Ronnie O’Sullivan is looking to serve up another painful defeat (Picture: Getty Images) Ronnie O’Sullivan says it is simply the nature of sport to dish out painful defeats after Ryan Day admits he was scarred by a Crucible defeat to the Rocket 18 years ago. The Rocket and Dynamite meet again in Sheffield this year, […]
Dear Abby: My husband doesn’t know I have a secret apartment
DEAR ABBY: I have been deceiving my husband for a couple of months and can’t figure out how to come clean. I feel like a terrible person. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: I regret marrying her, not least because she now wants to be a cop Advice | Dear Abby: I’m super outgoing, and […]
Fire horror for Yolande as Patrick reels in EastEnders
The struggle continues (Picture: BBC) Yolande Trueman (Angela Wynter) continues to battle with her emotions in the aftermath of being sexually assaulted in EastEnders and, as a result of feeling so overwhelmed, she ends up starting a fire. Yolande was attacked by Pastor Clayton (Howard Saddler) a few weeks ago. Afterwards, she opened up to […]
Emmerdale exit story as character gets set to leave after she’s disowned by her family
Well, that lasted long! (Picture: ITV) Recently in Emmerdale Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) encountered Rose (Christine Tremarco), a face from his past – and the experience rattled him so much he didn’t mention anything about it to Kim (Claire King) when he got back. This is because Rose is actually his daughter Dawn (Olivia Bromley)’s […]
Amanda Barrie: ‘Coronation Street would have sacked me if I came out in the 80s’
Amanda came out as bisexual in 2003 (Picture: ITV/REX) A few years ago, Coronation Street legend Amanda Barrie said she would have been sacked from the show if she’d come out in the 80s. Amanda Barrie, who played the legendary Alma Sedgewick/Baldwin/Halliwell in Coronation Street as a regular from 1988 to 2001, has revealed that […]
Tim Sherwood claims two Manchester United players have ‘caught the Casemiro bug’ after Burnley draw
Tim Sherwood criticised Man Utd after the Burnley draw (Picture: Premier League Productions) Tim Sherwood claimed Manchester United midfielders Kobbie Mainoo and Christian Eriksen have ‘caught the Casemiro bug’ after the disappointing 1-1 draw with Burnley. United’s poor run of form continued on Saturday as 19th-placed Burnley took a point from Old Trafford thanks to […]
Alan Shearer accuses Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp of ‘riling up’ Mohamed Salah before West Ham row
Alan Shearer discussing Mohamed Salah’s spat with Jurgen Klopp (Pictures: BBC/Getty) Alan Shearer believes Jurgen Klopp ‘riled up’ Mohamed Salah before the pair were involved in a spat during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw at West Ham. Liverpool suffered another disappointing result in east London on Sunday, dropping two more points in the title race after being […]
The teacher with a ‘heart of a lioness’ murdered by a pupil with a grudge
Ann Maguire is the only teacher to be murdered by a pupil in a British classroom (Picture: Getty Images) The school gates outside Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds were awash with colour in April 2014. Bouquets of flowers blanketed the street and stretched down toward the nearby church. A young girl, stopping at the school entrance with her two […]
My husband said he’d found a cure for his terminal illness. A year later he was gone
Julie and Nigel in their early years together (Picture: Julie Casson) ‘Life-limiting’. ‘No cure’. These were the words the doctor used to explain that my husband, Nigel, had three to five years to live, and I felt numb. Moments like this are not at all what you imagine. There’s no darkening sky, no rumble of […]
Burnt out, I flew to Uzbekistan and found something I was missing
Metro.co.uk’s Alice Murphy spent seven days in Uzbekistan and discovered a fascinating country with something for every traveller ‘Why on earth are you going there?’ This was the question friends asked when I told them I was travelling to Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic sandwiched between Russia, China, and a host of fellow ‘Stans’. I […]
Amazon Fire Stick users have found a genius trick to control their TVs
No more switching remotes! (Picture: Getty Images) One downside to using an Amazon Fire Stick is the regular switching between it and your regular television remote. But some owners have figured out a genius hack which saves the messing around. It’s especially irritating when you want to adjust the volume – but it’s now been […]
Manchester United legend Roy Keane makes Tottenham v Arsenal prediction ahead of north London derby
Roy Keane has revealed his north London derby prediction (Picture: YouTube) Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane expects Arsenal to drop points to arch-rivals Tottenham in Sunday’s crucial north London derby. Arsenal, who thumped Chelsea 5-0 last time out, will move four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a victory at […]