Eddie Howe, manager of Newcastle, said Friday’s Old Trafford performance against Manchester United will not be important.
With five of their last six games played against United and four of their final five Premier League encounters since losing 2-0 to the Red Devils in the 2023 League Cup final, Howe’s men have won five of their previous six games.
However, Howe responded, “I don’t know, if that Wembley reverse had served as a catalyst for his team.”
Although that was painful, I believe you simply go against your own best efforts. The team I’m playing against has both of my strengths and weaknesses.
The process is the same, you just attack the game, then try to highlight those weaknesses and try to protect yours, so it doesn’t really change. You don’t really look at the name or who you’re playing as such. ”
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The former Bournemouth manager continued, “Our record against Manchester United in recent games doesn’t count for anything in this game.”
They have improved and have been very effective in the games, even the one at Aston Villa, where I thought they were very strong and put together a strong performance. ”
After letting two slip in Saturday’s 2-2 home draw with Chelsea, Newcastle finished 10 places and 24 points ahead of Manchester United last season. However, they will be three points adrift of their hosts for the Boxing Day game.
In a standout first half performance, record signing Nick Woltemade added both goals to strengthen his friendship with Newcastle’s devoted and devoted supporters.
According to Howe, “You can see that when he scores, he has a really strong connection.” You can tell that he and the crowd are truly happy for him and happy to watch his celebrations.
On Saturday, I thought it was his best game for the team. I enjoyed his performance especially in the first half.
You could tell from his return that the team really needed in terms of his linking play: he was slightly lower on the pitch, he assisted us in constructing the ball through the thirds, but most importantly, he was there when the ball arrived in the box. ”
Oti Mabuse, the actress who starred in Loose Women and former Strictly Come Dancing star, made the humorous admission about Motsi Mabuse in an interview about Christmas and her time on the BBC show.
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Motsi and Oti Mabuse are the stars of Strictly Come Dancing.
Former Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse said she wants to “switch out” her sister Motsi Mabuse over the festive period. In a humorous chat with Judi Love, on the Loose Women podcast, the dancer was taken aback by the lengths her co-star goes to for loved ones at Christmas.
Judi revealed that she once prepared roasted breadfruit for a friend’s festive breakfast after purchasing “six bags of fish.”
Oti quipped, “I wish I could switch you out for Motsi,” as he was baffled by the gesture. I believe Motsi and I are both no longer able to function as an older sister.
She joked while glancing down the camera’s lens, “I think we’ve enjoyed this relationship, but I need a sister to do that for me.”
After Judi offered to step in, the former Dancing on Ice judge replied: “You are my sister, but I need one who can come over for Christmas and cook.”
She continued, “She’s just going to come over and we’re going to do TikToks, that’s all we’re going to do,” when asked about her plans with Motsi, a judge on Strictly.
On the same podcast, titled Just Between Us, Oti also reflected on her time on Strictly Come Dancing, ahead of the Christmas special.
The 35-year-old quit the show in 2022 after seven years, having won the Glitterball trophy two years in a row – first with Kelvin Fletcher, then with Bill Bailey.
Oti responded, “Do you know what I miss about being a part of the program?” when asked if she misses it. I always go straight to the behind-the-scenes personnel whenever I return.
She continued, “I miss the props team and just those people who are with us constantly and don’t really get camera time.”
They accompany us on tour, and it’s just that the family is real, drinking gin and tonics together. And of course, everyone else, but I constantly see everyone on camera and in the pros.
Oti praised Dave Arch and Ian Masterson, the show’s composers, saying, “All of those people are amazing, so that’s what I miss.” creating something from scratch and turning it into a popular Saturday show with everyone.
While Oti is no longer part of the BBC show, Motsi remains as one of the four judges alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, and Anton Du Beke. The panel is expected to return next year, but this won’t be the case for presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
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The presenter duo made the announcement in October that their 14-year partnership would end the series that recently ended. Numerous names have been suggested as potential replacements since then, but their names have not yet been determined.
A Jethro Tull rock star has died following a string of health issues, the band’s singer has announced.
Mick Abrahams, who was a founding member of Jethro Tull and guitarist in Blodwyn Pig, has died. The news was announced on the Jethro Tull’s official website, as the tribute was credited as written by Ian Anderson, the band’s singer.
The announcement, dated as December 21, read: “It is with great sadness that we learned yesterday of the passing of Jethro Tull founding member Mick Abrahams. Mick had endured worsening ill health for the last 15 years leaving him finally unable to perform or interact socially to any degree. I spoke to Clive Bunker from the Choir of Southwark Cathedral to get confirmation that the reports earlier in the day were, in fact, correct. And, yes – Clive had received a phone call from Mick’s family to communicate the sad news.
Mick Abrahams, who was a founding member of Jethro Tull and guitarist in Blodwyn Pig, has died.
The news was announced on the Jethro Tull’s official website (Getty Images)
” Mick was vitally important to the early Tull formation out of the ashes of The John Evan Band and McGregor’s Engine, the blues band he formed with Clive Bunker in the Luton/Dunstable area.
“As a strong vocalist and experienced, powerful and lyrical guitarist, Mick commanded the stage in his rendition of Cat Squirrel at the Marquee Club and every show we did together – even when we supported Cream on one occasion! As his party piece, Mick continued to add to and develop those musical ideas into a tour de force display of his instrumental talents for the rest of his performing days”.
Martin Barre, who joined the band following Mick’s departure, paid a touching tribute to his “friend and mentor”.
He said: “My friend and mentor Mick Abrahams has passed. He was so nice to me and that is something I will never forget.
” What a magnificent guitar player who gave us so much. Rest in peace. “
Ian Anderson also posted a tribute on the band’s website, fondly looking back at how Mick” commanded the stage”.
The message read:” It is with great sadness that we learned yesterday of the passing of Jethro Tull founding member Mick Abrahams. “
” Mick was vitally important to the early Tull formation out of the ashes of The John Evan Band and McGregor’s Engine, the blues band he formed with Clive Bunker in the Luton/Dunstable area.
“As a strong vocalist and experienced, powerful and lyrical guitarist, Mick commanded the stage in his rendition of Cat Squirrel at the Marquee Club and every show we did together – even when we supported Cream on one occasion”!
Bronwen Maddox, the director of the Chatham House, identifies the obstacles that are stopping the “new Middle East” project of Donald Trump.
Donald Trump, president of the United States, celebrated his 20-point peace plan at a gala two months ago, but it has since fallen into phase one.
While Trump’s ceasefire slowed the horrific Israeli bombing of Gaza, according to Bronwen Maddox, director of Chatham House, one of the world’s leading think tanks, “that doesn’t mean we have a plan for the future,” she claims.
The Football Association has charged Coventry City and Southampton with the scenes following Saturday’s 1-1 draw at St Mary’s.
Before others got in the way, Sky Blues manager Frank Lampard appeared to exchange words with Saints players during a brawl between several players and staff from both sides.
Ephron Mason-Clark’s goal gave Coventry a half-time lead before a hectic second-half opening gave way to a game-changing opening.
The Sky Blues were reduced to 10 players after Jay Dasilva received a straight red card for a careless challenge two minutes into the game before Nathan Wood equalized for the hosts nine minutes later.
Coventry missed out on an opportunity to finish eight points clear of Coventry in the championship standings due to the draw.
According to an FA spokesperson, “both teams allegedly failed to ensure that their players and/or technical area staff did not act inappropriately and/or provocatively after the final whistle.”
The Libyan army’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, has been killed in a plane crash in Turkiye while returning from an official visit to Ankara.
Turkish officials said the private aircraft, which was heading back to Tripoli on Tuesday, requested an emergency landing due to an electrical failure just minutes after takeoff, but then lost contact.
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The crash, which also killed four senior Libyan military officials and three crew members, has sent shockwaves across Libya, where General al-Haddad was seen as a unifying figure amid deep political divisions. The Libyan government has announced three days of national mourning.
Here is what we know so far:
Who was Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad?
General al-Haddad was Libya’s chief of the General Staff, the highest-ranking military officer in the country’s armed forces.
General al-Haddad worked within the United Nations-recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli to bring together competing armed factions.
Al Jazeera’s Malik Traina said people in Libya were mourning al-Haddad, whom he said was a key figure in efforts to unify the country’s fractured military. “He really was someone who tried to build up the military institutions, especially in western Libya, a place that is divided with powerful armed groups and militias controlling vast areas of land,” Traina, reporting from Tripoli, said.
“You have powerful armed groups, militias controlling different parts of land. They hold a huge influence on the government. He refused to let these militias hold sway on the government,” Traina added, and was seen as “someone that people could rally behind and support to try to bring some kind of unity to Libya.”
General al-Haddad had served in that post since 2020 and was seen as a key figure in efforts to unify Libya’s divided military structures, a crucial element of broader attempts to stabilise the country, which descended into chaos following the toppling of its long-term leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Al Jazeera’s Traina said General al-Haddad was one of the first military officials who joined the rebel forces in the revolution that toppled Gaddafi.
Libya is currently divided between the internationally recognised government based in Tripoli and the rival administration in the east led by military commander Khalifa Haftar.
“He was a very charismatic and strong leader. General Mohammed was someone who was respected by all sides,” Al Jazeera’s Traina said. “He was someone who believed in the rule of law, always talked about values of democracy, and wanted to transition Libya into civilian rule.”
Al-Haddad’s death is being mourned in the eastern part of Libya governed by a rival administration, including Haftar, who expressed sorrow and offered his condolences.
During his Turkiye trip, al-Haddad held talks in Ankara with Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler, and his Turkish military counterpart, Selcuk Bayraktaroglu. Ankara has cultivated close military and economic ties with the Tripoli-based administration, but recently, Ankara has moved to strengthen relations with the eastern administration led by Haftar.
Turkey’s Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, right, poses for a photograph with Libyan Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Mohammed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad during their meeting in Ankara, Turkiye [Turkish Defence Ministry via AP Photo]
What do we know about the plane crash?
Burhanettin Duran, Turkiye’s head of communications, said the Dassault Falcon 50 jet departed Ankara Esenboga Airport at 17:17 GMT on Tuesday, bound for Tripoli.
At 17:33 GMT, it notified air traffic control of an electrical malfunction and declared an emergency, according to his statement. The jet was 37 years old, according to flight tracking site Flightradar24.
Controllers directed the aircraft back towards Esenboga and initiated emergency protocols, but it vanished from radar at 17:36 GMT while descending to land, and communication was lost, Duran said.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said had earlier reported that the plane requested an emergency landing while flying over Ankara’s Haymana district.
Yerlikaya added that the wreckage was later located near Kesikkavak village in the area. Search and rescue teams reached the crash site after operations were launched by the Interior Ministry.
The Interior Minister later said that authorities had recovered cockpit voice and flight data recorders, collectively known as black boxes. An investigation is under way to “fully clarify” the cause of the crash, he told reporters in Ankara.
Investigations into the cause are continuing with the participation of all relevant agencies, Duran said. Turkiye has appointed four prosecutors to lead the probe, and Yerlikaya noted that 408 personnel were deployed for the search and recovery effort.
A group of military officials from Libya is carrying out inspections at the crash site, according to Turkish state news agency Anadolu.
(Al Jazeera)
Were other people killed in the crash?
Yes. All people on board died in the crash. In addition to al-Haddad, seven others died in the crash, including four senior Libyan military officials and three crew members.
Among the Libyan officials killed were:
General al-Fitouri Ghraibil, head of Libya’s ground forces.
Brigadier General Mahmoud al-Qatawi, director of the Military Manufacturing Authority.
Muhammad al-Asawi Diab, senior military adviser.
Muhammad Omar Ahmed Mahjoub, a military photographer.
What are the reactions to al-Haddad’s death?
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah described the incident as a “tragic loss”.
“This great tragedy is a great loss for the nation, the military establishment, and all the people,” he said. “We have lost men who served their country with sincerity and dedication and were an example of discipline, responsibility, and national commitment.”
In a statement from the eastern Libyan armed forces, commander Haftar expressed “deep sorrow over this tragic loss” and offered condolences to General al-Haddad’s family, tribe, and city, as well as “to all the Libyan people”.
What’s next?
In a statement, Libya’s Government of National Unity announced a three-day mourning period, during which flags will be flown at half-staff across all state institutions, and all official ceremonies and celebrations will be suspended.
Austria’s former defence attache to Libya, Wolfgang Pusztai, said the death of al-Haddad was “very significant” and a major blow for Dbeibah.
“Al-Haddad hails from Misrata, an important merchant city about three hours east of Tripoli, just like Dbeibah, and the key role of al-Haddad was to ensure the loyalty of the mighty militias of the city of Misrata to the government,” Pusztai told Al Jazeera.
“Misrata is the most important military power in western Libya, and this might really trigger some problems for Dbeibah, if this loyalty is broken in the future.”
Libya’s Presidential Council has appointed General Salah Eddine al-Namrush as the acting chief of staff for the Libyan army until General al-Haddad’s replacement is announced.
