Players Championship Darts Finals 2024 LIVE RESULTS: Luke Littler HUMILIATES Rob Cross 6-0, Van Gerwen OUT – updates
THREE world champions have been eliminated from the Players Championship Finals as tonight’s thrilling action continues to unfold – but Luke Littler’s incredible run goes on!
The 17-year-old millionaire whitewashed Rob Cross 6-0 in the first round of the iconic Minehead tournament.
Luke Humphries also comfortably booked his spot in the next stage after slaying German giant Gabriel Clemens 6-2.
But Michael van Gerwen, Chris Dobey and Gerwyn Price all suffered shock early exits.
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‘The View’ co-hosts get into tense discussion over Donald Trump’s new attorney general pick
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Donald Trump’s new team is like Avengers Assemble… it’s going to be a wild ride
SOME people have noted that the team around President Trump looks like a real-life version of the X-Men.
Or the Rebel Alliance from Star Wars. A curious group of very different people with very different powers.
All lined up against the automatons of the overbearing left-wing state.
I prefer to think of them as The Avengers.
They include people like Pete Hegseth — a military veteran, TV star and bestselling author.
For years Hegseth has railed about the military he knows so well having become wasteful and woke.
The sort of military that decided women’s recruitment for frontline duty was a priority.
Or was led by generals who believed they should learn about “white rage” and other fanciful notions invented by left-wing race-hucksters.
As the person nominated to be Secretary of Defence, Hegseth can now actually work to strip woke out of the US military and focus instead on things like excellence.
Much of the defence establishment will hate this.
Which is just one reason why he is such a good pick.
Same thing with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, appointed to jointly head the “Department of Government Efficiency”.
Trump has appointed them to look into how to stop the massive overspend in the US federal budget.
Musk thinks he can trim up to two trillion dollars off the roughly six trillion a year that the federal government spends.
Making the federal government finally spend about the same amount as it takes in.
Good idea, but wow is it going to annoy a lot of people with their snouts in the trough. Again, good.
But there have been some appointments to the team that have definitely raised eyebrows.
When Trump announced he would put forward Congressman Matt Gaetz to run the Department of Justice, some eyebrows went higher than an Essex facelift.
Gaetz has spent recent years undergoing an ethics investigation in the House amid claims that (among other things) he had sex with a 17-year-old girl. Which is underage in many states.
Gaetz denies the claim but he is certainly a man with a vendetta.
The idea he would be in charge of the Department of Justice was a step too far even for many loyal Trump supporters.
Now Gaetz has withdrawn.
But there is another nominee who Trump may yet lose.
Raised eyebrows
One of the pivotal moments of the campaign and a moment when the Rebel Alliance really fell into place, was when Robert F Kennedy Jr suspended his campaign.
The nephew of JFK and son of RFK was a lifelong Democrat. Like most of his family.
But his run for the Democrat nomination was stymied by the usual tie-up at the top of the party.
He tried to run as an independent, but it was hopeless, with his share of the vote never getting near double figures.
Still, in what was assumed to be a close-run election, it was an important moment at the end of August when he suspended his campaign and said that he was backing Trump for president.
It helped push some wavering voters into the Trump camp and RFK Jr deserved a reward for his decision, and for the campaigning on the trail with Trump.
But Health Secretary — which is the position Trump has nominated him for?
RFK Jr is a fascinating and charismatic man.
He is also self-taught on a range of issues, with a healthy curiosity and scepticism about a range of issues.
Vaccines have become a special point of interest for him since the Covid era.
And he is right in some of his scepticism about what we were all told in those days.
And how some of the Big Pharma benefited from the endless vaccines.
RFK Jr, like Gaetz, may have no chance of getting through the nomination process.
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But just because he was right on some of that does not mean he is right on everything.
And RFK Jr has some anti-vax views and other health views, which are not just cranky but dangerous.
Sure, there is a question of over-vaccination and over-reaching by the health lobby in the US.
But many of us don’t particularly want the return of polio and other preventative diseases.
The idea that someone would be in charge of health who has expressed views which could easily allow the spread of almost defunct diseases is something which should be of great concern.
Again, it is probably an appointment too far.
Of course RFK Jr, like Gaetz, may have no chance of getting through the nomination process.
And it is possible that even putting him forward for such a role is Trump’s way of rewarding someone for loyalty only for them to fail to get the position in question. Leaving others to get the blame.
It is a reminder of truth about Trump’s early picks.
Many of them are outstanding.
Marco Rubio as Secretary of State being one such example.
But others are liabilities.
But hey, it’s Trump.
And no one said it wouldn’t be a rollercoaster.
Here’s hoping the right picks make the ride a wild but safe one.
A ride which returns America and the world safely home.
Give us Covid cause
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry was lucky enough to hear from former Health Secretary Matt Hancock[/caption]THE UK Covid-19 Inquiry grinds on.
This week it was lucky enough to hear from former Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
And while this inquiry may come to many lengthy and learned conclusions, there is still one vital question that has gone unanswered.
That is, of course, how the coronavirus got out of Wuhan, China, in the first place.
Those of us who suspected that it came from a lab experimenting with such viruses were told for a time that we were “conspiracy theorists”.
Then it became an acceptable opinion.
But shouldn’t we know whether the leak was accidental or deliberate?
And shouldn’t we all be assured that such a thing can never happen again?
Why are the Chinese Communist Party allowed to get away with it?
Deliberately or accidentally, they released a virus on the world that locked us in our houses and killed millions of people.
Isn’t that worthy of a little bit of British attention as well?
Waste of Cop time
NON-crime hate incidents are back in the news.
Police visited journalist Allison Pearson at her home on Remembrance Sunday to inform her that a member of the public had reported her tweet.
There has since been justified outrage. But where was the outrage for the thousands of other Brits, who do not have a public platform, but have also been affected by these laws?
The idea that cops should be able to police opinion or speech is ridiculous.
There are many police forces that have not solved a single house burglary in recent years.
A police force that investigates everything except for crime is not a police force, it is the paramilitary wing of the online Left.
The next time a force tries a stunt like this, the complainants and the police themselves should be arrested . . . for wasting police time.
Israel arrest farce
British chief prosecutor Karim Khan has reason to have sped up and pushed out disgraceful warrants[/caption]THE farcical, so-called International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the first time against the leader of a democracy.
Its British chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant should be arrested for war crimes.
He also issued an arrest warrant for two of the heads of Hamas. But the terrorists in question were killed in the last few months. It seems news travels slow to the ICC.
As it happens, Khan has reason to have sped up and pushed out these disgraceful warrants.
A couple of years ago his brother Ahmad – a former Conservative MP – went to prison for sexually assaulting a minor.
Now it turns out Khan himself faces accusations of sexual misconduct from a colleague at the ICC.
Neither America nor Israel are signatories to this clownshow of a court.
But neither should Britain be.
One reason has just been demonstrated.
There is no world in which British soldiers or politicians should be hauled before an international court for doing whatever they need to do to protect the British public.
Same with America.
Same with Israel.
If Netanyahu can face arrest when landing in Labour’s Britain then who will be next?
Careful what you wish for, Keir.
I HOLD a very strict line when donating to children’s charities.
I don’t give to charities that are linked to paedophiles.
Children In Need is a charity that has done a lot of good in its time.
But the scandal that has led to the resignation of its chair-woman is appalling.
In her letter of resignation, Rosie Millard criticised the “institutional failure” that saw the charity pass on almost half a million pounds in funding to a youth charity in Scotland whose former head was convicted of child sex assaults.
James Rennie was head of LGBT Youth Scotland, a charity that is meant to support young gay and transgender people, from 2003 to 2008.
Children In Need’s grants began just months after he had been given a life sentence for sexually assaulting a three-month-old baby.
Children In Need suspended its grants to the charity in May 2024 after Rosie drew attention to the case.
This scandal reveals lots of failures.
But one of them is that charities like Children In Need often receive so much money that they hose it out without anywhere near enough due diligence.
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Dean McCullough ‘looks fuming’ as Ant McPartlin takes another swipe at him after fans spot I’m A Celeb feud
I’M A Celeb fans said Dean McCullough ‘looks fuming’ amid the star’s ‘feud’ with Ant McPartlin.
Radio 1 DJ Dean has done several dreaded Bushtucker Trials – therefore spending a lot of time with Ant and Dec.
Ant McPartlin came face to face with Dean McCullough again[/caption] Danny and Dean faced another disgusting trial[/caption]In tonight’s (November 22) episode, Dean and McFly star Danny Jones took on the latest trial, High Street Of Horrors.
Shortly after their arrival, Ant acknowledged past tension between the two.
He told the celebrity campmate: “Dean, I’m not angry anymore, I’m just disappointed.”
The trial itself comprised three shops, each containing a number of stars to win for camp.
Overall, the objective was to locate all of them within the allotted time for their shopping spree.
The first stop, Grim Grocers had three stars on offer with three minutes to find them.
Danny, in his eagerness, tripped over when the klaxon sounded.
The pair won a total of eight stars altogether.
New additions Reverend Richard Coles and Maura Higgins continued their deceit of the main camp.
Arriving before Danny and Dean, the pair had to pretend to have already done the trial miserably.
Reverend Richard joked: “I’m really consumed with guilt!”
A twist after the trial saw Dean go back to the Junkyard with Maura and Reverend Richard..
Ant previously addressed the “feud” with Dean during Thursday’s episode of ITV2 spin-off show Unpacked.
The star admitted he was “annoyed” at the DJ for screaming ‘I’m A Celeb’ and quitting the task early – and being “unprofessional” in how he dealt with it.
He said: “My annoyance came across on screen and it was quite unprofessional and I’m not happy about it.”
Dec sarcastically responded “I think you hid it quite well, Ant…I think you hid it quite well.”
Ant went on: “You get to the point when you think ‘what are you doing?'”
Viewers watching at home also took to social media to share their observations.
One wrote on X: “Ant casually telling dean off has sent me.”
Another added: “dying at how obvious it is that ant cannot stand dean.”
I'm A Celebrity 2024
i'm A Celebrity is back for its 24th series, with a batch of famous faces living in the Aussie jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars on the show this year..
Coleen Rooney – Arguably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney, has made a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.5million to be on the show this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever.
Tulisa – The popstar and former X Factor judge has made her triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year’s I’m A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal.
Alan Halsall – The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities.
Melvin Odoom – The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet – the Aussie jungle.
GK Barry – The UK’s biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women. She has even gone on to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers.
Dean McCullough – A rising star amongst this year’s bunch of celebs, Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since. He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live.
Oti Mabuse – The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She originally found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV’s Dancing On Ice.
Danny Jones – The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle, after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he’s now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice, along with bandmate Tom Fletcher.
Jane Moore – The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge – having recently split from her husband. It will be Jane’s first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past.
Barry McGuigan – Former pro boxer Barry is the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan. It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to bowel cancer. He told The Late Late Show in 2021: “She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache.”
Maura Higgins – The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard. Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up. Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year.
Rev. Richard Coles – Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrity, and he’s ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly star, said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year. An insider said: “Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth.”
While a third commented: “Ant hates dean so much lmaoo he thinks he’s pathetic.”
A fourth penned: “Ant is fuming that Dean is getting rewarded for getting 4 stars.”
I’m A Celebrity continues on ITV1 and ITVX.
Fans picked up Dean’s ‘fuming’ expression[/caption]