News about James Burrows

Three 'urban explorer' teenage girls appear in court after being spotted inside a dilapidated farmhouse

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 28, 2024
Three teenage girls obsessed with exploring abandoned buildings have appeared in court after being caught red-handed inside a dilapidated farmhouse. Sarah Waltham, now 20 but 19 at the time, Shannon Fowler, 18, and Emily McGhee, 19, broke into a former farmhouse undergoing renovation as part of an online trend. Urban exploring - or 'urbanex' - sees people accessing buildings and locations not usually accessible to the public.

Egg-obsessed thief, 71, filmed stealing from a nature reserve and caught with 3,000 of the objects avoids third jail term as court hears he is getting help for his 'addiction'

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 3, 2024
A prolific egg thief branded a 'one-man machine for devastation' avoided a third jail term today after a court heard he was getting help for his 'addiction'. Daniel Lingham, 71, was caught with nearly 3,000 specimens at his home after he was observed on a concealed camera stealing two nightjar eggs from a Norfolk nature reserve. Investigators recognised him from his distinctive walking stick and raided his house a month later. Lingham had been expected to receive a jail term, having been sent to prison for ten weeks in 2005 and 18 weeks in 2018 for similar offences.

EXCLUSIVE: International footballers are at breaking point, says PFA chief as new report reveals players at Qatar World Cup spent average of eight days longer with injury

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 19, 2023
MATT HUGHES: After a recent analysis revealed that participants in last year's World Cup spent an average of eight days longer out due to injury, PFA chief executive Maheta Molango said last night that international players are at a 'breaking point.' The most prominent Premier League players suffered after the World Cup, with 49 players missing matches the following month, which Molango described as 'unsustainable.'

The cast was 'destroyed' by Matthew Perry's death: 'They lost a brother,' according to Friends director James Burrows:

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 2, 2023
Following the death of their costar Matthew Perry, the cast were left "destroyed," according to the Friends' director. On Thursday, James Burrows discussed his 'complete surprise,' he said with NBC's Liz Kreutz for Today.' Matthew died on Saturday at his Los Angeles home at 54 years old after being discovered unconscious in a hot tub.

JAN MOIR: Any man who kisses a woman on the lips without asking should be shown a red card

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2023
JAN MOIR: The kissgate storm is far from clear cut, although I do believe it to be an unfortunate occurrence for Rubiales; sooner or later, he'll have to leave, particularly after his gross claims that the kiss was 'consensual.' Even his uncle accepts that his destiny is sealed. Juan Rubiales told a Spanish newspaper that his nephew is a 'boy' who is obsessed with women and power, a 'cowardly man' whose greatest enemy is himself,' and that, in a'sane' sense, a person with no'slightest dignity' would be able to get out of this situation in a 'indecent way.'

Friends fans SLAM 'garbage' producer for 'harsh' critique of Helen Baxendale's comedy skills - with enraged viewers insisting she WAS funny as Emily

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2023
Friends also blasted Helen Baxendale's appearance on the program by claiming she was "not funny" in her role as Emily. James Burrows, who produced more than 1,000 episodes of sitcoms, including Cheers and Will & Grace, admitted that it was difficult to work with Helen because the other actors couldn't produce any comedic energy. As a result, the improvised comedy 'was like clapping with one hand,' the director explained that David Schwimmer, who played Emily's love interest Ross Gellar, had 'no one to bounce off.'

Helen Baxendale, a friends' director, wanted to recast "not funny."

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 30, 2023
It was a challenge to work with Helen, according to James Burrows, who has written more than 1,000 episodes of sitcoms, including Cheers and Will & Grace.

Friends director reveals it was a struggle to work with 'not funny' Helen Baxendale but he had no time to recast her: 'David Schwimmer had no one to bounce off!'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 30, 2023
Helen Baxendale has been branded 'good but not funny' by the legendary US television director who shot her in Friends. James Burrows, who has produced more than 1,000 episodes of sitcoms, including Cheers and Will & Grace, said it was a challenge to work with Helen because the other actors couldn't muster any comedic energy. As a result, the attempted comedy was like clapping with a single hand,' the director wrote.' David Schwimmer, who starred Ross Gellar, had 'no one to bounce off.'

Staff foiled a Bulgarian gang who attempted to steal barrels of cooking oil from a Morrisons

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 21, 2023
A Bulgarian gang attempting to loot barrels of cooking oil from Morrisons in a broad daylight sting job was arrested by brave supermarket workers who held them inside the delivery yard gates. Boris Ognyanov, 37, Ian Georgiev, 43, and Nikolay Yordanov, 44, were among the cooking oil victims after high price increases made it a hot commodity on the black market.

The most injuries in Europe were suffered by Premier League players.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 29, 2022
In 2021-22, the top division's njuries were up to 1,231 last year, up from 938 in the season's top division. Chelsea ranked first in England's injury ranking with 97, while Manchester United came in second place with 81 and Liverpool, who finished second in every competition they entered last season - who reached the top ranked eighty-87. Due to the injuries, the league was also affected financially, losing £184.57 million, with LaLiga in Spain second on £109.34 million.