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White Brits will become a MINORITY in the UK in less than 40 years, shock study warns
WHITE British people will become a minority in the UK in less than 40 years, a population study warns.
The current proportion of around 73 per cent will fall to 57 per cent by 2050, a migration report predicts, slipping below half by 2063.
By the end of the century, just 33.7 per cent of the UK population will have no immigrant parents, falling to 28 per cent for under-40s, according to Professor Matt Goodwin.
His research, based on official current population data, also forecasts a sharp rise in people with immigrant backgrounds — from below 20 per cent today to 60.6 per cent by 2100.
Prof Goodwin, a right-wing commentator, said: “By the end of the century, most of the people on these islands will not be able to trace their roots in this country back more than one or two generations.”
The share of UK-born people is also projected to collapse from 81 per cent today to 39 per cent.
The Muslim population could rise from seven per cent to 19.2 per cent.
Prof Goodwin said: “This raises enormous questions about the capacity of our country and leaders to unify people around a shared sense of identity, values, ways of life, and culture, and avoid the very real risk of us becoming what Sir Keir Starmer referred to in May as ‘an island of strangers’.”
He argued these changes were likely to spark “anxiety, concern and political opposition” among those who want to preserve the UK’s “symbols, traditions, culture and ways of life”.
It comes amid pressure to reduce record levels of legal and illegal migration.
Last month, Labour unveiled a new white paper proposing tighter rules on migrants living, working and studying in the country.
French trawlers must be BANNED from UK waters until there is visible evidence of them stopping the dinghies
So Gauling
YOU know you’re in trouble when you have to rely on the French.
So it has proved with Britain’s plans to get French cops to intercept illegal migrants in shallow waters before they set sail for the Channel.
Yesterday, France’s Interior Ministry said gendarmes would be wading out within weeks — only for unions to refuse to allow it.
It makes another mockery of our £480million deal with France to tackle Channel crossings which have seen numbers go up.
The time for supine begging is surely now over.
Keir Starmer may have sold out our fishing fleet to the French as part of his Brexit reset deal with the EU.
But why should we let them catch our fish when they do precious little to net the migrant boats?
The PM should now tell President Emanuel Macron to get stuffed.
And ban French trawlers from our waters — until there is visible evidence of them stopping the dinghies.
Winter fools
LABOUR is giving every impression its policy on winter fuel payments to pensioners is being made up on the hoof.
Two weeks of chaos has followed the PM’s U-turn when he said more older folk would have the money restored.
Minister Torsten Bell says there will be NO return to universal payments.
And the Chancellor says the payments will be made in time for this winter — but with no indication of who would qualify, what they would get or, crucially, how much it would cost taxpayers.
One of the main claims against scrapping payments to richer OAPs was that it costs less to pay everyone — even millionaires — than to means-test them.
Will that now be introduced? We still don’t know and Labour is giving the impression it hasn’t yet decided either.
The Government must get its act together and ease anxiety for worried pensioners.
Grim blue line
TOP cops have issued a dire warning that threatened cuts to Government funding mean some crimes will have to be ignored.
To which a weary public may well say: “We thought they already were.”
Burglary and shoplifting cases now have so little prospect of prosecution that they have effectively been decriminalised.
Meanwhile, police chiefs have poured millions into diversity projects and investigating hurt feelings on social media.
Chief constables should know taxpayers’ money needs to be earned.
Ideally, by a major overhaul of their current crime-fighting efforts.
Chelsea CONFIRM signing of Liam Delap after beating Man Utd to £30m transfer for Ipswich star
CHELSEA have confirmed the signing of Liam Delap after beating Manchester United to the £30million Ipswich star.
Delap, 22, has joined the Blues on a six-year contract after his release clause was met following Ipswich’s relegation to the Championship.
The striker emerged as Enzo Maresca’s preferred attacking target after netting 12 Premier League goals for the Tractor Boys.
And their time together at Manchester City also played a pivotal role in Delap’s decision to snub fellow suitors United.
The forward is now set to make an immediate debut for his new side at the Club World Cup.
Delap will battle Nicolas Jackson for a spot up front, with the England U21s star hoping to become Chelsea’s starting hitman for the new Premier League season.
The former Stoke, Preston and Hull loanee has also been reunited with several of his City youth teammates in Cole Palmer and Romeo Lavia.
Their relationship through the centre of the park could play a pivotal role in any future Chelsea success.
And Delap will be eager to help the Blues seal some silverware after Maresca’s men won last week’s Conference League final against Real Betis.
The two-time Premier League winner with Man City had initially looked destined for a move to their rivals United.
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The Red Devils are keen on attacking reinforcements, having already shelled out £62.5m on Wolves’ Matheus Cunha.
But the prospect of linking up with some familiar faces, plus the pull of Champions League football, swung the decision in Chelsea’s favour.
The Blues are expected to continue their major squad rebuild with more incomings and outgoings this summer.
They have already welcomed Kendry Paez, Estevao Willian and Dario Essugo to Stamford Bridge.
While a new winger and centre-back are also highly desired by Maresca.
Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittens and Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi are among those on his wishlist.
And Chelsea also remain in talks with Jadon Sancho’s representatives over a permanent move from Manchester United.
In terms of outgoings, the likes of Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix and even Noni Madueke could be heading out.
Misfits including Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell will also be moved on.
And with £1.2billion already spent under Todd Boehly, Chelsea fans will be hoping to finally challenge for the title next season.
Fury as unions could STOP plans to force French cops to intercept UK-bound migrants as it’s ‘too dangerous’
PLANS to force police in France to intercept migrants on the beaches before they board boats for Britain have been rejected by powerful unions across the Channel.
They claim it would be too dangerous to try to tackle overcrowded dinghies at sea.
And their opposition is threatening to scupper efforts to close a loophole that means officers in France cannot stop boats once they are already in the water.
As a result, smugglers launch dinghies from inland canals and act as taxis to pick up migrants who wade into the sea, while law enforcement officials watch on from the shore.
France Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau wants to change the law so officers can intervene up to 300m from the coastline but progress has been slow.
A new strategy is being drawn up to coincide with President Emmanuel Macron’s State visit to Britain in July. But unions in France are opposed to the plan.
A senior source at Alliance — the largest police union in the country — said: “People don’t seem to realise how dangerous it is to try to carry out arrests at sea, while trying to force a boat to change course.
“If there are 80 people on an overcrowded boat, including women and children, then it is extremely dangerous to try to stop them.
“The potential for disaster, including further deaths, is immense. Turning us into sea police is not the way forward.”
A source at the maritime branch of the General Confederation of Labour, which represents seamen across France, told The Sun: “If a potentially vulnerable boat is stable then it should not be interfered with until it reaches a safe place on the shore.
“Such boats should only be interfered with at sea if they are in serious trouble.”
Frédéric Okonek, coastal delegate for the Un1té union, said previously: “If the police intervene in the water, the boat sinks with a hundred people on board. It’s too dangerous.
“We also have orders: When the boat is in the water, we no longer have the right to intervene. It’s to prevent tragedies.”
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has told Mr Retailleau she wants the law changed as swiftly as possible.
Last Saturday, 1,195 migrants arrived on 19 small boats — the highest number for a single day this year.
Fewer than 40 per cent of boats have been turned back despite a £480million deal with France to combat crossings.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “Belgium has been very successfully intercepting returning boats at sea and has almost entirely stopped embarkations.
“Trade unions and the Left have no interest in stopping illegal immigration.”
TV’s Aldo Zilli tries all the supermarket cods – the delicious, authentic winner costs just 85p a piece
IT’S National Fish and Chip Day tomorrow – and last week the classic combo was also named our top dish to order in the pub.
But while a chippy tea remains a favourite, rising costs means many of us are forced to skip it.
Luckily, there are plenty of similar fish fillets available in the supermarkets to give you all the taste without the higher cost.
Celebrity chef Aldo Zilli, who is a Scottish Fish and Chip Awards judge and head chef at Elaine’s Restaurant in London, tucks into a selection of battered portions.
Tesco Battered Cod Fillet Portions
4 pieces, 500g, £3.39, 52% fish
THESE frozen portions are Atlantic cod, which is sustainable and a good source, so I don’t know how they make it so cheap.
It’s an excellent price for four pieces.
For those nights when you want a chippy tea, you could absolutely cook an alternative with this box on standby in the freezer.
With some chunky homemade or oven chips, it’s perfect for a takeaway taste.
It is not quite authentic in flavour as the batter is a bit soft.
But the fish tastes fresh, with a good, firm texture and it’s flaking and moist.
The size of each piece is generous, too.
RATING: 4/5
Sainsbury’s Battered Cod Fillets
4 pieces, 500g, £3.39, 58% fish
ONE of the higher ratios of fish but they do not seem plentiful.
The pieces of cod have been cut in a meagre way and look like offcuts. I suppose that’s how you keep the price down, and it doesn’t affect the taste.
The batter is a bit uneven and thicker around the edges.
It looks like it has a batter crust, which is quite strange.
But the fish tastes decent, is flaking and plump and appears and smells very fresh for a frozen piece of cod.
Not oily at all.
It’s less than a pound for a portion but size-wise, be prepared for something more like a canape.
Good for small appetites.
RATING: 3/5
Asda Battered Cod Fillets
4 pieces, 440g, £3.75, 55% fish
AFTER cooking, I already don’t much like the look of it and I’m not excited to tuck in.
The batter is an odd, nutty brown colour.
It should be a rich golden amber.
It looks more like a biscuit than a piece of fish and the coating is so crunchy you could crack your teeth.
There’s a huge amount of batter that is so solid it’s breaking away in shards, plus the cod is chewy and tasteless.
This resembles something that has been sitting under a canteen hotplate for hours drying out.
Not exactly a treat to replace a takeaway.
RATING: 2/5
M&S Battered Cod Fillets
2 pieces, 300g, £4.50, 58% fish
THE fish inside are fresh, not pre-cooked, which means the luxury level has been upped here – along with the price tag.
It is very good quality.
You get good chunky pieces of cod and can tell from the shape it is a proper, bouncy, fish fillet inside.
On the downside, there are only two pieces for the higher price, so great for couples but not for families.
And it took longer to cook than the packet said.
They taste very nice but the batter- to-fish ratio is off and the coating is too thick.
But it does taste like chip shop batter and the cod is moist.
RATING: 3/5
Aldi Battered Cod
4 pieces, 500g, £3.39, 52% fish
THE ingredients are pretty minimal, which is good, and as a freezer-friendly batter goes, it’s a fairly authentic recipe.
I really liked the look of these.
Four chunky pieces of cod that will fill you up.
The fish in the batter is the right proportion to allow you to enjoy both flavours without either overwhelming the other.
And they both taste delicious.
Excellent flaking fish and the golden coating is crispy, tasty and exactly the right texture.
Frozen batter is hard to get right because it often goes soggy when you warm it back up.
RATING: 5/5
Lidl Battered White Fish Fillets
4 pieces, 500g, £2.50, 53% fish
LABELLED as “battered white fish”, inside the batter you get pollock.
Not one you’ll see on the board at your local chippy but it’s not a bad alternative.
The firm texture is similar to a piece of cod, so it works well even if it’s not as flavoursome and moist.
The main difference is price.
Pollock is much cheaper, which is why these portions are more budget friendly.
But if you are going to add ketchup, mushy peas and all the other trimmings, you probably won’t notice it’s not cod.
Great as a kids’ meal option to save you money.
The batter had a strange texture though.
RATING: 3/5
Iceland Battered Skinless Cod
4 pieces, 440g, £3.50, 52% fish
SADLY, these were not good at all. They were a decent size and the batter looked thick.
But after I heated it up I realised just how dense the coating was.
In fact, there was hardly any fish inside at all.
When I pulled off all the outer layer, I was left with a teeny tiny amount of white fish.
That wouldn’t be so bad if the golden casing was incredible, but it was not great.
It’s not crispy and it dried out when cooking, so it sticks in your mouth.
Altogether, tasteless, watery and lacks flavour.
Not like battered fish at all.
RATING: 2/5
Young’s Chip Shop
2 pieces, 300g, £4.50 (was £5.75) Ocado.com, 54% fish
PROMISES to have bubbly batter just like you’d get fresh from the fryer.
In fairness, even when still frozen, this looks like a genuine chippy piece.
You get two really big pieces of cod and they’ve used the tail cut of fish like the longer, thinner pieces you are served in takeaways.
They are in an exceptionally crumbly, yet still light, crispy batter made with sodium bicarbonate for a golden chip shop texture and flavour.
Moist and tasty and there’s more fish and less batter, which works well.
It looks, smells and tastes incredibly like a chippy offering.
RATING: 4/5
PC sacked for arresting teen scrote with knife is everything that’s wrong with this country – criminals have more rights
IF you want a very quick insight into what is wrong with this country, just take a look at the case of Police Constable Lorne Castle.
Lorne, 46, worked for the plod in Bournemouth. Twice decorated for bravery. A popular policeman with the public and within the force.
And then, one day, his career was over. Sacked for “gross misconduct”.
What happened was this. Lorne was called to make an arrest of a teenager suspected of assaulting two people.
He turned up and the 15-year-old resisted arrest. He continued to resist even when the PC had hold of him.
This scrote was carrying a knife, by the way.
Lorne shouted at the boy to stop screaming and resisting arrest. He pushed him to the floor and put a hand over his face. He swore at him. Swearing is of course very rude. None of us should swear.
The result was that after a 16-month inquiry, during which he was suspended from his duties, Lorne was sacked.
He was placed on the police debarred list, which stops him ever working with the police again.
His life has been ruined. The panel that sacked him claimed he had failed to treat the suspect with “respect and courtesy”. Incredible, no? “Hello old chap! I hope you are living your best life! I wonder if I could ask you . . . Oh, OK, goodbye then.”
The panel also said that Lorne’s behaviour made the boy feel “frightened and intimidated”. Good! How was he meant to feel? Elated and relaxed? Warm and comfortable?
A whip-round among officers has provided him with some of his wages. And a retired Chief Inspector has spoken in his favour.
DID HIS JOB
But what did his boss have to say? Dorset police’s deputy chief Rachel Farrell said the sacking was right.
She added: “(Officers) do a tough job and when their actions are proportionate, necessary and reasonable they will always be supported.”
That, it turns out, was a lie. The constabulary even issued footage of the arrest in an attempt to make Lorne look more aggressive. Stripped out of context, the film is quite brutal.
But here’s the point. The boy was not hurt. And an armed suspect was arrested. Maybe Lorne shouldn’t have called him a bitch. We can argue over that.
But the truth is that Lorne did a wholly effective job in what was a very dangerous situation. And then got dragged through the mire for doing what he thought was his duty.
To keep the public safe from hoodied scrotes carrying knives.
But today our society is on the side of the skanks and the scrotes. They have their Yuman Roights which must not be transgressed. Doesn’t matter what they do. They must be respected.
The truth is that Castle did a wholly effective job in what was a very dangerous situation.
Rod Liddle
And so we let shoplifters go free, cos they’re poor innit.
Almost no burglars are caught because society today doesn’t think crimes against property are terribly important.
Judges and tribunals tell asylum seekers they can remain here no matter what heinous crimes they have committed.
Because their rights trump our right not to be raped or stabbed or burgled.
And the few people who try to do the right thing? Like Lorne Castle, they end up being sacked.
TAXING FUTURE FOR US
ONE way or another we’re about to get clobbered with a tax rise.
It’s the only way Rachel from Accounts can get the books to tally.
And my guess – based upon observing her previous interventions in the economy – is that she will raise precisely the wrong taxes.
There will be taxes on the very people who might otherwise spend money and get the economy moving.
Her Budget last autumn sent the British economy into a sharp downward spiral.
She had stressed that her priority was for growth.
And then she went and slapped National Insurance on the very people who should be responsible for that growth – the small and medium businesses.
How long before Sir Keir Starmer has had enough of Reeves?
We’ve all had it up to here.
An E.T. solution for gloomy-moon mob
APPARENTLY there’s a colony of aliens living secretly on the dark side of the moon.
The Americans know all about it, but have been sworn to secrecy.
They look like us and have built a tower bigger than the Empire State Building. (The aliens, I mean. But the Americans too I suppose).
This all comes from the diaries released by a psychic American man called Ingo Swann, who claims the CIA got him to train his powers on the moon’s far side.
And what I want to know is did these spies do this exercise for a laugh in their lunch hour?
And if not, shouldn’t we point out to the aliens that the other side of the moon is far nicer?
BIAS AT BEEB IS CLEAR
GOOD for Karoline Leavitt.
Donald Trump’s communications chief may spell her name funny, but she can also spot bad journalism from a mile away.
And so she turned her attention to the BBC. Which had filed a report blaming Israel for an attack. When it wasn’t Israel.
As Leavitt said, the Beeb just took the word of Hamas at face value. No querying or fact checking.
If the lovely little squirrels of Hamas say something happened, then something happened.
Karoline, we’ve had to put up with this standard of reporting ever since Hamas invaded.
Thank you for noticing.
ONE LAW FOR ISLAM?
HAMIT Coskun burned a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish embassy.
Hamit was protesting about the increasing Islamisation of the country of his birth.
While he was making his protest he was attacked by a man with a knife.
A delivery driver then kicked him in the back as he lay on the ground.
Remarkably, the fact he was attacked was used by the judge to support his guilty sentence to the crime of “using disorderly behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress.”
The judge is, I think, an idiot. And no matter how they try to word it, we now have a blasphemy law in this country – but only for Islam.
Burn a Bible and nobody will turn a hair.
GUB GRIPE IS DAFT
LET’S hear it for a proper old English moaner.
Susan, aged 69, went to Corfu on holiday. And she wasn’t having it.
No English food, you see. In Greece.
She moaned that it was all just “sardines and rice”.
She didn’t mind the chips. But everything else was awful.
No sausages, no bacon.
“One night there was a Greek night and they had kebabs, I couldn’t eat that”, she carped.
Also, the beach was too far away and the land sloped down to the sea so she had to walk uphill sometimes.
Susan is a Geordie. Try Whitley Bay next year.
The problem with foreign places is that they are full of bloody foreigners.
DOES anybody, anywhere, understand when the UK is to raise its defence spending to three per cent of GDP?
Sir Keir Starmer, who made the announcement, clearly doesn’t have a clue.
It looks very much like it won’t be by the end of this Parliament, for a start.
There is talk of the UK needing to raise defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2034.
But it wouldn’t surprise me if 2034 is far too late.
Starmer was strong on defence for a while. But that interest now seems to have deserted him. Meanwhile, our enemies are looking on and sniggering.
Inside Michael Schumacher’s tragic health battle in Majorca hideaway – as pal makes heartbreaking prediction for future
WITH fists pumping and arms aloft, racing great Michael Schumacher celebrated his many victories with the same energy as his driving.
And that is how the Formula One team boss who turned the German legend into a champion three decades ago prefers to think of him.
Not as the incapacitated survivor of a horrific skiing accident that Schumacher is said to have become.
Italian businessman Flavio Briatore said this week: “If I close my eyes. I see him smiling after a victory.
“I prefer to remember him like that rather than him just lying on a bed.”
Flavio’s comments reveal the day-to-day struggles faced by the now-reclusive sporting hero, who once epitomised the swashbuckling spirit of adrenaline sport.
Schumacher, 56, would go wheel-to-wheel with rivals at extreme speeds on the scariest of bends en route to a record-breaking seven Formula One world championships.
Off the track he would party with pals, smoke big cigars, sky dive, scuba dive and fly helicopters.
‘Michael communicates with his eyes’
But nothing has been seen of Michael since his near-fatal crash on Alpine slopes in France on December 29, 2013.
Rumours of medical miracles, appearances, fresh photos and interviews frequently spread online.
But a Formula One insider tells The Sun that like Flavio, the world needs to get used to not seeing Michael’s beaming smile anymore.
Craig Scarborough, who has been covering the sport for around 25 years and interviewed Michael many times, reveals: “I spoke to someone who is very, very close to him and they just explained we’re not going to hear any more from him.
“He’s in a comfortable position as far as he can be with his state of health.”
It has been reported that only three people see Michael at his secluded home on the Spanish island of Majorca.
Even Flavio, 75, who has been a close friend of Michael since they began working together at the Benetton racing team in 1991, has not seen him for a while.
But the Italian says he “often” speaks to Michael’s wife Corinna, 56.
Much of her time is said to be consumed by maintaining her husband’s care and keeping the exact details of his current health condition a secret.
And Corinna has also had to cope with the distress of dealing with a blackmail plot.
Yilmaz Tozturkan, 53, and his son Daniel Lins, 30, threatened to publish videos and pictures of Michael unless they were given £12million.
Security guard Markus Fritsche had copied the private material while working for the Schumachers and sold it to the two men.
In February the trio were found guilty of their part in the blackmail plot.
Fritsche was given a two-year suspended sentence, while Tozturkan was jailed for three years and Lins was given a six-month suspended prison sentence by a German court.
Corinna wanted a harsher sentence for Fritsche.
She said: “What still shocks me most is the massive breach of trust.
“He should receive a punishment for this that deters others from potentially doing the same.”
And last October stories emerged claiming that Michael had attended the wedding of his daughter Gina, 27, in Majorca.
Guests and staff had to hand over their mobile phones, while security guards made sure no one could snoop on the ceremony or party.
But Michael’s former Benetton teammate Johnny Herbert said: “From what I understand, that was all fake news.”
We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable.
Corinna Schumacher
While it remains possible that Schumacher did attend the wedding in a wheelchair, another story was definitely made up.
Last year Corinna successfully sued German magazine Die Aktuelle for claiming on its cover “Michael Schumacher, the first interview!”
In fact the quotes had been generated by artificial intelligence.
What no outsider can be sure about is whether Michael could give an interview if he wanted to.
There have been conflicting accounts of his health condition.
When Michael’s head hit a boulder in the skiing accident 12 years ago, it split his helmet in two.
The brain injury was so serious that he spent 250 days in a coma.
The best medical treatment that money could buy brought the sports star, worth £468million, back to consciousness.
There had been rumours that further treatment in Paris had allowed Michael to take small steps, but that was later dismissed.
Most people in the know indicate that he is unable to talk, although it is possible he could use eye movements to send messages like the late scientist Stephen Hawking did.
In 2020 Flavio’s former wife Elisabetta Gregoraci claimed: “Michael doesn’t speak, he communicates with his eyes.”
Friends do visit and he still follows sports.
Former Ferrari F1 chief Jean Todt said: “I can see him but of course, what I miss is what we used to do together.
“I watch Grand Prix with Michael.”
Corinna also indicated there was an attempt to maintain normality in difficult circumstances.
She said in a 2021 Netflix documentary: “We’re together.
“We live together at home.
“We do therapy.
“We’re trying to carry on as a family’
“We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.
“And no matter what, I will do everything I can. We all will.
“We’re trying to carry on as a family, the way Michael liked it and still does.”
I hope they can find happiness in the situation they find themselves in.
Craig Scarborough
It was reported by German media, ahead of the ten-year anniversary of his skiing accident in 2023, that Schumacher receives 24-hour care from a team of up to 15 people.
He has been driven in a Mercedes road car, and played sounds from the F1 track, to stimulate his brain with familiar noises.
There has been plenty of good family news to lift Michael’s spirits.
Last month he became a grandfather for the first time when Gina gave birth to her daughter Millie.
And his son Mick, 26, is said to have found love with Danish model Laila Hasanovic, 23, who is reportedly trusted enough to have visited Michael.
Mick, who spent two years as a F1 driver, was only 14 when his dad suffered the debilitating head injury.
In the Netflix documentary he said he would give “anything” to talk to him about the sport again.
He commented: “I think dad and I would understand each other in a different way now, simply because we speak a similar language, the language of motorsport, and we would have a lot to talk about.
“That’s where my head is at most of the time, thinking that would be so cool. I’d give anything just for that.”
Craig reckons having close personal time with Mick and other family members is vital for the stricken motorsports star.
Physical workload
He says: “I think a lot of people demand stuff from him and I think that’s wrong.
“He is himself, and his family have a lot to contend with.
“Until you’ve cared for somebody, I don’t think anyone realises the emotion and the physical workload.
“The fact that they have been bold enough to withdraw from public life and not be tempted to do exclusives out there to various people, I think, is noble, and I hope that continues.
“I hope they can find happiness in the situation they find themselves in.”
Like Flavio, Craig is more comfortable talking about the Michael people knew before the ski tragedy.
He says: “He was a guy who enjoyed his personal time.
“He loved his family.
“He did lots of lovely things.
“He clearly liked a drink.
“He loved a big cigar.
“But he had lots of time to bring up his son.”
While it is understandable that Michael’s army of fans want to hear from him again, they may have to make do with recalling his past glories.
There were certainly more than enough of them for Flavio and others to remember.
I left wife to have baby with my mistress – but I’ve cheated on her too and got another woman pregnant
DEAR DEIDRE: I LEFT my wife to have a baby with my mistress, but I’ve had a one-night stand and got another woman pregnant.
She says she’s having the baby but I want nothing to do with it. How can I tell my girlfriend without wrecking our relationship?
I’m 38 and was married for seven years. We didn’t have kids and our marriage was difficult.
When I confided my unhappiness to my wife’s best friend, we grew close, and started an affair.
I fell in love with her, and when she told me she’d accidentally got pregnant with my child, I knew I had to leave my wife to be with her.
We had the baby six months ago. But dealing with a nasty divorce, at the same time as becoming a dad, was stressful and led to lots of rows.
My girlfriend felt we needed some time apart, so asked me to move out for a while.
One night, I got very drunk and had a one-night stand with a woman I met in a bar.
I regretted it instantly. I didn’t think my girlfriend would ever find out. A few weeks later, we got back together.
Things have improved massively. I love being a dad and was thinking about proposing.
But then, the woman I’d slept with contacted me to say she was pregnant.
She said she intended to have the baby and nothing I said would change her mind.
However, she didn’t need me to be involved. I’m in a real mess.
Do I have to explain what happened to my girlfriend? I can’t sleep.
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DEIDRE SAYS: Getting one woman accidentally pregnant is unfortunate. Two, shows you turn to sex rather than dealing with tricky relationships.
Now it’s time to deal responsibly with the consequences of your actions – you can’t keep running forever.
Even if you’re not active in this second baby’s life, you are legally obliged to provide for it financially.
So, if you don’t want to live a complicated lie, you need to tell your girlfriend.
At some point, you may want a relationship with the child, the mum may change her mind, or your child may come looking for you.
It would help to speak to someone impartial, who can advise you and support you emotionally, as you understandably aren’t coping well.
Consider counselling to help you resolve conflict rather than run from it. Read my support pack, How Counselling Can Help, for more guidance.
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ESCORT PAL REFUSES TO SLEEP WITH ME ANY MORE
DEAR DEIDRE: THE escort I befriended will no longer have sex with me – but she is still having sex with other clients.
This has left me feeling confused and rejected. I’m not expecting anything for free, but she won’t even let me pay her.
I’m a divorced man in my mid-50s. She is in her early 30s. We first met about five years ago, when I became one of her regular clients.
Then I moved abroad, so I stopped seeing her. We kept in touch on messenger and became real friends.
She told me she’d stopped escorting.
Recently, I moved back to the UK. We have met several times, been out for drinks and even went away for a weekend.
But we haven’t had sex at all – neither as friends with benefits, or for money.
I have since learned she is escorting again. If she is seeing other customers, why won’t she let me pay for it? Is she not attracted to me any more?
DEIDRE SAYS: Your friend may not want to have sex with you now because she sees you as a friend, not as a client.
For her, sex is business, and perhaps she doesn’t want to blur the boundaries – or to feel that you still see her as a prostitute. She may also feel ashamed or embarrassed that she’s gone back into escorting.
But only she can explain how she feels.
Ask her to be honest. If you truly care for her as a friend, make it clear you value her for more than her body.
GHOSTED BY LADY I MET IN HOSPITAL
DEAR DEIDRE: I’M so lonely after the death of my partner that when I was in hospital I tried to befriend the woman in the bed next to me.
But, now we’re home, she’s ghosted me, and I feel more alone and hopeless than ever.
I’m a woman in my 60s and I have had a chronic health condition for years. As a result, I gradually lost my friends.
Last year, my long-term partner died. It took me months to sort out all his affairs, but since I finished, I’ve been feeling incredibly lonely and isolated.
Recently, I had to go into hospital. I got chatting to the woman in the bed next to me, and we got on really well.
When I was discharged, she gave me her number and said we’d meet for coffee.
But I’ve now messaged her twice, over three weeks, and she hasn’t replied.
It really upset me. I don’t know what I did wrong? I have nobody to talk to. I don’t want to burden my grown-up children with my misery.
DEIDRE SAYS: You are grieving and have also been ill – it is no wonder you are feeling low.
Do reach out to your children, who I’m sure want to be there for you. You did nothing wrong. Perhaps the woman in the hospital is just busy, but not responding is rude.
Talking to a bereavement counsellor could really help you. See my support pack, Coping With Bereavement, which has details of who to contact.
You might also find it useful to read my support pack Feeling Lonely?
REGRET MOVING IN WITH FIANCE
DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE moving in with my boyfriend and getting engaged, I’ve started feeling more like a housemaid than a partner – and sex is rubbish.
We were so happy when we were dating, but now I’m having major doubts about our relationship and feel our connection has gone.
I’m 28 and he’s 30. We’ve been together for four years. We bought a flat and moved in together last year, and got engaged shortly after.
If you’d asked me a couple of years ago, I’d have said he was “the one” – my soul mate. Our sex life was brilliant, we went out and had fun together.
Now it feels like we’re flatmates who occasionally have sex.
There’s no romance any more – no little love notes or dates – and sex feels mechanical, not like love-making.
I’m exhausted from working full time, but he expects me to do all the housework and cooking.
If I say I need to go to bed early, or don’t feel well, he tells me I’ve turned into a bore.
Is this it forever now? Have I made a big mistake or do all relationships become like this?
I just want to go back to being happy.
DEIDRE SAYS: Moving in with a partner does change a relationship, and it’s difficult to maintain those heady early days of romance.
Hiccups are natural. But it is concerning things have changed so much, and you’ve gone from being very happy to doubting your future.
Don’t despair. It might not sound romantic, but all relationships require effort and good communication – from both sides.
Be honest with your fiancé and work out ways to get things back on track. A weekend away, date nights, hiring a cleaner – all these things could help.
Miss the love notes? Start writing them yourself. Read my support pack, Looking After Your Relationship, for more advice.