News about Mike Phillips

Sian Doyle (left), who was in charge of Welsh language channel S4C, was unresponsive by her husband on Thursday morning. Ms Doyle was fired last month amid allegations of bullying, and a report by S4C board chairman Rhodri Williams criticizing the channel's culture was released today. Since another boss, chief content officer Llinos Griffin-Williams (right) was fired after she reportedly mocked former Wales rugby player Mike Phillips' Welsh language skills, the channel was rocked by controversy (inset).

Llinos Griffin-Williams, who lost her career at S4C - Channel 4 in Wales, claims she has been the object of 'inappropriate conduct.' Ms Griffin-Williams was accused of being inebriated in the French bar and screaming at ex-Wales rugby player Mike Phillips that if it wasn't for her, no one would know who she was, adding that his Welsh wasn't strong enough.

At the Rugby World Cup in France, Llinos Griffin-Williams, 40, a TV executive at S4C, was dismissed after hurling alcohol at sports commentator Mike Phillips. Last April, the mother-of-two was lured into the £150,000-per-year job of chief content officer at S4C - Channel 4 in Wales. However, she was banned from 'gross misconduct' just over a year after she was accused of bullying former Wales rugby player and television pundit Mike Phillips at an after-party following the Wales vs. Georgia rugby match last Saturday. Miss Griffin-Williams was found to have been inebriated at the French bar and screamed at Mr Phillips that if it wasn't for her, no one would know who it was, adding that his Welsh wasn't strong enough.

SHAUN EDWARDS - FRANCE'S DEFENCE COACH — We've spent a lot of time preparing for this World Cup, and now it's business time. Wherever we go, I can feel the excitement. Outside the hotel, fans are eager for autographs, and the lads' faces are on billboards all over town. I adore it. We're getting police escorts everywhere, and you can hear people yelling 'Allez Bleus'. These are the days we live in. Fabien Galthie told the participants that New Zealand had never lost a pool game in the World Cup at the start of the week. It seemed that it was a bit of a challenge, and you could see the players' faces on the screen. It set the tone. The bigger the challenge, the more our players accept it.

According to Sir Trevor Philips (left), Britain has a lot to be proud of in combating bigotry, which is why Harry and Meghan's (right) self-indulgent silliness is driving him hopping mad. 'They could have been a beacon of discovery and reconciliation! He says, not just to Britain, but also the world.' 'They completely squandered a golden opportunity to show everyone what this country is really like in terms of race and ethnicity,' he says, getting crosser and crosser. "They wrote this completely unnecessary and painful tale about how they were mistreated,' which, frankly, no one believes.' (Inset: British liner 'Empire Windrush' in 1954)

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW OF NIK SIMON IN DUBAI: Mike Phillips, a photographer who is researching his new life in Dubai, has a set of photographs from a 5-a-side football tournament in the desert last summer. Phillips was charged with marking Luis Figo, and the Welshman's team triumphed despite the odds. 'You see a lot of footballers out here,' he says. 'My wife is best friends with Nicolas Anelka's wife, who lived a few blocks away from home, and she used to live a few blocks away.' We spent a little time together. It was fascinating to hear Fernando Torres explain why Liverpool was so much more successful than Chelsea, and how teams treat major personalities.' He discusses how he ended up on Anelka's latest Netflix series and shares tales about his friendship with countryman Aaron Ramsay. 'Ramsay is a little more of a rugby fan,' he says. 'Likes a little banter.' I messaged him the other day saying, "Arsenal are doing well since you left!"It took him a while to reply!' Phillips is less upbeat when the discussion shifts to Welsh rugby.