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Liverpool youngster Fabio Carvalho has been told he has the potential to emulate David Beckham after making his Reds debut.The 19-year-old completed a £5.3million move to Liverpool this summer from Fulham, having spent eight years at Craven Cottage after joining the club at the age of 11. Carvalho impressed former Reds defender Phil Thompson during his league debut for the club last weekend, playing the final 12 minutes away to former club Fulham.Just two minutes after his introduction off the bench, Liverpool grabbed their second equaliser of the match as they rescued a 2-2 draw against the newly-promoted Cottagers.READ MORE: Win 2 tickets to watch England vs Germany in Nations League action at Wembley StadiumSpeaking to Off the Ball, Thompson admitted that he had "seen enough of him at Fulham" to know that Carvalho will be a star for Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool.Carvalho scored 12 times and added eight assists across his 44 appearances for Fulham, which predominantly came in their Championship title-winning campaign last season.Thompson has even compared the youngster to former England captain Beckham, adding: "You need to have it a la David Beckham and that's what Carvalho has."How many goals will Fabio Carvalho score for Liverpool this season? Let us know in the comments section below.The pundit doubled down on his claim by stating he has no doubt that Carvalho is "going to be a star" at Anfield, having signed a five-year deal with the club.Born in Portugal before moving to England as a child, Carvalho had represented the Three Lions at youth level through from under-15s to under-18s.

Machine Gun Kelly Day.The event, which took place last Saturday (August 13) marked the opening of a new MGK exhibition that features several of the born-again punk rocker’s personal items – among them are his ‘Tickets To My Downfall’ outfit and Schecter PT Model electric guitar.As part of proceedings, Bibb handed MGK – real name Colson Baker – a framed celebratory document in front of the artist’s own 27 Club Coffee shop.In a post to Instagram, Baker (who hails from Cleveland) shared a video of the moment, in which Bibb is heard saying: “Four years ago, I met MGK, and I didn’t know that someone could love the city of Cleveland as I did. But he does, and so today is officially ‘Machine Gun Kelly Day’.” The caption alongside Baker’s post read: “These are happy tears.”A post shared by the Blonde Don (@machinegunkelly)On his own Instagram account, Bibb shared a photo of the pair, adding: “We’re Cleveland till we die.”A post shared by Justin M.

A trio of care workers who took vulnerable residents to a male strip show to fill a bucket list request have been cleared of criminal charges.

Make no mistake, the cost of living crisis is a national emergency on the scale of the pandemic. People are facing the worst fall in living standards since the war. Millions of people are already struggling and it’s going to get worse as summer turns to winter.

Wife-killer Neil Cumming is back in high security after he tried to stab a fellow patient with a cutlery knife just before he was due to be freed. Cumming, who stabbed his wife 36 times in a frenzied attack, was sent back to closed conditions last week from the low-security Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen, where he has been staying since late last year.

The Scottish Conservatives have labelled comedian Jerry Sadowitz “abhorrent” after an alleged on-stage racial slur about leadership candidate Rishi Sunak. It’s claimed Glasgow comic Sadowitz referred to Sunak as a “p***” in a gag, and also exposed himself to a female member of the audience during a performance at the Edinburgh Fringe on Friday.

Two bikers and a driver allegedly involved in a "race" are to stand trial charged with killing another motorist. Ashley Sadler, 40, Ian McLaughlan, 41, and Daniel De Monerri, 37, are accused of being involved in a five-vehicle crash on the A7066 in Bathgate, West Lothian, on July 6, 2020.

Antonio Banderas and Nicole Kimpel are making a picture perfect couple.

Porno For Pyros are gearing up to expand their reunion era with new material, as guitarist Peter DiStefano confirmed they’ve started recording songs.The longstanding player took to Instagram overnight, sharing a photo of himself and frontman Perry Farrell with the declaration that they were “writing and recording new music”.A post shared by Peter DiStefano (@peter_distefano_)This is the second time DiStefano has teased new Porno For Pyros music: last July, he posted a photo of himself posing with drummer Stephen Perkins, with which he claimed the pair were “working on new Porno For Pyros songs … to send to [Farrell]”.A post shared by Peter DiStefano (@peter_distefano_)The band’s last official release was ‘Hard Charger’, a non-album single recorded for the soundtrack to Howard Stern’s 1997 film Private Parts. They broke up the following year, though, leading Ferrell to reunite Jane’s Addiction.

The Chicks paid tribute to the late Olivia Newton-John over the weekend, performing a live cover of ‘Hopelessly Devoted To You’.The band played the classic song – performed by Newton-John’s character Sandy in the 1978 film Grease – during their Washington state show at the Gorge Amphitheater on Saturday (August 13). Before performing it, lead singer Natalie Maines paid homage to Newton-John, who died last week, in a speech.“We lost a worldwide sweetheart last week: Olivia Newton-John,” she began.

Manchester United defender Tyrell Malacia sent a strong message to Erik ten Hag following his side's heavy defeat to Brentford on Saturday.

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Anne Heche has officially been taken off of life support.

Ian Ziering is honoring Denise Dowse after her death.

Anne Heche was removed from life support on Sunday after being declared brain-dead on Friday following a fiery car collision the week before. She was 53. "Anne Heche has been peacefully taken off life support," a representative for Heche confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Malia Obama, the 24-year-old daughter of Michelle and Barack Obama, however has been spotted out and about more since the end of Barack Obama’s presidency, living a more carefree lifestyle.MORE: Michelle and Barack Obama vacation at Richard Branson's Caribbean home, while Malia heads to SundanceA few weeks after celebrating her 24th birthday, the Harvard alumna was spotted exercising close to her California home, flaunting her athletic form. Malia appears in pictures published by the Daily Mail wearing all-black clothing, a crop top that resembles a sports bra, and high-waisted leggings.WATCH: The former President was full of praise about his meeting with Her She displayed her toned midriff by donning a cropped long sleeve shrug with the crop below. Malia wore white socks and black and white athletic shoes.MORE: Michelle Obama praises 'moments of hope and light' as she shares news with fansA sizable pair of sunglasses were added to the look which she placed on the top of her head.MORE: Malia Obama visited Bolivia and Peru for three months and no one knew Malia had a natural shine on her face and appeared carefree as she went out to exercise near her Brentwood, California, home on Saturday morning. As a precaution against Brentwood's 90-degree heat, Sasha Obama's older sister was carrying a canned drink along with her phone.

Hot Air, will be directed by Deadpool 2 director David Leitch, and is based on the 1994 book Dirty Tricks.According to reports in Deadline, the six-part series will be written by Jon Croker (Paddington 2) and is currently being shopped around to a number of streaming services.Dirty Tricks, the book from investigative journalist Martyn Gregory, focuses on the battle between Branson’s Virgin Airways and British Airways, in which Branson was awarded over £3.5million after suing BA for planting negative stories about Virgin in the press in a move dubbed ‘Operation Barbara’.The news of Garfield’s casting comes after he stated earlier this year that he wanted to take some time away from acting.He told People in April: “I’m actually really happy and excited to be very quiet and very still and take some time to just be.“It feels very important right now, especially after a lot of output, a lot of being out in the world, and giving a lot of energy to things that I’m very passionate about, but I have to kind of refill the well so that I can carry on authentically carry on without it feeling like I have to keep up with the Joneses in some way.”Elsewhere, Garfield recently starred in Under The Banner of Heaven and was nominated for an Oscar for Tick, Tick… Boom!, as well as reprising his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.

Andrew Garfield is lining up his next big project.

Romeo Beckham unveiled his bold new hairstyle following his recent split from model girlfriend Mia Regan after three years of dating.The 19 year old footballer shared his new look with his 3.6 million Instagram followers and proudly captioned the post by saying: "Blonde is backkkkk, the best @seandonaldsonstylist." It seems the star’s new look is thanks to Sir Richard Branson's personal hairstylist Sean. But Romeo is not the only one to rock something new.

Sometimes, a project gets announced that makes one’s head spin, based on the premise, the talent involved, or all of the above. “Hot Air” is that project this week, as Deadline reports that a limited series about Virgin Airways CEO Richard Branson‘s infamous battle against British Airways in the 1990s is in development from Universal International Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Garfield, who just landed his first Emmy nomination for FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven, is headlining another limited series project, Hot Air, which is heating up the streaming marketplace. Garfield is set to portray Richard Branson in the project about the famous British entrepreneur, which I hear is in a competitive situation with multiple major platforms in the running. It comes from Universal International Studios, with Deadpool 2 helmer David Leitch set to direct, sources said.