Geri Horner pens heartfelt message following sad death

Formerly homeless tour guides are giving visitors a unique perspective on the city streets they once called home.

Manchester United defender Jaap Stam has claimed Cristiano Ronaldo would have undoubtedly received Sir Alex Ferguson's famous hairdryer treatment for his recent antics at Old Trafford.

VAR being run by amateurs, it’s got calamity written all over it.

Rod Stewart has revealed he is retiring from “rock ‘n’ roll touring” after next year and is mothballing popular anthems such as Maggie May and Hot Legs.

Taylor Swift's latest LP has broken the Spotify record for most-steamed album in a single day.

Jamie Murphy admits there is always something extra special about dramatic comeback victories.

Alec Baldwin has taken to social media to mark the anniversary of Halyna Hutchins’ death, which happened on set of his latest film.

The long-awaited arrival VAR is here but Hearts boss Robbie Neilson probably wishes he could hit rewind after a run of wonky results.

Christian Horner has blasted suggestions Max Verstappen could be stripped of his maiden F1 title. Verstappen pinched the 2021 crown from Lewis Hamilton in highly controversial fashion thanks to race director Michael Masi’s botched handling of a late-race safety car.

Toto Wolff mocked Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner as he outlined the potential ramifications of any breach of F1’s recently-introduced cost cap.With the F1 circus in Singapore – a race which could see Max Verstappen secure his second title in as many seasons – his controversial maiden triumph is under the microscope amid rumours that Red Bull are one of two teams that has been overspending.F1 introduced a budget cap of $145million (£114m) last year but Red Bull are facing accusations – reported in Auto Motor und Sport and Gazzetta Dello Sport – that they went beyond that figure. READ MORE: Christian Horner 'confident' Red Bull did not break rule that could lead to huge penalty The FIA are assessing Red Bull’s finances, with a verdict set to be announced next week. Sanctions available to the governing body include financial penalties, a deduction of drivers’ championship points and even exclusion from the championship.

Slam it to the left! Melanie Chisholm spilled all about her ups and downs as Sporty Spice in her memoir.

90s legends the Spice Girls have sent their fans into a frenzy once again after leaving a mysterious message online, which has been widely interpreted as hinting at an upcoming reunion event.Taking to Twitter yesterday, the official Twitter account of the widely-adored girl band - made up of Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham and Melanie Chisholm - posted just three emojis in their teaser message. A ladder emoji, a peace sign (holding up two fingers) and a girl with her hand raised were tweeted, leaving excited fans lingering with anticipation and speculating what the mystery message could mean. Several admirers of the girl band - who called it quits in 2000 before reuniting to tour in 2019 without 'Posh Spice' Victoria - believe that the teaser may be hinting at another reunion in the weeks to come.

Manori Ravindran International Editor At the time of her untimely death, British author Hilary Mantel was consulting on the TV adaptation of her most recent novel, “The Mirror and the Light” — the conclusion to her critically acclaimed Tudor trilogy that began with “Wolf Hall.” The two-time Booker Prize-winning author’s sudden death at 70 was announced on Friday by her publishers, sending shockwaves among her fans and the literary and TV industries — but especially her inner circle of collaborators who were in constant touch with Mantel. Peter Kosminsky, the BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated director and screenwriter, has known Mantel for “many, many years,” he told Variety over the phone on Friday. Kosminsky directed the Golden Globe-winning BBC and PBS drama “Wolf Hall,” and the pair have been collaborating more recently on a BBC adaptation of “The Mirror and the Light,” which covers the last four years of the life of Thomas Cromwell (played by Mark Rylance), before his fall from grace and death by execution in 1540.

the Booker Prize-winning author who turned Tudor power politics into page-turning fiction in the acclaimed “Wolf Hall” trilogy of historical novels, has died. She was 70.Mantel died “suddenly yet peacefully” surrounded by close family and friends, publisher HarperCollins said Friday.Mantel is credited with reenergizing historical fiction with “Wolf Hall” and two sequels about the 16th-century English powerbroker Thomas Cromwell, right-hand man to King Henry VIII.The publisher said Mantel was “one of the greatest English novelists of this century.”“Her beloved works are considered modern classics.

Manori Ravindran International Editor Hilary Mantel, the two-time Booker Prize-winning British novelist best known for the books “Wolf Hall” and “Bring Up the Bodies,” has died. She was 70. Her death was confirmed by her publishers 4th Estate Books and HarperCollins U.K. on Friday afternoon local time. A cause of death has not yet been shared. In an identical statement posted on social media, 4th Estate Books and HarperCollins wrote: “We are heartbroken at the death of our beloved author, Dame Hilary Mantel, and our thoughts are with her friends and family, especially her husband, Gerald. This is a devastating loss and we can only be grateful she left us with such a magnificent body of work.”

Hilary Mantel, the author of Wolf Hall and a string of other hugely successful historical fiction books, has died aged 70, her publisher has said.

READ MORE:Queen didn't want royals 'locked away in palaces' following devastating deathBefore writing, she had previously worked as a social worker and lived in Botswana for five years.She then moved to Saudi Arabia for four years and later returned to England in the 1980s.In 2006, Mantel was awarded a CBE and in 2014 she received a DBE.Hilary was a patron of theatrical mentoring project Scene and Heard, a governor of RSC and president of the Budleigh Festival.Her popular Wolf Hall trilogy received praise from many famous faces and Oxford theology professor Thomas Cromwell was amongst them.He said: "Hilary has reset the historical patterns through the way in which she’s reimagined the man." Hilary won the esteemed Man Booker Price twice - once for Wolf Hall and another for the book's sequel Bring Up The Bodies, which was also awarded the Costa Book Of The Year in 2012.The final book in the trilogy, The Mirror and the Light, was released in 2020 and was an instant hit.It became a number one fiction best seller and was long listed for The Booker Prize in 2020.It also won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, which she also won for the trilogy's first book Wolf Hall.Among some of her other best selling books are Every Day is Mother's Day, Vacant Possession, Eight Months on Ghazzah Street, Fludd, A Change of Climate, Learning to Talk and The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher.The writer has also written non-fiction pieces including Giving Up The Ghost, which is a collection of writings from the London Review Of Books.Her other non-fiction publications include Mantel Pieces and The Wolf Hall Picture Book.Tributes for the author have been pouring in since the announcement of her death.CEO of HarperCollins Charlie

Christian Horner has suggested Max Verstappen has more respect for old karting rival Charles Leclerc than for seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.Verstappen and Hamilton fought for the 2021 F1 title in one of the most intense and exciting battles in the sport’s history. There were numerous controversial moments, including collisions at Silverstone, Monza and in Saudi Arabia prior to the infamous title decider in Abu Dhabi which controversially went the Dutchman’s way.Verstappen has had it far easier in 2022 and could seal the championship at the next race in Singapore.

Red Bull isn’t just an energy drinks company and an F1 team. It is working on a variety of other projects in other sports and beyond. F1 team principal Christian Horner has detailed the work being undertaken by Red Bull’s Advanced Technologies, which even includes the building of a submarine.