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The Independent
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Sweet moment couple get engaged at England's victorious Euro 2025 final
This is the sweet moment a couple got engaged while watching England 's victorious Euro 2025 final against Spain on Sunday (27 July). Video filmed at the Boxpark in Shoreditch, east London, showed fans cheering around the happy couple. The pair shared their joy as the Lionesses became the first England team in history to defend a major tournament title with their victory against Spain on Sunday (27 July). Chloe Kelly's winning goal followed two huge saves from goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Independent
Agony turns to ecstasy for England fans as Lionesses retain Euro 2025 title
Jubilant England fans celebrated across the country on Sunday night as the Lionesses retained their Euros title after a nail-biting penalty shootout win over Spain. Chloe Kelly scored the vital spot-kick following two incredible saves from goalkeeper Hannah Hampton - sending supporters in fan zones into frenzied celebrations. Hundreds of fans turned out at Shoreditch Boxpark in East London to watch Leah Williamson 's side take victory in the back-and-forth battle between the tournament's two best sides. After going into overtime, and then into penalties, England brought the trophy home in a 3-1 shootout, prompting wild celebrations as people launched pints in the air and hugged. Hours before victory, Catherine Adamson, 58, told The Independent that she had a hunch. In her dream last night, the Lionesses edged the game and won it 2-1. Ms Adamson, who watched the game from Shoreditch Boxpark, said before kickoff: 'I had a dream last night, 2-1, and Kelly didn't get the winner, sorry, she didn't get the winner, I think Williamson got the winner.' She was right about the score, but not about Chloe Kelly, who scored the penalty shot that brought England to victory. The crowd at Boxpark venue was buzzing with fans who were decked out in England's colours from head to toe hours before the match started. After Spain scored the opener, a definite sense of nervousness was in the air, but the mood never broke, and people continued singing and dancing throughout the game. During the penalties, Adamson was pacing up and down the venue's hallway, too afraid to watch what would happen, she said. 'My nerves were shot to pieces.' It was her first time at Shoreditch's Boxpark and she said she would be watching the Euros from there on out, describing the atmosphere as 'electric'. She said it was amazing to see everyone come together. 'Seeing that, it's lovely…you don't even know those people and they're cuddling, having so much fun. 'Well done England, I'm so proud.' Jade Young, 34, and her son Ernie Johnson, 11, were also amongst the crowd, having travelled from Cheshire to support the team. Johnson said he was very proud of the girls but admitted he was 'very stressed' during penalties. 'The keeper was the best, the keeper saved the goalscorer and the Ballon D'Or winner.' Young said: 'I cried. 'Chloe, I knew she'd come through with it, she smashed it. We've come here and we didn't know what to expect but it's been absolutely mega.' Renée Addo, 22, who was joined by her football team, felt 'ecstatic' when England won. She said: 'It took courage, it took wit, it took strength but England nation we did it again, twice in a row, it doesn't get any better than this.' Addo admitted the penalties were hard to watch, but she didn't lose faith in the Lionesses. 'I believe in my girls, I believe in (manager) Serena (Wiegman), I believe in her tactics, I believe in her work, and it paid off. 'During the penalties, I felt like my mum, she always turns off the TV so I wanted to turn off the TV because I couldn't bear to watch.' Joined at Boxpark by her teammates, she said it was amazing to see the kind of community that women's football had given them. 'I wouldn't wish to spend it with anyone else apart from my girls today. 'We did it, we said we'd do it.' At Brandon Groves Community Club in Essex, star striker Michelle Agyemang's former team, fans sang loudly and waved flags cheering the team on throughout the game. Agyemang, 19, who had one England cap before the tournament, scored crucial equalisers in the Lionesses' quarter-final and semi-final comebacks. There was non-stop applause in her home town of South Ockendon as fans saw the Arsenal forward step through a guard of honour to pick up her award. Supporters at her old club Brandon Groves AFC danced a conga line to the sounds of Vindaloo after England's victory.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
One of London's most dangerous junctions set for overhaul as TfL unveils radical safety plans
Plans to change one of London's 'most dangerous' junctions have been broadly supported by residents and businesses, though several said they feel safe navigating it already. The East London roads in the heart of Shoreditch have seen 23 collisions – and 27 injuries – in the last three years. On Monday (July 21) Londoners were invited to share their views on a slew of measures put forward by Transport for London (TfL) to improve safety at the junction connecting Shoreditch High Street, Great Eastern Street and Commercial Road. To make it safer, TfL is planning to create new 'high quality' crossings for cyclists and pedestrians, install new dedicated cycle lanes and widen the pavements to 'tackle road danger'. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) visited Shoreditch to ask locals about the proposals and how safe they felt in the area. Judith Yau, who lives nearby the junction she uses regularly to get to work, approved. 'The roads feel too cramped, and drivers are sometimes unpredictable,' she said, while adding that she felt safe on the whole as a pedestrian and liked walking to her office in the city from Shoreditch. TfL's plans include removing a slip road which cuts through one of the junction's pedestrian islands, to give pedestrians more room and make way for a dedicated cycle lane. Product Manager Liberatus Fusi-Akponodo, who commutes to his nearby office but used to work in micro-mobility, supported this idea. 'It creates a bit of a blind spot, and changing it would have been high on my priority list,' he said. 'Although I personally feel safe in the area, I have a high-risk tolerance. London's transport can be unnerving spaces for different parts of the population, like people who have mobility issues or who just don't have the confidence to be out on the roads.' Two bar workers in The Queens Head pub opposite the junction, where two upgraded pedestrian crossings are planned, backed the idea of more cycle lanes, if only to support the explosion of e-cycles in Shoreditch. 'Lime Bikes are everywhere here,' said Assistant Manager Ariana Schiavo. Her colleague, Adam Khan, agreed the changes were a good idea but said he did not find the roads particularly unsafe. He said: 'Honestly, I like the area as it is. It works.' Up ahead from the junction is the mouth of Bethnal Green Road, which sees many people pass through either on their lunch break or to get to and from Shoreditch High Street Overground station. TfL has also suggested banning left turns coming into this road for all vehicles apart from buses, and putting in new crossing lights with ticking countdowns. Christy Tilley, who works near Commercial Street and sometimes passes through this road to grab lunch from Pret, did not have much faith in the idea. 'If you look at the street you'll see no-one can really be bothered to wait to cross, can they?' Thirty-one-year old Kenneth Ikpefura, owner of doughnuts business Puff Puff Man, sells sweet treats from his food van in front of the railway arches. 'Banning left traffic seems like a good idea, but it might cause lots more congestion from other places,' he said. However, in his eyes the roads were generally safe for pedestrians, who were more at risk from having their phones snatched on 'rare' occasions. Ellie Waterhouse, a 'keen, confident cyclist', has cycled through the area for years including when she worked in the nearby Starbucks. She praised the emergence of more cycle lanes, which had helped restore her confidence after being knocked off her bike, and argued that a new one on the High Street would mean fewer bike riders mounting the pavement. 'There's a false dichotomy between cars and cyclists, and it's a hard balancing act for TfL. Whether you're a cyclist or driver, often people talk about being 'in traffic', when in fact they are the traffic,' Ellie added. 'I wouldn't describe this place as very unsafe but I'm more experienced. Big lorries and vehicles can be very intimidating for newbies though.' Londoners can visit TfL's webpage for more details and to share their thoughts on the plans. The consultation period is open until September 12, 2025.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Dumped Love Island star Lauren Wood shows off her abs in black gym gear as she rubs shoulders with All Stars winner Gabby Allen at fitness event
Lauren Wood is already hanging out with Love Island alumni as she joined All Stars winner Gabby Allen to host a fitness event at Frame in Shoreditch on Saturday. The fitness influencer, 26, was brutally dumped from the island when new bombshell Angel arrived last week, with her partner Harrison Solomon, 22, voluntarily exiting the villa to be with her. And after just days out of the villa, she is already rubbing shoulders with Love Island legends as she stepped out alongside Gabby, 33. Lauren showed off her incredible figure in a black bralet and matching leggings, which she paired with Nike trainers, a cream tote bag and a simple bracelet. Alongside her, Gabby stepped out in figure-hugging blue gym shorts and a matching top, which she teamed with chunky beige trainers. Gabby no doubt had some words of wisdom about leaving the villa for Lauren, having featured on both the third series of Love Island and the All Stars edition. Lauren had a dramatic time on Love Island as she was in a love triangle with Harrison and Toni Laites, 24, which saw the footballer go back and forth between the two women, causing weeks of upset and conflict. Harrison's actions were condemned by viewers and, to his dismay, Women's Aid also criticised his actions by releasing a damning statement claiming his behaviour 'reinforces a culture that excuses and trivialises violence against women and girls.' However, after leaving the villa, Lauren clapped back at Women's Aid and declared the charity's statement was 'blown way out of proportion' as she insisted Harrison 'just made a mistake'. The dog walker told Cosmopolitan: 'Erm obviously, I think it was blown out of proportion like he's made a mistake but everyone makes mistakes. 'Like, he's gone about it the wrong way, he knows he has done wrong. I think it was just the timing of everything. 'It was literally just the timing of it but like he said, he isn't a bad person and everyone in the villa knows that.' MailOnline contacted Women's Aid for comment at the time. The Derby-born Islander had a relationship with US waitress Toni before embarking on a new romance with Lauren after meeting her in Casa Amor, with the couple becoming the first to have sex on the ITV2 show this series. But Harrison sparked outrage by convincing Toni, who was unaware he had slept with Lauren, to rekindle, leaving the distraught influencer in floods of tears. Shortly after their bedroom antics were exposed, Lauren was dumped from the villa and followed out the door by Harrison, who was quickly informed of Women's Aid's criticism, which left him dumbstruck. Fans on X shared their concern for Lauren's disagreement with Women's Aid and wrote: 'She forgive Harrison everything. Let's c once they have split up', 'setting women back omg', 'Standing up for someone is one thing, but brushing off a real issue as 'just a mistake' can do more harm than good', 'To think they were trying to support her as well. They literally made that statement to support her', 'Mind you Women's Aid were backing HER and were fuming about how she was treated and she's saying this? This girl has set women back 1000 years'. Harrison has also revealed what he really thought on the Women's Aid statement in an exclusive interview with MailOnline. He insisted the charity was wrong to call him out and claims the nature of the statement upset his family. He said: 'I have seen the backlash and it's hard to digest. I would disagree with a lot of it in terms of my respect for women, I do respect women. 'The worst has been from Women's Aid. I know myself and the girls on the show too, Toni said she knows I'm not a bad person, just went about situations in the wrong way, but the Women's Aid statement wasn't nice... it's not nice coming out of the villa to my mum upset by that so I would say that's been the hardest.' He added: 'To the women I have hurt, I am obviously sorry. I got it wrong and the back and forth between the two connections caused more harm than I ever intended. 'It wasn't ever an ego thing. I am not proud of how I handled things and I'm not going to make excuses. 'I just want to own it. If people can give me the space to grow from it, I will do everything I can to be better and that's the only thing I can do. 'There is no handbook for how to be on a show like Love Island. It's instincts and intentions. I got some of it right, but I know I got a lot of it wrong, and I know that now.' Harrison said the statement issued by Women's Aid, which commented on women being 'lied to, slut-shamed, and laughed at behind their backs' was particularly detrimental given the close relationship he shares with his mother and younger sister. However, the pair have overcome their turbulent time in the villa and have pursued things on the outside since Harrison's voluntary exit Harrison says leaving Love Island was a decision he made himself, telling MailOnline: 'I have seen a lot of this online and I feel like I am my own man and I'm going to make my own choices. 'I wouldn't have left one of the biggest TV shows in the UK if I didn't see a future with Lauren. It was a very emotional conversation because she was just dumped, she was acting on emotion, she just wanted to get across to me how much she was into me and wanted to give me a second chance. 'I understand where people are coming from, but Lauren found a proper connection, of course she wanted me to leave with her. Lauren didn't make the decision for me though I followed my heart.' American contestant Toni believed she had found The One in Harrison, given he was Miami based and in her age range, but after realising she deserved better than to be an option, she told him: 'You treated me like s*** repeatedly and I tried to walk away multiple times. Please don't treat Lauren this way.'
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Danny Dyer impersonators don their finest tracksuits as they take part in lookalike competition with the seal of approval from the man himself - but do YOU think they picked the right winner?
A host of tracksuit clad, bearded blokes flocked to London on Wednesday all vying for the same prize - to be crowned Danny Dyer 's best lookalike. The event was announced by the actor's Mr. Bigstuff co-stars Ryan Sampson and Harriet Webb on the weekend, who asked the country: 'Britain, do you look like Danny Dyer? Do you smoke a lot of fags?' And it seems a fair few 'stubbly blokes', as Ryan described them, thought they fit the bill, with Shoreditch's Hoxton Square full with Danny doppelgangers clad in their best Sergio Tacchini jackets for the competition. One of whom was the former EastEnders star's official lookalike, who is actually signed to an agency thanks to his striking resemblance to the man himself. Rocking Danny's brown beard and slicked back hair, the similarities between him and the actor, now 47, were nothing short of uncanny. But perhaps surprisingly, he was pipped to the prize by another contender. The day's winner was jubilant after being crowned the 'Best Danny', and was pictured celebrating in front of the crowds who turned up for the occasion. Despite looking perhaps less like Danny in the face than his most fierce competition, he was likely victorious for his outfit, with the winner sporting a white and maroon Sergio Tacchini jacket akin to those rocked by the iconic Brit in his 2005 movie The Business. With a crown perched on his head and a ribbon tied around his torso, the day's victor posed for a photo alongside judges Ryan and Harriet and, of course, a cut out of Danny Dyer himself. He beat off competition from more than ten potential lookalikes sporting Fila jackets, sunglasses and almost all with their hair jelled and slickly combed back just like the East London icon, who sadly was not present. This competition had the seal of approval from Danny himself, who took to Instagram to repost a video of a fan claiming they'd be taking the day off work to attend the event. As Ryan and Harriet referenced in their promotion of Wednesday's event, the Danny lookalike competition comes after a growing global trend of celebrity doppelganger contests. An army of budding Harry Styles doubles descended upon on the English capital late last year for instance for a head-to-head. Judged by a mix of notable names and One Direction super fans, competitors were encouraged to dress up in bold outfits inspired by the singer's famously flamboyant wardrobe. One of those in attendance was the former EastEnders actor's official lookalike (pictured), who is signed by an agency as a Danny Dyer lookalike With a crown perched on his head and a ribbon tied around his torso, he posed for a photo alongside judges Ryan and Harriet and, of course, a cut out of Danny himself The panel of judges included Ryan Lanji, a party planner known for his work on RuPaul's Drag Race UK, and the author of The Book of Harry, Bonnie McLaren. Prizes ranged from £50 for the winner and a selection of hair products for the victor in the 'best hair' category to a six-pack of organic wine for the 'best style'. And even the entrant unfortunate enough to be ranked as the worst Styles lookalike did not leave the event empty-handed, as they claimed a four-pack of cheap beer. Eventually Oscar Jorneaux won the contest, a 22-year-old musician who admitted he entered for 'publicity'. Just weeks earlier New York hosted a similar Timothee Chalamet competition, with fans left in a frenzy when the actor and boyfriend of Kylie Jenner arrived unannounced. Flanked by bodyguards, the actor posed for photographs with his curly-haired doppelgangers - some of whom had dressed as his characters, including Willy Wonka and Dune protagonist Paul Atreides. So impressive were the day's competitors that some fans heaped their attention onto them, mistaking them for Timothee himself. Noah Wildie, 23, told it was 'insane' when the actor arrived, as hundreds of fans passionately screaming.
