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IT was the gentleman’s game that turned working-class lads into millionaire playboys . . . but snooker often left them mired in gambling, drugs and booze. The Eighties sporting phenomenon and all its excesses is the focus of a three-part documentary series for BBC2 created by Louis Theroux’s new production company. As executive producer on Gods Of Snooker, Louis will meet some of the game’s greats, including former world champs Steve Davis, Cliff Thorburn and Ray Reardon. Louis said: “The story of the heyday of snooker is a remarkable one filled with drama and angst and enormous talent. “I get most excited about those that are the most human: Conflict, triumph, disaster — all the big emotions — played out before your eyes. And you have that here. “I’m old enough to remember the 1985 (World Championship) black-ball final between Dennis Taylor and Steve Davis. I was 15 and everyone was talking about it at school. “We’ve been privileged to work on this with almost all … [Read more...] about Louis Theroux to investigate wild world of snooker for new BBC documentary series

A FAMILY was allegedly slaughtered by a servant who raped and stabbed to death a mum and strangled her six-year-old son. Rail chief Sergey Malakhov, 44, was on a business trip when four members of his family were killed at his country home in the village of Kudma, near Nizhny Novgorod, western Russia . His wife Elena Malakhova, 41 - who was a well-known florist- was allegedly raped and stabbed to death. Mr Malakhov, an executive on the Trans-Siberian network from Moscow to Vladivostok, was away for work when the massacre took place. The couple’s son Mikhail, six, was strangled as were the railway boss’s mother Olga Malakhova, 66, and father-in-law Anatoly Korolyov, 63. Another son and a daughter, Maria, 13, escaped the horrific bloodbath. 'HORRIFIC BLOODBATH' Their house was reported to have been robbed. A suspected murderer and rapist and two accomplices were later detained after fleeing to another region in a Volkswagen Passat. Russian media showed … [Read more...] about Family ‘slaughtered by servant as mum is raped and stabbed to death & son, 6, strangled’ while dad was on business trip

UEFA have confirmed that Spurs' Europa League tie with Dinamo Zagreb has been switched, with the North Londoners' losing their home advantage for the second leg. But the change has left some Arsenal fans raging, after it handed Tottenham an edge going into the North London derby. Both North London sides were set to have their round of 16 away legs up first, before hosting Dinamo and Olympiacos respectively a week later. But with Uefa rules dictating that two teams can't play in the same city on the same night, one fixture had to change. With Arsenal taking priority over Spurs by virtue of having qualified through winning last season's FA Cup, their tie was kept as it is. Tottenham, meanwhile, will now host Dinamo first... avoiding a 2,000 mile round-trip just three days before their Premier League clash with Arsenal. Mikel Arteta 's side, on the other hand, will have to travel nearly 4,000 miles as they head to Athens and back to face Olympiacos in their round … [Read more...] about Arsenal fans fume as Tottenham dodge gruelling Croatia trip before derby with Europa Leave clash vs Dinamo Zagreb moved

BRITS face uncertainty over their summer holidays this year as Jonathan Van Tam warned Europe was so far behind in their vaccine rollout. The Deputy Chief Medical Officer said he couldn't say either way whether it would be possible for the nation to take a summer holiday this year or not. At tonight's Downing Street press conference he said: "We are still in a zone of great uncertainty about what the virus will do next. "On top of that many of the vaccination programmes in Europe, a place where we frequently go on holiday, are running behind ours. "Whether we can go on holidays abroad depends on what other countries will say and do in terms of foreign tourism. "I am not going to give you a firm answer, I don't think there is one at this point." It comes as... Matt Hancock begged anyone who had covid tests on Feb 12 or 13 and didn't get their result to come forward Boris Johnson insisted his roadmap wouldn't be thrown off course by the new strain And … [Read more...] about More fears for Brits’ summer holidays abroad as JVT says ‘great uncertainty’ as EU so far behind vaccine rollout

The eagerly-awaited royal wedding is almost here as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to tie the knot on Saturday. But where is the ceremony? What time does it start? And what are the couple's plans after the service? Advertisement Here, we look at the full schedule for the couple's upcoming nuptials. 6am Roads closures near Windsor Castle will be enforced. Some routes will be shut from 10pm the previous night. 9am A total of 2,640 members of the public who have been invited inside the castle grounds for the wedding will begin to arrive. 9.30am-11.30am Wedding guests will arrive by coach at the castle's Round Tower and walk into St George's Chapel through the south door and take their seats. 11.20am Members of the Royal Family will begin to arrive and enter the chapel via the Galilee Porch, with some on foot and others arriving by car. Harry and his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, who is best man, will most likely arrive at … [Read more...] about Royal wedding 2018: Full schedule of Harry and Meghan’s big day