Terry Venables: Last News

Actor Nicholas Ball, famous for playing gang lord Terry Bates in EastEnders, has passed away, his agent has announced. In their statement, Nicholas's agent announced that he had "passed away following a short illness." They also paid tribute to his "successful acting career on stage and screen spanned an impressive six decades." He made a number of appearances in EastEnders between 2007 and 2009, where his character caused chaos in the Queen Vic, and event attacked the iconic Peggy Mitchell (played by the late Dame Barbara Windsor).

Former England manager Terry Venables has died at the age of 80.

Ask any Manchester United fan, Rio Ferdinand is a club legend.

A defiant Lord Sugar has assured fans that he’s not going anywhere ahead of this year’s The Apprentice finale, that airs on March 23 at 9pm.The successful businessman, who was recently rocked by a star quitting the show, said that “a lot of people underestimate me” and that he could easily go on doing 20 or 25 years on the hit reality show. So far, he’s fronted all 17 series of the programme.The 75 year old also explained that he was “very fit” for his age and that finding someone to replace him on The Apprentice could end up meaning the show would “kill itself off.” Alan Sugar did concede, however, that if they went on a ten year hiatus before bringing it back with “new characters” the show could wind up with a successful revival.The star has certainly never shied away from his business success, and is thought to be worth a staggering £1.2 billion, ranking him as the 138th-richest person in the UK.

Former Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein has admitted he wanted to bring Sir Alex Ferguson to Highbury before the Gunners opted for George Graham.

Manchester United famously missed out on signing Newcastle great Alan Shearer in 1996 - and Gary Neville might have had something to do with it.

Dancing on Ice. Despite the pair's previously turbulent relationship, in a new interview, Paul has admitted he feels "lucky" to have such a "special" bond with his son over their mutual battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).Paul has had a very strained relationship with his children Bianca and Regan in the past due to his alcohol addiction and mental health struggles.The former footballer has admitted that they "never talk about the past" and hang out as "mates" in order to keep their relationship intact.Speaking to The Sun, Paul revealed how "lucky" he is to share such a special bond with Regan due to their shared experience with OCD.According to the NHS, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours.Paul said: "I’ve got OCD and he’s got it too.

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To say Paul Gascoigne’s birthday celebrations at the China Jump club in Hong Kong became a thirsty affair would be an understatement.

Steve Sedgley will never live down the day Paul Gascoigne unveiled an elaborate tribute to his Tottenham team-mate – by bringing a live ostrich to training.

1996 was the summer football came home.