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AN ex-police officer sacked for intimidating an arrested teen has brought down a shoplifter.

Former PC Lorne Castle tackled the crook as he fled a Nike store with stolen goods on Thursday.

The 46-year-old held his arms and kneeled astride him until ex-police pals arrived and arrested the alleged thief.

It was the same day the fight gym boss decided to appeal against a decision by Dorset police to fire him for using too much force as he tackled a knife-wielding 15-year-old last year.

The dad put his hand in the teen’s face and failed to show “respect”.

But the Nike store boss praised Lorne’s latest action in Bournemouth for being “extremely pleasant and courteous”.

Supporter Norman Brennan, a retired policeman, said: “It was a citizen’s arrest by the sort of officer the public wants.”

The father-of-three has had lots of public support since the misconduct hearing went against him.

A GoFundMe campaign to support him and his family has raised over £120,000.

Dorset Police was approached for comment.

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AN awkward moment on Open House saw a man stop a wild orgy with three women after getting stage fright.

The Channel 4 show sees monogamous couples move into a house alongside ‘sexperts’ and explore having an open relationship.

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However, one participant, Simon, struggled as he put a stop to romping with three women.

He entered the retreat alongside his fiancé Chris, to explore whether they’re attracted to women.

While Simon looked visibly flustered, one of the women gave him a drink of water.

He said: “Might just be a bit of stage fright, part of it is also… there’s a lot going on.

“I’m just, like, processing everything at once. This is something very new for me.”

Viewers previously slammed a mum-of-six for “making a fool” of her husband.

Amy attracted the ire of horrified fans for passionately kissing a woman in front of her hubby Claude in a hot tub.

Amy had told the cameras how she previously enjoyed a polyamorous lifestyle and wanted to return to it despite hers and Claude’s monogamous marriage.

Claude admitted he had always stuck to one partner and was struggling with the idea of seeing his wife with someone else.

But despite his obvious reservations, Amy wasted no time in snogging a woman called Georgie in front of him while sitting in a steamy hot tub.

A fan penned: “Amy, if you end up on your own with 6 kids I’ll have no sympathy.”

Another commented: “Amy’s mocking her husband.”

And a third said: “I think it’s unfair that Amy entered into a monogamous marriage and now wants to change the rules AND for her husband to be happy with that, when he’s clearly not.”

Someone else remarked: “Amy just wants a way out of the relationship, making a fool of her partner.”

Despite Claude’s reluctance to get on board with the idea, Amy told the cameras that she believed he was only closed off to polygamy because it is “not what society dictates”.

But another viewer blasted: “No Amy he is not holding back cos society tells him it is not normal, he is holding back cos he doesn’t want to do this!”

Another couple taking part, Sarah and Jonny, opened up about how things have become awkward during the school run.

Open House The Great Sex Experiment airs on Channel 4.

EVERTON fans are fearing travel chaos for the club’s first game at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The Toffees have been drawn against Brighton for their first home game of the 2025/26 season, which will be their first away from Goodison Park.

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That game is due to be played on the weekend of August 23 and 24.

However, this means it is set to clash with another major event taking place in Liverpool that weekend.

The event in question is International Beatles Week, which runs from August 20th to 26th.

As many as 70 bands from more than 20 countries will be playing at the festival for fans from as many as 40 different nations.

The famous Cavern Club alone is estimated to bring in around 10,000 visitors, while there will also be major concerts at The Pier Head, which is around a 30-minute walk to the stadium.

August 23 also sees WWE hit Liverpool‘s M&S Bank Arena as part of its Road to Clash in Paris series.

It is the first time the city will be hosting an event from the wrestling body since 2011, with the likes of Jey Uso, Seth Rollins and Charlotte Flair all billed to appear.

Liverpool’s Premier League title parade caused travel chaos in the city, including the temporary closure of Lime Street Station as it struggled to cope with fans getting home.

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Some reportedly waited for more than three hours at the station with no communication from staff.

Speaking about the clash of events on social media, one user said: “Should be fun.”

A second said: “What could possibly go wrong.”

A third added: “Going to be bedlam if transport links aren’t up to scratch.”

Another said: “That’s going to be an absolute s*** show.”

On the same day as the parade, there were sickening scenes as a car ploughed into a section of the celebrating crowd, leaving 79 people injured.

Everton‘s first game of the season is away to newly-promoted Leeds on a Monday evening kick-off.

THE Wagatha Christie libel fight between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy has made legal history — with the judgment shaping case law.

Decisions made in the celebrity battle have been used by a judge to settle a row between siblings.

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It was applied to Andrew Wills’ legal fight with sister Bernadette Rogers who wanted £135,000 for looking after their dying mum.

Judge Paul Matthews urged them to settle their dispute by mediation before drawing on Vardy vs Rooney judge Mrs Justice Steyn’s verdict.

He said he was allowed to draw an inference about a participant if they had failed to provide documents which should have been disclosed.

In his judgment, he noted: “Steyn J applied the principle in the case of Vardy v Rooney (2022) where an order was made for the inspection of the telephone of the claimant’s witness, but the phone was allegedly lost overboard whilst on a boat trip a few days later.”

Judge Matthews was referring to Vardy’s then-agent, Caroline Watt, whose phone was apparently lost off Scotland days after 39-year-old Coleen’s lawyers asked to search it for WhatsApp chats.

Mrs Justice Steyn later ruled Becky, 43, and Miss Watt leaked stories about Coleen, who was seen on holiday in Ibiza this week with footballer husband Wayne.

The couple were spotted at the Cala Bassa Beach Club in Ibiza, with Wayne sporting a full beard and a black baseball cap.

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HARRY accidentally revealed that he’s FAKING his feelings for Shakira to stay in the Love Island villa.

In tonight’s episode of Love Island, Harry and Shakira began to rekindle their romance, which was brewing at the start of the series.

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After he pulled Shakira for a chat and the pair decided to have more chats going forward, he debriefed with pal Dejon.

Chatting to Dejon on the day beds, Harry spoke about how if he could couple up with another girl right now, he would choose Shakira.

He then spoke about how when he chatted with her earlier, she was “lapping it up”.

His comment seemingly revealed how his interest in her was fake and not genuine.

Fans quickly reacted on social media.

“she was lapping it up – harry is sick in the head,” said one person on X.

“She’s lapping up – and then dapping up Dejon and laughing. I cannot stand his behaviour I’m sorry. Big broad back 30 year old man,” penned a second.

“I swear to God Shakira please do not go back to Harry,” begged another.

“Harry is a clown … we need him out … he said Shakira was lapping it up … he’s full of shitttt .. this isn’t even destiny’s childish behaviour this is beyond that,” said a fourth.

In tonight’s episode, Harry made a move for Shakira again and even told her she’s “The One”.

Pulling Shakira for a chat, Harry asks how she’s feeling.

“Initially, you were number one for me,” Harry said in a candid way to the stunning brunette.

He then said that he doesn’t think he would do the things he does if they were together, because she “wouldn’t stand for it”.

“It was you,” Shakira confessed, “And still is you. But it’s your behaviour for me that I can’t tolerate.”

Harry then admitted that he wanted to spend some more time with her and rekindle what they had at the start.

“If that could possibly be arranged?” he pleaded.

Shakira then said: “It could be arranged.”

At the start of the series, Harry had his sights set on Shakira before he snuck out of the bedroom and had a steamy night with Helena.

Things then ended between Harry and Shakira, though he did tell her he thought they would have “unfinished business”.

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MARO ITOJE’s Lions failed to roar as they were mauled by the Pumas to start their summer with a flop.

Itoje’s side will fly to Australia with a massive hangover from this reverse and only days to sort themselves out down under.

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Itoje himself was replaced with nine minutes left and although his side chucked everything at it in the final 10 the Pumas held out.

The Lions had fought back from 11 points down at half-time thanks to a penalty try and a score from Tadhg Beirne made by Tomos Williams’ pass.

Most of the team on show have only had 10 days together and it showed with dropped passes and some wonky line outs before they hit their stride in the second half.

In 2021, the Lions beat Japan 28-10 in Edinburgh in a warm-up and seven of the starters made into the run-on team in the first Test against South Africa in Cape Town.

So this was an audition which England wing Tommy Freeman passed with flying colours but Duhan van der Merwe fluffed his lines.

The Argentinians beat all of the southern hemisphere big dogs in the Rugby Championship last year and are no mugs and are ranked fifth in the world, three places above Australia and ahead of England, Scotland and Wales.

And the best of British were 21-10 down at the break as their defence was ripped open too often for comfort.

The Pumas were quickly 8-3 up thanks to a score from wing Ignacio Mendy who cut inside a back tracking Duhan van der Merwe to touch down.

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Then Itoje’s side had tries for Luke Cowan-Dickie and centre Sione Tuipulotu chalked off by the TMO.

Cowan-Dickie dropped the ball over the line and Alex Mitchell knocked on in the build-up to Tuipulotu’s effort.

The Lions scrum held up well and their attacking finally got some change out of the visitors when Bundee Aki went route one to bulldoze over on 18 minutes.

But Puma fly-half Tomas Albornoz added a try from his own half to his three first-half penalties just before half-time.

But Farrell must have had some harsh words at the break as the Lions came out firing and were soon over for the penalty try and Beirne’s score put them into a 24-21 lead but Santiago Cordero’s score grabbed it back and the Pumas stayed in front.

THEY painted the town red but Argentina ensured the Lions were left looking the worse for wear.

The Lions’ livery was here, there and everywhere in the Aviva Stadium with the players’ shirts the same hue as those who had spent too long in the sun, testing the robustness of their liver.

Ahead of starting their journey to Australia tomorrow afternoon, Dr Phil administered some painful travel jabs to set them on their way.

Andy Farrell will hope, in the long run, this dose of reality will inoculate them against any defeats on the other side of the world.

Dublin is a second home to Felipe Contepomi from his spells with Leinster both as a player and an assistant coach.

And the Argentina supremo sure looked comfortable once more in D4 as his side turned the narrowest of leads into an 11-point advantage in the final minute of the first half and later responded when required.

The Lions’ second-half comeback was led by the Pumas’ indiscipline with Mayco Vivas yellow-carded and a penalty try awarded within six minutes of the restart after a maul had been dragged to the ground.

Further punishment was to follow during the prop’s time in the bin when Tadhg Beirne touched down after Ellis Genge had broken through the opposition defence.

There will be no panic for Farrell yet. After all, this was only the first of six warm-up games for the Lions before the first Test against Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies in four weeks’ time.

Throw in the fact that 10 Leinster players – Tadhg Furlong and Rónan Kelleher were the only ones involved here – will come into the mix and his options will suddenly look a lot stronger.

Bath duo Will Stuart and Finn Russell, as well as Ollie Chessum of Leicester Tigers, were also excused because of club duties as recently as last Saturday, also sat this one out.

Even so, it was an England-dominated team, with some of the cheering for their names when they were announced suggesting it was being done with a sickly taste in the mouth.

Certainly, it did not match the welcome extended to first-time Lion Finlay Bealham and 2021 tourists Beirne and Bundee Aki.

Beirne was the first to make an impact, collecting Argentina’s kick-off and then turning the ball over inside the first 80 seconds.

But it was the South Americans who took the lead with Tomas Albarnoz kicking the first three of his 16 first-half points with five minutes gone.

The Lions thought they had scored the first try of the game when Luke Cowan-Dickie went over following a maul and an earlier Duhan van der Merwe carry.

Referee James Doleman awarded the try but reversed his decision after he saw a replay of the hooker dropping the ball over the line.

They did level when Sione Tuipolotu forced a penalty – with Fin Smith splitting the posts – after Argentina had turned the ball over following a good move involving Van der Merwe and Tommy Freeman.

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But Santiago Carreras helped send Ignacio Mendy away with the winger stepping inside van der Merwe before sliding it, although Albarnoz could not add the extras.

The combined side had another try – with Tuipolotu ploughing his way through tackles – chalked off because of earlier knock-ons, the first by Argentina.

From the scrum, the Lions looked to have butchered a chance on the left when Tuipolotu did not offload to van der Merwe.

But they fared better on the right with out-half Smith passing to Aki who barreled his way over the line despite the best efforts of the three opponents.

Smith converted to give Farrell’s side the lead for the first time but Albarnoz nudged his team back in front with another penalty in the 26th minute.

One assumed another penalty in the final 60 seconds would be the final score of the first half but the ball spilled loose inside Argentina’s own half.

And they reacted faster with Carreras sending Albarnoz on his way. And he had enough time and space to head for the posts to ensure his conversion was a formality.

Those 10 points presumably changed the nature of Farrell’s half-time instructions as well as the challenge that lay ahead after the resumption.

But there was no panic and, as much as their way back into the match was a penalty try, they can argue that was a result of their pressure.

And they pressed home their numerical advantage with another try which won the hearty approval from the largely Irish crowd because of the identity of the scorer.

What Farrell would have wanted at that point from his charges was to seize control and manage the game. Instead, they continued to struggle to deal with Argentina’s ingenuity and opportunism.

Former Connacht star Santiago Cordero got on the end of Albornoz’s grubber ahead of Marcus Smith.

Kelleher, Furlong and Mack Hansen all saw time off the bench but could not turn the tide as Argentina stood up to the Lions’ mauling and lived to tell the tale.

HEARTBREAKING tributes have poured in for Babyshambles guitarist Patrick Walden after he died aged 46.

The devastating news was revealed by the band on their official Facebook page.

The post read: “It is with deep regret and sadness that we share the news of Patrick Walden’s death.

“We feel very fortunate to have known, loved and worked with him and we kindly ask for respect and privacy during these difficult times.

“Peter, Drew, Mik, Adam.”

Babyshambles was formed in 2004 and became the main vessel for Pete Doherty‘s poetic, chaotic rock when he was ousted from the Libertines.

The band Babyshambles released their self-titled debut 7″ in April 2004, and settled on the lineup of Doherty, guitarist Patrick Walden, bassist Drew McConnell, and drummer Gemma Clarke by that summer.

Prior to joining Babyshambles, Walden belonged to a variety of London groups, among which were Fluid, the Six Cold Thousand, and The White Sport.