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Millie Mackintosh’s Boden fair isle knit is ‘selling like hot cakes’ as we head into winter

Millie Mackintosh has found the perfect knit to see you through winter, with fans racing to snap up her fair isle jumper before the ‘thick and cosy’ knit sells out

We can always count on Millie Mackintosh to put together a chic, practical and easy-to-wear outfit, and her latest look is no exception. The mum of two knows how important it is to find pieces that are easy to throw on to keep in your wardrobe for those busy days when you still want to look put together, and her new Boden knit is the perfect example.

Millie recently included the Eleanor Fair Isle Jumper as one of her “looks I’ve been wearing on repeat this autumn”, and it’s not hard to see why. The colourful knit is fun, timeless, warm, and easy to pair with anything, making it a great item to keep in your wardrobe.

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Although you could easily throw it on with some jeans and a pair of trainers for colder or more casual days, Millie showed how easy the knit is to dress up, too. She paired her £129 Eleanor Fair Isle Jumper with a satin midi skirt and a pair of knee high boots, completing the look with some sunglasses and a slouchy shoulder bag.

The jumper’s bold print brought a splash of colour to the otherwise neutral outfit, with Millie opting for the pale blue colourway which has pops of pink, green and orange in the fair isle pattern. However the jumper does also come in dark green with hints of turquoise and purple, or navy with red and white patterns for a slightly more festive feel.

If you prefer a more neutral colour combination, The White Company’s Blurred Fair Isle Jumper With Alpaca comes in a beige and cream colour combo, with a similar price tag of £120. If you’re looking for some that are a little more budget-friendly – we are approaching Christmas, after all – the Per Una Embellished Fair Isle Jumper with Wool is on sale at M&S, down from £55 to £44.

Alternatively, House of Bruar’s Ladies Lambswool Icelandic Crew jumper is also on sale, reduced from £79.95 to £59.95, with a choice of three colours. For something that could double as a chic nod to a Christmas jumper, Fat Face’s £45 Noelle Navy Fairisle Knitted Crew Neck Jumper is perfect, with the fair isle print made up of presents, Christmas trees and stars.

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However Boden’s website says the Eleanor Fair Isle Jumper is currently “selling like hot cakes” online, although currently it’s still in stock in all sizes from an XS to an XL, so snap it up before it sells out. There’s currently only one review, which is a five star one saying: “I bought a size m, I’m a 12 to 14. It fits beautifully. The knit is thick and cosy. The colour is true to the photos. Can’t wait to wear when the weather gets cooler!”

Jeremy Clarkson’s admits ‘I’m broken’ as he makes Diddly Squat farm decision

Jeremy Clarkson has shared his struggles with his farm, Diddly Squat, and says he’s ‘old and broken’. The realisation has made him make a significant decision int he day-to-day running of it

Jeremy Clarkson has confessed he’s “old and broken” while continuing to document his battles with running Diddly Squat farm. The former Top Gear host regularly shares updates from his farming venture – which began six years ago and spawned a massively successful Amazon Prime show.

“Since I started in the fields six years ago, I’ve realised that farming is ideal for those who don’t like to work up a sweat,” Jeremy explains. “Only mattress testers have an easier, more sedentary life.”

Joking that he burns “about two calories an hour”, he reveals that most of his agricultural work involves sitting down. The presenter is never afraid to be candid about his struggles running a farm.

Jeremy is usually either behind the wheel of a tractor, or wading through mountains of paperwork to meet Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) requirements, he claims.

The most unusual piece of kit in Jeremy’s collection is his Supacat – an impressive six-wheel drive, semi-amphibious military machine that he uses to collect timber from the woodland.

Supacats were initially built to “recover broken Land Rovers from the battlefield,” Jeremy says, so the Devon-manufactured vehicle’s capability in tough conditions is beyond doubt. However, there’s a snag.

Writing in the Sunday Times, he adds: “But it is quite difficult to get in and out of if you are old and broken.”

That’s precisely why, Jeremy reveals, he’s intending to replace the ex-military vehicle that he snapped up for £9,000 several years ago. He’s very fond of the Supacat, so it will be hard to replace.

“It’s useful because it has big, fat, soft tyres. It doesn’t get stuck or damage the earth,” he said shortly after buying it. “No matter what the weather’s doing I can fire up the Supacat, attach the trailer using an extremely manly Nato hitch and head off for firewood.”

Among the alternatives he weighed up was the £44,000 all-electric Polaris Ranger XP Kinetic Ultimate. Yet Jeremy’s main worry with that option is the lack of audible feedback from an electric motor when it’s under strain, unlike a traditional petrol engine.

“You know instinctively when you have applied the correct amount of power because you can hear it. But in an electric vehicle, there is no sound. You press the accelerator and nothing happens,” he explains.

In the end, Jeremy opted for the petrol-powered CFMoto UForce U10 Pro – which, amongst other benefits, comes in considerably cheaper than its environmentally-friendly competitor.

Set against the Supacat, the Chinese-manufactured CFMoto offers significantly more comfort and is kinder to a 65 year old frame. Two premium bench seats accommodate up to six passengers, whilst power windows and a clever push-button electric shift reduce the physical effort needed.

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Jeremy says: “It has been on the farm for a couple of months now and I must say it’s very practical, very robust and extremely useful.”

Tim Westwood bailed after rape and sexual assault charges

Former radio star Tim Westwood has been bailed after being charged over multiple counts of rape and sexual assault. The ex Radio 1 broadcaster today appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.

He was granted conditional bail at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to next appear at Southwark Crown Court on December 8. He appeared in the dock on Monday, wearing a dark grey shirt, and spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth, and address.

The ex-DJ, 68, is accused of offences against seven different women, some aged 17 at the time. Westwood was charged last month with nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. The alleged incidents are said to have taken place between 1983 and 2016.

Arriving at court today, Westwood appeared downcast, wearing a blue jacket, which he paired with black jeans. Police previously said that he had allegedly indecently assaulted a 17-year-old girl in Fulham, West London, in 1983.






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He was granted conditional bail during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court


He was granted conditional bail during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
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Police stated that Westwood had allegedly indecently assaulted a 17-year-old girl in Fulham, West London, in 1983. He has also been accused of indecently assaulting a woman in her 20s in the Vauxhall area of London in 1986, as well as raping and indecently assaulting a woman aged between 17 and 18 in London, between 1995 and 1996.

Westwood “strongly denies all allegations of inappropriate behaviour.” He previously said: “It’s all false allegations.” The former radio star, who lives in Westminster, is also accused of raping and indecently assaulting a woman between the ages of 17 and 18 between 2000 and 2001, in London.






He will appear at Southwark Crown Court on December 8


He will appear at Southwark Crown Court on December 8
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He is also accused of sexually assaulting another woman, in her 20s, in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 2010. Westwood faces an accusation of assaulting a woman in her 20s, in the Finchley area of London in 2016. Andy Furphy, Detective Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police, said: “It takes courage to come forward and report allegations of this nature.

“The women who have done so have put their trust in us and we continue to provide them with all available support. Our investigation remains open and we’d encourage anyone who has been impacted by this case or anyone with information to come forward and speak with us.”





He was charged last month


He was charged last month

The BBC Board had previously apologised after a review of the allegations, saying that the corporation “did not take adequate action” after being informed of concerns relating to Westwood’s alleged behaviour.

Westwood stepped down from his programme on Capital Xtra in April 2022. He also left Radio 1 and Radio 1 Xtra in 2013 – almost two decades after he joined the BBC.

He also presented the MTV UK programme, Pimp My Ride UK, which aired for three seasons between 2005 and 2007.

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Davina McCall ‘terrified’ as she breaks silence on engagement after ‘fake proposal’

Davina McCall shared details about her engagement and upcoming wedding to Michael Douglas, following her brain tumour ordeal and recent breast cancer diagnosis

Davina McCall has opened up about her engagement to Michael Douglas, after confirming the news in September. The 58-year-old’s partner of six years proposed during a romantic holiday in Ibiza back in July – but she admits she was apprehensive about saying yes at first.

Reflecting on the special moment, Davina, who last week revealed she had undergone surgery for breast cancer, admitted it was “a total surprise”.

She told Hello! Magazine: “Michael is very funny and had spent the past two years getting down on bended knee and tying an imaginary shoelace on my finger.

“He got down on bended knee on the beach in Ibiza and I was like, ‘Is this real?’ I was terrified that if I said yes, he’d be joking.

“But he recited something he had prepared – which I’ll keep secret – and then asked me. He put a lot of thought and consideration into it, and I respected that.”

The couple got together in 2019, following many years of friendship which began on Big Brother over 20 years ago.

Speaking about their wedding plans, Davina said she and her hairdresser will opt for a “very small and private” affair.

The mother-of-three was previously married to Matthew Robertson, the father of her three children, from 2000 to 2017.

Before that, she reportedly tied the knot with shop owner Andrew Leggett in the 1990s, with their marriage lasting two years.

Ahead of Michael’s surprise proposal, Davina said he sought permission from her children, Holly, Tilly and Chester.

“He joked to the kids and said, ‘Do you want me as a stepdad?’ Everyone is happy for us,” she shared.

“Tilly is home from Australia at the moment, so we’ve had a little family thing at home. It’s been so lovely.”

Davina’s engagement marked some much-needed good news after a difficult year with her health.

In November last year, she underwent surgery to remove a 14mm colloid cyst – a rare benign brain tumour located near the central part of her brain.

The cyst had interfered with the passage through which short-term memories are processed, leading to memory difficulties after surgery.

In a previous update on her Begin Again podcast, she described the experience as “horrible” and likened it to Alzheimer’s disease.

More recently, she’s had a “breakthrough” with her health after returning to work on ITV’s Long Lost Family.

“I started working again on Long Lost Family and that saved me. My long-term memory worked, and because I had been filming it for 15 years, it was like an old friend that I knew,” she shared.

While back on track with her memory however, Davina recently revealed she has had breast cancer after discovering a lump.

In an emotional video on Instagram on Saturday, she told fans she had thankfully found it early and had it removed, though will undergo radiotherapy next year.

“It was very, very small, so I got it very, very early, which is incredibly lucky, but I am so relieved to have had it removed, and to know that it hasn’t spread,” she told fans.

“My lymph nodes were clear. I didn’t have any removed, and all I’m going to do now is have five days of radiotherapy in January as kind of an insurance policy, and then I am on my journey to try and stop it ever coming back.”

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Does a change in manager lead to more injuries?

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It’s one of the last things a newly appointed football manager wants. They’ve only been at their new club for five minutes and already a key player is out injured. Hardly the start they’d hoped for – but could it have been avoided?

Along with the obvious objective of winning games, one of the main priorities for any manager is to have a healthy squad to pick from.

But many experts will tell you the arrival of a new manager and backroom team can often lead to a short-term increase in injuries.

Physiotherapist Ben Warburton – brother of Wales rugby union legend Sam – is one.

Warburton began his career working with academy players at both Cardiff City and Welsh rugby union team the Dragons. He has since worked primarily in rugby, and was Wales’ physio for their summer tour to Japan this year.

“It’s very well known within the medical world that you get an increase of injury incidence when a new coach comes in,” he told BBC Sport.

“Players want to impress the new coach and get in the starting XI – it’s a clean slate. They’re likely to report a little bit less to the medical staff and may train through some bumps and niggles, which can potentially lead to an injury.”

Changes to the type of training can also make a big difference.

“If, for example, a new manager comes in and wants to shift the focus to gym work, that could cause injury issues if players aren’t used to that,” Warburton said.

Ben Dinnery, founder of Premier Injuries – a website used to track and record injury data for the Premier League, agrees.

“There are lots of factors at play,” he said. “There’s the injury history of certain players that a new manager probably won’t know as much about as previous coaching staff.

“Then there’s the issue of player fatigue. A new manager will understandably want to get the absolute maximum out of the players – but there’s a risk of overdoing this.

There are numerous examples of when a new manager has quickly lost players to injury.

When Jurgen Klopp – famed for his high-intensity football – joined Liverpool back in 2015, his players sustained more than 20 separate injuries during his first three months in charge.

Dutch coach Raymond Verheijen later said Klopp had “caused 20 hamstring injuries in 10 months” and the German kept “blaming external factors for injuries”.

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There is a growing body of research that suggests the arrival of a new manager often leads to an increase in injuries.

A Uefa Elite Club Injury Study published in 2023 asked 14 unnamed men’s teams to report staff changes and hamstring injuries.

The findings showed new managers bringing their own fitness or performance coaches to a club led to a threefold increase in hamstring injuries.

How are players tracked?

Most top clubs use GPS data to monitor their players – both during matches and training. Players wear devices that capture performance metrics such as distance covered and speed.

“Some coaches go lighter in training during the week, but go too light – then the game becomes too much for the players,” said Warburton.

“Equally, some teams go too hard in training during the week and then the players’ bodies are too fatigued going into a game and they get an injury.

The problem with the data

One of the biggest problems with analysing injury data is not comparing like with like.

“A Premier League club playing in the Champions League under a new manager could compete in more than 60 games a season,” said Dinnery.

“Comparing their injury rate with a club lower down the league table – which plays fewer games – is very difficult.

“There are so many variables to consider. There’s the type of injury, then there’s what we call the mechanism of injury – how they got it, and then there’s the burden of injury – how long the player will be out for.

“When the new manager joins the club is also really significant. If they’re appointed during the January transfer window or during pre-season, they’ll likely be bringing in players from other leagues.

‘Don’t change too much too quickly’

Understandably, in a sport which is all about results, managers want to implement their philosophy as quickly as possible.

But Warburton warns rushing the process can be dangerous.

“The new team coming on board may have to screen each player in the gym and have a good look at their GPS data on the pitch to see what they’ve done over the last 4-6 weeks,” he said.

“They key is don’t change too much too quickly. A weekly training schedule needs to stay consistent for the first few weeks to reduce any massive changes in load which the players aren’t used to.

“I’d be mapping out what volumes players have done throughout all the different metrics that are used and try and replicate those as best you can in training for the first month or two before the manager fully implements their programme.

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UN warns of millions displaced by climate change as COP30 opens in Brazil

Climate-related disasters and conflict have displaced millions of people across the globe, the United Nations has warned before the opening of its annual climate change conference.

The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a report, published on Monday to coincide with the launch of the 30th annual UN Climate Change conference (COP) in Brazil, that weather-related disasters caused about 250 million people to flee their homes over the past decade.

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The migration agency issued its second major report on the effect of climate change on refugees – No Escape II: The Way Forward – in the run-up to COP 30, as it appears that the enthusiasm of countries to agree action to curb climate change continues to ebb.

“Over the past decade, weather-related disasters have caused some 250 million internal displacements – equivalent to over 67,000 displacements per day,” the report said

The UNHCR added that climate change is also increasing the difficulties faced by those displaced by conflict and other driving forces.

“Climate change is compounding and multiplying the challenges faced by those who have already been displaced, as well as their hosts, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected settings,” it continued.

Floods in South Sudan and Brazil, record heat in Kenya and Pakistan, and water shortages in Chad and Ethiopia are among the disasters noted in the report.

The number of countries facing extreme exposure to climate-related hazards is projected to rise from three to 65 by 2040.

Those 65 countries host more than 45 percent of all people currently displaced by conflict, it added.

“Extreme weather is … destroying homes and livelihoods, and forcing families – many who have already fled violence – to flee once more,” UN refugees chief Filippo Grandi said in a statement.

“These are people who have already endured immense loss, and now they face the same hardships and devastation again. They are among the hardest hit by severe droughts, deadly floods and record-breaking heatwaves, yet they have the fewest resources to recover,” he said.

By 2050, the report reads, the hottest 15 refugee camps in the world – in The Gambia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Senegal and Mali – are projected to experience nearly 200 days of hazardous heat stress per year.

Weakening commitment

The refugee agency’s report emphasised that while the effect of climate change is growing, the commitment towards dealing with it has been weakening.

The UNHCR hopes to reawaken efforts to fight the effects at the conference in Brazil.

Under President Donald Trump, the United States, traditionally the world’s top donor, has slashed foreign aid.

Washington previously accounted for more than 40 percent of the UNHCR’s budget. Other major donor countries have also been tightening their belts.

“Funding cuts are severely limiting our ability to protect refugees and displaced families from the effects of extreme weather,” Grandi said.

“To prevent further displacement, climate financing needs to reach the communities already living on the edge,” he said. “This COP must deliver real action, not empty promises.”

About 50,000 participants from more than 190 countries will meet in Belem, in the Amazon rainforest, to discuss curbing the climate crisis.

One topic on the agenda exposing the difficulties of agreeing on global action is the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

The policy is designed to prevent “carbon leakage” by requiring importers of carbon-intensive goods like steel and cement to pay the same price for embedded emissions that EU producers face domestically.

While the EU promotes CBAM as a necessary environmental tool to encourage greener practices, critics of the policy, including major trading partners like the US and China, view it as a veiled act of protectionism.