3 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on World Open snooker 2025 prize money: How much is up for grabs in Yushan?
THE WORLD OPEN has returned in Yushan, China, with players all vying for a HUGE prize fund.
Kyren Wilson will be looking for a successful tournament after his shock exit from the Welsh Open in the second round.
Judd Trump will also return to action after missing the Welsh OpenTaka G Wu/Alamy Live NewKyren Wilson was elimination from the Welsh Open in the second roundEvery Second Media/Alamy Live News
Judd Trump returns to action after missing the recent Home Nations Series event in Llandudno.
The World No 1 will be looking to take home the huge jackpot from China as he aims to secure his spot at the top of the rankings.
What is the prize fund at World Open snooker 2025?
Players will all be going for their share of £825,000.
The prize fun will be split between 64 players, with the winner getting £175,000, and the highest break earning £5000.
The full prize fund is as follows:
Winner: £175,000
Runner-up: £75,000
Semi-final: £33,000
Quarter-final: £22,000
Last 16: £14,000
Last 32: £9,000
Last 64: £5,000
Highest break: £5,000
Total: £825,000
When is World Open snooker 2025 and how to watch it
The World Open snooker 2025 will take place between Sunday, February 23 and Saturday, March 1.
The event will be broadcast live on Eurosport 1 and TNT Sports 3.
From Thursday, February 28, Eurosport channels close down meaning TNT Sports 3 will be the only TV channel broadcasting the World Open.
TNT Sports customers can live stream the tournament via the discovery+ app/website.
3 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Ultra-rare version of iconic car with super lightweight upgrade and 6-speed gearbox goes up for sale for £325,000
AN INCREDIBLY rare version of an iconic car with a 6-speed gearbox and a super lightweight upgrade is set to go on auction.
The 2023 Subaru Prodrive P25 is expected to attract a hefty price and is a one-of-a-kind re-imagination of the famed Impreza 22B STi.
mediadrumimagesA 2023 Subaru Prodrive P25 is set to go on auction for £325,000[/caption]
mediadrumimagesThe ultra-rare motor comes with a 6-speed semi automatic gearbox[/caption]
mediadrumimagesIt’s powered by a 2.5L engine that can produce 440bhp[/caption]
The motor is just one of 25 ever produced and is the only example in its standout silver colour.
Adding to its rarity, it is one of a subset of just 14 produced in right-hand drive.
The stunning Subaru has only 190 miles to its name and was designed to be “lighter, more powerful and [have] better handling” than the 22B STi.
Carbon composite materials used for the car’s boot lid, bonnet, roof, sills, door mirror housings, bumpers, and rear wing help make the motor incredibly light, weighing it at just 1,200kg.
The P25 also comes with a re-engineered version of the legendary EJ25 boxer engine, first introduced in 1996.
Its listing reads: “Only the best, bespoke internal components were used to include forged pistons, steel con rods, ported cylinder heads and new valve seats to improve airflow and combustion.
“The advanced valve train offers variable cam timing and a Garrett performance road turbo with a high-performance intercooler and airbox is also utilised.
“This heady mix delivers well over 400bhp.”
The car comes fitted with an Akrapovič exhaust system, a 6-speed X-shift box, helical gears, and a Prodrive Super Lightweight Upgrade Pack, which contribute to its “exceptional driving experience.”
Bonhams Cars is auctioning the ultra-rare lightweight car, which also comes with a rear-view camera and a passenger-side dash.
The motor is US import qualifying and VAT qualifying, making it an “ideal acquisition for international buyers”, its listing reads.
Subaru uber-fans at Evo magazine described the P25 as: “In case you’re in any doubt, this car is something truly remarkable.
“That it would have a scintillating turn of speed was a given.
“What makes it so bewitching is the fact that it generates this pace without relying on a suite of sophisticated electronic aids and delivers it in a way that’s rewarding at any speed.
“This is driving at its most compelling.”
The powerful motor is based on the iconic Impreza 22B STi, which became a legend in rally and performance car circles following its 1998 release.
Used to commemorate both Subaru’s 40th anniversary as well as its third consecutive manufacturer’s title in the FIA World Rally Championship, the car was incredibly popular when it first went to sale.
Some reports claim that on its release, all 400 Japanese units sold out in as little as 30 minutes.
A run of 16 UK specification cars with taller gearing were subsequently built and can today be worth well over £250,000 on the rare occasion that they change hands.
The rally-inspired 22B STi derives from a line of Subaru Imprezas that won multiple World Rally Championships during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
mediadrumimagesThe motor is the only known example of a P25 to be painted in Solar Silver[/caption]
mediadrumimagesComposite materials help make the rally-inspired car fast and lightweight[/caption]
mediadrumimagesThe racing-style driver’s seat in the motor[/caption]
3 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on KSI reveals private message he sent to Wayne Bridge after controversial John Terry joke led to collapse of fight
KSI revealed he apologised to Wayne Bridge for making an insensitive remark about the ex-footballer’s infamous feud with John Terry.
3 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Married At First Site UK reunion 2025 LIVE: Hannah and Holly in face off as secret romance revealed
MAFS UK CAST 2024E4
BRIDES Holly and Hannah come face to face tonight as the classes of 2023 and 2024 reunite for – what is supposed to be – a cosy dinner party.
It’s fair to say the pair never quite hit it off, with Holly accusing Hannah of flirting during the experiment.
TV fans also accused Hannah of being a bully, with Monique (@kmxrci) writing on X that she “needs to stop saying “i’m just direct” no you’re not. you’re just a b–ch sorry”.
It comes after The Sunexclusively revealed thatHannah – who appeared on the 2024 series – is now secretly dating the newly single Paul Liba.
The MAFS reunion show is on E4 at 9pm tonight.
You can follow our live blog below for all the latest updates …
3 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Brit found dead in Costa del Sol marina after Spanish cops pull lifeless body from water
A BRITISH man has been found dead in the water at a Costa del Sol marina.
Firefighters spent around an hour recovering his body after it was spotted between boats at popular Duquesa Port near Estepona around 4.30am on Sunday.
AlamyThe British man was found in Duquesa Port[/caption]
Emergency responders could not save the man, said to be aged around 60, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Civil Guard officers are probing the circumstances surrounding the Brit’s death.
It is believed the man, who was fully-clothed, owned a boat in the marina.
Well-placed sources said there were no obvious signs of any injuries pointing to a crime having taken place.
But a post-mortem that could reveal more details is due to take place.
A spokesman for the force said: “I can confirm the dead man is British.
“The death is still being investigated but at this stage everything is pointing to it being an accident.”
A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency response coordination centre said late yesterday: “The emergency services have recovered the lifeless body of a man found in the water at La Duquesa port in the municipality of Manilva.
“The alarm was raised just before 4.30am on Sunday.
“Local police, Civil Guard and firefighters were among the emergency responders mobilised.
“The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
In January a British man’s body was found floating in the water at a marina in Calpe north of Benidorm following a suspected accident.
He was described at the time as a 53-year-old who had moored a boat he lived on in the pleasure port after arriving from the nearby town of Altea.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard in Alicante said at the time: “I can confirm we have recovered the body of a 53-year-old British man from the water at Calpe port.
“We were informed by an emergency response coordination centre around 9.40am yesterday and mobilised specialist divers from our GEAS unit.
“There was nothing we could do to save him. He was already dead by the time police divers reached him.”
La Duquesa port is between Sotogrande to the west and Estepona to the east, filled with bars and restaurants.
SolarpixThe port is very popular with British tourists[/caption]
3 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on ‘If I didn’t get out, everyone would die’ – Hero Southport teacher relives bid to save girls after being stabbed 5 times
A HERO yoga teacher who relived her desperate bid to save girls from the Southport killer said “if I didn’t get out, everyone would die”.
On July 29 last year teenage killer Axel Rudakubana burst into a Taylor Swift-themed dance class at The Hart Space armed with a knife.
BBCLeanne Lucas relived the moment she saved children from the Southport killer[/caption]
RuckasThe dance teacher was stabbed five times during the attack[/caption]
POLICE HANDOUT/UNPIXSAxel Rudakubana was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 52 years[/caption]
He murdered Elsie, seven, as well as Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Bebe King, six, and injured several others.
Rudakubana, 19, was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 52 years in prison last month.
Yoga teacher Leanne Lucas, who had organised the dance class, was knifed five times while she bravely protected children as the horror unfolded.
She was able to help several girls out and shield them from the attacker – while she bled from stab wounds to her spine, head, lung, ribs, and shoulder blade.
Speaking to the BBC’s Panorama, the heroic teacher said: “I just knew that if I didn’t get out, everyone was going to die.
“He was bigger than me. And I just thought: I need to get some help.
“So we all run towards the door. We were shouting ‘run!’ I called 999 on the landing and I asked for the police.”
She recalled how the monster was grabbing the children before she shouted “who is that”.
To Leanne’s horror, Rudakubana then set his focus on her.
“I just felt something go in my back. My brain just said ‘he’s got me’,” said the dance teacher, shaking as she relived the trauma.
Once Leanne had escaped, she begged members of the public to “go and get the children”.
She told how she felt her body failing her, while her mind was still “going 100 miles and hour”.
“And still thinking it was all my fault. If I hadn’t arranged the day, if I had never advertised in certain places, if I hadn’t used that studio,” she said.
Another Southport killer survivor, a 14-year-old girl who has been called Sarah to protect her identity, has also broken her silence.
Both Leanne and Sarah were treated in hospital for life-threatening injuries after the attack.
The teen recalled how she pushed children down stairs to help get them out.
“I thought that he wasn’t going to stop until he killed everyone. I thought that he wanted to kill us all,” she added.
Leanne’s quick-thinking colleague Heidi Liddle escaped uninjured after locking some of the children inside a toilet.
And, businessman Jonathan Hayes who was working in the office next door, was attacked after he ran inside and bravely tried to stop the carnage.
Leanne said she has been affected both physically and mentally by the horror and has been left with scars that serve as “visual daily reminders” of what Rudubakana did to the victims.
She also revealed how she had to endure three stays in hospital and undergo multiple surgeries.
Leanne continued: “The trauma of being both a victim and a witness has been horrendous.
“There are times when I will spiral into trauma and the effect this has had on those close to me is unforgivable.
“The impact this has had on me can be summed up by one word: trauma.
“He targeted us because we were women and girls, vulnerable and easy prey.
“To discover that he had always set out to hurt the vulnerable is beyond comprehensible.”
FAMILY HANDOUT/UNPIXSElsie Dot Stancombe was tragically killed[/caption]
Alice da Silva AguiarFAMILY HANDOUT/UNPIXSFAMILY HANDOUT/UNPIXSBebe King was the youngest of the three victims[/caption]
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Bebe’s dad cast his mind back to the horror.
He said after hearing news of the attack, he thought Bebe might have still been at home safe.
The 43-year-old, who works for HM Revenue & Customs, said: “We had given people Bebe’s description. When that person came towards me, I could feel the blood drain from me and I went cold.
“I knew she was going to tell me something. And she did. ‘Are you Bebe’s dad?’ As soon as I said yes she said she had passed away.”
Bebe’s mum recalled how she was in Marks & Spencer when her husband called to tell her.
She ran outside and got into a taxi, which dropped her to the scene.
When she heard the devastating news, she fell to her knees screaming.
Also speaking to the Sunday Times, Elsie’s mum, Jenni Stancombe, recalled the unthinkable events.
She and her husband David dropped Elsie, a passionate Swiftie, off at the class at 10am.
The parent of another girl in the class had offered to have Elsie round to play afterwards, and agreed to drop her back round at 3pm.
Shortly before midday, Jenni got a call from the other mum who said: “Something awful has happened. Somebody’s stabbed the kids.”
Jenni bolted in her car to the studio, beeping her horn and running red lights to get through traffic.
She abandoned the car in the middle of the road once she saw the chaotic scene but police stopped them from entering.
The parents were later told Elsie had died inside the studio during the attack.
Dad David said: “No human being should ever have to witness what we witnessed on that day.”
Bebe and Elsie’s killer – who also attempted to murder eight other children at random – was jailed for life with a minimum of 52 years last month.
In their first TV interview, the parentstold of their heartbreak and said they would give anything to swap places with their daughter.
Asked about what they want to come out of the inquiry into the failings that led to Rudakubana slipping through the cracks despite being flagged up as a danger, Jenni said: “An element of accountability.”
She continued: “So someone has made a decision that has resulted in an element of failure, then there needs to be accountability for that.
“And I believe that the announcement of the inquiry will do that and it will hold people to account for some of the decisions that they’ve made.”
It comes after a damning Government report confirmed earlier this month that counter-extremism police three times closed investigations on twisted Rudakubana prior to the Southport murders.
A separate review of the entire scheme is being conducted to see how it can stop more atrocities.
As well as murdering Elsie, Bebe and Alice, Rudakubana also attempted to murder eight other children, as well as class instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.
Among other atrocities, the report said he was fascinated by the Ariana Grande concert bombing in 2016 which killed 22 people, including children.
He is also said to have asked during a 2019 art lesson why he was able to draw images of guns but not search them on the internet.
He then asked “can we have a picture of a severed head then”.
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said the killer was reported to Prevent three times but not referred for further monitoring.
Timeline of events related to the Southport stabbings
AXEL Rudakubana has pleaded guilty to the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, and 10 counts of attempted murder.
Here is a timeline of events relating to the case:
2002: Rudakubana’s father Alphonse moves to the UK from Rwanda, according to an interview he gave to his local newspaper in Southport in 2015.
August 7, 2006: Rudakubana is born in Cardiff, Wales.
2013: The family – including Rudakubana’s father, mother and older brother – move from Wales to Banks in Lancashire, a few miles from Southport.
July 29, 2024: Shortly before midday, a knifeman enters a dance class at The Hart Space in Hart Street in Southport.
Bebe, Elsie and Alice are fatally wounded. Eight other children are injured, as are instructor Leanne Lucas and businessman John Hayes.
Police say they have detained a male and seized a knife.
Within hours, claims spread online that the suspect is an asylum seeker who arrived in the UK by boat in 2023.
Some claims include an alleged identity.
July 30, 2024: In the evening, a peaceful vigil is held outside Southport’s Atkinson arts venue, where flowers are laid in memory of those who died.
Shortly after the vigil, a separate protest begins outside the town’s mosque in St Luke’s Road.
People throw items towards the mosque, property is damaged and police vehicles are set on fire.
July 31, 2024: Demonstrators gather in Whitehall, London, for an “Enough Is Enough” protest.
Flares and cans are thrown at police and more than 100 people are arrested.
Disorder also breaks out in Hartlepool, County Durham, and Aldershot, Hampshire.
August 1, 2024: Police announce that Rudakubana has been charged with the murders of Bebe, Elsie Dot and Alice, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.
He is not named by police because of his age.
He appears in court in Liverpool and Honorary Recorder of Liverpool Andrew Menary KC rules he can be named, as he is due to turn 18 in a week.
He initially smiled on entering the courtroom – then kept his face covered by his sweatshirt for the remainder of the proceedings before the case was adjourned.
Later that evening, demonstrators gather outside a hotel in Newton Heath, Manchester.
August 2, 2024: Three police officers are taken to hospital after disorder in Sunderland.
August 3, 2024: There are scenes of violence during planned protests across the UK, including in Liverpool, Hull, Nottingham and Belfast.
August 4, 2024: Disorder continues, including outside a Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, where masked demonstrators launch lengths of wood and sprayed fire extinguishers at police officers.
August 5, 2024: The Government holds an emergency Cobra meeting in the wake of the disorder and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vows to “ramp up criminal justice”.
That evening, a peaceful vigil is held in Southport, a week on from the killings. Police deal with disorder in Plymouth, Devon and Darlington, County Durham.
August 7, 2024: Prison sentences for those involved in the unrest begin to be handed out. Derek Drummond, 58, is the first person to be jailed for violent disorder at Liverpool Crown Court, where he is sentenced to three years.
More than 100 protests are planned for across the country, with counter-demonstrations taking place, but the majority of police forces report very little trouble.
October 29, 2024: Merseyside Police announces Rudakubana will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink the next day charged with production of a biological toxin, Ricin, and possession of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing to commit an act of terrorism.
October 30, 2024: Rudakubana appears at Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from HMP Belmarsh to face the two new charges.
He holds his sweater over the bottom half of his face and does not respond when asked to confirm his name.
November 13, 2024: Rudakubana appears at Liverpool Crown Court via videolink. He covers his face with his grey sweatshirt and does not speak throughout the hearing.
About 20 family members of victims sit in the public gallery. The case is adjourned until December 12, when a preparatory hearing will take place.
January 20, 2025: Rudakubana appears at Liverpool Crown Court for the first day of his trial where he pleads guilty to all 16 charges, including the murders of Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven.
Jenni and David, parents of Elsie Stancombe, who lost her life in the Southport attack last JulySocial media Leanne said she still struggles with survivors guilt[/caption]
3 weeks agoNew York StateComments Off on Pertamina Patra Niaga Sulawesi Bergerak Cepat, Hadir dan Peduli bagi Korban Kebakaran Asrama Kesdam Hasanuddin
MAKASSAR PAREPOS. FAJAR. CO.ID – Duka mendalam dirasakan oleh para penghuni Asrama Kesdam Hasanuddin setelah...
