Unintentionally falling from the roof of his home, a Netflix and Disney actor passed away at the age of 55.
Tony Germano, a voice actor and filmmaker who worked on Netflix, Disney, and Nickelodeon, tragically passed away while undergoing renovation work at his home. He had climbed onto his roof on Wednesday morning to check on how the work was progressing, but sadly he lost his balance and fell.
England will end another successful year with two friendly matches – but what personnel and tactical experimentation might we see from manager Sarina Wiegman?
The Lionesses take on China on Saturday (17:30 GMT kick-off) at Wembley before welcoming Ghana to St Mary’s Stadium on Tuesday (19:00 GMT).
It is another chance for Wiegman to try new players and new combinations following last month’s defeat by Brazil and victory over Australia.
There are new faces in the squad, a chance for more debuts and some rotation required with injuries ruling several established players out.
One of the absentees is Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton, who has a thigh injury, so that creates an opportunity for the inexperienced group of back-up goalkeepers.
Wiegman has not given anything away but Khiara Keating appears to be at the top of the pecking order.
The 21-year-old got the nod over 30-year-old Anna Moorhouse to win her first cap last month, although she has not started for leaders City in the Women’s Super League since September.
The only other goalkeeper available to Wiegman is Brighton’s Sophie Baggaley, 28, who is also uncapped.
“There is a lot of competition with Hannah and Anna, and the others coming through,” Keating told BBC Sport after making her debut in the 2-1 defeat by Brazil.
“I think [my debut] was alright. Conceding two early goals wasn’t the best start but we bounced back as a team and tried to turn it around.
England also have a lack of experience in defence, with captain Leah Williamson still recovering from a knee problem and Manchester City’s Alex Greenwood also missing through injury.
Jess Carter is given a rest following Gotham FC’s National Women’s Soccer League Championship final victory over Washington Spirit while Chelsea captain Millie Bright retired before October’s friendly matches.
Arsenal teenager Katie Reid was called up to the last squad but was forced to withdraw when she suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
It could mean an opportunity for Arsenal centre-back Lotte Wubben-Moy to gain rare minutes for England.
“Whether Leah or Jess are around or not, I’m someone who wants to earn my spot and I don’t want to do it at the demise of someone else,” Wubben-Moy told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“I want to push and show the best of myself. That’s at the forefront of my mind every time I put on the England shirt.”
There could be a debut for Liverpool captain Grace Fisk, who can play at centre-back or right-back, and has played in a back three as well as a back four.
Manchester United captain Maya le Tissier has impressed at centre-back this season so is likely to be handed a start in that position.
Washington Spirit’s Esme Morgan could partner Le Tissier – as she did in the last game – or Wubben-Moy.
It is an inexperienced pool of defenders, with only Chelsea duo Lucy Bronze (142) and Niamh Charles (30) having more than 20 caps in the squad.
West Ham United youngster Anouk Denton received her first call-up this month, while Arsenal’s Taylor Hinds made her debut against Australia in October and is another option at left-back.
One player who took her opportunity in the previous friendly matches was Aston Villa midfielder Lucia Kendall, who was the player of the match in the 3-0 win over Australia.
The debutant looked at home on the international stage, passing the ball well and flicking a header on to the crossbar in the second half.
With midfielders Grace Clinton and Jess Park returning to the squad there is more competition this time around – but Kendall hopes to be given another chance to shine.
“It definitely gave me confidence,” said Kendall. “I feel I can do it at this level but it’s about being consistent and obviously still realising I’m a young player in this group.”
The 21-year-old played the full 90 minutes on her debut at the heart of midfield, initially alongside Keira Walsh before she was replaced by Georgia Stanway.
“I want to continue to develop,” said Kendall. “Nothing is guaranteed just because I’ve played one game and done alright. I knew I had to work hard going back to Aston Villa.
A boost for Wiegman is the return of Manchester City forward Lauren Hemp, who started every game for England at Euro 2022 and Euro 2025.
Despite only being 25 years old, she is the fifth-most experienced player in this squad with 70 caps – only Beth Mead, Walsh, Stanway and Bronze have played more times for England.
Hemp has battled through an injury hit year in which she suffered a serious knee injury prior to Euro 2025 and an ankle issue harmed her start to this season.
She has returned in sparkling form, impressing for Manchester City in their 3-0 victory over Manchester United this month.
“I’m not going to lie, it’s been really frustrating. This time last year I had my first knee injury and I tried my hardest to get back fit for the Euros,” said Hemp.
“I was hoping for consistency when the season started again but unfortunately that wasn’t to be.
As well as giving debuts, Wiegman has used the previous two friendly matches to try out new ideas, switch formations and move players into different positions.
She has tried Le Tissier at right-back and centre-back, played with a back three in defence, started Chelsea’s Aggie Beever-Jones in the number nine position over Alessia Russo and given debuts to Kendall, Keating and Hinds.
She is relishing the opportunity of doing the same against China and Ghana – opposition England do not meet regularly and who could pose different questions.
“It’s nice to play teams from different continents. We know China is always a very disciplined team. They have a very good structure,” said Wiegman.
According to National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) chief Suharyanto, “We have recorded that 42 people are still being sought for the entire North Sumatra province as of this afternoon,” according to BNPB’s (BNPB) chief Suharyanto.
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He claimed that West Sumatra and the island’s Aceh province had the highest murder rates and that another 35 had been reported.
He continued, noting that 79 people were still missing and that thousands of families had been displaced even though the rain had stopped.
Residents of Sumatra’s Padang Pariaman region, where 22 people died, were left without access to water levels of at least 1 meter (3. 3 ft) on Friday, despite the fact that search and rescue personnel had already reached them.
Residents of the northern Sumatra town of Batang Toru laid flowers in a mass grave on Friday for seven unclaimed victims. As onlookers covered their noses, the decomposing bodies, which were being lifted from a truck onto a large plot of land, were being transported by crane.
Authorities were restoring power and clearing roads blocked by landslides, according to Abdul Muhari, a spokesman for Indonesia’s national disaster mitigation agency, as communications remained shaky in some areas of the island.
He added that Indonesia would continue to airlift aid and rescue personnel to devastated areas on Friday.
Misniati, 53, described a terrifying battle with rising floodwaters in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province to reach her husband at home.
After beginning her morning prayers at a mosque, she observed that the street was flooded.
The water was already reaching my waist when I attempted to return to my house, she told the AFP news agency, adding that by the time she reached home, she had already told her husband.
In Thailand, the government reported that floods in eight southern provinces had claimed the lives of 145 people. More than 3.5 million people were affected overall, according to the report.
The rain in Hat Yai, Thailand’s hardest-hit region, finally stopped on Friday, but many residents were still ankle-deep in floodwaters as they assessed the damage to their homes over the past week.
Some residents claimed they were spared the worst of the floods but still experienced their effects.
Tropical storm Senyar made landfall in neighboring Malaysia at midnight, which has since weakened, causing two confirmed fatalities.
Weather-related authorities have warned that rough seas could pose a risk to small boats, and are still preparing themselves for heavy rain and wind.
More than 34, 000 evacuees were still in shelters on Thursday, compared to a total of 30 000.
The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Friday that it had already evacuated 1,459 Malaysian nationals staying in more than 25 hotels in Thailand while working to rescue the 300 who are still engulfed in flood zones.
Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, expressed gratitude to the state’s governor for his continued goodwill toward the people of the state during a visit to President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.  ,
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Soludo made the disclosure in a post on his X handle on Friday.  ,
His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, was honored on Thursday with a courtesy visit to his dear friend and brother of over 22 years at the State House in Abuja, according to the post.  ,
“Mr. President welcomed me with his customary warmth, smile, and welcoming arms. He personally thanked me once more for the overwhelming victory the good people of Anambra State had won in the recently concluded governorship election, describing it as a testament to the trust and confidence Ndi Anambra has in our shared vision for a livable and prosperous homeland.
LINK to [Anambra Poll] INEC Presents Return Certificates to Governor Soludo, Deputy Governor
His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and my dear friend and brother of over 22 years were received yesterday at the State House in Abuja as a courtesy visit.
Mr. President showed me his customary warmth, smile, and warm embrace. He personally thanked me for the… image once more. twitter.com/wfWKYmegfQ
The governor of Anambra thanked Tinubu for supporting his government’s efforts to improve the state and nation.
He predicts that Nigeria’s aspirations will come true with such a partnership.
Governor Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who was just elected for a second term, expressed his deep gratitude to Mr. President for his immediate congratulatory message on that historic day and for his continued goodwill and support for Anambra State.  ,
“We are one Nigeria, and we will build the Anambra and the Nigeria of our dreams together with God on our side.” May Anambra keep winning”! ,
Below are some images from Soludo’s trip to Tinubu:
The British and Irish Lions will not play at Eden Park, New Zealand rugby’s spiritual home and the country’s largest stadium, on their landmark first women’s tour.
While venues for the three-Test series against the Black Ferns in September 2027 have yet to be announced, Eden Park chief executive Nick Sautner has gone public on missing out.
“I’m extremely disappointed that it is not being played at our national stadium,” he he told an Auckland Council meeting.
The Lions will instead play New Zealand at the city’s Go Media Stadium, which has about half the capacity of Eden Park at 25,000 seats.
Eden Park hosted the women’s Rugby World Cup final in 2022, when a record 42,579 fans watched New Zealand dramatically beat England 34-31. It also staged the first and third Tests when the men’s Lions team toured New Zealand in 2017.
However home crowds for Black Ferns games since they lifted the world title have been significantly smaller, usually fewer than 10,000 fans.
“The bid at Eden Park wasn’t strong enough or compelling enough,” said New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson.
“We are excited about what we can launch and can’t talk about it yet. Playing the inaugural women’s Lions series will be a step apart, no matter where the venues are.”
While travelling fans have traditionally followed the Lions to the southern hemisphere, it is unknown how many will make the trip to follow the women’s team.
The competitive balance of the series is also a potential concern.
After winning six of the previous seven tournaments, New Zealand failed to make the final of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, losing to Canada in the semi-finals.
World champions England, who are well clear at the top of the world rankings, have won the past seven Six Nations titles and have beaten New Zealand in their past three meetings, including a 33-12 win at the Go Media Stadium two years ago.
Robbie Williams has left his fans left gobsmacked the tickets for his upcoming went on sale this morning. Super fans have been trying to get their hands on tickets for his Long 90s 2026 UK tour.
However, many have already commented on the price, with several pointing out how expensive they are. Robbie is set to perform a string of shows in 2026 to promote the release of his album BRITPOP, which will come out in February, after the release date was moved due to Taylor Swift’s album.
Fans of the star have already been heading to social media to discuss the expensive tickets. He will performing at the Liverpool Olympia, Glasgow Barrowland, London O2 Academy Brixton and Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
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The 51-year-old will be performing his Life Thru A Lens and BRITPOP album in full. One person took to social media to say: “See if you’ve looked at the £137 for Robbie Williams at the Barras &, then proceeded to pay it you are an absolute f*****g idiot there’s not an artist alive worth that price”.
While another echoed this and said: “£140 for Robbie Williams is utterly baffling to me. Honestly wouldn’t pay £14”. A third added: “Blimey around £140 for a Robbie Williams ticket? Having said that I saw Kiss in 2019 and paid £74 was worth every penny and would have even paid a bit more, still £140 sounds a rip off”.
However, some fans who are keen to go to one of the special events have said they are happy to pay the amount. One said: “No idea why everyone is moaning about the Robbie Williams ticket prices. It was £100 + booking to stand at the back of a stadium or Hyde park so £140 a ticket in a venue that holds like 1, 400 is not bad at all”.
Robbie fans have also had the chance to bag themselves early access to the tickets by pre-ordering BRITPOP on any music format through the Robbie Williams Store.
Robbie admitted that he has changed since taking Mounjaro to lose weight, and the ticket sales coincide with this. The singer claimed that the jab has made him a different person because he uses it to stay on top of his weight. Since taking the medication, he claimed that he has “lack of mental anguish.”
He stated in a statement to The Sun that “the lack of mental anguish I’ve experienced since I’ve been on Mounjaro is completely and completely liberating.”
And perhaps that has something to do with my constant upward spiral toward feeling completely normal on earth. Mentally, I’ve not been very well for the longest.
“And it seems like the clouds have melted, and I’m a different person now, ten years later. I’m one of those people who enjoys working out right now: self-care, discipline, and stretching.
Robbie added that he has noticed a significant decline in his vision since using the jabs. A US study found last year that Type 2 diabetes patients who took fat injections were four times more likely to have non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) diagnosed.
This causes a malfunction in the optic nerve, which could eventually cause vision loss. 296 eye disorders reported to the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency are thought to be related to Mounjaro.