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The £2.75 kitchen gadget you can use to dry your laundry quickly for FREE & you’ve probably got it in the cupboard
WHEN it comes to energy bills, one of the biggest guzzlers is the tumble dryer.
So it’s no wonder people are turning to other hacks to get their laundry dry without using the dryer – even when it’s raining outside.
And the clever idea of using a kitchen gadget for another purpose won’t cost you much either.
You can pick one up for less than £2 online, but the likelihood is you’ve probably already got one in the cupboard.
If you haven’t guessed already, the gadget in question is a salad spinner.
“The kitchen staple works the same way that your laundry machine’s spin cycle does, but this DIY hack kicks off the drying process in a couple of minutes, rather than twenty or thirty,” Deyan Dimitrov, CEO and Co-Founder at Laundryheap, explained.
“Simply throw one or two small items in your spinner, making sure that there is lots of space to let the water flow out.
“Then spin until they are damp, rather than dripping.
“Once most of the water is removed, move on to your normal drying method.”
The hack works especially well for clothing made from quick drying fabric – such as sportswear.
Another household staple you can use to your advantage when it comes to laundry is a hairdryer, as it’s a “great substitute for drying clothes in the sun”.
“This works better on smaller garments, like underwear and socks, and could considerably reduce your drying load in the long-run,” Deyan explained.
“Make sure to keep the hairdryer an arm’s length away from your garments, to avoid their fabrics from overheating.
“Additionally be careful not to obstruct any airflow to the back of your hairdryer, as this could cause the appliance to heat up too.”
If you’ve got a pair of hair straighteners, you can even use them to get rid of any wrinkles in your clothes.
“Set the device to its lowest setting (roughly 180 degrees) and run the straighter’s hot-plates over any creases,” he said.
“The wrinkles should disappear instantly.”
But he also shared a word of warning, as he added: “Be careful when using this technique, as some fabrics are delicate and could react badly, for example lace garments.
More winter laundry tips
Tackling laundry in the winter can be a challenge, but these handy tips can help you stay on top of it:
- Use a Dehumidifier: Place a dehumidifier in your drying area to speed up the drying process and prevent dampness.
- Spin Cycle Boost: Run an extra spin cycle on your washing machine to remove excess water from clothes, reducing drying time.
- Indoor Drying Rack: Invest in a good-quality indoor drying rack and position it near a radiator or in a well-ventilated room.
- Tumble Dryer Balls: Add tumble dryer balls to your dryer to help clothes dry faster and reduce static cling.
- Space-Saving Hangers: Use space-saving hangers or a retractable washing line to maximise indoor drying space.
- Microfibre Towels: Lay microfibre towels over your drying rack to absorb extra moisture from hanging clothes.
- Partially Dry Outside: On dry days, hang clothes outside for a short period before bringing them in to finish drying.
These hacks can help you keep your laundry routine efficient and your clothes fresh, even during the colder months.
“Any cotton shirts, trousers and polos should be perfectly fine but always check the care label on the item first.”
An iron would also work well if you don’t have straighteners to hand.
Just put the freshly washed items onto a flat surface – such as an ironing board or even a countertop – and then lay a clean towel over the top.
“Run the iron gently over them,” he continued.
“The iron’s heat will begin to gently dry the clothes, whilst the towel will absorb excess moisture from the fabric fibres and prevent unnecessary heat damage.”
Barcelona ‘planning transfer move for Man City ace Haaland’ to crown grand re-opening of 105,000-capacity Nou Camp
BARCELONA are reportedly planning a mega transfer move for Erling Haaland to crown the grand re-opening of the Nou Camp.
Manchester City’s star man is in his third season at the Etihad.
But after scoring copious goals and winning copious trophies, Haaland’s future in the north west remains unclear.
The striker has been linked with a move to Real Madrid ever since his early playing days.
And with Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr now at the Bernabeu, as well as close pal Jude Bellingham, it’s reckoned Haaland is starting to consider his options.
However, Sport claims it’s actually Real’s fierce rivals Barcelona who are plotting a major swoop.
The Catalans top LaLiga with eight wins from nine under Hansi Flick.
And despite their well-documented financial troubles, Barcelona continue to attract some of football’s biggest names.
Spain Euro winner Dani Olmo was the latest superstar to join this summer.
While they even managed to coax Wojciech Szczesny out of retirement following Marc-Andre ter Stegen’s major injury blow.
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Barcelona chiefs are now looking ahead to the future, specifically to 2026 for the planned re-opening of the Nou Camp.
The stunning stadium is set to hold 105,000 fans when it’s back in business.
And big-wigs are eager to unveil a huge superstar signing to go alongside it, with Haaland the top choice.
It’s reckoned president Joan Laporta is ready to go all out to make a move happen.
He is confident a deal can be made due to willingness on Haaland’s end.
But it remains unclear how Barcelona would afford him, with the Norwegian on a base salary of £375,000-a-week at City that rises as high as £850,000 with performance-related bonuses.
Molly-Mae Hague shows off hair transformation as she ditches extensions for natural look after Tommy Fury split
MOLLY-MAE Hague has revealed a fresh new hairstyle after ditching her blonde extensions following her split with fiance Tommy Fury.
The mum of one, 25, showcased her shoulder-length style in a series of new Instagram snaps.
Molly-Mae wore her hair in a naturally straight style blowing in the wind as she sat at an outdoor cafe.
Another image showed her pulling on a pair of sunglasses and gazing over her shoulder as she gave a glimpse at her trendy cut.
The Filter tan brand founder – who split with baby-daddy Tommy, 25, in August – looked stylishly casual in a white T-Shirt, joggers and an oversized leather jacket.
Molly-Mae finished off her look with a padded Chanel handbag.
In her caption, she told fans: “Sometimes a hair extension break.”
In her Instagram Stories, the Love Island alum gave a glimpse of her platinum blonde locks styled poker straight as she modelled clothes from her new maebe range.
Molly Is known for adding length to her look with hair extensions including those from her BeautyWorks range.
The TV star again opted for an extension-free hairstyle earlier in the year.
It came after she spent more than £5K reversing a series of cosmetic procedures including fillers to achieve a more “natural” look.
Molly-Mae had her lip filler and jaw filler reversed as well as toning down her veneers.
Meanwhile, in her recent vlog she was forced to clap back at claims she had a nose job.
FRESH START
Baby Bambi’s parent recently gushed over her “best chapter yet” as she launched her fashion brand.
Claims boxer Tommy was “desperate” to win Molly-Mae back then resurfaced – yet The Sun exclusively told how the mum-of-one would not be entertaining rekindling their romance.
The Maebe founder then re-emphasised this in her latest YouTube vlog as she continues to build her new life.
Molly-Mae and Tommy's relationship timeline
From Love Island to a diamond ring and baby - we look at how Molly and Tommy have got to where they are today.
June 2019: Molly and Tommy first meet on Love Island.
July 2019: Tommy makes things official by asking Molly to be his girlfriend.
July 2019: Molly and Tommy finish Love Island in second place.
September 2019: The couple move into a three-bedroom apartment in Manchester.
December 2019: Molly supports Tommy at his first boxing match since leaving the villa.
May 2020: Molly and Tommy turn 21 and pull out all the stops with dozens of balloons and lavish cakes to mark each other’s milestone days.
June 2020: The loved-up couple move to a new apartment just outside of Manchester city centre.
October 2021: Molly and Tommy fall victim to burglars. Professional thieves target their rented flat while they are away and they lose £800,000 worth of possessions.
March 2022: They buy their first ‘dream home’ together. Molly and Tommy warn they will only ‘share snippets’ of their pad following the burglary.
September 2022: Molly and Tommy announce they are expecting their first baby together. Alongside a sweet video, Molly says: ‘I can’t wait for the adventures that we haven’t even dreamed of yet.’
October 2022: It’s a girl! The couple confirmed they are having a daughter.
January 2023: Molly gives birth to baby Bambi on January 23rd.
July 2023: Tommy whisks Molly and Bambi on a family holiday to Ibiza. The couple get engaged after Tommy pops the question on a cliff top.
September 2023: At Home With The Furys drops on Netflix. The couple feature in Tommy’s brother Tyson’s reality show. Tommy and Molly come to blows over their parenting plans.
November 2023: Tommy is caught on camera partying topless with Chris Brown and unknown women in Abu Dhabi. Molly removes her engagement ring.
December 2023: Molly admits she’s ‘been through it’ but puts her engagement ring back on.
January 2024: Bambi turns one. Molly and Tommy celebrate with a lavish party at home.
March 2024: Bambi goes on her first skiing holiday to France with her parents.
April 2024: Molly and Tommy treat Bambi to a family holiday in Disneyland Paris.
Back in August, she released an emotional statement on their split.
“Never in a million years did I think I’d ever have to write this,” Molly-Mae said, just five weeks after celebrating half a decade together.
“After five years of being together I never imagined our story would end, especially not this way.
“I am extremely upset to announce that mine and Tommy’s relationship has come to an end.
“I will forever be grateful for the most important thing to me now and always, my beautiful daughter.
“Without us there would be no her, she will always be my priority.”
Molly-Mae added: “I want to thank you all for the love you have shown us over the last five years.
“You have all been a part of our journey and I feel it’s right to share this with you all.
“Whilst I attempt to navigate the coming days and weeks, please kindly respect my privacy over this difficult time.
“I’ll be back when it feels right.
“Molly-Mae x”
Tommy also released his own statement: “I am heartbroken to share that Molly & I have decided to end our relationship.
“The past 5 years have led us to having our beautiful baby girl, Bambi, and I will forever be thankful to Molly for making me a dad.
“Bambi is our priority.”
He continued: “Please respect our privacy, and our families privacy, as we navigate our way through this difficult time.”
The Sun then exclusively reported how Tommy was involved in a cheating row – claims he has denied – following a lads holiday to Madedonia.
My fraudster wife slowly poisoned me & fled with our life savings – but I stayed with her 10 years AFTER she was jailed
WHEN Heather Templeton came into John Mook’s life, he couldn’t have been more over the moon.
Recently divorced, the dad-of-three felt he had been given an unexpected “second bite at the cherry”.
Before long, John trusted Heather with everything – his finances, his health, his life, and his elderly mother, Freda, who had moved in to live with the couple.
But after an emergency visit to hospital in January 2007, which left him fighting for his life, everything was flipped on its head.
Only just discharged and still in a daze, his daughters sat him down and broke the news about his wife of 10 years.
“Dad – she’s gone,” they said. “And she’s embezzled your mum out of all your money, and taken your money.”
Speaking to The Sun, John, now 77, says: “Obviously I was still stunned, still half drugged up. It just didn’t register at all – for quite some time afterwards.”
Heather, who was 57 at the time, hadn’t just stolen the money. In reality, she was the very reason John was in hospital in the first place.
Just minutes before her husband had collapsed, Heather had given him a set of pills, which she claimed were on doctor’s orders.
But the pills were actually a powerful antidepressant, amitriptyline, that he hadn’t been prescribed, and tests showed that this was far from the first time she’d poisoned him.
In fact, she’d been regularly drugging him with the pills and with rat poison for months – by slipping it into his dinner.
As John recovered from the horrifying experience – with one scientist explaining he was “one pill away from death” – the astonishing web of lies that underpinned his marriage began to unravel.
His apparently loving wife, who baked him cheeky birthday cakes and whisked him away on sun-kissed holidays, was in fact a serial career fraudster who had scammed victims out of millions.
Over the course of their relationship, she had stolen tens of thousands from his vulnerable mother, hiding stacks of mounting bills while treating herself to luxuries like a secret jaunt to Dubai.
Worst of all, whenever John – who was unaware his wife had been married three times previously – grew suspicious, Heather would secretly drug him into submission, nearly killing him in the process.
Such was the grip she held over him that even when she was finally caged in 2008, it took him another TEN years to finally break free from her grasp as she love-bombed him from prison.
“Deep down, I don’t think she really gave a s*** about me,” says Yorkshireman John, who features in a new Channel 5 documentary about the shocking case.
“It was all to become the model prisoner, to get parole – to crack on and do it again, which I genuinely believe she will.”
Love in the air
Former bus driver John still remembers the first time he met Heather at the home of a mutual friend. He recalls seeing her on crutches as she returned from a visit to the physio.
A few pub quizzes and dinner invites later, and they were on their way. Their marriage in 1997 was a spectacular affair and Heather was welcomed into the family.
“It was a bit up and down – like most normal married couples,” John tells us.
“It was a bit of fun. I’d been divorced for a couple of years, and I’m thinking I might just get a second bite of the cherry here. Not many people do.
“She was a dead precious little attractive woman. And I thought yeah okay – let’s give it a crack.”
Heather was bright, competent, and seemed to have had a successful career.
But their marriage hit its first road bump when John’s father passed and his mother, Freda, sold her house to move in with the couple in York in 2002.
“It was tense,” he said. “As far as my mum was concerned, no woman was good enough for her son.
“It seemed like a good idea at the time but it just didn’t work.”
The whole time, John recalls his mum claiming that things were going missing – a cheque here, a bankcard there.
The family – which included daughters Tracey and Helen from his first marriage, as well as a younger daughter with Heather – put it down to Freda’s old age.
But it turned out she was right the whole time.
In control of the finances, Heather was able to make things appear normal, while in fact siphoning the money away for herself.
As part of a later investigation into her deception, a shocking phone call emerged of ‘Freda’ calling the bank.
Sounding old and confused, she says she’s going to put her daughter-in-law on the line.
My legs twitched, my arms twitched and I just couldn’t concentrate on anything. We’d get halfway there and, Heather would say, ‘you all right?’
On comes Heather, sounding confident, and with full access to move Freda’s money wherever she wants.
The bank staff assumed the pair were in the room together, when it was really Heather putting on two different voices.
Unpaid bills
Eventually, in 2005 the family decided it was time for Freda to head into a care home.
Believing they still had the money from selling her house, finances were the least of their concern.
So when they started to receive letters from the bank and care home over unpaid bills, they took Heather at her word when she insisted it was the bank’s mistake.
Speaking on the Channel 5 documentary about the case, John tells of how she always had an excuse for what was happening.
He said: “I don’t know how she dreamt them up, but they were so plausible. You just didn’t question it – it was logical, it made sense.”
The bills kept stacking up. But every time John made arrangements to speak to the bank or care home, he’d find himself feeling ill.
He said: “You could guarantee I wouldn’t feel very well. My legs twitched, my arms twitched and I just couldn’t concentrate on anything. We’d get halfway there and, Heather would say, ‘you all right?’
“I’d say no – and she’d say, ‘I’ll tell you what, I’ll ring up and cancel and we’ll come back another day.’ And so we’d come home and I’d go to bed and sleep it off.”
With Heather crushing up the pills and mixing them into John’s dinner, he was none-the-wiser he was being drugged.
He even admits she was a “bloody good cook”, despite the inclusion of what he now dryly calls her “magic ingredients”.
Spot the signs of love scammers
SOMEONE you have just met either online or in person declares their love for you too quickly.
- Many online tricksters claim to work in the military or medical profession, and need to travel, which gives them excuses why they cannot video-chat or meet in person.
- They often ask for money to help them through time-critical emergencies.
- Most will pull at the heartstrings with stories of death or debt.
- Their pictures are too perfect to believe. Try a Google image search to check whether their photo has been taken from elsewhere.
- They will tell you to be sure to keep your relationship private.
HOW TO GET HELP
- YOU can report romance scams to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk.
- Anna Rowe is co-founder of a site offering advice and support for victims, at lovesaid.org.
- You can see profile pictures used by fraudsters at ScamHaters United, on Facebook and Instagram.
Near-deadly overdose
For months, John had been out of it, on one occasion even failing to notice his own daughter getting on board the bus he was driving.
By this point, more than £21,000 was owed to the care home, and John’s mother was facing eviction.
Determined to sort this out once and for all, he’d set up a meeting with the care home manager. It was on that day thart Heather gave him the almost-lethal overdose.
While John was in hospital, one of his daughter’s, Tracey, saw Heather take some pills out of her handbag and give them to him, telling her that the nurses had asked her to do it.
But Tracey was alarmed. Why – in a hospital – would Heather be doing nurse’s job?
She went to the nurses’ station, who confirmed they asked no such thing of Heather. Tracey rang her sister, Helen, who then went straight to a police station.
By this point, Heather had legged it back home. Police found her trying to fake a suicide attempt, but she was unharmed, and arrested.
Heather was convicted in 2008 on two counts of poisoning with intent to endanger life and given an indeterminate sentence, with no possibility of parole for at least five years.
Shockingly, it emerged she’d lived the life of a career conwoman.
While the family knew she’d been to prison before, they had believed her when she said it was due to an altercation with an ex-partner.
They had no idea she’d previously duped people out of £5 million over plan to buy a hotel, and had conned friends out of £20,000 over phoney plans to invest in Scotch whiskey, for which she’d received a sentence of 3 years.
They said look – it’s either her or us.
Sickeningly, on one occasion, she’d led John’s family to believe she had breast cancer and had less than 12 months to live, before making a miraculous recovery.
She flew out to Dubai, where her surgeon apparently was – and came back breast-cancer free. But it turns out she’d just treated herself to a holiday.
The judge even revealed that in 1981 she’d poisoned her own daughter, aged six, from a previous relationship with the same drug she went on to poison John with.
Family ultimatum
With Heather in prison, the family felt able to move on. But John was the exception.
“She wrote me a letter – and she could write a damn good letter. She wanted to see me, and I’ll be honest I wanted answers as well. So I agreed to see her,” he says.
Against his family’s wishes, John started to visit her more and more, even giving her gifts and money.
He said: “You can’t just switch straight away to disliking someone like that, or completely changing the way you feel about someone.”
John carried on visiting Heather for ten years – and even planned to get back with her properly when she was out.
In the end, his family gave him an ultimatum.
“They said look, it’s either her or us. I went up to visit her, and just for once I manned up and said ‘l can’t go on like this’. She agreed with me, and it was then I went for the divorce.”
While Heather was finally out of John’s life, it still took him a long time to for him to finally make sense of the ordeal
To this day, he still doesn’t quite know why – despite knowing about her past crimes – it took him so long to accept the truth.
“All my friends were talking behind my back, saying things like ‘what a prat he was’. And it hurts,” he admits.
“I felt oppressed. It’s a real bitter pill to swallow, finally accepting that I was wrong, and everyone else was right. I was convinced that I was doing the right thing. But after 10, 12 years or so I’ve finally accepted it.
“It was like a big jigsaw puzzle. It was only until a few years ago that the final pieces all clicked into place and I got the overall picture of everything she’s done.
“I’ve just accepted that that’s what she was. She was showing bits of emotion towards me to make it look good – nice birthday parties and big do’s at Christmas. Look at me I’m the loving caring wife etc.”
It would not surprise me in the next two, three, maybe five years that she’s back inside again.
Despite Heather eventually spending 11 years behind bars, John is unconvinced that she will have reformed.
He said: “She often said to me, ‘you do the crime, you do the time.’ She said that a few times and I never really registered it. She just took it like an occupational hazard.
“But it would not surprise me in the next two, three, maybe five years that she’s back inside again. It would not surprise me at all.”
Stashed abroad
All in all, Heather stole £43,000 from the sale of John’s mother’s house.
The bulk of what the family have been able to recover went towards the costs of the care home – but much of it remains missing.
John believes Heather has managed to hide it overseas.
He says: “It’s not as though she was driving around in flash BMWs and wearing Christian Dior clothes, and stuff like that.
“I think because she was well travelled, I reckon she has contacts abroad and has some money stashed away somewhere. I’m pretty sure of it.
“I’m quite surprised that the police haven’t gone down that line of inquiry, actually,” he adds.
John, now aged 77, has a new partner, Sue, and is glad to say he now has a “fantastic” life as a grandfather.
He has no intention of ever seeing Heather again. But when asked what he’d say if he did see her, he admitted he’d thought the question over many times.
One pill and you weren’t going to be there. It just echoes with me now and then – one pill
“It depends on what mood I’d be in,” he said.
“I’d say, thanks for nothing, you really did me a f***ing favour here!
“On the other hand, I’d say come on – where’s all this bloody money gone?”
While admitting he still finds it hard to trust anybody outside of his close-knit circle of family and friends, he’s managed to put the past behind him, but remains aware of how lucky he is to be alive.
To this day, he recalls the moment a scientist was interviewed and said he was just one more pill away from dying.
“It sort of ran it home to me. One pill, mate. One pill and you weren’t going to be there. It just echoes with me now and then – one pill.”
“I don’t really believe in ghosts and spirits and things like that. But I genuinely believe that somebody was looking down on me as if to say it’s not your time mate yet. And I believe that to be my dad. I really do.”
“One of my grandkids, his dad’s into bikes like me. He’s just passed his test and he says, ‘Hi there Grandad, we’re off on our bikes and going to this local bike cafe.’
“And he says, ‘I’ve waited 20 odd years for this Grandad,’
“Things like that, you just cannot buy. And that’s what really bangs it home. I’m here and I am going to enjoy life now.
“I just crack on with life. Believe you me, I am grabbing it with both hands.”
The Poisoning: How To kill Your Husband is available on My5.
Legendary TV presenter George Negus dies aged 82 ‘surrounded by loved ones’ after heartbreaking battle with Alzheimer’s
VETERAN broadcaster George Negus has died at the age of 82 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Hailed a “legendary broadcaster” in tributes, Negus was the founding reporter of Australian current affairs programme 60 Minutes.
He presented the show on Nine from 1979 to 1986.
Often reporting from war zones, Negus became a household name – recognisable by his trademark moustache.
A tribute from the show posted on X reads: “An icon of journalism. A legendary broadcaster. A friend to many.
“We will always treasure the stories and memories he gave us all.”
Negus started his career as a teacher before turning his hand to journalism, writing for The Australian and Australian Financial Review before breaking into TV.
He became a reporter for ABC’s This Day Tonight in the 1960s and later served as press secretary to attorney-general Lionel Murphy.
Brisbane-born Negus then helped establish 60 Minutes, which he stayed with until 1986.
The TV star went on to front many shows including George Negus Tonight and Australia Talks on the ABC, Nine’s Today and different news programmes on the Ten Network.
In 2015, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2015 “for significant service to the media as a journalist and television presenter, and to conservation and the environment”.
Negus was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years ago and had been living in a care facility in Sydney since 2021
His family confirmed his death on Tuesday, saying he “passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones after a gracious decline from Alzheimer’s disease, all the while with his trademark smile”.
They added: “Despite the challenges diseases like Alzheimer’s inflict on families, we still shared beautiful times, laughter and happiness together in recent times.
“We also learnt a lot too so he would be happy about that.”
Last month one of his sons, Ned, had revealed his dad had become “mostly non-verbal”.
He wrote: “For those of you who don’t know, my dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s around five years ago.
“He’s now non verbal most of the time (mind-blowing for me but also any of you that know him).”
Negus is survived by his wife Kirsty Cockburn and sons Serge and Ned.
Ex-Man Utd star Paul Pogba breaks silence on his future amid talk of Juventus exit after winning drug ban appeal
PAUL POGBA has broken his silence on his future after seeing his doping ban reduced.
The Juventus star had been banned from football for four years after testing positive for banned substance DHEA in August 2023.
However, having always pleaded his innocence and appealing against the decision, earlier this month the 31-year-old saw that sentence reduced to 18 months.
That which will see him able to return playing the beautiful game in March 2025.
But Pogba’s future remains up in the air, with his club confirming they are in talks with his representatives over his exit from the Turin outfit by mutual agreement despite having a deal valid until 2026.
This has seen him linked with a shock free transfer to Marseille, with former international team-mate Patrice Evra claiming he will contact sporting director Medhi Benatia to seal the deal.
Evra had said: “He wants to play football, wherever it is, for example why not OM?’ Evra said. ‘I’m going to call Benatia and tell him that the door is open.”
Despite this claim, Pogba has dismissed the defender’s comments but refused to rule out a future switch.
He told L’Equipe: “I laugh because he’s Uncle Pat, he said it jokingly.
“I’m still under contract so it’s not credible. The possibility of coming to play in Ligue 1?
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‘I’m at a club, I’m just thinking about coming back and getting out of this situation.
“Of course, you never know what tomorrow will bring, so never say never.”
Asked specifically about his reduced ban, the former Manchester United midfielder added: “I was really happy.
“I hadn’t done anything, why would they give me four years?
“I’ll be able to go back to doing what I love the most.
“It’s like I’ve been given another chance.
“I’ve been given back something that had been taken away from me.
“It’s a new lease on life.
“March is tomorrow, it’ll come quickly.
“And it’s something I can’t wait to do.”
What is DHEA?
PAUL POGBA tested positive for elevated levels of DHEA, a hormone that naturally occurs in the adrenal gland, in August 2023.
DHEA, or dehydroepiandrosterone, can be used to naturally boost testosterone production. It does not produce testosterone itself.
It is on the world anti-doping banned substances list and carries a maximum of four years if the athlete took it deliberately to enhance their performance.
DHEA can legally be sold over-the-counter in the US as a dietary product, known as prasterone.
It is also taken as an anti-ageing therapy, and to treat depression and the symptoms of menopause, although there is little evidence to suggest it is effective, and it can cause serious side effects.
In 2022, UFC fighter Bobby Green received a six-month ban after testing positive for a DHEA.
Green said he had not realised that DHEA was banned after seeing a video on YouTube, and took the supplement after his wife bought it from a supermarket.
JLS star Oritse Williams reveals his wife is pregnant with their first child – and is due in just a few weeks time
JLS star Oritse Williams is expecting his first child with wife Kazz.
The singer, 37, shared the happy news with his fans, revealing it had been ‘a testing journey’.
Oritse is already dad to a son called Omré with his ex-girlfriend Aimee Jade Azari – known as AJ, born in 2014.
The star, who married Kazz in 2022 in Jamaica, wrote in emotional post: “Overwhelmed with emotion, love, and awe, words can’t express how I feel about my Queen, my soulmate, my hero, and stunning Mama Kazz.
“Her strength, her sacrifices, and everything she’s overcome to bring us to this point leave me in absolute wonder.”
He continued: “This journey has tested us in ways I can’t describe, but her courage has shown me the true depths of love and resilience. We’re embracing this sacred time together in our little family bubble.
“Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for everyone who has stood by us and continues to surround us with true love and support. Your kindness carries us, and we are forever thankful to you.”
Oritse’s JLS bandmate Marvin rushed to congratulate them, writing: “Congratulations guys! Over the moon for you both! Great news.”
Rochelle Humes added: “Congratulations both of you.”
And Alexandra Burke said: “Congratulations to you both!!!!!! So so so happy for you guys !! Blessings.”
Oritse is best known for being a member of JLS alongside Marvin Humes, JB Gill and Aston Merrygold.
Man Utd ‘target Bayern stars Leroy Sane, Leon Goretzka and Alphonso Davies in stunning triple January transfer swoop’
MANCHESTER UNITED are targeting Bayern Munich stars Leroy Sane, Leon Goretzka and Alphonso Davies, according to reports.
The Red Devils are aiming to strengthen their squad following a poor start to the season under Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman, who coached Bayern’s reserves between 2013 and 2015, did business with his former club during the summer – sealing a £60million double swoop for Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.
And according to Sky Germany, Man Utd’s raid on the Bundesliga giants is far from over.
They claim that the Red Devils are monitoring Sane, Goretzka and Davies’ situations heading into January and next summer.
Having undergone groin surgery after Euro 2024, Sane has hardly featured for Bayern this season.
The former Manchester City winger, 28, has been limited to just 32 minutes of action in Vincent Kompany‘s first six Bundesliga games in charge.
Despite his lack of action this season, Sane’s stock remains high at Old Trafford, particularly due to his exploits with neighbours City between 2016 and 2020.
Like Sane, Goretzka has also seen his game time limited under Kompany.
The midfielder has played just one minute in the Bundesliga, with a further pair of substitute appearances in the Champions League.
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Goretzka, 29, has won five Bundesliga titles and the Champions League since joining Bayern in 2018.
It’s claimed that the experienced German international would like to stay and fight for his place at the Allianz Arena.
But should he remain out of favour with Kompany, he could consider a move elsewhere.
Davies, meanwhile, has been a regular starter for Bayern this term.
But with his contract set to expire in the summer, the 23-year-old is in control of his future.
Man Utd would love to tempt the Canadian to Old Trafford on a free transfer.
But Real Madrid are still thought to be favourites to secure Davies’ highly-coveted signature.
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