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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
NFL quarterback makes major personal decision that hints at uncertain future
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has fueled uncertainty over his NFL future after selling his stunning Florida mansion for $2.6 million. Tagovailoa is facing calls to retire at 27 after suffering his third concussion in the space of two years last season, leading to fears over his long-term health. His latest head injury forced him to miss six games for the Dolphins early in the 2024 season, before he returned to play in all nine of their remaining fixtures. revealed - back in April - that Tagovailoa had put his Florida mansion up for sale, amid uncertainty over his future, and now reports claim it has been sold. According to the 27-year-old has closed a sale on the five-bedroom 'waterfront estate' in Davie, Florida for $2.6 million - which is $400,000 less than he'd been hoping for. The gated community, which is around 25 minutes away from the Dolphins' Hard Rock Stadium, includes a number of high-end amenities - such as a fitness center, clubhouse and pickleball, tennis and basketball courts. An estimated 240 single-family homes are believed to be in the neighborhood, which is guarded 24 hours a day. Tagovailoa's mansion is said to be one of Long Lake Ranches' most impressive properties with 0.8 acres of land and 'spectacular' water views. The Hawaii-born star first purchased it for $1.65m when he was signed by Miami back in 2020, but is now looking to offload it for just less than double that amount. As well as five bedrooms, it also boasts 4.5 bathrooms, a private movie theater, huge swimming pool, golf putting green and an outdoor summer kitchen. However, back in December, Tagovailoa did reveal that one of his cars was broken into while his family were at home - which led to him hiring further security. He revealed: '[It was] a little too close for my comfort with my family being in the house. 'So we got personal security to take care of all of that. When we're on the road, we've got someone with my wife, got someone also at the house, surveying the house.' It's unclear what the sale of the property will mean for Tagovailoa's future with the Dolphins - amid calls for him to retire after suffering repeated concussion injuries. As well as five bedrooms, it also boasts 4.5 bathrooms and a private movie theater Tagovailoa only put pen to paper on a new four-year, $212m contract with the Dolphins last year, which came with a hefty $42m signing bonus. Even if he does walk away from the NFL this offseason, he will still pick up a significant amount from that deal due to being medically forced into an early retirement. The former Alabama quarterback has spent five seasons in Miami after being selected with the fifth overall pick at the 2020 draft. He was initially slated to be selected first, only for a season-ending hip injury in college to drop him down the pecking order. Tagovailoa has played 64 times for the Dolphins, racking up 15,705 passing yards and 101 touchdowns, as well as 455 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. In 2023, he led the league in passing yards with 4,624 and made it to his first and only Pro Bowl.
Daily Record
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Record
Donald Trump and Elon Musk reunite to win 2025 Castle Douglas Soap Box Derby
The US president and his former DOGE leader – AKA Davie and Alastair Grant from Kirkcudbright – saw off all-comers to retain their crown. Donald Trump and Elon Musk patched up their differences to take victory in the Castle Douglas Soap Box Derby on Sunday. The US president and his former DOGE leader – AKA Davie and Alastair Grant from Kirkcudbright – saw off all-comers to retain their crown. One of the organisers, Matt Mckerlie, said: 'People will maybe say it was controversial but it was certainly entertaining!' Cyber Trump was one of 13 racers which tackled the King Street course, thousands of people lining the road to enjoy the action – and the glorious weather. Matt added: 'We certainly had a good day and we've a lot to learn from, like we do every year. 'We want more carts and we want more people to get involved and help out and set up. 'A lot of people turn up on the day and help out and off the back of that are joining a team. 'We got the road cleared up on Sunday night and there was no sign that we'd been there. 'The team started at 6am on Sunday morning and were probably out until 11pm. 'People came from all over the UK to watch and we're hoping for 40 teams next year. 'Programmes didn't sell as well as we thought they would, we easily had 500 left. 'I know people are struggling for money but it probably costs about £25,000 to put the event on. 'The programmes are £3, are a showcase for our sponsors and help fund the derby.' An army of volunteers helped put on the event, with fundraising taking place across the year to ensure it goes ahead. Support also came from the National Lottery for the first time, with much of the equipment now belonging to the derby rather than having to be hired. Paterson ATV, CAM Engineering, William Hall Removals and Kirkcudbright Summer Festivities also provided vital support, with Adam Blaikie from Signature Woodwork the master builder. • Feedback can be provided through the Castle Douglas Soap Box Derby page, with a survey available for people to complete.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
BBC will not tolerate behaviour outlined in Wallace report, says chief
BBC director general Tim Davie has said he and the corporation's leadership team will not 'tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values' following the independent report into allegations of misconduct against MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace. The 58-year-old was speaking as the BBC unveiled its annual report, the day after the report into Wallace found a total of 45 out of the 83 allegations of misconduct made during his time on the show were substantiated, including one allegation of 'unwelcome physical contact'. Speaking about the independent report commissioned by MasterChef producer Banijay UK, Davie said: 'From our side, it's simple, we're not going to tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values. 'The industry needs to change, and we want to lead in the front, myself and the BBC leadership team will not tolerate people who are behaving inappropriately. 'There is no place in or on the BBC for those who are not prepared to live by our values, whoever they are. 'This is a time of transition for the industry, a reset, and the changes we are driving are overdue.' On Monday, Wallace's MasterChef co-host John Torode confirmed he had a standalone allegation of racist language upheld in the same report. He said had 'no recollection of the incident' and was 'shocked and saddened' by the allegation in an Instagram post. In November 2024, the show's production company, Banijay UK, announced Wallace would step away from his role on the BBC cooking show while historical allegations of misconduct were investigated. The report concluded that the 'majority of the substantiated allegations against Mr Wallace related to inappropriate sexual language and humour', adding that 'a smaller number of allegations of other inappropriate language and being in a state of undress were also substantiated'. During the release of the annual report, BBC chair Samir Shah revealed for the first time that several members of staff had been dismissed as a result of an independent review of workplace culture commissioned by the BBC. He said: 'This is the first time we're going to say this publicly, several people have been dismissed as a result (of the review). 'But that, alongside the way the executive responded to the Banijay report into MasterChef yesterday, and I want audiences to feel confident that we are addressing these challenges. 'Finally, at the same time as acknowledging and dealing with the things they've gone wrong, the BBC has delivered an outstanding range of content to licence.' Davie later turned his attention to the Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary, after a review found it had breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on accuracy. The programme was removed from BBC iPlayer in February after it emerged that the child narrator, Abdullah, is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. Davie added: 'There was a breach of our editorial guidelines, there was no breach on impartiality and no evidence of any outside interest impact on the programme. 'But there was a breach of accuracy, and that is not acceptable, so we are taking action to ensure proper accountability and we're taking immediate steps to stop a failing like this being repeated. 'Despite this mistake, I do want to credit thousands of people across the BBC for delivering such brave impartial journalism despite immense challenges and very significant personal pressure. 'Personally, I remain utterly committed to delivering impartial coverage without fear or favour. It is needed now more than ever in this polarising world.' On Monday, Ofcom announced it would investigate the documentary under its broadcasting code, which states factual programmes 'must not materially mislead the audience'.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Tim Davie insists he is fit to lead the BBC in the ‘right way' amid scandals
BBC director-general Tim Davie has asserted his ability to guide the corporation "in the right way", even as it grapples with a string of recent reputational crises. The broadcaster has faced significant scrutiny in recent months, including breaches of its own editorial accuracy guidelines, the controversial livestreaming of Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performance, and recent misconduct allegations involving Gregg Wallace, the former presenter of MasterChef. The corporation's annual report showed that Mr Davie, who has been in the role since 2020, has had a 3.8 per cent pay rise with his salary going up £20,000 from £527,000 last year to £547,000. Mr Davie was asked during the release of the corporation's 2024/2025 annual report on Tuesday whether he would resign. He said: 'I simply think I'm in a place where I can work to improve dramatically the BBC and lead it in the right way. Director-general of the BBC Tim Davie (PA) 'We will make mistakes, but I think as a leadership and myself, I've been very clear, and I think we have been decisive. 'There's enormous, massive noise and different opinions about what we should do, but I think we have been clear. We are making the right decisions. We're being transparent on what we do, and I think that's what counts. I would also say that under my tenure, I've set a very clear stall out in terms of impartiality. 'I think we're setting a global standard in terms of public service broadcasting and media. 'Under my leadership, and the team I've assembled, I think we feel very passionately about that. 'One of the things that I focus on, as a leader, is there has never been a more important time for public service broadcasting. 'Gaza has been the most challenging editorial issue I've had to deal with, but the importance of fair, balanced reporting, the need for high quality, homegrown programming in the face of massive pressure, I think, has never, ever been greater. 'I believe my leadership and the team I've assembled can really help the leadership thrive in that environment.' Dr Samir Shah, BBC chair (PA) This comes after a review conducted by Peter Johnston, the director of editorial complaints and reviews – which is independent of BBC News, and published on Monday, found its documentary, Gaza: Surviving a Warzone, breached BBC editorial guidelines on accuracy for failing to disclose details of the narrator's father. The report did not find any other breaches of editorial guidelines, including breaches of impartiality and also found no evidence that 'outside interests' 'inappropriately impacted on the programme'. Since the report was published, broadcasting regulator Ofcom announced it would investigate the documentary under its own broadcasting code, which states that factual programmes 'must not materially mislead the audience'. Dr Samir Shah, BBC chair, added: 'I want to be absolutely clear that I and the board support Tim Davie's leadership fully. 'He has shown very confident and decisive leadership in a very, very challenging environment, right from the start 'The number of issues of vision from people behaving badly to News in some cases, when it's appropriate, decisively and shouldn't do it all, in other cases, 'We are the BBC, and we will do this properly. We do it fairly, we do it correctly, and we will then take action. That's where we are at the moment. 'Tim Davie and his team, and Tim in particular, has shown very strong leadership throughout all this period, and he has my full support.' Dr Shah also said in the annual report: 'The BBC is a wonderful place to work. Our staff are dedicated, hard-working and treat each other with respect. However, there are pockets in the organisation where this is not the case. 'There are still places where powerful individuals – on and off-screen – can abuse that power to make life for their colleagues unbearable.'
Powys County Times
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Tim Davie says MasterChef ‘absolutely' has a future with the BBC beyond 2028
BBC director-general Tim Davie believes MasterChef has a future with the broadcaster beyond 2028, when its current deal runs out, following the independent report into allegations of misconduct against Gregg Wallace. The 58-year-old was speaking as the BBC unveiled its annual report, the day after the independent report into Wallace found a total of 45 out of the 83 allegations of misconduct made during his time on the show were substantiated – including one allegation of 'unwelcome physical contact'. Asked about the show's future, Davie said: 'I absolutely think it does (have a future), I think a great programme that's loved by audiences is much bigger than individuals. 'It absolutely can survive and prosper, but we've got to make sure we're in the right place in terms of the culture of the show.' Davie was also asked about whether Wallace's co-presenter John Torode would remain in his role on the show, after the presenter confirmed on Instagram he had a standalone allegation of racist language upheld in the same report. The director-general said: 'I think people appreciate I cannot now talk about individuals as we go through the process, and Banijay lead the process to take appropriate action on what they found through those upheld complaints. 'What I would say is there has to be follow-up, so the BBC, in some ways, we're quite simple on this, if someone is found to not live up to the values, we expect the independent company, Banijay in this case, to take action and report back to us on what they have done. 'These aren't BBC employees, but we absolutely expect action to be taken, that's the first thing I'd say. 'I can't comment, and I hope we appreciate this on individual conversations, that way it would not be appropriate or fair on anyone in terms of the series.' Torode said in his social media post that he had 'no recollection of the incident', and was 'shocked and saddened' by the allegation. Downing Street said it 'utterly condemns' any instance of racist language after the allegation was upheld. 'When it comes to racism (it) clearly has no place at the BBC or anywhere in society, and we utterly condemn any instances of racist language or abuse in the strongest possible terms,' Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's official spokesman said. 'And it's obviously up to the BBC, who are operationally independent from Government, to take forward any necessary next steps.' The BBC's latest annual report shows the corporation's income from the licence fee rose slightly in 2024/25 to £3.84 billion, up from £3.66 billion in 2023/24, driven by a 6.7% inflationary increase in the TV licence fee to £169.50. Some 23.8 million TV licences were in force at the end of March this year, down 300,000 year on year from 24.1 million. The number of valid TV licences in the UK has now fallen by more than two million since the start of the decade, reflecting long-term changes in viewing habits, including the growing popularity of streaming services. In November 2024, Masterchef's production company, Banijay UK, announced Gregg Wallace would step away from his role on the BBC cooking show while historical allegations of misconduct were investigated. The report concluded that the 'majority of the substantiated allegations against Mr Wallace related to inappropriate sexual language and humour', adding that 'a smaller number of allegations of other inappropriate language and being in a state of undress were also substantiated'. It come after the BBC boss said he and the corporation's leadership team would not 'tolerate behaviour that is not in line with our values' following the independent report. He said: 'The industry needs to change, and we want to lead in the front, myself and the BBC leadership team will not tolerate people who are behaving inappropriately. 'There is no place in, or on the BBC, for those who are not prepared to live by our values, whoever they are. 'This is a time of transition for the industry, a reset, and the changes we are driving are overdue.' During the release of the annual report, BBC chairman Samir Shah revealed that several members of staff had been dismissed as a result of an independent review of workplace culture commissioned by the BBC. He said: 'This is the first time we're going to say this publicly, several people have been dismissed as a result (of the review).' Shah went on to say that he wanted 'audiences to feel confident that we are addressing these challenges' in relation to workplace behaviour. Davie later turned his attention to the Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone documentary, after a review found it had breached the corporation's editorial guidelines on accuracy – saying the broadcaster is taking 'immediate steps' to prevent another Gaza 'mistake' from happening again. The programme was removed from BBC iPlayer in February after it emerged that the child narrator, Abdullah, is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. Davie said: 'Gaza has been the most challenging editorial issue I have had to deal with but the importance of fair, balanced reporting, the need for high-quality homegrown programming in the face of massive pressure, I think has never been even greater. 'There was a breach of our editorial guidelines, there was no breach on impartiality and no evidence of any outside interest impact on the programme but there was a breach of accuracy, and that is not acceptable. 'So we are taking action to ensure proper accountability and we're taking immediate steps to stop a failing like this being repeated. 'Despite this mistake I do want to credit thousands of people across the BBC for delivering such brave impartial journalism despite immense challenges and very significant personal pressure. 'Personally I remain utterly committed to delivering impartial coverage without fear or favour. It is needed now more than ever in this polarising world.' A report published on Monday found it had breached BBC editorial guidelines on accuracy for not disclosing that the child narrator was the son of a Hamas official. The report did not find any other breaches of editorial guidelines, including breaches of impartiality, and also found no evidence that 'outside interests' had 'inappropriately impacted on the programme'. On Monday, Ofcom announced it would investigate the documentary under its broadcasting code, which states factual programmes 'must not materially mislead the audience'. Davie was asked if he would resign during the release event, but replied that he felt he was 'in a place where I can work to improve dramatically the BBC and lead it in the right way'. Shah said he and the board supported Davie 'fully', saying he has shown 'shown strong, confident and decisive leadership in a very, very challenging environment'.
