Olive Cotton photography award finalists 2025
The Olive Cotton awards have marked their 20th anniversary in style, with a record number of entries and offering a major prize of $20,000. Tweed Regional Gallery has announced the 65 finalists, recognised for their excellence in photographic portraiture
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Will Nick Kyrgios be on BBC's Wimbledon coverage this year?
NICK KYRGIOS is arguably one of tennis's most controversial characters - and it may have cost him his place on the Wimbledon BBC panel. After the Australian announced on social media that he wouldn't be playing in the tournament, many fans are hoping he will be back in the commentary booth, as he was last time out. 1 Will Nick Kyrgios be on BBC's Wimbledon coverage this year? Last year, the Australian had admitted to assaulting an ex-girlfriend. And according to The Telegraph, the tennis star will not be part of the BBC's coverage as a commentator or a pundit. After being hired by the BBC last year for his insight into tennis, he was criticised by senior MPs and women's campaigners. Caroline Nokes, the women and equalities committee chair, blasted that the BBC should "hang its head in shame" for the decision. When could Nick Kyrgios be playing next? However, the 30-year-old has the US Open mixed doubles tournament to look forward to, where he will join forces with Naomi Osaka, the former women's number one. The two players are part of the huge announcement, seeing the top-ranked male and female players join forces. It will also see the likes of Emma Raducanu team up with Carlos Alcaraz, and Jack Draper play alongside Zheng Qinwen. This comes after the United States Tennis Association announced earlier this year that it wanted to find new ways to make the game more accessible and interesting to the fans. When is Wimbledon 2025? The British Grand Slam tournament will commence on June 30, seeing round one of the Gentlemen's and Ladies' singles matches begin the action. And it will conclude with the men's singles final on Sunday, July 13. Wimbledon will be hosted as per usual on BBC One and Two; however, this year, TNT Sports will show both the Men's and Women's finals after they inherited the rights from Eurosport. 22-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won last year's Gentlemen's singles tournament after defeating Novak Djokovic in three straight sets. If he were to win the Grand Slam this year, Alcaraz would become the seventh male tennis player to win Wimbledon three times in a row, joining the likes of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Bjorn Borg.
Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Bianca Wallace shows off her baby bump in a tiny crochet bikini after announcing she is expecting her first child with Ioan Gruffudd
Bianca Wallace has shared a first look at her baby bump, posing in a tiny crochet bikini. The Aussie actess, 32, revealed earlier this month that she is expecting her first child with husband Ioan Gruffudd, 51. Bianca basked in the sunshine over the weekend, proudly displaying her bump in a pale pink two piece adorned with shells. Sitting on the beach, a beaming Bianca captioned the snap 'I don't care about nothing.' Bianca and Fantastic Four actor Ioan shared the exciting news about their pregnancy this month, posting a sweet black and white photo of Ioan kissing his wife's growing baby bump. 'Baby Gruffudd poppin' out to say hello!' the caption read. In April, Ioan and Bianca took to their respective Instagrams to share a video of them tying the knot in a romantic ceremony, captioning their posts: 'Mr & Mrs Gruffudd. Marriage now, wedding later.' Set to Martin Arteta's track Past Lives, the video shows the pair saying their vows in front of an idyllic backdrop with a stunning sea view. The pair, who went public with their relationship in October 2021, looked happier than ever. Their happy moment comes following Ioan's messy split with Alice Evans. Ioan and Alice Evans formally divorced in July 2023. However, they are still battling fiercely over spousal support and custody and financial support for their two daughters Ella, 15, and Elsie, 11. At the September 9 court hearing, Judge Josh Freeman Stinn signed off on a stipulated agreement in which Ioan pays $3,000 a month temporary child support and $1,500 a month temporary spousal support until another February 13 hearing where a more permanent support arrangement was to be forged. Ioan planned to call his then fiancée Bianca as a witness at the February hearing to testify that his ex wife 'stalked, harassed and abused' her, repeatedly violating a three-year domestic violence restraining order (DVRO) which she and Ioan took out in August 2022, after enduring a 'smear campaign' of hateful text messages, emails and social media posts from her. Ioan claims that Alice 'engaged in a pattern of damaging and defamatory conduct against me, aimed at intimidating and harassing me and my fiancé, Bianca Wallace, while alienating our two young children from me.' Ioan – whose latest movie, Bad Boys: Ride or Die has grossed more than $403 million worldwide – has fought Evans' demands for more money, claiming he's paid some $400,000 more in spousal support that he needed to under their pre-marital agreement. In earlier court papers, he called her claims of poverty 'exaggerated' and said it's a 'false narrative' that she and the children have been left destitute. The former couple met on the set of the movie 102 Dalmatians more than 20 years ago. They fell in love in real life and were married in Mexico in 2007. Ioan filed for divorce in March 2021, shortly after Alice announced on social media that her husband of 14 years was walking out on her and their two daughters. Meanwhile, in February this year, Alice revealed she's being evicted from her LA home after being 'unable to pay her rent'. The actress wrote on Instagram that she and her daughters have 'no way of renting even the cheapest room in the city' after being beset by financial woes amid her bitter court battle with ex-husband Ioan. Sharing a sweet throwback snap with her two daughters, Alice shared that she is like many others in Los Angeles trying to find a new place to live after the city was devastated by fires in January. Alice was thought to be renting a home in California with her two children after her bitter divorce from Ioan. Earlier this month, she created her own Divorce fundraiser, setting up a GoFundMe which has so far raised $18,828, but admitted she was 'so embarrassed' to have to do so. But in a positive update recently shared on Instagram, Alice revealed that she, her daughters and her dog Emma now have a 'roof over their heads' and had retained their possessions after worrying she would lose them as she thanked fans for donating.
Daily Mail
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Travelling to Perth in style like the British & Irish Lions, getting a painful makeover with Aussie maverick Nic White... and sandboarding in new video series Roar & Uncut
Welcomed by beautiful winter sunshine, Nik and Kev arrived in Perth, the sporting gateway to Australia. England's cricketers will play their opening Ashes fixture on the west coast in November, but this week it has been home to the Lions. Here is what the guys got up to in the first episode of Roar & Uncut, in association with Dr Squatch. Sunday Perth Airport was a hive of activity as the Lions touched down for rugby's greatest tour. Maro Itoje led the team through arrivals and he was followed by Henry Pollock, carrying BIL the Lions teddy. Like the Lions, we arrived in style, travelling in Qatar Airways' luxury Qsuites. The guys even managed to FaceTime Lions legend Dan Biggar over the airline's Starlink wi-fi. Monday The Lions were welcomed to Australia with an indigenous First Nations ceremony at Kings Park. Overlooking the spectacular Swan River, there were digeridoos, boomerangs and a 'smoking ceremony' where players and media inhaled burning sandalwood to connect with the local earth. Tuesday We set off on a once-in-lifetime trip to the Pinnacles Desert. There was a sandboarding trip on route, flying down the spectacular dunes with limited success! Once we reached the Pinnacles, it was time to explore the other-worldly limestone formations, before enjoying a BBQ underneath the stars. Wednesday Time to explore the suburbs with Western Force and Wallabies star Nic White. He took us the leafy Subiaco suburb, where he convinced us to join him at the barbers. White is famous for his crazy moustache – and now we have one too! Thursday After Andy Farrell's team announcement, we invited a few friends over for dinner at our beautiful hotel, the Perth City Intercontinental. IHG are the official hotel partner of the Lions tour and they pulled out all the stops, with the chefs at the Ascua restaurant cooking 15 dry-aged steaks over open flames. Friday With 19 beaches in easy reach of the city, it was finally time to check out the city's postcard destination, Cottesloe Beach. The perfect place for a sunset swim at the end of a busy week, watching the surfers glide into the weekend as we tucked into our fish and chips! Saturday Match day at the Optus Stadium, which is only a short walk down the river from the Intercontinental. Our moustachioed friend Nic White scored early for the Western Force, but the Lions had too much firepower as they raced clear in the second-half. On his way off the pitch, White had one final message: 'Look good, feel good, play good.' Roar & Uncut comes to you in association with Dr Squatch, ensuring Nik and Kev are the best-smelling guys on tour.
