Leaked emails tarnish Beckham’s golden boy image

The former England football captain is said to have sworn in emails to his PR team after being told he would not be made “Sir David” by Queen Elizabeth II because of concerns about his tax affairs.

David Beckham’s squeaky-clean image as a British cultural icon has taken a battering following the leaking of expletive-strewn emails in which he apparently raged about not receiving a knighthood.

The former England football captain is said to have sworn in emails to his PR team after being told he would not be made “Sir David” by Queen Elizabeth II because of concerns about his tax affairs.

A spokesman for the 41-year-old said the emails, released by the Football Leaks website, were “hacked and doctored” to give a “deliberately inaccurate picture”.

But there has been a backlash against Beckham from sections of Britain’s tabloid media.

Monday’s Daily Mail spoke of the “Shame of Saint Becks”, with a columnist pronouncing him “a foul-mouthed, determined egotist” who had used charity work as part of an “increasingly desperate” bid for a knighthood.

Reports which emerged on Friday said the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star refused to put his own money into his humanitarian 7 Fund and tried to obtain reimbursement from the UN children’s agency UNICEF for expenses met by his sponsors.

See inside the swanky party where Trump watched the Super Bowl

President Donald Trump watched Super Bowl 51 at a swanky party at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

His wife, Melania, and his chief of staff, Reince Priebus, were both by his side.

See how Trump spent America's biggest sporting event, with some key details from pool reporters at the party:

After a day full of criticizing a federal judge on Twitter for blocking his temporary immigration ban of seven majority-Muslim countries, Trump arrived at his golf club.

Beautiful birthday photos posted by Veronica Otogo the day she was kidnapped along with friend in Abuja

 

Veronica Otogo and her friend Bisola Mohammed were allegedly kidnapped by yet to be identified men in Abuja, on January 27. Veronica, who turned 24 same day had gone to Cold Stone with Mohammed in a Highlander to buy a cake. That was the last time they were seen.  On the morning of her birthday, Veronica posted these beautiful photos and spoke positive words over her life. Read below:

Turkey 'detains hundreds' in major anti-ISIL operation

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Turkish police have detained hundreds of suspected ISIL members in nationwide raids, according to state media, in the largest operations in the country to target the armed group.

Around 460 suspects, most of them foreign nationals, were arrested in at least 18 provinces, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.

At least 60 people were held in the capital, Ankara, while 150 were arrested in Sanliurfa in the southeast and a further 47 in the nearby city of Gaziantep close to the Syrian border. 

Drake And Burna Boy Link Up In London

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“Pree Me” crooner Burna Boy and American rapper Drake meet up in London.

Burna Boy is having an ongoing UK club tour and Drake is also having his UK tour simultaneously. Both artistes had an opportunity to meet up with each other. It’s evident Drake must be a Burna boy fan after he once updated his Instagram page with Burna boy’s hit single “Pree Me”.

Hunters gun down Hippopotamus terrorizing residents of Kwali Area Council, FCT

 

Local hunters last Friday killed a hippopotamus that has been terrorizing residents of the riverine communities of Abaji and Kwali area council.

The animal was gunned down at the River Gurara forest, in Ashara village of Kwali area council. Some residents gathered together and butchered the hippopotamus for meat. More photos after the cut.

PATRIOTS WIN THE SUPER BOWL! Here are the big plays and moments everybody will be talking about

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The New England Patriots are Super Bowl champions, beating the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime and giving the combination of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady their fifth championship.

Scroll down for all the images and big plays from the big game.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Falcons forced a fumble and later scored on a Devonta Freeman run to take a 7-0 lead. Matt Ryan would later hit Austin Hooper for a 19-yard touchdown pass in the back of the end zone to make it 14-0 mid-way through the second quarter.

Things did not go well for the Patriots early on. Their first four drives included three punts, two Tom Brady sacks, and one fumble. Then, late in the second quarter, with the Patriots driving, Tom Brady threw an interception that was returned 82 yards for a touchdown and an enormous 21-0 lead.

The Patriots finally got a field goal on the final play of the first half and the score was 21-3 heading to halftime.