Casualty will not air on BBC One this week after an unexpected schedule shake-up (Picture: BBC)
I don’t know about you but nothing says ‘Saturday Night’ to me quite like sitting down to watch Casualty with a cuppa.
As someone who has partaken in such a thing for the better part of three decades, I’d say it’s one of my favourite times of the week, so I get why fans find it rather frustrating to learn that the BBC One soap has been pulled from TV schedules.
The drama in the ED has been at an all-time high over the past few weeks (and that really is saying something!), with the CQC (Care Quality Commission) set to visit the hospital after newcomer Matty (Aron Julius) filed a report.
The situation was made worse when Ceri (Gwyneth Strong) was keeping a watchful eye over proceedings, informing Flynn Byron (Olly Rix) that he would have a month to get things sorted and under control before she returned for another inspection.
And this inspection would ultimately decide whether the department has a future – or if the staff will have any jobs left to go to.
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The inspection in question will be at the centre of the next episode, but with Casualty not on TV tonight, viewers will have to wait a little bit longer to find out the outcome.
But when is Casualty back, I hear you ask? Luckily, we’ve got some answers for you about the reason why it won’t air tonight, as well as when you can expect it back on our screens.
Why is Casualty not on tonight?
Casualty is taking a brief hiatus, due to the Six Nations rugby tournament between Wales and Scotland.
Tense times in the ED – will the inspection go to plan? (Picture: BBC Studios)
The coverage will commence at 6pm on BBC One and conclude at 7:15pm, causing a knock-on effect with subsequent programmes as Gladiators will air in a later slot, followed by Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and new drama The Walsh Sisters.
When is Casualty next on?
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The good news for fans is that it’s only off screens for one-week, meaning Casualty will return to screens at 8:30pm on Saturday, February 28.
But as has been the norm for quite some time now, audiences can stream the episode from 6am on BBC iPlayer on the day of broadcast.
As mentioned earlier, the long-running drama’s returning offering will focus on the inspection as the CQC return to the ED.
The question is: will Matty and Kim (Jasmine Bayes) cause issues? Or will things go off without a hitch?
Casualty airs Saturdays evenings on BBC One or stream from 6am on BBC iPlayer.
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Xavier Vilajoana is one of four candidates vying for the role with the election at the Camp Nou to take place on 15 March.
He has already boldly vowed to go after England international Harry Kane, insisting he and his team have already made contact over an ambitious move to prise him away from Bayern Munich in the summer.
But Vilajoana has also suggested Rashford’s proposed switch will be reevaluated if he is voted into office to replace Joan Laporta.
But Vilajoana’s comments have raised fresh doubts. The presidential hopeful has instead suggested the club look ‘in-house’ to bolster their attacking options, naming the club’s former youth player Jan Virgili, now of Mallorca, as one alternative option.
‘I am someone who believes you should always look in-house first, as I’ve always said, and then look outside depending on the characteristics of the players you have,” Vilajoana told ESPN of the possibility of paying Rashford’s clause.
Rashford has rediscovered his form in Spain (Picture: Getty)
‘For example, I want to give the example of Jan Virgili, who is currently playing for Mallorca. He’s a great winger.
‘I would maybe look at [exercising the clause to re-sign him] as an option, for example, rather than paying the Rashford clause.
‘That said, it’s not just the president who arrives and makes the decision. The president arrives, puts things on the table, alternatives are considered, it’s discussed and a decision is made.
‘What I am clear on is that if [signing Rashford] is considered to be the best decision from a sporting point of view, the money will be there to make it happen.’
His family confirmed his death via a statement: ‘With heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following a courageous battle with ALS.’
Before dying, he recorded an interview with Brad Falchuk for Famous Last Words, where he shared a final message for his daughters.
Signing off, he said: ‘Billie and Georgia, you are my heart, you are my everything. Goodnight. I love you. Those are my last words.’
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Dane shared two girls with his ex-wife Rebecca Gayheart, who he said in the special episode that he still deeply loved.
Dane shares his two daughters with Rebecca Gayheart (Picture: Startraks/Shutterstock)
ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease (Picture: Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images)
The 50-minute programme started with narration from Falchuk: ‘Imagine we had the opportunity to hear from a cultural icon, after they’ve passed away.
‘A chance for them to shape their own legacy, to be heard one last time in their own words.’
It featured a sit-down interview with the two men, followed by a monologue which Dane addressed to his children.
After the 40-minute chat in which he discussed his relationship with his parents, his struggles with addiction, and his memorable times on both Euphoria and Grey’s Anatomy, Dane talked directly to viewers.
He began: ‘Billie and Georgia, these words are for you.
‘I tried. I stumbled sometimes, but I tried. Overall, we had a blast, didn’t we?’
‘Goodnight. I love you. Those are my last words.’ (Picture: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Disney Live!)
He played Jacob Elordi’s father, Cal Jacobs, in Euphoria (Picture: HBO/Kobal/Shutterstock)
Dane reminisced on the blissful times they’d spent together on holidays and said: ‘Those days, pun intended, were heaven.’
He then went on to tell them about the four things he’d learned from the disease: ‘First, live now, right now in the present. It’s hard, but I learned to do that.’
Secondly, he said: ‘Fall in love. Not necessarily with a person, although I do recommend that as well. But fall in love with something.’
Next, he said to ‘choose your friends wisely. Find your people and allow them to find you, and then give yourselves to them.’
Finally, he told his daughters to never give up: ‘Never give up. Fight until your last breath. This disease is slowly taking my body, but it will never take my spirit.
‘The two of you are different people, but you’re both strong and resilient. You inherited resiliency from me.
Dane was known for playing Dr. Mark Sloane in Grey’s Anatomy, and was nicknamed McSteamy for a scene where he appeared coming out of a shower (Picture: THA/Shutterstock)
Dane said the best friends will give back to you: ‘No judgement. No conditions. No questions asked.’ (Picture: Netflix)
‘That’s my superpower, I bounce right up, and I keep coming back. […]
‘So when something unexpected hits you, and it will, because that’s life, fight and face it with honesty, integrity and grace, even if it feels or seems insurmountable.’
‘I hope I’ve demonstrated that you can face anything. You can face the end of your days. You can face hell with dignity. Fight girls, and hold your heads high.
‘Billie and Georgia, you are my heart. You are my everything. Good night. I love you. Those are my last words.’
Jane Goodall also sat down with Falchuk for an episode before she died (Picture: Netflix)
Reacting to the words on X, @houseofbey4 said: ‘That pierced my heart. Just so beautiful.’
@RyanShowLive called it ‘powerful and moving’. He went on: ‘Facing life’s toughest moments with dignity is the greatest lesson anyone can leave behind.’
And Aniekeme Okon wrote: ‘This broke me. A father’s love wrapped in strength with dignity. Hug your people a little tighter tonight.’
Famous Last Words: Eric Dane is available to watch on Netflix.
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The body of an elderly woman was found hidden in a freezer at a home in a quiet Welsh cul-de-sac.
The victim, in her 80s, was found during a police search of a home in Porthcawl on Tuesday afternoon after concerns were raised for her welfare.
A 60-year-old man from Porthcawl has been arrested on suspicion of preventing a lawful burial.
It is unclear how the pensioner died and forensic police officers remain at the scene as investigations continue.
A South Wales force spokesman said: ‘South Wales Police attended an address on Poplar Crescent, Porthcawl at 1.45pm on Tuesday, February 17, after a call concerning the welfare of a woman.
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‘A woman in her 80s from Porthcawl was found dead within the property.
‘A 60-year-old man from Porthcawl has been arrested on suspicion of preventing a lawful burial and remains in police custody.
Epic Games’ classic shooter Unreal Tournament 2004 has been resurrected by fans, with a new patch to make it run on modern PCs.
Although Epic Games’ most successful title in the modern gaming landscape is Fortnite, before that they were better known for Gears Of War and, before that, the Unreal series of games.
There were originally two flavours of Unreal games, one a primarily single-player first person shooter and the other a series of arena-based multiplayer titles called Unreal Tournament, with the ubiquitous Unreal Engine powering them both.
Unreal appeared in 1998, with Unreal Tournament a year later. Unreal only got one sequel but Tournament proved more popular and eventually hit the big time with the widely popular Unreal Tournament 2004.
There hasn’t been a legitimate way to play Unreal Tournament 2004 since Epic shut all the servers down in January 2023, and delisted the title from stores. However, thanks to fans, the shooter is now back and available to download and play for free.
The plans to revive Unreal Tournament 2004 were announced last year, as part of the OldUnreal community project to revive and update Epic’s early shooters. The community already got Epic’s approval to bring back Unreal Gold and 1999’s Unreal Tournament, and it’s now done the same with the 2004 game.
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As for how you can claim the download, there are a couple of steps. The original disc image for Unreal Tournament 2004 is hosted on the Internet Archive, and while OldUnreal isn’t allowed to host the game outright, you can download it using an installer from the archive, hosted on OldUnreal’s website here.
After you’ve downloaded the game, you need to download a community patch via GitHub for Unreal Tournament 2004, which enables it to run on modern operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Mac.
In the release notes for the patch, OldUnreal project manager Stijn-volckaert wrote: ‘Please note that this is the first public patch for Unreal Tournament 2004 in over 20 years. ‘We have implemented numerous fixes and improvements, written a new SDL backend for Linux and macOS, and even a new renderer.
‘We have also migrated the entire codebase to modern build systems. Some new bugs may have slipped in!’
As a classic of the shooter genre, and for champions of game preservation, it’s good news all round. It’s also a bittersweet reminder of how Epic Games ditched development of the Unreal Tournament series in order to double down on Fortnite.
Although you’d have to say, from their point of view, that was unquestionably the right choice.
Former Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic has been linked with Manchester United (Picture: Getty)
Tim Howard says he would like to see ex-Chelsea man Christian Pulisic at Manchester United and is confident the forward could reach ‘another level’ back in the Premier League.
The high-profile switch saw Pulisic become the most expensive American footballer in history and BVB’s second-biggest sale of all-time behind Ousmane Dembele.
In the years that have followed, Pulisic has managed to rebuild his career in Italy with AC Milan, to the extent that the United States international is now widely considered to be among the finest attacking talents in Serie A football.
Milan sit second in the table this season and Pulisic has been instrumental for Massimiliano Allegri’s side, racking up eight goals and two assists in the league. Inter striker Lisandro Martinez is the only player to outscore the American after 24 games.
Pulisic’s outstanding run of form has reportedly caught the attention of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool in recent months – and his fellow countryman Howard is not in the least bit surprised.
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Only Martinez has outscored Pulisic in Serie A this season (Picture: Getty)
The USA international is enjoying his third season at the San Siro (Picture: Getty)
‘I’m going to put him in a very high class here… Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah, we now know the finished products,’ the ex-Manchester United and USA goalkeeper said on Unfiltered Soccer when discussing the rumours linking Pulisic with a return to England.
‘When I say those names, people are going to go, “Huh? Those are two of the greatest players in Premier League history”, but I remember Kevin De Bruyne at Chelsea, I remember Mohamed Salah at Chelsea.
‘They weren’t good enough, apparently, so they went abroad. Mohamed Salah went to Roma and Kevin De Bruyne went to Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg.
‘They were the players that they were, they gained confidence, they did all those things, they came back to the Premier League and then it was game over, history was written.
Pulisic won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 (Picture: Getty)
‘I sort of feel like that with Christian Pulisic as well because he was at Borussia Dortmund. We get it, it’s a big club. He was still young, though, and he then goes to Chelsea.
‘I backed him to the hilt at Chelsea and unfortunately he didn’t get the rub of the green, went through some different coaches and then he went off. But he sort of reminds me of Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne in that he went off, he’s matured and he’s older, and he’s gone to one of the best teams in the league.
‘He’s put AC Milan on his back and he’s been the best player in that league so now I think, from the physical, football maturity-side, he now comes back to the Premier League, and he gets slotted into a Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, I think there’s actually another level for him.
‘I personally like it.’
Pulisic could reach ‘another level’ at Manchester United, says Howard (Picture: Getty)
Asked if Pulisic may be better off joining a mid-table team over the likes of United or Arsenal, Howard replied: ‘It depends who you are.
‘If his eyes are on the prize of saying, “Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey… I want to put them in my wake, I want to be said in the same breath as those guys”, and if that’s his mentality, I don’t know if it is, then he’s going to look at this World Cup differently.
‘If he’s saying, “I kind of want to play every week, be the guy”, then he can go to a number six through to eight team in the Premier League.
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‘But if he’s really saying, “I’ve been to the Premier League, I’ve tasted what it’s like at the top at a big club like Chelsea, I want more of that, I’ve got something to prove here”… I don’t know his mentality but I think he does [think like that] and I’d like to see him on these teams.
‘If I look at Liverpool and I look at Arsenal, the jury is out on Manchester United… these are well-grooved teams, they really are. They’re well run, they’re well-grooved, they’re playing well.
‘So if they’re buying him and paying a decent fee for him then they have a plan for him. It’s not part of an experiment… maybe it would be with Manchester United a little bit but it’s still Manchester United.’
Howard added: ‘I don’t think you can turn that down personally.’
Pulisic is set for a big summer with USA hosting this year’s World Cup (Picture: Getty)
Howard’s podcast co-host Landon Donovan is also a huge admirer of Pulisic’s talent and has been pleased to see the forward enjoy success in Italian football with AC Milan.
However, considering Pulisic’s history of injury problems, Donovan has doubts about his compatriot being able to compete week-in, week out with the ‘monsters’ plying their trade in the Premier League.
‘This is a scenario where I think if he is motivated and wants to go prove it, he is capable of it, going to one of these big clubs in England and he is capable of doing it,’ Donovan said.
‘The one hesitation I have actually, and this is just speaking from personal experience, but the physical part of it is a real thing.
‘Christian is a phenomenal athlete but some of the athletes in the Premier League are monsters. And to do it 35, 40, 45 times a year at that pace is really hard.
‘We see him break down a little from time to time. I don’t know physically if he could do it every single week for two or three years like some of these guys because it’s really hard.’
