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Celebrity Gogglebox star heartbroken as he shares grandson's sad diagnosisGyles Brandreth has spoken about his grandson's cancer diagnosis and treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital. View 4 Images A Celebrity Gogglebox star has opened up about his grandson's devastating diagnosis (Image: Channel 4)From Celebrity Gogglebox to QI, Gyles Brandreth has graced numerous television programmes and counts the Queen amongst his close acquaintances. It was at GOSH where Kitt underwent crucial treatment for his embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma cancer. However, Kitt received his diagnosis in April 2017 and was admitted to GOSH for treatment. ‌View 4 Images Gyles and his wife Michele have three children and seven grandchildren (Image: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty I)The grandfather and grandson also memorised poems together.

Michael Carrick coached Cristiano Ronaldo briefly at Manchester United. At the end of his short reign, Ronaldo took to social media to praise the former midfielder. "Michael Carrick was a class act as a player, and he can become a great coach as well. Manchester United's interim head coach, Michael Carrick. Opta's supercomputer predicted who would win the Premier League after Manchester United beat Arsenal.

President William Ruto will today make his second return to Kisumu in less than a week as he intensifies his charm offensive in the traditionally opposition-leaning region ahead of the next elections. The President was in the lakeside city on Friday last week, where he addressed a mammoth crowd at various stopovers after presiding over Uzima University’s 57th graduation.

Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef has lauded the impact of Lebohang Maboe, pictured, and centurion Mduduzi Shabalala as Amakhosi continue their perfect start to the year. Photo: Backpagepix Image: BackpagepixKaizer Chiefs’ co-coach Khalil Ben Youssef has emphasised the importance of Lebohang Maboe in the team setup, while also praising Mduduzi Shabalala, who recently made his 100th appearance for the club. Maboe returned to Chiefs during the winter transfer window after honing his skills in the club’s youth ranks. Shabalala, who now has 102 appearances for Amakhosi, is one of the club’s youth graduates from recent years. His coach, Ben Youssef, has highlighted what makes the 22-year-old special and where he hopes Shabalala will go in the near future.

1 / 7Air pollution remains a severe challenge across several developing nations, with Chad ranking first with the worst air quality. An Air Quality Index (AQI) of 176 and extremely high PM2.5 levels are largely driven by dust storms and biomass burning2 / 7Air pollution remains a severe challenge across several developing nations, with Chad ranking first with the worst air quality. 5 / 7Tajikistan and Nepal, placed sixth and seventh, reflect how geography and energy use patterns worsen air quality. In both countries, rising pollution levels are linked to vehicle emissions, industrial activity, and biomass burning, with residential heating also contributing in Rwanda. 7 / 7While their AQI levels are lower than the top-ranked nations, air pollution remains a growing public health concern as urbanisation accelerate.

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Wrestler cheats death after he falls from balcony and narrowly misses a dogShocked fans looked on in horror as the masked wrestler plummeted to the floor when the railing he was stood on appeared to give way as he attempted a spectacular dive from the balconyView 3 Images The wrestler is seen on top of the balcony (Image: Instagram)A Mexican wrestler has narrowly avoided death after falling from a balcony when a high-flying move went wrong. The unnamed Luchador is seen standing on a folded mattress behind the handrail during what appears to be an outdoor match. As he prepares to jump towards them, he instead falls from the balcony onto the floor below. ‌He narrowly misses a dog which was sitting on the floor as a small crowd looks on in horror and his fellow wrestlers rush over to check on his well-being. All the wrestlers in shot are wearing masks, which are a key part of Lucha Libre culture in the wrestling-mad country.

[Jonah Onyango, Standard]Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has criticised the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) for "retreating to the sidelines" when called upon to advise the government. He argued that beyond criticism, the Law Society has a statutory responsibility to advise the government and contribute expertise when invited. “Don’t make the Law Society of Kenya look like an NGO,” he said. “When you raise issues of police brutality and governance, and we ask you to come and help in those spaces, don’t run away,” Murkomen said. “There must be people who raise serious issues of governance, and when they do, I don’t take offence,” Murkomen said.

(Xinhua/Wale Salau)A top commander of the Boko Haram terror group and 10 other terrorists were killed during a night raid in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, which has long been plagued by insurgency, the military said in a statement on Sunday. The Boko Haram commander, identified as Abu Khalid, was the second-in-command of the terror group at the Sambisa Forest and "a key figure within the terrorist hierarchy, coordinating operations and logistics in the Sambisa axis," according to the statement. Boko Haram and ISWAP have been collaborating in an attempt to establish an Islamist state in northeast Nigeria. The conflict has since expanded to include a faction aligned with the Islamic State group, known as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). Taiwo Adebayo, a Boko Haram researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, said the military initiated a new offensive last month, taking the fight directly to militant hideouts.

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“We as the ODM Party have decided to give our party leader, Oburu Oginga, the mandate and space to speak with other parties that have the same manifesto as ours, starting with the United Democratic Alliance. We are heading in the direction that our former party leader Raila Odinga was taking us,” she said. On January 14, United Democratic Alliance National Executive Committee formally mandated party leader President Ruto to initiate structured coalition negotiations with ODM ahead of the 2027 general elections. Following that acknowledgement, the NEC resolved to place the responsibility of steering the engagement on the party leader. “The NEC mandated the UDA party leader to establish mechanisms for structured engagement with the ODM party to achieve the desired outcome,” the communiqué said, effectively authorising President Ruto to lead talks aimed at shaping a pre-election coalition framework.

AC MILAN have agreed a £30million deal with Crystal Palace to sign Jean-Philippe Mateta. The Eagles are now deciding whether or not another striker is needed after adding Evan Guessand on loan from Aston Villa. Mateta, 28, has been pushing hard to leave Selhurst Park this month and also had interest from Juventus and Nottingham Forest. Palace have held talks with Wolves over a deal for Norwegian striker Jorgen Strand Larsen this month. His Selhurst Park contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 campaign.

PREM fans were left baffled by the bizarre actions of Senne Lammens after conceding a penalty. The Manchester United stopper faced down Fulham‘s Raul Jimenez from the spot, and was beaten by a thumping finish into the top corner. But rather than show frustration over being beaten, the Belgian appeared to congratulate Jimenez in the mouth of the goal. One unimpressed fan said on social media: “Lammens congratulated Jimenez for beating him from the penalty spot. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERSIt was Michael Carrick‘s third straight win since taking over as United gaffer earlier this month.

6 players could miss Manchester United's game against Fulham on February 1. Source: UGCCarrick has already overseen impressive wins over the top two teams in the league, Manchester City and Arsenal, to fire the Red Devils into the top four. Who will miss Manchester United vs Fulham? Fulham, under Marco Silva, are in seventh place with 34 points, only four behind United ahead of the Sunday evening contest. A win for Manchester United will see them usurp Chelsea and Liverpool and get back into the top four after 24 games.