The EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick has been suspended by the BBC after using an ableist slur on the set of Strictly Come Dancing. A video emerged of the actor, who plays Jay Brown on the long-running soap, using the term to describe the people of Blackpool, the town where the programme was being filmed, according to the Sun on Sunday. …
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Grizzlies’ Zach Edey undergoes surgery, could miss start of 2025-26 season
Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey has sprained his left ankle again, and the team said Saturday that the All-Rookie team selection will need surgery. The Grizzlies said the 7-foot-3 Edey was working out this week when he injured the ankle again. Imaging revealed excessive ligamentous laxity, which will be addressed with surgery that will also restabilize his ankle. The two-time …
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You’re fairly sure your skin has always been a problem. A problem before you even realised, lurking in the background of your earliest memories. Never with a clear mark for when you realised it was a problem. (When you realised what it means, to hate your skin so much.) But with signs scattered throughout your life. The very earliest sign …
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Vegetable likenesses of Donald Trump and Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” went on display on Saturday at the Lambeth country show, an urban take on a country fair held annually in London’s Brockwell Park. The two-day show features sheep-shearing, livestock competitions, food, music and a vegetable sculpture contest that has attracted national renown for its quirky creativity. This year, …
Read More »Harry Kane saves listless England’s blushes as Andorra frustrate Tuchel | World Cup 2026 qualifiers
Thomas Tuchel had demanded a convincing win and a performance without doubts. The England manager wanted to suffocate Andorra in this World Cup qualifier; to see his team attack cohesively, to unpick the low block of the nation that sits 173rd in the world rankings. So much for the wishlist. This was the end-of-season game that Tuchel had tried to …
Read More »Newsome High School student aims to become first MLB player with prosthetic leg
LITHIA, Fla. – If you go to Zavi Gonzalez’s house, you’re likely to find him in the garage making some noise. “It’s like a normal sound in our house now,” Zavi’s mom, Aleisha Mullinax, said. “I don’t even notice it.” Hitting baseballs into a backstop has become part of his routine, the15-year-old gives it his all for one reason. “Baseball …
Read More »Adam Sandler promises Derrick Henry movie role if he hits 2,000 rushing yards
Adam Sandler’s next movie featuring a prominent athlete could star Derrick Henry, but there’s one thing that needs to happen to get the ball rolling on that film: Henry has to run for 2,000-plus yards in the 2025-26 NFL season. The Baltimore Ravens’ running back has never reached that mark in his nine-year career — coming within 79 yards of …
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Paul Pierce explains why he is concerned for the Oklahoma City Thunder after their Game 1 loss. Source link
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