Credit: Josh Chadwick/AFL Photos/via Getty ImagesAlastair Clarkson has poured more fuel on the fire in the ongoing feud between North and Kane Cornes in the pre-match interview the Channel 7 commentator was banned from by the Roos Clarkson revealed the decision to ban Cornes was made at the highest level of the club as he had a dig at Cornes “They say those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones I know a little bit about Kane’s history,” Clarkson joked Get the first look at the digital newspaper curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox Get the NewsletterBy continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“Some of the things he was saying about Jy and Sheez … especially from the host broadcaster. This isn’t shared across the football world, but I believe there needs to be a balance particularly when you’re talking about the players. They’re the product of the game. “When the line gets crossed, I’ve been coping with it for 20 years, especially as the coach. When these type of things happen you have to really cop it on the chin but I think it’s an indication of our stability as a club. “This is a club decision from the board right through to the football department with Todd (Viney) heading it up that we need to look at our people. We thought it was untoward.” Clarkson said he was not sure if Cornes would change his tact after the fallout. “That will be up to Kane about how he goes about it. They’ve got the eruption they’ve wanted but we need to draw a line in the sand about what we accept as a footy club,” he said. Cornes said the club had been poorly advised in banning him and if he thought his criticism was having a serious adverse effect on a player he would tone it down “I think nothing I have said there was personal like I wasn’t questioning a player’s courage or preparation,” he said who he accused of racking up cheap possessions and dubbed the behaviour “Sheezball,” were simply about “where he was winning his possessions and what he was doing with them.” He has been highly critical of how Clarkson has used Sheezel on the field nothing you say is off the cuff,” Cornes said “I’ve always had strong opinions and will not back away from that I think I have said repeatedly a number of times how much I do rate him as a player “I just don’t think they’re using him to his maximum potential where he lines up with Curtis out of the side I hope he’s kicking the ball more so in the forward half and that was the crux of the discussion we had this week.” Latest EditionEdition Edition 5 May 20255 May 2025All-powerful Anthony Albanese says give me some R.E.S.P.E.C.T ‘Where Have You Been,’ Premieres on SiriusXMHear the song many times throughout the day on SiriusXM’s The Kelly Clarkson Connection (Ch May 1, 2025Kelly Clarkson’s brand-new single, “Where Have You Been,” premieres exclusively on her SiriusXM channel, The Kelly Clarkson Connection, on car radios and the SiriusXM app and web player – a full day before it’s released to the world Listen to “Where Have You Been” throughout the day on the channel with commentary from Kelly including her recalling how she wrote the single while watching the Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building.” Watch a clip of Kelly premiering the song above now Tune in to Kelly Clarkson’s exclusive SiriusXM channel, The Kelly Clarkson Connection (Ch. 12), on car radios and the SiriusXM app and web player throughout Thursday to hear the world premiere of “Where Have You Been.” “Where Have You Been” marks Kelly’s first new non-holiday music release since her tenth studio album The Kelly Clarkson Connection Kelly Clarkson’s exclusive SiriusXM channel surrounds you with the music Kelly loves and is inspired by as well as the stories behind the songs in her two-decade-long catalog of award-winning hits enjoy lots of laughs when you hear from her band WATCH HERE: Jeremy Clarkson delivers passionate speech at farmers' rally in London Jeremy Clarkson has issued a sobering verdict about global declining birth rates and what it could mean for the future The 65-year-old pulled no punches in laying out the comparisons between different parts of the world Clarkson reacted to recent findings that the shrinking number of children being born across the world was imperilling the future of humanity “women with wombs” would need to “get busy” as they would mathematically be required to produce 2.7 children on average Clarkson warned about declining birth rates across 'Christian' countries the global average is a dangerously low 1.44 while nations on the continent dip even further with comparable European economies like Germany and the Netherlands hovering just on the global average Birth rates across the West make for even grimmer reading with the Canadian fertility rate at a low 1.33 and Italy’s on 1.21 Some of the lowest birth rates on the planet can be found in East Asia China’s 1.02 and South Korea critically low 0.75 births per woman Clarkson was keen to focus on the practically universal collapse of fertility in the “Christian world” when compared to other cultural blocs Clarkson feared about the loss of the 'christian bit' of humanity He commented that births below replacement levels: “Might be the case in the Western world but in Muslim countries “So it’s not the human race that’s in danger Muslim countries boast some of the highest averages of children per woman on the planet Somalia’s 5.91 - humanity's second highest Majority Muslim country Chad boasts the highest fertility rate on the planet yet is also a 40 per cent Christian country Clarkson previously accused Starmer of trying to 'carpet bomb our farmland with new towns for immigrants and net zero wind farms' Most theorists point to economic development as a major factor in determining fertility rates with low-income countries averaging a 4.38 while high-income countries only average a low 1.47 births per woman “They want to carpet bomb our farmland with new towns for immigrants and net zero windfarms. But before they can do that, they have to ethnically cleanse the countryside of farmers,” he warned. His comments came amid continuing fury over the Government's decision to slap British farmers with a major extra inheritance tax increase. One of the few teams that could help them do that in a trade is his former team Trading him back to LA can also do right by Clarkson The Utah Jazz will look to cash in on Jordan Clarkson this summer The reason why the Jazz should trade Clarkson is self-explanatory and has been explained to death: Keeping him at this point only gets in the Jazz's way That's why his potentially getting shipped has been going on for almost three years now Clarkson knows this pretty well, too, as he's said as much He knows he's better off elsewhere than in Utah's current situation he would clearly understand if they traded him Regarding why the Lakers would want him back it may not make much sense at first glance because scoring is not their issue let's remember that they just got humiliated by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the playoffs despite having two basketball titans share the floor in LeBron James and Luka Doncic they only had three dependable players besides them but he is much more proven than the players they had past their five best players he wouldn't be the main centerpiece the Lakers would go after if they became trade partners with the Jazz the Lakers would want a different Jazzman who is just as available as Clarkson this offseason What really killed the Lakers in their most recent playoff series was how lopsided the series was regarding frontcourt talent. Jazz alum Rudy Gobert tore up whoever the Lakers tried to throw at him to the point where he put up his first 20-20 in the postseason he'll be very much available this summer and he fills a gigantic need for the Lakers even if he wouldn't necessarily fill all of their holes He's much better than what the Lakers have in terms of traditional big men and there doesn't have to be an explanation for why When they weren't starting Jaxson Hayes their tallest guy on the floor was six-foot-eight Clarkson would be added because he gives them guard depth and a dependable player in a playoff rotation the Jazz wouldn't necessarily demand the farm for either of them but it's not like they would just hand them over The following trade should work between the two sides Lakers receive: Collins and ClarksonJazz receive: Gabe Vincent Shake Milton make the 2027 pick the Lakers owe the Jazz completely unprotected the Jazz would get a young player in Knecht They are doing the Lakers a big favor in this deal as they wouldn't only address one of their roster's biggest problems but they are also taking an albatross contract back for their troubles Other potential trade partners are going to squeeze what they can out of the Lakers' asset teat because LA is on the clock and the Jazz won't be an exception to this If the Lakers want to have a chance at a title and don't want to have to pay all that much to do it Trades like these demonstrate the value in having players like Clarkson and Collins on expiring contracts What teams value these days is cap flexibility so getting quality players who won't interfere with their payroll long-term is the ideal trade that teams like the Lakers should want to make the Jazz aren't getting a ton out of Clarkson and Collins but it just might be the best offer they could hope for © 2025 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER ","https://fansided.com/",{"alt":"6b","src":"6c","url":"6d"},{"type":"6a","value":"6e"},"link","Minute Media","https://www.minutemedia.com/",{"text":"6h","url":"6i"},{"type":"6g","value":"6j"},"All Rights Reserved Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Minute Media or its affiliates and related brands He has been overseeing The J-Notes since June 2024 and writing for Hardwood Houdini since August 2023 He has been writing about the NBA since 2016 He has been closely following the Celtics since 2001.\n\nHe also enjoys watching TV shows and movies and He has been covering the league since 2017 Will currently writes about relevant stories across the NBA while specializing in coverage of his local team He has written for publications including Sports Illustrated The reason why the Jazz should trade Clarkson is self-explanatory and has been explained to death: Keeping him at this point only gets in the Jazz's way Clarkson knows this pretty well, too, as he's said as much What really killed the Lakers in their most recent playoff series was how lopsided the series was regarding frontcourt talent. Jazz alum Rudy Gobert tore up whoever the Lakers tried to throw at him to the point where he put up his first 20-20 in the postseason. That's where Collins comes in. Like Clarkson, he'll be very much available this summer, and he fills a gigantic need for the Lakers, even if he wouldn't necessarily fill all of their holes. He's much better than what the Lakers have in terms of traditional big men, and there doesn't have to be an explanation for why. When they weren't starting Jaxson Hayes, their tallest guy on the floor was six-foot-eight. Clarkson would be added because he gives them guard depth and a dependable player in a playoff rotation, even if he, too, has warts. Because they're both expiring, the Jazz wouldn't necessarily demand the farm for either of them, but it's not like they would just hand them over. The following trade should work between the two sides. Lakers receive: Collins and ClarksonJazz receive: Gabe Vincent, Jarred Vanderbilt, Maxi Kleber, Dalton Knecht, Shake Milton make the 2027 pick the Lakers owe the Jazz completely unprotected, 2030 protected first-round pick. In this deal, the Jazz would get a young player in Knecht, would improve one of their draft assets, and get another one. They are doing the Lakers a big favor in this deal, as they wouldn't only address one of their roster's biggest problems, but they are also taking an albatross contract back for their troubles. Other potential trade partners are going to squeeze what they can out of the Lakers' asset teat because LA is on the clock, and the Jazz won't be an exception to this. If the Lakers want to have a chance at a title and don't want to have to pay all that much to do it, the Jazz might be their best bet. Trades like these demonstrate the value in having players like Clarkson and Collins on expiring contracts. What teams value these days is cap flexibility, so getting quality players who won't interfere with their payroll long-term is the ideal trade that teams like the Lakers should want to make. By doing so, the Jazz aren't getting a ton out of Clarkson and Collins, but it just might be the best offer they could hope for. The Jazz would get the most out of Clarkson and they would be doing right by him. The page you requested could not be found There could be an error in the URL you entered into your browser why not take a look at some of the other great sections on the Express website: If it’s still a mystery don’t hesitate to contact us here order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive Daily Express uses notifications to keep you updated ALASTAIR Clarkson has shrugged off any suggestion he has lost his ruthless edge and insists he's in for the long haul as North Melbourne coach North (1-5) has lost its past four games by an average of almost 59 points It has prompted criticism of the four-time premiership coach who was asked on Thursday whether he was as ruthless as he had been at Hawthorn "I wouldn't come back into the job if I didn't want to take on a challenge," Clarkson said "There were other opportunities to maybe take on easier challenges in terms of trying to take a club into the eight a little bit quicker "But part of the challenge of why I took it on was just where the club was positioned at the time Cal Twomey and Riley Beveridge offer in-depth analysis of Collingwood's list and discuss the inside word on the latest trade and draft news "And how exciting is it to actually take a club that is in significant adversity and try and bring them back up to the top of the ladder "But as long as the club stays together to stay stable pointed out Melbourne and Brisbane had years down the bottom before success "I wish I had the crystal ball to be able to look into .. and say 'this is the day that it's going to happen for this footy club'," he said "But all I can tell you is that day is getting closer "And we'll continue to back ourselves in until such time as the evaporation of time is just too great a period of time where they say 'Clarko "But for as long as I've still got the passion inside me to try to drive this club back to where I think you can get to Clarkson said there was still room to spray players when required - but it wasn't necessarily the right approach "There's a time where there's a tough love and there's also a time where you need to just wrap your arms around them," he said is with our players - it needs probably more wrap an arm around them has been in the doldrums for a fair period of time - so to keep whacking them I know the outside world might want to bring back the bash and crash in terms of the verbal sprays and that sort of stuff but you've just got to understand the environment." The Kangaroos face Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval on Saturday which will mark Luke Parker's 300th AFL game Gold Coast Academy’s Usher on her ACL injury rehab battles and best friend Havana Harris incredible misses and more in our look back on the April action of the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership season Three-time premiership coach Mick Malthouse gives host Bharat Sundaresan the rundown on how Australian football began and how it became such a significant part of Australian culture With a challenging month of away clashes ahead Fremantle needs to find a way to win on the road if it's to seriously contend in 2025 One of footy's famous rivalries will kick off the AFLW season to mark the 10th season of the competition Check out all the action from the state leagues around the country Damian Barrett and Matthew Lloyd with the latest news and opinions from Round 8 St Kilda's coach adamant time invested in his key forward will build a great career Footy Feed: Sarah Olle and Riley Beveridge with the latest news Check out the Rising Star for AFL’s Round 8 Will a hard tag from Jack Viney be the reason Harley Reid leaves the Eagles Vote now on your favourite marks from Round 8 of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season The Match Review findings for Sunday's round eight games are in In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today This is probably not the page you’re looking for North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson isn't afraid of a shootout with free-scoring Adelaide in round three but it isn't his preferred method for the Kangaroos to go about trying to break their Adelaide Oval duck on Sunday The Crows (2-0) average a league-best 148 points per game after kicking 46 goals across a pair of resounding wins in their opening two fixtures North Melbourne senior coach Alastair Clarkson speaks to reporters ahead of Round 3's match against Adelaide Josh Rachele and Ben Keays have all booted five or more majors in an Adelaide side that boasts a raft of attacking threats North (1-1) has been no scoring slouch either ranked fourth with an average of 111 points per game after putting Melbourne to the sword in round two "Given what we've seen over the first two weeks a shootout is what Adelaide wants," Clarkson said on Friday "We've been able to score pretty well ourselves "But the way that I've coached all along is that if it is a shootout then we might win some and might lose some "Usually if you've got greater control over the defensive side of the game you've got greater control over manipulating what the result is." The Kangaroos and Demons clash in Round 2 of the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season The Kangaroos' record at Adelaide Oval isn't pretty including eight straight losses to the Crows by an average margin of 44.5 points The closest they have come to beating Adelaide on their home deck was a nine-point defeat in 2018 "It's probably because we haven't been great as a footy club "It's a fair bit to do with that over the journey but it's a difficult place for any team to play "The dimensions of the ground are a little bit different to the Melbourne grounds and that makes it a little bit more difficult "The Adelaide sides play that ground particularly well - and 50,000 screaming Crows fans doesn't help too much." North has added inexperienced Riley Hardeman and Kallan Dawson, as well as possible debutant Finnbar Maley, to their squad for Sunday's clash, but are unlikely to make any changes to a winning team. North Melbourne's star No.9 hits the training track The surprise 59-point thumping of Melbourne last week was a huge boost to Clarkson's developing group, but the 56-year-old warned it won't mean much if the Kangaroos can't back it up. "It gave us some validation that a lot of the hard work that's gone on is starting to materialise, but it's one win," Clarkson said. "We've still got a lot of hard work to do, including this week's game against Adelaide. "They're the form team of the competition and have been outstanding in their first two games." Toby Pink takes you onto the training track in the latest instalment of Mic'd Up Clarkson will feature in his 600th AFL/VFL match as a player or coach when he leads North against Adelaide. The record comprises 562 premiership games, 35 pre-season matches and two international games. The North Melbourne Werribee Kangaroos have suffered their first loss of the season, losing to Essendon by three points Wil Dawson's three majors have propelled North Melbourne to its third win in a row at VFL level The Victorian Football League has today announced the Smithy's VFL State Team 43-player squad ahead of the clash with the SANFL’s West End State Team Extended highlights of the Bombers and Kangaroos VFLW clash in Round 3 The Bombers and Kangaroos clash in Round 6 NMFC Media speaks to Tristan Xerri following the three-point loss to the Bombers Senior coach Alastair Clarkson speaks to reporters after Round 8's match against Essendon A scan on Friday confirmed the extent of Jackson Archer's hamstring injury Young defender Matt Whitlock and forward Robert Hansen jnr are the latest Roos to put pen to paper The North Melbourne Kangaroos acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, the traditional owners of our spiritual homeground at Arden Street. We extend our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia. Despite being in their sixth season of a rebuild North Melbourne fans are being told to maintain their faith in Alistair Clarkson despite starting the season 1-5 After a promising win against Melbourne back in Round 2 there were signs that North may be on the rise they have shown regression and have been comprehensively beaten across the last four weeks And after incurring an 82-point loss against Carlton in their Good Friday clash at Marvel Stadium it has only leaves further questions around Clarkson and what improvements he has made to the team Luke Hodge who was a three-time premiership captain under Clarkson at Hawthorn believes that the Kangaroos need to maintain Clarkson despite the poor results to continue building the list and the culture “I don’t think anything’s changed my point of view,” Hodge stated “What you need to do to change the culture of a footy club is put things in place and build a foundation “And you can’t build a foundation in a week “He’s (Clarkson) has put things in place and I thought early on “They turned over the ball a lot moving forward in that first half which hit ‘em on the scoreboard but then defensively and Simmo you know what this is like the last couple of years coaching some younger sides “As soon as momentum goes against you against a very experienced side they stick to what they need to do where the young guys fall away and I think that’s where North Melbourne fell away big time in that second half.” Adam Simpson who was a 306-game player for North Melbourne agreed with Hodge thinking that the issue lies with maybe the expectation of this season being overestimated This has been evident in North’s list strategy having brought in Luke Parker Jack Darling and Caleb Daniel to provide their list with more experience They also traded this year’s first-round pick to Richmond to select Matt Whitlock at pick 27 and the Tigers second-round pick it’s about the bigger picture and the messaging and what’s the expectations of North Melbourne with their fans,” Simpson said I think everyone was thinking there’s another step to be taken Three or four games and I think most people were thinking seven or eight games (for 2025) and just a step forward but they win against Melbourne and I heard Kingy (David King) talking about how they’ve arrived and here we go “But I looked into that game and they kicked seven goals from centre bounce which you just don’t do every week.” North Melbourne will look to add to their one win for the season next week when they face Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval next Saturday Crafted by Project Diamond Alastair Clarkson was delighted Brisbane won the flag last season And not just because his old mate Chris Fagan was leading the way the Lions represented the right way of doing things It was the way Clarkson had done things at Hawthorn where he took over a four-win team and turned it into a four-time premiership-winning machine And it is the way he wants to do things at North Melbourne where the club's journey is ready to start its upward trajectory Clarkson has seen such a path taken by numerous successful programs had been forced to go through years of finals heartbreak before finally reaching the mountaintop All went through what North Melbourne's men's program has gone through providing the experienced coach and his young side with an ideal blueprint to now follow "I'm so rapt that Brisbane won it last year and I'm so rapt that our women's program won it last year because they've done exactly the same thing," Clarkson told AFL.com.au in an exclusive interview at Arden Street this week "It's taken them six years of just putting a strategy in place invest in bringing a group of players through together knowing full well you're going to have some bumpy roads along the way and a couple of speed humps we lost a preliminary final to Collingwood when we were up at three-quarter time we lost a Grand Final to Sydney when we were in front in the third quarter and we were raging favourites "You look at Brisbane's journey over the last four years "You can say the same thing about North's girls then they finally win it and everyone's saying 'Oh I can't see anyone beating the North women over the next few years' North Melbourne and Brisbane meet in the 2024 AFLW Grand Final North Melbourne's first two seasons under Clarkson's guidance have yielded just six wins from 46 games When both he and the club's football manager Todd Viney joined But while the on-field performances haven't been up to scratch North Melbourne's No.24 hits the track as the Roos continue building towards the 2025 AFL season "I don't think there's any surprises to it and Todd as well in terms of his role as footy manager was that we knew there were going to be hard roads There always is in AFL footy if you want to do it the right way "You can try and do it quicker and with much less percentage chance of having success or you can just put in the hard yards early knowing full well that the first couple of years are going to be pretty difficult while you're stabilising your football club "There's usually a key reason why your football club is in the bottom four Some of it can just be bad luck with injury some of it can be that you've recruited the wrong types of players some can be the stability of your football club some can be off-field factors that implicate your club Step onto the training track with North Melbourne's experienced ball-winner "North had been in the bottom four for a period of time and we knew we needed to resurrect a whole heap of things within the club it takes you a period of time to be able to do that despite the outside football world still just measuring us by wins more or less just bringing together a group of players that can grow through the footy club together." Enter now to go in the running for a brand-new Mazda Soul Red Crystal 2024 CX-3 Pure So what does success look like for North Melbourne this year With a fanbase determined to finally see some wins after just 15 victories across the last five seasons there remains a delicate balance to be struck given the Kangaroos still have the youngest list in the entire competition "A key measure for us this year will be how many games are we still really really competitive in late in games to give us a chance?" Clarkson said we're in the game and have the opposition saying 'Geez North are no longer the easybeats … they're a competitive unit' then some of those games are going to turn into victories for us Watch North Melbourne's No.10 in action as the Roos build towards the 2025 AFL season because we know if we stretch ourselves too far we're very mindful of the fact we have still got a young group We've spent the best part of two years making some pretty significant decisions as a footy club of injecting that youth including what to the outside world would have been pretty controversial in giving up our first-round draft pick for next year to bring into this year and provide depth in an area of the ground." That 'controversial' decision – the Matt Whitlock trade – is bound to be a running story throughout the year for North Melbourne the Kangaroos shifted their first-round pick in 2025 to the Tigers to return to the order at pick No.27 to select Whitlock They also got a future second-round selection back a versatile 197cm teenager capable of playing in a key-position role at either end of the field represented a change in North Melbourne's draft approach from recent years and hinted at the confidence internally at Arden Street that an improvement in ladder position was just around the corner But how high can the Kangaroos jump in 2025 "The really bizarre part about it is that you don't put any ceiling on it," Clarkson said "All you really try and do is manage expectation If you come around and make outlandish forecasts of where you're going to finish particularly around wins and losses and finals and all of the things that the wider football world wants to hear in terms of your projections then you just set yourself up for a big fail Catch the key moments from North Melbourne's recent match sim at Arden Street Oval "But if you're more tempered and allow the process to look after itself we won 14 or 15 games and played finals for the first time in a long period of time Brisbane's first two years were dreadful under Fagan but geez they were doing some heavy lifting and were injecting a lot of kids in "You just get the culture and the environment right in those first couple of years They had a period of time where they couldn't retain their players But they put the right culture in place and the right environment where these young lads can see growth and can see the projection of where their club is going I'd like to think that we're certainly going to be better than last year All I do know is we haven't put a ceiling on the players "Let's not try and sell to the world that we're going to fly to the moon in a day But let's not limit the possibilities that are there sides win premierships and then not make the finals the year after that Brisbane isn't going to make the finals this year But who would have predicted that Collingwood was going to miss Who would have predicted that Geelong was going to miss Don't miss the chance to enjoy our home games at Marvel Stadium from the best seats in the house Heading into his 20th season as an AFL head coach Clarkson's motivation to be the person driving North Melbourne into its next successful period remains sky high While the last two seasons have been gruelling the 56-year-old tactician expected nothing less it's part of the reason he took the job in the first place "I knew from the get-go that there were going to be hard yards," Clarkson said There were hard yards when I first arrived at Hawthorn Perhaps there were other opportunities to explore and to coach other clubs that would have had more appeal in terms of jumping up the ladder or being more competitive quicker "We knew what this would look like for the first couple of years and we had to put some things in place that would be the platform for us to be able to grow For our supporters that we want to share our journey and our story with "But this is not different to the whole North Melbourne story who built their success around hard work and good people That's what we're banking on again this time and we give this club a third opportunity of an era to really impose ourselves on the competition and bring some success." Choose the membership package for you and become a North Melbourne member The North Melbourne Werribee Kangaroos have suffered their first loss of the season Now is the perfect time to become part of the North Network as we prepare for an exciting year ahead The North Melbourne Kangaroos acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation the traditional owners of our spiritual homeground at Arden Street We extend our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across Australia the television schedules were filled to overflowing with teary-eyed consumer programmes in which an old woman with a tartan shopping trolley and zip-up slippers told an implausibly shocked presenter that the Nigerian prince who’d appeared on her doorstep one day selling carpets turned out not to be a Nigerian prince after all and that the rug she’d bought from him had never materialised We were supposed to be traumatised by stories like these I remember once planning a programme with her a show where we’d celebrate a really good con and openly laugh at the silly old bat who’d given a Turkish beach vendor all her money so he Registered in England No. 894646. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. ‘There’s room for a car programme at the moment because cars are changing so fast,’ presenter said I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Jeremy Clarkson has had his say on the next steps for Top Gear as the future of the motoring show remains in doubt, following the horrific crash suffered by presenter Freddie Flintoff The former England cricketer was involved in a major accident while filming the programme in December 2022. The crash left him with significant facial injuries and broken ribs Flintoff received £9m in compensation as a result of his injuries. The incident led the BBC to suspend Top Gear production for the “foreseeable future”, deeming it inappropriate to continue who presented the show with Richard Hammond and James May between 2002 and 2015 now feels that it is needed now more than ever due to the rise in popularity of electric cars “It would be sad if it never came back, that would be very sad,” the 65-year-old told The Times “There’s room for a car programme at the moment because cars are changing so fast and electrical cars are coming along and nobody really understands what’s a good one and what isn’t.” Clarkson added that “motoring journalism was important” in the 1950s as “you needed people to steer you through the complexity” While he admits that the brand of journalism became outdated he now believes “it’s necessary again because [when] I look at a kilowatt per hour car he has no intention of fronting any potential reboot as “I just don’t understand or like electrical cars After he was sacked from Top Gear for assaulting a producer, Clarkson moved to Amazon with Hammond and May for the Prime Video series The Grand Tour That show’s final episode aired in September 2024 and also saw the conclusion of Clarkson’s 22-year partnership with his co-hosts “After 36 years of talking about cars on television, I’m packing it in, because I’m too old and fat to get into the cars that I like and not interested in driving those I don’t,” he told The Sunday Times last year is that my 22-year partnership with James May and Richard Hammond is now over.” Clarkson said it “makes the three of us happy” that their working relationship did not disintegrate “in a blizzard of outrage and tabloid headlines” Especially as some of the crew had been with us when we were there before “People think of Top Gear and The Grand Tour as being James Meanwhile, Flintoff has reflected on the crash and its aftermath in a new Disney+ documentary, Flintoff. The 47-year-old admitted he initially thought he “was dead” after a Morgan Super 3 three-wheeled sports car flipped over on the Top Gear track at Surrey’s Dunsfold Park Aerodrome and claimed that “it would have been so much easier” if he had died. “After the accident, I didn’t think I had it in me to get through,” the sportsman said. “This sounds awful: part of me wishes I had been killed. Part of me thinks, ‘I wish I had died.’ “I didn’t want to kill myself – don’t mistake the two things – but I was thinking: “This would have been so much easier."' Flintoff is available to stream on Disney+ in the UK and Ireland now. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies The NBC App is the best place to catch up on the most recent season of your favorite shows we're happy to send you some reminders Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications Home> Entertainment> Celebrity Jeremy Clarkson and Amy Schumer have been very open about their experiences with Ozempic in the past and both have experienced the same brutal side effect The drug has been in headlines recently as celebrities around the world have tried taking it in efforts to shave off a few pounds Both stars would eventually turn to an approved weight-loss drug called Mounjaro and were perfectly candid with what they went through on the medications The former Top Gear presenter admitted that he made the decision to switch up his lifestyle in recent years which involved losing weight and avoiding junk food as the presenter underwent emergency heart surgery in 2024 Speaking about how the medication affected him, he revealed in a column with The Times: "My body lost the ability to deal with gluttony but once the initial enthusiasm had worn off my mind still wanted to breakfast on Cadbury Fruit & Nut." "This meant I was sick a lot," he admitted Clarkson's nausea wasn't all that steered him away revealing that she too suffered from nausea During a guest appearance on The Howard Stern Show the Trainwreck star revealed that she was 'bedridden' while on Ozempic which is why I was so sick during my pregnancy," she said "I tried Ozempic almost three years ago and I was like But other people take it and they’re all good." She then joked about the red flags she found with the weight-loss drug Can we slow down?’ The side effects are you have a better personality "I tried it and I was vomiting and I’m in bed and my son’s like 'I can’t.' I was shrivelling," she revealed the actress didn't think it was worth it after all "I couldn’t lift my head off the pillow Both stars have revealed that they're using Mounjaro now with Schumer saying in an Instagram post: "Mounjaro’s been great It’s not covered by insurance unless you have diabetes or severe obesity but I’m having a really good experience with it "I wanted to keep it real with you about that." Clarkson also spoke better of Mounjaro: "I can open the fridge look at all the goodies in there and then close it I haven’t lost any weight but it seems inevitable that as I no longer want to eat my own body weight in chocolate and beef The 65-year-old also added that you can enjoy a 'small handful of sunflower seeds' in the morning he said he is now 'living a minibar existence' with small packets of food Topics: Amy Schumer, Celebrity, Health, Jeremy Clarkson, Drugs InstagramXThreadsSnapchatTikTokYouTubeLAD Entertainment By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use Another Friday ushers in another batch of fresh tunes from our favorite LGBTQ+ (and adjacent) musicians Destin Conrad's stellar debut album is stacked with pop/R&B bangers that belong on your playlists and global girl group Katseye's controversial new track is the chaotic good the world needs right now Doechii hops on a remix of a Westside Gunn track Megan Thee Stallion delivers a fresh banger and Tiana Major9 showcases her one-of-a-kind voice on a stunning new R&B track Hozier and Barbra Streisand have teamed up for a moving ballad Green Day releases "Ballyhoo," and Kelly Clarkson takes a break from slaying covers on her talk show to bless us with her new track Scroll through to listen to this week's best new bops, and follow this writer's New Music Friday playlist on Spotify. Destin Conrad's debut album LOVE ON DIGITAL has instantly become one of the best releases of the year. Everything's "Gnarly" in KATSEYE's new hyperpop banger, especially their girl group's gobsmacking choreography and stage presence. This unlikely duo has made magic in this moving rendition of a folk classic. New pop girl? Zara Larson has brought the beat, catchy chorus, and choreography to her latest pop hit. Kali Uchis misses a brown-eyed lover on "ILYSMIH." "It's whatever bitch!" Megan Thee Stallion's latest single is primed for the fiesty girls. Kwn cements herself as R&B's newest sapphic superstar with this sensual track. Rock legends Green Day latest track "Ballyhoo" has us "feeling like a lunatic." Tiana Major9's heavenly new R&B ballad finds beauty in the material things. Doechii hops on the remix alongside Westside Gunn on hip-hop track "Egypt." Thomas Orlina is here for a good time, not a long time, in his new dance track. The talk show host's brand new ballad aches for the time lost without a lover, and boasts a funky guitar solo. Taylor Henderson is a pop culture nerd. Lives for drama. Obsessed with Beyonce's womb. Tweets way too much. desperate UKHis shift from Top Gear cars to Diddly Squat cows has so enhanced Clarkson’s everyman appeal that people are asking if a political future beckons Hans van LeeuwenJournalistDec 6, 2024 – 7.28amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy link Share via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe Oxfordshire | Deep in the salubrious agrarian dreamscape of the Cotswolds It may be buried in the heart of middle England but it would be intimately familiar to millions of people worldwide who have never been anywhere near it with its wood-beamed outhouse and its rutted parking lot for about 40 cars is the shopfront of Diddly Squat – the made-for-TV farming venture of former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy link Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Follow the topics, people and companies that matter to you. CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) This was where the game was won and lost on Saturday night according to North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson as Sydney blew out the margin in the second half to record a 65-point win KANGAROOS v SWANS Full match coverage and stats the polish with the footy," Clarkson said post-match but (Sydney's) willingness to take risks and take the ball forward and use the ball well They nearly teased us to take the ball wide "We had more possession than the Sydney side but they won metres gained by a significant margin They allowed us to take the ball to positions on the ground that weren't that threatening." Extended highlights of the Kangaroos and Swans clash in round four of the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season Watch Sydney’s press conference after round four’s match against North Melbourne Watch North Melbourne’s press conference after round four’s match against Sydney The Kangaroos and Swans clash in round four of the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season Will Hayward lays a brilliant tackle on Cam Zurhaar to deny the Roo a shot on goal Riley Bice looked a level above in a brilliant showing from the mature-aged draft pick Braeden Campbell shows pace and class with this superb finish on the run from well beyond the arc Chad Warner pounces on a poor kick-in from Caleb Daniel and gives the Swans a nice buffer heading into half-time Jacob Konstanty takes no backward steps as a couple of early spot fires break out with Nick Blakey and Sam Wicks Former Swan Luke Parker puts through an important major and lets his old teammates know about it Oli Florent slots a brilliant goal on the run as Sydney gets an early jump but recorded 19 fewer inside 50s than the Swans and when they did go into the attacking arc they struggled to generate dangerous marking targets It was Sydney's ability to own the corridor that Clarkson put it down to forcing his Roos wide and left with narrow options when looking to take that final kick going forward "Sydney have been the best side in the competition for the last two years (at) owning the corridor the challenge for us was to try to work out how we could get the ball into the corridor more often," Clarkson said then it allowed them to trampoline straight through the middle of the ground Cutting back into the corridor was a clear feature of the Swans' game benefitting from empowered third-gamer Riley Bice and his neat foot skills "That's the way he plays," Cox said of Bice "We speak to players about the options they can take some people have a little bit more of a license than others A selection crunch looms for Cox in the coming weeks with the likes of Justin McInerney and Harry Cunningham close to return from suspension and injury but Bice has shown enough to fight hard for his place in the side I think he certainly warrants that," Cox said he's wanted to learn and get as fit and conditioned as he possibly can for AFL level … he's defending well first that's the good part about the way he's playing to be able to counter with the ball in hand With Tom Papley the most recently casualty on Sydney's long injury list Cox was also pleased with the way his group took the news on There were just 15 players in the red and white who played in last year's losing Grand Final – and one wearing the blue and white in Luke Parker – while there were five players with 12 or fewer games to their name "I was really proud of the group," Cox said We only had a couple of our leaders out there tonight so the response that they gave us was really pleasing." while Chad Warner was subbed out in the final quarter as management will be keeping an eye on Luke Davies-Uniacke who was hampered by a left hip concern "We spoke to him throughout the course of the game A competitive first half was soon forgotten as Sydney put North Melbourne to the sword in the third quarter Shares in Clarkson (CKN) sank 10% to £29.65 after the global shipbroking leader warned profits for 2025 could be down more than 25% year-on-year the shipping services specialist pinned the blame for the earnings alert on global trade tensions stoked by the Trump administration and the weaker US dollar since Clarkson had flagged a slow start to the new year back in March when management outlined concerns over the global shipping market and an increasingly uncertain geopolitical outlook Since Clarkson warned of a slow start to 2025 at the 2024 full-year results (10 March) the US Administration has introduced extensive global tariffs and issued a further announcement relating to fees on Chinese vessels entering US ports the greenback has weakened against most global currencies As a result, ‘uncertainty arising from the potential of a global trade war has escalated’, bemoaned Clarkson adding that US dollar spot negotiations in broking year-to-date are running 7% lower than anticipated at the time of the results which earns the bulk of its broking revenue in US dollars warned that should exchange rates remain at current levels through to the end of 2025 this would shave £9.5 million from expected profits Clarkson now believes that at current exchange rates underlying pre-tax profit for 2025 will land somewhere between £85 million and £95 million At the lower end of the range, that implies a 25%-plus plunge on last year’s £115.3 million profit for Clarkson, a recent addition to Nick Train’s Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (FGT) which has delivered an impressive 22 years of consecutive dividend growth Clarkson reiterated that its 2025 results will be weighted toward the second half and insisted that its market position cash generative business model and strong balance sheet provide resilience which has successfully navigated the challenging markets seen during the global financial crisis continues to be very well placed to navigate periods of macroeconomic uncertainty,’ stated Clarkson The company insisted it is helping clients to navigate these ongoing complexities ‘by providing the expertise data and insights to enable them to make the right decisions for their organisations.’ Clarkson also insisted that demand for its research products is currently high ‘as clients seek trusted advice during the current market turbulence.’ AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould commented: ‘It’s a terrible time to be a shipping broker as companies around the world rethink how much goods they want or need to send to the US ‘While the tariff landscape continues to change Trump gave enough hints well ahead of Liberation Day that he would get tough so there was stockpiling ahead of the event and now there’s the likelihood that we’ll see a slowdown in global shipping activity ‘Clarkson says broking rates in its industry are now 7% lower than forecast on 10 March and unfavourable exchange rates make matters worse It all points to a potential profits miss for the company and the shares have fallen as a result.’ DISCLAIMER: Financial services company AJ Bell referenced in this article owns Shares magazine The author of this article (James Crux) and the editor (Martin Gamble) own shares in AJ Bell — A fire Sunday morning destroyed a home on Roman Circle in Clarkson and displaced a family of four according to the first arriving firefighters "They (the flames) were coming out of the front of the garage it was coming through the roof," said Brockport Fire District Public Information Officer Christopher Martin "It was just a very heavy fire load and a tough fire to put out." The Red Cross is assisting two adults and two children displaced by the fire The cause of the fire is under investigation 2025Fans are over the moon over Kelly Clarkson releasing her new single "Where Have You Been," tonight at midnight she teased another major career reveal that's coming tomorrow She shared the news on Instagram in a post captioned with My new song “Where Have You Been” is out at midnight AND my new video is premiering tomorrow on The Kelly Clarkson Show! Check your local listings for times." Guess we'd better all set our DVRs for the big moment Kelly's devoted fans have been waiting for new music for quite some time and while everyone is super stoked about the single the music video news sent people over the top "EEEEeeeee… & a new video!!! Omg I am excited & ready for this new era!!! but Kelly Clarkson works harder 🔥👏" "😳 I can’t freakin wait for this Mother Kelly.. the picture is absolutely freakin STUNNING 🔥" We can't wait to tune in tomorrow for the big reveal! The four-time Hawthorn premiership coach’s confidence and swagger has been questioned in recent times with some wondering whether he’s lost the hard edge that has delivered him so much success previously The Kangaroos slumped to a fourth straight loss against Carlton on Good Friday and now find themselves sitting 16th on the ladder with a 1-5 record North have been at their rebuild for several seasons now and their inability to defend is a constant source of content on footy analysis shows but Viney is confident that things at Arden Street are on the right track under Clarkson Asked on SEN Breakfast if Clarko still ‘has it’ “This is not only to Clarko but this is something that is pointed at senior coaches all the time There is a sport around putting undue pressure on senior coaches in my view." Vinery said the off-field dramas surrounding Clarkson and the Hawthorn racism claims over the last few years have taken their toll but he is comfortable that the club’s senior coach is now refreshed and seeing the game as well as ever “We well and truly know the previous two years and what that’s dealt and not many cubs can really perform at their best when they’ve got such distractions going on,” Viney continued “You can look at many clubs over a period of time when they have stuff going on they don’t perform at their best its taken an enormous toll on him over those two years he’s two years and six games in and he’s a rejuvenated person seeing the game as well as he’s ever seen it To support him we’ve got unbelievable people within the footy department “From my point of view as head of football the coaches forever tell me that he sees stuff that we don’t see his innovation which has always been lauded over the journey is still there We’re not in the position to be too innovative because we’re still trying to get the fundamentals of our game plan right Then we add players to that as we go forward “I think the criticism is really unwarranted it’s a tall-poppy syndrome which is the Australian culture we pick on the guys who have been successful and in time ultimately bring them down.” David King's seven stages of grief for North Melbourne North Melbourne is a strong off-field position and will continue to work hard in a bid to improve the results that have eluded the club over the past six years in particular we’ve got a lot of things put in place really well with our unity “So a lot of things are going well so we won’t be fractured we won’t fall into jumping at shadows with all of the noise we understand the game gives us nothing and we need to deserve to win games “No one is going to give us anything and we don’t expect it we expect to cop our right whack with performances like the weekend but we won’t hear that everything we’re doing is not right because there are a lot of positive things that are going right.” Viney also had a message for the club’s loyal supporters “We need to stick fat and our supporters and members over a long period of time have tried to do that The Roos next meet Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. Stay on current site or go to US version Clarkson received the largest penalty for escalating an on-court altercation and throwing his headband into the stands after being ejected. Holland II was also cited for escalating the altercation and fined $25,000, while Reed was penalized $15,000 for initiating it. Reed appeared to shove Clarkson on his way back down the court after a basket with 1:37 left in Utah's 126-119 victory in Detroit on Thursday. Holland and Clarkson then exchanged words and had to be separated, and both players were ejected. best-selling author and motoring icon Jeremy Clarkson realised he may be having a heart attack + 3 PhotosFormer host of Top Gear and The Grand Tour, Jeremy Clarkson, says the social media platform TikTok may have saved his life Speaking to The Sun newspaper Clarkson said he was scrolling on his phone when he realised he had pins and needles in his arm while also experiencing a tight chest and a "clammy" forehead Realising he might be in the early stages of a heart attack he called an ambulance and was taken to hospital in nearby Oxford to determine whether I'd had a heart attack and discovered that I wasn't having one – and hadn't had one," he told The Sun "And then they did one last test – and I had my coat on ready to go home – and put me into what looked like an enormous Polo mint and were able to see straight away that [I had] three arteries … [that were] just calcified "So I was in grave danger without realising it Clarkson confessed he had lived an unhealthy lifestyle throughout his 64 years eating poorly and drinking to excess – and smoked up to 60 cigarettes a day MORE: Former Top Gear host says new cars are “all s*** now” apparently egg yellows are bad – [alcohol] is out It's really anything you'd ever want to eat," he added Now filming the fifth season of his Amazon show Clarkson's Farm the presenter and best-selling author says he's not even allowed to drink his own beer – branded Hawkstone However, a week ago Alpine F1 Team posted an image online of Clarkson appearing to share a beer with driver Pierre Gasly at the team's headquarters revealing during the interview he ate yoghurt with blueberries for breakfast and was having prawns for dinner – with water to drink "I've now got a butcher's shop and a brewery and I can't eat meat and I can't drink," he chuckled "Life is like being given a million pounds and you can either invest it and live off the interest … and that's fine you want to stay healthy and fit your entire life – I didn't MORE: Officially the end of Clarkson, Hammond, and May "I just thought, right, I've got a million pounds, I'm off to Ibiza and I'm going to buy a Ferrari," Clarkson acknowledged. While the change has been a major one for the former partygoer, Clarkson says he had no intention of slowing down, and will keep working his various jobs. "But I'm only living like other people have lived all their lives, so I'm not going to moan about it – well, I am, but not loudly." Ben Zachariah is an experienced writer and motoring journalist from Melbourne, having worked in the automotive industry for more than two decades. Ben began writing professionally more than 15 years ago and was previously an interstate truck driver. He completed his MBA in Finance in early 2021 and is considered an expert on classic car investment. Copyright Drive.com.au 2025ABN: 84 116 608 158 all prices are shown as Manufacturer's Recommended List Price (MRLP) inclusive of GST