Lance Stroll will be fit to race at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix after missing the last race in Spain with injury, his Aston Martin team have said.
The 26-year-old Canadian pulled out of the Spanish Grand Prix after experiencing pain in his hands, which the team said was the legacy of an operation after a cycling accident in February 2023.
The team said in a statement: “Lance had a successful medical procedure to resolve the symptoms he has been experiencing and completed some laps in an old F1 car at Paul Ricard earlier this week.
“Lance is feeling fit and healthy, and is excited to compete in front of his home crowd.”
Aston Martin announced Stroll’s withdrawal in Spain late on Saturday evening. The following morning it emerged that he had lost his temper in the team’s garage after he was knocked out of qualifying after the second session, in which he was more than 0.5 seconds slower than team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Drivers are required to head straight to the FIA garage to be weighed after qualifying, which Stroll did not do until later. He was given a warning by stewards for his misdemeanour.
Stewards said after investigating the incident that Stroll had written them a letter and “explained that the reason for failing to immediately attend the weighing was because he was in pain and sought urgent medical attention for the pain.
Lance Stroll will be fit to race at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix after missing the last race in Spain with injury, his Aston Martin team have said.
The 26-year-old Canadian pulled out of the Spanish Grand Prix after experiencing pain in his hands, which the team said was the legacy of an operation after a cycling accident in February 2023.
The team said in a statement: “Lance had a successful medical procedure to resolve the symptoms he has been experiencing and completed some laps in an old F1 car at Paul Ricard earlier this week.
“Lance is feeling fit and healthy, and is excited to compete in front of his home crowd.”
Aston Martin announced Stroll’s withdrawal in Spain late on Saturday evening. The following morning it emerged that he had lost his temper in the team’s garage after he was knocked out of qualifying after the second session, in which he was more than 0.5 seconds slower than team-mate Fernando Alonso.
Drivers are required to head straight to the FIA garage to be weighed after qualifying, which Stroll did not do until later. He was given a warning by stewards for his misdemeanour.
Stewards said after investigating the incident that Stroll had written them a letter and “explained that the reason for failing to immediately attend the weighing was because he was in pain and sought urgent medical attention for the pain.
The US and China have agreed to a framework that restores a truce in their trade war after two days of talks in London.
The United States and China say they’ve reached in principle a framework to roll back some of the punitive measures they have taken against each other’s economies.
That means Washington could ease restrictions on selling chips to China if Beijing agrees to speed up the export of rare earths.
Whether that happens depends on the approval of presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
The plan reached after talks in London marks the latest twist in a trade war that has threatened to disrupt global supply chains.
Rylan Clark has remarked that he and Rob Rinder might as well ‘put a ring on it’ after the X Factor star declared that they are like a married couple in a new interview
Rylan said he and Rob Rinder were already like a ‘married couple’(Image: Carlo Paloni, BAFTA via Getty Images)
Rylan Clark has quipped he “might as well put a ring on it” with TV partner Rob Rinder after likening their dynamic to a married couple’s relationship.
He made the comments during a chat with Reverend Richard Coles on his BBC show Rylan: How To Be In Love, where former I’m a Celebrity contestant Richard joked, “You’ve got Rob Rinder all over you like a rash.”
Rylan agreed with the statement and then replied: “We are like a married couple, we row all the time and don’t have sex like a proper married couple. We might as well put a ring on it.”
While fans have speculated about the nature of Rylan and Rob’s connection following their closeness on the BBC Grand Tour series, Rylan confirmed that their bond is strictly non-romantic.
Richard Coles appeared on Rylan’s podcast(Image: David Levenson, Getty Images)
In his podcast series, the Radio 2 presenter has been candid about his journey of seeking new love post-divorce, sharing his apprehensions with Richard: “I want to find the next love of my life. I’ve been married, I thought I’d found the love of my life, I hadn’t.”
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He also shared the emotional toll of ending his marriage to Dan Neal, saying: “As much as my ex didn’t pass away, I still went through that grief in my own way. For a long time I thought, ‘I’m going to be single forever, like, how can I meet someone now?'”.
Earlier in the podcast Rylan quizzed Richard about his experiences with dating after his late husband, David Coles, died in December 2019.
Richard, speaking in an interview with The Guardian after David’s passing, previously reflected on the struggles his late partner faced, saying: “One of the problems David had was that the public life I led meant that people felt they had a sort of claim on me, and in ways that cut across his claim as my significant other.”
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The moment became profound when Richard remembered the intrusion David went through, revealing: “Literally, sometimes people would push him out of the way. He was very good about it. He made a joke about it. But I think it must have been very irritating for him.”
Richard’s experience mirrors that of Rylan, who shared with Stephen Fry his dilemma regarding dating while in the limelight: “One thing I’m finding really difficult when it comes down to dating is that people think I’m Rylan when, in honesty, I’m Ross.”
Opening up further, Ross, better known by his stage name Rylan, confessed: “I need to work out, ‘Do you want to date Rylan and what Rylan can give you, or do you want to date the real me?'”.
Rylan discusses love and relationships on his popular BBC podcast(Image: Kate Green/BAFTA, Getty Images for BAFTA)
Understanding the sentiment behind Rylan’s words, Stephen expressed empathy, despite not sharing the same predicament, attributing it to his husband Elliott’s indifference to celebrity gatherings, noting: “I do know what you mean exactly, because I don’t, at home, quote poems and literature and use long words.
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“One thing I think is good and it’s not to diss other types, but as it happens, Elliott is not interested in red carpets and glamorous openings and things like that.
Amanda Holden says there is one thing that her daughter Lexi can say about her outfit that will make her go and change immediately
Amanda Holden often makes bold style choices(Image: Instagram/Amanda Holden)
Amanda Holden has disclosed that a sharp five-word critique from her daughter about her style is all it takes to make her reconsider her wardrobe choice.
Known for her bold outfit choices on Britain’s Got Talent, Amanda’s most controversial outfit reportedly drew over 600 viewer complaints to regulatory body Ofcom, reports Devon Live.
The 54-year-old says there is a team of people who examine what she wears before she steps on stage. Amanda, however, insists the TV talent show is the “perfect opportunity to take risks”.
Despite this, she says there are moments of indecision, confessing that after her stylist presents “rails and rails” of potential outfits, she frequently chooses one, only to switch moments later.
Amanda confessed that one criticism from daughter Lexi (left) soon makes her rethink an outfit(Image: INSTAGRAM/Amanda Holden)
Amanda, who shares her home with her husband Chris Hughes and daughters Lexi, 19, and Hollie, 12, acknowledges that their opinions matter to her. Revealing to the Sun’s TV magazine, she said: “My daughters normally love my outfits, but Lexi is quite critical, like her daddy.”
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She shares a common exchange with them: “I’m like, ‘Do you like this?’ And she’ll say: ‘No!’ But it doesn’t change my mind if somebody doesn’t like my outfit – if I think it’s great, I’ll wear it.”
Amanda admits there’s one type of feedback from her eldest that will prompt an immediate costume change: “Though if Lexi says: ‘It makes you look old’ then I listen to that.”
Amanda and her co-judge, Alesha Dixon, faced a furore over their choice of attire at the Britain’s Got Talent final last week, with Ofcom receiving 72 gripes for outfits deemed “too revealing for a family show”.
Back in July 2017, Amanda turned heads and sparked debate when she donned a daring Julien Macdonald number, which later became the year’s most controversial TV topic.
The mother of two wryly dubbed it a ‘national crisis’ at the time.
Some of Amanda Holden’s ensembles have led to Ofcom complaints(Image: ITV)
Chatting with Closer magazine, Amanda quipped: “I’m always asked about the Ofcom complaints, but every outfit on the show is checked before I leave my dressing room, so I’m never worried. I think people should have fun with fashion!”
Not stopping there, she explained: “I had bits of fish wire underneath my breasts trying to hold that together… It’s all quite laughable, but all everyone seems to talk about. It’s been called another national crisis – but oh no, I will not be covered up.”
Amanda is unapologetic about her desire to “always look good”, asserting: “There’s no way I’d step out in my pyjamas or rock up without a lash. To preserve my own sense of dignity, I always try to look good.”
Iran’s defence minister has said his country would target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out with the United States, as President Donald Trump said he was losing confidence that a nuclear deal would be agreed.
Washington and Tehran have held five rounds of talks since April as Trump seeks an agreement that would place constraints on Iran’s uranium enrichment. He has threatened to attack Iran if no deal can be agreed.
Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said on Wednesday that Iran would target US military bases in the region if the US attacked it first.
“Some officials on the other side threaten conflict if negotiations don’t come to fruition. If a conflict is imposed on us … all US bases are within our reach and we will boldly target them in host countries,” Nasirzadeh told reporters, the Reuters news agency reported.
The sixth round of talks is expected later this week, with Trump saying they will take place on Thursday, and Tehran saying they will be held on Sunday in Oman.
Trump ‘less confident’ of a deal
Trump said that he was growing less confident that a nuclear deal would be reached, in comments in a podcast released on Wednesday.
“I don’t know,” the US leader told the podcast Pod Force One on Monday, when asked whether he thought he could strike a deal with Iran.
“I’m less confident now than I would have been a couple of months ago. Something happened to them, but I am much less confident of a deal being made,” he said.
Trump repeated the US position that Iran would be stopped from developing a nuclear bomb, regardless of whether a deal was reached.
“But it would be nicer to do it without warfare, without people dying, it’s so much nicer to do it,” he told the podcast.
“But I don’t think I see the same level of enthusiasm for them to make a deal.”
Russia offers help
Iran insists that its nuclear programme is purely for civilian purposes, but Western powers have long expressed fear that Tehran intends to develop a nuclear weapon.
In the next round of talks, Iran is expected to deliver its counter to a previous US offer that was rejected by Tehran.
The global nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is currently meeting in Vienna, where it is poised to vote on a resolution to censure Iran over accusations it has failed to comply with nuclear non-proliferation obligations.
Iran has promised a “proportionate” response to any action against it by the watchdog or Western powers.
Russia has also called for greater efforts to find a resolution to the nuclear issue. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who oversees arms control and US relations, said on Wednesday that Moscow could provide practical help to strike a solution, offering that Russia could remove nuclear material from Iran to be converted into civilian reactor fuel.
“We are ready to provide assistance to both Washington and Tehran, not only politically, not only in the form of ideas that could be of use in the negotiation process, but also practically,” Ryabkov told reporters, according to Reuters.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also weighed in on the impending talks, stressing that Iran did not wish to develop nuclear weapons, and calling for the continuation of its enrichment programme under the supervision of the IAEA.
Iran’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi said a deal can be reached [File: Jose Sena Goulao / EPA]
“President Trump entered office saying that Iran should not have nuclear weapons. That is actually in line with our own doctrine and could become the main foundation for a deal,” Araghchi wrote on X.
“As we resume talks on Sunday, it is clear that an agreement that can ensure the continued peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program is within reach — and could be achieved rapidly,” he wrote.
“That mutually beneficial outcome relies on the continuation of Iran’s enrichment program, under the full supervision of the IAEA, and the effective termination of sanctions.”
President Trump entered office saying that Iran should not have nuclear weapons. That is actually in line with our own doctrine and could become the main foundation for a deal.
As we resume talks on Sunday, it is clear that an agreement that can ensure the continued peaceful…
Iran successfully tests missile
Another major sticking point in the talks has been Iran’s missile programme, which would be used in the delivery of any nuclear weapon.
Nasirzadeh also said on Wednesday that Iran had successfully tested a missile carrying a 2,000kg (4,410lb) warhead last week.
He did not specify whether this was a variant of the Khorramshahr ballistic missile – Iran’s longest-range projectile that can travel over 2,000km (1,240 miles) – or a new model, or provide further details about the missile.