Willie Thorne pleaded with snooker supremo Barry Hearn after being hounded by loan sharks

Boris Johnson bans multibuy and Buy-One-Get-One-Free deals in shops and supermarkets.The popular chef called for his 15 million Twitter and Instagram followers to descend on Westminster and demand a U-turn on the policy this morning - but less than 200 people turned up as poverty campaigners branded him tone deaf.Many social media users have since taken to Twitter and slammed the on-screen star for his "attack on the working class" amid the current cost of living crisis.With soaring supermarket prices, increasing bills and low level wages, people argued Jamie has picked the wrong time for his protest, which he branded Eton Mess.For the protest, Oliver encouraged members of the public to turn up at number 10 with bowls of the dessert at 12.30pm on May 20.But the action sparked backlash online, with social media users condemning the chef for protesting cheap food during the spiralling cost of living crisis which has caused the worst drop in living standards since the 1950s.Twitter user, @NateandDestroy fumed: "I see Jamie Oliver is once again attacking working class families by pretending to care about the food they eat. How about instead of scrapping money saving deals on food, we make healthy food cheaper? We help the cost of living? We give better access to child care? Raging Tory."@theashrb commented: "Jamie Oliver is becoming increasingly tone deaf, and maybe HE is the one that needs an Eton mess pudding in his face."@SueWill echoed: "Instead of 'Middle Class Warrior' Jamie Oliver protesting about kids getting fat, how about he protests about them getting fed instead.

Wow, a new reason for people not to like James Corden…

A doctor who assaulted nurses and police officers as her life spiralled out of control during her alcohol addiction has lost her appeal to return to work. Karen Clark went from being a top A&E specialist to being struck off due to her alcoholism and and subsequent violence. She has now been suspended from practicing medicine for another 12 months following a Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruling.

Manchester City will do battle with Liverpool one final time this season as the Premier League title goes down to the last day once again, just like it did in 2019.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s situation at Manchester United is symptomatic of the conundrums hanging over so many of the current squad. Last season, the right-back was one of the first names on the teamsheet.

Dove Cameron returned to her social media with a bit of positive news following an emotional post detailing a struggle with her identity.

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It's not long to go until thousands of runners hit the streets of Manchester for one of the city's biggest races of the year.

Tough love. Chris Brown congratulated Rhianna’s baby’s birth on Instagram. The Breezy singer posted on his Instagram story on May 19, 2022, right after TMZ reported that the Barbados singer gave birth to a baby boy.

A post shared by Sharon Osbourne (@sharonosbourne)While Aimme made it out of the building on foot, it seems that she was considering jumping out a second story window."She asked my husband to catch her so she can jump out of the second floor after he was yelling letting everyone in the building know," one person told Sharon, who then shared the comment on her Instagram Story. "Glad she didn't have to and she was okay." Several cats also perished in the blaze.Doja Cat is recovering after have surgery to remove an abscess from her throat. The Grammy winner plans to quit smoking her vape, as well. "dr.

An interesting theory. Fans have been on the lookout for if Kourtney Kardashian’s last name will be changed after her marriage to Travis Barker. The Poosh founder might have dropped a big hint on whether or not she will be using “Kardashian” or “Barker” as her last name.

Asda has announced it will give shoppers with certain jobs a discount on their shopping, depending on their job.The move comes after the announcement this week that UK inflation is now at 9%.Asda has taken the action to support its customers and colleagues in managing their household costs by offering extended discounts, according to Manchester Evening News.As of last Thursday (May 19th) evening, workers in the NHS, Emergency Services, Social Services, Social care sector and armed forces, can all access 10% discount in all Asda’s stores across the UK when they present their Blue Light Card until further notice.Food and soft drinks, George clothing and homeware, toys, gifts and optical are all included in the offer.Blue Light Card holders will receive their discount by presenting their card at checkout.In a further move to support their colleagues, the supermarket has also removed the 12-week qualifying period for Colleague Discount in stores and online until October 2022, meaning new recruits will be able save 10% on their shopping with the supermarket from their first day of employment.Asda recruits around 2,000 new starters each month and with no cap on how much colleagues can spend using their discount card, the benefit is worth around £400 per year to colleagues. The move comes as further support for Asda colleagues after the supermarket announced shop floor colleague pay would increase to £10.10 per hour in July – as well as an annual bonus opportunity.Hayley Tatum, Asda’s Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer said: “Family budgets are under huge pressure right now – with our Income Tracker showing household incomes down by £16 per week in March and set to fall further.

Ukraine co-hosted the footballing showpiece alongside Poland, with each country selecting four venues to host games. Metalist Kharkiv's stadium, the Metalist Oblast Sports Complex, was one of Ukraine's selections alongside stadiums in Kyiv, Lviv, and the Donbas.

scammers posing as Amazon staff stole more than £2,000 from her bank account.Margaret Eggett, 68, received a text message from an unknown number stating she had made a £79.99 payment to Amazon.The pensioner, who lives alone in Livingston, Scotland after her husband Michael died last year, called the phone number to query the payment because she didn't hold an account with the retail giant.Margaret said she spoke to a man who claimed to work for the e-commerce company.She said the man apologised for the business' mistake and told Margaret to download an app called AnyDesk to get a refund.Unknown to the pensioner, the app is a remote assistance software and allows someone to access your device if you provide a code.Shortly after, Margaret noticed more than £2,000 had been taken from her bank account in two payments.The heartbroken gran has been left in debt from the theft, leaving her overdrawn just weeks before a dream two-week cruise around the Mediterranean.Her bank Santander has also denied her two fraud claims in a bid to retrieve her missing cash.She told the Record that she noticed £999.99 and a further £1080 had come out of her account while she was on the call. She said: "Now I've been left in debt.

Love Island star Sharon Gaffka looked amazing in monochrome as she headed out to a lavish launch party. The 26 year old, who recently had a breast cancer scare, look cool and kitsch in a white blouse, black babydoll taffeta dress, white socks, black barely-there sandals and her hair pulled back from her face with a pretty hairband. Among others at the event, Sharon joined co-Islanders Faye Winter and Teddy Soares who walked hand in hand as they strolled into the Cass X Prada launch party in London on Thursday.

The eventful new trailer for George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” has been released.

Jimmy White's foul-mouthed clanger on Eurosport during the World Snooker Championship semi-final. 'The Whirlwind' left his producers red in the face as he launched a foul-mouthed rant after the match had just turned 5-5.The household snooker name did not realise the television audience could hear him while he moaned: “I can’t work under these f****** conditions.” Though it was unclear exactly what the conditions in question that led to the rant were.Now, Rob Walker, opening the BBC's coverage of the World Seniors Snooker poked fun at the experienced snooker player's blunder.

Snooker icon Jimmy White was unaware he was live on air as he dropped the F-bomb during the World Snooker Championship semi-final.‘The Whirlwind’ was lending his voice as a commentator on Eurosport’s coverage of the semi-final clash between six-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins. But he left his producers red in the face as he launched a foul-mouthed rant after the match had just turned 5-5.White did not realise the television audience could hear him while he moaned: “I can’t work under these f****** conditions.” Though it was unclear exactly what the conditions in question were.Viewers back home picked up on his hilariously nonchalant rant, with fans quickly taking to social media to post about it.Twitter account @OOCSnooker posted the footage with the caption: "Jimmy you’re still on air,” along with a laughing emoji.Fans chimed in with more laughing emojis and responses like: “Yes Jimmy”.What has been your favourite moment of the World Snooker Championships? Let us know in the comments section.But there were those who didn’t see the funny side, with one user writing: "This has happened so many times on Eurosport, you'd think someone would learn at some point." White, 59, is widely considered the greatest snooker star in the sport’s history to never win a World Championship.

darts, players and fans, owes a lot to Barry Hearn, the long-time chief of the PDC.The legendary promoter transformed a number of sports from fringe entities into successful industries, helping rid the game of its bloke-down-the-pub image and open it up to a new legion of fans, who pack out arenas across the country and around Europe on a weekly basis, and watch in their millions on TV.Hearn, who stepped down as PDC chairman last year, becoming president as part of his semi-retirement, has recounted his rise from a council estate in Dagenham to his place as one of sport’s preeminent promoters in his soon-to-be realised autobiography, ‘My Life’.Having played a key role in the boom of snooker in the 1980s, Hearn turned to darts over 20 years ago and shook up the Professional Darts Corporation. His lightbulb moment came when he attended the World Championships, then held at the legendary Circus Tavern venue in Purfleet. “I just saw thousands of me,” he recalled in an interview with GQ Magazine last year.

Judd Trump once insisted that he wasn't a playboy after being warned by Barry Hearn that he needed to focus on being a professional sportsman - but that hasn't stopped him living an extravagant lifestyle. The professional snooker star from Bristol, who won the 2019 World Snooker Championship, is back in action at the Crucible this month as he looks to claim another major victory.

Ronnie O'Sullivan once left snooker chief Barry Hearn fuming at the 2016 Welsh Open. The Rocket faced Barry Pinches in the opening round, and during the match refused a glorious opportunity to make a maximum break, which would have earned him £10,000.The snooker legend scoffed at the prize, branding it as “too cheap,” before potting the pink off the penultimate red and went on to make a score of 146, just one short of the 147 maximum.