The BBC recently teased viewers and claimed hit sitcom Gavin and Stacey would be back 'one day', following last year's successful Christmas special.

However creator Ruth Jones dashed hopes during an appearance on This Morning on Friday, as she admitted the show 'may never return to Barry'.

The Welsh actress and writer, 53, admitted she has no plans to start writing a new script for the programme, especially as her co-writer James Cordon lives in the U.S.

Ian 'H' Watkins has broken his silence on rumours he is in a relationship with a new man.

The Steps star, 44, has admitted he's in a 'lovely happy bubble' after finding love again with former dancer turned tour manager, Tom Hope.

The father-of-two's new romance comes three years after his split from his long-term partner Craig Ryder.

Carlos Salvador Bilardo (born 16 March 1938) is an Argentine former football player and manager.

Bilardo achieved worldwide renown as a player with Estudiantes de La Plata in the 1960s, and as the manager of the Argentina side that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup and came close to retaining the title in 1990, where they reached the final. As manager of Argentina, he was renowned for successfully employing the 3–5–2 formation at the highest level; this formation has been in use for decades, but has never achieved mainstream status.

He is known by fans and the media as el narigón (big nose).

Crib Goch is described as a ‘knife-edged’ arête in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The name means ‘red ridge’ in the Welsh language.

The highest point on the arête is 923 metres (3,028 ft) above sea level. All routes which tackle Crib Goch are considered mountaineering routes in winter or scrambles in summer—meaning that they must cross ‘graded territory’ as defined in Steve Ashton's Scrambles in Snowdonia. The easiest of these lines (the ‘bad step’ part of the route) is given a scrambling grade of Grade 1 (the most difficult being Grade 3—routes more difficult than Grade 3 are considered rock climbs).

The 1922 British Mount Everest expedition was the first mountaineering expedition with the express aim of making the first ascent of Mount Everest. This was also the first expedition that attempted to climb Everest using bottled oxygen. The expedition would attempt to climb Everest from the northern side out of Tibet. At the time, Everest could not be attempted from the south out of Nepal as the country was closed to Western foreigners.

The 1921 British Mount Everest reconnaissance expedition had explored the whole eastern and northern surroundings of the mountain. In searching for the easiest route, George Mallory, who was also a participant of the 1924 expedition (and the only person on all three expeditions in 1921, 1922 and 1924), had discovered a route which, according to his opinion, would allow an attempt on the summit.

After two unsuccessful summit attempts the expedition ended on the third attempt when seven porters died as the result of a group-induced avalanche. Not only had the expedition failed to reach the summit but it also marked the first reported climbing deaths on Mount Everest. The expedition did however establish a new world record climbing height of 8,326 metres (27,320 ft) during their second summit attempt, which was subsequently exceeded in the 1924 expedition.

Jamie Proctor, Padraig Amond and Saikou Janneh sent Newport County into another FA Cup third-round draw against 10-man Salford City at Rodney Parade.

Mickey Demetriou saw an early penalty saved after Kevin Berkoe handled in the box.

The contest came to life after the break as Salford had Brandon Thomas-Asante sent off for a dangerous challenge on Newport keeper Tom King.

Proctor headed in, Amond struck from the spot and Janneh ended the contest.

Chelsea Supporters Trust (CST) says the club's £75 ticket prices for their forthcoming Leeds game is a "clear exploitation of supporter loyalty".

With London in tier two of the new Covid-19 restrictions, Chelsea will be able to welcome up to 2,000 fans when they host Leeds on 5 December.

Supporters have been not been allowed inside Stamford Bridge since 8 March.

Tickets will be sold by ballot, but the CST says it is "extremely disappointed" at some of the pricing.

The CST said it had believed "tickets would be sold on 50 per cent loyalty points and 50 per cent on a first come, first served basis", rather than a ballot.

The club say they "empathise with the many who will be disappointed to initially miss out".

Chelsea added in a statement on their website: "We listened to all the feedback, and we appreciate that not everyone will agree with the system being put in place.

"But at the very heart of all the decisions we have made on this matter is the desire to be as fair as possible to as many as possible. We ask for your patience as we work our way through all season ticket-holders eligible to attend."

Konni (3 January 1999 – 22 February 2014), full name Connie Leod Paulgrave, also known as Connie, was a female black Labrador Retriever belonging to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Konni was often seen at the President's side, including at staff meetings, and when Putin greeted world leaders during their visits to Russia.

Blackburn overcame a nervy finish to stretch their unbeaten run to five games with victory over Barnsley.

Championship top scorer Adam Armstrong gave them the lead a minute before half-time with an emphatic finish from Ryan Nyambe's cross.

Sam Gallagher looked to have made the points safe with 12 minutes remaining when he doubled the lead from 18 yards.

Barnsley, who had 23 shots, eventually made one count but Romal Palmer's 90th-minute goal proved only a consolation.

England booked their place in the Autumn Nations Cup final with a 24-13 victory over an improved Wales in Llanelli.

Wales opened the scoring with a runaway try from centre Johnny Williams before a score from Henry Slade and two Owen Farrell penalties gave the visitors a 11-7 half-time lead.

Mako Vunipola added a second-half try, while Farrell finished with 14 points.

It was a seventh defeat in nine games for Wales head coach Wayne Pivac who at least saw a more encouraging display.

The heavy England victory predicted by many never materialised, but the win for Eddie Jones' men saw them finish top of Group A.

This means they will compete for the title of this new tournament against the winner of Group B on 6 December at Twickenham. France will emerge victorious in the other group if they beat Italy later on Saturday.

Stephen Robert Sutton, MBE (16 December 1994 – 14 May 2014), was an English blogger and charity activist known for his blog Stephen's Story and his fundraising efforts for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity for the aid of teenagers with cancer. By the second anniversary of his death, £5.5 million had been raised in his memory.

Sheffield United looking good for 3 points - by the end of the season.

Sarah Fuller has become the first woman to play in a Power 5 match - the elite level of collegiate American football.

Fuller, 21, took to the field for the Vanderbilt Commodores as a placekicker in a road game against the Missouri Tigers in the city of Columbia.

"I just want to tell all the girls out there that you can do anything you set your mind to," she said afterwards.

Fuller was called in because many players were self-isolating due to the coronavirus outbreak in the US.

During Saturday's match, which her team lost 41-0, she wore a helmet with the slogan Play Like A Girl on the back - in support of a non-profit group encouraging girls to play sports.

A British woman who has spent six years on a campervan tour of Europe has gone missing while walking in the Pyrenees.

Esther Dingley, 37, last spoke to her partner Dan Colegate via Whatsapp last Sunday, when she was atop Pic de Sauvegarde on the France Spain border.

She had been due to end her solo trek on Wednesday but has not been seen.

French authorities confirmed they are searching for Ms Dingley, and Mr Colegate said he was "broken" and "shattered" by her disappearance.

Ms Dingley had been travelling in the couple's camper van while Mr Colegate stayed at a farm in the Gascony area of France.

On the weekend she set out on the trek, the couple's story about exploits around Europe in the camper van since 2014 was published by BBC News.

Heather Jean Chasen (20 July 1927 – 22 May 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in soap operas; playing Valerie Pollard in the ITV soap opera, Crossroads, from 1982 to 1986 and guest roles in Doctors, Holby City and Family Affairs. Chasen also played many roles in BBC Radio 2's The Navy Lark from 1959 to 1977, and appeared in the television series Marked Personal from 1973 to 1974. She played the recurring role of Lydia Simmonds in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a role which received positive reviews from critics and EastEnders crew and cast members. Furthermore, she appeared extensively in theatre productions and film; in 2012, she appeared in a film version of Les Misérables.

Joe Joyce landed a big upset and took a huge step towards a world heavyweight title shot by stopping Daniel Dubois in a captivating contest in London.

Joyce, the 2016 Olympic silver medallist, used his jab expertly to build telling damage over Dubois' eye.

Dubois landed his own fine work but was distressed by his eye between rounds.

And with the bout in the balance, a simple jab from Joyce prompted Dubois to pause before taking a knee in round 10 when he failed to beat the count.

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Sir Philip Green and his family must plug a £350m hole in the pension fund of their retail giant Arcadia, the Work and Pensions Committee chair has said.

The Arcadia Group, which includes Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, is on the brink of collapse.

It is expected to enter administration on Monday, putting 13,000 jobs at risk.

The committee chair, Labour MP Stephen Timms, said: "This is a dreadful time for Arcadia staff to be worrying about their jobs and their pensions."

"Whatever happens to the group, the Green family must make good the deficit in the Arcadia pension fund," he said.

Mr Timms said he would raise the matter with the Pensions Regulator on Monday.

A mother who was jailed for killing her six children in a fire has been released from prison.

Mairead Philpott, 39, was jailed for 17 years in 2013 for the manslaughter of her children at her home in Derby a year before.

Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, seven, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the blaze. Duwayne, 13, died three days later.

The Ministry of Justice said it cannot comment on individual cases.

"Offenders released on licence face strict conditions and can be returned to prison if they breach them," a spokesperson said.

The Sun newspaper reported she has now been released, as the sentencing judge said she only had to serve half her term.

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Southampton 2-3 Man Utd

Celtic's stranglehold on Scottish silverware is over after they were bundled out of the League Cup at home to Ross County.

Ross Stewart's penalty and an Alex Iacovitti header ended a run of 35 cup tie victories and intensifies the pressure on Celtic manager Neil Lennon.

Having picked up every domestic trophy on offer since 2017, Celtic have won just two of their past 10 matches.

County had never won at Celtic Park before.

The visitors were beaten 5-0 at home to Celtic in September and depleted by a series of injuries.

However, they defended like lions and limited the lacklustre hosts to just a few chances.

Doncaster Rovers booked their place in the FA Cup third round as two first-half Ben Whiteman goals helped them beat Carlisle United at Brunton Park.

Jon Mellish's late reply meant an uncomfortable final 15 minutes for the League One side, but Darren Moore's men eventually overcame Chris Beech's Carlisle.

Former Senegal, Fulham and Portsmouth midfielder Papa Bouba Diop has died aged 42.

Diop made 129 appearances in the Premier League and also had spells in England with West Ham United and Birmingham City.

He played for Senegal at the 2002 World Cup, scoring the winner in the tournament's opening game as his country beat France 1-0.

"Once a World Cup hero, always a World Cup hero," Fifa posted on social media.

A post on Fulham's Twitter account said the club was "devastated" and, using Diop's nickname, added: "Rest well, Wardrobe."