Dom Manfredi's Wigan Warriors future up in the air with contract set to expire

Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam admits his squad will be decimated for Thursday’s trip to Wakefield Trinity.

EastEnders legend Sid Owen was reportedly in talks to return to Albert Square until a money dispute cut the plans short.The actor regularly played Ricky Butcher in the soap from 1988 until 2012, and previously teased in 2016 that he had a ‘contract with the BBC’ that could see him return. While that has never materialised, it seems that the former market stall trader was in line to reappear in Walford, alongside the return of Charlie Brooks, who plays his onscreen sister, Janine.

Wigan Warriors head coach Adrian Lam is waiting to discover the seriousness of winger Dom Manfredi’s knee problem.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentOscar-nominated Danish director Lone Scherfig (“An Education”) will be making her return to television with “The Shift,” an emotional series set in a contemporary maternity ward headlined by Danish star Sofie Gråbøl (“The Killing,” “The Undoing”). The prestige eight-part series starts shooting this week, it has been commissioned by Danish commercial channel TV2 and TV2 Play, and is being represented in international markets by Beta Film.

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Pink Floyd is to be demolished after a decade spent fighting redevelopment plans.The Flying Pig in Cambridge was regularly visited by the band’s original frontman Syd Barrett. It is said to be the place where he first met future Pink Floyd guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour, when it was named The Crown in the late 1950s.The pub’s managers Matt and Justine Hatfield said they have been given six months to vacate the property.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen Jason Sudeikis called Mumford & Sons lead singer Marcus Mumford, it took the artist six weeks to get back to him because he kept two cellphones — a U.S one and his usual U.K number. Sudeikis had rang the former, a phone he rarely checked.As it turned out, the actor and EP was seeking a composer for “Ted Lasso” (streaming on Apple TV Plus) where Sudeikis plays the titular character, a fish-out-of-water football coach hired to lead a British soccer team.

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WandaVision star Paul Bettany has said that his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe is uncertain.When asked about the future of his character Vision, the actor told The Playlist: “I don’t have a contract. I don’t know that.

Jason Manford has shared a glimpse inside his lavish theatre-themed 40th birthday.The comedian, who celebrated the milestone birthday on the scorching Bank Holiday Monday, shared a collection of snaps to his 322,000 Instagram followers of the glamorous garden party.The 40 year old revealed how his best friend Steph Ledigo, owner of the popular Go PR and Events, organised the birthday bash.

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Wigan Warriors were annihilated by Catalans Dragons as their unbeaten start came to an end.