Bournemouth put up brave fight but defeat to Man City could feel most crushing of season

Death in Paradise star Ralf Little has opened up about his future on the beloved BBC show.The star plays Neville Parker, who is the Detective in charge of the Saint Marie police station.There have been a lot of rumours about whether the actor will return again after the final episode of season 11 airs this week.Now Ralf has taken to social media to open up about rumours of his future on the series.This comes as he gave an interview to The Sunday Times earlier today where it was claimed he will film series 12 later this year.Posting on Twitter, Ralf clarified: “I’m happy with my @thesundaytimes interview with the lovely Julia Llewellyn Smith.“But sometimes what you actually said needs to be paraphrased to fit in, which can leave you accidentally misquoted/“So, some (very) minor corrections/contextualisations…”The actor went on to add: “At the end it says I am definitely going back to film series 12.“That is not true as that discussion is still ongoing.“I wouldn’t bring it up now, except I don’t want other papers to start saying I’ve made an official announcement when I haven’t.”This isn’t the first time that Ralf has addressed his future on the BBC series.He’s been open in many past interviews about if he’ll be returning to the show.Speaking on Saturday Kitchen earlier in February, he said he can’t confirm his future on the show.Ralf explained: "It’s just I have filmed the series that I was originally contracted to do.“But there's no indication that they don't want me to go back, it hasn't been agreed yet."Viewers will therefore just have to wait and see if he’ll be making his exit from the series.He would be following in the footsteps of previous detectives if he does, as the role is replaced every few seasons.So far,

From kid to costar! Candace Cameron Bure had a great time working with her daughter, Natasha, on the latest Aurora Teagarden Mysteries movie.

MAURA Higgins looked incredible in a racy dress at London Fashion Week last night. The ex Love Island contestant, 31 arrived at the Oh Polly show on Saturday in a black dress that revealed plenty of skin.

HALLE BERRY had to answer difficult questions about her sexuality after accidentally showing her teenage daughter a lesbian sex scene she was in. The Hollywood actress, 55, plays a UFC fighter who beds a man — and a woman — in Netflix hit Bruised. And she said 13-year-old Nahla was stunned when she saw the love scenes during an early screening, telling her superstar mum: “We need to have some conversations.” Halle, who has made her directing debut with the sports drama — revealed her film editor unexpectedly jumped to the movie’s raunchiest moment during the screening.

EX-Apprentice star Luisa Zissman has blasted daytime TV — saying Loose Women is boring and the £500 fee for Good Morning Britain is “s***”. The entrepreneur, 37 — who’s also appeared on This Morning — claims she has quit telly altogether to focus on business. The mum of two was a runner-up on Lord Alan Sugar’s show in 2013 and a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother a year later.

THIS Morning bosses axed Eamonn Holmes from his coveted presenting position at ITV after research found that he was unpopular with viewers. The veteran presenter blasted station bosses in a recent interview with the Daily Mail, accusing them of being "sly" and hypocritical over his departure.

DALE Critchlow, who appeared in the hit movie Napoleon Dynamite, has died, his family announced. He famously played Farmer Lyle in the 2004 movie, directed by Jared Hess.

MATT LeBlanc has been spotted in Los Angeles for the first time since The Sun revealed he has split from his TV producer Aurora Mulligan. The Friends star, 54, looked downcast on a stroll in Sherman Oaks, wearing a long sleeve gray shirt, distressed blue jeans and eye-popping red sneakers.

Liverpool have been linked with a move for Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly as the Cherries face the prospect of being relegated from the Premier League.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester City morning headlines for Thursday, July 16.Pep Guardiola admits his Manchester City side “could not control” Bournemouth for long passages of their narrow win on Wednesday evening.City ran out 2-1 victors over Eddie Howe’s struggling side, but were made to sweat in the closing stages with the Cherries pushing hard for an equaliser."It was a really difficult game, they played really well. We could not control them," said Guardiola."We started well in the first 10 to 15 minutes of the second half, but then we had a problem in our build-up.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola credited Bournemouth as Manchester City held out for a 2-1 victory in the Premier League. David Silva's early goal appeared to pave the way for another routine win for the Blues but they were made to work incredibly hard for it by an Eddie Howe team battling relegation.

Manchester United made a rookie mistake when they got the name of Southampton 's manager wrong on the teamsheet, ahead of their important Premier League clash with the Saints. They had the correct teams down but someone forgot to update the name of the away manager, with it reading as Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe instead of Ralph Hasenhuttl.

Manchester United’s 5-2 win over Bournemouth last Saturday.Maguire suffered a humiliating moment at Old Trafford, with Junior Stanislas nutmegging the £80m defender before converting past David de Gea to give Eddie Howe’s side the lead.Nevertheless, it meant very little in the end as goals from Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes, along with Mason Greenwood’s brace, ensured United ran out comfortable winners.Yet that didn’t stop Van der Vaart from launching another attack on Maguire, claiming the England international is well aware of his flaws.The former Tottenham and Real Madrid star told Dutch TV station Ziggo: “I think he goes home every day and tells his wife: ‘I screw up, but I earn so much.

Tottenham have been tipped to beat Arsenal to the signing of Ryan Fraser this summer.

Manchester United fans have told Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to make a move for Bournemouth playmaker David Brooks but don't want to see Callum Wilson arrive at Old Trafford.

Manchester United have been told of Bournemouth’s transfer stances on Josh King and David Brooks.

Bournemouth are open to selling star strikers Callum Wilson and Josh King at the end of the season - leaving potential suitors Manchester United on red alert.

Manchester United have been put on a transfer alert as Bournemouth reportedly plan to sell Callum Wilson, Josh King and David Brooks this summer.

The League Managers' Association has vowed to do all it can to help protect its members in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Gary Lineker has shot down Labour MP David Lammy on Twitter in a row over Premier League players taking wage cuts.

Eddie Howe has become the first Premier League boss to take a wage cut due to the coronavirus crisis.