HEIMIR Hallgrimsson was presented with a card on his birthday as his side prepared to face Luxembourg in a friendly.

Ireland drew 0-0 against Luxembourg in the Stade de Luxembourg in their ultimate friendly in lead up to World Cup qualifiers.

Hallgrimsson was serenaded by the Ireland fans during his sides warm up, who sang his name to the tune of ‘Don’t Stop the Party’ by Pitbull and TJR.

When going over to the supporters, the Icelandic was presented with a birthday card from the stands.

The manager gratefully accepted and posed for a photograph with the fan.

That was about as exciting as the 58th birthday celebrations got as his side played out a bore 0-0 draw.

Ireland could only produce two shots on target in the 90 minutes but came close striking the woodwork twice through Nathan Collins and Jack Taylor in the second half.

Luxembourg went into the game having won just once in 18 months and finishing rock bottom of their Nations League C group.

Post-match captain Nathan Collins outlined their mindset going into the day.

He said: “Before the game, we didn’t want it to be that last game, end-of-season friendly feel to it.”

But unfortunately that was the reality for the centre back who was on the end of Ireland’s best chance of the game.

The boss showed his disappointment after the game. He conceded: “Let’s be honest, we’re not happy with this performance.

“It’s good to keep a clean sheet but we all felt that in the first half we were sloppy, the game was boring in the first half.

“All the good things we did against Senegal were missing, all the quick movement, the press, the ball speed – so sloppy.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom on Hallgrimsson’s birthday as a first start was had for Killian Phillips and debuts handed out for Max O’Leary and John Joe Patrick Finn.

Ireland are next in action in a World Cup qualifier against Hungary on 6 September in the Aviva stadium.

The players (barring Josh Honohan) will now have some holiday time in preparation for the 25/26 club season and the much anticipated World Cup qualifiers.

The majority of EFL Championship players involved in the squad were given extra holiday time by Hallgrimsson.

When picking his squad, he left out the majority of Championship players because their season finished five weeks ago telling them to rest up for the World Cup qualifiers.

In fact, they told them to take a holiday this year because there would be none next year as Ireland prepared for the World Cup!

If Josh Cullen, Finn Azaz et al were watching last night in a beach bar, they will have seen that they were missed and should be back in the side for the autumn qualifiers. 

A MARRIED deputy headteacher had sex with a teen girl in a cupboard at a top school.

Philip Culling targeted the “vulnerable” pupil while he was director of music at Godolphin and Latymer School in West London.

The married dad-of-three, who was in his 40s at the time, had a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old.

This included intimate liaisons in his office and a sexual encounter in a cupboard that was interrupted by a dinner lady.

His fling was reportedly an “open secret” among staff at the £33,000-a-year private school.

He was allowed to quietly resign in 2014 without facing a disciplinary hearing, which allowed him to continue working in education.

This included a stint at Holland Park Pre-Prep and Nursery in 2016, which was just one mile from his previous post.

But in 2022 – eight years after his resignation – a whistleblower came forward, which triggered a formal probe.

Culling has now been banned from teaching for life following a tribunal.

The Teaching Regulation Agency found he had embarked on an “inappropriate sexual relationship with a vulnerable pupil”.

Panel chair Jo Palmer-Tweed said: “Mr Culling was a child protection officer at the school, and as such had appropriate training in safeguarding.

“Despite this, he took advantage of the position of trust he was in towards a vulnerable child for his own gratification.”

The tribunal was told Culling and the girl met up secretly, kissed in parks and embraced in the school lift.

They first had sex in a park following a leavers’ reception in June 2013 and the pupil performed a sex act on him after the school’s jazz night.

After the teen left school in 2013, Culling would visit her home while her mum was out and the pair would have sex.

The hearing was told: “Mr Culling came around, approximately once a week, and that they would talk and have sexual intercourse.

“She stated that she moved into a flat in late August 2013, and that a lot of sexual acts including touching and oral sex happened in very public areas.”

Culling bought the girl, who was named only as Person B, gifts and referred to her as the “LOML” – love of my life – in a good luck message before her A-levels.

He also signed a Valentine’s card addressed to “by far the most gorgeous and wonderful person in the entire world”.

Culling took the girl to the pub for her birthday drink during school hours and received oral sex from her in the cupboard on a number of occasions.

Goldolphin leaders did not contact police or teaching regulators because they believed the relationship had only started when the teenager left the school.

The girl told the tribunal that Culling had “asked her lie” about the relationship in 2014 amid fears he would lose his job.

The deputy head coached her on how to make the fling sound as “recent as it could be”, it was said.

He even messaged her in 2023 after the probe was launched in a bid to convince her not to help the investigation.

Culling told her: “I’m hoping you’ll agree with me that it is best not to engage with it. You can’t be made to.”

He has now been banned from teaching indefinitely, with no review period, after being found him guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.

The watchdog said: “The panel heard evidence of the long-term impact on Person B including the shame she feels as a result of their relationship and of having been coerced to lie to protect him.

“It has tainted her memories of her school experience, and she referred to having ‘struggled to see herself in a good light’.

“Mr Culling’s conduct led to Person B being exposed to, or influenced by, his behaviour in a harmful way.”

Godolphin and Latymer School, based in Hammersmith, has around 800 female pupils between the ages of 11 and 18.

Famous alumni include celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, Hollywood actress Kate Beckinsale, singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and TV presenter Davina McCall.

A spokesperson said: “he TRA’s report reveals a shocking and deeply disturbing pattern of past behaviour which we unequivocally condemn.

“We fully support the TRA’s decision to bar Philip Culling from working in the teaching profession ever again.

“He left Godolphin and Latymer 11 years ago after a comprehensive governor-led investigation into his conduct.

“The Hammersmith and Fulham LADO was fully aware and supported the school’s actions at the time, and the police were also informed. Information and evidence not previously available to the school have now come to light through the TRA process and we are reviewing this.

“Above all, we are devastated to learn that a former pupil suffered in this way.”

A WOMAN has been left devastated after her vacuum cleaner set fire and destroyed her home.

Tanya Bennett was at work when the appliance set ablaze after she left it plugged in for 18 hours.

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Tanya Bennett’s home was destroyed after a vacuum cleaner set alight while she was at work[/caption]

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Tanya was notified by a neighbour that the fir head travelled through the house[/caption]

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Her three dogs were trapped inside but luckily survived[/caption]

The 36-year-old’s neighbour alerted her and the fire brigade to the casualty on Monday (9th June), where Tanya’s three dogs were trapped inside.

Every room in the house has been damaged, apart from the kitchen, leaving Tanya homeless and in temporary accommodation.

Thankfully, Tanya’s French Bulldogs, Lewi and Monkey, and Cockapoo, Luna, were rescued from the burning building.

“I’m absolutely devastated, helpless and in shock,” Tanya, from Telford, Shropshire, told NeedToKnow.

“I couldn’t believe it when the firefighters said it was caused by the vacuum cleaner.

“I’m now homeless and my dogs have had to go to my friend’s house as I can’t keep them in my temporary accommodation.

“I’d left the vacuum cleaner plugged into the wall after cleaning the night before.

“I was at work and the neighbour called to say my house was on fire and she’d called the fire brigade.

“When I got home, the firefighters had only recovered one dog as he was in the kitchen which was the only room that wasn’t damaged because the door was shut.

“The other two dogs were trapped upstairs by the smoke.

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The damage has left Tanya homeless and with thousands of pounds of damage to pay[/caption]

“It was heartbreaking. I was screaming and crying and they brought the dogs out one by one.

“They were black.”

The vacuum cleaner had been plugged in for 18 hours when it set on fire.

The marketing manager estimates it will cost her thousands to replace all of her furniture and redecorate as the whole house was smoke-damaged.

Tanya said: “It’s thick and black . All the furniture is covered in soot, the TV cabinet is melted and all of my drawers of clothes are covered in soot.

“Basically, every single item in my house is covered by smoke.

“There’s not one single item that is not.

“I need to replace everything and it will cost thousands.

“The whole house needs specialist cleaning and I can’t go in without PPE.”

With the house now completely uninhabitable, Tanya is living in temporary accommodation and doesn’t know when she’ll be able to go home.

Tanya added: “I didn’t think that a vacuum cleaner could even catch fire. How much damage it’s caused is crazy.

“Apparently, the dust particles inside are very combustible.”

Tanya urged everyone to unplug the appliance to not risk any incidents.

She added: “Just turn everything off at the wall or unplug appliances.

“Even though the electrics tripped and cut off it didn’t matter as the fire still continued once it had sparked.”

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been approached for comment.

THIS is the embarrassing moment a tourist has a shameless, child-like airport meltdown after being told her bag was too big.

Jaw-dropping footage shows the holidaymaker screaming and stamping her feet as she pathetically lays on the floor of the terminal in northern Italy.

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The holidaymaker from China had reached the boarding gate at the Milan Malpensa Airport when staff checked her carry-on luggage.

They told her to pay extra for her heavy suitcase of throw away some of the contents – leading to the embarrassing meltdown.

Footage shows the middle-aged woman wailing and yelling at the staff as she drops to the ground and rolls around on the ground in a bizarre reaction to the luggage situation.

She was also captured stamping her feet up and down on the ground and waving her arms around.

Authorities attempted to defuse the unbelievable situation -but to no avail – as the tourist continued her uncontrollable behaviour, according to local reports.

Staff eventually removed her from the flight, with the woman left to book a new ticket for herself once she had stopped her meltdown.

The clip has since gone viral on social media, with many viewers dubbing the bizarre tantrum “childish”.

One person said: “Has she forgotten that she’s a grown up?”

Another commented: “This is shameless and disgraceful behaviour.”

And a third: “I’m speechless. This is so embarrassing.”

A mere few days ago, a man was spotted running across the tarmac at London’s Heathrow Airport near moving aircraft before being arrested.

Video footage shared on social media sees the chase go on for around a minute before the man is eventually caught.

And another horror moment shows a Qantas worker falls 20ft down from a plane’s airbridge onto the rock-hard tarmac.

Customer experience supervisor Olivia Hristovska, 51, fell down as she was peeking through viewing windows in the wall of an aerobridge.

In May, a knifeman was shot dead at a top Brit holiday airport.

The 18-year-old was shot five times at Gran Canaria Airport after going berserk and lunging at one of the officers who confronted him.

Terrified holidaymakers were seen running for cover as shots rang out during the Saturday afternoon incident.

Shocking footage shows the knifeman, today named as Abdoulie Bah, running at one of the five National Police officers trying to intercept him, with the cop falling to the ground as bystanders scramble to safety.

He was shot as he tried to attack the officer’s colleagues who appeared to be warning him to desist before they opened fire.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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John Cena and CM Punk are gearing up for an epic showdown at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia! These two have a long history of intense battles, unforgettable feuds, and legendary matches. But this time, things are different; Cena is stepping into the ring as a heel, while Punk plays the fan-favorite. Punk knows […]

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A WOMAN has been left devastated after her vacuum cleaner set fire and destroyed her home.

Tanya Bennett was at work when the appliance set ablaze after she left it plugged in for 18 hours.

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Tanya Bennett’s home was destroyed after a vacuum cleaner set alight while she was at work[/caption]

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Tanya was notified by a neighbour that the fir head travelled through the house[/caption]

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Her three dogs were trapped inside but luckily survived[/caption]

The 36-year-old’s neighbour alerted her and the fire brigade to the casualty on Monday (9th June), where Tanya’s three dogs were trapped inside.

Every room in the house has been damaged, apart from the kitchen, leaving Tanya homeless and in temporary accommodation.

Thankfully, Tanya’s French Bulldogs, Lewi and Monkey, and Cockapoo, Luna, were rescued from the burning building.

“I’m absolutely devastated, helpless and in shock,” Tanya, from Telford, Shropshire, told NeedToKnow.

“I couldn’t believe it when the firefighters said it was caused by the vacuum cleaner.

“I’m now homeless and my dogs have had to go to my friend’s house as I can’t keep them in my temporary accommodation.

“I’d left the vacuum cleaner plugged into the wall after cleaning the night before.

“I was at work and the neighbour called to say my house was on fire and she’d called the fire brigade.

“When I got home, the firefighters had only recovered one dog as he was in the kitchen which was the only room that wasn’t damaged because the door was shut.

“The other two dogs were trapped upstairs by the smoke.

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The damage has left Tanya homeless and with thousands of pounds of damage to pay[/caption]

“It was heartbreaking. I was screaming and crying and they brought the dogs out one by one.

“They were black.”

The vacuum cleaner had been plugged in for 18 hours when it set on fire.

The marketing manager estimates it will cost her thousands to replace all of her furniture and redecorate as the whole house was smoke-damaged.

Tanya said: “It’s thick and black . All the furniture is covered in soot, the TV cabinet is melted and all of my drawers of clothes are covered in soot.

“Basically, every single item in my house is covered by smoke.

“There’s not one single item that is not.

“I need to replace everything and it will cost thousands.

“The whole house needs specialist cleaning and I can’t go in without PPE.”

With the house now completely uninhabitable, Tanya is living in temporary accommodation and doesn’t know when she’ll be able to go home.

Tanya added: “I didn’t think that a vacuum cleaner could even catch fire. How much damage it’s caused is crazy.

“Apparently, the dust particles inside are very combustible.”

Tanya urged everyone to unplug the appliance to not risk any incidents.

She added: “Just turn everything off at the wall or unplug appliances.

“Even though the electrics tripped and cut off it didn’t matter as the fire still continued once it had sparked.”

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has been approached for comment.

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CANCER

JUNE 22 – JULY 22

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Your sign vibrates with fresh Jupiter optimism and energy as you embark on a year of personal discovery.

How this unfolds is up to you, but don’t waste your dynamic potential.

Mercury adds self-knowledge, keeping things real, especially in romance.

A health change that felt like an uphill climb begins to yield rewards.

DESTINY DAYS

On Wednesday, you are everybody’s favourite face and name, with exciting offers coming your way.

Swallow your pride and accept an apology on Friday.

Stick to a set schedule on Sunday.

LUCKY LINKS

A family that recently welcomed a new pet, a room with green velvet furnishings, and the sound of birdsong.

JUBILANT JUPITER

Jupiter brings confidence and charisma to your sign for the first time in 12 years.

You’ll draw attention and inspire others with your charm.

Numbers with a “1” are lucky, and sharing your experiences will help others.

Positive news is on the way.

Fabulous is the home of horoscopes, with weekly updates on what’s in store for your star sign as well as daily predictions.

You can also use our series of guides to find out everything from which star sign to hook up with for the steamiest sex to what it’s like to live your life totally by your horoscope.

Simone Biles tries the diplomatic approach instead.

A MUM has revealed how she thought she was pregnant with triplets, but one of the babies “ate” his siblings in the womb.

TikTok user @vfbabygirl28 shared how she went on an emotional rollercoaster during her pregnancy.

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In a video which has racked up over a million likes, she firstly shared how she had been told she was having twins at her first baby scan.

However, this changed when she went back in for her second.

She wrote: “Goes for a second scan and find out I’m having triplets.”

The third scan was the most surprising of all – as two of the siblings disappeared completely.

The shocked mum wrote: “Goes to the third scan to check the triplets, but this guy just casually ate his siblings.

“Holyf***ingairball.”

She then shared a photo of her newborn baby, who appeared to be healthy. 

People were shocked when they heard the story, with one person asking: “Wait how does a baby eat another baby?”

One person in the comments was quick to explain, and said: “There are two possible reasons for this.”

They shared: “In early pregnancy, multiple embryos can start developing (like twins or triplets), but then one or more stop growing and just get absorbed by the mother’s body or the remaining fetus. 

“This is more common.”

It’s also known as Vanishing twin syndrome, where one of the fetuses dies and is reabsorbed into the other twin, the placenta, or the mother’s body.

Twin resorption can often occur early in the pregnancy, often in the first trimester, and can go unnoticed without routine ultrasound examinations. 

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The second explanation, according to viewers, could be Human Chimera, which is rarer.

The person continued: “If two embryos fuse very early in development, they combine into one person with two sets of DNA and they become a chimera.

“If that’s the case, the baby might have patches of skin with different DNA, two blood types; or have a set of DNA in one organ that’s different from the rest of their body.

People were quick to comment on the video, with one saying: “God forbid a baby cares about the family economy.”

A second added: “He really wanted to be an only child.”

And a third commented: “Saved you from bankruptcy fr.”