In July 2017, aged 105, Ash rang the bell at Lord's to signal the start of play at the 2017 Women's World Cup Final, which England won. She passed her driving test at the age of 105, a feat covered on the ITV reality show 100-Year-Old Driving School. To mark her 106th birthday, she was taken for a flight in a Tiger Moth. In November 2018, she opened a sports hall named in her honour at The Hewett Academy in Norwich.

Kitty Linn O'Neil (March 24, 1946 – November 2, 2018) was an American stuntwoman and racer, known as "the fastest woman in the world." An illness in early childhood left her deaf, and more illnesses in early adulthood cut short a career in diving. O'Neil's career as a stuntwoman and race driver led to her depiction in a television movie and as an action figure. Her women's absolute land speed record still stands.

A man who died on a bus in China has tested positive for a virus more fatal than Covid-19 that has very similar symptoms, state media reports.

The victim died on a vehicle in Shandong as he made his way to work and was found to be suffering from hantavirus.

News of the death comes just as the country is lifting quarantines implemented to deal with the novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan.

I have a friend in Shandong.

Denis Caniza, who was present with the national team from 1996 to 2010, is the only player to have represented Paraguay in four consecutive FIFA World Cup competitions (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010).

Well I wish him the best of luck.

Premier League Classic | Manchester United 3-2 Aston Villa | 2008/09 | Macheda debut goal

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There was further financial turbulence on Tuesday when stock markets around the world climbed sharply higher, as investors grappled with the economic impact of the coronavirus.

In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 11.4% - its biggest daily gain since 1933.

The S&P 500 and London's FTSE 100 enjoyed their best days since the 2008 financial crisis, rising more than 9%.

The increases follow weeks of losses driven by a global economic slowdown.

Business activity in the US and eurozone sank to the lowest level on record in March, according to survey data from IHS Markit, as authorities closed schools, shut businesses and limited travel in an effort to slow the spread of the virus.

"Doing a Leeds" is an English football phrase which is synonymous with the potentially dire consequences for domestic clubs in financial mismanagement. The phrase arose after the rapid decline of Premier League club Leeds United F.C., who invested heavily in the 2000s to attain domestic and lucrative European success, which was capped by a sole appearance in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. However, in the process, the club built up large debts, and suffered financial meltdown after failing to continue to qualify for the competition, subsequently dropping down two levels of the football pyramid, into the third tier, Football League One.

Virus

Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally is dead at 81 after suffering complications due to coronavirus.

McNally passed Tuesday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, according to a spokesperson.

The four-time Tony winner was a lung cancer survivor who lived with COPD, putting him in a high risk category.

He is survived by husband Tom Rirdahy, a Broadway producer who he frequently collaborated with.

McNally was beloved for his productions, which include musicals like Master Class, Ragtime, The Ritz, Frankie and Johnny In The Clair de Lune, The Full Monty, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Rink and And Things That Go Bump in the Night.

Born in St. Petersburg, Florida, McNally was once described as' the bard of American theater' by the New York Times.

His plays and musicals explored how people connect - or fail to. With wit and thoughtfulness, he tackled the strains in families, war, and relationships and probed the spark and costs of creativity. He was an openly gay writer who wrote about homophobia, love and AIDS.

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot have announced they will play a free show for NHS staff working on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.

The duo, who recently scored a number one album with Manchester Calling, are giving away 9,000 tickets for the show in Nottingham in October.

All NHS staff, including "doctors, nurses, support workers, porters and cleaners", will be welcome.

Hospital staff "can never be thanked enough", said Heaton in a statement.

Jeremy Corbyn has said “his voice will not be stilled” as he took part in his final Prime Minister’s Questions as Labour leader.

He warned the PM not to deliver his political “obituary”, as he would not stop campaigning for social justice.

Boris Johnson paid tribute to his opponent’s “sincerity and determination to build a better society”.

MPs are set to begin their Easter recess later on Wednesday, earlier than planned, due to coronavirus.

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Liverpool could have been crowned champions on Saturday, but former manager Roy Evans has a defiant message: 'We've waited 30 years - I'm sure we can wait a little bit longer'

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If you make a rule it needs enforcing

Home-testing kits to be made available 'within days' | London City Airport closes until end of April | Prince Charles tests positive for virus

Celebrity Big Brother stars Chantelle Houghton and Preston have reunited 14 years after first meeting on the 2006 series.

Florence Agnes Henderson (February 14, 1934 – November 24, 2016) was an American actress and singer with a career spanning six decades. She is best remembered for her starring role as Carol Brady on the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974.

Henderson also appeared in film, as well as on stage, and hosted several long-running cooking and variety shows over the years. She appeared as a guest on many scripted and unscripted (talk and reality show) television programs and as a panelist on numerous game shows. She was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2010. Henderson hosted her own talk show, The Florence Henderson Show, and cooking show, Who's Cooking with Florence Henderson, on Retirement Living TV during the years leading up to her death at age 82 on Thanksgiving Day 2016 from heart failure.

Still Not Enough PPE for the NHS Staff

Jeremy Corbyn - his last PM’s Questions today - we’ve finally got of the pillock - the political scrapheap awaits