A fan opened up about meeting Emma Bunton on the street - revealing what the Spice Girls legend is really like. This person revealed: 'I met Emma Bunton and she was absolutely lovely.' It came after she was the only one of the Spice Girls to attend Mel B's wedding to Rory McPhee. Fans soon flooded X with excitement, with users penning: 'Fans took to Twitter to pen: 'Victoria Beckham teasing something about the Spice Girls. Hmmmm...'DID VICTORIA BECKHAM JUST HIT A SPICE GIRLS TOUR ?

Matt Williams and 94,198 other spectators watched Australia host England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on St Stephen's Day. As a Sydney boy I have never attended a Boxing Day Test in Melbourne and those unsettling questions moved us into action. Nice scoreboard, pity about the grass at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the most recent Ashes Test there. Before a ball was bowled in Melbourne, Australia had already wrapped up the five-match series by winning the first three Tests. While England snatched their first Test match win in Oz since 2011, the result for my friend and I was almost irrelevant.

Back in 2019, he offered up a moment of Irish rugby Twitter folklore, asking his followers if he should start a podcast. Since retiring midway through 2025, Conor Murray has linked up with BBC Northern Ireland for The Ireland Rugby Social. Former Munster and Ireland player Conor Murray now provides insights on The Ireland Rugby Social. Why is Irish rugby appearing stagnant?”Dave Kilcoyne offers his views before a Munster match at Thomond Park. Call it ‘The Overlapification’ of Irish rugby podcasts.

Firms criticised European Union regulations in life sciences and digital services during meetings with IDA boss Michael Lohan in the week before St Patrick’s DayMultinational firms pushed for Ireland to take a “leadership role” in arguing for “pro-enterprise” regulations in Europe against a backdrop of “anti-innovation” rules. Documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show firms criticised European Union regulations in life sciences and digital services during meetings with IDA boss Michael Lohan in the week before St Patrick’s Day. The EU regime for regulating life sciences was “anti-innovation and layered with administration burden”, his note said. While the companies welcomed the Government’s life sciences strategy, as set out in the Programme for Government, the firms also raised the “cumulative impact of recent employment regulations” in Ireland. She said that, “while much progress has been made, IDA Ireland recognises the need for continuous focus to maintain momentum” and to implement actions to accelerate infrastructure delivery.

Heather Humphreys stepped in for Fine Gael when the party front-runner Mairead McGuinness was forced to withdraw on health grounds. One thing was missing from Catherine’s candidacy – something which was a feature of Maria Steen’s whisker-close failure and the approach of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael: entitlement. For Fine Gael, it was about righting 80 years of injustice and gifting the people of Ireland (and the Blueshirts) their first Fine Gael president. If Fine Gael is anything to go by, politics is a young person’s game now. There may yet be redemption for the housing Minister, who is pushing the Government’s belated but welcome drive to push through vital infrastructure projects while also promising to streamline the planning process.

In a global sense, Irish car sales are blip. It seems as if electric car sales will continue to grow in 2026. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (Simi), electric car sales have gone up in every single county, so at last battery power is spreading beyond its urban, short-range roots. That has been a growing trend throughout the year, as several very affordable electric models arrived on the scene. Possibly the most important electric car of all will launch in 2026 – Ferrari’s first ever electric model, the Elettrica.

Bersier, a marketing coordinator for a Swiss hockey team, played billiards with friends. He did not see what caused it, he said, but within minutes the flames had spread across the room. But there was no fire around me.”Reaching a veranda at the top of the stairs, Bersier found himself in a melee of flailing and panicking people. Finally making it outside, “That’s when I saw my hands, the skin hanging off on all sides,” he said. I stank of burns.”Tributes and candles left in memorial to victims near Le Constellation, in the ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on January 2nd, 2026.

He and Girvan [Dempsey] had come through, they were coaching the academy at the time and Kurt was with us,” Cullen recalled. They [Connacht] are fighting for every point at this stage in the season,” Tector said. There’s even lads from Leinster in those teams and you see how much it means to them then to play against Leinster again. Another native of Wexford, Josh Murphy made 61 appearances for Leinster before moving west in 2022 and his former head coach Cullen anticipates he will add substantially to Connacht’s line-out threat from blindside flanker. I thought we set the tone well with a good line-out drive against Munster at the weekend,” Cullen added.

John Egan has been rewarded with a contract extension at Hull City on account of his Championship revival. Egan has played a total of 34 matches for Hull, featuring 11 times last season and helping City keep clean sheets in crucial 1-0 wins at Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday. Only five of the Tigers’ 25 Championship fixtures this term haven’t involved Egan. "Most of the time I have been in the Championship I have been challenging up and around the top end. "We signed good players in the summer and the manager has come in and been brilliant.

Man Utd chiefs' messages as Ruben Amorim pressure mounts amid tactical concernsManchester United head coach Ruben Amorim switched up his tactical approach against Bournemouth last monthView 2 Images Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim (Image: Neal Simpson/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)Manchester United and Ruben Amorim's tactics have been under the microscope due to on-pitch performances, but one particular incident this season prompted the club's hierarchy to take action. ‌Amorim was appointed as Erik ten Hag's successor at Old Trafford in November 2024, but his tenure has been anything but smooth sailing. ‌Man Utd handed Carlos Baleba transfer timeline after opening January talks for £100m star READ MORE :Man Utd predicted XI vs Leeds as Ruben Amorim handed major problem READ MORE :Despite a slight upturn in results, performances continue to be a cause for concern. In that match, Amorim opted for a more adaptable approach in an attempt to address his team's defensive frailties. View 2 Images Manchester United's head of recruitment Christopher Vivell (Image: Photo by RONNY HARTMANN/AFP via Getty Images)‌"We know they play with two in the middle, we tried to overload with our three plus Alex [Iwobi].

We still have conversations with those that were involved in the Changing the Boundaries process and that's really important. And there are so many things to address like facilities ahead of the 2030 World Cup and what opportunities might arise through LA28. And there would also have been added benefits of the World Cup being in India, so I think we need to be realistic about that.”Opportunity will at least knock later this month for the women’s team who will head to Nepal for their own T20 World Cup qualifier. “We're hoping to reach a T20 World Cup for the women. We are working towards hopefully a 50-over World Cup for the men and then we've got some really close connections with our clubs and community through our regions and regional cricket.

When Heimir Hallgrimsson named his Ireland squad for last November’s final two World Cup qualifiers, most of the country asked themselves the same question – ‘Who is Kevin O’Toole?’With Robbie Brady, Callum O’Dowda and Josh Honohan out injured and Ryan Manning suspended for the first showdown with Portugal, the Icelander called upon the New York City FC man to provide cover at left-back, one of the main talking points ahead of a window where hardly anyone gave Ireland a chance of doing the business.

So, as we welcome a new year, I asked 19 people what little things make them happy. I try to get some exercise in most days because it helps my mood and my overall sense of well-being and happiness. It all boils down to love and connection –being with people you love and who love you. My wife has enforced a rule that we hug regularly and every hug has to last longer than seven seconds. For me, happiness is in the little things.

At least three quarters of properties advertised for short-term lets are either empty or underoccupied at any given time, stark new figures have revealed. It comes as new homelessness figures revealed that nearly 17,000 people were in emergency accommodation in November. Bed spacesThey also prepared a table comparing the number of short-term let nights sold, based on “experimental statistics” provided by Eurostat, and the number of bed spaces available. In January, there were 4.2m bed spaces available, but just 185,354 short-term let nights sold. The percentage of nights sold increased to 10.45% in February and continued to grow throughout the spring months.

They’re in the middle of filming the bit where Bannon gives the couple a tour of the finished house. You’re doing a project and then you do the filming on top of it. “When you’re doing a job for the television you need to be able to tell a story. “It’s a pavilion.”For the record, the pavilion does not look like a glass box, and Louis and Norita love it. I’m trying to realign myself to enjoy what I’m doing right now ...“If I’m very stressed about something I think, ‘You could be doing something totally different.