5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on World Darts Championship LIVE RESULTS: Micheal Smith CRASHES OUT after dramatic clash, Luke Littler waits – updates
THE World Darts Championship is well UNDERWAY at the iconic Alexandra Palace – and there are some huge names still to feature.
On Thursday night, World No 2 Michael Smith crashed out after he lost a dramatic clash with Kevin Doets 3-2.
Fans are still patiently waiting for teen sensation Luke Littler in action as he kickstarts his campaign on Saturday night against Ryan Meikle.
Friday night’s show is headlined by three-time World Champion Michael van Gerwen‘s clash with James Hurrell.
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Former world champion Michael Smith OUT of PDC World Championships after shock defeat to 600/1 youngster
MICHAEL SMITH has been dumped out of the PDC World Championship.
The former world champion suffered the defeat in the second round despite playing 600/1 outsider Kevin Doets.
PAMichael Smith has been knocked out of the PDC World Championship[/caption]
Kevin Doets pulled off a sensational win
Doets booked a spot in the final 32 of the World Championship for the first time ever.
More to follow…
THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..
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5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Paul McCartney fans stunned as they spot Ringo Starr and Hollywood A-listers in the audience of O2 show
FANS of Paul McCartney have been left stunned after spotting Ringo Starr and other Hollywood A-listers at his show.
The former Beatles star has brought his acclaimed tour Got Back to the O2 in London for just two nights.
Sir Paul McCartney has brought his Got Back tour to LondonGettyInstagram/InstatubridySir Ringo Starr was spotted in attendance as he supported his former band mate and pal[/caption]
X/Rachel_Doyle72Paul’s son James, 47, was also spotted by a fan in the VIP area[/caption]
In a special moment Ronnie Wood joined Sir Paul on stage during his setRaph Pour-Hashemi/X
But as fans piled into the arena for the 82-year-old’s second gig tonight they were stunned to spot Sir Ringo Starr.
He was snapped arriving and sitting down in the VIP section in North Greenwich to watch his former bandmate perform.
Sir Ringo, 84, was dressed in black as he wore his trademark black shades while smiling at stunned concert-goers.
Let It Be singer Paul‘s proud son James McCartney, 47, was also spotted in attendance.
During the show viewers were treated to Sir Paul and Ronnie Wood performing Get Back together.
Hollywood’s biggest stars also descended to hear Sir Paul perform his biggest hits from his own successful solo career and The Beatles’ catalogue.
Taking to social media, fans shared snaps with George Clooney, Judi Dench, Martin Freeman and Professor Brian Cox.
“I’ve a feeling we are going to have fun tonight,” cheered Sir Paul McCartney as he greeted the capacity crowds at Manchester‘s Co-op Live Arena.
“Alright Manchester,” he chipped, “it’s good to be back.”
It was a show filled with fireworks – literally, snow – albeit the paper kind, and a tear-jerking performance of I’ve Got A Feeling with an AI version of his late The Beatles bandmate, John Lennon.
The icon, in one of a handful touching moments on-stage, fought back tears as he hailed it “great, because I get to sing with John again.”
X/Rachel_Doyle72George Clooney also descended on the O2 to see Sir Paul perform[/caption]
Sir Paul McCartney Got Back setlist
SIR Paul McCartney wowed the crowds at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena on December 14, 2024. Yet what did he sing?
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Molly-Mae Hague hits back at cruel comments from trolls after being pictured with Tommy Fury following split
FORMER Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague has hit back at cruel comments from trolls in her latest vlog.
Molly-Mae, 25, has opened up about feeling “sensitive” about her appearance after being pictured with Tommy Fury, also 25, recently following their split.
YouTube/ /@mollymae9879Molly-Mae Hague shot to fame on Love Island[/caption]
ZenpixMolly-Mae and Tommy Fury co-parent their daughter Bambi[/caption]
Molly Mae/InstagramMolly-Mae often shares glamorous snaps online but confessed in her latest vlog that she isn’t feeling her best at the moment[/caption]
The exes, who split in August, reunited this week to take their daughter Bambi, 23 months, to a soft play venue.
Photographed on their family outing, Molly-Mae was seen walking in front of Tommy who was holding Bambi in his arms.
Molly-Mae explained how she woke up and scrolled on TikTok before coming across some quite unsavoury comments that she didn’t appreciate in regards to the snap.
She told viewers how she and ex Tommy took their daughter Bambi to a soft play together “which was actually a really lovely thing to do”
“And I was looking at the comments because naturally you go to the comments section,” she said, “And what killed me was that people are more concerned about how ‘large’ I looked.”
She then revealed that the top ‘liked’ comment was about her weight, adding: “And I was like ‘oh, okay’, and normally, things don’t really bother me, I don’t know why it bothered me.”
“But, I read it and I was like ‘um’, I think because I was already feeling a bit sensitive this week as to my appearance and I was just feeling a little bit…”
The former Love Islander then said that people on TikTok always come up with some really “innovative things to say”.
“I’m like, do you know what? Creative, I like it,” she said of the harsh comments.
‘FEELING SENSITIVE’
“But, I read it and I was like ‘um’, I think because I was already feeling a bit sensitive this week as to my appearance and I was just feeling a little bit thingy about it.
“Even today I was just like ‘ugh I just don’t feel my nicest’ and then when I saw that.
“I’m really glad that took priority over co-parenting news, and us being seen out together but also, it is a little bit confidence-knocking.”
Molly-Mae then said that if she hadn’t already been feeling sensitive about the way she looked, she “wouldn’t have cared” about the comments.
She then expressed her sensitive feelings about her appearance because “it’s December” and “it’s bulking season”.
Timeline of Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury's split
After five years together, Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury split up in August 2024.
At around 4pm on Wednesday, August 14, Molly-Mae and Tommy suffer an explosive showdown and Molly-Mae announces her split from fiancé Tommy Fury, saying ‘ I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way’.
An hour later Tommy shares a separate and brief statement confirming they have parted ways, and thanks Molly-Mae for making him ‘a dad’.
The real reason they split emerges and on Thursday, August 15 The Sun reveals how Molly-Mae learned Tommy had cheated on her – leading to an explosive showdown.
On Saturday, August 17, The Sun reveals how Molly-Mae had been sent an upsetting video showing Tommy kissing a girl in a nightclub in North Macedonia on a lads holiday.
Exactly one week after the split a Danish woman accused of getting close to Tommy speaks to The Sun. On Wednesday, August 21, she denies she is the girl who kissed Tommy.
NOT FOCUSING ON NEGATIVITY
She then expressed how she didn’t want to focus on negativity and never usually does, adding: “If I do let it get to me, I keep that to myself, but when I woke up.
“And I think I was already a little bit delirious from my power nap, and probably because I had a sausage sandwich for breakfast.
“I was like ‘um’, not that there’s anything wrong with a sausage sandwich for breakfast but I just felt a little bit like, I don’t know, anyway, moving on.”
Molly-Mae then continued her vlog, with the blonde beauty looking bare-faced and makeup-free for the first part of it.
SPLIT FROM TOMMY
Molly shares her daughter Bambi, who turns two next month, with her ex fiancé Tommy, 25.
The couple, who met on the 2019 series of Love Island, confirmed their shock split in August this year.
Molly and Tommy’s split was plagued by rumours of infidelity on Tommy’s part, but they are allegations he has always strongly denied.
Instagram / @mollymaeMolly-Mae’s daughter is called Bambi[/caption]
instagram/@mollymaeMolly-Mae split from Tommy Fury in August 2024[/caption]
Not known, clear with picture deskMolly-Mae often shares sweet snaps with her daughter[/caption]
Instagram/mollymaeThe blonde bombshell has had a glowing career since leaving the villa[/caption]
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Carabao Cup semi-final draw LIVE: Tottenham land horror tie as Arsenal get blockbuster last-4 clash – latest updates
THE draw for the Carabao Cup semi-final has concluded – and some blockbuster ties are coming up in the new year.
Arsenal were first out of the hat as they landed a tough clash against trophy chasers Newcastle.
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Trans teenager’s mum WINS right to appeal against their access to hormone treatment from online clinic
THE mother of a transgender teenager has won the right to appeal against their access to hormone treatment off an online gender clinic.
The 16-year-old, called Q in the court documents, and referred to as “he”, was born a girl but told his parents in 2020 of a wish to identify as a boy.
After an acrimonious divorce, he went to live with his dad who was supportive of his desire to access treatment through a controversial clinic.
A previous judge made the father promise to the court he would not fund or facilitate hormone treatment at the Singapore-based Gender GP while the child is still a minor.
The clinic had been slammed after Dr Hilary Cass’s landmark report into transgender healthcare published earlier this year.
The parents then agreed to allow Q to undergo a six-month assessment by UK-based online Gender Plus clinic instead.
However, the court would still have had the final say on whether Q could receive treatment even if the clinic recommended the child have it.
The dad then won a ruling to dismiss the case altogether, removing any intervention from the court.
But the mum went to the High Court to seek right of appeal.
Yesterday, its judgment revealed that Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls, ruled the mother can appeal the decision to dismiss the case.
Sir Geoffrey said there is “sufficient current doubt as to what is proper and appropriate in this area”.
The judgment highlights an NHS England letter sent to health service gender dysphoria clinics in April, asking them to defer offering first appointments to those under 18.
Sir Geoffrey said: “The judge was wrong to refuse to adjourn the mother’s application in the unusual circumstances of this case.
“The judge did not place enough weight on the rapidly changing regulatory environment.”
The case was adjourned until the completion of Child Q’s assessment by Gender Plus, which will then be considered by the court.
Dr Hilary Cass was behind a landmark report into transgender healthcare published earlier this yearPA
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Carabao Cup semi-final draw confirmed as Tottenham land horror draw and Arsenal given trophy hopes
THE Carabao Cup semi-final draw has been made with Tottenham Hotspur dealt a tricky tie against Liverpool.
Spurs will have to topple the league leaders, while north London neighbours Arsenal will face Newcastle in the other tie.
GettyThe Carabao Cup semi-final fixtures have been announced[/caption]
GettyTottenham earned their spot in the semis with a dramatic 4-3 win over Man Utd[/caption]
AlamyArsenal made the final four with a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace[/caption]
Arsenal will feel they have been given the kindest draw possible, while Spurs face a tough test against Liverpool.
The tie also means that there’s a possibility of a North London derby final should both Arsenal and Spurs win their ties.
Spurs will certainly have their work cut out for them against a high-flying Liverpool side.
Arne Slot‘s team, the current Carabao Cup holders, booked their place in the last four with a tricky victory at Southampton last night.
Despite Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott‘s first-half goals, the Reds made it hard work for themselves in the second period, with manager-less Saints unlucky not to draw level after Cameron Archer pulled one back.
Arsenal dumped Crystal Palace out on Wednesday night, with a sublime Gabriel Jesus hat-trick completing an impressive turnaround in a 3-2 win.
Jean-Philippe Mateta had netted an early opener, but the Brazilian’s treble ultimately proved decisive, even if a late Eddie Nketiah consolation did make for a nervy ending.
Newcastle, meanwhile, edged one step closer to their first domestic trophy in nearly 70 YEARS by dumping Brentford out.
Sandro Tonali ran the show at St James’ Park with a first-half double, but the Toon Army’s celebrations were slightly overshadowed by concerns for Joelinton.
The Brazilian midfielder needed hospital treatment after being on the wrong end of a nasty challenge.
Bees star Nathan Collins struck Joelinton with an elbow, and caught the Newcastle man’s head with his studs as he fell back to the ground.
Tottenham completed the semi-final line-up by comfortably dispatching of Man Utd in arguably the game of the round at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
A Dominic Solanke brace either side of a Dejan Kulusevski goal set the wheels in motion, before those same wheels dramatically fell off.
Fraser Forster committed two goalkeeping howlers to gift Ruben Amorim‘s side a lifeline, before fellow understudy Altay Bayindir let Son Heung-min score directly from a corner.
Jonny Evans’ late goal was not enough as Man Utd were sent home empty-handed.
The Carabao Cup semi-final first legs will take place in the week commencing January 6th 2025, with the second legs to follow in the week beginning February 3rd.
The final will take place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday March 16th.
Carabao Cup draw in full
Here's a look at those ties for the semi-finals...
Arsenal vs Newcastle United
Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool
GettyLiverpool will be hoping to retain the Carabao Cup[/caption]
GettyNewcastle are looking to bring an end to their 70-year trophy drought[/caption]
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on ‘Worst of the worst’ influencers ‘tricking people into buying products they don’t need’ slammed by top shopping expert
A LEADING marketing expert has called out influencers who had been tricking shoppers into buying unnecessary products online.
Mara Einstein, who was featured in a new Netflix documentary released this month exposing the dark arts used by major brands, branded Brittany Dawn the “worst of the worst” among content creators misleading their audience.
Matt CarrMara Einstein has called out influencer Brittany Dawn as the worst offender tricking consumers on the internet[/caption]
Instagram / realbrittanydawnBrittany Dawn was forced to pay $400,000 in settlement fees after being accused of scamming thousands of customers by not delivering fitness and diet plans[/caption]
Cayla EinsteinDr Mara Epstein is a deceptive marketing expert featured in Netflix’s new documentary titled ‘Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy’[/caption]
Dawn faced a lawsuit from the state of Texas who sued her for violating consumer protection laws and failing to deliver personalized fitness and nutrition plans for her customers.
The fitness influencer admitted wrongdoing two weeks before the trial was set to begin, reaching a $400,000 settlement deal.
Dawn rose to prominence online in 2019 as an online fitness instructor in Texas by claiming to create personalized fitness and nutrition plans for her customers.
However, her clients claimed they had been all sold the same fitness and diet plan rather than one specific to their dietary needs.
In the lawsuit, plaintiffs alleged the plans she sold were “not individualized,” accusing her of misleading customers by not delivering on the plans.
Davis has close to 500,000 Instagram followers and 1.3 million on TikTok. She built her following by posting fitness and health content and sharing how she overcame an eating disorder.
Einstein said Dawn’s story is emblematic of how the internet is rife with online influencers selling products to consumers they don’t need or misleading clients.
Einstein said Dawn was called out for the mess after her clients worked it out in a private Facebook page.
She is the worst of the worst
Mara EinsteinDeceptive marketing expert and author
“It wasn’t personalized, it wasn’t personalized at all, and she was called out for it and it became a big brouhaha and she had a whole crying thing on YouTube.
“She was on Good Morning America and was ultimately sued by the state of Texas.”
Einstein is a New York based marketing expert and author of Hoodwinked, helping people protect themselves against deceptive and coercive strategies used by some of the world’s biggest companies.
She was featured in Netflix’s new documentary Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy, revealing the tricks and covert strategies brands use to keep consumers locked in an endless cycle of product purchases.
Einstein said Dawn later pivoted to becoming a Christian influencer, which she said was “not uncommon because it becomes a way to say I’ve been redeemed.”
“I can come back from the mistakes I’ve made and so on. It also opens up a new audience for you,” Einstein said.
Einstein noted Dawn’s story tells a good example of consumerist culture and how people often tie their values to things they can buy.
“I think it’s a key thing for people to think about because people haven’t stopped believing; they want to believe in something, but what it is they are finding less and less good honest things to put their faith in, and it becomes very difficult in a social media space that has no regulation on it, or it is owned by billionaires whose only north star is to make more money.”
Dawn did not respond to requests for comment by The U.S. Sun by deadline.
BEWARE OF AMAZON, WALMART
In an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun, Einstein also urged shoppers to be aware of retail giants, including Walmart, Amazon, and Target, using tactics to lure shoppers into buying products they don’t need.
Einstein explained how companies prey on people’s emotions to get them to buy things they don’t need.
She said this includes using before and after photos and creating a sense of false community through cult-like brands.
Using the example of before and after photos, Einstein said brands deliberately prey on shoppers’ vulnerabilities.
“Marketers use the same tactics as cults, and one of the key tactics is to recruit people when they are vulnerable,” she warned.
“Advertisers do before and after photos … my hair looks terrible, my face is breaking out, whatever it is, use my product and you will feel better.
“Nine times out of ten, the product doesn’t help, but you’ve tapped into people’s vulnerabilities and the hope that their life will be better or if I use this product, my life will somehow improve.
“The idea that no advertiser is going to tell you that you are okay exactly the way you are, because if you did that, then you’d never go out and buy their product.”
