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The first manager of A-ha, Terry Slater, has died aged 85 as tributes as have poured in. The Norwegian band was founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen and Morten Harket in 1982, and are best known for their hit song Take On Me. Slater signed the group when he was a board member of record label EMI in 1983. Band member Furuholmen paid tribute to Slater, saying: “Terry is the singularly most important person in A-ha’s music career.”In a message on Facebook, the band wrote: “43 years ago, give or take a couple of months, Terry Slater took a chance…

EastEnders actor Shane Richie is to appear in court charged with drink-driving, police have said.Essex Police confirmed it was called to reports of a suspected drink-driver in the Church Langley Way area of Harlow, shortly before 23:20 BST on Wednesday.A force spokesman confirmed the 62-year-old, of Tadworth, Surrey, was arrested and a charge of drink-driving had been authorised against him.It added Richie, real name Shane Roche, was due to appear at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on 9 September. Richie plays Alfie Moon in EastEnders, making his first appearance in the soap in 2002.The Sun reported he was arrested, external at a…

Infantino came to wider public attention, and attracted further criticism, during this summer’s World Cup, which was staged in the USA, Mexico and Canada.The tournament made headlines before a ball was kicked, with visas to the United States delayed – and even denied – for supporters, coaching staff and officials. In May, Iran’s base for the tournament was moved to Mexico after the US made it clear it did not want to host the team because of political tensions between the two nations.That was followed by Somali referee Omar Artan, one of 52 officials appointed to work at the tournament,…

The late Sir Bobby Charlton would be “very, very proud” of the work done by community football coaches supported by his charity foundation, one of his close friends has said.John Sheils, who sits on the Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation’s board, is nearing the end of a charity cycle ride which takes in the stadiums of all 92 clubs in the Premier League and Football League.Sheils said he aimed to raise money for children’s football across the UK as well as highlight the importance of what Manchester United legend Sir Bobby called “the best toy ever invented”.The former CEO of the…

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Following Farage’s difficulties, Labour is also now losing fewer of its 2024 voters to Reform. But the same is true of the Conservatives, whose loss of support to Reform in the polls during in this parliament has always been much greater than that suffered by Labour. Far from suffering from a Burnham bounce, Kemi Badenoch’s party has edged up to 20% in the polls for the first time since last spring.Burnham’s arrival has given Labour new hope. But despite having overtaken Reform in the polls, the new Labour leader still has to prove he can win back the working class…

Cameron Norrie’s promising run at the Los Cabos Open in Mexico ended with a three-set semi-final defeat by defending champion Denis Shapovalov.Norrie had returned to some form by reaching the last four – having previously lost six matches in a row – but was beaten 6-3 5-7 6-4 by his fellow left-hander.The British number two, who won the Los Cabos title in 2021, was broken in his first service game of the match to fall 2-0 down and, despite chances to break back, failed to do so on the way to losing the opening set.Norrie made a disappointing start to…

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Carole Middleton rallied behind her brother Gary Goldsmith after he was rushed to a Spanish hospital with a life-threatening bleed in his oesophagus, linked to his use of the weight-loss medication Mounjaro.Mr Goldsmith, a businessman and former Celebrity Big Brother contestant, revealed the health scare in a recent interview.He had been taking the drug for several months before the emergency unfolded during a holiday in Spain.The episode marks the second major health crisis Mrs Middleton has navigated within her close family in recent years.Carole Middleton rallied behind her brother Gary Goldsmith after he was rushed to a Spanish hospital with…