The Princess of Wales hosted the England team at Windsor Castle to celebrate their Women’s Rugby World Cup triumph in September. England beat Canada 33-13 at Twickenham to lift the trophy for a third time.
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Jesse Wood has claimed he is living on barely £1,000 and struggling for work following his split from Fearne Cotton. The musician, 49, who is the son of music legend Ronnie Wood, appeared in court on speeding charges.
Facing a possible driving ban, Jesse told the court that since his split just over a year ago, he has struggled to find work. And he says he is currently living off life savings. His court appearance comes after he was caught driving 27mph in a West London area limited to 20mph. The incident took place last April.
Jesse, who shares two kids with Fearne, Rex and Honey, also has two older children, Arthur and Lola, from a previous relationship. He told the court of his struggles to find paid work. He said: “I was due to be employed in 2024 but it got delayed. At the moment I’m living off my savings and I am looking to get employment.”
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He went on to apologise for his actions. It was the fourth time he has been caught. “I would like to say I accept responsibility for what I have done,” he said.
Prosecutor Geraldine Dickinson had told the court: “This was at 12.45pm in the afternoon on April 7 last year. He used his vehicle on the A4 Cromwell Road which was subject to a 20mph speed restriction. The speed recorded when the vehicle activated the safety camera was 27mph.”
The court was also told how Jesse already had nine points for similar speeding offences recorded in the year before his latest incident.
Jesse was handed a six-month driving ban after receiving three more penalty points. His fine and costs was set initially at £255. Sentencing Magistrate Richard Sanden went on to tell him: “Because you pleaded guilty you get one third off the fine.
“It would have been £134. That has been reduced to 89. You will also pay a surcharge of £36 and a contribution towards court costs of £130.”
Jesse has moved on in his love life and is now dating former Made In Chelsea star Gemma Gregory. The pair went public with their relationship back in April 2025 and things seem like their going from strength to strength.
He split with Fearne after 10 years of marriage in December 2024. Posting on her Instagram Stories at the time she told her followers of her split from Jesse.
Fearne is also in a new relationship. She is dating Rivals director Elliot Hegarty, 53. with the two first spotted enjoying a passionate kiss while in Soho last February.
She wrote: “It is with a heavy heart that | let you all know that Jesse and I are ending our marriage. Our priority has been, and will always be, our children. We please ask that you respect the privacy of our family at this time.”
A gripping new police thriller featuring two Hollywood heavyweights is arriving on Netflix imminently. The Rip, starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as Miami detectives, drops on the streaming service this Friday, 16 January.
The film marks another major release for the platform, which has already launched 2025 with romantic comedy People We Meet on Vacation. Fans of suspenseful drama can expect nail-biting tension and numerous plot twists.
According to the synopsis: “Trust frays when a team of Miami cops discovers millions in cash inside a run-down stash house, calling everyone – and everything – into question.”
The Rip is tipped to become the year’s most-watched Netflix film thus far.
A stellar ensemble joins Affleck and Damon, including Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Kyle Chandler, reports the Express.
The celebrated actors portray Detective Sergeant JD Byrne and Lieutenant Dane Dumars. This collaboration marks another reunion for the duo on screen.
Their previous joint appearances include Good Will Hunting, Dogma, The Last Duel, and Air. The Rip represents just one of Affleck’s Netflix offerings this year, with another project, Animals, also scheduled for release.
Viewers won’t have long to wait before diving into the action. The Rip launches on Netflix this Friday, 16 January.
Usually, the streaming service unveils its fresh content just past midnight Pacific Standard Time (PST) in the United States, which translates to 3am Eastern Standard Time (EST).
For us Brits, this equates to 8am on Friday morning. Most European territories can tune in from 9am.
Tottenham forward Richarlison has been ruled out for up to seven weeks with a hamstring injury.
The 28-year-old is Spurs’ top scorer this season with seven goals in 21 Premier League games.
Thomas Frank’s side host West Ham in a London derby on Saturday (15:00 GMT) and have won just one of their past seven matches in all competitions.
They were knocked out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa at the weekend and are currently 14th in the top flight.
Midfielders Lucas Bergvall and Yves Bissouma are back available, while full-back Destiny Udogie and striker Dominic Solanke could be involved against the Hammers.
Spurs have signed England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 25, from Atletico Madrid for £35m with Frank hailing him as a “top signing” who is “exactly what we need”.
“First and foremost he is a very good player, great experience in the Premier League, also in La Liga, captained teams,” the Dane said.
“So that character, that leadership, that experience, and still young with plenty of development to reach, but coming in at a good level, bringing his pressing abilities, his directness, scoring goals, but also being able to find good positions on the pitch.”
There were no tears from Mohamed Salah when the final whistle went in Tangier as Egypt fell at the semi-final hurdle. Just a little smile, but one no doubt hiding immense disappointment.
Yet again, his Egypt side had failed at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) and, yet again, they had fallen against Senegal and Sadio Mane – Salah’s ex-Liverpool team-mate.
Across the five games Salah started in Morocco, the 33-year-old scored four goals as he carried his nation to the semi-finals.
After their quarter-final win against the Ivory Coast, Salah described it as the “best camp” he’d ever had.
“We’re all close, we love each other, we hang out together, the humour is unbelievable, and we work hard both on and off the pitch,” said Salah.
Salah is expected to return to Merseyside, where uncertainty still remains over his future, following Saturday’s third-place play-off against Nigeria in Casablanca.
Salah last started a game for Liverpool on 26 November in the Champions League against PSV, which Arne Slot’s side lost 4-1.
Since then, Liverpool are 11 games unbeaten (W6, D5), though the performances have been questionable – with Slot admitting last week he did not “completely disagree” with suggestions the Reds’ football has been “dull and boring” during that period.
It is also over a month since Salah gave an explosive mixed zone interview at Leeds, where he accused Liverpool of “throwing him under the bus” after he was benched for three games in a row, and claimed his relationship with Slot had broken down.
He was subsequently left out for Liverpool’s trip to Inter Milan but was not fined and returned to the squad against Brighton a few days later, coming off the bench in the first half when Joe Gomez was injured.
Salah got an assist in the second half and was given a warm reception by the Anfield crowd, before staying to applaud all four sides of the ground after full-time as they serenaded their “Egyptian King” with his familiar song. That was his last appearance before joining up with his national team.
Slot insisted after that there was “no issue to resolve”, with Curtis Jones also revealing Salah had apologised to his team-mates for the fallout from his interview.
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Salah will not be available for Liverpool’s game against Burnley this Saturday as Fifa rules state that players must remain with their national side until the following morning after the team’s final match.
Egypt’s involvement in the third-place play-off on the same day means Salah will travel back to the UK on Sunday.
Liverpool will not confirm their plans for Salah’s return until after Egypt’s involvement in Afcon has ended, although Slot is expected to be asked about Salah at his news conference on Friday.
The likelihood is that Salah will return to the Liverpool squad for their trip to Marseille next week.
“No one in the country wants to win this title more than me. I’ve won everything in football except this one, and I’ve been carrying this pressure for a long time.”
Those were Salah’s words before the semi-final defeat.
When Egypt were knocked out by DR Congo in the round-of-16 in 2023, Salah was criticised after leaving the tournament during the group stage due to injury.
In 2021, Salah never got to take penalty in the final as he was the fifth penalty-taker, with Mane scoring the decisive penalty to give Senegal the title.
Salah should get a chance again to achieve his dream in the summer of 2027 when the next edition of AFCON takes place in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
He will turn 35 during that tournament while his current Liverpool contract is set to expire that summer but he remains in peak condition.
In the here and now, Liverpool will be glad to have Salah back, particularly given their injury crisis.
With Bradley out, Jeremie Frimpong is likely to deputise at right-back so Salah may return down the right flank unless Slot goes with Dominik Szoboszlai there in a 4-2-3-1 shape, like he did in that game against Brighton.
After the Brighton game, Slot was clear that a line had been drawn from the Leeds episode in terms of Salah’s availability for selection. Although he will have to earn his spot back in the starting XI, like any other squad member.
“For me, he’s now the same as any other player,” Slot said then. Asked if Salah indicated that he wanted to stay, Slot said: ” I think you already know the answer to that.”
The understanding is that Salah will remain a Liverpool player until at least the summer, where he will lead Egypt at the World Cup.
What happens after that remains to be seen. Salah is a player who wants to start football matches and will not be content with sitting on the bench.
Geraint Thomas says the atmosphere on the Welsh stage of the 2027 Tour de France will rival that of Alpe d’Huez.
Tour de France organisers have confirmed Wales will host the third stage of the iconic race in 2027.