All news for 2023-01-09

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Arteta learns he has two back-up stars he can rely on in hard-fought Arsenal win
OXFORD UNITED 0-3 ARSENAL: Mohamed Elneny opened the scoring and Eddie Nketiah struck twice as the Gunners set up a fourth-round FA Cup tie with Manchester City
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Rocket blasts off from Cornwall in first-ever orbital mission launched from UK
Named in tribute to The Rolling Stones’ hit, the mission involves a repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft and Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket. Several satellites were blasted into space tonight
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Gareth Bale broke promise to LAFC after announcing retirement from football
Wales legend Gareth Bale has announced his retirement from club and international football, aged 33, despite committing his long-term future to LAFC in the summer
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Isak has suffered guilty feelings since becoming Newcastle's record transfer
Alexander Isak joined Newcastle for a club-record £56million fee in he summer but the Sweden international missed 13 matches through injury before his comeback on Saturday
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EastEnders fans fear Freddie has something to hide as he talks Lily's pregnancy
EastEnders fans were left horrified as they fear Freddie Slater has something to hide about Lily Slater's pregnancy as they watched him panic during an interview with social services
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Stacey Solomon shows off huge baby bump in adorable picture with family
Pregnant Stacey Solomon took to her Instagram page to share sweet snaps of her and her family posing in front of a mirror
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Meghan 'sobbed on floor' in row with Kate over Charlotte's bridesmaid dress
Harry claims the incident was largely driven by Kate, who was angered at having to wait a day to hear back from Meghan about the offending garment ahead of the 2018 Royal wedding
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Prolific Eddie Nketiah helps Arsenal overcome stubborn Oxford - 5 talking points
OXFORD 0-3 ARSENAL: Mikel Arteta's side rallied during the final 30 minutes of Monday night's game to secure a tough fourth-round FA Cup tie against Manchester City
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6 times Vieira lived up to Arteta's honest assessment during Oxford FA Cup clash
OXFORD 0-3 ARSENAL: Mikel Arteta laid down the gauntlet to Fabio Vieira ahead of Arsenal's FA Cup clash with Oxford United and gave the £34m signing an opportunity to impress in place of Martin Odegaard
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Victoria Beckham's fashion and beauty empire records £66m losses since launch
Victoria Beckham rose to fame as a member of the Spice Girls, but has since pursued a career path that saw her venture away from performing, with her having a fashion and cosmetics empire now
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O'Sullivan issues opinion on snooker's match-fixing probe as chiefs hit back
Ronnie O'Sullivan is into the quarter finals of the Masters, but has had his say on the crisis that has seen two players removed from the Triple Crown tournament
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Arsenal's next opponents in FA Cup as Eddie Nketiah bags brace vs Oxford
The Gunners are through to the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating League One side Oxford United on Monday night and Mikel Arteta's side will face a tough task later this month
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Iconic Days of Our Lives star Quinn Redeker - who played villain Alex - has died
Iconic Days of Our Lives star Quinn Redeker, best known for playing villain Alex Marshall in the hit US soap for eight years from 1979, died in LA on December 20, his family have confirmed
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'Lady Hussey's actions constitute racism, Harry - you shouldn't defend her'
Darren Lewis says Prince Harry is on dangerous territory when he suggests that the comments made by Lady Susan Hussey about Sistah Space founder Ngozi Fulani represent 'unconscious bias' and not racism
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PSG owner eyes full control or stake in Man Utd or Liverpool after Spurs talks
Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi has met with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy and is also interested in investing in Liverpool and Manchester United
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Spectators hoping to see UK's first rocket launch stuck in 'gridlocked' traffic
Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl rocket is due to launch from Spaceport Cornwall, at Cornwall Airport near Newquay tonight with hundreds of people flocking to the site for the historic event
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EastEnders star Nina Wadia developed anxiety-induced insomnia after having kids
Nina Wadia - who is known for having played Zainab Masood on EastEnders - has spoken about previously developing anxiety-induced insomnia, which sparked two decades of trouble sleep
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Ferrari pay 'extra compensation' to block Mattia Binotto from joining F1 rivals
Binotto has been replaced as Ferrari team principal by Frederic Vasseur, but even though the team has moved on it seems the 53-year-old won't be able to until at least 2024
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LeBron James and Russell Westbrook conversation hints Los Angeles Lakers tension
LeBron James and Russell Westbrook appeared to convey very different messages during an impromptu team meeting, and the former's reaction might hint at some of the chemistry issues in the team
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Love Island splurge on epic stunt in most expensive series opener for Maya Jama
Love Island bosses have splashed out on 'the most expensive opener for a series ever' to launch Maya Jama as the new host of the ITV series, which returns for its winter edition next week
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Love Island's Maya Jama was forced to keep hosting gig a secret from mum
Love Island's new host Maya Jama has revealed she was forced to keep her hosting gig on the ITV2 show a secret from her mum as she was worried her family would spill the secret
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Love Island's Olivia Hawkins' surprising Hollywood connection amid villa stint
Olivia Hawkins is an actress and ring girl who is heading into the Love Island villa but she has revealed she has rubbed shoulders with some huge Hollywood stars including Jason Statham and Daniel Craig
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Inside Winter Love Island's raunchiest villa yet with sex toy 'playtime' area
Love Island will return for its latest winter edition next week, with islanders set to stay in a new villa in South Africa that has been designed to give the cast more opportunities to be intimate
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Winter Love Island line-up in full – from Michelle Keegan body double to farmer
Love Island is travelling to South Africa for a second winter series, which is set to launch on January 16. A string of singletons have been confirmed to be heading into the villa including a farmer and rugby star
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Love Island's Kai Fagan has famous relative who was in Coronation Street
Kai Fagan, a science and PE teacher, is hoping to find a girlfriend on Love Island this winter as he revealed one of his relatives was a huge star in ITV soap Coronation Street