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The Sun
8 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Great news for sports fans as booze ads ban AXED sparing fans a ticket price hike and boosting investment in grassroots
PLANS to ban alcohol sponsorship at sporting events have been axed — sparing fans ticket price hikes, The Sun can reveal. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has ruled out barring booze firms, it is understood, to the relief of football, rugby and tennis chiefs. 2 The Premier League agreed a four-year mega-deal with Guinness last season while ABK Beer backs October's Rugby League Ashes. Dropping the 'nanny state' ban will also boost grassroots sport, as cash trickles down from the elite levels. One senior Tory said: 'Sponsorship helps keep football tickets affordable and grassroots sports alive. 'You don't drive harmful drinking down by banning adverts, you just hit fans in the pocket.' However, partial restrictions on alcohol ads will form part of a ten-year NHS plan out next week, it is believed. They may be outlawed before the 9pm watershed in line with junk food and drink as ministers try to tackle growing health problems. Junk food ads are to be banned between 5.30pm and 9pm from October. We told yesterday that more than half of Labour voters opposed an ads ban by meddling ministers. Fury as cost of 12-pack of beer set to soar by £1 thanks to sinister new tax brought in by Labour 2
Scottish Sun
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Brentford's new boss Keith Andrews is Guinness-loving former Premier League star who suffers no fools
Scroll down to see his amazing career stats THE BEE'S KNEES Brentford's new boss Keith Andrews is Guinness-loving former Premier League star who suffers no fools Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) KEITH ANDREWS is a people's person who loves a pint of Guinness and a night out. But when comes down to business, the new Brentford boss suffers no fools and his attention to detail is off the charts. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 New Brentford boss Keith Andrews is ready to prove himself in his first-ever managerial role Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 Andrews has replaced Thomas Frank after the Dane joined Tottenham Credit: PA That is the view of two of his ex-team-mates who have also observed his coaching abilities first hand. Andrews, 44, is taking over from Thomas Frank at Bees after being promoted from set-piece coach. David Dunn played alongside him in Blackburn's midfield in the Premier League while Dean Lewington was a team-mate at MK Dons and later coached there by him too. And both say Andrews is far from a risky appointment despite never having been a manager - let alone in the top flight. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL CAR CRASH Fans claim Carabao Cup draw is 'rigged' as huge derby clash is handed out Former England international Dunn, 45, told SunSport: 'I read and hear this stuff that he was just their set-piece coach. But he's been doing much more than that. 'I've spent a lot of time with Brentford recently. 'And I've got to know the guys there inside out. They've got everything covered. 'They've spent so much on research and development, finding small fine margins to give them an edge. It's a brilliant club. BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS 'Keith did the set-piece coach role brilliantly. Look at the amount of goals they scored and how few they conceded from set-pieces. 'But he was also helping the guys in lots of other areas too. He's been coaching for years and along with his playing career fully understands all aspects of the game.' Claudia Schiffer's film-maker husband in talks to buy stake in Brentford after supermodel seen at Premier League game 4 Andrews enjoyed a successful playing career and was an Irish international Credit: Sportsfile - Subscription 4 Andrews had been set-piece coach at Brentford before his promotion Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Andrews joined Rovers in 2008 after winning promotion with MK Dons in League Two and following his boss Paul Ince to Ewood Park. The ex-midfielder spent three seasons in the top flight, playing also under Sam Allardyce and Steve Kean. Dunn added: 'His leadership qualities and work ethic were excellent and he led by example. 'He was insightful and thoughtful in his views about the game and never afraid to give his opinion. I'm not surprised he's gone on to do well in coaching.' MK Dons legend Lewington won promotion with Andrews in 2008 as well as winning the EFL Trophy at Wembley - with Andrews scoring in the 2-0 victory over Grimsby at Wembley. Lewington, who retired this summer at the age of 41 after making an incredible 916 appearances for the club, said: 'Keith was our talisman and captain that season. 'In all honesty he was above our level. He was a Championship-standard player who went on to play in the Prem. 'He just oozed leadership and professionalism — and speaks concisely and with such great authority. Keith Andrews' career stats Wolves, 1999-2005: 72 games, 0 goals Oxford (loan), 2000-2001: 5 games, 1 goal Stoke (loan), 2003: 16 games, 0 goals Walsall (loan), 2004: 10 games, 2 goals Hull, 2005-2006: 30 games, 0 goals MK Dons, 2006-2008: 87 games, 22 goals Blackburn, 2008-2011: 76 games, 5 goals Ipswich (loan), 2011: 20 games, 9 goals West Brom, 2012: 14 games, 2 goals Bolton, 2012-2013: 29 games, 4 goals Brighton (loan), 2013-2014: 35 games, 1 goal Watford (loan), 2014: 11 games, 1 goal MK Dons (loan), 2015: 5 games, 0 goals Republic of Ireland, 2008-2012: 35 games, 3 goals Trophies MK Dons: League Two, EFL Trophy ROI: Nations Cup Coaching career MK Dons, assistant manager ROI U21s, assistant manager ROI, assistant manager Sheffield United, coach Brentford, set-piece coach Brentford, manager 'Keith is also passionate and demands high and immaculate standards. 'We used to enjoy some nights out and he loved a beer, especially Guinness, but when it was time to work he was ultra professional. 'When he came back as a coach under Karl Robinson everything had to be perfect. Even the smallest detail was important to him. 'And he isn't a person who suffers fools gladly. You had to be with him. 'Hopefully Keith will be another successful story for Brentford.' This is echoed by Dunn, who points to the fact that Frank led the club into the Prem after being promoted from within to replace Dean Smith. And he said: 'Often people say it's a risk to appoint from within. Blackburn promoted Ray Harford to replace Kenny Dalglish and that didn't work out. 'But there are equally examples where it did work, no better than the one set by Brentford with Frank. 'Brentford might well be losing quite a few big players this summer and it will be down to their excellent recruitment team there to get the right players in. 'Yet, knowing Keith and his abilities, he has all the attribute to be a success. He knows what it takes and is a great fit.'
The Irish Sun
11 hours ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Brentford's new boss Keith Andrews is Guinness-loving former Premier League star who suffers no fools
KEITH ANDREWS is a people's person who loves a pint of Guinness and a night out. But when comes down to business, the new Advertisement 4 New Brentford boss Keith Andrews is ready to prove himself in his first-ever managerial role Credit: Shutterstock Editorial 4 Andrews has replaced Thomas Frank after the Dane joined Tottenham Credit: PA That is the view of two of his ex-team-mates who have also observed his coaching abilities first hand. Andrews, 44, is taking over from David Dunn played alongside him in Blackburn's midfield in the Premier League while Dean Lewington was a team-mate at MK Dons and later coached there by him too. And both say Andrews is far from a risky appointment despite never having been a manager - let alone in the top flight. Advertisement READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Former England international Dunn, 45, told SunSport: 'I read and hear this stuff that he was just their set-piece coach. But he's been doing much more than that. 'I've spent a lot of time with Brentford recently. 'And I've got to know the guys there inside out. They've got everything covered. 'They've spent so much on research and development, finding small fine margins to give them an edge. It's a brilliant club. Advertisement Most read in Football BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS 'Keith did the set-piece coach role brilliantly. Look at the amount of goals they scored and how few they conceded from set-pieces. 'But he was also helping the guys in lots of other areas too. He's been coaching for years and along with his playing career fully understands all aspects of the game.' Claudia Schiffer's film-maker husband in talks to buy stake in Brentford after supermodel seen at Premier League game 4 Andrews enjoyed a successful playing career and was an Irish international Credit: Sportsfile - Subscription Advertisement 4 Andrews had been set-piece coach at Brentford before his promotion Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Andrews joined Rovers in 2008 after winning promotion with MK Dons in League Two and following his boss Paul Ince to Ewood Park. The ex-midfielder spent three seasons in the top flight, playing also under Sam Allardyce and Steve Kean. Dunn added: 'His leadership qualities and work ethic were excellent and he led by example. Advertisement 'He was insightful and thoughtful in his views about the game and never afraid to give his opinion. I'm not surprised he's gone on to do well in coaching.' MK Dons legend Lewington won promotion with Andrews in 2008 as well as winning the EFL Trophy at Wembley - with Andrews scoring in the 2-0 victory over Grimsby at Wembley. Lewington, who retired this summer at the age of 41 after making an incredible 916 appearances for the club, said: 'Keith was our talisman and captain that season. 'In all honesty he was above our level. He was a Championship-standard player who went on to play in the Prem. Advertisement 'He just oozed leadership and professionalism — and speaks concisely and with such great authority. Keith Andrews' career stats Wolves, 1999-2005: 72 games, 0 goals Oxford (loan), 2000-2001: 5 games, 1 goal Stoke (loan), 2003: 16 games, 0 goals Walsall (loan), 2004: 10 games, 2 goals Hull, 2005-2006: 30 games, 0 goals MK Dons, 2006-2008: 87 games, 22 goals Blackburn, 2008-2011: 76 games, 5 goals Ipswich (loan), 2011: 20 games, 9 goals West Brom, 2012: 14 games, 2 goals Bolton, 2012-2013: 29 games, 4 goals Brighton (loan), 2013-2014: 35 games, 1 goal Watford (loan), 2014: 11 games, 1 goal MK Dons (loan), 2015: 5 games, 0 goals Republic of Ireland, 2008-2012: 35 games, 3 goals Trophies MK Dons: League Two, EFL Trophy ROI: Nations Cup Coaching career MK Dons, assistant manager ROI U21s, assistant manager ROI, assistant manager Sheffield United, coach Brentford, set-piece coach Brentford, manager 'Keith is also passionate and demands high and immaculate standards. 'We used to enjoy some nights out and he loved a beer, especially Guinness, but when it was time to work he was ultra professional. 'When he came back as a coach under Karl Robinson everything had to be perfect. Even the smallest detail was important to him. Advertisement 'And he isn't a person who suffers fools gladly. You had to be with him. 'Hopefully Keith will be another successful story for Brentford.' This is echoed by Dunn, who points to the fact that Frank led the club into the Prem after being promoted from within to replace Dean Smith. And he said: 'Often people say it's a risk to appoint from within. Blackburn promoted Ray Harford to replace Kenny Dalglish and that didn't work out. Advertisement 'But there are equally examples where it did work, no better than the one set by Brentford with Frank. 'Brentford might well be losing quite a few big players this summer and it will be down to their excellent recruitment team there to get the right players in. 'Yet, knowing Keith and his abilities, he has all the attribute to be a success. He knows what it takes and is a great fit.'
Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Health
- Irish Examiner
Diary of a Gen Z Student: I'm just naturally this pale — and fake tan is more effort than it's worth
A few months ago, I got a tetanus vaccine booster. Afterwards, the nice lady who gave me the vaccine asked me to stay seated in the waiting room for a little longer than usual. She said I looked 'a little too pale'. She was concerned I might faint. Now, I was feeling perfectly fine and tried to protest this precaution. 'I'm always this pale', I offered, but she wasn't convinced. So, I was sat down and given a glass of water. Twenty minutes later, when the lady relented to my naturally pale disposition, I was free to go. This isn't the first time people have expressed concern for my health, due to the evident lack of melanin in my skin. As a teen, my concerned mother considered anaemia or lack of sleep. But iron supplements and sleep routines did little to improve things. In Ireland, being too pale isn't usually considered a good thing. We think paleness looks like poor health. But we've come up with the perfect solution: it may smell like chicken curry mixed with Custard Cream biscuits, and it may turn your skin more tangerine than sun-kissed, but fake tan is a part of our culture — like Guinness, and being shouted at for leaving the immersion on. From the age of 12, most girls in Ireland start to wear fake tan. At first, they're lashing the tan on the night before a disco in the local GAA. Then it becomes more routine. Every week, you might put on a fresh layer. You'll be told that it looks like you just stuck your hand into a packet of cheese-flavoured Doritos, but it's better than being told you look like you've got an iron deficiency. Every year, we go months on end without seeing a clear sky in Ireland. But by God, we don't want to look like it. Even if it was just for the ankles poking out the bottom of your school trousers, the status quo meant that those ankles needed to have a suggestion of sun exposure, at the very least. It didn't matter if it was January. The problem with fake tan for me is always the amount of effort it demands. Exfoliating, shaving, moisturising, and applying the tan. And then a few days later, you need to start scrubbing the tan off, before it begins to resemble scales on your knees and elbows. Oh, the things we do for beauty. I never particularly enjoyed the process, so, for most of my teens, it was only out of obligation that I wore it. I couldn't fathom going to a junior disco with my milk-bottle legs glowing in the dark. I wasn't prepared to be the only one going au natural. Being tanned was an obsession. When I first visited a country that didn't idealise tanned skin, it was honestly surprising to me. I was trying to buy soap in the Philippines and noticed that all of the soaps advertised their 'skin-lightening' properties. Of course, in many countries, the idealisation of paleness is a terrible relic of colonialism. But seeing those 'skin-lightening' products lined up on the shelves of a shop, cemented my previous understanding of beauty as something that is constructed. Over the past few years, I've sort of let go of the idea of having tanned skin. It could be my frontal lobe developing, but I'm just not bothered by being pale anymore — especially if it means I can avoid routinely dying my bed sheets orange. Maybe I've lost patience for the tyranny of exfoliating and moisturising and exfoliating again. But I've laid down my tanning mitt. I haven't touched a bottle of tan for years now. My tanning breakup was unintentional, really, I just stopped worrying about being the one with the light-reflecting legs on a night out. I was able to see fake tan as a product invented by people who wanted to make money, not a necessity for beauty. Being told my pale skin makes me look a bit unwell by the kind lady giving me a vaccine may have been a low blow a few years ago, but now I've got this column to channel my frustrations into. And that vaccine was certainly helpful, while I was thinking about how to discuss my rocky relationship with fake tan as a pale and pasty Irish girl. Maybe I look like I'm lacking in vitality and sun exposure. But at least it has been a few years since I was last told that my hand looks like it was rooting around a bag of Cheese Doritos. A win is a win. Read More Gen Z Student: Knowing my own essays will be graded against the work of AI is disheartening
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Rosie O'Donnell tells Chris Cuomo she was ‘very depressed' and ‘overdrinking' after first Trump win
Rosie O'Donnell told former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo that she was 'very depressed' and 'overdrinking' following President Donald Trump's first election victory in 2016 on 'The Chris Cuomo Project' podcast on Tuesday. O'Donnell revealed that she left the United States for Ireland out of a sense of 'self-preservation' after Trump's second election victory, considering the difficulties she experienced after his first win in 2016. 'During his first go-round, it was very difficult, and I got myself into some bad places. You know, I was very, very depressed. I was overeating. I was overdrinking … I was so depressed, Chris,' she told the former cable host. She also shared that it hurt her heart to know that Americans 'believed the lies' of Trump and, furthermore, that she worked in a business that 'sells those lies for profit.' Another reason O'Donnell listed for leaving the U.S. was to ensure that she could be a 'good parent' to her 12-year-old child. On 'The Chris Cuomo Project' podcast, Rosie O'Donnell told ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo that she blamed President Trump's victory on election night in 2016 led her to be 'very depressed' and 'overdrinking.' Getty Images 'Coming to Ireland was totally a way to take care of myself and my non-binary autistic child, who's going to need services and help and counseling and all the things that he's [Trump is] threatening to cut in his horrible plan of the big, beautiful bill,' she stated. Later in their discussion, Cuomo recalled telling O'Donnell after Trump's first victory that 'this is going to affect you a lot more than it's going to affect him,' and asked how moving to Ireland has impacted her life. She told Cuomo that she enjoys the fact that people in Ireland typically don't approach celebrities the way they do in America, and also noted that she feels safe considering there's no 'MAGA support' in the country. After President Trump won the 2024 presidential election, O'Donnell moved out of the United States and now resides in Ireland. Rosie O'Donnell/Instagram O'Donnell related an experience she had in Ireland where an older man bought her a pint of Guinness after she told him that she had left the U.S. because of Trump being elected. She contrasted this with a story from the U.S., where the entertainer and her child were allegedly mocked in a CVS store after Trump won the 2024 election. 'One cursed at us, and she's like, 'Why are they cursing at us?' And I'm like 'Honey you know the bad guy? They're all bad guys too,'' she detailed.
