Personality and fun in some spaces, calm and tranquil in others, Eve and James share their famous cottage with Starbuck the cat and a full-sized skeleton

When someone sees a traditional Welsh cottage from the outside they probably expect the inside to be that twee and deliver a traditional cottage interior design which, of course, is totally up to the resident and, arguably in most cases, accurate.

But that’s not the case at Llantwit Cottage, where couple Eve and James have spent 10 years not only updating it but making it a unique tour through their lives, the personal treasures that they love, and the quirky items that make the house their home.

It is such an expected and distinctive cottage interior that their friend had no hesitation in putting it forward to be considered for the latest BBC Cymru Wales’ series of Wales’ Home of the Year, and it was eagerly snapped up by the producers for its visual impact; eclectic yet curated with care and thought. For more home, renovation and interiors stories sent to your inbox twice a week sign up to the property newsletter here.

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Called Llantwit Cottage and located near Neath, the creation of the couple’s sanctuary almost didn’t make it onto the TV screen. Eve, aged 44 and originally from the Swansea area, explains: “My husband’s a teacher locally, so he was a little bit apprehensive, you know, do we really want people to know where we live?

“But we just felt that it was something that we might regret not doing, no matter how cringe or embarrassing it might be, it just felt like it might be an opportunity not to miss really. It’s such a historic house locally, most people know it anyway.”

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Llantwit Cottage was the home of renowned explorer and one of the country’s greatest naturalists, Alfred Russel Wallace, renting it from 1846 until his historic 1848 expedition to the Amazon. His most famous discovery was that of evolution; co-publishing the theory of evolution by natural selection with Charles Darwin in 1858 according to website Dramatic Heart Wales.

Now it was going to be in the public eye again, this time for the eclectic interiors this adventurous couple have created.

Eve says: “I didn’t watch it live, it was my worst nightmare being filmed, so I made James watch it first because I was so nervous how I would come across and what everything in the house was going to look like! When he said it was fine I watched it afterwards on iPlayer.

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“But James did go into school the next day and some of the kids had it on their phones and they had screenshots of it and were saying, ‘oh, look at all this stuff in your house!’. I think he wasn’t as worried then because it wasn’t as bad as he was expecting.

“It’s probably the tidiest it’s ever been! I’m a very tidy person anyway, I try to keep everything pretty tidy most of the time. But we weren’t really sure what to expect with the filming crew, so we did a bit of extra spring cleaning just because we weren’t sure how close they were going to get some things – I’m not that crazy about cleaning and tidying all the time!”

The couple moved from a two-bedroom apartment in Cardiff Bay to the ten room cottage about 10 years ago and have slowly transformed it into their sanctuary.

Eve remembers: “We had very little when we moved in, we didn’t have a lot of budget. It’s taken a lot of time, and at the beginning we didn’t do anything substantial because it was such a big jump for us. So it’s taken 10 years for us to get to this and we’ve had to do everything gradually, we’ve had to be fairly organic with how we’ve looked to decorate, and trying to use things that we had already plus buying second hand things, buying vintage things.”

When it comes to decorating a room Eve says there are no rules but there is guidance – they have to love the colours and adore the items they add in, that they mean something to them or have a cool vibe and they don’t want to be a slave to interior trends.

Eve says: “I love all of those high-end designs and all of those beautiful things you see in magazines but it’s just very expensive. You have to do it all in one go for it to look amazing, so it just wasn’t an option for us.

“When we arrived we thought, ‘what are some easy wins, that we can do in terms of just changing some colour, getting some paint, changing some soft furnishings?’ And then it was just a case of not taking ourselves too seriously, really, with what we wanted to do.

“We did try and get a flavour for each space by spending time in it. The snug, for example, we wanted it to be nice and bright, because it’s quite a dark room, it doesn’t get a lot of natural light. So the floor is a lovely sort of copper wood colour, so we decided to bring some coppers and some pinks in. So it wasn’t planned out, mapped out to any great degree, it just developed slowly and organically.

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“When we go travelling or we go places, we know, we try and pick up things that remind us of experiences or places we’ve been and that also express our personality, it’s really nice that the house has come on that journey with us.”

Not everyone has the courage to throw interior caution to the wind and express themselves fully inside their homes, worried about how it will look or judgement from others.

Eve says: “What I’d say to anyone looking to be a bit quirkier with their spaces – it’s your home, it’s your safe place. You should never be decorating to impress other people.

“But try to bring your personality into it and don’t take yourself too seriously. Ultimately, do you like it enough? To me, that is the most important thing. I don’t care if people think it’s a bit crazy, if it’s a bit strange, I like looking around my house and seeing things that just make me smile and remind me of something.”

There are many moments to stop and admire the view in Eve and James’ house, from the cinema seats in the snug that have a full size skeleton sitting on them at Hallowe’en time, to the mix and clash of patterns and colours found in some of the rooms.

The library is a good example of bringing statement pieces into a space and letting them sing, even if they are not in ‘matching’ harmony, with walls kept plain to ensure maximum impact but the bespoke dark navy bookshelf at one end used as a visual bookmark (excuse the pun!) within the space.

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Eve says: “I wanted that room to be quite sort of opulent, and I wanted deliberately to have the sort of contrasting patterns, so I’d seen the two statement chairs from Abigail Ahern, and I just love them. I’ve seen them in her store in London and they were really comfortable.

“We’ve got green blinds for contrast and then a little sofa that came with us from the flat – it was the first thing I ever bought for it, and I got it recovered in a shade of purple.

“Then I went to Rocket St. George, which is one of my favourite websites, and bought the palm tree and some crazy neon bulbs and the disco ball drinks cabinet and just some really cool things that kind of just bring everything to life.”

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Eve also suggests that just a simple change of cupboard or drawer handle or the addition of a quirky cushion, piece of artwork or one of your own photographs can add some extra personality to a space without spending a lot of money or diving completely into a unique and eclectic design.

But some rooms at the cottage are calmer and more homogenised Eve thinks, including paying homage to the memory of Alfred by the introduction of Emma Shipley extinct wallpaper that has a design that includes the dodo and saber tooth tigers, plus Eve found that, quite randomly, within their eclectic collection they even had a dodo lamp.

The décor of the ‘National Park’ bedroom has Alfred’s life as inspiration, kitted out in cabin-style furniture from Barker and Stonehouse, Pendleton wool blankets and tourist pennants based in nature. That room is also where the couple keep and display their travel books and atlases and store all our camping gear.

She says: “I suppose we’ve got a mix of some rooms that are a bit more mismatched, so our main hallway where we’ve got the cinema things, it’s a bit more of a visual soup compared to, you know, our guest room, the pink room upstairs, which is a bit more muted.

“Then the library has a slightly different feel for that space, so over the ten years it has been fairly organic, but there is usually an overarching plan, colour scheme or theme. I do try and build a room based on maybe some key items that we love. And all of our rooms have themed books in that themed room, so then I always know where they are.”

Some people have suggested that the couple’s home can seem childish in some spaces but Eve describes it as ‘a bit of a grown-up kid’s house. She says: “Ultimately, it’s about having that joy, I think, every day in your own home.”

There’s style mixed with personality and fun that embody the heart, soul and spirit of Eve and James in every room, and surely that’s what a home is at its core, not an Instagram showcase but a comfortable place to relax and be surrounded by all that you love, even if that is a large skeleton. For more property, renovation, and interior design stories join our Amazing Welsh Homes Facebook group here.

The stakes are high for several Coronation Street characters next week as the team leading Theo Silverton’s murder investigation close in on their prime suspect.

This leaves Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien), Gary Windass (Mikey North) and DC Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) in a precarious position, given that they’re all covering up the fact that Sarah was the killer.

However, it is Sarah’s life that comes crashing down as she is interrogated and charged. Unfortunately, Gary doesn’t come out unscathed, as his marriage remains on the rocks.

Elsewhere, Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin) struggles to come to terms with her new way of life after her stroke, and it only becomes more difficult when the police ask for her statement.

Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) is in turmoil, having already been questioned by the police, but what does the future hold for him and his relationship with Betsy?

If you’re keen for a closer look at what’s coming up, then check out our spoiler videos below.

Monday, July 20

Sarah’s killer secret finally catches up with her as the police storm her flat and arrest her for Theo’s murder.

Monday night’s episode sees the Platt family attempt to film a birthday video message for Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls), who appears to be enjoying some time away from the cobbles with daughter Gail Platt.

We don’t blame her, considering all the chaos that’s been surrounding the Platts recently!

As Sarah gives up on the video message after another technical mistake by David Platt (Jack P Shepherd), the door is bashed in, and Lisa Connor-Swain (Vicky Myers) arrests Sarah in front of terrified son Harry.

Wednesday, July 22

In the hospital, Betsy gets a surprise visit from Dylan, who seems ready to take accountability for his role in causing her stroke.

He apologises profusely and assures her that he had no idea the consequences could be so dire.

However, they are soon interrupted by the arrival of a police officer who wishes to take Betsy’s statement.

What will she tell the officer? And what could this mean for Dylan?

Thursday, July 23

Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) and Gary do well to cover their true feelings in front of Liam and Jake, but as soon as the boys leave, they drop the pretense.

Though Gary attempts to buoy Maria, suggesting that they could be worrying about nothing, Maria asserts that the damage is already done.

She makes it clear that, no matter what happens with the police, their marriage has been damaged beyond repair.

Is this the end of the road for Gary and Maria?

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The 89-year old was widely regarded as one of the finest cricketers ever to play the game and died just 11 days before his 90th birthday.

In all, he made 93 Test appearances and scored 8,032 runs at an average of 57.78, while his 235 wickets came at a cost of 34.03.

The Barbados-born cricketer, who played for the West Indies for 20 years, was well-known in the Radcliffe area after being signed by the town’s cricket club in 1956.

Between that late-summer day in 1956, when Radcliffe’s John Lowe persuaded Sobers to sign on the dotted line for £500, and the start of the 1958 season, the 20-year-old Barbadian was to make the highest Test match score of all time, 365 not out against Pakistan.

Sobers had signed for a year but stayed for five, lighting up the league with breathtaking individual performances, such as his 186 against Ashton in less than two hours; 50 in 13 minutes at Rochdale; and eight wickets for 13 runs at Werneth.

A report written by Anna Youssef for Bury Times in 2006 said he bowled extremely fast, a skill he says he learned in his first season at Radcliffe.

That first rain-hit summer, he scored 1,252 runs and took 88 wickets in a Radcliffe side which underperformed.

Barbadian cricketing great Sir Garfield Sobers has died at the age of 89, Cricket West Indies has announced. (Image: Philip Toscano/PA Wire)

In fact, Sobers took more wickets than the rest of the team put together and scored almost as many runs as them on his own.

His achievements in subsequent seasons were no less remarkable, with the professional’s “double” of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets achieved in both 1960 and 1961, the year Radcliffe also won the Wood Cup and the league championship.

Sobers had fond memories of his five years at Radcliffe, recalling it as a time when he learned how to bowl very fast – and how to bet.

He “discovered” horse racing and poker during long, aimless days between matches and enjoyed a drink with the “locals”.

In his autobiography, published in 2002, he describes how he was warned about “Teddy Boys” who carried “flick knives” when he first came to live in Radcliffe, lodging at the Boar’s Head in the town centre.

“When I walked home at night, the Teddy Boys in their drainpipe trousers, thick-soled shoes, bright shirts and string ties, with greased hair, would wave at me and shout hello,” he said.

“I often stopped to ask them what they were doing out on the streets at 11 o’clock and invite them to have a drink at the pub. We would have a few, and then they would go home, without any hint of trouble.”

Following his time in Radcliffe, Sobers went on to play for Nottinghamshire in county cricket and for South Australia in the Sheffield Shield.

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In all first-class matches, he scored 28, 315 runs, with 86 centuries, 400 catches, and more than 1,000 wickets.

In 1968, while playing for Notts, he became the first man to hit six sixes in one six-ball over from Glamorgan’s Malcolm Nash.

He was knighted in 1975.

News of Sobers’ death has sparked an outpouring of warmth for a cricketer who transcended national loyalties.

England Cricket posted: “One of the greatest to ever play the game. Forever in our hearts, Sir Garfield Sobers.”

There were tributes too from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which said: “The BCCI mourns the passing of Sir Garfield Sobers, a true icon of the game and one of cricket’s greatest-ever all-rounders.

“His extraordinary achievements, lasting influence on Caribbean cricket and immeasurable contribution to the global game have left an enduring legacy that will continue to inspire generations.

“Our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and the global cricketing fraternity. May his soul rest in peace.”

The US military said it carried out the seventh night of strikes on Iran since President Donald Trump declared the temporary ceasefire agreement was “over”.

In a statement shared on X, US Central Command (Centcom) wrote that its forces “hit surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities”.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said two oil tankers had exploded in the Strait of Hormuz while passing through a mined part of the shipping channel. That was dismissed as false by Centcom.

Jordan’s armed forces said it had intercepted 10 Iranian missiles fired into its airspace overnight, though there were no casualties or damage.

Centcom said it had ended its strikes at 21:30 ET (02:30 BST) after several hours.

“U.S. forces employed fighter aircraft, aerial drones, and warships in addition to other assets,” it said in its statement.

Iran’s state-run Fars agency had said two oil tankers “exploded and caught fire while passing through a mined route south of the Strait of Hormuz”. Later, Centcom posted on X: “Like most IRGC claims, this is false.”

Shipping traffic in the vital Strait of Hormuz has largely stopped amid the continuing tit-for-tat strikes by US and Iranian forces. The strait normally accounts for about one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.

Explosions were heard in the central city of Yazd and at Qeshm island and the port of Bandar Abbas next to the strait, Iranian state media reported.

On Friday, Iran’s armed forces claimed to have attacked multiple US military facilities across the Gulf region in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and – for the first time – Syria, which the US denied.

Earlier, Kuwaiti officials said Iranian drone strikes had injured a number of their soldiers, while a power plant and water desalination stations had also been damaged.

Sources have told the BBC’s US partner CBS news that several American service members were injured during Iranian attacks on two Jordanian bases over the past week.

Washington denied Tehran’s earlier claims that its forces hit civilian infrastructure in Iran, including bridges, a train station and an airport. Provincial authorities in the affected region, Hormozgan province, said seven people were killed in the attacks.

BBC Verify and BBC Persian have verified footage of damage to Gariveh Bridge, after night videos showed a ball of flames on top of it.

Daylight images showed a crumbled stretch of road with rubble around the broken bridge.

A White House spokesperson told the BBC the US had “carried out strikes exclusively on military targets, including military logistics infrastructure”.

Friday marks one week of nightly US attacks since peace talks with Iran collapsed, as tensions over the future of the Strait of Hormuz hampered efforts to broker a permanent ceasefire.

Netflix acquired Ben Affleck‘s AI start-up company InterPositive this past March, and now the insane sum the streaming giant paid has been unveiled.

In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Friday, the streamer stated that it paid $587 million in cash for the company, per The Hollywood Reporter.

According to the outlet, the information was provided in the company’s form 10-Q, stating that ‘in March 2026, the Company completed an acquisition which was accounted for as a business combination for a total purchase price of approximately $587 million, consisting of cash consideration.’

Although the document does not explicitly name InterPositive, the Netflix deal was announced on March 5. 

The price was also accounted for in the company’s Q1 10-Q, completed in May.

In a statement earlier this year, Affleck said he ‘couldn’t be happier’ with the deal after quietly founding the LA-based company in 2022 with a 16-person team of engineers, researchers and creatives.

The streamer disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Friday that it paid $587 million in cash for Affleck’s company

An insider had previously told Bloomberg in March that the movie star-turned-senior adviser and his investors would earn up to $600 million from the streaming giant as long as it met ‘certain performance targets.’

‘InterPositive is a tool that’s designed to solve the specific problems that I’d encountered as a filmmaker that connect you more to the filmmaking,’ Affleck detailed in a Netflix video this past spring.

‘It’s not about text prompting or generating something from nothing. You’re building a model from your own material. 

‘That’s how this works. You have to create your movie, essentially, first before you can really build your model around your movie using AI.’

He explained he wanted to ‘take out all the logistical, difficult, technical stuff that often gets in the way.’

‘You can use your own model to remove the wires on stunts, reframe a shot, get a shot you missed, shape the lighting, enhance the backgrounds,’ the Oscar-winning star said.

‘If you can take some of those problems out, yes, you can do it more quickly, you can do it more easily, you’re giving more choice, you’re giving more opportunity, you’re getting more episodes of your favorite shows, you’re getting more human work,’ he stated emphatically.

Affleck emphasized that the goal was ‘to preserve what makes storytelling human’ and vowed that he and the streamer would do so, based on their shared ‘values’ and Netflix’s ‘responsibility with applying and scaling technology.’

Ben Affleck got a hefty boost to his reported $150million fortune when Netflix acquired his AI start-up company InterPositive last week (pictured January 13)

An insider told Bloomberg in March that the movie star-turned-senior adviser and his investors would earn up to $600 million from the streaming giant as long as it met ‘certain performance targets’

Affleck shared: ‘You can use your own model to remove the wires on stunts, reframe a shot, get a shot you missed, shape the lighting, enhance the backgrounds’

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Earlier this year, Affleck starred in the Netflix crime/thriller The Rip, which he produced and acted in alongside longtime best friend and collaborator Matt Damon.

The Joe Carnahan-directed movie is about Miami cops who seize millions of dollars.

Affleck and Damon first gained notoriety in cinema with their 1997 movie Good Will Hunting, which earned them an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

The father of three, who was previously married to Jennifer Garner and later Jennifer Lopez, also scored a Best Picture Academy Award in 2012 as a producer for Argo.

Rory McIlroy wanted The Open Championship to be held at a banned golf course

Rory McIlroy had dreams of The Open Championship being held at Muirfield. However, a ban on female golfers put a stop to this and left him fuming.

The Open is being held this year at Royal Birkdale in Southport. The club, situated just north of Liverpool, has hosted the major championship 10 times as well as two Ryder Cups.

McIlroy was keen for Muirfield to host for the first time since 2013 but private members refused to allow women. The Masters champion urged those who voted against allowing female golfers to join the club to “see sense.”

McIlroy said in 2016: “It’s more of a loss to Muirfield than it is to us. It’s not right to host the world’s biggest tournament at a place that does not allow women to be members. Hopefully Muirfield can see some sense and we can get it back on The Open rota.”

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As a result of the ban, the R&A confirmed they would not allow Muirfield on The Open rota until rules changed. A further vote was held in 2017 but the same outcome followed, leaving McIlroy furious.

He said: “Muirfield wouldn’t be one of my favourite Open rota courses, so no matter the decision yesterday, if it had been kept off The Open Championship rota, I wouldn’t have been that unhappy. In this day and age where you’ve got women that are the leaders of certain industries and heads of state and not to be able to join a golf course?

“I mean, it’s obscene. It’s ridiculous. It’s horrendous. I don’t get it. We’ll go back there for The Open Championship at some point and I won’t be having many cups of tea with the members afterwards.”

Eventually, the Muirfield members reneged and the ban was lifted. McIlroy was pleased and proposed that The Open be held there in 2028, but Royal Lytham & St Annes was chosen instead.

The 37-year-old said: “It would be wonderful if it was [there]. I’m not privy to those conversations, but Muirfield deserves to be back on the Open rota.

“They rectified the issues they had. It’s a wonderful course. It’s one of the best courses on the rota and in the UK. As well, it has to commercially make sense.

“I think Mark Darbon [R&A chief executive] has been brought in to make the Open Championship commercially viable. I would say Muirfield, that area, North Berwick, that would probably be one of the more commercially viable Opens.”

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Justin Bieber enjoyed a round of golf with friends at a course in The Hamptons this week.

The 32-year-old Canadian pop star was spotted smoking a cigar during the recreational activity, just days before he’s slated to perform at the FIFA World Cup halftime show.

It seemed the musician was not at all worried about the smoke agitating his vocals as he indulged while clad in navy trousers and a short-sleeved white shirt.

The SKYLRK designer finished his look with a pair of black leather sneakers with white soles.

His dirty blonde hair was buzzed into a short cut and he sported a scruffy beard.

Earlier this month Bieber was announced as one of several World Cup entertainers, alongside headliners Madonna, Shakira, and BTS.

The 32-year-old Canadian pop star was spotted smoking a cigar, days before he’s slated to perform at the FIFA World Cup halftime show

The halftime show will take place this Sunday, July 19 in New Jersey. 

The 11-minute production will also see appearances from Afrobeats star Burna Boy, Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus – a choir of elementary school students based in Staten Island, New York.

Curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, it will take place during the final at MetLife Stadium. 

The show will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which is raising $100 million to help children access education and soccer.

‘The FIFA World Cup brings the world together in a way nothing else can,’ Bieber said in a press release. 

‘I’m grateful to be part of this Halftime Show, and even more grateful knowing it’s already helping expand access to education for children around the world.’

His inclusion in the event comes amid Bieber’s career comeback, which was prompted by the release of his album Swag in July 2025.

One month later, the superstar followed up with a deluxe version, adding a whopping 23 more songs to Disc 2. 

He was clad in navy trousers and a short-sleeved white shirt

Earlier this month Bieber was announced as one of several World Cup entertainers, alongside headliners Madonna, Shakira, and BTS; pictured at the Grammys in February

Bieber captivated Coachella festival goers in back-to-back headlining weekends in Indio, California in April

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He took the stage at the 2026 Grammys this past February, delivering a showstopping acoustic rendition of his hit song Yukon.

Then, Bieber captivated Coachella festival goers in back-to-back headlining weekends in Indio, California in April.

He made history as he became the highest paid act ever booked, surpassing Beyoncé with his eight-figure payout, which reportedly totaled more than $10M.

And he negotiated directly with Goldenvoice, the festival’s promoter.

‘It’s a groundbreaking move for a headliner, and it’s something he built entirely on his own,’ a source close to the singer told Rolling Stone last September.

‘Between headlining Coachella and the success of Swag, it’s clear this is the start of an exciting new era for Justin – one where he’s fully in the driver’s seat,’ the person added.

Insiders said his fee surpassed $5 million per weekend.

Due to his negotiating prowess, Bieber did not share a cut with an agent – making his profit all the more substantial.

Disaster strikes up at Home Farm in Emmerdale soon as Kim Tate (Claire King) realises there’s been a break-in. With quite literally no other option, she decides to turn to Ross Barton (Michael Parr) for help.

Ross works for Kim as Director of Operations, but the only thing he’s really good at operating is the door to the fridge for the posh snacks.

Still, he’s employed by Kim which means sometimes, he actually has to show up and do as she asks.

Actually getting him there on time, though, is a challenge in itself.

In this new video, Ross arrives at Home Farm and explains to Kim that he’s late because he accidentally fell back to sleep. If you ask me, he received that call at 4am and very quickly concluded that staying in bed was a far better option.

It turns out Kim still has her head screwed on, as she makes it clear that former SAS member Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) would’ve dealt with the break-in, but he’s away right now.

Kim hands Ross a piece of paper with a list of suspects and tells him to grab his deerstalker hat and get to work.

Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb) is the first to get the Poundland detective treatment from Ross and is accused of the crime shortly before she boots him out.

His next ill-thought-out decision is to accuse Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley).

Again, not a wise move given that Robert’s lover is Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller). Also not well thought out seeing as Robert was recently hit by a runaway trailer and not in a fit state to rob anyone.

Aaron takes umbrage on Robert’s behalf and shows Ross what he thinks with his fists.

Serena Sugden (Casey Al-Shaqsy) steps in to protect the bruised egos from too much damage and once Ross is gone, she works on Robert and Aaron to let her stay by giving the full explanation about John.

Aaron is still wary that things about Serena remain iffy, but at least he’s not beating up Ross anymore.

Later in the week, Kim realises the person who broke into Home Farm has stolen a USB. Interesting.

The culrpit isn’t after money – they’re after information.

But who is it?

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President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose additional tariffs on Canada, blaming the country for wildfire smoke that has blanketed large swaths of the United States.

“We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein, and the United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable,” the Republican president wrote on Truth Social Friday afternoon.

Trump added that he planned to call Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss how his government intends to respond.

“Canada has refused to engage in basic Forest Management and Debris Removal,” Trump continued. “This is Willful Negligence, and becoming a yearly occurrence, costing the United States Billions of Dollars, which cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying.”

On Friday, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported 904 active fires across Ontario, Quebec and other provinces — more than 200 of which are classified as “out of control.” Fires are also burning across northeastern Minnesota.

The resulting smoke has pushed air quality to hazardous levels across parts of the United States. More than a dozen states are under air quality alerts, and officials in cities including New York and Chicago have urged residents to remain indoors when possible. NBC News’ Monica Alba also reported Friday that FIFA and the White House are in “active discussions” over air quality concerns ahead of Sunday’s World Cup final in New Jersey.

Carney, who leads Canada’s Liberal Party, did not immediately respond to Trump’s post.

Other Republicans have also targeted Canada over the smoke. Speaking to Fox News on Friday, Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno floated a range of retaliatory measures, including sanctions and restrictions on assets and visas.

Earlier in the week, four Michigan House members sent a letter to Carney criticizing Canada’s wildfire response.

“Our constituents in Michigan are once again under air quality alerts,” the lawmakers wrote. “Our hospitals are once again treating children, dialysis patients, and older residents for the effects of smoke that did not originate anywhere near them. This is the third consecutive year we have had to write to Canadian officials about a crisis that Canada has the tools to prevent and has chosen not to.”

Asked about the letter at a Thursday press conference, Carney pointed to climate policy differences between the two countries.

“We’re focusing on investing in clean energy,” Carney said, according to a CTV News translation. “In the U.S., there’s prohibitions now against clean energy.”

“Climate change is the responsibility of everyone, truly everyone, including the United States,” he added.

Earlier this week, Minister of Emergency Management Eleanor Olszewski said Canada is “working with urgency” to “support response efforts” to the wildfires.

“Canada and the United States have a long history of working together to fight wildfires on both sides of the border — it is a history that both countries benefit from and that we are building on during this challenging wildfire season,” Olszewski said in a statement posted to social media.

Trump’s threat comes against a broader backdrop of heightened tensions. Canada is already subject to multiple U.S. tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, including sector-specific levies on steel and autos. Since returning to office, Trump has also repeatedly mused about annexing Canada and turning it into the “51st state.”

Carney has rejected those overtures, telling Trump last year that Canada is “not for sale.” At other times, he’s shrugged off Trump’s hostile remarks. In June, he said: “We’re not gonna respond or react to everything that he posts.”

Gheorghe, 45, had been travelling with his wife after the pair were told their daughter had been involved in a collision

A father died after suffering a heart attack while rushing to the scene of a road crash involving his daughter.

Gheorghe, 45, had been travelling with his wife after the pair were told their daughter had been involved in a collision. Although the crash was described as low impact and their daughter was not seriously injured, he reportedly became unwell while driving to reach her.

The couple had left their home in the village of Vasile Alecsandri, in Romania’s Galați County, and were travelling along the DN25 near Șendreni when Gheorghe suffered the suspected medical emergency.

Despite feeling seriously ill, he managed to pull the car safely onto the roadside before losing consciousness, preventing another potential collision.

His wife raised the alarm as passers-by stopped to help. An ambulance crew travelling nearby spotted the incident and pulled over to assist.

Paramedics carried out CPR for around 50 minutes, but despite their efforts, Gheorghe could not be revived and was pronounced dead at the scene. Reports said he previously had a heart stent.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident, which was treated as a medical emergency rather than a road traffic collision.

Traffic was temporarily affected while police attended the scene.

Gheorghe’s body has been taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, where a post-mortem examination will establish the exact cause of death.

His daughter escaped the earlier crash without serious injuries, but relatives and friends have spoken of the family’s devastation following his sudden death while trying to reach her.

Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.