Hampshire men’s head coach Adrian Birrell will leave the club at the end of the season.
The 64-year-old South African joined the club in 2019 and won the T20 Blast with the Hawks in 2022.
“It’s really sad when you move on and I’ve had a fantastic seven years,” Birrell told BBC Radio Solent.
The former Ireland and England U-19 head coach added: “This is a fantastically talented group of young players that will need a new coach to come in with a fantastic energy and take them forward.
“I have a farm, family and kids at home [in South Africa] and I don’t get to see them. It’s a really selfish decision and we decided as a team it was time for change.”
Birrell secured three third-place finishes in the County Championship with the club finishing runners-up in 2024.
In the white-ball game he has made it to finals day on four occasions, and on Saturday he has the chance to win a second T20 Blast title with the club.
Hampshire director of cricket Giles White told the club website: “All good things come to an end, and we are sad to see Adi go.
“It’s been a fantastic seven years at the club, during which he has become a hugely popular figure and overseen a successful period across all formats.
“Under his leadership, the team has reached numerous finals, come close in Championships, and lifted the Blast title in 2022.
Emily Atack has been a TV favourite for years and comes from a talented family, including a soap star and a musician
Emily Atack is an actress and comedian(Image: Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+)
Emily Atack is best known for her role as Charlotte in The Inbetweeners, and has gone on to become a successful actress and comedian, as well as a popular TV personality.
The 35-year-old is now back on TV screens in Channel 5’s new thriller The Rumour, in which she stars opposite All Creatures Great and Small actress Rachel Shenton.
The actress and comedian, who has also appeared on reality shows such as Dancing on Ice and I’m A Celebrity, hails from a family of stars.
Here, we take a look into Emily’s famous family and the unique link she has to a member of The Beatles…
Who are Emily’s parents?
Emily with her mum Kate Robbins(Image: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Her father is musician Keith Atack, a former member of the 70s pop group Child, and her mother is actress and singer Kate Robbins.
Kate shot to fame in the soap Crossroads and had a top ten single with 80s hit More Than in Love. She starred in Spitting Image for nine years, has also appeared in shows including Afterlife, EastEnders, Death in Paradise, Doctors and Unforgotten.
Keith, 66, is also an actor. He is father to Emily, Martha and George, with ex-wife Kate, who he divorced in 2008.
Famous extended family
Emily stars in new Channel 5 series The Rumour (Image: 5 / Kristof Galgoczi Nemeth / Clapperboard Studios SPV4 Ltd)
Emily’s mum Kate has three sisters, who are all stars in their own right.
Her younger sister Amy Robbins, is an actress, known for her role in ITV’s The Royal, reports OK!.
Kate’s other two other younger sisters, Jane Robbins and Emma Robbins, both boast successful careers too.
Jane Robbins is a successful sculptor, while Emma Robbins is a singer; she was a member of the novelty group The Sheilas, who appeared in a 2007 ad campaign for insurance firm Sheilas’ Wheels.
Kate’s older brother, Ted Robbins, is an actor and comedian, best known for starring as Den Perry in Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights.
Connection to The Beatles
Sir Paul McCartney of The Beatles (Image: Getty Images)
Emily boasts an extraordinary family tie to The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney. She is a first cousin twice removed of the legendary musician.
Emily’s mother is a first cousin once removed of Sir Paul, with her mother, Elizabeth Robbins, having been Sir Paul’s first cousin.
“Paul is my grandmother’s first cousin. At school I went around saying he was my uncle, as it sounds a bit cooler,” Emily revealed during an appearance on a podcast with comedian Rob Brydon.
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“But I grew up with him in our lives. He’s a lovely man, a family man. He was very close to our grandmother, Betty, and our grandad, Mike. They were very helpful to him growing up.”
Emily has also claimed that The Beatles’ 1968 single, Lady Madonna, was inspired by her grandmother.
Israeli air strikes have hit the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, a Houthi-affiliated media outlet reports.
“Israeli aggression on the capital Sanaa,” Al Masirah television posted on Telegram on Wednesday.
Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesman for Yemen’s Ministry of Health, and Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree confirmed Wednesday’s strikes. There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Sanaa residents told the Reuters news agency the attack was on a hideout between two mountains that is used as a command and control headquarters. The extent of any damage was not immediately clear.
Meanwhile, the Yemen Oil and Gas Corporation said Israeli jets targeted a medical station on al-Sitteen Street in Sanaa.
Israel has been bombarding Gaza, Lebanon and Syria as well as carrying out daily attacks in the occupied West Bank.
Two radical Algerian writers – a novelist who championed independence and a playwright whose work cost him his life.
How two eminent figures in Algerian literature used the written word to contribute to their country’s struggle for independence, justice, dignity, and national identity.
Mohamed Dib (1920-2003) was one of Algeria’s most celebrated novelists who wrote in French to reclaim his people’s literary voice. His novels exposed poverty and injustice under French colonial rule and embraced people’s aspirations for freedom. He was exiled from Algeria by the French authorities in 1959, and though he spent the rest of his life in Paris, Dib always carried his homeland in his heart and his work.
WWE’s Hulk Hogan was estranged from daughter Brooke in last months of his life and court documents has revealed bombshells about his will
Hulk Hogan’s will contained bombshell changes after family feud(Image: Corbis via Getty Images)
Hulk Hogan, the WWE star who died in July, has left nothing to his estranged daughter Brooke, his will reveals.
In court files obtained by Us Weekly, lawyers for Hulk’s son Nick explained that Brooke was not listed as a beneficiary to his estate, which held just under $5million in assets. But this was her choice.
The will was revealed to have been amended four times. According to TMZ, Brooke has revealed that she was not in the will because she removed herself, fearing she would be caught up in a financial battle after her father’s death if she remained as a beneficiary. Brooke is reported to have requested to be removed from the will in 2023, which was the last time the will was altered.
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Hulk and his daughter Brooke used to be close but she “had to step away” two years before his death(Image: Getty Images)
The assets listed in the court documents included $799,000 in personal and intellectual property, $200,000 in cryptocurrency, and his right to publicity, which is estimated to be worth $4million. His real estate was not included in the documents filed.
Nick Hogan is the sole beneficiary of his father’s estate. Us Weekly floated the idea that the real estate left out of the court documents and valued at $11million may be controlled by a trust.
Hulk died aged 71 in July following a heart attack. His daughter Brooke revealed shortly after that she was not on good terms with her father at the time of his death, explaining that she “had to step away” in the final two years of his life.
Alongside all the assets Brooke could have inherited had she not removed herself from the will, there is reported to be an unknown value gained as a result of a potential medical malpractice lawsuit. This is being considering by Hogan’s widow, Melanie Sky Daily following a neck surgery she believes contributed to the former professional wrestler’s death.
Nick Hogan is the sole beneficiary of his father’s will(Image: AP)
Nick has filed court documents surrounding his father’s will and assets as part of an ongoing lawsuit to stop Todd Clem, who goes by Bubba The Love Sponge, from releasing a planned documentary about Hulk. Todd was a long-time friend of Hulk but his documentary is said to centre on a 2012 scandal where a sex tape of Hulk and Todd’s then wife, Heather Clem, was leaked.
Todd wanted to release a documentary about his wife’s sex tape with Hulk Hogan(Image: Getty)
Nick sued Todd over the documentary, claiming it violated an agreement made between Hulk and Todd in 2012. Ultimately, the judge found in favour of Todd, allowing him to publish the documentary if specific images from the tape were removed. Todd has always said he was not behind the tape’s leaking 13 years ago and that it was instead stolen by a former producer of his.
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Brooke has confirmed that her father did not blame Todd for the leak. As quoted by TampaBay.com: “My dad told me all the way back in 2012 that he knew it wasn’t Bubba who leaked the tape.
“I remember asking him why they couldn’t be friends again after their settlement, but it was complicated. It makes me sad to think about it, but at least I can be here now.”
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, looks like she could give fiancé, Adam Peaty, a run for his money in the abs department as she showed off her stunning physique in a bridal bikini
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, made sure all eyes were on her when she posted her latest jaw-dropping snap(Image: hollyramsayy/Instagram)
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, made sure all eyes were on her when she posted her latest jaw-dropping snap on Instagram. The influencer, 25, has been sharing a selection of photos showing off her honed physique ahead of her Christmas nuptials to Olympic swimmer, Adam Peaty, 30, and didn’t disappoint with her latest offering.
Standing in her garden, sporting a tiny white Miu Miu bikini top and a sheer sequinned skirt, Holly stuns, revealing her rock-hard abs – which any Olympian would be proud of. Sporting subtle make-up, she wore her long raven locks loose around her shoulders, while showing off her tan lines, pearlescent manicure and gorgeous engagement ring.
She captioned the snap with a series of wedding emojis and was quickly flooded with compliments from her excitable followers. One replied: “Obsessed with you!” “Excuse me with those abs,” said another. Meanwhile, a third gushed: “Absolutely beautiful!”
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Gordon Ramsay’s daughter, Holly, looks like she could give fiancé, Adam Peaty, a run for his money in the abs department (Image: hollyramsayy/Instagram)
She’s ripped!(Image: hollyramsayy/Instagram)
Holly got engaged to Adam last September when the swimmer got down on one knee on holiday in Dubai. The pair met when Holly’s younger sister, Tilly, was competing in Strictly Come Dancing, when Adam was also a contestant.
Alongside a series of loved-up snaps of the pair, larking about in the Middle East, Holly wrote: “I am marrying my best friend. I truly cannot put into words how I am feeling right now. I still remember how big my smile was the morning I got home from my first date with you.
“Thank you for letting the little girl inside of me feel loved, seen and happier than ever. I love you and I cannot wait to be your wife.
“I promise to always be there with you and George, I’m so grateful [sic] to be in his life and I cannot wait for more. Everything is better with you. Everything has been better since you. Here’s to forever. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13.”
They’re getting married at Christmas(Image: @adam_peaty/Instagram)
Meanwhile, Adam gushed that Holly was a “gentle, caring and beautiful woman” as he posted: “I can’t believe you’re going to be my wife. I’m truly the luckiest man on earth to have such a gentle, caring and beautiful woman by my side.
“You fill my heart to the brim and give my soul peace. You have been with me when I’ve been at my lowest and helped me understand myself to navigate my own darkness. You have also celebrated the highs which have been so many, as for the first time in my life, I’m happy with the man I’ve become.”
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