when receiving a pass from Calafiori but he bullied Struijk, charged into the area and then beat Perri at his near post.&lt;/p&gt;
  17589.  
  17590.  
  17591.  
  17592. &lt;p&gt;After the exit of Saka, Timber bundled in the second and once again, it was from another Rice corner.&lt;/p&gt;
  17593.  
  17594.  
  17595.  
  17596. &lt;p&gt;The biggest &lt;span id=&quot;46ef1dd4-34f7-4feb-aa20-327137d9d795&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;cheer&lt;/span&gt; of the game came when Dowman replaced the &lt;span id=&quot;acb79a3f-37cd-4178-891e-e9e617f6a027&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;anonymous&lt;/span&gt; Madueke and the teenager won the late penalty following a foul by Stach and Gyokeres never looked like he would miss.&lt;/p&gt;
  17597.  
  17598.  
  17599.  
  17600. &lt;p&gt;While Arteta wants to use Dowman sparingly, the way things are going, he could end up playing every week.&lt;/p&gt;
  17601.  
  17602.  
  17603.  
  17604. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413776&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/eberechi-eze-presented-fans-prior-1017996407_802acc.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Eberechi Eze, wearing an Arsenal jersey, acknowledges fans before a Premier League match.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413776&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;611&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Eberechi Eze was unveiled to the Emirates crowd before the match[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  17607. <title>The historic English hotel that dates back 875 years with links to royalty</title>
  17608. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/29850714/historic-english-hotel-royal-rooms/</link>
  17609. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  17611. <category><![CDATA[News Travel]]></category>
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  17613. <category><![CDATA[Hotel reviews]]></category>
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  17616. <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;COOMBE Abbey hotel is a magical place in a wonderful setting that will transport you back in time.&lt;/p&gt;
  17617.  
  17618.  
  17619.  
  17620. &lt;p&gt;Read on to check out how to get exclusive offers and VIP deals the hotel has to offer.&lt;/p&gt;
  17621.  
  17622.  
  17623.  
  17624. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35879002&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/coombe-abbey-dcim-100media-dji-870637389.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Aerial view of Coombe Abbey.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35879002&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;735&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SUPPLIED&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;If you want a grand stay, then head to Coventry&amp;#8217;s Coombe AbbeyHhotel[/caption]
  17625.  
  17626.  
  17627.  
  17628. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35879013&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/coombe-abbey-870637146.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Ornate four-poster bed in a grand bedroom.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35879013&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;SUPPLIED&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The rooms are cosy and suit the style of the hotel[/caption]
  17629.  
  17630.  
  17631.  
  17632. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Where is the Coombe Abbey hotel?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  17633.  
  17634.  
  17635.  
  17636. &lt;p&gt;On 500 acres of renowned beauty, this historic hotel is in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/where/coventry/&quot;&gt;Coventry&lt;/a&gt; situated in Coombe Abbey’s Country Park, just off the M6.&lt;/p&gt;
  17637.  
  17638.  
  17639.  
  17640. &lt;p&gt;Parking is not free; it will cost you £8 for up to 24 hours.&lt;/p&gt;
  17641.  
  17642.  
  17643.  
  17644. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is it like?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  17645.  
  17646.  
  17647.  
  17648. &lt;p&gt;Next time somebody wants to send you to Coventry, stay at this awesome complex, which dates back to 1150 and has links to Royalty, the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII and the Gunpowder plot.&lt;/p&gt;
  17649.  
  17650.  
  17651.  
  17652. &lt;p&gt;Enjoy a view of the moat, the lake and the courtyard to the Capability Brown designed gardens, depending on where you are in the hotel.&lt;/p&gt;
  17653.  
  17654.  
  17655.  
  17656. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is there to do at the hotel?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  17657.  
  17658.  
  17659.  
  17660. &lt;p&gt;The corridors and communal rooms are packed with artefacts, art, history and heritage, that are well worth exploring as you wander from bar to room to restaurant, while the scenic lake, gardens and grounds are perfect for a stroll.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  17661.  
  17662.  
  17663.  
  17664. &lt;p&gt;Enjoy one of the many choices of afternoon tea, from Abbot’s Afternoon Tea (£39pp) to Sparkling Afternoon Tea (£40.50pp) as a post-walk treat.&lt;/p&gt;
  17665.  
  17666.  
  17667.  
  17668. &lt;p&gt;For kids, you can discover Go Ape in the woodlands.&lt;/p&gt;
  17669.  
  17670.  
  17671.  
  17672. &lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#8217;t miss out on the constant &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.coombeabbey.com/category/coombe-offers/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot; (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;packages and VIP deals&lt;/a&gt; offered at the hotel for stays and events.&lt;/p&gt;
  17673.  
  17674.  
  17675.  
  17676. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is there to eat and drink there?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  17677.  
  17678.  
  17679.  
  17680. &lt;p&gt;Unless you want to drive, you&amp;#8217;d better eat here as it&amp;#8217;s about a ten-minute walk to the edge of the grounds and some way beyond that to any restaurants.&lt;/p&gt;
  17681.  
  17682.  
  17683.  
  17684. &lt;p&gt;That being said, you really do want to eat here. The ambience is classy, the food is great, and the breakfast really sets you up for the day.&lt;/p&gt;
  17685.  
  17686.  
  17687.  
  17688. &lt;p&gt;The dinner menu features meaty dishes of beef shin with fondant potato and confit duck leg with spiced braised cabbage, as well as vegan, vegetarian and fish options.&lt;/p&gt;
  17689.  
  17690.  
  17691.  
  17692. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the rooms like at?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  17693.  
  17694.  
  17695.  
  17696. &lt;p&gt;The minimum standard in basic rooms is real quality and comfort, while the decor and design in the feature heritage rooms are charming and characterful.&lt;/p&gt;
  17697.  
  17698.  
  17699.  
  17700. &lt;p&gt;Rooms start from £149 a night based on two sharing.&lt;/p&gt;
  17701.  
  17702.  
  17703.  
  17704. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is the hotel family-friendly?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  17705.  
  17706.  
  17707.  
  17708. &lt;p&gt;Extremely! There is the Family Package which comes with chocolates, crowns for the kids as well family rooms tat have sofa beds and cots.&lt;/p&gt;
  17709.  
  17710.  
  17711.  
  17712. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is there access for guests with disabilities?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
  17713.  
  17714.  
  17715.  
  17716. &lt;p&gt;There are some accessible facilities such as toilets, ramps and parking, but the old nature of the building means some parts will be harder to access.&lt;/p&gt;
  17717.  
  17718.  
  17719.  
  17720. &lt;p&gt;Looking for a place to stay? For more hotel inspiration&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/hotel-reviews/&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  17721.  
  17722.  
  17723.  
  17724. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_35879006&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/coombe-abbey-hotel-grade-i-892674047.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Coombe Abbey Hotel, a Grade I listed building, with its gardens and lake.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-35879006&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Rooms start from £149 a night[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  17727. <title>Arsenal suffer DOUBLE injury blow as Saka and Odegaard limp off vs Leeds days before huge Liverpool clash</title>
  17728. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413447/arsenal-injury-saka-odegaard-leeds-liverpool/</link>
  17729. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
  17730. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kealan Hughes]]></dc:creator>
  17731. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
  17732. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
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  17757.  
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  17759.  
  17760.  
  17761.  
  17762.  
  17763. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUKAYO SAKA and Martin Odegaard both went off injured a week away from a crucial visit to Liverpool.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  17764.  
  17765.  
  17766.  
  17767. &lt;p&gt;Both players were struck down with injuries either side of half-time.&lt;/p&gt;
  17768.  
  17769.  
  17770.  
  17771. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413482&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/vlcsnap-2025-08-23-18h40m41s297.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Arsenal soccer player sitting on the field.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413482&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;540&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Bukayo Saka appeared to pick up a hamstring injury&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  17772.  
  17773.  
  17774.  
  17775. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413656&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/martin-odegaard-arsenal-holds-shoulder-1017999776.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Martin Ødegaard of Arsenal holding his shoulder.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413656&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;634&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Martin Odegaard was forced off after hurting his shoulder[/caption]
  17776.  
  17777.  
  17778.  
  17779. &lt;p&gt;Captain Odegaard fell awkwardly under a challenge and appeared to hurt his shoulder.&lt;/p&gt;
  17780.  
  17781.  
  17782.  
  17783. &lt;p&gt;He initially continued but was hauled off after a few minutes and replaced by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/ethan-nwaneri/&quot;&gt;Ethan Nwaneri&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  17784.  
  17785.  
  17786.  
  17787. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/&quot;&gt;Arsenal&lt;/a&gt; were &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36354311/arsenal-vs-leeds-live-updates-score-premier-league-gyokeres-goal/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;1-0 ahead&lt;/a&gt; at the time and did not take long to add another, Saka firing past the keeper shortly after Odegaard went off.&lt;/p&gt;
  17788.  
  17789.  
  17790.  
  17791. &lt;p&gt;But the Gunners talisman also picked up an injury, lasting just eight minutes into the second half.&lt;/p&gt;
  17792.  
  17793.  
  17794.  
  17795. &lt;p&gt;And after the match, Mikel Arteta suggested that Saka&amp;#8217;s injury was the more worrying of the two.&lt;/p&gt;
  17796.  
  17797.  
  17798.  
  17799. &lt;p&gt;He said: “The injuries were the negative of the day. Martin felt something in his shoulder when he landed on it. He will have a scan tomorrow.&lt;/p&gt;
  17800.  
  17801.  
  17802.  
  17803. &lt;p&gt;“Bukayo was running with the ball and wrestling with a defender when he felt something with his hamstring.&lt;/p&gt;
  17804.  
  17805.  
  17806.  
  17807. &lt;p&gt;“For Bukayo to come off, it looks like something that is significant.&lt;/p&gt;
  17808.  
  17809.  
  17810.  
  17811. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32916258/best-free-bets-sign-up-offers-uk/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  17812.  
  17813.  
  17814.  
  17815. &lt;p&gt;“Let’s see. It’s the other hamstring and not the same as a previous injury.&lt;/p&gt;
  17816.  
  17817.  
  17818.  
  17819. &lt;p&gt;“We are two weeks into the season and have already lost Kai, Martin and Bukayo. It shows how well-equipped you have to be in this league.”&lt;/p&gt;
  17820.  
  17821.  
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  17840.  
  17841.  
  17842.  
  17843. &lt;p&gt;Arsenal now face the prospect of going to Anfield without either player, making &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36411970/arsenal-eberechi-eze-tottenham-transfer/&quot;&gt;today&amp;#8217;s signing of Eberechi Eze&lt;/a&gt; absolutely crucial.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  17846. <title>Arsenal vs Leeds LIVE RESULT: Viktor Gyokeres scores TWICE in win but Gunners suffer Odegaard AND Saka injuries</title>
  17847. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36354311/arsenal-vs-leeds-live-updates-score-premier-league-gyokeres-goal/</link>
  17848. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
  17849. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Mahood]]></dc:creator>
  17850. <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category>
  17851. <category><![CDATA[Premier League]]></category>
  17852. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
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  17858.  
  17859.  
  17860.  
  17861.  
  17862.  
  17863.  
  17864.  
  17865. &lt;p&gt;VIKTOR GYOKERES scored a brilliant solo goal to open his account as Arsenal produced a dominant win over Leeds United.&lt;/p&gt;
  17866.  
  17867.  
  17868.  
  17869. &lt;p&gt;But despite a superb 5-0 win, &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/mikel-arteta/&quot;&gt;Mikel Arteta&lt;/a&gt; will be sweating over the fitness of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/martin-odegaard/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Martin Odegaard&lt;/a&gt; AND &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/bukayo-saka/&quot;&gt;Bukayo Saka&lt;/a&gt;, who &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413447/arsenal-injury-saka-odegaard-leeds-liverpool/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;both limped off with injury ahead of the clash with Liverpool next Sunday&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  17870.  
  17871.  
  17872.  
  17873. &lt;p&gt;Jurrien Timber opened the scoring with a great header from a corner before Saka powered home a strike just before the break.&lt;/p&gt;
  17874.  
  17875.  
  17876.  
  17877. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/viktor-gyokeres/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Gyokeres&lt;/a&gt; opened his &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Arsenal&lt;/a&gt; account with a lovely run and neat finish, Timber scored a scruffy second after a scramble in the box, and the Swede then scored a second with a late penalty.&lt;/p&gt;
  17878.  
  17879.  
  17880.  
  17881. &lt;p&gt;Noni Madueke made his full debut for the club while Max Dowman became the second youngest Premier League player EVER after the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36411970/arsenal-eberechi-eze-tottenham-transfer/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;signing of Eberechi Eze has was confirmed&lt;/a&gt; ahead of kick-off.&lt;/p&gt;
  17882.  
  17883.  
  17884.  
  17885. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/32855412/best-online-casinos-uk/&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BEST ONLINE CASINOS &amp;#8211; TOP SITES IN THE UK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  17889. &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Follow ALL of the latest from the Emirates below&amp;#8230;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  17892. <title>Reclusive tennis icon Anna Kournikova is unrecognisable in rare sighting as a devoted mum after wheelchair health fears</title>
  17893. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413072/tennis-anna-kournikova-sighting-devoted-mum/</link>
  17894. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
  17895. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mitchell Hall]]></dc:creator>
  17896. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
  17897. <category><![CDATA[Tennis]]></category>
  17898. <category><![CDATA[Australian Open]]></category>
  17899. <category><![CDATA[Children parenting and family life]]></category>
  17900. <category><![CDATA[The French Open]]></category>
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  17906.  
  17907.  
  17908.  
  17909.  
  17910.  
  17911.  
  17912.  
  17913.  
  17914.  
  17915. &lt;p&gt;FORMER tennis star Anna Kournikova has been spotted looking every bit the ideal mum as she looks after her young children in Florida.&lt;/p&gt;
  17916.  
  17917.  
  17918.  
  17919. &lt;p&gt;It is a rare public sighting of the retired &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tennis/&quot;&gt;tennis&lt;/a&gt; pro, who sparked concerns regarding her &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/health/&quot;&gt;health&lt;/a&gt; in recent months following her appearance in a wheelchair and orthopaedic boot in January.&lt;/p&gt;
  17920.  
  17921.  
  17922.  
  17923. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413103&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 677px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-former-tennis-star-anna-1017973833.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=667&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova walking with her children in Miami Beach.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413103&quot; width=&quot;667&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BackGrid&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Anna Kournikova was spotted walking with her young children[/caption]
  17924.  
  17925.  
  17926.  
  17927. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413105&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-former-tennis-star-anna-1017973829.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova walking with her three children to karate class.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413105&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;691&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BackGrid&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Kournikova started a family with her partner, singer Enrique Iglesias[/caption]
  17928.  
  17929.  
  17930.  
  17931. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413106&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 731px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/2025-former-tennis-star-anna-1017973809.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=721&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova walking with her son to karate class.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413106&quot; width=&quot;721&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BackGrid&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The Russian now lives with her family in Miami, Florida[/caption]
  17932.  
  17933.  
  17934.  
  17935. &lt;p&gt;Kournikova traded glam for comfort in a relaxed outfit as she walked with her children, twins Nicholas and Lucy, 7, and Mary, 5.&lt;/p&gt;
  17936.  
  17937.  
  17938.  
  17939. &lt;p&gt;The 44-year-old has not been seen regularly in public following the close of her sporting career.&lt;/p&gt;
  17940.  
  17941.  
  17942.  
  17943. &lt;p&gt;Her most recent headlines came when she was spotted in a wheelchair and boot with her family at the beginning of the year.&lt;/p&gt;
  17944.  
  17945.  
  17946.  
  17947. &lt;p&gt;But she now appears healthy enough to be out and about with her children once more.&lt;/p&gt;
  17948.  
  17949.  
  17950.  
  17951. &lt;p&gt;The Russian once boasted a top tennis ranking in doubles, and peaked at number eight in the singles game in 2000.&lt;/p&gt;
  17952.  
  17953.  
  17954.  
  17955. &lt;p&gt;She failed to win a singles Grand Slam title but came close when she reached the semi-finals of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/wimbledon/&quot;&gt;Wimbledon&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8216;s 1997 edition.&lt;/p&gt;
  17956.  
  17957.  
  17958.  
  17959. &lt;p&gt;She did secure two doubles titles at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/australian-open/&quot;&gt;Australian Open&lt;/a&gt; in 1999 and 2002.&lt;/p&gt;
  17960.  
  17961.  
  17962.  
  17963. &lt;p&gt;She retired at just 21 years old in 2003 due to injury issues.&lt;/p&gt;
  17964.  
  17965.  
  17966.  
  17967. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/30944508/best-online-casino-free-spins-bonuses-10-deposits/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;CASINO SPECIAL &amp;#8211; BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  17968.  
  17969.  
  17970.  
  17971. &lt;p&gt;Off the &lt;span id=&quot;edec8381-cb20-4520-b7f4-b13be4697ef1&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;court&lt;/span&gt;, Kournikova became a model, and was as well known for her beauty as she was for her tennis prowess.&lt;/p&gt;
  17972.  
  17973.  
  17974.  
  17975. &lt;p&gt;She was &lt;a href=&quot;https://iframe.thesun.co.uk/sport/22449784/worlds-sexiest-woman-tennis-enrique-iglesias-anna-kournikova/&quot;&gt;voted the world&amp;#8217;s sexiest woman in 2002&lt;/a&gt;, beating names such as &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/britney-spears/&quot;&gt;Britney Spears&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/jennifer-lopez/&quot;&gt;Jennifer Lopez&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  17976.  
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  17996.  
  17997.  
  17998.  
  17999. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413230&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/web-call-pricing-former-tennis-967190206.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova in a wheelchair with a leg brace, walking with her family.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413230&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;BackGrid&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Kournikova set off alarm bells earlier this year as she was spotted in a wheelchair[/caption]
  18000.  
  18001.  
  18002.  
  18003. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413188&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/anna-kournikova-russia-models-new-967550576.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova modeling Adidas clothing.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413188&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;633&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;She reached the number eight rank in women&amp;#8217;s singles, and topped the doubles rankings[/caption]
  18004.  
  18005.  
  18006.  
  18007. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413184&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/action-wimbledon-tennis-championships-2010-830159110.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova playing tennis at Wimbledon.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413184&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;627&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Kournikova was a successful tennis player in her teens[/caption]
  18008.  
  18009.  
  18010.  
  18011. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413245&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/russian-tennis-star-anna-kournikova-967550567.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova modeling Adidas tennis outfit.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413245&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;635&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Kournikova was one of the sport&amp;#8217;s most famous players at the turn of the millennium[/caption]
  18012.  
  18013.  
  18014.  
  18015. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413242&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 650px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/anna-kournikova-instagram-annakournikova-503534459.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=640&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova in a red bikini.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413242&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;instagram&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;She modelled off the court and was once voted the world&amp;#8217;s sexiest woman[/caption]
  18016.  
  18017.  
  18018.  
  18019. &lt;p&gt;She doubled down by being voted the sexiest tennis player of all time in 2010.&lt;/p&gt;
  18020.  
  18021.  
  18022.  
  18023. &lt;p&gt;But the unrelenting, constant scrutiny and attention certainly took its toll.&lt;/p&gt;
  18024.  
  18025.  
  18026.  
  18027. &lt;p&gt;As did injuries &amp;#8211; a left foot stress fracture, abductor issues and back problems.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  18028.  
  18029.  
  18030.  
  18031. &lt;p&gt;So much so that Kournikova made the shock decision to retire in May 2003, aged just 21 and after just eight years as a pro.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
  18032.  
  18033.  
  18034.  
  18035. &lt;p&gt;She hung up her racquet with 16 doubles titles to her name &amp;#8211; plus finals in the French Open doubles and both &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/wimbledon/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Wimbledon&lt;/a&gt; and US Open mixed. &lt;/p&gt;
  18036.  
  18037.  
  18038.  
  18039. &lt;p&gt;Now she has settled down and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/9453202/wimbledon-anna-kournikova-mum-twins-enrique-iglesias/&quot;&gt;started a family with superstar songwriter partner Enrique Iglesias&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  18040.  
  18041.  
  18042.  
  18043. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_33073089&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/russian-tennis-star-anna-kournikova-967550567.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova modeling Adidas tennis outfit.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-33073089&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;635&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;With her fame came a series of lucrative sponsorships[/caption]
  18044.  
  18045.  
  18046.  
  18047. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_33073607&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 610px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/tennis-player-anna-kournikova-arrives-4663600_8dac14.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=600&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova at the Hard Bat Open All-Star Table Tennis Tournament after-party.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-33073607&quot; width=&quot;600&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty - Contributor&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Kournikova hung up her racquet after struggling with injuries[/caption]
  18048.  
  18049.  
  18050.  
  18051. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_33073124&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 645px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/anna-kournikova-enrique-iglesias-upon-820371265_67ed42.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=635&quot; alt=&quot;Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias at a premiere.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-33073124&quot; width=&quot;635&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias started dating in late 2001[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  18054. <title>Novak Djokovic hints at surprise replacement for Andy Murray with childhood hero and iconic female Grand Slam champion</title>
  18055. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36413089/novak-djokovic-monica-seles-tennis-andy-murray/</link>
  18056. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
  18057. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rob Maul]]></dc:creator>
  18058. <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
  18059. <category><![CDATA[Tennis]]></category>
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  18062. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  18063.  
  18064.  
  18065.  
  18066.  
  18067.  
  18068.  
  18069.  
  18070.  
  18071.  
  18072. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NOVAK DJOKOVIC has been linked to a sensational coaching collaboration with childhood idol Monica Seles.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  18073.  
  18074.  
  18075.  
  18076. &lt;p&gt;The greatest male player in &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tennis/&quot;&gt;tennis&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span id=&quot;6714984e-1d83-4a6d-9102-30b9488576e0&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;history&lt;/span&gt; has refused to rule out the prospect of hooking up with the nine-time Grand Slam champion.&lt;/p&gt;
  18077.  
  18078.  
  18079.  
  18080. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413145&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/talks-coach-andy-murray-r-962105160_c8f957.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in conversation.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413145&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;AFP&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Novak Djokovic has had several former players as coach including Andy Murray[/caption]
  18081.  
  18082.  
  18083.  
  18084. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413274&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 776px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/monica-seles-seen-august-12-1015904393_50a2c1.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=766&quot; alt=&quot;Monica Seles in New York City.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413274&quot; width=&quot;766&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The tennis legend hinted at working with Monica Seles[/caption]
  18085.  
  18086.  
  18087.  
  18088. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413290&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 679px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/monica-seles-action-eastbourne-891019.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=669&quot; alt=&quot;Monica Seles playing tennis.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413290&quot; width=&quot;669&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Times Newspapers Ltd&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Seles is a nine-time grand slam champion[/caption]
  18089.  
  18090.  
  18091.  
  18092. &lt;p&gt;Over the years, the Serbian, 38, has had former players &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/boris-becker/&quot;&gt;Boris Becker&lt;/a&gt;, Goran Ivanišević and &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/andy-murray/&quot;&gt;Andy Murray&lt;/a&gt; as part of his backroom staff and he does not want a full-time coach at this stage of his life.&lt;/p&gt;
  18093.  
  18094.  
  18095.  
  18096. &lt;p&gt;Seles was born in &lt;span id=&quot;9125d8a7-ca80-4c40-b433-4dccb8362df0&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Serbia&lt;/span&gt; – she later represented America – and won titles in &lt;span id=&quot;ba807f12-8523-42d6-83b5-061879af9d0d&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Melbourne&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span id=&quot;5a891515-bc96-4c84-b08b-3ea425cc5ad5&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Paris&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span id=&quot;89a1afad-a08d-4926-8c44-a22ebb0a39e8&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;New York&lt;/span&gt; and made the 1992 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/wimbledon/&quot;&gt;Wimbledon&lt;/a&gt; final where she was defeated by Steffi Graf.&lt;/p&gt;
  18097.  
  18098.  
  18099.  
  18100. &lt;p&gt;In April 1993, Seles was the victim of a frenzied on-court attack in Hamburg when an obsessed Graf fan stabbed her in the back with a knife as she was sitting down between games.&lt;/p&gt;
  18101.  
  18102.  
  18103.  
  18104. &lt;p&gt;This month, Seles – who is a very private person – revealed she had been &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36270504/monica-seles-diagnosed-rare-muscle-weakening-condition/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;diagnosed with myasthenia gravis&lt;/a&gt; – a neuromuscular autoimmune disease – three years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
  18105.  
  18106.  
  18107.  
  18108. &lt;p&gt;The 51-year-old first noticed symptoms five years ago of the rare long-term condition, which can affect most parts of the body, including the muscles that control the eyes.&lt;/p&gt;
  18109.  
  18110.  
  18111.  
  18112. &lt;p&gt;Serbian journalists, including a reporter working for CLAY magazine, asked &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/novak-djokovic/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Djokovic&lt;/a&gt; about his &lt;span id=&quot;0ff5424b-71ee-4f92-b62f-7c4d13db6061&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;next&lt;/span&gt; short-term appointment as coach Dusan Vemic is not part of the team at Flushing Meadows.&lt;/p&gt;
  18113.  
  18114.  
  18115.  
  18116. &lt;p&gt;The Eastern European pack had it on good authority that Seles – who is in the city this fortnight on behalf of the Laureus foundation – was a possible option.&lt;/p&gt;
  18117.  
  18118.  
  18119.  
  18120. &lt;p&gt;Asked about whether a replacement for Vemic was on the horizon, Djokovic said on Friday: “I’m smiling because it’s like you’ve read my mind. But I can’t tell you anything.&lt;/p&gt;
  18121.  
  18122.  
  18123.  
  18124. &lt;p class=&quot;has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting/30944508/best-online-casino-free-spins-bonuses-10-deposits/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; aria-label=&quot;CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS (opens in a new tab)&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;CASINO SPECIAL &amp;#8211; BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  18125.  
  18126.  
  18127.  
  18128. &lt;p&gt;“I’ve been stirring the pot a little, talking…We’ll see, you’ll be informed.&lt;/p&gt;
  18129.  
  18130.  
  18131.  
  18132. &lt;p&gt;“We’ll see. These are just initial talks, and it’s more about the emotional aspect than a long-term partnership.&lt;/p&gt;
  18133.  
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  18153.  
  18154.  
  18155.  
  18156. &lt;p&gt;“That would mean a lot to me. I think you know who I’m talking about, but let’s not go into names now, so I don’t jump the gun.&lt;/p&gt;
  18157.  
  18158.  
  18159.  
  18160. &lt;p&gt;“If it even happens…We’ve had some interesting conversations.”&lt;/p&gt;
  18161.  
  18162.  
  18163.  
  18164. &lt;p&gt;Djokovic – who has not played since being thumped by &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/jannik-sinner/&quot;&gt;Jannik Sinner&lt;/a&gt; in the Wimbledon semi-finals on Centre &lt;span id=&quot;b37e4bca-a662-4428-91ad-f1a318044d4a&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Court&lt;/span&gt; – plays American teen Learner Tien in the nighttime session at the &lt;span id=&quot;30ee9ff1-03f9-49f9-bf04-0a2b66560389&quot; class=&quot;suggested-link&quot;&gt;Arthur&lt;/span&gt; Ashe stadium on Sunday.&lt;/p&gt;
  18165.  
  18166.  
  18167.  
  18168. &lt;p&gt;During the 2024 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/australian-open/&quot;&gt;Australian Open&lt;/a&gt; in Melbourne, he expressed his admiration towards Seles and how she had been a huge inspiration during his formative years in Belgrade.&lt;/p&gt;
  18169.  
  18170.  
  18171.  
  18172. &lt;p&gt;The former world No.1 said: “I have had Monica in my head when I was growing up in Serbia pretty much every single day.&lt;/p&gt;
  18173.  
  18174.  
  18175.  
  18176. &lt;p&gt;“Because Jelena Gencic, my tennis mother, as I like to call her, worked with Monica when she was young.&lt;/p&gt;
  18177.  
  18178.  
  18179.  
  18180. &lt;p&gt;“So I was hearing a lot about Monica, Monica this, Monica that, Monica eats this, Monica sleeps this much, Monica practices this way.&lt;/p&gt;
  18181.  
  18182.  
  18183.  
  18184. &lt;p&gt;“So Monica was definitely one of my childhood idols and heroes, and I looked up to her very much.&lt;/p&gt;
  18185.  
  18186.  
  18187.  
  18188. &lt;p&gt;“The only one I could see myself working with is Monica Seles, now that you mention it.&lt;/p&gt;
  18189.  
  18190.  
  18191.  
  18192. &lt;p&gt;“Actually, Monica has been a sort of mentor to me over the years.&lt;/p&gt;
  18193.  
  18194.  
  18195.  
  18196. &lt;p&gt;“We’ve been in touch for a long time. Whenever I had injuries or when I was disqualified in the US, she always reached out in those tough moments, offering support and advice.&lt;/p&gt;
  18197.  
  18198.  
  18199.  
  18200. &lt;p&gt;“I’m at a stage of my career where I don’t feel the need to have someone with me 24/7 all year.&lt;/p&gt;
  18201.  
  18202.  
  18203.  
  18204. &lt;p&gt;“My schedule is revised and significantly reduced.&lt;/p&gt;
  18205.  
  18206.  
  18207.  
  18208. &lt;p&gt;“It’s hard for me to ask someone to commit full-time when I’m playing maybe two tournaments in two or three months.”&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  18211. <title>Five savvy ways to get your back-to-school finances in order</title>
  18212. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36412258/sun-savers-back-to-school-finances/</link>
  18213. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
  18214. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Sonin]]></dc:creator>
  18215. <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
  18216. <category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
  18217. <category><![CDATA[Cost of living]]></category>
  18218. <category><![CDATA[Money saving]]></category>
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  18220. <category><![CDATA[School rules and laws]]></category>
  18221. <category><![CDATA[School term dates and holidays]]></category>
  18222. <category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
  18223. <category><![CDATA[Schools reopening]]></category>
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  18227. <category><![CDATA[Tips tricks and life hacks]]></category>
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  18256.  
  18257.  
  18258. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;AS the new term dawns, it pays to get your back-to-school finances in order.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  18259.  
  18260.  
  18261.  
  18262. &lt;p&gt;Having a child at secondary school costs families an average of £39 a week, according to the Child Poverty Action Group. For kids at primary school, it’s £19.&lt;/p&gt;
  18263.  
  18264.  
  18265.  
  18266. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412354&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/students-kit-layout-school-supplies-1017719374.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Backpack and school supplies arranged on a table.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412354&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Five savvy ways to get your back-to-school finances in order this autumn[/caption]
  18267.  
  18268.  
  18269.  
  18270. &lt;p&gt;So try to make savings where you can. Here’s how to make sure the maths adds up.&lt;/p&gt;
  18271.  
  18272.  
  18273.  
  18274. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DON’T BUY TWICE:&lt;/strong&gt; Save an expensive &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36250316/back-to-school-essentials-stationery-tesco-sale/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;back-to-school shopping spree&lt;/a&gt; by checking what you already have.&lt;/p&gt;
  18275.  
  18276.  
  18277.  
  18278. &lt;p&gt;Kids may clamour for new pens and pencils, but you probably have them at home.&lt;/p&gt;
  18279.  
  18280.  
  18281.  
  18282. &lt;p&gt;The same goes for lunch boxes and water bottles. Check for leaks and then use them for another year.&lt;/p&gt;
  18283.  
  18284.  
  18285.  
  18286. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NAME EVERYTHING:&lt;/strong&gt; Without a label, school stuff will soon go walkabout, costing you extra. &lt;/p&gt;
  18287.  
  18288.  
  18289.  
  18290. &lt;p&gt;Use name tags or a marker pen to put their name on anything they take to school.&lt;/p&gt;
  18291.  
  18292.  
  18293.  
  18294. &lt;p&gt;Mark smaller items, like pens and colouring pencils, with a dot of nail varnish to make them easy to identify.&lt;/p&gt;
  18295.  
  18296.  
  18297.  
  18298. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MAP YOUR ROUTE:&lt;/strong&gt; Just getting to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/schools/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;school&lt;/a&gt; comes with a cost. &lt;/p&gt;
  18299.  
  18300.  
  18301.  
  18302. &lt;p&gt;If public transport is the only choice, check the cheapest route in advance and find out what travel passes give the best deals.&lt;/p&gt;
  18303.  
  18304.  
  18305.  
  18306. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FILL YOUR FREEZER:&lt;/strong&gt; Planning what you’re going to put in lunch boxes will help to cut costs.&lt;/p&gt;
  18307.  
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  18327.  
  18328.  
  18329.  
  18330. &lt;p&gt;Pre-packaged food will usually cost more. But buying larger packs and dividing them into smaller portions will save cash. &lt;/p&gt;
  18331.  
  18332.  
  18333.  
  18334. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36326556/sun-savers-cheap-easy-batch-cooking-recipes-money-tips/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Batch cooking&lt;/a&gt; energy boosters such as simple cereal bars, flapjacks or mini egg muffins will give you a head start. &lt;/p&gt;
  18335.  
  18336.  
  18337.  
  18338. &lt;p&gt;You can freeze them and defrost the night before you need them.&lt;/p&gt;
  18339.  
  18340.  
  18341.  
  18342. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BUILD UP A SAVINGS POT:&lt;/strong&gt; The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/school-term-dates-holidays/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;school term&lt;/a&gt; comes with lots of hidden costs, from school trips to sponsored walks.&lt;/p&gt;
  18343.  
  18344.  
  18345.  
  18346. &lt;p&gt;Start a savings pot, putting a few pounds in each week.&lt;/p&gt;
  18347.  
  18348.  
  18349.  
  18350. &lt;p&gt;That way, you won’t have to dig deep at the last minute.&lt;/p&gt;
  18351.  
  18352.  
  18353.  
  18354. &lt;p&gt;Your bank account may offer savings pots. If not, put aside the cash at home.&lt;/p&gt;
  18355.  
  18356.  
  18357.  
  18358. &lt;p&gt;If you’re going to struggle to afford expensive trips, ask the school if any financial support is available.&lt;/p&gt;
  18359.  
  18360.  
  18361.  
  18362. &lt;ul&gt;
  18363. &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  18364. &lt;/ul&gt;
  18365.  
  18366.  
  18367.  
  18368. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Deal of the day&lt;/h2&gt;
  18369.  
  18370.  
  18371.  
  18372. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412398&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 772px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/f43bf1ea-0dab-40d2-b408-11bac7693458.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=762&quot; alt=&quot;Children playing on a green and grey swing set with a climbing ladder.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412398&quot; width=&quot;762&quot; height=&quot;607&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Save £23.99 on the pirate swing, single swing and climber from direct.asda.com&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Asda&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  18373.  
  18374.  
  18375.  
  18376. &lt;p&gt;EARN some parent points with the pirate swing, single swing and climber from direct.asda.com, down from £79.97 to £55.98.&lt;/p&gt;
  18377.  
  18378.  
  18379.  
  18380. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAVE:&lt;/strong&gt; £23.99&lt;/p&gt;
  18381.  
  18382.  
  18383.  
  18384. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Cheap treat&lt;/h2&gt;
  18385.  
  18386.  
  18387.  
  18388. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412407&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 464px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/9b759419-d2cd-4f87-b9d2-9345c90b8ce3.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=454&quot; alt=&quot;Paint-by-numbers kit of a Mediterranean scene.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412407&quot; width=&quot;454&quot; height=&quot;342&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Save £5.25 pm this Mediterranean View kit at Hobbycraft&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Hobbycraft&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  18389.  
  18390.  
  18391.  
  18392. &lt;p&gt;ENJOY half-price paint-by-numbers sets at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/36289158/full-list-hobbycraft-stores-shut-big-sale/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Hobbycraft&lt;/a&gt;, taking this Mediterranean View kit from £10.50 to £5.25.&lt;/p&gt;
  18393.  
  18394.  
  18395.  
  18396. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAVE:&lt;/strong&gt; £5.25&lt;/p&gt;
  18397.  
  18398.  
  18399.  
  18400. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  18401. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  18402. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;What&amp;#039;s new?&lt;/h3&gt;
  18403. &lt;/div&gt;
  18404. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  18405. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  18406. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/take-bisc-morrisons-launches-dupe-1017213100_367cfe.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  18409. &lt;div&gt;
  18410. &lt;p&gt;PICK up a pack of two supersized versions of bourbon or custard cream biscuits for £2, part of the new range at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/morrisons/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Morrisons&lt;/a&gt; bakery.&lt;/p&gt;
  18411. &lt;/div&gt;
  18412. &lt;/div&gt;
  18413. &lt;/div&gt;
  18415.  
  18416.  
  18417.  
  18418. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Top swap&lt;/h2&gt;
  18419.  
  18420.  
  18421.  
  18422. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412423&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 445px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/75e7ad25-bfcb-4e16-9798-6701dcbe3ad5.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=435&quot; alt=&quot;Drybar The Double Shot Blow Dryer Brush.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412423&quot; width=&quot;435&quot; height=&quot;960&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The Drybar The Double Shot blow dryer brush, £100 at Boots&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Boots&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  18423.  
  18424.  
  18425.  
  18426. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412350&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/top-swap-shop-swap-tackle-1017717872.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Yellow hot air brush with UK plug.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412350&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;646&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Aldi&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Or tackle your tresses with Aldi’s hot air brush for £12.99[/caption]
  18427.  
  18428.  
  18429.  
  18430. &lt;p&gt;ENJOY salon style at home with the Drybar The Double Shot blow dryer brush, £100 at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/boots-pharmacy/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Boots&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
  18431.  
  18432.  
  18433.  
  18434. &lt;p&gt;Or tackle your tresses with &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/aldi/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Aldi’s&lt;/a&gt; hot air brush, for £12.99.&lt;/p&gt;
  18435.  
  18436.  
  18437.  
  18438. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAVE:&lt;/strong&gt; £87.01&lt;/p&gt;
  18439.  
  18440.  
  18441.  
  18442. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  18443. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  18444. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Little helper&lt;/h3&gt;
  18445. &lt;/div&gt;
  18446. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  18447. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content-img&quot;&gt;
  18448. &lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/little-helper-clean-bosch-readyy-1017717306.jpg?strip=all&amp;&amp;w=620&amp;&amp;h=413&amp;&amp;crop=1&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;413&quot; /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;
  18451. &lt;div&gt;
  18452. &lt;p&gt;CLEAN up with the Bosch Readyy’y cordless vacuum cleaner on sale in the middle of &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/lidl/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Lidl&lt;/a&gt; from today for £99.99.&lt;/p&gt;
  18453. &lt;/div&gt;
  18454. &lt;/div&gt;
  18455. &lt;/div&gt;
  18457.  
  18458.  
  18459.  
  18460. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Shop and save&lt;/h2&gt;
  18461.  
  18462.  
  18463.  
  18464. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36412430&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 574px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/38f226f7-47cc-43de-bd24-083ef0bd70b8.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=564&quot; alt=&quot;Teal Sistema Lunchbox on sale.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36412430&quot; width=&quot;564&quot; height=&quot;390&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Save £3.26 on the Sistema Quaddie lunch box at Asda&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Asda&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  18465.  
  18466.  
  18467.  
  18468. &lt;p&gt;THERE will be no more squished sandwiches with the Sistema Quaddie lunch box, down from £6.50 to £3.24 at &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/asda/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;Asda&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  18469.  
  18470.  
  18471.  
  18472. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SAVE:&lt;/strong&gt; £3.26&lt;/p&gt;
  18473.  
  18474.  
  18475.  
  18476. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;Hot right now&lt;/h2&gt;
  18477.  
  18478.  
  18479.  
  18480. &lt;p&gt;THE Jet2.com bank holiday sale, until midnight on Tuesday, has 45,000 seats in September and October for no more than £45.&lt;/p&gt;
  18481.  
  18482.  
  18483.  
  18484. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading has-text-align-center&quot;&gt;PLAY NOW TO WIN £200&lt;/h2&gt;
  18485.  
  18486.  
  18487.  
  18488. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_26752536&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 630px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image_8cd4c6.png?strip=all&amp;amp;w=620&quot; alt=&quot;a red and white logo for the sun raffle&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-26752536&quot; width=&quot;620&quot; height=&quot;316&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Join thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  18489.  
  18490.  
  18491.  
  18492. &lt;p&gt;JOIN thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle.&lt;/p&gt;
  18493.  
  18494.  
  18495.  
  18496. &lt;p&gt;Every month we’re giving away £100 to 250 lucky readers &amp;#8211; whether you’re saving up or just in need of some extra cash, The Sun could have you covered.&lt;/p&gt;
  18497.  
  18498.  
  18499.  
  18500. &lt;p&gt;Every&amp;nbsp;Sun Savers&amp;nbsp;code entered equals one Raffle ticket.&lt;/p&gt;
  18501.  
  18502.  
  18503.  
  18504. &lt;p&gt;The more codes you enter, the more tickets you&amp;#8217;ll earn and the more chance you will have of winning!&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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  18507. <title>IKEA’s £4 buy is what gardeners are buying to keep their plants protected all winter from harsh weather &#038; pests</title>
  18508. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/36341271/ikeas-gardeners-plants-protected-winter-weather-pests/</link>
  18509. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
  18510. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Power]]></dc:creator>
  18511. <category><![CDATA[Fabulous]]></category>
  18512. <category><![CDATA[Gardening]]></category>
  18513. <category><![CDATA[Home transformations]]></category>
  18514. <category><![CDATA[Homes]]></category>
  18515. <category><![CDATA[Longtail]]></category>
  18516. <category><![CDATA[Tips tricks and life hacks]]></category>
  18517. <category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>
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  18521.  
  18522.  
  18523.  
  18524.  
  18525.  
  18526.  
  18527.  
  18528.  
  18529.  
  18530. &lt;p&gt;SUMMER is sadly coming to a close soon and it&amp;#8217;s time to start thinking about protecting our outdoor plants in the winter months.&lt;/p&gt;
  18531.  
  18532.  
  18533.  
  18534. &lt;p&gt;One savvy gardener shared her creative, but budget hack to make sure her plants stay safe from frost and nasty pests, all while continue to grow healthily. &lt;/p&gt;
  18535.  
  18536.  
  18537.  
  18538. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36342568&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/stock-photo-showing-small-plastic-1017044653.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Brussels sprout plants protected by a plastic cloche.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36342568&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;720&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;An amateur gardener shared her budget hack to keep her plants protected in winter[/caption]
  18539.  
  18540.  
  18541.  
  18542. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36342661&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 826px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/net-curtains-ikea-1017045701.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=816&quot; alt=&quot;Net curtains in a living room.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36342661&quot; width=&quot;816&quot; height=&quot;825&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;IKEA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;She said she used these £4 curtains from Ikea to put over her plants[/caption]
  18543.  
  18544.  
  18545.  
  18546. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36342660&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 826px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/net-curtains-ikea-1017045636.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=816&quot; alt=&quot;White net curtains.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36342660&quot; width=&quot;816&quot; height=&quot;813&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;IKEA&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;The curtains are part of the Lill range and can be bought online or in store[/caption]
  18547.  
  18548.  
  18549.  
  18550. &lt;p&gt;Plants are not immune to the cold and&amp;nbsp;certain plants such as vegetables, can do with being covered in winter to keep the soil most so they can keep growing.&lt;/p&gt;
  18551.  
  18552.  
  18553.  
  18554. &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Whether you&amp;#8217;re a green-fingered veteran or new to the&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/gardening/&quot;&gt;gardening&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;scene, you can&amp;#8217;t go wrong with this item ahead of the&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/winter/page/1/&quot;&gt;winter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;months.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  18555.  
  18556.  
  18557.  
  18558. &lt;p&gt;An amateur gardener explained that she spends just £4 at Ikea to make a garden cloche to cover her plants.&lt;/p&gt;
  18559.  
  18560.  
  18561.  
  18562. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Ikea garden hack&lt;/h2&gt;
  18563.  
  18564.  
  18565.  
  18566. &lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/tiktok/&quot; rel=&quot;&quot;&gt;TikToker&lt;/a&gt; who goes by Jo The Tomato Girl showed off her Ikea haul and how she got creative with cheap buys for her small garden in London.&lt;/p&gt;
  18567.  
  18568.  
  18569.  
  18570. &lt;p&gt;Jo also explained: &amp;#8220;I also have some £4 curtains that I use as a cloche on my spinach and lettuce to protect from leaf miners.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  18571.  
  18572.  
  18573.  
  18574. &lt;p&gt;The curtain in question comes from&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/ikea/&quot;&gt; Ikea&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; Lill range and is a net material that measures at 280x250cm, it can be bought online or instore.&lt;/p&gt;
  18575.  
  18576.  
  18577.  
  18578. &lt;p&gt;In outdoor gardens, cloches are used to cover plants&amp;nbsp;while offering protection from things like harsh weather, and pests.&lt;/p&gt;
  18579.  
  18580.  
  18581.  
  18582. &lt;p&gt;They can also be used to create a warmer climate that will nurture germinating seeds and young plants in colder weather.&lt;/p&gt;
  18583.  
  18584.  
  18585.  
  18586. &lt;h2 class=&quot;wp-block-heading&quot;&gt;Put your plants &amp;#8216;to bed&amp;#8217;&lt;/h2&gt;
  18587.  
  18588.  
  18589.  
  18590. &lt;p&gt;Professional gardener, Lucy Wren, explained why it&amp;#8217;s important to keep your plants protected from the elements.&lt;/p&gt;
  18591.  
  18592.  
  18593.  
  18594. &lt;p&gt;“People spend time feeding, pruning and watering, but they often forget about thermal protection,” she explained to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/34280589/garden-spring-overnight-wardrobe-staple/&quot;&gt;The Sun.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  18595.  
  18596.  
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  18615.  
  18616.  
  18617.  
  18618. &lt;p&gt;“As the sun sets, the temperature drops rapidly, and plants lose heat fast.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  18619.  
  18620.  
  18621.  
  18622. &lt;p&gt;Lucy added: &amp;#8220;If you cover them at the right time — just as the sun goes down — you help trap in the warmth they’ve stored all day.”&lt;/p&gt;
  18623.  
  18624.  
  18625.  
  18626. &lt;p&gt;She recommended getting into the habit of &amp;#8220;putting your plants to bed&amp;#8221; every night.&lt;/p&gt;
  18627.  
  18628.  
  18629.  
  18630. &lt;p&gt;“It’s one of the easiest ways to encourage healthier, more resilient growth,” Lucy said.&lt;/p&gt;
  18631.  
  18632.  
  18633.  
  18634. &lt;p&gt;Lucy said that using breathable fleece or cloches that insulate but still allow airflow are the best options.&lt;/p&gt;
  18635.  
  18636.  
  18637.  
  18638. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout&quot;&gt;
  18639. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__header theme__background-color&quot;&gt;
  18640. &lt;h3 class=&quot;article-boxout__headline&quot;&gt;Gardening mistakes that could get you fined&lt;/h3&gt;
  18641. &lt;/div&gt;
  18642. &lt;div class=&quot;article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20&quot;&gt;
  18645. &lt;div&gt;
  18646. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/gardening/&quot;&gt;Gardening&lt;/a&gt; experts over at &lt;a href=&quot;https://clicks.trx-hub.com/xid/newsuk_8757f29588_thesun?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%2F%3Fid%3D34784X1028065%26xs%3D1%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.toolstation.com%252F%26sref%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.thesun.co.uk%252Ffabulous%252F24070546%252Fgardening-laws-break-law-fines%252F&amp;amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesun.co.uk%2Ffabulous%2F24070546%2Fgardening-laws-break-law-fines%2F&amp;amp;ArticleID=24070546&amp;amp;event_type=click&amp;amp;section_1=fabulous%2Freal-life&amp;amp;topics=Crime%2CFab+Original%2CFabulous+Features%2CGardening%2CHomes%2CNeighbour+rows&amp;amp;Author=Leanne+Hall&amp;amp;publicationdate=25%2F09%2F2023&amp;amp;updateddate=25%2F09%2F2023&amp;amp;Tealium_id=019015a7d9af0019d980b2d885150506f002406700978&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Toolstation &lt;/a&gt;have revealed the garden laws you need to be aware of not breaking.&lt;/p&gt;
  18647. &lt;p&gt;While some of these laws could land you with a fine of up to £20,000 in extreme cases, a friendly chat with your &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/neighbours-2/&quot;&gt;neighbours&lt;/a&gt; can usually resolve any issues.&lt;/p&gt;
  18648. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tree removal and pruning&lt;/strong&gt;: If you have a tree in your garden you want to get rid of you better think twice and do your research.&lt;/p&gt;
  18649. &lt;p&gt;The gardening experts reveal: “If one neighbour wishes to remove or heavily prune a tree that the other neighbour values, disputes can arise over the impact on the view, shade, or privacy. &amp;#8220;&lt;/p&gt;
  18650. &lt;p&gt;While it might cause a row, if it is in your property boundary it is ultimately your choice, unless it has a Tree Protection Order on it.&lt;/p&gt;
  18651. &lt;p&gt;“But, some trees may be protected by a Tree Protection Order which makes it an offence to uproot, top or destroy them, the experts warn.&lt;/p&gt;
  18652. &lt;p&gt;The maximum fine for breaking this law is £20,000, so make sure you double check if it does have a TPO.&lt;/p&gt;
  18653. &lt;p&gt;You can find out by contacting your local council for a map that shows this information. Alternatively, you can ask to speak with your local tree officer.&lt;/p&gt;
  18654. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Property boundaries and fences&lt;/strong&gt;: One of the main causes of neighbours falling out is through arguing over property boundaries and fencing.&lt;/p&gt;
  18655. &lt;p&gt;To avoid this situation, the gardening pros recommend checking the deeds of your property to determine the correct boundaries&lt;/p&gt;
  18656. &lt;p&gt;“Most of the time, it’s easy to determine who owns the fence as the fence posts will usually be on the owners side,&amp;#8221; they add.&lt;/p&gt;
  18657. &lt;p&gt;“Additionally, the height of fences or hedges can cause disputes between neighbours if one party feels the height has exceeded the two metre guidance.&lt;/p&gt;
  18658. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Hedges and fences should be no more than two metres high, and you could be asked by the council to take them down if a neighbour complains about the height.&lt;/p&gt;
  18659. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Luckily, standard fence sizes are less than two metres tall so you shouldn’t have a problem.”&lt;/p&gt;
  18660. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Garden structures and additions&lt;/strong&gt;: A pergola is the perfect addition to a garden if you want somewhere to relax in the shade.&lt;/p&gt;
  18661. &lt;p&gt;But if it obstructs your neighbour&amp;#8217;s view or violates local building regulations it could cause a dispute, as can sheds and other garden structures.&lt;/p&gt;
  18662. &lt;p&gt;“If you’re not sure, have a chat with your neighbours to let them know what you’re planning and, if there’s an issue, get in touch with your local council who can give you more guidance,&amp;#8221; advise the gardening experts.&lt;/p&gt;
  18663. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overhanging branches and plants&lt;/strong&gt;: “When branches, vines, or roots from one neighbour&amp;#8217;s tree or plant extend into the neighbouring property, it can lead to disagreements over potential damage to structures, blocked views, or the burden of maintenance,&amp;#8221; reveal the pros.&lt;/p&gt;
  18664. &lt;p&gt;However, it&amp;#8217;s important to note you can only trim overhanging branches up to the boundary of your property otherwise, it could be seen as trespassing.&lt;/p&gt;
  18665. &lt;p&gt;You can climb into the tree to carry out the work if needed, but only on your property and make sure to stay on your side of the fence if you don&amp;#8217;t have permission to enter your neighbours garden.&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/24070546/gardening-laws-break-law-fines/#&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  18666. &lt;/div&gt;
  18667. &lt;/div&gt;
  18668. &lt;/div&gt;
  18670.  
  18671.  
  18672.  
  18673. &lt;p&gt;“You don’t want to suffocate the plant — just help it retain the warmth and moisture it already has,” she added.&lt;/p&gt;
  18674.  
  18675.  
  18676.  
  18677. &lt;p&gt;The benefits of covering plants are plentiful from reducing overnight heat loss by up to 45 percent, encouraging the best growth in spring time and protecting plants from harmful pests and animals.&lt;/p&gt;
  18678.  
  18679.  
  18680.  
  18681. &lt;p&gt;It also shield plants from wind damage, preserves moisture in the soil by reducing overnight evaporation and protecting plants from heavy rain or early morning sunlight.&lt;/p&gt;
  18682.  
  18683.  
  18684.  
  18685. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36342571&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ikea-brand-sign-blue-sky-1002678983_12cc63.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;IKEA store exterior with large yellow logo.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36342571&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Getty&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Ikea has plenty of affordable items to keep your garden looking great[/caption]</content:encoded>
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  18688. <title>Teenage girl &#8216;raped&#8217; at popular UK festival as boy, 16, is arrested</title>
  18689. <link>https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/36413170/teenage-girl-raped-uk-festival-boy-arrested/</link>
  18690. <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
  18691. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Patrick Harrington]]></dc:creator>
  18692. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  18693. <category><![CDATA[UK News]]></category>
  18694. <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
  18695. <category><![CDATA[Festivals and Music Tours]]></category>
  18696. <category><![CDATA[Police]]></category>
  18697. <guid isPermaLink="false">Post 36413170 at The Sun</guid>
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  18699. <content:encoded>&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-tnl-wp-lead-asset-lead-asset&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  18700.  
  18701.  
  18702.  
  18703.  
  18704.  
  18705.  
  18706.  
  18707.  
  18708.  
  18709. &lt;p&gt;A TEENAGE girl has allegedly been raped at a popular family music festival.&lt;/p&gt;
  18710.  
  18711.  
  18712.  
  18713. &lt;p&gt;A 16-year-old boy has been arrested following reports from Camper Calling Festival, near Alcester, late on Friday night.&lt;/p&gt;
  18714.  
  18715.  
  18716.  
  18717. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413375&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/k2d62r-space-play-camper-calling-428620041.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;Concert at the Camper Calling festival.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413375&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;639&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;Alamy&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;Camper Calling is an annual family music festival[/caption]
  18718.  
  18719.  
  18720.  
  18721. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413258&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 970px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DYK9T4jpg-JS997223945.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=960&quot; alt=&quot;DYK9T4 Ragley Hall Warwickshire England&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413258&quot; width=&quot;960&quot; height=&quot;640&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;Police were called to the ground of Ragley Hall late on Friday&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  18722.  
  18723.  
  18724.  
  18725. &lt;figure id=&quot;attachment_36413217&quot; class=&quot;wp-caption alignnone&quot; style=&quot;width: 545px&quot;&gt;&lt;img loading=&quot;lazy&quot; decoding=&quot;async&quot; src=&quot;https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Capture_a0c7b3.jpg?strip=all&amp;amp;w=535&quot; alt=&quot;Stone staircase leading to a classical building with columns.&quot; class=&quot;alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-36413217&quot; width=&quot;535&quot; height=&quot;750&quot; /&gt;&lt;figcaption class=&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;&gt;The stately home hosts the Camper Calling festival&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;figcredit&gt;&lt;/figcredit&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;
  18726.  
  18727.  
  18728.  
  18729. &lt;p&gt;Police were called to the ground of Ragley Hall at around 11.40pm on Friday.&lt;/p&gt;
  18730.  
  18731.  
  18732.  
  18733. &lt;p&gt;The boy, from Redditch, is being held in custody and a police presence remains at the scene.&lt;/p&gt;
  18734.  
  18735.  
  18736.  
  18737. &lt;p&gt;A spokesman for Warwickshire Police said: &amp;#8220;An investigation has been launched following a reported rape near Alcester.&lt;/p&gt;
  18738.  
  18739.  
  18740.  
  18741. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Officers were called at around 11.40pm last night (August 22) to a festival at Ragley Hall.&lt;/p&gt;
  18742.  
  18743.  
  18744.  
  18745. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;A 16-year-old boy from Redditch has been arrested and is currently in police custody.&lt;/p&gt;
  18746.  
  18747.  
  18748.  
  18749. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;A number of enquiries are currently ongoing and a scene guard is in place at the location.&lt;/p&gt;
  18750.  
  18751.  
  18752.  
  18753. &lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The victim &amp;#8211; a teenage girl of a similar age &amp;#8211; is currently being supported by specialist officers.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
  18754.  
  18755.  
  18756.  
  18757. &lt;p&gt;Anyone with information which could aid the investigation is encouraged to called Warwickshire Police on 101.&lt;/p&gt;
  18758.  
  18759.  
  18760.  
  18761. &lt;p&gt;The incident number to quote is 412 of August 22.&lt;/p&gt;
  18762.  
  18763.  
  18764.  
  18765. &lt;p&gt;Camper Calling describes itself as a &amp;#8220;family music festival for everyone&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
  18766.  
  18767.  
  18768.  
  18769. &lt;p&gt;It offers a weekend of live music, woodland activities, wellness experiences and food stalls.&lt;/p&gt;
  18770.  
  18771.  
  18772.  
  18773. &lt;p&gt;The Sun has approached Camper Calling for comment.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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