Garry William Flitcroft (born 6 November 1972) is an English former professional footballer and most recently football manager of Conference North side Chorley.

As a player, he was a Midfielder from 1991 to 2006, and played in the Premier League for Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United, as well as playing in the Football League for Bury. He was capped 10 times by England U21, scoring three goals. In 2009, he became manager of Leigh Genesis and the following year took over as manager of Chorley.

Flitcroft's brother David was also a midfielder who played in the lower divisions but who is now assistant manager of Bolton Wanderers.

Christopher Wreh (born 14 May 1975) is a retired Liberian international footballer who played as a striker. He was a member of the Arsenal side which won the Premier League and FA Cup double during the 1997–98 season.

At international level, he won 36 caps for Liberia, scoring 11 goals, and was in their squad for the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations.

Andrew Flintoff MBE (born 6 December 1977), also known as Freddie Flintoff, is an English television and radio presenter and former international cricketer.

Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one of the sport's leading all rounders, a fast bowler, middle order batsman and slip fielder. He was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket.

Jacques Kallis (born 16 October 1975) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. As a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium swing bowler, Kallis is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, and as South Africa's greatest batsman.[2] As of 2020 he is the only cricketer in the history of the game to score more than 10,000 runs and take over 250 wickets in both ODI and Test match cricket; he also took 131 ODI catches. He scored 13,289 runs in his Test match career and took 292 wickets and 200 catches.[3][4]

The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

In the final, unfancied Zambia, defeated third-time finalists Ivory Coast after a dramatic penalty shootout in the final, despite the fact that Ivory Coast did not concede a single goal during the entire tournament. Giving Zambia their first continental title. The Zambian team dedicated their win to the members of the national team who died in a plane crash near the final's venue in Libreville in 1993.

Orange S.A., formerly France Télécom S.A., is a French multinational telecommunications corporation. It has 266 million customers worldwide and employs 89,000 people in France, and 59,000 elsewhere.[3] It is the tenth largest mobile network operator in the world and the fourth largest in Europe after Vodafone, Telefónica and VEON. In 2015, the group had revenue of €40 billion.[4] The company's head office is located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. The current CEO is Stéphane Richard. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index.[5]

1580s, "of or pertaining to acted drama," from Late Latin dramaticus, from Greek dramatikos "pertaining to plays," from drama (genitive dramatos; see drama). Meaning "full of action and striking display, characterized by force and animation in action or expression, fit for a drama" is from 1725. Dramatic irony, "irony inherent in a drama and understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play," is recorded from 1907. Related: Dramatical; dramatically.

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As of 2018, all of the Nordic countries rank highly on the inequality-adjusted HDI and the Global Peace Index. In 2019, all five of the Nordic countries ranked in the top 10 on the World Happiness Report.

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Award-winning singer-songwriter Adam Schlesinger, known for his work with band Fountains of Wayne, has died at the age of 52 after being diagnosed with coronavirus.

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The Belgian Pro League is set to become the first major European league to be cancelled because of coronavirus.

Club Bruges will be declared champions with the current league table set to stand.

There was one match of the regular season remaining when the league was suspended, with play-offs due to decide the top positions.

Nearly one out of 10 restaurants have closed permanently and some 800,000 jobs have been lost in the food service sector in Canada since 1 March, according to a survey by Restaurant Canada.

Restaurants across the country have been hard hit by the economic impact of the virus and measures put in place to stop its spread, says the industry association.

It estimates C$4bn ($2.8bn; £2.3) in lost sales nationwide in March.

Very interesting article which looks at both sides of the argument.

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Coronavirus: Matt Hancock sets aim of 100,000 tests a day by end of April

A "humbled and emotional" paramedic has thanked a stranger who paid for his shopping and customers who applauded him at a supermarket.

People queuing outside Lidl in Cromer, Norfolk, made way for David Tillyer - who had just finished a night shift - "with applause and thank-yous".

He said a woman who "ran up and swiped her card" as he went to pay told him: "Not much you can do to stop me".

His thank-you on Facebook has been shared 78,000 times.

"I am humbled and a bit emotional," wrote Mr Hillyer, who works for the East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS)

"Thank you to the lady that did that and thank you to all the shoppers that made me feel special after a tough run of shifts #NHSandProud #stayhome #covidkindness."

Pets at Home says it is seeing "exceptional levels of demand" amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The pet store and vets group said people had been spending more as pets played an "increasingly vital role in our lives" during the crisis.

As designated "essential retailers", pet shops and vets can stay open during the pandemic.

Pets at Home said it had now shut non-essential parts of the business such as its Groom Room grooming salons.

In an update for the year to 26 March, the retailer said annual profits would be higher than expected due to the recent spike in demand for pet products and healthcare.

However, it warned of an uncertain outlook for 2020-21 saying it was not "immune" to the crisis.

Good for Beagles.

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