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By ADRIAN BISHOP, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 10:02 BST, 4 August 2025 | Updated: 11:30 BST, 4 August 2025 The pregnant wife of a basketball star who was bitten by a shark has taken to social media to recount the details of the terrifying attack.After an extensive career as a power forward in the NBA with the likes of the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers, Danilo Gallinari now turns out for Vaqueros de Bayamon in Puerto Rico.After Gallinari made the move to the US territory earlier this year, he and his wife Eleonora Boi have been enjoying their new life in…
The UK has been on a losing streak for too long. But the clouds seem to be lifting and Britons are beginning to win again.The Lionesses roared to victory in Europe, the British and Irish Lions dominated the Australia rugby test series and the International Monetary Fund says the UK will be the G7’s third fastest growing economy this year and next.Optimism is permeating the stock market too, as investors realise there are fabulous bargains to be had.Some shares have already started to shimmy. Two businesses have virtually doubled in price since I recommended them just months ago. Others have…
By ASHLEIGH GRAY Published: 17:52 BST, 4 August 2025 | Updated: 18:17 BST, 4 August 2025 Sting was seen kissing Bruce Springsteen’s wife Patti Scialfa, 72, when on the Amalfi Coast of Italy on Sunday.But all is not what is seemed.The singer was just saying a friendly hello before he spent time with Bruce as well as Steven Spielberg while in Salerno, Italy.Bruce, 75; Steven, 78; and Sting, 73, got together for a power lunch. Steven’s wife Kate Capshaw, 71, was also there.Spielberg had a gray beard and cap on as he wore jeans, a button-up shirt and a thick ribbed cream-colored shawl cardigan. Sting was…
If you’re planning on jetting off for your holidays this summer, you might hope to find a woman behind the controls.Although 90 per cent of pilots are men, a new study has found that female pilots perform better under pressure than their male counterparts.The researchers say that women have ‘unique strengths’ that male pilots lack, which give them steadier hands and cooler heads in the cockpit.During testing, both genders performed similarly in some areas, but women made fewer errors under pressure. Women demonstrated more stable landing approaches, completed tasks faster in emergency scenarios, and showed greater situational awareness. Researchers from the University…
Consuming a diet low in ultra-processed foods could help supercharge weight loss, promising research suggested today. Additive-laden foods such as crisps and sweets have been vilified for decades over their supposed risks, with dozens of studies linking them to type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer.Experts have even called for UPFs—typically anything edible that has more artificial ingredients than natural ones—to be slashed from diets.Now, British scientists who tracked dozens of adults have discovered those who ate a diet rich in minimally processed foods and avoided UPFs, lost twice as much weight as those who often consumed UPFs. Sticking to meals cooked from scratch…
By KATELYN CARALLE, US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 14:39 BST, 4 August 2025 | Updated: 15:49 BST, 4 August 2025 Donald Trump is facing warnings from Republicans concerned he is considering a pardon for Jeffrey Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell.While the president has acknowledged his ability to pardon Maxwell for her child sex trafficking crimes, he has not signaled he intends to do so.But after Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche met for interviews with Maxwell in Florida last month, there are concerns that her bid for a pardon might be gaining traction.One senator, who requested anonymity to speak with The Hill about a…
By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO Published: 15:28 BST, 4 August 2025 | Updated: 15:46 BST, 4 August 2025 South Korean actor Song Young-kyu has been found dead in his car, local police have said.The ‘Extreme Job’ actor was discovered by an acquaintance in a car at a housing complex in Yongin, just south of Seoul, around 8am, police said.Authorities said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. They also clarified that he did not leave behind a suicide note. In June, the 55-year-old found himself in controversy when he was embroiled in a drink-driving scandal. The case, which made national headlines in his local…
By JOHN MCGARRY Published: 13:33 BST, 4 August 2025 | Updated: 15:28 BST, 4 August 2025 Celtic will face either Kairat Almaty or Slovan Bratislava in the play-off round for the Champions League.Requiring to clear one hurdle if they are to make it back to the group stage, Brendan Rodgers’ side now know they’ll have to defeat either the men from Kazakhstan or Slovakia at the end of this month.The Parkhead outfit are due to be at home first on August 19/20, with the away leg the following week.Celtic haven’t faced Kairat before, but they did beat fellow Kazakh outfit…
Great Scott! Is it 2012 again, or did I just hit 88 miles per hour in a DeLorean?This week’s news jolted Team Proactive straight back to the past.Rockhopper Exploration, that blast-from-the-past Falklands oil explorer, is launching an equity placing to fund the Sea Lion project.For a split second, we half expected Marty McFly to appear, skateboard in hand, quoting oil reserves.A lot has changed since Sea Lion was the talk of AIM, long before Trump, tariffs, Covid, AI, or even the phrase ‘net zero’ entered the mainstream.Back then, big-money offshore oil plays still had their admirers. Now? Let’s just say…
Vick Hope has welcomed her first child with her husband Calvin Harris. Calvin announced the arrival of their first child, a son named Micah, and shared the happy new to Instagram on Monday afternoon.Alongside a series of photos, Calvin wrote: ’20th of July our boy arrived. Micah is here! My wife is a superhero and I am in complete awe of her primal wisdom! Just so grateful. We love you so much Micah.’Vick went on maternity leave from her BBC Radio 1 show in May and jetted out to her home in Ibiza shortly afterwards.The couple, who live in Gloucestershire, also have a…