Jack Grealish urged to snub Man Utd transfer to work under Pep Guardiola at Man City

Marta Balaga Despite forging her own way as a successful actor and singer, acclaimed for her collaborations with Lars von Trier, Charlotte Gainsbourg has been compared to her father Serge and mom Jane Birkin all her life, she says. In directorial debut “Jane by Charlotte,” she comes back to the subject on her own terms.

LOOSE Women's Ruth Langsford was forced to abruptly end an interview today after a guest in Ukraine had to respond to a terrifying air strike. The 61-year-old TV veteran was talking to Marichka Padalko when she was given a three-minute warning and had to go.

Steph McGovern welcomed kids' television presenter Kirsten O’Brien to Steph’s Packed Lunch and quizzed her on her past presenting roles which uncovered a little known fact.When Steph introduced Kirsten on to the show, she began by noting that the pair always get mistaken for each other.She told Kirsten that it was nice to have her on the show because she “spends her life telling people that she’s not her”.Kirsten told Steph that her own nephew is “adamant” that they are the same person.They laughed about the common mistake, made due to their similar haircuts and matching accents, and told each other that fans tweet one thinking that they are the other.One Twitter user said: “Are Kristen and Steph related? They could easily swap places and fool a casual viewer.”Kirsten was on the show to cook for Steph and her guests Russell Kane, Laura Adlington, Michael Portillo, and Kacey Ainsworth.

ITV's Loose Women received over 200 Ofcom complaints after the panellists clashed about racism at the Ukrainian border.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. broadcasters Channel 4, ITV, BBC, STV, UKTV, S4C and Paramount U.K. have teamed to create access and inclusion passports aimed at removing barriers and supporting better inclusion of disabled people and other colleagues at work.

discovery of the wreckage of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance after being lost to sea ice more than 100 years ago, details have come to light about one teen stowaway who had a horrendous ordeal on the ship.The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust said earlier today (Wednesday, March 9), that the wreckage had been found off the coast of Antarctica, exactly a month after the 100th anniversary of Sir Ernest's death.The ship had not been seen since it was crushed by ice and sank in the Weddell Sea in 1915, and last month the Endurance22 Expedition set off from Cape Town, South Africa, on a mission to locate it.It has now been found at a depth of 3,008 metres and approximately four miles south of the position originally recorded by the ship's Captain Frank Worsley, the trust saidOne of the original crew members on the ship was Percy Blackborow.The Newport native joined the ship in 1914, and two weeks ago his living relatives planted a tree in his memory.Percy, or Perce for short, joined the Merchant Navy at 14, and had been involved in a shipwreck in Uruguay when he was 18.But that didn't deter him from wanting to join another ship.Alongside another friend, he went from Buenos Aries to Antarctic having heard about the Endurance.When they arrived onto the ship, having boarded unannounced, Shackleton joked that "on missions like this, when food is short, stowaways are the first to get eaten". Perce's granddaughter, Rachel Clague, told the BBC: “Before my grandad was properly accepted he was tied to the front of one of the lifeboats in the middle of a school of killer whales.

Former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks has revealed that he believes Phil Foden is behind Jack Grealish, Mason Mount and James Maddison in the England national side’s pecking order.

Peter Crouch has criticised Arsenal’s decision to sell Emiliano Martinez to Aston Villa, suggesting it is becoming ‘even more confusing’ as the season goes on.

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish gave BT Sport viewers more than they bargained for ahead of his side's game against Arsenal when he dropped his shorts in the tunnel while the cameras were on him. Reacting on social media, one fan said: "someone forgot about the camera""Jack Grealish showing a bit too much here", added a second."Think Jack Grealish Didn’t spot the Camera", joked a third.Speaking before the game, BT Sport pundits Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch were full of praise for the midfielder, with Crouch saying: "He's a great lad and you can just see he plays with a smile on his face.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes the coronavirus pandemic could still impact how Manchester United conduct their business in the summer transfer window.United spent £76.6million last summer on four signings and welcomed Edinson Cavani on a free transfer, having failed in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho.Cavani is the only arrival who has cemented himself in Solskjaer's favoured XI and Donny van de Beek has only started in two of United's 22 Premier League games, while Alex Telles has provided back-up for Luke Shaw.United remain admirers of Sancho and Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish, and are aiming to strengthen at centre-back and possibly right-back, with a midfield addition

Aston Villa.The 25-year-old has managed six goals and 10 assists across his 20 Premier League outings so far this season, and he is looking to add plenty more before the campaign concludes.While admitting that he was impressed by the free-kick taking ability of his international team-mates back in October, he has admitted that he needs to improve his own.Ahead of Villa’s lunchtime clash against Arsenal on BT Sport this Saturday, Grealish has discussed his recent habits in training, and extra sessions alongside Ross Barkley.When asked by Peter Crouch about his recent Instagram upload of his free-kick success in training, Grealish replied: “Yeah, I’ve been working on them quite a lot.“If anything, I’ve never been much of a free-kick taker.

Aston Villa welcome Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday.Villago into the lunchtime kick-off with the chance of climbing above Tottenham in the table, and to within five points of fourth-placed Liverpool with a game in hand.Although Smith’s team have been vastly improved across the board this season, the influence of Grealish has continued to be paramount to their success in the league.The 25-year-old has managed six goals and 10 assists across his 20 outings so far, and he has revealed all to Peter Crouch about his relationship with the manager.Grealish said of Smith ahead of Aston Villa’s clash against Arsenal on BT Sport: “I can’t really give him enough praise, the only negative I can give him is that he took be off the other

direct to your inboxManchester City's Lauren Hemp and Chloe Kelly are both nominated for January's Barclays FA Women's Super League player of the month award.They join Manchester United's Ella Toone and Chelsea's Melanie Leupolz and Fran Kirby on the shortlist.Manchester City scored 18 goals in their three games January - and Hemp and Kelly played a major role in that success.Hemp has just returned to the City squad after injury, and scored twice and provided an assist in her side’s 7-0 win over Aston Villa.The 20-year-old provided another assist in City’s win over Brighton, and finished the month with her fourth assist in the game against West Ham.Kelly provided two assists before getting herself on the scoresheet against Villa, and went

Manchester United fans have praised Jesse Lingard after he shone on his West Ham debut.The midfielder joined the Hammers on loan for the rest of the season and shone in his first match, scoring twice against Aston Villa.He also impressed in the middle of the pitch, including a strong dribble against Villa star Jack Grealish.Footage of that run circulated on social media, with Grealish struggling to get the ball off the West Ham man.Grealish has been regularly linked with a move to Old Trafford, though has stayed loyal to Aston Villa.Though United fans were loving what they saw from Lingard, with one writing: “Nah, Lingard violated Grealish.”Another added: “Jesse Lingard came to Grealish's back-yard and said: ‘Jack, come outside, I just

Don't wait 30 years - sign up for our daily football email newsletter today!Manchester United loanee Jesse Lingard got off to a dream start for West Ham as he scored twice on his debut away at Aston Villa.Lingard had struggled for game time throughout the first-half of the season, and as a result Wednesday night’s game was his first league appearance of the campaign.Having joined late in the transfer window, he didn’t get registered in time to play against Liverpool last Sunday, and instead had to wait for the trip to Villa park to make his debut for the East London side.But he marked his first game with a bang, and fired in two goals to earn David Moyes’ side a 3-1 win after Tomas Soucek had scored the opener.United fans were delighted

Liverpool following their shock home defeat to Brighton.The Reds were beaten 1-0 at Anfield and now sit seven points off leaders Manchester City, with Manchester United and Leicester sandwiched in between.Liverpool take on City this weekend before a trip to Leicester followed by a Merseyside derby with Everton.Jurgen Klopp’s side also take on Chelsea and Arsenal in their next ten Prem fixtures, while they will also hope to get revenge against Aston Villa.When it comes to Manchester City’s fixtures, they also take on Arsenal and Leicester, while also being set to take on Tottenham.A tantalising Manchester derby awaits on the weekend of March 6 as City look to regain the Premier League crown.Manchester United’s next ten fixtures are arguably

Jack Grealish admits he is already thinking about the Euros with England this summer after his superb season with Aston Villa.

straight to your inboxSeeing – and hearing – Ruben Dias in action has Gareth Barry harking back to his early days in the Manchester City dressing room.The former Blues midfielder was brought to the club in 2010 as an experienced 28-year-old who had played at a high level for Aston Villa for ten years, playing nearly 450 games.But it was a 23-year-old Vincent Kompany who startled Barry, whose own experience was a key reason City stumped up a bargain £12million for the England international.Both men were part of Roberto Mancini’s squad which first broke City’s 35-year trophy hoodoo by lifting the FA Cup, and then secured their first Premier League title a year later.Kompany grew to legend status, leading the Blues to three more league titles,

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has ruled out any transfer deadline day arrivals at the club, leaving the club to look ahead to the summer window. The completion of the £37million deal for Amad Diallo from Atalanta has been the only incoming at Old Trafford this month and Solskjaer confirmed ahead of Tuesday’s Premier League game against Southampton that the picture wouldn’t change tonight.

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has revealed that Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish blew him away when he first trained alongside him as part of the England squad.Saka earned his first senior call-up in October 2020 and lined up alongside Grealish when he made his debut in England's 3-0 over Wales.Speaking to Gunners legend Ian Wright on an episode of 'A Family Thing', Saka was asked: "When you see them in the flesh, you think to yourself, 'my God man, that guy can play'.

Burnley coach Ian Woan after Aston Villa’s dramatic 3-2 defeat at Turf Moor on Wednesday night.Villa were handed their seventh loss of the season having twice taken the lead in Lancashire, with Ollie Watkins firing them in front after 14 minutes.Ben Mee headed the hosts level seven minutes into the second half, before Grealish edged Dean Smith’s back in front 20 minutes from time.Yet in a sensational late turnaround, Dwight McNeil’s deflected cross trickled past Emiliano Martinez and into the back of the net eight minutes later to level proceedings for a second time.And three minutes after that equaliser, Martinez was unable to prevent a Chris Wood header from clipping the inside of his post and rolling into the back of the net.Villa, who