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The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Two-time world champion, 40, to make emotional darts return after over TWO YEARS away for live TV event
ADRIAN LEWIS will next month make his return to televised darts – after a near two-and-half year absence. 3 Adrian Lewis is set to make his darts comeback next month Credit: Getty 3 It's been two long years since the ace was on the oche Credit: Getty Yet after that tournament, he decided to walk away from the sport – and eventually lost his professional tour card – for family reasons and having However, SunSport can now reveal he plans to make a comeback at the MODUS Super Series in Portsmouth at 10pm on Thursday August 28. It will be shown live and free on the MODUS Super Series Darts Channel on Pluto TV READ MORE IN DARTS The Stoke star, 40, will represent Team England in a special 'International Pairs' week alongside Steve Beaton, 61, the 1996 Lakeside world champion. The finals night will be on Saturday August 30 provided the English duo qualify. It sees Lewis, a four-time World Cup of Darts champion, represent his country for the first time since 2017. And he will also be reunited with his Most read in Darts BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Should he rediscover his form in the coming months, then there is a chance he may wish to return to the pro ranks but it would have been through Qualifying School in January 2026. Darts supremo Barry Hearn does not plan to give him a special wildcard entry even though Lewis is a decorated and popular figure within the sport. Adrian Lewis doesn't hesitate naming the three darts stars who are bigger villains than him 3 Lewis will be reunited with old foe Phil Taylor Credit: Getty Lewis said: 'The MODUS Super Series is the perfect platform for me to gauge where my game is at. 'I've been practicing well and have played well in a lot of exhibitions. 'It will be something very different for me but I've been watching the MODUS Super Series on Pluto TV and the standard is incredible. 'There are some brilliant players and I don't expect it to be easy. Nothing is easy in darts these days. 'I've taken time out to focus on my family life. I told Barry Hearn back when I made that decision that I don't expect any freebies if I do decide to make a comeback. 'I'm willing to work for it and maybe this can be the first step. 'It hasn't been easy over the last few years. My wife has to live with an illness and my son has autism and ADHD. 'I found myself travelling to events but not wanting to be there and wanting to be at home with them instead. 'I think I lost a bit of love for the game. I wasn't happy and my performances suffered as a result. 'I'm not making any long-term plans but I still have a lot to give and if this goes well then we'll take the next step at the right time. 'The main thing is I'm happy and looking forward to playing competitive darts on my own terms, in my own time, without the demands of the tour, for now at least.'
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Disruption and delays for south Essex drivers at M25 Dartford Crossing
DRIVERS are facing disruption on the M25 Dartford Crossing with average speeds of 15mph reported by the AA. Traffic between Southend Arterial Road and Dartford is slow moving, with congestion spanning the QEII Bridge and M25 into Lakeside. There is currently no information on the cause of the disruption, but the AA has indicated that it appears to be easing. We're now on WhatsApp! Join our new channel at to get all the latest breaking news and exclusive stories delivered straight to your phone. An update from the AA said: "Delays of six minutes and delays easing on M25 clockwise between J29 A127 Southend Arterial Road (Romford / Basildon) and J31 A282 Canterbury Way (Lakeside / Purfleet). Average speed 15 mph." This followed a separate update regarding traffic at the crossing itself, which said: "Queueing traffic on M25 clockwise before J31 A1306 (Lakeside / Purfleet). Congestion to two miles before J30 A13 (Lakeside). Travel time is 15 minutes." You can check how your journey is affected at
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Off the grid with Josh Duhamel: survival, fatherhood and the art of aging well
Josh Duhamel didn't just talk to me about going off the grid — he took me there. Zooming in from his remote Minnesota cabin, a giant American flag draped in the background of his office, the actor was more than happy to offer a quick tour of the compound he's spent the last 15 years building from the ground up. You might have read about it as his "doomsday" bunker. 'You want to see?' he asked, before walking outside to reveal a peaceful lakeside view, a grill area and a croquet course that's apparently a very big deal. 'We have these mini — actually, not mini — it's a big croquet competition we do,' he said, panning the computer camera to a grassy patch. A deer casually wandered by. 'Who wins?' I asked. 'Well, me naturally,' he grinned. 'I mean, I won the last game … but also, I made the course. It was a bit of a home-field advantage.' The setting couldn't have been more fitting as we were talking about his new film Off the Grid, on demand now, in which he plays a brilliant scientist who disappears into the wilderness to protect a dangerous piece of technology from falling into the wrong hands. The irony of life (somewhat) imitating art isn't lost on the actor. "The fact that he took this thing and went into hiding in the middle of nowhere — that fascinated me, because as I just showed you, I have a real affinity for that," he said. "I don't know if I'm afraid of a zombie apocalypse or what, but I've always had this idea that, OK, what if something happens? Could I do it? Could we live off the land? I can tell you pretty positively right now — no. But I'm getting better." While he admits he's not quite ready for the apocalypse, Duhamel said there's something deeply satisfying about the hands-on, back-to-basics rhythm of his daily life right now. "It gives me purpose. I just love it," he said. "I'm out here fixing things all day long, creating games for the kids, pulling them on the jet ski or on my tractor clearing brush. I'm always busy doing something. There's something about that world — knowing how difficult it would be — that fascinates me." That same sense of isolation and self-reliance plays a key role in Off the Grid, prompting Duhamel to reflect on his own relationship with nature, solitude and survival. "I've had the luxury of doing this with my family — with my wife and kids. Our families are close by," he explained. "But the idea that [my character] would be out there by himself for that long ... how do you deal with the loneliness that he must've felt and this yearning for real human connection?" Duhamel lives with his wife of nearly three years, Audra Mari, and their 17-month-old son, Shepherd. He's also father to son Axl, 11, whom he shares with his ex-wife, Fergie. "I can't believe my wife even wanted to be with me, to be honest," the actor joked, reflecting on what Mari signed up for as he built his dream compound. "I started here with just a floating dock. I didn't even have a boat. We were literally washing dishes in the lake, had no plumbing, no bathrooms — we were using an outhouse. It was like homesteading. It really was. Now we've got three cabins out here — two little guest ones and this one. It's been a 15-year process." One aspect Duhamel is perfectly fine leaving to the movies? The high-stakes danger. 'I'm not fighting off any bad guys out here,' he laughed. But for Off the Grid, he still had to get in fighting shape, and at 51, that looks a little different than it did 20 years ago. These days, he said, staying fit for physically demanding roles comes with some new considerations. 'I try to stay in good shape, especially before we start shooting. I'm not a crazy fitness freak, but I try to stay healthy, generally eat well, do some kind of exercise every day,' he explained. 'But it's really about recovery. You're falling and banging yourself up for two months straight. For me, yoga is big — just to stay flexible and keep my back and knees from going out. I'm never going to be The Rock. I've tried. I just can't.' I pointed out he pulled off his shirtless scene in Off the Grid just fine. 'It wasn't great,' he laughed. 'It wasn't great. Come on now.' The self-deprecation might be classic Duhamel, but he's not brushing off the reality that aging in Hollywood comes with its own set of scrutiny, even for men. I asked if actors feel industry pressure to stay 'forever young,' something I often talk about with his female counterparts, and Duhamel said those expectations exist for everyone. It's part of what inspired him to launch his men's wellness company, Gatlan. "I started taking testosterone a few years ago, peptides. I'm always looking at what keeps me feeling young, especially because I've got young kids," he said. For the Transformers alum, aging well isn't about appearances; it's about energy. "I want to be rolling around in the dirt with them like I did in my thirties," he said. "That was a big motivation behind Gatlan. I'd learned a lot of secrets from other guys in the industry, and thought, 'Why don't I just share this with the masses?' Nobody wants to talk about it, but it's a real thing, and it's helped me tremendously. So yeah — part of it is good habits, good regimens, eating right, but also taking advantage of the science that's out there." Living in rural Minnesota means leaving some luxuries behind, and Duhamel admitted there are a few Hollywood comforts he occasionally misses. 'Sushi restaurants. All the restaurants. The nightlife. Instacart. Uber Eats,' he smiled. 'Out here, we're over 40 miles from anything. We have to bring all of our food here. But that's part of the fun. We really do have to plan and bring what we need.' It's a tradeoff he's happy to make, especially when it comes to the perks of raising his kids. Minnesota affords much more privacy than the paparazzi-happy California coast, but Duhamel said both places offer something important. 'It's a really good place for my 11-year-old son,' he said. 'I'm starting to teach him some of the things that someday he's going to have to know to take care of this place. And there's a lot of s*** to know.' That education includes everything from storm cleanup to small-engine basics. 'Yesterday, we had a giant storm come through here: trees were down, branches everywhere. So I gave him the little saw, and he went out there and started cutting branches up and stacking them in the burn pit. Little things like that,' Duhamel shared. 'Teaching him how the battery works … just things I used to take for granted. He misses playing soccer and seeing his friends. He's getting all the great things that Los Angeles has to offer, but out here it's totally different. And I think he loves it equally as much.' That same sense of simplicity, of slowing down and noticing the little things, is something Duhamel believes we're all craving right now, whether we realize it or not. That's evident as his blue sky cowboy drama, Ransom Canyon, was just renewed for a second season by Netflix. 'I think that because there's just so much technology in our faces all the time ... everything is so touch of a button and it's there. We're losing that connection to the simple things that we just sort of look past or don't even notice,' he said. 'I think that shows like Ransom Canyon did a beautiful job of just breathing life into things that are otherwise seen as mundane and boring, and making it feel like, 'Oh God, there's something really refreshing about sitting on your porch, looking out at the pasture and horses running.'" Because in a world that's only getting faster, Duhamel shows there is power in slowing down — in fixing what's broken, building something lasting and and maybe even making time for a croquet match or two. "It's good for the soul," he said. "I'm telling you.'
Fashion Network
03-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
SGS UK Retail reveals 'bold new brand identities' for Lakeside and Victoria Centre malls
Essex's Lakeside Shopping Centre and Nottingham's Victoria Centre are going big on rebranding. It's down to SGS UK Retail unveiling 'dynamic new brand identities' for the pair, marking 'a bold new chapter for the centres', both of which are key destinations in their regions and have been for decades. The strategic brand refreshes form part of SGS UK Retail's 'portfolio-wide enhancement programme, featuring significant investment' across retail, F&B, leisure and customer propositions. The latest development follows a recent 'lauded' rebranding 'to reclaim atria Watford's Harlequin heritage'. Now Lakeside and Victoria Centre are being given similar treatment to 'support their distinct market strengths to drive commercial potential'. Marking its 35th anniversary this year, Lakeside has been given a 'bold identity refresh', also drawing on the centre's heritage 'while expressing its ambitious evolution, with a focus on leveraging the diverse external environment, including the lake, to create a completely unique retail and leisure proposition'. Through (unrevealed) strategic CAPEX investment, the centre will 'redefine what is possible for a flagship destination and set itself up for future decades as an integral part of the UK social landscape', said SGS. Over at Victoria Centre, its refresh 'honours over 50 years of retail leadership' in the heart of Nottingham. The new brand 'takes inspiration from both the centre's iconic city centre location and its urban customer base – with a clean, fresh logo creating a simple, eye-catching identity'. Strategically, the rebrand 'supports the centre's ongoing asset management approach, using its unrivalled location to attract retail and F&B operators that address the wants and needs of the local community, including over 60,000 students', it notes. The rebranding rollouts include new signage, enhanced websites and staff uniforms. These will be promoted via bespoke marketing campaigns led by SGS's agency, BWP Group, it added. Claire Barber, CEO at SGS UK Retail, added: 'These rebrands aren't about changing what makes them special; they're about amplifying each destination's unique strengths.'
Fashion Network
03-07-2025
- Business
- Fashion Network
SGS UK Retail reveals 'bold new brand identities' for Lakeside and Victoria Centre malls
Essex's Lakeside Shopping Centre and Nottingham's Victoria Centre are going big on rebranding. It's down to SGS UK Retail unveiling 'dynamic new brand identities' for the pair, marking 'a bold new chapter for the centres', both of which are key destinations in their regions and have been for decades. The strategic brand refreshes form part of SGS UK Retail's 'portfolio-wide enhancement programme, featuring significant investment' across retail, F&B, leisure and customer propositions. The latest development follows a recent 'lauded' rebranding 'to reclaim atria Watford's Harlequin heritage'. Now Lakeside and Victoria Centre are being given similar treatment to 'support their distinct market strengths to drive commercial potential'. Marking its 35th anniversary this year, Lakeside has been given a 'bold identity refresh', also drawing on the centre's heritage 'while expressing its ambitious evolution, with a focus on leveraging the diverse external environment, including the lake, to create a completely unique retail and leisure proposition'. Through (unrevealed) strategic CAPEX investment, the centre will 'redefine what is possible for a flagship destination and set itself up for future decades as an integral part of the UK social landscape', said SGS. Over at Victoria Centre, its refresh 'honours over 50 years of retail leadership' in the heart of Nottingham. The new brand 'takes inspiration from both the centre's iconic city centre location and its urban customer base – with a clean, fresh logo creating a simple, eye-catching identity'. Strategically, the rebrand 'supports the centre's ongoing asset management approach, using its unrivalled location to attract retail and F&B operators that address the wants and needs of the local community, including over 60,000 students', it notes. The rebranding rollouts include new signage, enhanced websites and staff uniforms. These will be promoted via bespoke marketing campaigns led by SGS's agency, BWP Group, it added. Claire Barber, CEO at SGS UK Retail, added: 'These rebrands aren't about changing what makes them special; they're about amplifying each destination's unique strengths.'
