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If one day you happen to visit a bustling town just outside of Sydney, you may stumble across a cafe run by a controversial Christian fundamentalist group. Katoomba is a town in New South Wales near the picturesque Blue Mountains - and for years, it’s been harbouring a not so hidden secret.Marked by a sign with the words Yellow Deli written in yellow cursive is a cafe run by the international organisation Twelve Tribes, with there being other locations around the world.Walking into the amber-drenched cafe you will be served artisan sandwiches and vegan carob-chip cookies but the claims levelled against the group quickly wreck the fairy tale.The Twelve Tribes originated in Tennessee in 1972 and was founded by former high school teacher Elbert Eugene Spriggs - who died in January 2021 - and his fourth wife, Martha.Today, it has thousands of members in over nine countries including Australia, the US, Canada, Japan, Germany and France.The group, which has been branded a "cult" by Citizen's Freedom Foundation, adheres to some of the Bible's teachings.Its name comes from the idea that they are resurrecting Israel's 12 ancient tribes.

West Ham United would struggle to recognise him now given the contrast between his current muscular physique and his time as a skinny midfielder in London.Poyet regularly posts workout pictures and videos from the gym to his Instagram account and does not miss an opportunity to exhibit his bulging biceps.In one post from last year, he can be seen tensing his arms as he poses with the Chilean Super Cup trophy, which he won as assistant manager of Universidad Catolica.Just five years prior, when he left West Ham, he was a skinny and diminutive central midfielder.Poyet's passion for the gym since retiring is evident on his Instagram page, with a dedicated set of stories to accompany his regular posts.Which footballer has transformed the most since retiring? Let us know in the comments section below.As a player, he featured for both England and Uruguay's national teams at youth level after being born in Spain and came through the academy at Charlton.He moved to West Ham aged 19 in 2014 but was loaned out three times before leaving after two years, going on to play in Argentina and Cyprus.Having retired in 2018 after just 87 senior career appearances, Poyet has since moved into coaching and worked as assistant to his dad, Gus, during his time managing Catolica.The pair took over as manager and assistant for the Greek national team in February, with the aim of guiding them to their first major tournament since 2014.They will take charge of their first matches later this month with friendlies against Romania and Montenegro.

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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo but “missed some chances” to become a modern-day great of the game. Balotelli enjoyed a brilliant start to his career, winning three Serie A titles and the Champions League with Inter Milan before moving to Manchester City.The Italian striker’s mercurial talent was obvious at City, where he won the Premier League and FA Cup, but Balotelli struggled for consistency.He left Man City in 2013 and has experienced a journeyman career since, moving around England, Italy, France and Turkey.Still only 31 years old, Balotelli is now playing for Adana Demirspor in the Turkish Super Lig, where he has 10 goals and three assists in 22 appearances this season.

British soldier who is heading to Ukraine to fight has warned that anybody planning to take on Putin’s troops without training could prove a danger to Ukrainian forces.Jason Luck served with the army, fighting alongside the Ukrainians in 2014 during the Russo-Ukrainian War, which centred on the ownership of Crimea.Although he has retired from the forces, the ex-soldier has decided to take up arms once more in order to protect his Ukrainian wife and child who he said are refusing to leave the country.However, speaking to GB News outside the Ukrainian Embassy in London, Jason warned against untrained UK residents fighting when asked how he felt about Brits travelling to help in the fight against the Russians.“Honest opinion? Don’t. If you haven’t got any training it’s not worth it,” he claimed.“If someone’s not got any training and they’ve got a weapon, they could be more dangerous to you than the guys you’re [fighting].”However, Jason did acknowledge that those with fighting experience may be useful to the Ukrainian forces.“If you’ve got military training, I’d say yeah, if you can, help.

Lorraine fans descended into chaos as the programme disappears during a chat with TV cook Delia Smith.The 62-year-old host was mid conversation with the culinary expert when the show suffered a technical glitch which caused viewers to lose connection.Worried fans immediately bombarded Twitter with their comments regarding the 10 second long blunder.One fan asked straight away: "Erm... Where's #lorraine gone?"Another joked at the time: "Best thing ever to happen to #lorraine oh s*** it's back."While a third fumed: "Erm…who's playing games at ITV?! #Lorraine."As a fourth person quipped: "Are the Russians trying to hack #lorraine?"Later on, Lorraine Kelly returned to screens to address the issue that had caused fans to miss out on Delia's interview.She said: "Right now I should tell you when I was talking to Delia - wasn't that a fantastic conversation.

Michelle Keegan turned heads as she hit the red carpet in London in a stunning, jewel-encrusted see-through skirt.The Our Girl beauty was among the celebs at the Vanity Fair BAFTA EE Rising Star party at The Strand and made sure all eyes were on her as she arrived in the dazzling outfit.She looked ravishing in the show-stopping long, white skirt, which was sprinkled with gold crystals and embellishments.Michelle teamed it with a simple white top that left her tanned shoulders bare and showed off her killer body, and wore strappy gold sandals.The actress' long brunette locks were loose and tumbled down her back in sexy waves.The former Coronation Street star, 34, went for carefully casual makeup, with a nude lipstick accentuating her pout and dark mascara making her brown eyes pop.Michelle rubbed shoulders with the likes of Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts and ex-EastEnders beauty Kara Tointon at the glitzy event.Other celebs at the event – which recognised some of the rising stars in film, TV and broadcasting – included The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett, singer Ella Eyre and former I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! camper and radio star Roman Kemp.Recently, Michelle and her husband Mark Wright revealed an exciting update on the renovations of their dream £1.3million home.On their "wrightyhome" account on Instagram, they posted a picture of Michelle stood in front of a huge slab of marble.The caption read: "What an experience this is... Visiting @graniteslabsuk to choose marble for different parts of the house."We so strongly advise doing this, they have marbles from all over the world and colours you wouldn't even believe.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBrandi Carlile, Graham Nash, Herbie Hancock, James Taylor, Leon Bridges, Pentatonix, Black Pumas, Jon Batiste, Maggie Rogers and Mickey Guyton will honor Joni Mitchell as performers at the MusiCares Person of the Year concert taking placed on Saturday, Jan. 29, two nights before the 64th annual Grammy Awards.The MusiCares concert — which was held virtually, and without an honoree, earlier this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic — traditionally features artists covering the honoree’s songs; past honorees have included Dolly Parton, Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac (the 2018 MusiCares concert was their last performance to date with Lindsey Buckingham) and others.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs expected, Warner Music Group has acquired 300 Entertainment, home to Megan Thee Stallion – who won Best New Artist at this year’s Grammy Awards — Young Thug and his label Young Stoner Life, Gunna, Fetty Wap, Highly Suspect, the newly signed “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” Mary J. Blige, and others.Since its launch nearly a decade ago, 300 has been distributed by Atlantic Records, and the acquisition “represents the expansion of an already successful partnership,” the announcement states.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA previously unreleased recording made when Whitney Houston was 17 years old was sold Tuesday in a 24-hour auction on the OneOf NFT platform. The winning bid was for $1 million, the highest priced NFT auction item on the Tezos (XTZ) blockchain. In total, the full collection, which features rare images and videos, has generated over $1.1 million in sales thus far.The winner of the auction has personal access to Houston’s recording in their OneOf Vault, along with a digital video by 17-year-old artist Diana Sinclair.; the name of the song is at the discretion of its new owner to reveal.Proceeds from the sales of the collection will go to the Whitney E.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMidem, for decades the primary international conference for the music industry, will not be returning in 2022 and the brand will be taken over by the city of Cannes, France, owner RX France announced on Wednesday.“Due to the lasting pandemic and following a review of its activity, RX France [formerly Reed Midem] has decided to no longer organize the Midem events,” the announcement reads in part. “It is with regret therefore that we are cancelling the Midem 2022 edition, scheduled in Cannes from June 7 to 10th 2022.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMotown Records has named Courtney Lowery as executive vice president of media strategy and lifestyle. In this new role, Lowery will oversee media strategy and execution for the label and its roster of artists, and also play an integral role in a wide range of the label’s cultural and lifestyle initiatives.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA 56-year-old acetate recording of a previously unreleased and relatively unknown song featuring David Bowie is expected to draw thousands of pounds at an auction in England on Thursday.The song, titled “I Want Your Love” and recorded in 1965 by a teenaged Bowie and his early group the Lower Third, was written by John Dee and Jack Tarr and produced by top ‘60s producer Shel Talmy — who also produced a string of classics for the Kinks and the Who, including “You Really Got Me,” “Sunny Afternoon,” “My Generation,” “I Can’t Explain” and two early singles for Bowie, who was still going by his original surname in Davy Jones and the Lower Third.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has promoted Lucas Romeo to senior VP of promotion, effective immediately, EVP Gary Spangler announced on Monday.Based in New York, Romeo will oversee promotion efforts across multiple formats, guiding the promotion team and breaking artists in today’s new landscape. Romeo joined Republic in 2014 as regional promotion manager in Nashville, before returning to New York to serve as VP of Top 40. He began his professional career at Epic Records in New York.Spangler said, “Lucas is the most forward-thinking modern promotion executive in the music business.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt should go without saying that hosting “Saturday Night Live” is one of the most daunting roles in television. Being a trained actor isn’t enough because you also have to be funny and comfortable in a high-pressure live setting; being a reality-TV or internet celebrity is even less effective training for the same reasons.

Earl Sweatshirt will kick off 2022 with the release of a new project called Sick! The 10-song release is scheduled for January 14 via Tan Cressida and Warner Records. Today's announcement is accompanied by a new song called “Tabula Rasa,” featuring Billy Woods and Elucid of Armand Hammer.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhen the 2022 Grammy nominations were announced late last month, many people were surprised to see ABBA’s first song in nearly 40 years, “I Still Have Faith in You,” as a nominee for Record of the Year.They shouldn’t have been: ABBA are one of the most popular, influential and successful groups in the history of the world. While often dismissed as a kitschy pop act during their 1970s-early ‘80s heyday, their image and at-times goofy lyrics camouflaged their indelible, deceptively sophisticated and complex songwriting and arrangements.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAhead of the reveal of the 2021 Time magazine prestigious Person of the Year honor, happening Monday, December 13, the publication on Thursday has revealed that Olivia Rodrigo is its 2021 Entertainer of the Year and Simone Biles the 2021 Athlete of the Year.Rodrigo was featured on the cover of Variety’s Young Hollywood issue over the summer and was named Songwriter of the Year at our Hitmakers event on Saturday, where she gave a moving acceptance speech and was introduced by Avril Lavigne.In an article titled, “The 18-Year-Old Singer-Songwriter’s Uninhibited, Confessional Album Captured the Tone of a Turbulent Year,” Time’s Lucy Feldman writes: “Rodrigo has a gift for picking the best of the past—whether a

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has named Dave Rocco to the newly created role of chief creative officer, label founders Monte Lipman and Avery Lipman announced on Wedesday. According to the announcement, Rocco “will bring his creative vision, innovative thinking and strategic expertise to Republic and its world-class roster of artists.”“In many ways, Dave is an artist trapped in an executive’s body,” said Monte Lipman.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUTA has signed musician and former Poison frontman Bret Michaels in all areas.“Bret Michaels is a true multi-hyphenate. From music and branding, to sports and reality tv he brings 1000% to all his business endeavors and we are honored to welcome him to our roster,” said David Zedeck, partner and co-head of global music.