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Katie Price says ‘I’ll always be the baddie’ as she slams Peter and Emily Andre

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Katie Price has said that “whatever happens, it’s always going to be her fault” as she slammed her ex-husband Peter Andre and his new wife Emily Andre over their kids

Katie Price is convinced that she will ‘always be the baddie’(Image: Instagram/Katie Price)

Katie Price thinks she’ll “always be the baddie” in relation to her ex-husband Peter Andre. The model shares two children – Princess and Junior with her ex Peter Andre – but she seemingly threw shade on her ex and his wife Emilly Andre, saying it’s “always going to be my fault”.

Speaking on her podcast, Katie said: “I’ve cleared a lot of things up. This is what’s interesting, lets see how it’s twisted and turned again, just to let you all know, whatever happens, is always going to be my fault.

“I’m always going to be the baddie, it’s always going to be my fault. But just remember, we’ve got proof of everything, so there you go.” It comes after Katie Price worries fans with appearance in family photo after explaining weight loss.

Peter and Emily with Princess and Junior
Peter and Emily with Princess and Junior(Image: WireImage)

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Katie later added that she had” worked hard “on herself and claimed it was Peter and Emily who had pushed Princess to have therapy.

” With Princess, she did have therapy and I know that she had therapy after our hijacking thing. Now, she’s got to remember, this was shut under the carpet, it would have affected the kids when me and Pete split too, “she said.

” It was turbulent between me and Kieran but Princess didn’t have therapy because of me and Kieran.

“I know that Pete got her therapy because she was losing weight or something but of course I’ll get the blame for that because I always do”.

She added: “I know that she definitely had therapy for the hijack that we had and I know when she had therapy before, that was because Emily and Pete were pushing her to have therapy, that was nothing to do with me splitting up with Kieran.

Katie Price, in a gold top and jeans, at an event in 2023.
Katie Price opened up about her relationship with Princess(Image: Getty Images)

” It’s funny how things change. I’m always going to look the bad cop everyone but tides are changing, I’m not having it anymore. “

Princess had previously opened up about how she wished she had a “happier” childhood. She said in her new reality show: “I did have a counsellor, I do still see her every now and then.

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“But I don’t feel like I can really talk, so I just write everything down in my notes. I do wish, like, I could have had a more happier childhood.

” In the sense of like, I had so many things on my plate at a young age. “

Chelsea academy sales top £250m in three years as Broja joins Burnley

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Armando Broja’s move to Burnley means Chelsea have made more than £250m in sales on players from their academy in just three years.

Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, influenced by the pressure of the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR), have accelerated a strategy that began under their predecessor as owner, Roman Abramovich.

In this case, Broja’s departure to Burnley is worth up to £20m if all add-ons are met, taking the potential total banked from academy player sales this summer to £41.2m.

Defender Bashir Humphreys also moved to Turf Moor for £14.7m, while Ishe Samuels-Smith moved to Strasbourg for £6.5m this summer.

Further sales are possible, with forward Tyrique George and England international Trevoh Chalobah not ruled out. Josh Acheampong has also attracted interest from Bournemouth but is considered not for sale unless a substantial offer is made.

The £41.2m slice of incoming funds is part of the £225.5m raised from player sales this summer alone.

But because academy players count as ‘ pure profit ‘ in the club’s accounts, their departures have provided Chelsea with greater financial flexibility – helping fund £250m in new signings, with transfer fees amortised over the five-year span of long-term contracts.

Interestingly, Burnley have contributed over £55m to Chelsea through player purchases this summer, also signing midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu for a fee believed to be over £20m, despite being officially undisclosed.

Sales of Noni Madueke, Djordje Petrovic, and others have boosted Chelsea’s bottom line, with the club set to surpass £300m on incomings this summer.

What about the money from Mount and Gallagher?

Like all clubs, Chelsea are subject to a three-year monitoring period under Premier League and UEFA financial regulations. Conveniently for the current ownership, that period now fully covers the era under the US-led consortium.

Key sales of academy graduates: including Mason Mount (£55m to Manchester United), Ian Maatsen (£37.5m to Aston Villa), Conor Gallagher (£34m to Atletico Madrid), and Lewis Hall (£28m to Newcastle) have been crucial to Chelsea’s compliance with financial rules.

In total, the club has generated £251.2m from academy player sales over the past three seasons – a sum that, under PSR accounting, offsets as much as £1.25bn in spending on new signings.

However, even that has not been enough to keep Chelsea compliant with the rules without the sale of two hotels and the women’s team to a parent company for a combined £276.6m.

They were moves which satisfied the Premier League but were rejected by Uefa’s stricter financial rules.

As a result, Chelsea were fined £26.7m by Europe’s football governing body, a penalty that could rise to £51.2m if the club fails to align with its regulations in the coming seasons.

Even before the Boehly-Clearlake takeover in 2022, Chelsea had English football’s most profitable academy, with sales of players like Tammy Abraham, Marc Guehi, Fikayo Tomori, and Tino Livramento generating £163.5m between 2017 and 2022.

Do Chelsea respect their academy enough?

Chelsea’s academy has undergone leadership changes in the past year, with Joe Shields and Glenn van der Kraan taking charge, while Jack Francis remains a key figure from the previous regime.

Although the departure of popular former leaders Neil Bath and Jim Fraser risked unsettling the academy, insiders say the new team has integrated smoothly into a structure already thriving at that level.

Meanwhile, head coach Enzo Maresca gave debuts to eight academy players last season but was no doubt influenced by Chelsea’s participation in the Conference League, a competition that saw them face a much lower level of opposition.

A more accurate measure of academy success is Premier League minutes played, where Levi Colwill, Reece James, and Chalobah remain flag bearers for the coaching staff at Cobham.

They were joined by Tyrique George and Josh Acheampong, both promoted to the first-team squad on a full-time basis.

All in all, Chelsea gave minutes to Colwill (3, 149), James (1, 063), Chalobah (911), George (178), Acheampong (169), Shim Mheuka (1), which totals 5, 471 minutes played by academy players in the league last season.

Compared to their ‘ big six ‘ rivals, that’s more than Manchester City, Tottenham and Arsenal, although the latter impacted by a serious injury to Bukayo Saka.

Josh Acheampong in action for Chelsea during the 2024-25 seasonGetty Images

At the start of the current ownership, Chelsea led the big six in academy appearances but have since seen their numbers drop year-on-year to levels closer to their rivals.

Chelsea have faced criticism, including from their own fans, for selling academy talents – especially after the sale of Gallagher to Atletico last summer.

When asked about Gallagher’s departure in August 2024, Maresca said: “This is not Chelsea’s problem, these are the rules.

How does it compare to other clubs?

Chelsea lead the way in terms of player sales having made more than £100m more than any of the other traditional ‘ big six ‘ since July 2022.

Tottenham’s total boosted by selling Harry Kane to Bayern Munich for an initial £86.4m in 2023.

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Pakistan says soldiers kill 33 fighters near Afghan border

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Pakistani security forces have killed 33 fighters who tried to cross into the southwestern province of Balochistan from neighbouring Afghanistan, the military says, describing them as “Indian-sponsored” separatists.

Pakistan’s military said in a statement on Friday that an overnight operation took place in the Zhob district of Balochistan province, where soldiers spotted “Khwarij”, a phrase the government uses for Pakistan Taliban fighters.

The fighters were intercepted and engaged with “precise” fire, the statement said, adding that weapons, ammunition and explosives were recovered.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif praised the security forces for what he called a successful operation.

“Our brave soldiers risked their lives to foil this infiltration attempt and crushed the nefarious designs of the terrorists,” the prime minister was quoted by the Associated Press of Pakistan as saying.

Separatist fighters demanding mineral-rich Balochistan receive a bigger share of profits from its resources have stepped up attacks in recent months, particularly on Pakistan’s military, which has launched an intelligence-based offensive against them.

Pakistan often accuses the Taliban government in Afghanistan of turning a blind eye to fighters operating near their shared frontier. Kabul denies the charge.

The Pakistani military said on Friday that those killed had the backing of India although it offered no evidence to back up the allegation.

Pakistan and India often accuse each other of backing armed groups. New Delhi denies supporting fighters in Pakistan and has not commented on the latest incident.

The nuclear-armed neighbours with a history of conflict continue to engage in war rhetoric and have exchanged fire across the Line of Control, their de facto border in disputed Kashmir, after an attack in Pahalgam killed 26 civilians in India-administered Kashmir on April 22.

Clashes with Pakistani Taliban

On Friday, the government in Balochistan suspended mobile phone internet service until August 31 for security reasons before Thursday’s Independence Day holiday, which celebrates Pakistan gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1947.

In recent years, separatist fighters in Balochistan have targeted people selling national flags before the holiday.

Balochistan has for years been the scene of a rebellion by separatist groups along with attacks by the Pakistan Taliban and the outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army.

The separatists demand independence from Pakistan’s central government in Islamabad.

Pakistan has witnessed a surge in armed attacks, most claimed by the Pakistan Taliban, who are known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and are allies of the Afghan Taliban.

The TTP is a separate group and has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuary in Afghanistan since then.

Emmerdale star announces pregnancy with third child in moving post with older kids

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An Emmerdale star has announced that they are expecting a baby with their partner. Paula Lane, who is also known for her role on Coronation Street, was met with well wishes from former co-stars after sharing the news earlier.

Paula, who played Ella Forster on Emmerdale until recently, years after appearing as Kylie Platt on Corrie, has revealed that she’s pregnant. She told fans in a post this afternoon that she is now four months away from the due date.

Tagging her husband, fellow actor Tom Shaw, in the post on Instagram today, Paula wrote: “Some special news to share from us”. She told her followers: “Christmas just got a bit more magical. Our baby boy due December 2025”.

Baby scan, in front of cards for the baby's siblings, shared by Paula Lane.
Paula Lane, known for her roles on Coronation Street and Emmerdale, has announced that she’s expecting another baby (Instagram/paula_laney)

The post shared by Paula, who’s already a parent to two children with her husband, included a photo of a baby scan. It was surrounded by cards for her other kids, addressed to the “best big sister” and the “best big brother”.

Paula included Alison Goldfrapp’s song Hey Hi Hello as the soundtrack of the post, which has thousands of likes. She was met with well wishes from former colleagues in the comments section.

It included some of her co-stars from Emmerdale. Lisa Riley, who plays Mandy Dingle, wrote: “CONGRATULATIONS. HOORAY!!! Now I can tell everyone. So much love to you, Tom and the children. Can’t wait for Christmas cuddles”.

Amy Walsh, known for her role as Tracy Metcalfe, reacted: “Congratulations lovely”. Her on-screen sister Michelle Hardwick, who plays Vanessa Woodfield, said: “Best news! Massive congratulations to you all! So exciting”.

Danny Miller, who plays Aaron Dingle, wrote in his response to Paula’s post: “Congratulations guys”. Natalie Ann Jamieson, whose character Amy Wyatt was killed off earlier this year, said: “Congratulations. Lovely lovely news”.

Paula Lane and her husband Tom Shaw in a selfie.
Former soap star Paula (left) and her husband Tom Shaw (right) are already parents to two children together (Instagram/paula_laney)

Some of Paula’s former Corrie co-stars also responded to the news. They included Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor on the show. She wrote in the comments section of the post: “Ah congratulations to you all Paula”!

Lucy Fallon, who played Paula’s on-screen niece-in-law Bethany Platt, reacted to the post this evening: “Congratulations”. Georgia May Foote, who played Katy Armstrong, wrote: “Congratulations”.

Paula is best known for playing Kylie on Corrie, with the character introduced as the sister of Becky McDonald (played by Katherine Kelly). She went on to develop a relationship with David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), whom she later married.

After being introduced six years prior, Kylie was killed off in scenes that aired in 2016. Viewers saw Paula’s character die in the arms of her husband David whilst lay in the middle of the street after having been fatally stabbed.

More recently, Paula made her debut as Ella on Emmerdale last year. It’s thought that she has since left the soap, with her character last seen in April, when Ella was arrested after having feared that she had killed Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson), whom she’d been harassing.

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Man Utd Training Ground Upgrade Will Foster ‘Winning Culture’, Says Ratcliffe

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Co-owner Jim Ratcliffe believes that the club’s recently renovated training facility is “world-class performance environment” that can help bring it back to its former glory.

The Carrington training ground, which has been United’s home since 2000, has received a £50 million ($67 million) investment.

After returning from their pre-season tour of the United States, Ruben Amorim’s squad moved into the men’s first-team building this week. The renovation work was finished during the 2024/25 season.

When he purchased a minority stake in the 20-time English champions last year, British billionaire Ratcliffe pledged to invest $300 million in infrastructure.

In a statement posted on the club’s website, Ratcliffe stated, “We made the quick decision to invest significantly in the creation of a world-class performance environment for staff and players. This will reflect our ambition and vision for Manchester United.”

We are pleased with the outcome, and we are confident that the club’s new facility will help create a positive culture.

Foster + Partners, which was appointed last September to develop the master plan for a new 100, 000-capacity stadium, was in charge of the training ground project.

Last year, United’s men’s team had their worst campaign in 51 years, finishing 15th in the table.

In Alex Ferguson’s final season in charge, they haven’t won the Premier League since 2013.

With the signings of Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko joining RB Leipzig in a £74 million deal, Amorim has a revised attack plan for the new campaign.