6 h. ago Standing up for Alex Carey, undoubtedly the finest wicketkeeper in world cricket right now | Brendan Foster

The Australian gloveman redefined the craft of keeping with a game-changing masterclass in the second Ashes TestJust after lunch on the fourth day of the Centenary Test at the MCG in 1977, the classroom speaker at my Perth primary school crackled into life with the muffled voices of the ABC radio.Our teacher demanded we stop what we were doing because history was about to be made. Perhaps Queen Elizabeth, who was in Australia on her Silver Jubilee tour of the Commonwealth, was about to address her colonial subjects with a momentous announcement? Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Doctor Who star Alex Kingston says Strictly has been a ‘journey of a lifetime’

Kingston and professional dancer Johannes Radebe, were eliminated from the BBC dancing competition series on Sunday night.

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7 d. ago I’m A Celebrity’s Shona McGarty steps down as camp leader after contraband found

The EastEnders actress revealed to her campmates during Sunday night’s episode that contraband, in the form of butter, had been found.

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8 d. ago Alex Scott says she will not stay on in Australia after I’m A Celebrity eviction

Scot said she wanted to quickly get back to the UK to support partner Jess Glynne.

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8 d. ago Jess Glynne slams ITV for ‘not giving Alex Scott enough airtime’ after she was evicted on I’m A Celeb

The ‘Hold My Hand’ singer has complained that ITV producers did not give her partner enough airtime to show “how incredible she really is”

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9 d. ago Jess Glynne says family crisis kept her from Alex Scott’s I’m A Celebrity exit

During her two weeks in the camp, the former footballer skydived from 12,000 feet as part of the show’s challenges.

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1 week ago I’m A Celebrity’s Ginge praises his mother who ‘keeps him going’ through jungle

The social media star opened up about his working-class background and the hard work he has had to put in to amass his online followers.

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1 week ago England deserve a tide of goodwill, yet somehow Jude Bellingham is still a target | Jonathan Liew

It’s hard to disagree with Ian Wright when he suggests the midfielder has been subjected to a timeworn double standardSir Alex Ferguson was there. Bryan Robson was there. Eric Cantona was there. The manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær was there, and yet even as these four club legends sold the dream of Manchester United to a 17-year-old from the Midlands, they could sense the elusiveness, the coldness, the drop of the shoulder. The nagging suspicion that, like so many defenders Jude Bellingham would later encounter, they too were grasping at pure air.“He had it planned out,” Solskjær would later remember. “He knew what he wanted. X amount of minutes in the first team. The most mature 17‑year‑old I’ve ever met in my life.” Though five years have passed since Bellingham turned down United for Borussia Dortmund, for me this is still the story that explains him best of all. The origin myth. This is what you all think I’m going to do. So I’m going to step that way instead. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jess Glynne shares love for Alex Scott after saying she's buying an engagement ring when I'm A Celebrity ends

‘My woman is a true trailblazer,’ Jess proudly wrote on social media

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1 week ago Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

The former Manchester United manager, along with alumni Dr Murray Rowden, has pledged £500,000 to support students at Glasgow Caledonian University.

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1 week ago Cracking exhibition Gromit: Aardman animation featured at Young V&A

The Young V&A exhibition will go behind the scenes of stop-motion animation to explore how characters such as Wallace & Gromit are brought to life.

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2 w. ago Scottish Parliament committee structure a 'joke' and debate quality 'woeful'

Alex Cole-Hamilton blasted the ‘woeful’ standard of debate in the Scottish Parliament

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2 w. ago I’m A Celebrity contestants argue after Alex Scott finds ‘ants everywhere’

The celebrities clashed about the state of camp.

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2 w. ago The One Show's Alex Jones reflects on Jermaine Jenas' sexting scandal

Alex, 48, and Jermaine, 42, worked together on the popular BBC weeknight show from 2020 to 2024

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2 w. ago Inside Alex Scott and Jess Glynne's relationship as the pair speak about engagement

Alex has spoken all about her relationship with the singer on I’m A Celebrity

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3 w. ago Alex Lawther on swapping the horror of Alien: Earth for cosy Leonard and Hungry Paul

Alex Lawther is having a big year with two wildly contrasting roles in epic horror Alien: Earth and sweet comedy Leonard and Hungry Paul

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3 w. ago Kelly Brook, Alex Scott and Jack Osbourne among I’m A Celebrity 2025 line

Stars including Martin Kemp, Ruby Wax and Lisa Riley are heading into the jungle.

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last month Blur's Alex James admits Oasis are 'smashing it' as he ends long

Blur's bassist Alex James has addressed the bands long-standing rivarly with fellow Britpop icons, Oasis, and he couldn't be happier for Liam and Noel Gallagher

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