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IAN HERBERT - DEPUTY SPORTSWRITER CHIEF SPORTSWRITER - It used to be the FA Cup final build-up that began in the sun on Saturday morning, but here, at 11.30 a.m. on third day, it was a Gillingham fan with a long hair on Football Focus, describing the ice rink, its most popular son David Frost, and why the stadium is referred to as 'Home of the Running Man' With all due respect to Newcastle United's Sean Longstaff, over on ITV, who gave us one of those polished pre-match interviews we hear ad nauseam every week. You gave silent praise for the Priestfield Stadium and its narrow little brick back corridor, which might make Sheffield United's hearts shiver. Thenay interview of the day arrived shortly after a ball had even been kicked in in rage among the many FA Cup opponents. When George Elokobi, the Cameroonian who took over as Maidstone United's boss last year after 20 years as a journeyman, fought back tears as he told Focus's legendary Mark Clemmit about his desire to help the National League South team in a way that would have made his father proud. How gorgeous it was.

Concorde, the great achievement of British and French engineering, made its last commercial flight 20 years ago. Jeremy Clarkson (inset), Jodie Kidd, Joan Collins, and David Frost, the legendary TV interviewer, were on board for the flight from New York to London Heathrow. Two other Concorde planes (seen bottom) had already landed just minutes earlier. One of the Edinburgh championship winners had been chosen guests, while the other had welcomed guests into the Bay of Biscay. Thousands of Britons with waving Union Jacks, displaying the nation's pride in the aftermath of the technological feat of supersonic travel. The traumatic Concorde crash in July 2000, which killed all 109 people on board, was not on the agenda that day. The termination of Concorde was largely due to a decrease in demand and the fact that it was so costly, according to British Airways and Air France.

LEWIS STEELE: Earlier this year, Leicester, the former champions of the FA Cup, arrived in Gillingham for a cold January lunchtime. That day, Kent's only Football League club welcomed a full house, and although the Foxes may have mistook them for VIP guests, another celebrity attraction was added. Brad Galinson, a Florida-based real estate mogul, did a lap of the stadium with his wife and sons right before the players took the field at Priestfield for the 27th years of turbulent stewardship under Paul Scally.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The Countess of Chester Hospital, where nurse Lucy Letby committed her murders, is considering a name change. It's a royal title, with the new countess being the Princess of Wales, but the King is unlikely to object. When the then countess, better known as Princess Diana, attended the opening ceremony, the hospital, which came as part of the Cheshire Lunatic Asylum in 1829, became the Countess of Chester in 1984.

CRAIG BROWN: Soon after the death of Princess Diana, a friend's child asked me earnestly: 'But what was Lady Di called before she died?'These days, many under the age of 40 are similarly baffled by the idea that there was once a time when there was nothing to watch: 'But what was on television before they invented breakfast television?' They find it difficult to believe that, although not all that long ago, you could turn on the TV in the morning and be confronted with nothing but a test card made up of vertical and horizontal lines.

Professor Alexander Stafford branded the decision to change Sir Francis Drake Primary School's name "cultural vandalism," according to Professor Robert Tombs of MailOnline: Drake is not honoured as a slave trader; his presence has long been known. Naming a school after him does not imply support for slavery, which would be ridiculous. Drake is known for his contribution to the rescue of England from a devastating storm. Rather than using his name to teach its students valuable lessons about the past, the school has chosen a bland and meaningless alternative that strips it off from history.' The decision, according to David Frost, the government's former Brexit negotiator, is a sign of 'cultural decay.' "This is a really poor indication of our cultural decay and of our humanity's past," Trump tweeted. Last September, the academy in Lewisham, Lewisham, began a discussion to see if the name should be changed in light of Drake's involvement in the slave trade. 88 percent of the 450 parents, teachers, and local people who voted called for a name change. The school will now be named Twin Oaks Primary School, a term first suggested by pupils referencing two oak trees at the front door of the grounds.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: Be honest, how much would you pay for a ticket to hear Theresa May give a speech?A fiver?A tenner?What if they threw in a rubber chicken breast and half a bottle of Algerian paint stripper?Any takers? Well, no, but not really.

Despite being granted the name of Prince of Wales, Welsh firebrand Michael Sheen has launched a war of words with Prince William after the outspoken anti-Brexit actor blasted the senior royal for giving out shirts to England's World Cup squad, only two years after he said William should never be given his father's old title. William's trip to the team's training center on Monday - where he gave them shirts for the FIFA tournament in Qatar - was "completely inappropriate," Sheen, who slammed King Charles for visiting Wales on Owain Glyndr day during the Queen's remembrance in September. The Prince of Wales proclaimed to the World Cup squad, 'We're all rooting for you.' However, Sheen, whose illustrious roles include Tony Blair, football manager Brian Clough, and broadcaster David Frost, roared: "He should, of course, help whoever he likes and as President of the FA, [the] visit is understandable." But surely he sees holding the title Prince of Wales at the same time is entirely inappropriate?Not a shred of embarrassment?Or sensitivity to the problem here?' On a trip to Cardiff, William struck back at Sheen, telling reporters that he would be supporting both England and Wales.

In Keeping Up Appearance (the pair on left) and as Miss Davenport in the Last of the Summer Wine, BBC viewers will fondly recall the 'comedy great' from childhood to now, but Tewson's career spanned 1950s to today. After graduating from RADA in 1952, the 'wonderful' actress appeared on David Frost on Sunday with comedy legends Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker (bottom right) and appeared in the sitcom Shelley in the 70s and 80s. Leonard Rossiter, a fellow actor, dated her for three years before divorced in 1961. 'Len was always going off with other women and being uncaring,' Tewson said of their brief time together.' Debbie Arnold, a former EastEnders actress, expressed sorrow for her loss: "We're so sad we lost two amazing people, firstly Bruce Montague and then two days later - Josephine Tewson.' Judy Buxton and I had the pleasure of visiting the world and the United Kingdom with these comedy legends ending up in the West End. We had a blast. I adored Jo.'

Les Dawson died nearly 30 years ago, but Jon Culshaw (pictured) of Radio 4's Dead Ringers has produced a spectacular revival of Manchester's greatest stand-up at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Dawson was the kind of old-school 1970s stand-up booed by the comedians who make today's Edinburgh Festival establishment.

Lord Frost, the former Prime Minister of the Cabinet, has denied that there is no climate emergency, and he has urged the next prime minister to move away from'medieval technology' such as wind power. Over the past two decades, the former Brexit negotiator, who is funding Liz Truss for the Tory leadership, has taken a 'completely inaccurate approach to climate and energy policy.' He requested that Britain abandon the'managing demand' for energy and instead place more emphasis on fracking and nuclear efficiency, as well as carbon capture and storage (CCS). Lord Frost blasted an attempt that called for a'pragmatic' response to climate change, which the Conservative peer noted was just "one of the many" problems facing the UK. Lord Frost's support for Ms Truss during the Tory leadership race has sparked rumors that if the Foreign Secretary wins the battle to replace Boris Johnson, he may return to the Cabinet - or become the new PM's chief of staff.