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Arsenal v Sporting LIVE: Score and latest updates as Rice starts for Gunners in Champions League quarter-final

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Another dangerous free-kick for Arsenal as Morita clips Madueke, with this one even closer to the edge of the area.

The England winger clips in the cross, but Silva catches it easily enough.

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The first dangerous free-kick of the day as Goncalves catches Eze near the area.

It’ll be Rice to take – he passes to Eze but he sees a shot blocked.

And all of a sudden there’s a Sporting counter on! Arsenal committed all their men forward and Geny had the freedom of the pitch as he raced into the Arsenal half, but Martinelli did well to track back and dispossess him.

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Half-chances at both ends! Gyokeres has his first pop at goal as he finds himself in space near the edge of the box, but this effort is well wide.

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And now an opening for Trincao as Hjulmand intercepts Saliba’s pass and ships it on to the Sporting forward.

He tries to bend one into the far corner but it flies wide of the far post! A warning for Arsenal.

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First sight of goal for Luis Suarez as Hjulmand slips him in after a great run, but the striker blasts wide at a tight angle.

He’d strayed offside anyway.

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Sporting have declined to push too high at the moment as they look to keep Arsenal at arm’s length.

The visitors have shown they can play out well from the back but unsurprisingly the attacks are stalling against the home defence.

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It’s not been a hugely entertaining opening to this one, with plenty of the game being played at a pedestrian pace.

Both sets of wingers are looking to inject some pace into it, but Geny is the latest to fail to do so as Hincapie shepherds him off the ball.

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‘Some fans fearing the worst’

The latest thoughts of Will Castle, who is in place at the Emirates this evening…

“When Real Madrid visited at this stage last year, there was an atmosphere of real belief and optimism, that this Arsenal team can go on to beat anyone and do anything.

“Tonight, there is more than a tinge of anxiety in the air; some are no longer dreaming of the best but fearing the worst.”

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A little glimpse of what Sporting can do in midfield as Goncalves releases Trincao well, though it comes to nothing and Saliba eventually clears.

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82 per cent possession for the hosts in the opening stages, in fact. It’s been a little pedestrian so far though.

Madueke and Eze try and inject some pace into it but the chance ends as Hincapie’s shot is blocked, before Quaresma does well to stay with Martinelli at the expense of a corner.

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Hamilton Cinema bringing back much-loved film favourites

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The likes of Top Gun, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Legally Blonde and Silence of the Lambs will be at Vue in Hamilton.

Vue Cinema in Hamilton is bringing a roster of much-loved film favourites back to the big screen this spring as part of a special anniversary season celebrating some of Hollywood’s most iconic titles.

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Returning to the big screen is 80s classic, Top Gun. Catch Tom Cruise as a daring young student pilot who learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.

Showing from May 15, fans can also enjoy a re-release of the sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, for a limited run.

A trio of classic female-led comedies will also be returning as part of the season, beginning with everyone’s favourite diarist in Bridget Jones’s Diary – starring Renée Zellweger in the titular role – which returns for its 25th anniversary from April 17.

Also celebrating 25 years since its initial release is the ultimate sorority-queen-turned-lawyer caper Legally Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon (returning May 22) and an epic ensemble cast (including Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Rose Byrne) in Bridesmaids, returning 15 years after its initial release from June 5.

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The iconic thriller The Silence of the Lambs – featuring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster in career-defining, Oscar-winning roles – returns from April 24.

Other highlights include the anniversary releases of the riotous comedy The Birdcage, the cult fantasy adventure Highlander, and the feel-good family favourite Space Jam.

Tracy Wanless, General Manager of Vue Hamilton, said: “At Vue, we know there’s nothing quite like experiencing a great film on the big screen.

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“This anniversary season gives audiences the chance to revisit some of their all-time favourites the way they were meant to be seen, on the big screen, while also introducing these iconic titles to a new generation of film fans.”

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I’m a Celebrity South Africa fans call out star unfairly ‘penalised’ in challenge

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It was intense night as the two camps went head to head again

I’m a Celebrity South Africa viewers called out a challenge after Gemma Collins lost against Scarlett Moffatt.

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It’s been an intense second week for the 12 famous faces in South Africa, particularly after the camp was divided into two upon the arrival of Harry Redknapp and Jimmy Bullard.

The two newcomers lead the camps of the Rhinos and the Lions, as they go head to head repeatedly in the hopes of winning a meal for their fellow team members.

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As both camps settle down for the night, Ashley and Craig gathered the celebrities for an announcement. Ashley sent King Harry and Scarlett (Lions), and Craig sent King Jimmy and Gemma (Rhinos) to Kings Croc Station for another chance to win a pennant flag at The Creeper Train.

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Down at Kings Croc Station, the stars found out that while Harry and Jimmy will travel in luxury, Scarlett and Gemma will be sleeping on a bunk bed ready to complete their challenges.

The women moved to the next carriage for the first trial: they must hold onto handles suspended from the ceiling for as long as possible, while being covered in critters and blasted with gunk. The first one to let go loses.

As they were covered in insects, both got sprayed in the face by an unknown liquid. As Gemma jumped back from the force, the handles ripped out of the wall as she still held on.

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Announcing that Scarlett had won, viewers felt that Gemma unfairly lost as she didn’t technically let go of the handle bars during the challenge.

On X (formerly known as Twitter), @snoopsaj wrote: “Nah that was out of order there” as @fansvfavourites added: “why is gemma being penalised for shoddy game design? the useless things just snapped”.

@xxncisaddictxx agreed: “Kind of unfair in this case anyone could let go being pelted like that out of nowhere” as @mcflybiggestfan said: “Technically Gemma didn’t lose. She still held on to the handles. They just broke off”.

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LIV Golf: Sergio Garcia says players told Saudi Arabia venture would run for ‘many years’ amid rumours of collapse

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LIV’s arrival shook men’s professional golf to its core by recruiting some of the game’s biggest names.

But even with major-winning stars such as Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Koepka, Cameron Smith and Dustin Johnson, the breakaway tour struggled to attract television viewers.

Tournaments in Adelaide and Johannesburg have been successful sell-out events, but the wider ambition to create teams capable of attracting significant outside investment, in the way cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL) does, has not materialised.

So financially LIV has not come close to offering a return on the kingdom’s massive investment. Meanwhile, many of their players have struggled to remain competitive against those playing on the established tours.

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Although Koepka and DeChambeau won majors while competing on LIV, their players have rarely made an impact on the biggest stage. England’s Tyrrell Hatton was the only LIV player to contend at last week’s Masters.

Koepka’s decision to go back to the PGA Tour at the start of this year was a big blow, as was Patrick Reed’s decision to quit LIV.

Koepka took advantage of a hastily arranged returning player programme which was also available to Rahm, DeChambeau and Smith, who all declined. Whether that opportunity is still available remains to be seen.

More likely, LIV golfers who automatically face a one-year ban from the PGA Tour could follow Reed’s example and play a season on the DP World Tour to try to win back a card on the US circuit.

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If Saudi Arabia decide to shut down the LIV project, they might look to invest in the DP World Tour to maintain some involvement in men’s professional golf.

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Person taken to hospital after ‘serious’ crash on M66

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The southbound carriageway of the motorway remains closed between the A56 at Edenfield and Junction 1 of the M66 at Walmersley.

National Highways said the road had been closed “due to a serious collision and flooding on the carriageway.”

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said earlier this evening that a man was receiving medical attention at the scene of the crash.

A man has been taken to hospital following a crash on the M66 earlier this evening (Image: Phil Taylor)

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) later said a person had been taken to hospital by the North West Ambulance Service.

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It is understood that the North West Air Ambulance was also in attendance earlier this evening.

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Emergency services were called at around 5.15pm this evening (April 15) to reports of a crash heading south on the M66.

Pictures from the scene showed queueing traffic on one side of the motorway and people getting out of their vehicles to see what was happening.

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A man has been taken to hospital following a crash on the M66 earlier this evening (Image: Phil Taylor)

Images later showed vehicles on the southbound side of the motorway being turned around by traffic officers so drivers could continue their journeys.

A GMP spokesperson said: “Officers have been called to a collision whereby a van has crashed into the central reservation.

“A man is injured and is receiving medical attention. The extent of his injuries is unknown at this time.

A man has been taken to hospital following a crash on the M66 earlier this evening (Image: Phil Taylor)

“The carriageways have been closed in both directions to enable emergency services to attend.

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“The North West Ambulance Service and the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service are at the scene.”

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The northbound carriageway has since reopened.

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A spokesperson for GMFRS said: “At around 5.15pm today (Wednesday, April 15), three fire engines from Whitefield, Moss Side, and Broughton fire stations, and the enhanced rescue unit from Ashton fire station, attended a crash involving a van into a barrier on the M66.

“Crews arrived quickly to make the area safe and help other emergency services in attendance. One person was conveyed to Fairfield General Hospital by North West Ambulance Service colleagues.

A man has been taken to hospital following a crash on the M66 earlier this evening (Image: Phil Taylor)

“Crews departed after roughly an hour and five minutes in attendance.”

North West Ambulance Service and the North West Air Ambulance have been contacted for further information.

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Waking at 3am every night? Here’s what may be going on

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It’s 3am. The room is dark, the house is silent, but your brain is suddenly wide awake.

Many people find themselves waking at roughly the same time each night and start to wonder whether something is wrong with their sleep.

Waking during the night is actually a normal part of sleep. Most people wake briefly several times, but usually fall back asleep so quickly they do not remember it the next morning. It becomes more of a problem when those awakenings last longer, or start happening at the same time every night, leaving you less refreshed the next day.

Sleep does not unfold in one long, uninterrupted stretch. Throughout the night, the brain moves through repeating sleep cycles that last around 90 to 110 minutes. Each cycle includes several stages: light sleep, deep sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, when most dreaming occurs. Most adults go through four to six of these cycles each night.

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Towards the end of each cycle, sleep becomes lighter, making brief awakenings more likely. Deep sleep also occurs mostly in the earlier part of the night and becomes less frequent as morning approaches. That means waking in the early hours is not unusual.

Stress can make these awakenings feel much more noticeable. In the early morning, the body begins preparing to wake up and levels of cortisol, a hormone involved in alertness, start to rise. This increase is part of the body’s normal daily rhythm and helps us feel more awake as morning gets closer.

Stress is strongly linked to insomnia.
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But if your mind is already crowded with worries about work, relationships or everyday pressures, a brief awakening can quickly turn into a full spell of overthinking. At night there are fewer distractions, so thoughts that might seem manageable during the day can feel louder and harder to escape. Unsurprisingly, stress and rumination are strongly linked to insomnia symptoms, and can make it much harder to fall back asleep after waking.

Daily habits can also shape when and how often people wake during the night. Alcohol, for example, may help people fall asleep faster, but it often fragments sleep later on and increases awakenings in the second half of the night. Caffeine can have a similar effect. Even when consumed in the afternoon, it can linger in the body for hours, making sleep lighter and increasing the likelihood of waking. Caffeine taken up to six hours before bedtime can still interfere with sleep.

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Other factors matter too. Irregular sleep schedules, going to bed much earlier than usual to catch up on rest, late-evening light or screen exposure, or a bedroom that is too warm or too cold can all reduce sleep quality and make waking during the night more likely.

For some people, repeated awakenings can become part of a vicious cycle and, if they persist, develop into insomnia. After enough nights spent lying awake and worrying about sleep, the brain can start to associate nighttime with stress and alertness rather than rest. The more someone worries about being awake, the harder it can become to drift off again.

Small habits can strengthen this pattern. Checking the clock during the night, for example, can increase frustration and make the mind more alert. Treatments such as cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia aim to break this cycle by changing the thoughts and behaviours that keep the brain switched on at night.

Small changes in routine can help the body settle into a steadier rhythm. These are often referred to as good sleep hygiene: habits that support healthy sleep. Keeping a consistent wake-up time, even after a poor night, helps anchor the body clock and stabilise sleep patterns.

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Allowing time to unwind before bed, limiting caffeine and alcohol later in the day, and creating a calm sleep environment can also reduce night awakenings. If you lie awake for a long time, it can help to get out of bed briefly and do something relaxing until you feel sleepy again. That helps break the link between bed and wakefulness.

Managing stress during the day can also make a difference, reducing the chance of going to bed already tense and alert. Journaling, yoga, meditation, breathing exercises and mindfulness can all help calm the mind before sleep.

So while waking at 3am can feel unsettling, occasional nighttime awakening is part of how sleep works. Understanding what is happening in the body, and how stress and daily habits can shape sleep, can make those middle-of-the-night moments feel a little less alarming.

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Senate Republicans again reject effort to halt Iran war

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Senate on Wednesday rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, turning aside a resolution that would require the U.S. to withdraw forces from the conflict until Congress authorizes further action.

The 47-52 vote was the fourth time this year that the Senate has voted to cede its war powers to the president in a conflict that Democrats say is illegal and unjustified. Republicans say they will keep faith in Trump’s wartime leadership, for now, citing Iran’s nuclear capabilities and the high stakes of withdrawal. But GOP lawmakers are also anxious for the conflict to end — and they may not defer to the executive branch indefinitely.

Some Republicans have already made clear that they are eyeing future votes that could become an important test for the president if the war drags on.

Under the War Powers Act of 1973, Congress must declare war or authorize use of force within 60 days of its start — a deadline that will arrive at the end of this month. The law provides for a potential 30-day extension of that deadline, but lawmakers have made clear that they want the administration to soon lay out a plan for the end of the conflict.

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After the 60-day or 90-day deadline, “it’s time to fish or cut bait,” said Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina.

“I think that the administration would be wise to put together what would look like a well-founded authorization of military force and a funding strategy,” Tillis said.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has been talking to colleagues about putting together a resolution that would authorize the war beyond that time period. Republican Sens. John Curtis of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine have also said they would like to see congressional action.

“I have been clear from the beginning of this military operation that the President’s power is not unlimited as Commander in Chief, as the Constitution gives Congress an essential role in matters of war and peace,” Collins said in a statement. “If this conflict exceeds the 60 days specified in the War Powers Act, or if the President deploys troops on the ground, I believe that Congress should have to authorize those actions.”

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Democrats say war is illegal, unnecessary

Democrats have vowed to force votes on the Senate floor as long as the war continues.

“As our troops continue to sacrifice whatever is asked of them, we senators need to do the absolute minimum required of us,” said Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, an Iraq war veteran who lost both legs in combat, before Wednesday’s vote.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that with gas prices climbing “the American people literally cannot afford for Republicans to forgo another opportunity to work with Democrats to end Trump’s disastrous war.”

War votes are still uncertain

Even as several Republicans are calling for eventual congressional action, it remains unclear if Republican leaders will go along. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said this week that “at this point most of us I think feel pretty good about what the military has achieved there.”

Thune would not commit to a vote. But he did say that “they do need a plan for how to wind this down, how to get an outcome that actually leads to a safer, more secure Middle East and, by extension, a stronger national security position for the United States.”

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said that at the 60-day deadline, Congress isn’t going to “jump up and say that’s it, it’s one second past 60 days, everybody come home.”

Some of the people who want a vote just want to embarrass Trump, Kennedy said.

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“I want to see us achieve our objective in Iran,” Kennedy said. “And then I want to see us get out.”

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Associated Press writers Seung Min Kim and Steven Sloan contributed to this report.

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The One Show’s Alex Jones pauses show for touching announcement

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Alex Jones and Roman Kemp hosted BBC The One Show together

The One Show presenter Alex Jones shared a touching announcement moments into tonight’s show.

During Wednesday’s (April 15) episode of the BBC hit chat show, the TV presenter returned and co-host Roman Kemp returned to our screens as they welcomed a number of guests to the famous sofa.

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The duo welcomed Peter Capaldi as he opened up on stepping back into the role of DCI Hegarty in the return of his thriller series, Criminal Record. Elsewhere, Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha were also on the sofa as they talked about teaming up for a brand-new BBC crime series.

Introducing the stars onto the show, Alex started off by saying: “Right, let’s welcome to tonight’s guest, the Tree of Talented Actors. It’s Michael Socha, Sheridan Smith, and Peter Capaldi.”

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Before the presenter could dive straight into the interviews, she took a quick pause to share a touching birthday tribute to Peter, who has just turned 67.

She announced: “Before we start, we have to say happy birthday to you.” Peter pointed out: “It was yesterday, actually but this is show business.” Roman jumped in: “You get a month, Peter.”

Peter replied: “Yeah, of course you do.” Keen to find out how he spent his special day, Alex asked: “How did you celebrate, Peter?” The actor revealed: “My wonderful wife took me to my favourite restaurant and had a beautiful meal.”

He continued: “She also bought me a very special piece of… I don’t wear jewellery apart from my ring, but she bought me a wonderful bracelet, which wasn’t ready but it is coming soon.”

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Peter has been married to a famous producer for most of his four decades in acting. The actor tied the knot with Scottish star Elaine Collins back in 1991.

While Peter has made a name for himself in front of the camera on Doctor Who, The Thick of It and Local Hero, to name a few credits, while Elaine is a force behind the screen.

The couple are set to work together again on the second series of Apple TV thriller series Criminal Record as Peter reprises his roles as DCI Daniel Hegarty. Alex pointed out: “Your wife is one of the producers on this project and apparently not scared to give you very honest feedback?”

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Peter replied: “Well, it’s very useful to have someone who can be so frank. She says ‘You’re not really gonna do it like that. Are you?’ or ‘Don’t use your eyebrows so much, that’s so over the top’ or ‘You can’t be for real with it.’”

He continued: “So it’s just great to have somebody there because I trust her completely -she’s brilliant. She and Paul Rutman have created this whole show out of nothing and I’m just admiring them for doing that.

“She keeps my feet on the ground. I don’t always want to have my feet on the ground, but there you are. That’s life.”

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five lessons in creativity from TV’s most absurd challenges

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The Bafta-winning comedy game show, Taskmaster, has returned to Channel 4 for its 21st series. Part of the show’s long-running appeal is its lighthearted exhibition of human creativity.

Recently, I was part of the Warwick Business School Lead out Loud podcast with Alex Horne, the show’s creative mastermind and star, to talk about Taskmaster’s lessons for leadership. His creativity is an inspiration. The show is ripe with insights on how to be more creative in our daily tasks – even if they are more subdued than the ones the contestants must solve in the Taskmaster house.

Below are five lessons in creativity we can all take from the Taskmaster playbook.

1. Thinking inside the box

One of the biggest myths of creativity is that constraints limit our imagination. But decades of research have shown this is not true – constraints actually spur creativity, often through associational thinking where the constraint triggers other related thoughts or ideas.

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In the last series of Taskmaster, one task was to bring “a very soft thing that would be most beneficial for Greg [the Taskmaster]”. The constraint of “soft” led to very different mental associations for each contestant, resulting in a hilarious assortment of solutions – a cushion made of cat hair, a bonnet with a manly design, a bird that tells fortunes, a blanket that can be worn and “the hands and voices of the elderly”.

Constraints have also served as inspiration for Horne when developing the tasks. In the Lead out Loud podcast, he described the COVID constraint of keeping contestants two metres apart. “It was a really fun constraint to work with,” he explained. “It gave us something to play with. The whole show is about constraints.”

2. Reframing the problem

When we face a problem, most of us jump immediately into idea generation. However, there is great power in pausing to fully explore the problem and consider how it can be framed and reframed.

This may involve asking the question differently, exploring alternative perspectives, or considering all of the factors associated with the problem. Even more challenging is rethinking assumptions about the problem itself. The most creative contestants often turn the challenge on its head, breaking assumptions about the task’s rules.

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The series two challenge involving placing exercise balls on a yoga mat.

In a series two task where contestants were instructed to place three exercise balls on a yoga mat on top of a hill, four contestants assumed this meant the balls must be moved up the hill and placed on the mat. Richard Osman, however, brought the mat down to the balls instead and won the round. Unlike the others, he paused to reread the instructions and reframed how they could be interpreted, capitalising on the ambiguity.

3. Embracing experimentation and failure

The joy and humour of Taskmaster is primarily in the meandering, hilarious journey the contestants take to their final solution. We have a window into how five very different people think through a problem from their unique perspectives.

It also highlights that there is no one right way to solve most problems, whether they are an absurd task on a game show, developing a new sales strategy, or figuring out how to entertain your toddler.

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In embracing uncertainty and improvisation, the show also implicitly (and sometimes explicitly) makes failure okay. The key to this is the psychological safety we see on the show – a key component of innovative teams and an intentional part of the show’s design. Psychological safety means, among other things, that you feel it is safe to take risks and make mistakes, you can ask for help and those around you won’t ridicule or reject you.

The trailer for the latest season of Taskmaster.

When asked how contestants respond to moments of failure, Horne said: “The comedians have to feel safe. Because I’m a comedian and a producer on it as well … they feel a bit more in safe hands that they can take risks and if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t matter. So from the beginning we’ve tried to create this place where you can muck about, and we’re not going to show you in a bad light.”

Allowing for experimentation and tolerance of what professor of leadership Amy Edmondson calls “intelligent failure” is essential to innovation.

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4. Creativity breeds creativity

After coming up with so many tasks, Horne was asked on the Winging It podcast if he feels his well of ideas is drying up. He responded that he often thinks of new tasks when he’s creating other tasks. “That’s when you’re most fertile. Wells don’t dry up. Wells are built near natural springs.”

When generating ideas, it can often feel like we are “running out” of ideas because the pace of idea generation slows down. This is an artefact of the rapid production of the more obvious solutions at the start. However, as the pace of idea generation slows down, the originality of ideas goes up. When the pace slows, we must shift into strategies that require more effort, but ultimately result in more creative solutions.

Generating ideas in teams can help this because it enables cross-fertilisation, where one team member’s ideas spark ideas in someone else, causing the well to fill up again. Team challenges on the show provide many examples of this.

5. It’s all fun and games

At the end of the day, Taskmaster is a game show. Our lives of crafting AI prompts, inbox management and Teams meetings may seem a far cry from the hijinks in the Taskmaster house. You may therefore think that our real work lives are not a fair comparison for lessons on creativity from Taskmaster. But the research on playfulness and creativity in organisations would say otherwise.

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Creating a sense of playfulness in teams and organisations can foster creativity, as can humour. Perhaps the key to facilitating your own team or organisation’s creativity could be hosting your own round of Taskmaster!

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City council taking legal action against hotel after woman found dead in room

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Chloe Haynes, 21, was found dead in her Adelphi Hotel room in 2022

A city council will take Britannia Hotels to court after a 21-year-old woman was found dead in her room.

Liverpool City Council announced the legal action after the body of Chloe Haynes was found at Adelphi Hotel.

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The tragic discovery was made in the early hours of September 10, 2022 LiverpoolEcho reports. Three men were arrested on suspicion of murder but were released without charge when police concluded her death was accidental.

In the months that followed, the local authority’s Environmental Health department launched an investigation, with a source telling the ECHO in 2023 a criminal prosecution remained a possibility. The investigation has concluded and the council is set to prosecute the company.

It is understood proceedings are being brought against two Britannia Hotels companies over alleged health and safety breaches. Proceedings are believed to start on May 7 at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court.

It remains unclear as to what the details of the case are and the ECHO has contacted the court service for more information. A spokesperson for the council confirmed to the ECHO proceedings are due to take place.

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A spokesperson for Britannia Hotels said: “We can confirm that Liverpool City Council has initiated legal proceedings in relation to the Adelphi Hotel and we are fully cooperating with the legal process. Our sympathies remain with the families and loved ones of those involved.

“As this matter is now before the courts, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this time.”

Chloe’s mum, Nicola Williams, said at the time of her daughter’s death she is determined to find every detail of how the “petite and beautiful” girl she nicknamed “birdy” died. Chloe, who had a twin brother and three other siblings, had travelled to Liverpool from Hafan y Mor Haven Holiday Park in Pwllheli, North Wales, where she worked, for a night out.

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She was sharing a room at the city centre hotel with her colleague who found her body and raised the alarm.

Miss Williams, from Wrexham, told the ECHO: “Chloe left Pwllheli around 7.40pm and they went to the Adelphi, there was some sort of engagement party or something. By midnight, she had been drinking shots and so on and she was a bit drunk, so her friend has taken her back to the hotel to sleep it off and then he’s gone back out.

“It seems she has got up out of the bed confused, not knowing where she is, and she’s opened the door of the wardrobe maybe thinking it is the toilet or the door to go back out of the room. It was a big, old, heavy wardrobe and it’s fallen on her and crushed her windpipe.”

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Miss Williams said Chloe’s friend returned to the room in the early hours of the morning and was confronted with the horrific scene. She said he shouted to get help and two men from other rooms came to help lift the wardrobe off Chloe but it was too late to save her life

It was those three men who were initially questioned over Chloe’s death by police. One of the men, Wayne Kenny from Bootle, told the ECHO how he was stunned to be arrested on suspicion of murder after trying to perform CPR on Chloe.

Shortly after Chloe died Mr Kenny told the ECHO: “I was thinking could I get accused for something I haven’t done, could they make a mistake? To be thinking that for ten hours was hard work.”

Speaking about her loss, Miss Williams said: “She loved animals. She had a little dog called Archie she was obsessed with.

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“There are so many photos of them together. My little nickname for her was birdy.

“She was so petite and little and when she ate she was like a little bird. She was quiet, she was somebody who didn’t speak unless it needed saying.

“But in the last 12 months she was coming out of her shell. She was gaining her confidence and she had a wide circle of friends.

“She was kind and caring and she seemed to connect with gay men and that was how she met the friend she went to Liverpool with.”

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Following Chloe’s death, Liverpool Council carried out spot checks on the premises and on September 22, issued prohibition notices to Britannia Hotels regarding the safety of the wardrobes found in Chloe’s room. The spot checks also found issues regarding the windows at the hotel.

While not required by law, where window restrictors are in place to prevent falls, they must be kept in good condition. Britannia appealed the notices regarding the safety of wardrobes and the council agreed to drop them after seeing evidence that work had been carried out to make them safe.

The company dropped its appeal against the notice regarding windows and that was affirmed.

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North Yorkshire Police appeal to find sex offender

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Police hunt for Steven David Green in East Yorkshire

North Yorkshire Police have updated their appeal to find a wanted 47-year-old man – Steven David Green – who is wanted for breaching his sex offender register requirements and has been recalled to prison.

As reported by The Press last month, Green, who is originally from Merseyside, but has previously lived in Newcastle and is believed to have headed to Carlisle in Cumbria.


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He also has connections in Hull and his home city of Liverpool.

“Extensive enquiries are ongoing to find him and we are appealing for people with possible sightings and information to get in touch as soon as possible,” said a spokesperson for the force.

Anyone who has seen Green is urged to call North Yorkshire Police on 101.

If you have an immediate sighting of him or know where he is now, please call the police on 999 and if you wish to remain anonymous, you can pass information to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online via their website.

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Please quote reference 12260043991 when passing on information.

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