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EastEnders’ Jessie Wallace shares rare snap of daughter and fans all say same thing

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EastEnders actress Jessie Wallace, best known for playing Kat Slater in the BBC One soap, is a proud mum to daughter Tallulah, whom she usually tends to keep out of the spotlight

EastEnders legend Jessie Wallace has left fans delighted after sharing a snap of her rarely-seen daughter.

The actress shot to fame playing Kat Slater on the BBC soap, making her debut in 2000 with the rest of the Slater clan and it’s fair to say it didn’t take her long to become a firm favourite with viewers.

During her stint on the soap, Kat has been involved in several big storylines. From her many failed romances to jaw-dropping secret daughter twists, Kat’s time in Walford has not been short of drama.

However, away from the soap, Jessie is a proud mum to daughter Tallulah Lilac, whom she shares with ex Dave Morgan. And recently, Jessie and Tallulah enjoyed some R&R at a glam spa getaway.

Taking to her Instagram page, Jessie uploaded sweet snaps from their Champneys Spa visit. In one photo, the mother and daughter duo could be seen posing in bathrobes next to each other.

Other photos showed their delicious food as well as the series of spa treatments they enjoyed. Jessie wrote in the caption: “Thank you @champneysspas for a gorgeous time with my gal@tallulahlilacw. Relaxing treatments, lovely food all the staff are AMAZING!”

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She added: “If you need a relaxing break, this is the place. Big kiss to @michelledcollins for the recommendation and thank you @strongbev.”

The comments section of the post saw Jessie’s Albert Square co-stars and fans rushing to express their shock at just how similar Jessie and Tallulah look.

One person said: “Oh wow your daughter is stunning she’s your double X.” Another chimed in: “Your daughter is stunning, and the image of you. Both look gorgeous.”

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Meanwhile, Michelle Collins, who plays Cindy Beale, penned: “So glad you got to spend time together Jesse and you both look Gorgeous.” Bianca Jackson star Patsy Palmer also gushed: “LOVE,” along with red love heart emojis.

In March 2022, Jessie became a grandmother for the first time aged 50, when Tallulah gave birth to a baby boy, SJ, aged 17. Jessie had not spoken publicly about her daughter Tallulah being pregnant up until she gave birth.

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The actress seems unfazed however at her new role as grandma and appears to have taken on the title with pride as she has continued to reveal glimpses of how life has been with baby SJ since his arrival.

Man Utd Reach Deal To Appoint Carrick As Interim Boss

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Manchester United have reached an agreement in principle to appoint Michael Carrick as interim manager until the end of the season, reports said Tuesday.

The former midfielder was pictured arriving at the club’s Carrington training ground, with his appointment likely to be confirmed later in the day.

Carrick previously had an unbeaten three-game stint as caretaker boss at Old Trafford in 2021.

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File photo: Manchester United’s English first-team coach Michael Carrick arrives for the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on November 1, 2020.
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The 44-year-old, who won 12 major trophies in his 12-year playing career at United, was appointed manager of Middlesbrough in October 2022.

Carrick guided Middlesbrough to the Championship play-offs in his first season in charge but was dismissed in June after the club finished 10th in the second tier.

United had also been in discussions with former player and boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about a potential return to the club.

The Red Devils dismissed Ruben Amorim last week after a dismal 14-month stint under the Portuguese coach.

File Photo: Manchester United’s Portuguese head coach Ruben Amorim shouts instructions to the players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on September 20, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Caretaker boss Darren Fletcher oversaw a 2-2 draw against lowly Burnley in the Premier League and a 2-1 defeat to Brighton in the FA Cup.

United’s exit from both domestic cup competitions at the first hurdle, plus a lack of European football, means they will play only 40 matches this season — their lowest number since the 1914/1915 campaign.

The 20-time English champions are seventh in the Premier League, but just three points outside the top four and one point behind fifth-placed Brentford.

A top-four finish would guarantee a return to the lucrative Champions League and top five is likely to be enough thanks to the strong performance of English sides in European competition so far this season.

Bradley Walsh makes surprising The Chase revelation after son’s doubts on show future

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Bradley Walsh opened up about presenting The Chase, ahead of returning to screens alongside his son and co-star Barney Walsh for the latest series of Gladiators

Bradley Walsh has made a startling confession about The Chase, the quiz show he’s fronted since it first launched in 2009. The presenter and his son Barney are familiar faces on the television, hosting various programmes both as a duo and individually.

When quizzed by Radio Times magazine about whether they tune into each other’s shows, Bradley revealed that he hasn’t actually watched his own programme in quite some time.

He explained: “I wouldn’t imagine Barney watches The Chase, simply because of his filming schedule.

“I haven’t seen The Chase in years because I don’t finish in the studio until five o’clock.”

The 65-year-old did reveal, however, that he’s a devoted viewer of BBC’s Casualty, where Barney, 28, has portrayed Cameron Mickelthwaite since 2023.

He continued: “I’m an avid fan of Casualty and have loved the series for years. I like how the team has recently made it more cinematic.”

Responding to the same question, Barney commented: “We finish filming around 7pm, so it’s rare I’m home in time for The Chase, but when I’ve got time off and it’s on, I do watch. I love it.”

Bradley and his son initially joined forces on screen in 2019, presenting the ITV travel series Bradley Walsh & Son: Breaking dad. The show has since enjoyed a further five series, with the most recent instalment airing in 2025.

Speaking recently about their collaboration, Barney told Express.co.uk: “We actually went through a list of all the things we’ve done and it’s probably about 80 to 100 crazy different activities that we’ve done over the years.

“I started when I was 19, I’m 27 now so it’s been a long time and we’ve made a lot of memories along the way, but I think there are still more things that we can do.”

When pushed about whether another series might be on the cards, he responded: “For now, we’re both focusing on different things.

“Dad and I are both very busy in our own ways but we’d love to make more in the future, but it just depends.”

What’s guaranteed is that Bradley isn’t stepping away from The Chase or its spin-off Beat The Chasers anytime soon.

Speaking previously about his staying future on the show, he told the Daily Mail: “Until people say they’ve had enough and start switching off, I’ll do it.

“We’ve had such an extraordinary time together. It’s the best job in the world.”

In the meantime, viewers can look forward to seeing the father-son partnership back in the arena for the upcoming series of Gladiators.

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Gladiators makes its return to BBC One and iPlayer on 17th January at 5.45pm.

‘My daughters are fans of Venus, so it was tough’

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It is never easy playing a fan favourite in sport – particularly not when your children are huge supporters of your opponent.

That is the situation Tatjana Maria faced when she beat Venus Williams 6-4 6-3 at the Hobart International on Tuesday.

Germany’s Maria travels with her two daughters, 12-year-old Charlotte and four-year-old Cecilia, who are big fans of the American great.

“Everybody loves Venus – I love her too!” Maria said in her on-court interview.

“My daughters are a fan of Venus, so it was tough. They said they are for me but…

“Charlotte was so happy – the first reaction was ‘oh my god, that’s so amazing, I’m going to see Venus against you’. She was super happy.

“We live across the street, we are neighbours, I know her really well.

The meeting between Maria, 38, and the 45-year-old Williams was the highest combined age for a main-draw event in WTA history.

Williams also lost her first-round match in Auckland last week as she began her 30th year on the WTA Tour.

She made her debut in 1994 and went on to win seven Grand Slam singles titles and Olympic gold in 2000.

She and sister Serena defined an era of tennis, winning 14 Grand Slams and three Olympic golds together in doubles.

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US sailor sentenced to 16 years in prison in Chinese espionage case

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A former United States Navy sailor has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison after being convicted of selling technical and operating manuals for ships and operating systems to an intelligence officer working for China.

On Monday, a federal judge in San Diego sentenced Jinchao Wei, 25, to 200 months in prison.

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In August, a jury convicted Wei of six crimes, including espionage, based on accusations he was paid more than $12,000 for selling information, the US Department of Justice said in a statement.

Wei, an engineer for the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, was one of two California-based sailors charged on August 3, 2023, with providing sensitive military information to China. The other, Wenheng Zhao, was sentenced to more than two years in 2024 after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of receiving a bribe in violation of his official duties.

For years, US officials have expressed concern about the espionage threat they say the Chinese government poses, and prosecutors have pursued criminal cases against Beijing intelligence operatives who have allegedly stolen sensitive government and commercial information, including through illegal hacking.

Wei was recruited via social media in 2022 by an intelligence officer who portrayed himself as a naval enthusiast working for the state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, prosecutors said.

Evidence presented in court showed Wei told a friend that the person was “extremely suspicious” and that it was “quite obviously” espionage.

Wei disregarded the friend’s advice to delete the contact and instead moved conversations with the intelligence officer to a different encrypted messaging app he believed to be more secure, prosecutors said.

Over the course of 18 months, Wei sent the officer photos and videos of the Essex, advised him of the location of various naval ships and told him about the Essex’s defensive weapons, prosecutors said.

Wei sold the intelligence officer 60 technical and operating manuals, including those for weapons control, aircraft and deck elevators. The manuals contained export control warnings and detailed the operations of multiple systems on board the Essex and similar ships.

He was a petty officer second class, which is an enlisted sailor’s rank.

The navy’s website says the Essex is equipped to transport and support a Marine Corps landing force of more than 2,000 personnel during an air and amphibious assault.

Landmines destroy limbs and lives on Bangladesh-Myanmar border

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In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh’s border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.

Ali Hossain, 40, was collecting firewood in early 2025 when a blast shattered his life.

“I went into the jungle with fellow villagers. Suddenly, there was an explosion and my leg was blown off,” he said. “I screamed at the top of my voice.”

Neighbours rushed to stem the blood.

“They picked me up, gathered my severed leg and took me to hospital.”

In Ashartoli, a small settlement in Bandarban district, the weapons of a foreign war have turned forests, farms and footpaths into killing grounds.

Bangladesh’s 271km (168-mile) eastern border with Myanmar cuts through forests and rivers, much of it unmarked.

It is crossed daily by villagers, as their families have done for generations, to collect firewood or carry out small-time trading.

Myanmar is the world’s most dangerous country for landmine casualties, according to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which has documented the “massive” and growing use of the weapons, banned by many states.

The group recorded more than 2,000 casualties in Myanmar in 2024, the latest full year for which statistics are available, double the total reported the year before.

“The use of mines appeared to significantly increase in 2024-2025,” it said in its Landmine Monitor report, highlighting “an increase in the number of mine victims, particularly near the border” with Bangladesh.

Bangladesh accuses Myanmar’s military and its rival armed groups of planting the mines.

Arakan Army fighters, one of the many factions challenging the junta’s rule, control swaths of jungle across the border.

More than a million Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar also live in Bangladesh’s border regions, caught between the warring military and separatist forces.

Bangladesh police say at least 28 people were injured by landmines in 2025.

In November that year, a Bangladesh border guard was killed when a landmine tore off both his legs.

Bangladesh’s border force has put up warning signs and red flags, and carries out regular mine-clearing operations.