ARSENAL are looking ahead to a busy summer transfer window after another trophyless season.
The Gunners are reportedly ‘very close’ to signing Greek wonderkid Konstantinos Karetsas in a £37.8m deal.
Elsewhere, Arteta and Co are closing in on a new striker, with a big for main target Benjamin Sesko ‘imminent,’ according to reports.
In other news, Arsenal‘s move for Martin Zubimendi is said to be in doubt.
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WE’VE all had a moment of picturing winning the lottery and what we’d splash the multi-million prize fund on, be it a luxury mansion or a swanky yacht.
But for one woman, helping lucky lottery winners live out their wildest expensive fantasies isn’t a daydream – it’s her 9-to-5.
Amanda Herrera runs a specialist concierge service which helps National Lottery millionaires and high net worth individuals splash their cash.
Amanda’s service – called The Fixer – has handled over 5,000 bespoke requests from more than 600 new National Lottery millionaires.
From booking luxury cruises to Antarctica to arranging meet-and-greets with hard-to-access celebrities, no request is too extravagant for the concierge professional.
During the last five years, The Fixer has spent more than £4M chartering private jets for winners, and more than 500 dream holidays have been booked for family and friends as winners want to share their joy and celebrate with those closest to them.
All big winners of the National Lottery receive specialist advice and support from experts from the operators, Allwyn.
“The Fixer” then steps in to “add the magic touch” and help winners navigate their new lives – and big dreams – with flair.
One of Amanda’s most frequent requests from many winners is flying pet pooches with their owners to some of the most exclusive locations around the world – all because winners haven’t wanted their dogs to miss out on the celebrations.
Amanda said: “It can be a daunting experience – it sounds crazy to say – but imagine going from having a small amount of money in the bank to suddenly having millions – just like that.
“It is one incredible journey that these winners are embarking on, and I feel so honoured to be able to play such an important role in crafting and creating bespoke and unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experiences for these incredibly lucky individuals.
“A new designer watch or handbag, a VIP trip to the Grand Prix in Monaco or a VIP world cricket tour, a meet and greet with a superstar or a private showing of Cirque de Soleil on your chosen desert island – these are all real experiences enjoyed by winners which we have helped to create.”
With the EuroMillions jackpot hitting a massive £208M on Friday, June 6, Amanda and her team are on standby to help the next lucky winner.
A single winner of this giant jackpot would be the biggest National Lottery winner ever in this country.
Amanda added: “It is an amazing feeling to be helping people to live and fulfil their dreams following their National Lottery win.
“Many of these people are just so overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of what their new life now means – they simply don’t know where to start and what to do with their new-found fortunes and this is where we can step in to help, reassure and guide them on their journey to living their ultimate dream and fulfilling their bucket list.”
Amanda got the idea for The Fixer when her beach bag was swept out to sea during a Caribbean lunch break.
She shared: “I returned to my lounger, and it had gone.
“The time and trouble it took me to sort everything was unreal.
“My bag had everything in it.
“This was what made me think – wouldn’t it be great if there was someone who could do all of this for me and take away the hassle of this mishap while I am on my dream holiday.
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“Something like this could so easily happen to anyone.
“Not only this but having someone to help arrange my holiday for me was something that I thought pretty much anyone in the world would appreciate – particularly people with more money than most who might have more on their to-do list to organise.
“All this leading to me really having the best job in the world. I love helping and supporting people.”
Many of these people are just so overwhelmed with excitement at the prospect of what their new life now means – they simply don’t know where to start and what to do with their new-found fortunes and this is where we can step in
Amanda Herrera
Andy Carter, Senior Winners Advisor at Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, has paid an accumulation of billions to the lucky winners of The National Lottery.
He said, “Wow it’s an incredibly exciting time for EuroMillions players – with a jackpot of £208M up for grabs tomorrow tonight, the lucky winner could find themselves richer than some of the stars The Fixer might arrange a meet and greet with.
“The Champagne is ready and waiting on ice – and what better way to navigate your way around your new found fortune than with a specialist concierge service who can advise and guide you.
“Even your bespoke dreams can come true.”
A TEEN has been jailed for killing a grandad who was battered with a slider shoe – but a girl who filmed the horror has avoided prison.
Bhim Kohli, 80, was just 30 seconds from home when he was violently beaten in Franklin Park near Leicester in September last year.
A 13-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy, who were 12 and 14 at the time, were found guilty of manslaughter.
They were today sentenced but will not be named after a judge refused to lift reporting restrictions.
The boy was locked up for seven years at Leicester Crown Court, while the girl was handed a three-year youth supervision order.
Haunting footage showed Bhim walking his dog on September 1 at around 6.18pm into the park.
Seconds later, was forced to his knees and slapped with the boy’s slider while the girl – then aged 12 – filmed it on her phone and laughed.
Both also hurled racist slurs at Bhim as the schoolgirl “encouraged” her pal to violently attack him.
In a victim impact statement, Bhim’s daughter Susan said the family feel “nothing but anger and disgust” towards his killers.
She added: “They left my dad on his own, helpless and in pain. Losing dad in these cruel, violent and deeply shocking circumstances feels like our hearts have been pulled apart.
“We can’t put into words the pain we feel everyday – we have never felt hurt and sadness like this.
“My mum, a gentle human being, has found herself saying she would like the children subjected to the same treatment they gave her husband to see how they feel.”
The teens had entered the park shortly after Bhim with other youngsters before the killing.
When the group saw him, the girl claimed he had tried to hit their friend “with a stick”.
As three of the teens ran away, the girl remained with the boy as he put a balaclava on to “support him in what was about to happen”.
One video played to the court showed the grandad being slapped with a slider shoe by the boy as the girl laughed and moved closer to film the act of “pure violence”.
At one point, Bhim tried to call one of his grandsons in a cry for help but tragically did not get through.
The court heard he also attempted to leave the park but the pair followed him as Bhim desperately tried to defend himself.
The last clip, which was filmed at 6.27pm, showed the dad lying on his side and not moving.
Just 48 seconds later, he had suffered fatal injuries after being subjected to more violence.
His son Virinder found Bhim on the ground in “obvious pain” with injuries to his left side and his neck.
In his dying moments, the grandad told a paramedic he had been attacked by a boy, who punched and kicked him as he was racially abused.
He also spoke to his daughter Susan Friday, who relived her dad’s last seconds as he lay dying.
She told the court: “Whilst by his side, I knelt down and said, ‘Dad, what has happened?’
“He screamed, ‘My neck. my neck, my neck, lift my neck’.
“This was not his normal tone. He was in agony, almost screaming.
“I have never heard him cry out in pain about anything like that before.”
Allotment-loving Bhim was rushed to hospital but sadly couldn’t be saved and died the following evening.
He had suffered fractured ribs and a spinal cord injury after an “intense attack”.
The teens meanwhile fled the scene and were later heard “bragging” about what they had done.
Chillingly, the boy said “he whacked his head off a log”, before the girl added: “Oh, I know. I saw that. It goes doosh.”
I didn’t mean to batter him, it was one hit and then my anger turn in. I regret it man I do.
Teen boy killer
Jurors heard the boy gave different accounts of what happened – claiming he “could not stop kicking” the OAP.
He also said: “I didn’t mean to batter him, it was one hit and then my anger turn in. I regret it man I do.”
The boy searched for Franklin Park on Google the day after the horror and read a news article about Bhim.
He messaged his mum, saying: “Police are looking for me because of Franklin.
” I can’t come back tonight, I will explain when I have a chance. I’m sorry.”
Asked by a pal if he was “s******* it”, he replied “nah, chilling bro” alongside two laughing emojis.
The boy also told one friend “feds know it’s me. Got my name and picture” around 25 minutes before Bhim died.
One girl then replied: “He’s 80. You don’t do that to an old man. You don’t do that. You’re vile.”
He was arrested the day after the attack at his home, where police officers found him hiding in a bush.
The teen told police Bhim had taken photos of him and stolen his slider – but failed to mention that he’d struck him with it.
He and the girl also “made up an account” that Bhim had pulled a knife out.
After he was charged with murder, the boy wrote a letter to a “professional” about how he’d been dumped by his girlfriend and “needed anger etc releasing”.
When he was told the letter would have to be disclosed to prosecutors as part of the investigation, he replied: “That’s my manslaughter plea gone”.
Daughter Susan Kohli said on behalf of the family: “My dad Bhim Kohli was brutally and cruelly taken away from us when he was out walking our dog Rocky in the park close to our home.
“Dad was 80 years old. He was a devoted life partner to my mother for 55 years. He was a loving dad, grandad, brother, uncle, a retired businessman and a close friend to many, including people who lived in our local community.
“He was an amazing man who loved life. He never took himself seriously, he was good fun to be around and very chatty. Despite his age and how frail he looked, he was healthy and very active. He had three allotment plots where he grew lots of fruit and vegetables and would share them with the family, friends and neighbours. He was the person who knitted our family together and we miss him every second of every day.
“Our house feels so empty without him and will never be the same. The area we have loved for so many years and called ‘home’ feels so different now and we will never feel safe. Having happened only a minute’s walk of where we live is something we cannot get away from and it is a constant reminder. Every time my mum opens the front door she thinks about what happened to her husband.
“Dad knew so many people in the community and he would always have a chat and a joke with them. The community have been nothing but a fantastic support to us and we will be forever grateful to them for their love and generosity. We have taken solace in listening to people talking fondly to us about their dog walking stories with dad.
“On Sunday 1 September we were alerted to what had happened and went to the park to help dad. He was screaming out; he was in that much pain – it was horrendous, we have never seen him like that before. We all thought he would go to hospital to be treated and he would then be fine. We never imagined he wouldn’t return home. My dad passed away before our eyes, surrounded by his family. We were all in floods of tears and in disbelief that an investigation had commenced.
“After my dad’s passing the community held a vigil. I didn’t initially want to go as it felt too much and too soon. I changed my mind at the last minute and attended with a close friend and our family liaison officers. It was very difficult and overwhelming, but the number of flowers and beautiful messages took our breath away. It was very touching, and it felt like the whole community had come together to show strength and unity. It also left us with a feeling of total shock and sadness that something so terrifying had happened in our little park which is used by so many people.
“My mum and I felt that we needed to attend the trial each day to understand the evidence fully. Our family have tried to remain strong, but the truth is inside we feel broken, and it has been so stressful.
“Listening to the enormity of what dad was subjected to will never leave us. We feel anger and disgust towards the teenagers who took dad away from us. They humiliated an 80-year-old man, assaulted him, filmed it and laughed at him. The boy, who told witnesses he had anger problems and couldn’t stop, used violence so severe that he broke three of dad’s ribs and neck which caused trauma to his spinal column. Videos of the incident were filmed and shockingly found on the girl’s phone. Dad did not deserve this, and we wouldn’t wish this pain on anyone else.
“One of the videos showed dad on his knees being hit over the head with the boy’s slider. A loud horrible slapping sound is heard when the boy struck dad. Hearing the girl laugh at this assault on dad is utterly disgusting. This sound plays over and over in our heads.
“Also captured on video is dad’s attempt to call for help as he shouted out for his grandson. We didn’t hear his call for help and this upsets us deeply.
“Losing dad in these cruel, violent, and deeply shocking circumstances feels like our hearts have been pulled apart. We can’t put into words the pain we feel every day, and this has magnified during the trial.
“Rocky, our dog, returned home alone on that day and has been lost without dad. He had 15 years with my dad, and it is clear he misses him deeply.”
Susan added: “On behalf of myself and my family I would like to express thanks to all the witnesses and experts who provided statements that helped the police piece together what happened to dad. We want to especially highlight the children who gave evidence. They were so brave under difficult circumstances, and we will be forever grateful to them and their parents.
“We would also like to extend our thanks to everyone who worked so hard to get justice for dad. From the police investigation team – including the senior investigating officers, the officer in the case and the family liaison officers who have been with us every step of the way. Also, to the CPS and the prosecution team, particularly Mr Sandhu KC, for not leaving any stone unturned when presenting the case.”
Leicester Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following prior contact with Bhim.
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Sinski, from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit Murder Investigation Team, said: “The circumstances surrounding this incident are truly tragic and heartbreaking.
“Bhim Kohli was simply doing what he did every day, walking his dog on the park that was just yards from his own front door. But instead of being able to enjoy an evening stroll with Rocky on a warm summer’s day, he was confronted by a teenage boy, who was encouraged by a teenage girl, attacked him and left him in agony on the floor.
“Sadly, the resultant injuries were fatal and Mr Kohli’s death has left not only a family grieving the loss of a beloved husband, father and grandfather but the wider community too.
“The age of the defendants in the case has added to the devastating circumstances surrounding this incident and complexities in the case. They will have to deal with the enormity that their actions resulted in a man losing his life and the consequences this now brings.”
THERE is a storm brewing at Epsom – and not just with the weather.
While the rain is set to pour on the Downs – and thunder and hail are forecast – there could be a tornado on the track.
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How €7,000 purchase Al Wasl Storm ended up in the @EpsomRacecourse Classicpic.twitter.com/Q72OAW3N7a
Al Wasl Storm is the 150-1 outsider bookies are giving no hope in hell of winning the world’s most prestigious Flat race.
But his owner Ahmad Al Shaikh, a Dubai businessman who loves staying horses, knows exactly what it takes to plunder huge cheques with bargain basement horses.
And he’s done it loads before in the Derby.
Hoo Ya Mal was a 150-1 runner-up in 2022 – his valiant second securing his owner a cheque for £350,000 before he sold him to Australia for £1.2million.
A blinding bit of business as the horse has never bettered that second-place finish.
Khalifa Sat was second two years before that at whopping odds of 50-1, landing Al Shaikh a cheque for just north of £100,000.
When 25-1 Deira Mile and 50-1 Sayedaty Sadaty were fourth and fifth respectively last year, the gravelly-voiced Al Shaikh left Epsom a staggering £125,000 better off.
In a world where horses are routinely sold for seven figures, Al Shaikh refuses to ever spend more than £80,000 – even though he and his Green Team operation have combined to win over £1m in recent years.
For every purchase, he goes through their pedigrees himself (paying particular attention to the third dam) making sure they match what he likes.
Which brings us back to Al Wasl Storm.
Trained by Owen Burrows, the three-year-old colt was bought for just £5,900 at the sales in November 2022.
He was dead last on debut at Newbury in April then came second to fellow Derby runner Rogue Impact at Lingfield.
His last run was his best, winning over the 1m4f Derby trip at Chester and staying on well to the line.
The £20,616 Al Shaikh, under the Green Team banner, pocketed there was nice.
But it’s an amazing £900,000 for winning the Derby – and the potential in stud fees as a result is practically unlimited.
As an example, former Derby winner Galileo was rumoured to charge £600,000 a cover at stud before he died.
So while the likes of Aidan O’Brien’s Delacroix and Charlie Appleby’s Ruling Court head the market, if you fancy one at a price keep looking further and further down the racecard.
All the way to 150-1, where you find Al Wasl Storm.
History shows he is bound to outrun his odds.
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A 73-year-old British engineer has been strangled to death with his own belt in his driveway after popping down to the pub for a beer.
Retired expat Karl Lauks was said to be the “life and soul” of his adoptive town of Tulbagh 70 miles north of Cape Town, in South Africa.
On Sunday evening after visiting his local watering hole he went back home.
But after parking his car in the drive he was attacked before he could get out from behind the wheel.
Lauks was battered into submission and his leather belt taken off him.
The killer is said to have used Karl’s scarf to silence him by jamming it in his mouth to stop his screams.
He is then believed to have wrapped the tragic man’s belt around his neck and choked him to death.
The cold-blooded killer took Lauks’ mobile phone – the fourth one stolen from him in 6 months – the murder weapon, wallet and house keys and left him dead in the car.
AC/DC enthusiast Lauks started work in Western Province over 20 years ago, but fell in love with South Africa’s fourth oldest town and never returned home.
He was originally from Bradford, Yorkshire.
His beaten up corpse was only discovered when a neighbour saw his drive gate and car door open on Monday the next day.
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LEWIS HAMILTON is “lost” and suffering the same problem that fellow Formula One icon Michael Schumacher did.
Hamilton, 40, has struggled to extract top performance from his Ferrari machinery since joining the team over the winter.
The Brit has achieved one Sprint Race win in China but has otherwise failed to achieve a podium for the Scuderia.
Former F1 star and Sky Sports F1 pundit Johnny Herbert believes Hamilton is suffering the same issues as Schumacher, 56, did when he came back to the motorsport after a break.
That being the “raw pace just isn’t there anymore”, a thought which Herbert says is “not nice to see”.
Schumacher – whose ex-F1 boss gave an insight into his health battle – retired from F1 in 2006 before returning with Mercedes in 2010, but only achieved one podium in three seasons with the Silver Arrows.
Speaking to InstantWithdrawalBettingSites, Herbert, 60, said: “It just looks like Lewis Hamilton is lost, really lost.
“I don’t know if the raw pace that he’s always had throughout his career is there anymore.
“I thought, with the pure racing skill Hamilton had, he’d be able to drive around any problems with the car but he seems stuck in a hole. It’s not nice to see.
“It’s not the first time we’ve seen it in the sport, though. Nigel Mansell won his championship in 1992, went to America in 1993, came back in 1994 and it didn’t work anymore for him.
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“It happened with Michael Schumacher too, when he had his break and came back, then he wasn’t the same Schumacher as before.
“You’re always going to have your peak and an end of your peak. It’s not nice to see.”
Hamilton’s team-mate Charles Leclerc has raised his own complaints about the car and race engineers, but has managed to eke out better results with three podium finishes, including back-to-back in Monaco and Spain.
Herbert added: “I know Charles Leclerc is not happy with the car either, but at least he’s getting podium finishes consistently.
“There have been a couple of poor decisions in Ferrari’s strategy and poor communication over the radio, Hamilton doesn’t have the synergy with his engineer that he needs.
“He hasn’t found his comfort zone since the sprint win in China.
“Sometimes you don’t realise when it’s not as easy as it was before, but when you look across the garage and your team-mate is outperforming you, then it may click.
“The greats of the sport, at their peak, get the best out of their car. Max Verstappen is doing it right now. Hamilton just can’t seem to get the extra he needs anymore.
“He won’t understand why he can’t, because he’ll feel like he should be able to. But, Leclerc is outperforming you in the same car. Leclerc is only going to grow and is in control of Ferrari’s future.
“He’s the guy they can rely on, Ferrari can’t rely on Lewis Hamilton at this point. It’s horrible to say but it’s the truth.”
Former Mercedes and McLaren star Hamilton appeared close to tears following the Spanish Grand Prix where he finished P6, even after a penalty for old rival Max Verstappen bumped him up the order.
Hamilton later apologised to Sky Sports F1 presenter Rachel Brookes after his blunt response to a question, where he snapped: “Well what do you want me to say? I had a really bad day and I’ve got nothing to say.
“It was a difficult day, I’ve got nothing else to add to it. There’s no point explaining it.”
Hamilton will now have next weekend off to help him collect his thoughts before getting back behind the wheel for the Canadian Grand Prix on June 15.
McLaren pair Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris lead the World Drivers Championship, with the Aussie leading by 10 points after claiming victory in Barcelona last weekend.
He has opened up a huge 49-point gap to reigning four-time world champion Verstappen after the Dutchman lost his head and crashed into Mercedes’ George Russell when asked to yield his position.
Despite calls to be disqualified, the incident saw the Red Bull driver being given a 10-second time penalty, dropping him from P5 to P10, and slapped with three penalty points on his FIA Super Licence.
That decision has placed him on the brink of a race ban after collecting 11 out of a maximum of 12 penalty points.
The system works on a 12-month rolling timer, but the next time the 27-year-old will see any points taken off his record will be June 30.
Races are due to commence in Montreal and Spielberg before that date, meaning he will have to be on his best behaviour to avoid a ban.
Picking up another point in Canada will mean a ban for his team’s home race at the Red Bull Ring, meanwhile, a point in Austria would see him banned for the British Grand Prix on July 6.
Hamilton himself sits P6 in the standings, while his team have squeezed their way into P2.
A PICTURESQUE seaside town plans to give its promenade and abandoned lido a £6.8 million revamp.
Victorian town Grange-over-sands has managed to keep much of its charm and elegance, despite many coastal resorts in the UK falling in to disrepair.
The popular resort, located near the Lake District in Cumbria, is packed with quaint cafes and a bustling promenade.
Grange-over-sands doesn’t technically have a beach, as it is a salt marsh, but in times gone by this was not an issue as holidaymakers headed to the town’s lido to soak up the sun.
However, despite the holiday resort having its own micro-climate its popular lido was closed back in 1993, and fell into disrepair.
Since its closure, the Grade II listed building has become filled with stagnant water, with weeds growing uncontrollably around the poolside.
A local charity group called Save Grange Lido has now been formed, with locals desperate to get the attraction back up and running.
“Grange Baths became a focal point for the community with bathers coming from far and wide by train on the Furness Line – a part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway,” the group said.
“The pool hosted many events over the years including beauty contests, competitive galas and synchronised swimming.
“It was the place to be seen on a summer‘s day.”
Back in 2023, work began on restoring the lido to its former glory, as well as giving the 2.4 mile long promenade a facelift.
Almost £5 million has been allocated to transforming the pool, which will be given a temporary infill so that it can be used as a ‘multi-use’ public space.
However, the lido’s return is currently dependent on the council being satisfied by the business case, amongst other criteria.
The rest of the money is being used to transform the promenade.
“Work on the 1,900m-long promenade will include the removal of unstable sections of the sea defence wall; the application of a durable coating to the upper surface of the promenade; and, a combination of pre-cast and in situ concrete repairs to the upper edge ‘bull nose’ and sea-facing elevation of the sea wall,” Westmorland and Furness Council said.
“The work also includes connectivity works to link the promenade to the town; public realm furniture; signage; improvements to railings; and a new child’s playground area.”
In February 2023, the council said that the refurbishment would take 14 months to complete, however it has been hit by a number of delays, including problems with concrete.
Last month, the council announced that it is “unlikely” the project will be finished this summer, and revealed that a new opening date will be announced this week.
“While it is frustrating that the construction phase must be extended due to further assessment of the repairs required to complete the project, it highlights the complexity of working with historic assets of this nature,” Councillor Jonathon Brook said.
“It is important that we get this right, understanding that the lido project seeks to restore this important structure after more than 30 years of closure and several previous attempts to bring it back to life.”
But for those desperate to visit the idyllic town before the lido is completely, there are plenty of other attractions nearby, such as a visit to Holker Hall and Garden – an award-winning stately home with beautiful gardens, woodland walks and a deer park.
Cartmel Village is known for its famous sticky toffee pudding and it’s also a short drive away from Grange-over-Sands.
Other neighbouring attractions include The Lakeland Motor Museum, Yewbarrow House Garden and Sizergh Castle and Garden.
