Many grievers lined up during that time to offer appreciation to Brazil legend Pele, who is lying in state at the stadium of his previous club Santos. Pele’s final resting place is in the focal point of the pitch at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, and fans have lined the roads to get into the ground. There will be a parade through the roads of Santos from 12:00 GMT before confidential family internment. Pele – a three-time World Cup winner – kicked the bucket at 82 on 29…
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Joel Dommett in the off-kilter comment as BBC Rigorously Come Moving stars leave NTA stage
National Television Awards have Joel Dommett left fans at home watching the awards slam wheezing after an abnormal second when BBC Rigorously Come Moving won the previous evening. Rigorously won the penultimate gong of the evening. Glitterball Trophy holders Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling Ellis took to the NTA stage to acknowledge the Best Ability Show gong. ITV The Concealed Artist star Joel, who is likewise a large group of ITV The Covered Vocalist, then, at that point, made that big appearance to finish off the night and present the…
Sue Barker was left furious and offended by BBC’s handling of A Question of Sport sacking
Sue Barker has uncovered how she was left ‘furious’ and ‘offended’ by the BBC’s handling of her exit from its leader test show, A Question of Sport, a year ago. The 66-year-old spent a mind-boggling 24 years in a tough situation before managers called time on her vocation and supplanted her with Paddy McGuinness. Previous tennis star Sue said she approved of being supplanted because ‘everybody has their day’, yet was left disheartened by how it was dealt with. She added that the entire episode showed her there was ‘no…
PaulO’Grady Leaves his Radio 2 show after 14 times in rearmost BBC shake-up
PaulO’Grady has quit his Radio 2 Sunday autumn show after 14 times in the rearmost BBC shake-up.In a statement, the TV presenter, 67, said,” I have loved doing my Sunday autumn show for the last 14 times, and I am going to miss my listeners as well as the fun I have had with my patron Malcolm Prince, but I feel that now is the right time to go.” Paul’s departure is the rearmost in a string of changes to the BBC Radio schedule, with several big names being dropped…