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Daily Record
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Record
Lennon Miller to Celtic tackled by Motherwell insider as Kvistgaarden agent breaks cover while £11m payday plunges
Brendan Rodgers could face a big summer of movement in and out of Celtic Park as the Hoops close in on a Treble Motherwell coach Richard Foster has admitted he would like to see wonderkid Lennon Miller snub Celtic this summer. The Premiership leaders could revive their January interest in the 18-year-old with Brendan Rodgers is a massive admirer of the prospect. Motherwell closed the door on a last-gasp exit in the winter window with Udinese also showing an interest in the rising star. Since then, Miller has been handed his first senior Scotland squad by Steve Clarke for the Nations League double header against Greece and scooped the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award. The 18-year-old has left the door open to a move abroad with the final 12 months of his Fir Park deal fast approaching. Foster - who is Motherwell's Lead Development Coach - told the Go Radio Football Show: "I spoke to his dad a couple of weeks back and, you know, he's very, very tight-lipped, keeps his cards close to his chest and so he should. "I hope he leaves Scotland. I hope he leaves Britain. I don't want him to go down to England at this point in his career. "I don't want him to stay in, you know, only Celtic in Scotland could afford him. With all due respect to Celtic, I don't want him to go there. "You look at Lewis Ferguson, how well he's doing over in Italy and among several others, McTominay is slightly different. He's coming from Man United, but he's been exceptional as well." Celtic face a battle to land Mathias Kvistgaarden this summer with Eintracht Frankfurt and now Bologna said to be chasing a deal. It comes after reports in Denmark suggest the forward's agent held talks with the Serie A club. Campo report that agent Ebbe Sand was spotted in the stands during the draw with Juventus sitting alongside Bologna's sporting director Marco Di Vaio. Sporting director Benjamin Schmedes was quizzed on the future of the Danish U21 international, and told Viaplay: "Yes, there has been interest in him since I came to the club and even before that. "So it doesn't surprise me, because he is a good player. There is a lot of interest in him. "I hear rumours left and right, but that's not my job unless there is something serious." Pressed on interest from Bologna, he said: "I don't know anything about it. Of course, we have interesting players, and Mathias is one of them. "I'm not surprised that they are looking at such players. But again, I haven't heard anything official from any side, so for me, it's nothing to talk about right now." The Hoops also look set to land a boost to their coffers with Bayer Leverkusen star Jeremie Frimpong attracting interest - which would see Celtic bank a bumper sell-on payday. However, the fee could be cut with fresh reports suggesting a new release clause will kick in this summer. The Scottish Premiership champions hold a 30 percent sell-on fee as part of the £11million deal that allowed Frimpong to leave the club for Leverkusen back in January 2021. Liverpool are said to be ready to snap up the 24-year-old in the summer as a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold. A €40million (£34million) price tag has reportedly been set by the Bundesliga side for the defender. However, reports now suggest the release clause will decrease to €35million (£31million) this summer.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Butland would have offers plus Jack on manager hunt
Goalkeeper Jack Butland would have plenty suitors should he opt to leave Rangers in the summer, says former Ibrox defender Richard Foster. (Daily Record), externalThe new Rangers manager must grasp the pressure, demands and expectations of being in charge of the club, says former midfielder Ryan Jack. (Daily Record), externalRead Thursday's Scottish gossip
Telegraph
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
King's unseen private art collection to go on display
The King's private art collection will go on display for the first time. Over the last four decades, the King has traversed the globe amassing a private collection of artworks that offer a different perspective on his travels. Since 1985, an up-and-coming artist has been invited to join the royal party, at the King's own expense, to document the sights and landscapes in their own personal style. This summer, for the first time, a selection of more than 70 works by 42 artists, each capturing a unique moment in time in countries from India to Japan, will go on display for the first time at Buckingham Palace. Visitors to the state rooms during the annual summer opening will have the chance to view a new exhibition, The King's Tour Artists, featuring pieces selected by the monarch from his collection, many previously unseen in public. The works on display in the palace ballroom will provide a glimpse of life on a royal tour that differs from the photographic record. They include a painting by Richard Foster that captured the then-Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall gazing out to sea during a visit to the uninhabited North Seymour Island in the Galápagos Islands in March 2009. Other pieces depict the rare moments of calm away from the royal circus. In 1985, artist John Ward joined a tour of Italy at its halfway point, boarding the Royal Yacht Britannia in the port of Catania before she set sail for Venice. His work, From the Afterdeck of HMY Britannia, reflects a moment of rest, a flag fluttering in the sea breeze. HMY Britannia also features in a piece by Susannah Fiennes, produced during a visit by the then Prince of Wales to Hong Kong for the handover to China in 1997. Fiennes made sketches of life on board, including a watercolour of two Royal yachtsmen following the daily routine of lowering and raising the flag. The tour would be the last for the Royal Yacht, which was decommissioned later that year. Other pieces on display will include Paul Reid's Standing Man, capturing a man he encountered during a 2004 tour in Petra, standing by the portico of Al-Khazneh, a rock-cut tomb in the city, and Luke Martineau's depiction of the still waters alongside the Bal Samand Palace in Jodhpur, India, in 2010. When Mary Anne Aytoun Ellis joined the then-heir to the throne on a Caribbean tour in 2000, the relentless pace took her by surprise. Noting that a planned expedition to the Kaieteur Falls in Guyana had been allocated just 15 minutes, she asked to travel ahead to allow her the time to capture the thunderous waterfall in all of its glory. Kate Heard, curator of the exhibition, said: 'This fascinating group of works tells the story of forty years of official travel and artistic patronage. The freedom given to each artist to capture a personal impression of the countries visited has led to the formation of a rich and varied collection. 'Encompassing landscapes, figure studies and still life subjects, these works are testament to His Majesty's deep engagement with and encouragement of artists over the past four decades.' A book, The Art of Royal Travel: Journeys with the King, featuring recollections from the artists and more than 100 illustrations, will be published to accompany the exhibition. It is edited by the Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Steward and personal secretary to The King and Queen, who said: 'By inviting an artist to join a royal tour in 1985, The King started a tradition that has continued unbroken to the current day. 'Some were at the start of their careers, others more established, but when interviewed for this book all were united in gratitude for the memorable artistic adventure it represented, knowing also that they were working for someone in sympathy with the artistic craft, a patron of the arts and a passionate advocate for cultural life.' The King, a keen painter himself, has always allowed each tour artist to take their own approach. While some choose to follow the programme step by step, others barely follow it at all, instead taking themselves off to paint the local landscapes. Beyond choosing the artist, usually an up-and-coming talent rather than an established name, the monarch has no input and exerts no influence over their work. He may set aside some time to chat to the artist about their work and look through some early sketches, but otherwise waits until the pieces are finished back at home before choosing one or two for his own collection. Others are kept for the Royal Collection.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Quarry blasting approved despite objections
Blasting at a North Yorkshire quarry has been given the green light, despite concerns from nearby residents. Limestone can be extracted at Jackdaw Crag Quarry, in Stutton, near Tadcaster, using explosives after the decision by North Yorkshire Council's strategic planning committee. A previous decision to allow the expansion of the quarry included a condition preventing blasting, but Darrington Quarries Ltd successfully applied for it to be lifted. Members of the committee were told the effects were likely to be minimal and manageable, but one nearby resident said blasting had previously been stopped due to its local impact. Peter Hunt, who lives a short distance away from the quarry, said 6.9m tonnes of rock was set to be removed from the site. "That's 600,000 trucks," he said. "That's a tremendous amount of traffic on roads that are not dealing with one twelfth of that at the moment." Councillor Richard Foster said the move should be approved as long as blasting is "properly monitored" by all involved. A majority of councillors voted in favour of lifting the restriction, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Quarry blasting could go ahead despite objections North Yorkshire Council
BBC News
08-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Stutton quarry blasting approved despite local concerns
Blasting at a North Yorkshire quarry has been given the green light, despite concerns from nearby residents. Limestone can be extracted at Jackdaw Crag Quarry, in Stutton, near Tadcaster, using explosives after the decision by North Yorkshire Council's strategic planning committee.A previous decision to allow the expansion of the quarry included a condition preventing blasting, but Darrington Quarries Ltd successfully applied for it to be lifted. Members of the committee were told the effects were likely to be minimal and manageable, but one nearby resident said blasting had previously been stopped due to its local impact. Peter Hunt, who lives a short distance away from the quarry, said 6.9m tonnes of rock was set to be removed from the site."That's 600,000 trucks," he said."That's a tremendous amount of traffic on roads that are not dealing with one twelfth of that at the moment."Councillor Richard Foster said the move should be approved as long as blasting is "properly monitored" by all involved. A majority of councillors voted in favour of lifting the restriction, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
