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‘Something special’ – Dowman makes history for Arsenal

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Another day, another record for 15-year-old Max Dowman. But Arsenal’s teenage prodigy is taking everything in his stride, according to his manager Mikel Arteta.

The winger had already written himself into Arsenal’s history books by becoming the second-youngest player to represent the club and second-youngest to play in the Premier League – with team-mate Ethan Nwaneri holding both records.

But on Wednesday Dowman became the youngest player – at 15 years and 302 days old – to start a match for Arsenal as he starred in the EFL Cup win over Brighton.

Dowman made his Premier League debut off the bench in Arsenal’s 5-0 win over Leeds in August – but his talent has had everyone at the club excited for a long time.

He has been training with the first team since he was 14 and was one of the standout players on Arsenal’s pre-season tour.

Arteta made 10 changes to the side that beat Crystal Palace on Sunday and his youthful side contained four teenagers – including Dowman and Andre Harriman-Annous who were both making their full debuts.

“A tiny smile, that’s what you get with him,” Arteta said when asked how Dowman reacted when he heard he was starting.

“For him everything is natural, for him everything is OK. It’s the way he plays and that’s the secret, that he doesn’t make a big fuss of it.

“He just does what he does best, which is to play football. To play football with a lot of courage and determination and today again, he has shown some incredible skill, some capacity to run past players at that level in the Premier League at 15. It’s definitely something special.”

Dowman again showed his excellent dribbling ability and in one notable run left Brighton’s Diego Gomez scrambling to keep up.

He completed the most dribbles (five), won the most fouls (four), and won the most duels (nine) of any player on the pitch.

“We made 10 changes, we played players that never played together, yet we made two huge debuts for Max and Andre,” Arteta added.

Dowman could become the youngest player to play in the Champions League if he makes his debut in the competition before his birthday at the end of the year – and Arteta says the youngster believes he is ready to have an impact in any competition.

“For sure, if you ask him, for sure,” Arteta said.

“That’s what we have to manage and not only that, there’s a lot of things that are new in his life, we discussed that a few days ago.

“We have to make sure that he takes the right steps and he needs be able to cope with it, too, because it’s happening very, very fast and we all need to be aware of that.

“Let’s encourage him to keep going that way, but let’s protect him as well.”

This was another positive evening for Arsenal’s academy with 17-year-old Harriman-Annous playing a big part in the Gunners’ second goal and 19-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly combining with fellow academy graduate Nwaneri for the opener.

“That’s what it is and I’m very happy with both of them (Harriman-Annous and Dowman) today,” Arteta added.

“Myles as well, Ethan scoring a goal, Bukayo [Saka] scoring a goal – so two academy graduates taking us to the quarter-finals.

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Katie Price sends touching message to daughter Princess amid feud rumours

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Following rumors that Kate Price and her 18-year-old daughter Princess Andre have been at odds with one another, Katie Price received a sweet message from her daughter Princess Andre.

Katie Price was clearly moved by a sweet message daughter Princess sent her. It comes after previous rumours of a rift between the pair following the teenager’s debut solo television project.

Katie was not impressed by the decision to cut her out of the obscene documentary series The Princess Diaries, despite minimising any tension. The mother-of-five publicly expressed her emotions at the time, which sparked speculation about a potential conflict.

But now, Katie, 47. has once again poured cold water on the idea as she shared the touching quote her eldest daughter Princess, 18, sent her. The former glamour model uploaded the quote onto a sunset cloud background on her Instagram Stories.

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I could write her a book about how amazing she has been, but I hope she never goes to bed thinking she failed. Mom, I adore you.

Then, Katie added Princess to the post. She thanked her gorgeous daughter, @princess_andre, for her.

As reports state there could still be friction due to Princess’ support of her dad, Peter Andre, as the teen celebrated turning 18 earlier this year, he mum treated her to her first Pornstar Martini.

The mother-and-daughter duo drank the cocktails at Selfridges in August. And Katie was quick to share the occasion with her social media followers.

Following a “ban” from her daughter’s 18th party, Katie was said to have felt isolated and abandoned. Instead, the two enjoyed a memorable trip to London.

Katie opened up about the day out together in an interview from the time that was being broadcast on her podcast. She gave her daughter a legal alcoholic beverage as well as a splash of the money during the shopping trip.

Katie said, “We had a good time. I promised to give you a Pornstar Martini when you’re 18 years old.

We visited the Selfridges restaurant by the shoe, which I believe is French or perhaps Italian. She and I both placed the same order, just like she did.

I said, “Yes, you’re 18 and you can order a Pornstar Martini now,” and we had the Pornstar Martini. On the side, I had water and she had a coke.

During the conversation with Sophie, Katie was able to keep her pride at bay. She said, “It’s the fact that I can now legally go, Princess, there you go.”

Katie recently displayed her pride in Harvey, the eldest son. As he sang along, the 23-year-old proudly sang a new song.

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When Katie posed the question of what his son’s grandma would think of his most recent talent, he exclaimed joyously. For his frog-loving lust, Harvey also displayed his green nail varnish.

Record numbers watching women’s sport, report says

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In the UK this summer, there were record female audience numbers for women’s sport, according to a report from the Women’s Sport Trust.

With record viewing times and high participation across the summer’s major tournaments, the WST’s most recent visibility report reveals significant growth across both broadcast and digital platforms.

At Euro 2025, England women won the Women’s Rugby World Cup as hosts, and the women also retained their European football title.

The figures for the respective finals increased to 48% and 47%, according to the report, which shows that females in the UK accounted for 43% of the Euro 2025 and 43% of the Rugby World Cup audience, respectively, records for each tournament.

Both tournaments were live on the BBC, and to celebrate the athletes’ stories, the BBC launched a campaign called “Names Will Be Made” to coincide with the summer’s events.

Total viewing times for women’s sport on free-to-air and pay-TV from January to September 2025 exceeded 357 million hours, which is faster than the previous records set in 2023, which also included coverage of the Women’s Super League, The Hundred, and Netball Super League.

Women’s Sport is one of the biggest draws for viewers of UK television, according to Tammy Parlour, CEO of the Women’s Sport Trust.

“While male audience segments are still present, there is a clear increase in female fans’ engagement across platforms. Women’s sport is no longer a niche interest; it is now a part of the national sporting conversation, which is a powerful indication of cultural relevance.

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Jonathan Ross cancels iconic Halloween party after decades of holding A-list bash

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Jonathan Ross was the first traitor to be expelled from the Celebrity Traitors castle after the number of Faithfuls who left reached double digits.

Jonathan Ross’ iconic Halloween parties have been cancelled following his stint on the Celebrity Traitors. After being the first Traitor to be caught, Jonathan revealed that none of his castmates would be headed to his Halloween bash as he isn’t throwing one this year.

The TV personality’s popular Halloween parties have been a tradition for years. The celebrity gathering would always take place at his Hampstead residence.

But this year, it won’t be happening. Jonathan revealed to Ed Gamble on a bonus podcast episode of The Traitors: Uncloaked that he has cancelled his Halloween parties.

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On the episode, Jonathan was asked who he had become friends with on the show. He reeled off a list of names, including Joe Marler. Jonathan said: “Joe Marler – I met him a couple times and had him on my show a couple times and he was invited to my parties on Halloween, when I was still doing them.”

Jonathan continued to list off more names and talk about almost everyone in the cast. When he had finished, Ed said: “The main thing I took from that, Jonathan, is that your not doing your Halloween parties anymore.”

No, Jonathan said, “I’m afraid not.” They cost a fortune, but I might do them before I leave. Ed joked that he hoped an invitation from this podcast would come his way.

Then, according to Jonathan, this was a problem. Not you, but a part of the issue was that whenever I said, “Are you hosting a Halloween party?,” people would ask, “Not you. “

They would ask for a visit, and Jonathan would accept. I invited some of the adults. 30% of them were people I knew only frankly. I liked the others, too, he said, “but I didn’t know them.”

Jonathan has called off the festivities before, not just once. Due to the pandemic, they were also canceled in 2020 and only returned in 2022, when KOKO in Camden instead of his home, where his daughter had fibromyalgia.

The party then went back to his house in 2023. However, the focus switched from frequent guests to routine trick-or-treaters. Children were filmed outside Jonathan’s house as they waited for some sweets and didn’t go the usual A-lister.

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Before the change, celebrities like Claudia Schiffer, Nicole Scherzinger and fellow Traitor Alan Carr would attend the party. Alan is still on The Celebrity Traitors and has become a firm fan favourite.

He and Cat Burns are the only two Traitors left and are gearing up to ‘murder’ a faithful in plain sight. If they succeed, it will be the second murder in plain sight to happen on the show, as Alan already killed off Paloma Faith that way.

Charlotte Crosby shares emotional update on her mum’s second cancer battle

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After being diagnosed with cancer for the second time in three years, Charlotte Crosby, 56, has emotionally revealed an update on her mother Letitia.

Charlotte Crosby has provided fans with an emotional update on her mum’s cancer battle. The former Geordie Shore star, 35, was dealt with a personal blow when her mother Letitia was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, and although she beat the disease, she was diagnosed with form of skin cancer earlier in September this year.

Charlotte has now spoken out on her mother’s health, as she sat down for a new interview to discuss her fashion brand Pepper Girls Club, which she set up with her mum more than six years ago.

The Celebrity Big Brother winner invested £300,000 into her business but it has been plagued by various issues until very recently. Earlier this week, the brand achieved its first sell out launch, and Charlotte admitted that Letitia, 56, was the reason she persisted with it, especially when things took tricky turn during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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She continued, “I merely did it for my mother.” Since my mother is my best friend, I wanted to help her when she was laid off so that she could maintain both jobs and lead a simpler life than having to resign from her full-time position.

She was so excited throughout her chemotherapy and breast cancer journey, and she was always at work. She had always wanted to be a part of every launch we conducted. She would never forget about the cancer because it was what kept her going.

She had a life of her own, and I believed I simply wanted to do this for her. She felt like she was actually doing something because she never really had many good jobs when she was younger.

Charlotte, who was on the verge of tears, claimed she was becoming “emotional” and that she did it because she cared. “I do it for me, mam really. She also confirmed that “my mother is now cancer-free and is genuinely enjoying her life in the warehouse, picking up, and packing.”

In September, Letitia revealed to her 130,000 followers on Instagram that she had received the devastating news of her second cancer diagnosis just hours before boarding a plane to go on holiday.

She added, “There will probably be a biopsy and a skin graft” as well. I went to the hospital about three hours before my scheduled flight because I discovered that I had skin cancer on my face. Given that I actually wear factor 50, it is not great and certainly not what I wanted to hear.

“I didn’t talk about breast cancer too much and I don’t really talk about things like this.” I feel like I should say something to make people aware of it because it has really rocked and shocked me.

When Letitia was first diagnosed with cancer, Charlotte emotionally explained on her BBC Two series Charlotte In Sunderland just what an impact it had had on the whole family. She said: “It’s hit us like a ton of bricks.

She only had a routine mammogram, she said. No symptoms or signs were present, so the diagnosis was a major shock. Just a few weeks prior to Charlotte’s wedding, Jake Ankers and Alba Jean, they were expecting.

Letitia, who also has nine-month-old Pixi Cecilia, received her first round of chemotherapy, according to Charlotte, who also has her daughter Pixi Cecilia. “She’s finished her treatment and she’s doing really, really well. She still needs to get two jabs, which will probably last for five or more years. We’re just waiting for another mammogram, and if all is well, she might ring the bell.

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Every woman should have a mammogram, regardless of age, as Letitia, who has gained a sizable following online since her own daughter’s rise to fame, insisted at the time. I had nothing, no lumps, and no symptoms, she claimed. My life has been saved thanks to the mammogram. Every year, they should invite women of all ages to one. not just women over 50.

‘Very stupid’ red cards are ’embarrassing’ – Maresca

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Enzo Maresca, Chelsea manager, called Liam Delap’s red card from the 4-3 win over Wolves “very stupid” and said the Blues’ repeated dismissals this year have become “embarrassing.”

Delap came off a 10-week layoff with a hamstring injury only 26 minutes after starting as a substitute for Emmanuel Agbadou after pressing Yerson Mosquera and crashing into Emmanuel Agbadou.

Due to health concerns surrounding fellow forward Joao Pedro, the 22-year-old striker will now miss Saturday’s trip to London rivals Tottenham.

When Delap was questioned whether he merited punishment, Maresca responded, “Absolutely, yes. Stupid behavior. That can be avoided.

The dismissal was a part of a larger Chelsea collapse. After the break, Wolves scored three goals, with Jamie Gittens’ stunning late strike enough to send the Blues to Cardiff City in the quarter-finals.

Maresca continued, “I believe we can all avoid the three goals we conceded.” Undoubtedly, we received a stupid red card today that was completely unnecessary.

I repeatedly told him to “Delap” after the first yellow card to stay calm. However, Liam is a player who struggles to understand and pay attention to those around him when he is playing for himself on the field.

Chelsea received a sixth red card in nine games, including Maresca’s dismissal for celebrating a late winner against Liverpool before the international break.

Given that Chelsea has received the most yellow cards in the Premier League over the past three seasons, the Italian was asked to clarify whether he had any other concerns.

I fully understand when there are red cards, like against Brighton [Trevoh Chalobah red] or Manchester United [Robert Sanchez red], but both of us can and must avoid red cards, like against Nottingham Forest [Robert Sanchez red].

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