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The snooker world is mourning the loss of a legend as commentator Clive Everton, often hailed as the 'voice of snooker', has died at 87 years old. Clive not only showed talent as a snooker player himself but also became an iconic figure behind the microphone commentating on the sport. He had graced BBC television and radio audiences with his insightful and memorable commentary since 1972.

Legendary Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson signed Cristiano Ronaldo whilst playing golf, but his opponent thought it was the Brazilian forward not the Portuguese wonderkid.

A snippet from a 2020 episode of quiz show QI has resurfaced, leaving viewers astounded by an unexpected revelation about chopping boards.

DLT Entertainment has bought Juniper Productions, the indie producer run by BBC Chairman Samir Shah.

Never Mind The Buzzcocks, QI and Would I Lie To You?, posted a video on Instagram from the theatre bar, sharing his confusion and explaining the situation to the audience who were also unable to get in.A post shared by Mark Watson (@watsoncomedian)He said, “We could do it here, but you paid for a seat and you paid to be in a room resembling a theatre so I just wanted you to known, in cast it looks like I’m very complacent, just drinking at the bar, yes I am drinking at the bar, but I’m taking the situation as seriously as you are.”Watson had been preparing throughout the day to minimise stress during the event. He said, “I’ve been here an hour ago to let them know I’m here and the aim of that was that everyone would relax but I say they’ve over relaxed.”He also added that he’d been to the venue earlier in the day, saying, “I’d already been into the venue a couple hours before, then gone out to lunch with family around the corner.“So I’d done most of the set up but as a result when I came back it didn’t seem like they were expecting me, the doors were locked which meant the audience couldn’t get in but neither could I.’While he did describe being locked out as “quite panic inducing” he maintained that it was “no one’s fault”.The show eventually started, later than planned.

Sam Ryder has been announced as the final headliner at this year’s Wychwood Festival.He will perform on the final night of the event on Sunday, June 4 alongside Melanie C, Toploader and Soul II Soul.The Eurovision star joins previously announced headliners Happy Mondays and Travis. Sleeper have also been announced to headline the comedy tent on the Saturday night (June 3).The 2023 edition of Wychwood Festival will be taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse from June 2-4, 2023.

"Doctor Strange" actress Zara Phythian has reportedly been jailed for eight years after being convicted of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl. Her husband, Victor Marke, was jailed for 14 years over similar charges, according to reports. Following her sentencing, Phythian's family shouted, "We love you, Zara." She responded, "I'm innocent.

Taskmaster star Mark Watson, 41, on being told he’s going to die at 78, the difficulty of writing a film for Toni Collette and being a comic dad.January is a cheerless month at times. Many people might feel that we could do without a January and February altogether given that the past 18 months has been somewhat like a permanent winter. I suppose I’m offering a better form of escape from the gloom than most things on offer in your specific town on that specific night.A worrying amount of time has passed.

Carol Vorderman, 59, has joked about wearing “one of her many wedding dresses” to join in with a couple’s ceremony that is being streamed online during the coronavirus pandemic.The Countdown presenter has been married twice, to Christopher Mather from 1985 to 1986 and then to Patrick King from 1990 to 2000.Carol got onto the subject of marriage while speaking to comedian Mark Watson on her BBC Radio Wales show today.Mark is currently doing a 24-hour online show on Twitch to entertain people in lockdown and raise money for charity.The star explained to Carol: “The Twitch thing is very interactive so there’s a constant chat going on, which means you can do anything with it basically.“So we’ve had a lot of contributions from people.“For

By Dave McNary