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WHO Wants To Be A Millionaire viewers were left raging after a contestant burned through all three lifelines on a question they deemed ridiculously easy.

Host Jeremy Clarkson returned on Saturday night for a star-studded edition of the popular game show.

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The Olympic legend burned through three lifelines on a question viewers thought was a breeze[/caption]

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She was asked which 1980s film had sequels titled Afterlife and Frozen Empire[/caption]

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Olympic champion cyclist Dame Laura Kenny and Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy tried to win up to £1 million for their chosen charities.

However, ITV viewers were left gobsmacked when the Olympic legend burned through three lifelines on a question they thought was a breeze.

The five-time gold medalist stormed through the early rounds but hit a roadblock at £16,000 when asked which 1980s film had sequels titled Afterlife and Frozen Empire.

Despite having Ghostbusters as an option, she turned to host Jeremy Clarkson, 50:50, and even phoned a friend – leaving fans at home in disbelief.

Jeremy admitted that he was not 100% certain either, but ruled out The Terminator and Top Gun.

Fans flocked to social media to slam the blunder, with many insisting they knew the answer straight away.

One viewer raged: “How the heck did neither this Olympian or Jeremy Clarkson know that Afterlife and Frozen Empire are Ghostbusters movies?

“The latter literally came out last year! Such an easy question it could have been a thousand pound one.”

Another added: “Was ‘Afterlife’ not a bit of a clue as to what the answer might be?” 

A third penned: “She should have phoned a friend and he would have said who you going to call and she would have said Ghostbusters.”

A fourth chimed in: “Using the lifelines on these questions is just madness.”

A fifth wrote: “Stop faffing about! It’s Ghostbusters!!!” 

Despite the blunder, Dame Laura still walked away with £8,000 for her chosen charity, The Ectopic Pregnancy Trust.

Not quite the million-pound jackpot – but a solid effort!

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Because of its gripping plot and erratic character outcomes, “Person of Interest” kept viewers on edge. Sarah Shahi’s role Sameen Shaw is among the most captivating in the series. She was a popular favorite because of her bold personality and witty humor. Nonetheless, one of the most significant queries that viewers have continued to ask […]

ALLY McCOIST has told Rangers he is prepared to quit all of his media commitments at the drop of a hat to take over again at Ibrox.

The Rangers legend, 62, was shocked to discover he’s one of the many names in the frame to replace Philippe Clement in Govan.

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Ally McCoist has reacted to Philippe Clement’s dismissal[/caption]

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Clement was shown the door by Rangers on Sunday[/caption]

The Belgian was finally sacked by Ibrox chiefs on Sunday following Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat to St Mirren.

Patrick Stewart and Fraser Thornton eventually came to the decision to axe Clement last night and have already started the process of finding his replacement.

Several former Rangers men have been linked with the job in the hours following, with Steven Gerrard the favourite and sacked Southampton boss Russell Martin also in the running.

McCoist has found himself being touted for the role as a heavy outsider by the bookmakers too.

He found out this morning that he’s actually priced at 33/1 to become the next Gers manager.

It would see him make a stunning return to the Ibrox hot-seat after already spending three years in the position previously.

He was the Rangers manager between 2011 and 2014 after Walter Smith stepped down.

McCoist was quizzed on talkSPORT this morning if he would be interested in replacing Clement at Ibrox.

But the Rangers legend admitted there’s one thing standing in his way.

He doesn’t want to leave his radio pal Jeff Stelling.

However, he joked that even he’s tempted to put some money on himself given the odds.

McCoist said: “I tell you what, it would break Jeff’s heart. I might put a couple of quid on that if it’s 33/1!

“But I couldn’t do it to Jeff.”

Stelling laughed: “Well you couldn’t take the drop in salary, could you Coisty?”

He added: “He wouldn’t just be leaving me. He would be leaving talkSPORT, TNT, and his EIGHT other day jobs as well!”

Earlier in the breakfast show though, McCoist did reveal he would jump at the chance of becoming the Rangers manager again.

Stelling asked him if he’d drop his MANY commitments to return to Ibrox.

Laughing, McCoist said: “Listen, you know me, I’d drop everything for Rangers! You included!”

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DEAR DEIDRE: MY partner’s passing comment while we were kissing and cuddling turned my stomach – and made me seriously think about dumping him.

We were both getting turned on when he said I reminded him of his mum. To say it killed the moment is an understatement.

There is a significant age gap between us but I want to be his partner, not his mum.

Besides, I’ve met his mum. She might only be nine years older than me but she looks and acts like an old lady. I was insulted.

I am 41, he is 28 and we’ve always had a brilliant sex life.

We have been very happy for nine months and he made it clear he wanted me right from the start.

We see one another most days and our feelings have grown over the months.

He would love to move in with me but I worry about my children, who are only 18 and 15.

They get on well with him but I have concerns about our age gap.

He says I remind him of his mum because I make him feel loved and secure.

He insists he doesn’t see me as a mother figure. Still, I am worried about us living together.

If it doesn’t work, the emotional upheaval for me and my children would be devastating.

Are relationships like ours ever successful?

DEIDRE SAYS: There are lots of couples who do have happy, lasting relationships, despite their age difference.

While age gaps, where one partner is in their late teens or early twenties, raise serious concerns of a potential power imbalance in the relationship, your boyfriend is in his late-20s and will have significant life experience.

As for the future, there are no guarantees in relationships. He may change down the line. And, of course, so might you.

Many of us are drawn to people who remind us of a parent without realising it, primarily because we find them comfortable and familiar.

It is time to clear the air and discuss your concerns with your boyfriend.

The main issue for age-gap relationships is when the couple are at different life stages.

So talk about whether he wants marriage and children of his own. These are important issues to iron out before getting more involved.

My support pack Age Gaps – Do They Matter? will help.

FIANCÉE SCORED WITH RUGBY PAL

DEAR DEIDRE: I KNEW my fiancée got on well with a close friend of mine – but I didn’t think they would end up secretly having sex.

I’m 29, she is 26 and we’ve been together for four years. I met my friend through our local rugby team. My fiancée often comes to watch our games, standing on the touchline cheering us on.

The two of them got on well but nothing more. We have been talking about starting a family and decided over Christmas we would be happy if she got pregnant. But a short time later, she started to get depressed and upset.

I thought she’d changed her mind about wanting a baby, but then she broke down in tears and admitted she had cheated on me with my mate. I was gobsmacked, but she insisted it was a stupid mistake and she still loves me.

She has apologised numerous times but doesn’t show any real regret.

I can’t help but think if she really wanted to be with me, she would be begging for forgiveness.

But she refuses to talk about what they did.

I want to believe her when she says that it won’t happen again.

She has suggested we have some space apart, but surely we need to be spending more time together if we are going to make it through this.

DEIDRE SAYS: You’ve been doubly betrayed, but your girlfriend doesn’t seem to understand how shocked and hurt you are.

You are dealing with her infidelity, and also the fact she has sexual feelings for your friend.

It is possible to get over an infidelity but being apart will solve nothing. Is she suggesting having some “space” so she can back away if she has a change of heart?

She needs to be committed to your relationship and to reassure you that this is what she wants.

At the very least, she owes you honesty. My support pack Cheating – Can You Get Over It? will help.

HOPE FOR BABY IS IGNORED

DEAR DEIDRE: DESPITE always knowing I want more children, my partner keeps going on about having a vasectomy.

I am 34 and he is 35. We have been together for five years. He already has a daughter from his previous relationship and we have a son together.

They get on well together, but I would love my boy to have a full sibling.

I don’t like vasectomies because they go against nature. My partner just laughs when I tell him this.

He doesn’t seem to value my opinions or my feelings.

I am on the Pill but I feel as though he doesn’t trust me enough to take it.

I love him but he ignores my longing for another child. How do we get past this?

DEIDRE SAYS: While I understand your desire to have another baby, it wouldn’t be right to force this on him. It wouldn’t be fair to him or the child.

When one partner wants more children and the other doesn’t, it can be a deal breaker. Does your partner really want the snip? It’s all very well to talk about this but going through with it is a different matter.

Tell him that being denied another child will hurt you deeply.

Ask him why he is so against the idea and make sure he understands that a vasectomy is final.

ANTHONY JOSHUA has vowed to spill Tyson Fury’s blood in an epic Battle of Britain – if his rival comes out of retirement.

The pair’s long-overdue domestic dust-up seemed finally set to come to fruition after Fury’s back-to-back losses to Oleksandr Usyk last year.

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Tyson Fury was on course for a grudge match with Anthony Joshua before announcing his retirement last month[/caption]

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AJ isn’t buying the Gypsy King’s retirement and reckons he will fight again[/caption]

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The Watford warrior insists he’ll shed Fury’s blood if they do end up fighting[/caption]

But Fury threw a major spanner into the works last month by announcing his FIFTH retirement, although AJ isn’t giving up hope of putting a brutal beating on the Gypsy King.

The former two-time unified heavyweight champion told iFL TV: “I feel like it’s the best fight [for me].

“People might say [Joseph] Parker, people might say – I don’t know.

“But I think Fury, commercially, is a great fight and it’s a great man’s fight as well. So I think it makes sense.

“You could say it’s been years in the making. But listen, the heavyweight division has been thriving.

“And why I say it’s probably still a great fight is as I said Parker is, for me, a great story of someone that never gives up.

“And the thing is, there is going to be one winner and one loser and there’s going to be bloodshed. And it ain’t gonna be mine.”

Fury, 36, has remained radio silent on his fighting future since his latest hanging up of the gloves.

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But Joshua isn’t convinced we’ve seen the last of the Wythenshawe warrior.

“Has he retired with the possibility of coming back?” Joshua asked when quizzed about Fury’s retirement “Yes.

“Has he retired? Yes. Is he going to come back next month? No. In short, he might come back but he is retired.”

Joshua, 35, hasn’t set foot inside the ring since his brutal fifth-round KO defeat to former sparring partner Daniel Dubois last September.

A February rematch with Triple D was on the cards before his team convinced him to rest and recover from niggling injuries.

And he’s keeping his cards close to his chest over when he’ll next be back in the squared circle.

When asked about his ring return, AJ said: “More fights, this is my life, this is what I do.

“Right now I sit outside and I watch and then I’ll make my return one day.

“Right right I sit back as a fan and watch the great people in the sport I love.”

THE World Open is underway in Yushan, with some huge names eyeing the £175,000 jackpot.

Later today, Judd Trump takes on Long Zehuang in the last-64 of the tournament.

The World No1 is eyeing up a stunning three-peat in the World Open, having the last two editions of the tournament in 2019 and 2024.

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• TV channel: TNT Sports 3
• Live stream: discovery+

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THE six Premier League clubs still active in Europe now know their round of 16 opponents.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa will participate in the Champions League knockout stage in March while Tottenham and Manchester United are set to resume their Europa League campaigns – Chelsea remain favourites to win the Conference League.

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Liverpool, Arsenal and Aston Villa will resume their Champions League campaigns in March[/caption]

The European competitions always have a significant bearing on Dream Team and managers should target these fixtures in the near future.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

• PSG v Liverpool
• PSV Eindhoven v Arsenal
• Clun Brugge v Aston Villa

Arne Slot’s reward for topping the league phase is meeting with the best team in France – Ousmane Dembele and company beat Brest 10-0 on aggregate in the play-offs.

The Gunners will face the current Dutch champions, who edged out Juventus in the play-offs.

PSV have won just one of their six league games since the turn of the year.

Unai Emery will be quietly confident after the Villains were drawn against the team that finished 24th in the league phase, although Club Brugge did bear Villa 1-0 in Belgium back in November.

Liverpool and Aston Villa will meet in the quarter-finals if both sides progress beyond the last 16.

If Arsenal get past PSV, they will play the winners of Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid.

SEE THE FULL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 DRAW HERE.

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EUROPA LEAGUE

• AZ Alkmaar v Tottenham
• Real Sociedad v Manchester United

Like their North London rivals, Spurs have been drawn against Dutch opposition.

AZ lost to Ange Postecoglou’s side in North London in late October and ultimately finished 19th in the league phase.

The Red Devils’ goal-shy opponents are currently 11th in La Liga having lost four of their last five league games.

At the risk of getting far too ahead of the game, Spurs and Man United wouldn’t meet until the final…

SEE THE FULL EUROPA LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 DRAWS HERE.

CONFERENCE LEAGUE

• Chelsea v Copenhagen

SEE THE FULL CONFERENCE LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 DRAW HERE.

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All the last 16 first legs will take place in Gameweek 26 with the second legs to follow in Gameweek 27.

Consequently, Aston Villa and Man United will be the only teams to fulfil two fixtures in Gameweek 26; the Villains will also host Cardiff in the FA Cup fifth round while the Red Devils will welcome Fulham to Old Trafford in the same competition.

All six clubs will then double up in Gameweek 27 as the second legs of the European ties will follow a full round of league fixtures.

GAMEWEEK 27 DOUBLE HEADERS

• LIVERPOOL vs Southampton & PSG
• ARSENAL vs Manchester United & PSV
• ASTON VILLA vs Brentford & Club Brugge
• TOTTENHAM vs Bournemouth & AZ Alkmaar
• MANCHESTER UNITED vs Arsenal & Real Sociedad
• CHELSEA vs Leicester & Copenhagen

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Palmer is now available for selection in Europe[/caption]

It’s worth noting that Cole Palmer has been added to the Blues’ Conference League squad for the knockout phase.

The England international wasn’t included in Enzo Maresca’s squad for the league phase of the competition with the Italian tactician citing “load management” but it seems Dream Team’s leading midfielder will have a part to play on Thursday nights going forward.

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IN the coming days councils across Scotland are expected to vote for hefty rises in council tax.

Some of the larger authorities, like Glasgow and Edinburgh, have announced bumper double figure hikes already with others due to follow suit.

But why are Scots being hammered with the increases and what does it mean for services?

Today Professor Mairi Spowage, from Strathclyde University’s Fraser of Allander Institute, explains why councils are still struggling despite the planned hike – and why the tax must be reformed.

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IN the news in recent days have been announcements by councils all over Scotland of council tax rises for the coming financial year.

Some councils, including East Lothian and the Scottish Borders, have confirmed double digit 10 per cent rises, with more expected to follow suit in the coming days.

Far from being additional investment that the councils can use to bolster or improve existing services, many councils are putting these increases in place to ensure that existing services can survive.

Indeed, in many areas it may well be that citizens see their services scaled back as bills go up, due to the increased costs of delivering services and the extra demand on statutory services like social care.

The Scottish Government, for its part, has said that local government has been given a record amount of funding for 2025-26 in the most recent budget. Specifically, the Finance Secretary said that, in the light of this, there should be no need for local government to implement large increases in council tax.

Let’s leave aside the reaction from the Scottish Government if the UK Government was to say something similar about the taxes within the control of the Scottish Parliament – council tax is a local tax and the level is for councils to set out.

The Scottish Government has put in place council tax freezes for 11 of the last 15 years by making a pot of money available to councils conditional on them agreeing to freeze the tax.

The Scottish Government claims that this covers the cost of the freeze, but it is not only the annual increase that councils have missed out on, it is also the compounded effect of the freeze over time.

Some key figures tell the story of what has happened to council tax and local government funding in recent years.

Several years of Council Tax freezes have eroded the value of the council tax collected by local authorities. The average amount of council tax per household was £980 in 2007-08; if this had simply increased by the rate of inflation since then, it would have been £1,494 per year by 2024-25, compared to the actual figure of £1,310, some 14 per cent lower. So the purchasing power of this tax has fallen over the years.

Given that council tax has been roughly 20 per cent of local government budgets for the last decade, this underlines the reduction of purchasing power in the local government budget overall.

The priority of local government in the Scottish Budget has also changed, although we should recognise that this has happened at the same time that the powers of the Scottish Government has changed.

In 2015-16, local government made up 29 per cent of the Scottish budget, compared to 24 per cent by 2023-24.

Given the additional responsibilities being given to local government (including ring-fencing of funding for e.g. early years provision), and increasing demand for their services in the face of this reduced purchasing power, it seems inevitable – despite (as described by COSLA) a “better” funding settlement from the Scottish Government this year – that councils would be seeking to increase the revenue they are raising from council tax.

The Accounts Commission recently set out the dire state of local authority finances, with many breaking even in the most recent year by dipping into reserves. This situation was unlikely to be sustainable.

The focus today and for the next few weeks will be on the rises imposed by individual councils and everyone waiting for the new council tax bills to hit their doormat.

But, as we discuss council tax, let’s not forget about the outdated nature of the tax calculations and how it must be reformed to make it more fair.

Whichever rates and bands are used for such a tax, it is completely unacceptable that more than half of households are in the wrong band due to the outdated valuations that are used (from 1991).

We would and should not accept that we were paying the wrong amount of income tax because the government had our wages wrong.

Perhaps the tax increasing in amount will also spur politicians into action to actually revalue the taxbase and ensure people are paying the correct amounts.

Sure – there will be winners and losers – but let’s remember as many people will be paying too much tax as too little.

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JERSEY Shore’s Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola has announced she is pregnant with her fiancé Justin May’s baby after going through IVF.

The reality TV star shared their happy news last night, telling fans: “We’ve been keeping a little secret…”

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The couple couldn’t stop smiling as they revealed their little one is due in the summer and shared their sonogram photos.

They also took the photos to the beach and popped them next to a teddy bear holding balloon.s

Sammi, 37, captioned their post on Instagram: “Baby May Due August 2025.

“After struggling through years of infertility, this is the absolute greatest blessing we could ever possibly ask for!

“We are so thrilled to finally be able to share the news of our little miracle with you all!

“Our hearts have never been so full of love, we can’t wait to meet you baby!”

Her co-star Lauren Sorrentino wrote beneath her photo: “My heart is so happy for you both!!! Congratulations!”

Mike Sorrentino penned: “Congratulations!”

Jenny Farley said: “I’m crying all over again!!!! Congratulations” as Justina Valentine wrote: “CONGRATS SAMMI!!!!!!! I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!!!!”

Sammi, who got engaged in March 2024, kept her IVF journey a secret.

She first revealed her hopes of starting a family using IVF in September.

She told Page Six about the latest series of Jersey Shore: “I go through it on the show, but I was so nervous about the whole thing.…

“I wasn’t sure what to film. It was just a scary process in general because it’s so personal.”

She later said on an episode of Jersey Shore: “This has been a very long process.

“It’s been a lot of shots. It’s been a lot of hormones.”

Sammi also revealed on the show that she tragically suffered a miscarriage.

She penned: “The thought of even being pregnant … such a magical moment for me.

“To have that taken away — it’s devastating for me.”

She praised her “positive and uplifting” fiancé Justin May for supporting her through it.

Sammi added: “He’s so special to me, and I just am so thankful for him.

“He’s been by my side through this whole thing. I just love him.”

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