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Ollie Watkins’ absence from the Aston Villa team at Brighton may have been the final chapter in a story that started more than 18 months ago.The England forward spoke to his team-mates on Monday to explain his side of the story and is now expected to complete his acrimonious move to Al Hilal for around £50million.Once Watkins had sat out the 4-0 defeat at the Amex, despite being Villa’s only fit striker, it created a rift between the player and the club, not to mention the fans, which was going to take work to heal. But while this row might…

Dolly Parton’s wish to be remembered for more than just her country music classics seems to have come true, as tributes pour in praising the superstar for her charitable work.Parton died Tuesday morning at the age of 80 after being admitted on Friday to Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center with autoimmune and kidney problems.Her death was later confirmed in a heartbreaking Instagram video posted by her nephew Bryan Seaver, who also acted as her head of security.Seaver hailed his aunt for having ‘lived in the light’ and said she was now ‘in the arms of Jesus’ and the company of her…

The biological parents of a baby boy a surrogate refused to abort have revealed why they wanted to end the pregnancy, as the surrogate seeks sole custody of the child she crossed state lines for.Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed had hired McKenna West, 28, to be their surrogate after Gilkar said her body ‘gave up on me.’She went through eight failed rounds of IVF and had to have a hysterectomy, the biological mother of 13-day-old Rumi testified in a Dallas court on Tuesday.‘This was our only option,’ Gilkar said, before becoming so overwhelmed with emotion that the court had to recess…

Dolly Parton looked energized and happy in her last public appearance before her passing, as she discussed her ongoing ‘health issues’ with fans.The legendary country music star has died at age 80, her nephew Bryan Seaver confirmed in an Instagram video on Tuesday.Just days before, on August 14, she was supposed to attend the grand opening of the new ride NightFlight Expedition at her Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, but pulled out last minute.Instead, a video recording of the star addressing her fans was shared on a screen at the park, and it now marks her final public appearance.In…

Households face heightened winter pressure from energy bills after regulator Ofgem revealed today that its price cap will increase by 4 per cent to a three-year high.Ofgem said the cap will rise by £60 per year – or £5 per month – to £1,723 for the average household using both electricity and gas if this level was sustained for a year.This increase reflected higher wholesale gas prices as a result of war in the Middle East, with volatile global markets remaining the dominant driver of price changes.The ongoing heatwaves across Europe have added further pressure by increasing gas demand for…

Darline Graham pulled off a victory in the South Carolina Republican Senate runoff — powered by the unwavering backing of President Donald Trump after home-state Republicans raised serious doubts about her campaign.On Tuesday, the adopted sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham defeated Congressman Ralph Norman, who positioned himself as the authentic and experienced conservative in the race. NBC News called the race just before 9 pm Eastern. Norman conceded defeat to Graham, while making clear he is far from pleased with President Trump’s involvement in the race.’His policies are good. I never understood why he got in this race,’ Norman said of Trump’s…

ITV News presenter Mary Nightingale appeared to have been hit hard by Dolly Parton’s death as she announced the sad news on Tuesday evening.The newsreader, 63, shared the breaking story during the 6.30pm programme and viewers at home noticed Mary ‘welling up’ as she read the report.Mary looked noticeably shaken by the news and her voice broke as she delivered the update to viewers at home, at one point saying she needed to ‘take a deep breath’.The breaking news was announced just before an advert and Mary said: ‘Just before we go to the break tonight, some very sad news…

Britain’s Waspi chairman Angela Madden is quietly confident that Prime Minister Andy Burnham will honour a longstanding pledge to pay compensation to 3.5million women born in the 1950s who were given inadequate notice of increases to their state pension age.Many were hit hard in the pocket as a result – and left with little time to plug the hole in their finances.Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, 72-year-old Madden believes Burnham is in ‘listening mode’ and that ‘if he can do something, he will’. She is adamant this is the case despite the PM seemingly rowing back on his support…

The family of the mother and young child allegedly attacked by a random stranger in broad daylight outside Melbourne’s police headquarters have thanked the Good Samaritans who came to their rescue, as anger erupted online over the incident.Jerry Sowood, 27, of Sunshine West in Melbourne’s western suburbs, appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with affray, intentionally causing injury, two counts of unlawful assault, conduct endangering life, and conduct endangering serious injury. The Liberian-born budding rap star made no application for bail and was remanded in custody until his next court appearance in September. A woman claiming to be the mother…

BDO Australia’s internal probe is ongoing Do you know more? Email kylie.stevens@dailymail.com.au See more Daily Mail on Google – save us as a Preferred Source One of Australia’s biggest accounting and audit firms has launched an internal investigation after a senior partner made derogatory comments about the Acknowledgement of Country at a national staff meeting.BDO Australia has condemned undisclosed comments made by a senior partner during his welcome address at the July town hall meeting for the firm’s projects and infrastructure advisory group.The unnamed executive chose not to give an Acknowledgement of Country, despite it appearing on every page of the firm’s…