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Abbey Clancy shows off her incredible legs in new Tesco partywear range

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With F&amp, F at Tesco, Abbey Clancy just unveiled her brand-new Christmas partywear range, which is full of sequins, faux fur, and sheer pieces.

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With the Christmas party season barrelling towards us, it’s time to start some serious outfit planning, and Abbey Clancy’s latest F&F range is the perfect place to shop. The new partywear range is full of sparkles and luxurious textures that are perfect for getting glam whilst staying cosy over Christmas, and they’re now available to shop both in-store and online.

Everything is incredibly affordable, with starting prices starting at just £10 and the most expensive piece only costing £69, making it impossible to feel your best on a tight budget. Every piece is accessible for everyone because it also comes in sizes six to 22.

The cable knit vest by Claudia Winkleman is a must-have layering piece for the winter.

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In the new F&amp, F campaign, Abbey self-modeled the entire range, sporting her incredible legs in a number of sheer pieces and mini skirts. There are plenty of statement faux fur jackets and expertly tailored pieces that give you the same show-stopping appearance without baring too much skin.

The organza co-ord is a must-have if you want to put on a quick, easy outfit that looks chic and put together in no time. One of Abbey’s standout looks from the collection is the Organza Sheer Panel Co-ord Midi Skirt, and for just £3.99 you can get the same look for just £39.

The Satin Bow Detail Mini Blazer Dress ($42) is a must-have if you want something with more structure. For a classic tuxedo-style silhouette, it is fitted around the waist with a statement bow and has angular shoulders and satin lapels. It’s perfect for all occasions, and it’s simple to style with a pair of semi-sheer tights and some heels.

The Velvet Sequin Embellished Bandeau Mini Dress will be the next item on the list if there ever was one. It costs £36, has a structured hourglass silhouette, is crafted from sequin-covered velvet, and is easily paired with a bold red lip and some metallic heels.

However, the collection includes more than just extravagant party looks. For everyday outfits in the fall and winter, the burgundy Faux Leather High Shine Mini Skirt ($19.50) and Faux Leather High Neck Jacket ($45) add a luxe-looking texture that is simple to style with a simple jumper and boots.

The £59.50 Faux Fur Cropped Jacket is one item you don’t want to miss out on, and the outerwear is an undeniable gem in Abbey’s collection. You can choose between burgundy, white, or grey colorways for long-textured Mongolian faux fur, which is the ideal statement piece to wear with everything from sequin mini dresses to jeans and jumpers.

Abbey’s isn’t the only partywear collection we’re already eyeing up. Current Strictly Come Dancing star Vicky Pattison has launched her new Little Mistress collection at Matalan, which features plenty of sparkles, metallics and statement prints.

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Meanwhile, Kim Cattrall and Ashish have both co-starred in Debenhams’ new designer collection, which includes all the glitter knits, sequin mini dresses, and fun faux fur coats you need for the holiday season. This collection is one you won’t want to miss, from the dazzling co-ords to the already-iconic multi-colored faux fur maxi coat.

Christine McGuinness opens up about ‘hardest year ever’ after divorce and begging doc for help

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After begging her doctor for help with all the changes, Christine McGuinness admitted that her “happy year” was the “hardest year ever” and revealed what she had experienced.

Christine McGuinness has candidly opened up about her “hardest year” after her divorce from Paddy McGuinness. The mum-of-three confessed how she has been “begging” her doctor to help her as she couldn’t cope with all the changes.

The 37-year-old finalised her divorce from the Top Gear host, 52, last year after 11 years of marriage, and has said she has been getting to grips with her newly single life – as well as trying to keep her children out of the issues she has been facing.

She made a first appearance on Celebs Go Dating earlier this year in an effort to re-enter her network and find new friends, but she abruptly stopped filming because she wanted to “go home to her children.”

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Speaking to The Mirror, Christine said: “This year has been difficult, I’ve just come off my ADHD meds after being on them for the past year after I begged my doctor for help. I just couldn’t cope with all the changes with the divorce, the amount of attention around my personal life and having to think about my children and how all of this is going to affect them.”

In light of the changes to her family life, Christine described how she had to consider whether or not she wanted to protect her three children, twins Leo and Penelope, and Felicity. I had to consider whether I was in the right industry or whether I could stay.

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Although it may be what I enjoy and cherish, I have questions about it and whether it’s right for me when I consider my children and how their lives will be impacted by it.

She reportedly gushed about the innocence of her three children and said they would watch video of her on television and that they would say, “Mummy, you look amazing.” They are so innocent, gorgeous, and content, and they are completely unaware of everything. I sometimes feel panicked and overly worried.

Paddy and Christine, though no longer a couple, have put their family first by co-parenting harmoniously and they have been extremely open about how their three children have all been diagnosed with autism. Before their split, they released an informative documentary on the BBC, Our Family And Autism, detailing how they coped with the three diagnoses.

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Over 10 Killed In Kebbi Reprisal Attack

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On Sunday, a Fulani settlement in the Tilli community of Bunza Local Government Area of Kebbi State was reported to have killed no fewer than 10 herders in a reprisal attack.

Following the killing of a vigilante member by the Lakurawa bandits, a local informed Channels Television that the area was the site of a reprisal attack.

Over ten of the Fulani who lived in the area were killed, and several of them suffered injuries in a raid carried out on them by some suspected community members who were present during the raid.

According to a source, “the reprisal attack was carried out in error.” They believed that the vigilante man’s death was brought about by the Fulani.

They attacked them in their settlement, they said. Several of them suffered injuries, while the others received more than 10 fatalities. He said that they are still looking for victims of the attack who might have been killed.

He added that Umar Tafida, the deputy governor of Kebbi State, and the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association’s leadership were present in the area to offer condolences to the families of the victims of the attack.

Nafiu Abubakar, the Kebbi State Police Command’s public relations officer, claimed he was unaware of the incident and promised to update his investigation once he had found out.

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Cabinet is shuffled by the governor.

In the course of a minor cabinet reshuffle, Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris has approved the redeployment of two commissioners.

This was stated in a statement that Yakubu Tafida, the SSG’s secretary, made available to journalists on Monday in Birnin Kebbi.

The Tafida believes that the redeployment is in line with the Governor’s plan to reposition the civil service to enable state-wide service delivery.

Samaila Yakubu Augie, who was previously Commissioner for Solid Minerals before being replaced by Garba Warah, has been redeployed to the Ministry of Internal Security, which has been vacant for months due to Yunusa Ismail’s suspension for negligence of duty.

When Gazzamania came to Kettering

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Thirty-nine days, eight matches, three wins, two draws and three defeats.

At Nottingham Forest, Ange Postecoglou lasted for exactly the same amount of time.

Yet that brief period of just over a month is still arguably the most significant in non-league Kettering Town’s 153-year history.

It was exactly 20 years ago on 27 October 2005 that then Poppies owner Imraan Ladak confirmed Paul Gascoigne, the star of England’s Italia 90 and Euro 96 campaigns, as the team’s new manager.

However, by the fifth day of December, Gascoigne and his assistant, former Arsenal midfielder Paul Davis, were no longer a memory in the Northamptonshire town, after an accusation and counterargument, their relationship had come to an end.

The man known as “Ganzza” in the football world has never led a team.

“It was sad really. The club was the UK’s buzzword. Ross Patrick, a former Kettering ball boy, programme editor, and current committee member, told BBC Sport, “I don’t believe we will ever get that kind of sustained publicity again.”

I had reservations about how long he would live.

Paul Gascoigne and Paul Davis with the FA Cup during a visit to a Kettering schoolImages courtesy of Getty

Big names were not new at Rockingham Road. In the early 1970s, Ron Atkinson joined Kettering and then moved on to clubs like West Brom, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, and Aston Villa.

Wolves and Northern Ireland forward Derek Dougan, whose team became the first to sport the sponsor’s name on their shirts, followed him as player-boss.

A decade later, Kettering had a side including former England centre-back Dave Watson and midfielder Steve Daley, whose £1.4m move from Wolves to Manchester City in 1979 was a then English transfer record.

Nothing, however, could match Gascoigne’s ferocious interest a few days before the announcement of his replacement, Kevin Wilson, could have been spotted.

Season-ticket holder Iain Holliday, who first watched a Kettering game in 1968, recalls that there were rumors about a consortium taking control of the club for a few weeks before Gazza and Jimmy “Five Bellies” [Gardner] as well as Imraan Ladak were present in the main stand.

“Not long after, a press conference was held at the ground and the takeover was confirmed. Although I had reservations about how long Paul Gascoigne would remain in charge when I was at work that day, I was relieved to see him as the new manager.

Not just one England player mentioned in the Poppies at the time was Gascoigne.

“We heard rumours that a guy called Imraan Ladak was coming in and about all these big players – Les Ferdinand, Steve McManaman, Darren Anderton”, former player Brett Solkhon told a recent edition of BBC Radio Northampton’s Non-League Scene.

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Gascoigne’s Poppies make winning start

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When first exposed as Kettering manager, Gascoigne “talked a good game.”

One of the main goals, he said, is to get this team into the Football League because they haven’t been in it in 133 years.

The Poppies made a winning start for their new boss, beating Droylsden 1-0 with a goal from Christian Moore.

I was a volunteer at the club at the time, selling programs and cleaning up, Patrick said.

I first met Gazza when he was appointed, Gazza said. Me and Dan Willis – now the kit man – skived off school to go to the club and we ended up in all the national newspapers, on the radio and even on the front cover of La Gazzetta! At the time, we were 14.

“Imraan invited me and Dan as his guests into the boardroom for their first game against Droylsden, where we also met Gazza, his father John, and his mate Jimmy “Five Bellies”” as well.” Gazza signed us a couple of shirts and was great with us”.

However, difficulties soon became apparent as Gascoigne and Davis attempted to combine a more direct passing style with the customary sixth-tier English game, which was the norm.

We entered the directors’ room to watch a video, and Paul Davis stuck with Germany versus Brazil at our first meeting. He said to us, ‘ This is how I want you to play ‘ and he started pointing at the full-backs”, recalled Solkhon.

“You have Ronaldinho in the middle, and it was Cafu and Roberto Carlos who were running down the wings.” We are like, “Have you not seen the pitch out there and the players we’re playing with? ” He said, “I don’t want the ball any more than knee height off the floor.”

He was obviously out of his depth, he claimed.

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Ladak became more and more concerned about Gascoigne as the situation escalated, with his claims that the boardroom interfered with signings and team selection becoming more and more complicated.

” I’d call it a circus – the press attention was immense, the team performances were poor, there were all sorts of antics going on at the club. “Holliday told BBC Sport from the beginning that Gazza was out of his depth as a manager.

The publicity that put the club on the map at the time was the only positive outcome of it. However, when he left it gave the club some adverse publicity, with the fall-out from the sacking and his rant]about it] on Sky Sports News. “

At the age of 43, Solkhon, who was able to observe him closely at close quarters, would never have the opportunity to play on the pitch while Gascoigne was in charge.

The unfortunate thing happened the week before Gazza became manager, when I played in a midweek FA Trophy game and injured myself.

” I was in the treatment room and as Gazza never really took any training, I got to spend more time with him. Gazza obviously had issues and illnesses, but as a man he would do anything for you.

After being defeated by Barrow 3-1, Gascoigne declared, “I will fight all the way.” I am now looking to buy the football club. “

It never occurred.

Kettering is still pursuing an EFL dream

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When Gascoigne was in charge, Kettering were two promotions away from reaching the English Football League.

George Akhtar, the current owner, made it clear when he took over in May 2024, but they are now a step further away.

With John Nash as chairman and their well-supported and well-financed, Holliday said, “I am surprised they never made it to the Football League in the 1970s.”

“However, in those days it was a voting system and the old pals ‘ act saw league clubs close ranks and vote for their own rather than an ambitious up-and-coming club from the outside.

In my lifetime, I don’t believe I’ll see us playing in the Football League. They have had a rollercoaster existence since I’ve been a part of them; like most clubs, they have had promotions and relegations, as well as administrative problems, and are almost gone from existence after Nene Park’s infamous move in 2012.

Recent Kettering managers have had a far lower profile than Gascoigne – but could the club ever be tempted to try something similar again? It’s doubtful, Patrick.

I don’t believe Harry Kane would drop as far as Gazza was willing to go in the pyramid, he said.

But perhaps the final word should go to the current Kettering owner.

For the first time since I was a young boy, I can recall England participating in a major tournament, Akhtar said. “Euro ’96 was an incredible time.

We all longed to be like Gazzamania, and he was everywhere. For me, he is in the top four greatest English and top 10 British players of all time.

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Claudia Winkleman’s daughter who endured horrific Halloween accident now

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As she leaves her position on the popular BBC dance competition, Claudia Winkelman will be able to spend more time with her teenage daughter Matilda.

Claudia Winkleman will be no doubt looking forward to spending her Saturday nights with her family following her shock exit from Strictly Come Dancing after 12 years. The TV presenter has been at the helm of the hit BBC dance competition for over a decade, with her filming every Saturday night from September through the run up to Christmas.

Her daughter Matilda Thykier will surely be thrilled at having her famous mum around more as she bows out to the show at the end of this series. While rumours swirl over Claudia and her co-star Tess Daly’s next ventures, it seems Matilda doesn’t have any plans to follow them into the entertainment industry.

The 19-year-old daughter of Claudia and her husband Kris Thykier is a chemistry student at Bath University and is just beginning her second year of studies. She appears to be enjoying her time studying, even letting her three-month summer break reside in Copenhagen.

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As she once once told Grazia, “She’s a very clever girl,” Traitors host Claudia has gushed about Matilda’s work ethic and intelligence. Some of the work she does is sent to me. I’m like, ‘ What? How? Pardon”?

Matilda’s situation, however, changed as a result of her horror accident on Halloween. She was left with horrifying burns in her costume in 2014 after the fires broke out in her home.

When Matilda’s witch costume brushed up against a candle while trick or treating, she was just eight years old. The incident has even been hailed as “life changing” by Claudia.

She claimed to having just heard her scream while talking to someone to BBC Watchdog. She simply screamed “Mummy,” and I turned around, turning her into a flame.

“Everyone was screaming,” She screamed and the entire crowd screamed; it seems as though she was going to be on fire for hours, but the surgeon determined that wasn’t the case and that it was probably only seconds.

The only way I can describe it is, “But she went up,” It wasn’t as bright as the fire I’d previously seen. She continued, “We couldn’t put her out,” recalling the terrifying experience. We couldn’t remove her, just like if my shirt caught fire or anything else.

They came back to life thanks to the tights. It was similar to burning a bunch of terrible birthday candles that then comes back. It’s life-changing but not life-defining, Claudia said when discussing Matilda’s burns. For me, it had a profound impact. Before it, I can’t recall life.

Jake, 21, and Arthur, 13, are both proud parents to Claudia. She reportedly has been wanting to spend more time with her family since she left her BBC Radio 2 show last year.

She said, “My daughter is about to leave home and she was three about five minutes ago. I just need to be at home more, and I still have a young child who wants to be with me.

Last week, Tess and Claudia announced their breakup from Strictly together, which shocked the audience. As Claudia said, “There have been some rumblings and we want you to hear this from us,” they recorded a video to announce the news.

After 21 wonderfully joyful years on Strictly, we have now decided that it’s time to step aside and assume the role of the overlord.

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Since our children were sexy babies in arms when we were younger, and now that they are adults, I believe we have cherished every second.

We have, we’re so fortunate to have been a part of this amazing show, and we just want to thank the Strictly team, because that’s who makes it.

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Mali shuts schools as fuel blockade imposed by fighters paralyses country

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The landlocked nation continues to suffer from the effects of a crippling blockade on fuel imports that an armed group imposed in September, according to Mali’s military government, which has announced that all public schools and universities will be closed for two weeks.

Amadou Sy Savane, the minister of education, stated on Sunday that the school staff’s movement was being impacted by “disruptions in fuel supplies.”

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Authorities “doing everything possible” to restore normal fuel supplies before classes resume on November 10th, he added.

The Interministerial Committee for Crisis and Disaster Management stated in a separate statement that fuel supplies will be subject to “further notice,” with special emphasis given to “emergency, assistance, and public transportation vehicles.”

The Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), one of the several operating in the Sahel, has imposed a ban on fuel imported from neighboring nations for almost two months.

The al-Qaeda affiliate has since been pursuing fuel tankers, mostly from Senegal and the Ivory Coast, where the majority of imported goods pass through.

The initial reaction to the ban on selling fuel outside rural stations, where fuel is transported in jerry cans to be sold later, was deemed by JNIM to be a retaliatory measure. Authorities in Italy claimed the measure was meant to shut off JNIM’s supply lines.

Endless lines

The blockade has stifled Mali’s fragile economy, which has had an impact on the cost of transportation and commodities in a nation that relies on domestic fuel imports.

The capital, Bamako, where endless lines line up in front of gas stations, is also affected by it.

For more than a decade, Mali and neighboring Burkinabe have battled armed groups, some of which are affiliated with al-Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS), as well as local rebels.

The new ruling party has recently ordered military coups to be held in all three countries, with little regard for the impact on whether or not it had had on French forces.