CHELSEA fans are furious after seeing the Blues 2024/25 away kit ‘leaked’, with some calling it an ‘England shirt with design changes’.

Nike has already been criticized for their controversial England shirt design, but now they have Chelsea fans behind them too.

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Over the years the west London outfit has showcased a variety of jumpers, but some have been more popular than others.

There have been some pretty scandalous shirts on display at Stamford Bridge, including the 1994/95 away shirt as famously worn by Ruud Gullit.

Now a leaked image of the 2024/25 away kit has fans furious.

Footy headlines unveiled the new fit at X, featuring a white shirt with royal blue on the collar and sleeves, along with a red stripe.

The classic Chelsea logo is in blue and red, with a blue Nike check mark outlined in red.

And a few eagle-eyed fans questioned the difference between the Chelsea kit and the England home kit.

One supporter said: “Is there a difference between this and the England home kit?”

A second then added: “England shirt with 5 minutes of design changes.”

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While another fan even described the comic as “horrible”.

It appears the club is moving away from the dark color scheme as their current away shirt is “pitch blue and high shades”.

Last season’s away shirt was white and then yellow in 2021/22; light blue in 2020/21, and white, with collar, in 2019/20.

Fans will now eagerly await the unveiling of the club’s third strips, goalkeeper shirts, training equipment and matchwear to see what surprises Chelsea have in store for the coming season.

Meanwhile, the England football team recently made headlines with a new kit that divided fans with their rebranding of the St. George’s flag.

Tory Prime Minister Rishi Sunak slammed the new kit, while Opposition Leader Sir Keir Starmer joined calls for Nike to scrap it entirely.

A KNOWN tipster has leaked what is reportedly a roadmap for Apple’s planned products going forward.

The document is said to come from a financing company called Samsung Securities.

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A well-known tipster known as @Tech_Reve leaked the document on X.

They posted an image of the plan that runs from 2023 to 2027.

“Apple’s next product roadmap. Source: Samsung Effects,” the Tipster wrote.

Looking ahead to 2027, the roadmap suggests that Apple plans to make augmented reality glasses and a foldable iPad by that date.

An additional detail is that the rumored iPad will be 20 inches.

Let’s take a step back: 2026 would be the year we see a foldable iPhone.

It is suggested that the foldable iPhone will be available in 6-inch and 8-inch variants.

Apple’s rivals like Samsung already make foldable devices, but a foldable iPhone has yet to be announced.

An OLED iPad Air and Mini are also on the list.

Additionally, an Extended Reality MacBook is reportedly in the works for 2026.

Extended reality includes augmented, virtual and mixed reality.

It could mean that the rumored MacBook will offer virtual reality experiences.

In 2025, the roadmap states that an iPhone SE4 is in the works with a triple 48 MP camera.

There is also a 2023 section with confirmed gadgets released.

The 2024 section lists the Vision Pro and an OLED iPad.

We’ve reached out to Apple for comment on the roadmap.

The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) would hold the Combined Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2023 today, March 17, 2024. However, according to the report prabhatkhabar.com, the JPSC

The Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) would hold the meeting Combined Preliminary Investigation Civil Service 2023 today, March 17, 2024. However, according to the report prabhatkhabar.com, the JPSC Civil Services Prelims papers were allegedly leaked from the testing center Upendra Nath Verma Inter College, Chatra ahead of the exam. Regarding X, several students claim that the bundle of question papers was opened before the start of the exam.

Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi shared a post on The question paper leak also comes to light in #चतरा. The Champhai government’s decision to conduct the JPSC exam in a hurry, with incomplete preparation and a malicious attempt to sell seats, has shattered the dreams of the students. It is a shame to have exams in Jharkhand and its papers are leaked every time. The JMM Congress government has created such an image that ‘if there is an investigation, the paper will leak’.

#जामताड़ा Yes #JPSC I think I did a good job. I think I did a good job #चतरा I think I did well ै।

I think I did a good job The JPSC website is a high priority I think I like it… pic.twitter.com/ABAq4dMAb5

— Babulal Marandi (Modi Ka Parivar) (@yourBabulal) March 17, 2024

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APPLE fans are going wild after leaked designs reveal the iPhone 16 may have a groundbreaking new button.

Design renders show an extra button called the “Capture Button” on the right side of the phone – and it could revolutionize the selfie.

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At the push of a button, yes get it photos and launch video clips, offering users an alternative to tapping away on the screen.

And this isn’t the only button change Apple has in store.

The “Action button” – the small button above the volume buttons on the left – will become larger – the images suggest.

The new renders, obtained by 91mobilesare CAD (computer-aided design) files provided to third-party iPhone case manufacturers prior to a device’s launch.

According to the site, the Capture button is located below the usual location of the current button on the edge of the phone, to the right of the screen.

The site said: “A record button will be present below the power button to allow better control over the camera system.”

It added: “(It) is expected to enable functions such as adjusting focus and zoom levels, but is also a trigger for capturing photos and videos.”

The button will have “capacitive touch functionality,” meaning it will sense the touch of a human finger and respond to certain movements.

One idea is that lightly tapping the button adjusts the focus and zoom, while pressing the button takes the photo or starts the video.

The brilliant new button could mean iPhone users spend less time tapping and swiping on the screen to use the camera.

These new renders are only for the Pro and are probably the two cheapest iPhone 16s models may not get the record button.

According to the latest leaked images of the iPhone 16, the tech giant will also replace the camera lenses on the back of the phone.

The standard version of iPhone 16 will have two camera lenses arranged vertically, and not diagonally like on the iPhone 15, the images suggest.

According to some reports, iPhone 16 is expected to be the most expensive smartphone Apple has ever released in September.

It is expected to reach the top iPhone 15which starts at £799 for the standard model, while the most expensive variant, the Pro Max, starts at £1,199 and goes up to £1,599 for 1TB of storage.

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Crown Prince Leka II has requested police intervention following an alleged incident of domestic violence involving his ex-wife and ex-father-in-law.

On Tuesday, a video emerged online of Leka, 41, allegedly involved in a physical altercation with Princess Elia, 41, and her father, Gjergj Polikron Zaharia, 73.

It comes two months after the couple, who share a three-year-old daughter, Princess Geraldine, announced the end of their marriage, saying the union had “lost its function”.

The palace issued a statement after a clip of the fight surfaced online, claiming Leka was “physically attacked with strong objects by his ex-wife and ex-father-in-law” and handed over the video to police as evidence.

Elia broke her silence on the “terrible” conflict on Wednesday, claiming that its involvement in the fighting was merely an attempt to stop it, according to Albanian daily news.

The glamorous mother-of-one claimed she returned home to discover Prince Leka had a fight with her 73-year-old father.

“It is a very difficult situation for me and my family because it is not easy to return home and see Leka trying to abuse my 73-year-old father,” she wrote.

“The conflict has nothing to do with me, except that I tried to stop it. I will follow the judicial path before anything else,” she added.

The Albanian Royal Court similarly issued a statement on the conflict via social media channels, accusing the police of leaking the images.

The statement read: “Prince Leka was physically attacked with strong objects by his ex-wife and ex-father-in-law on the afternoon of March 5 and the videos of this moment have been made public on social networks.

“The videos were only sent to the police station by Prince Leka ll Zogu as material evidence of the violence inflicted on him. But despite being considered secret, these materials, along with the statement, circulated widely on social networks and in the media, broadcasting unpleasant images and violent content.

“The Royal Court expresses its deep disappointment with law enforcement agencies who we suspect have violated the right to anonymity by disseminating third-party videos.

‘The Royal Court also requests the intervention of the police and relevant institutions to remove these images from social networks and media.’

MailOnline has contacted the Albanian royal court for comment.

It comes after the former couple, who married in 2016, declared their separation through an official statement shared on Instagram.

Despite laying claim to a now-defunct throne after the dissolution of the Albanian monarchy in 1943, the prince and his glamorous wife had captured the hearts of the public from the moment they tied the knot eight years ago.

The lavish ceremony was attended by more than twenty royal families from around the world, including Prince Michael of Kent, King Charles’s great-nephew.

In a translation statement, a spokesperson claimed Princess Geraldine remained the center of her parents’ attention, while also pleading with “well-wishers” to respect the family’s privacy.

The message read: ‘Hello friends and well-wishers, through this message I officially inform you that Prince Leka and Elia Zaharia have agreed to end their marriage.

“Since marriage has lost its function, they saw a way to resolve it by mutual consent by initiating the necessary legal procedures.

‘Despite the confidence in the institution of the family, Prince Leka believes that the values ​​of mutual respect and understanding will form the basis of the relationship in its continuity, which will have as its driving force the growth and education of Princess Geraldine!!!

‘[Her] The girl’s spiritual and physical well-being will remain the focus of their attention, committed to ensuring a happy and safe life for Geraldine.”

The statement also said the prince would make no further comment at this time – and asked that his ‘right to privacy in this matter would be respected’.

The couple, who married in 2016 in the European nation’s second ever royal wedding and the first since the end of communism, welcomed their daughter in 2020 at the Queen Geraldine Maternity Hospital in Tirana.

They named their daughter Geraldine – a meaningful tribute to her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Geraldine, who died on October 22, 2002, 18 years before her namesake’s birth.

Queen Geraldine was married to King Zog I, Albania’s first monarch after it gained independence from the Ottoman Empire, but fled his homeland in 1939 when Italian fascists occupied the Balkan state.

Despite the monarchy being dissolved, Zog’s son, King Leka I, remained head of the House of Zogu and claimed the throne until his death in 2011 and was succeeded by his only son, Leka II.

The crown prince, who attended the Royal Military College Sandhurst and has worked as an adviser to the Albanian president, took over from his father as head of the House of Zogu and titular king of the Albanians.

Since Leka II currently has no sons, his current heir presumptive is Skënder Zogu, his first cousin once removed.

Leka II and Elia, who were engaged in Paris in 2010, also chaired the Queen Geraldine Foundation.

The prince has also worked as an advisor at the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior and the Albanian President’s Office, while the princess works at the Albanian National Theater.

Albania’s royal family was expelled from the country in 1939 after it was invaded by Italian fascists.

After World War II, when the communists took over the country, King Zog and his family were considered traitors and completely stripped of power and erased from the history books.

After their exile, the Albanian royal family spent time in Greece and Turkey before settling in England, where they briefly lived at The Ritz in London.

King Zog and his family then moved to Egypt before the monarch spent the rest of his life in France.

The Duchess of York appeared to say some words of wisdom to Christian Horner as they caught up at the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday.

The 50-year-old Red Bull boss was at the center of a scandal this week after flirtatious WhatsApp messages he apparently sent to a female colleague were leaked online – days after he was cleared of inappropriate workplace conduct.

At yesterday’s Grand Prix, Christian and his wife Geri, 51, put on a united front as they arrived hand in hand before exchanging a kiss in front of the cameras.

Zara and Mike Tindall, Peter Phillips, the Duchess of York and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank were also in the crowd to watch Red Bull secure first and second place in the Bahrain Grand Prix.

After their victory, Sarah Ferguson, Princess Eugenie and Jack walked to the track to congratulate the Red Bull team on their success.

The Duchess of York, who has faced a host of scandals during her time in the spotlight, appeared to have a lively conversation with Christian as he listened attentively.

At one point, Sarah placed a comforting hand on Christian’s arm as they exchanged a few short words.

The F1 boss then greeted Princess Eugenie, 33, by giving the royal a quick kiss on the cheek.

After their brief conversation, Sarah placed a comforting hand on Christian’s torso as they parted.

For the event, Eugenie wore a black floral midi dress from All Saints with fun, floaty sleeves. Meanwhile, Sarah Ferguson opted for a light blue Gucci jacket and black trousers.

Later in the evening, Mike and Zara Tindall and her brother Peter Phillips also appeared on the circuit to pose next to the car of winner Max Verstappen.

The mother of three wore a white blazer from ME+EM, a miniature black leather handbag from Aspinal and a pair of white Superga sneakers.

Sarah Ferguson’s appearance at the Bahrain Grand Prix comes as the Mail on Sunday revealed the Duchess was told her skin cancer does not appear to have spread.

Sarah, 65, suffered a devastating blow in January when doctors discovered malignant melanoma during a second bout of reconstructive surgery following her breast cancer diagnosis last year.

The news came as a ‘huge shock’ to Prince Andrew’s ex-wife, but friends said she was determined to ‘come back’.

A friend told the Mail on Sunday that she had just learned that these were all ‘cancer-free’ and that doctors believe there has been no spread of the disease

Although she must remain vigilant and undergo regular 12-week check-ups, the news was the ‘best possible outcome she could have hoped for’ and her prognosis is good.

Christian Horner was cleared to continue as head of Red Bull following an internal investigation into ‘inappropriate conduct’ by the F1 team’s parent company, Red Bull GmbH. The 50-year-old has always denied the claims.

The Red Bull F1 boss initially broke cover during Saturday morning’s Grand Prix with no trace of his wife Geri Halliwell after his wife discovered the texts had been leaked while flying on a private jet.

An insider previously told the Mail there would be ‘chaos’ if Geri showed her face at Saturday’s Grand Prix.

Halliwell, who married the Red Bull team boss in 2015, had a “meltdown” when she landed in the Gulf state on a private jet on Thursday and discovered the bombshell messages plastered all over social media.

The 51-year-old singer has a son, Montague George Hector Horner, with Horner.

She also has a daughter, Bluebell Madonna, born in 2006, with former partner and screenwriter Sacha Gervasi.

Ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell joined her beleaguered husband Christian Horner at the Bahrain Grand Prix today in a show of solidarity after leaked text messages rocked Formula One.   

Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner initially broke cover at the Grand Prix on Saturday morning with no sign of his wife Geri Halliwell after his wife found out the texts were leaked as she was flying in a private jet.

Yet the couple walked hand-in-hand in the Paddock ahead of the season opener in Bahrain. Halliwell appeared red-eyed as she put on a brave face, smiling while her husband clenched her hand.  

Earlier this week, Halliwell, 51, and her husband, 50, had breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday when Red Bull cleared Horner of inappropriate behaviour allegations which were made by a female employee.

But 24 hours later, flirtatious WhatsApp messages apparently exchanged between Horner and the female complainant were leaked to 149 F1 figures while Halliwell was on a flight to see her husband ahead of this weekend’s season opener in Bahrain.

Red Bull workers are reportedly afraid that more messages may be leaked.

Halliwell, who married the Red Bull team principal in 2015, went ‘into meltdown’ when she touched down in the Gulf state on a private jet on Thursday and discovered the bombshell messages had been plastered all over social media.

This morning, she was nowhere to be seen as her husband Christian Horner was pictured in black sunglasses and a Red Bull outfit.

However, Red Bull confirmed to Mail Sport on Saturday that the former Spice Girl will be on the grid and she was seen at around 1.20pm with her F1 boss husband.

Geri Halliwell is holding ‘crisis talks’ over Christian Horner’s leaked text messages and did not want to meet her husband in Bahrain until she was talked into it by his family, sources claimed last night.

She jetted over to Bahrain from the UK in a private jet on Friday.

On Saturday morning, Horner was seen alone in his Red Bull get-up while carrying a brown leather bag at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. 

Halliwell is understood to have known about and approved of the woman working for her husband’s team.

Friends of the star told Mail+ they are ‘deeply concerned’ about her and said the singer appeared ‘fragile’ when they saw her some weeks ago. 

A source told The Mirror last night: ‘Geri has been locked in crisis talks with her team this week about how to manage all of this.’ 

While Horner is said to have ‘played down’ the drama to his wife, ‘she can’t bear the fact it is now all out in the open’.

The source said that Halliwell, who shares seven-year-old son Monty with Horner, ‘feels like a fool’, adding: ‘It has really taken its toll on her and she told pals this week she would not be in Bahrain.’ 

The source said that Halliwell, who shares seven-year-old son Monty with Horner, ‘feels like a fool’, adding: ‘It has really taken its toll on her and she told pals this week she would not be in Bahrain.’

It’s understood that the singer was adamant on not meeting her husband but Horner’s mother has been pleading with her to publicly back him in a show of solidarity. 

In stark contrast, her own team is said to be urging her to keep her distance as they fear her brand and reputation could be tarnished. The source claimed that Halliwell is ‘torn’ between both camps. 

The Sun reports that Halliwell knew of the female employee at the centre of the drama, with Red Bull insiders claiming that she even approved of the woman working for her husband’s team.

A source close to the Spice Girl told the newspaper this was ‘humiliation on an international scale’. They said: ‘Of course, to leave Christian — and walk away from the blissful life they’ve built for themselves — would be the ultimate act of girl power.

‘But as anyone with kids knows — not to mention a hinterland of love and connection — that is easier said than done.’

It’s also reported that Halliwell has cut herself off from the Spice Girls, who were set to be reunited soon to discuss tour dates for a comeback.

The girl band, minus Victoria Beckham, were set to mark their 30-year anniversary with some shows this year but sources say this is now unlikely. 

An F1 source also said that Red Bull workers are fearing there may be more leaked messages to come, which would overshadow world champion Max Verstappen’s bid to win the Bahrain Grand Prix.

It’s believed that the drama has put the couple’s marriage ‘in question for the first time’.

Halliwell has not yet been seen in the paddock since arriving in Bahrain – where Red Bull’s Verstappen attempted to take the spotlight off Horner by taking pole position in qualifying. 

The world champion was 0.228 seconds quicker than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in second, while Mercedes’ George Russell came third and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton had to settle for ninth.

As it stands, Halliwell is planning to be at today’s Grand Prix in a public show of solidarity. 

The plan is that she will be at Horner’s side on the pre-race grid, alongside his major ally on the Red Bull board, Thai billionaire Chalerm Yoovidhya, who owns 51 per cent of the energy drinks company. 

One insider told Mail Sport ahead of the GP: ‘She [Halliwell] took off before the email landed. I don’t know whether she will be at the race but it will be mayhem if she is.

‘It would be nuts. She may even be flying home.’

As she arrived, her husband was pulled from the pit wall into a meeting with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. 

The couple had breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday when Red Bull cleared Horner of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour allegations following a probe into his alleged relationship with the employee.

But the complainant fired back on Thursday, as a source close to her told MailOnline that she was ‘very unhappy’ at Red Bull’s decision to clear the F1 boss.

A relative of the female employee said: ‘My reaction to all this is that it is disgusting. In the words of Red Bull, Christian Horner has been cleared but I think many people look at that answer and can’t quite fathom out the truth behind it. 

‘It’s obviously not going to rest now because of these leaks. I wasn’t aware of the messages prior to them being picked up by the media and I have no idea at all who is responsible for the leak.

‘You always believe your own, don’t you? I haven’t read the text messages but there was never any relationship between her and Christian – God, no. She doesn’t discuss that sort of stuff with us.

‘If you work for a person like him, you live with many pieces of information that are not to be disclosed. She certainly hasn’t spoken to me about it.’

The source went on: ‘We speak every day and she’s very unhappy – of course. In her way of thinking it’s all very one-sided and she’s been crucified.

‘Are the Red Bull investigation team independent? Who knows? They’ve made comparisons in the newspapers about Christian being grilled for 12 hours or so…well how many hours was she grilled for? They don’t ask that question, but it is a lot more than that.’ 

On Thursday, a series of WhatsApp texts and photographs were released to dozens of journalists and key figures in sport, throwing the allegations back into the public into the spotlight once again.

Horner has vowed to fight on and was pictured in his Red Bull gear ahead of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday.

It comes as friends close to Halliwell, who stood by her husband of nine years resolutely throughout the internal probe, revealed she is ‘having the meltdown to end all meltdowns over the leaks’.

The mother-of-two has been left ‘feeling humiliated’ after the messages were spread ‘so widely out there’, a friend added.

Hundreds of intimate WhatsApp exchanges purportedly between Horner and the colleague were released via an anonymous email account.

Horner was only cleared by Red Bull’s Salzburg-based parent company – and told he could stay on as team principal of the world-championship on a £8million-a-year-salary – 24 hours before the texts dropped.

Halliwell had told friends that she was ‘relieved and elated’ that the claims against her partner, with whom she shares seven-year-old son Monty, had finally been dropped.

Friends of the Spice Girl told the Mail she thought the drama had ‘finally gone away’ but have warned the appearance of the intimate messages – to which there are 79 screenshots – could ‘destroy’ her.

One said: ‘All along Christian promised there was nothing in it.’

Another said he now fears for how the star, who has been left mortified at the embarrassing fall out, will be able to comprehend such a public humiliation.

He said: ‘Geri has been living in this happy, happy bubble for so many years now, she thought she had her prince and her knight in shining armour but now this.

‘She thought that it had all gone away, she was delighted and over the moon when she learned Christian had been cleared.

‘Geri was pilloried when she got together with Christian because he had just had another baby with another woman but she has worked hard to rid that image of herself and Christian, and in particular that she is a homewrecker.

‘Now it has all come crashing down. The tears stopped when the judgment came in on Wednesday, now they absolutely will have started again. 

‘This will destroy her. All along Christian promised there was nothing in it.’

One source close to the star said that she ‘wasn’t sure what to believe’ throughout the saga but was determined to get through it with their marriage unscathed.

‘Geri is no fish wife but she finally got the man she wanted and she won’t want to let him go. This could end up being a big dilemma for her,’ the source said.

The tranche of messages were sent to FIA president Mohammad Ben Sulayem and F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali. All the team principals were copied in, along with star driver Max Verstappen’s father Jos.

Earlier this month Halliwell had briefly unfollowed world champion Verstappen on Instagram after the allegations against Horner first came to light. Sources close to the star said on Thursday night that this was an ’emotional reaction’ which she thought would go unnoticed.

Reigning world champion Verstappen was quizzed ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix over whether Red Bull’s probe into Horner had impacted or altered the team’s preparations for the season.

The Dutchman, insisting that his focus has not been altered, replied: ‘It doesn’t. I’m very focused on just the performance of the car and myself.

‘Hopefully it will be resolved very soon. It’s a whole team effort that everyone has to stick together and work to more success, so that’s why it’s important to get everything resolved very soon.

‘(Horner) is very important otherwise he wouldn’t have been in that position for such a long time.’

The intense spotlight on Horner in recent weeks had already started to take a strain on the couple’s home life – which they split between their farmhouse, and stables, in Oxfordshire and a home in North London. 

A source close to the pair said the last few weeks had been ‘hell for Christian and his family’ and he had always branded the claims as being ‘nuts’.

‘Geri is devastated and has been struggling to eat and sleep. Her family and fellow Spice Girls are worried about her,’ the source said last week ahead of Horner being cleared.

‘I hear Christian is trying to pep her up to stay positive, but she has gone to ground in the way she did after she left the Spice Girls. She’s not speaking to anyone.’ 

Shortly after the leak, Horner released a statement which read: ‘I will not comment on anonymous speculation, but to reiterate I have always denied the allegations.

‘I respected the integrity of the independent investigation and fully cooperated with it every step of the way. 

‘It was a thorough and fair investigation conducted by an independent specialist barrister, and it has concluded dismissing the complaint made. I remain fully focused on the start of the season.’

Announcing its conclusion on Wednesday, the company said: ‘The independent investigation into the allegations made against Mr Horner is complete, and Red Bull can confirm that the grievance has been dismissed. 

The complainant has a right of appeal. Red Bull is confident that the investigation has been fair, rigorous and impartial. ‘

Horner, who has won 13 world championships since heading the team as a 31-year-old in 2005, had previously thanked his ‘very supportive wife’ for her backing during the accusations.

Halliwell and Horner mixed in social circles before they struck up a romance, having first met each other at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2009.

‘[Geri] was a guest of [former CEO of the Formula One Group] Bernie Ecclestone’s in Monaco one year and came down the pit lane,’ Horner previously told The Telegraph. ‘I remember [McLaren boss] Ron Dennis was standing next to me and Eddie Jordan was there as well.

‘She gave Ron a kiss on the cheek, and she gave Eddie a kiss on the cheek. So I thought, ‘OK, I’m on for a kiss on the cheek here!’ And I went to give her one and she shoved her hand out at me.’

Their relationship, however, got off to a rocky start, coming under fire after the Red Bull chief left his long-term partner Beverley Allen six months after she gave birth to their daughter Olivia.

While the couple took a short break to see if Horner could rescue his relationship with the mother of his child, just nine months later he announced his engagement to Ginger Spice in an advertisement in the The Times in 2014.

It said: ‘The engagement is announced between Christian, son of Mr and Mrs G.M. Horner and Geraldine, daughter of the late Mr L.F. Halliwell and Mrs A Parkinson.’

The former Spice Girl and Red Bull boss tied the knot at St Mary’s Church in Woburn, Bedfordshire, in 2015.

Halliwell’s A-line lace bridal gown was designed by British designer Phillipa Lepley.

Her nine-year-old daughter, Bluebell, whom she had with screenwriter Sacha Gervasi in 2005, also attended the wedding.

Guests included Geri’s former Spice Girls co-star Emma Bunton, radio presenter and singer Myleene Klass, and TV presenter Amanda Holden.

Christian’s parents were reportedly left devastated when the sporting professional left Ms Allen to be with the chart-topping star and therefore chose not to see the duo tie the knot.

A source close to the couple previously said: ‘Geri and Christian are disappointed that his parents aren’t coming.’

Horner has won 13 world championships since heading the team as a 31-year-old in 2005. He was then the youngest team principal on the grid, yet is now its longest-serving.

By Tamara Prenn

Christian Horner may be breaching an obscure clause in Formula 1’s International Sporting Code after a series of inappropriate texts and photos appearing to be between the Red Bull team boss and a female employee were circulated anonymously on Thursday afternoon.

The FIA International Sporting Code contains a subsection of an article that refers to the moral responsibility that competitors have towards the organization, and explains that breaking their rules is ‘a punishable offence, whether (…) committed intentionally or negligently’.

Article 12.2.1f states that a competitor may be found in breach of the code for: ‘Any words, acts or writings which have caused moral damage or loss to the FIA, its bodies, its members or its executive officers, and more in the generally about the interests of motorsport and about the values ​​defended by the FIA’.

Should the FIA ​​want to launch its own investigation into the alleged texts and photos, the way Horner and Red Bull are leading the investigation, or the impact the media storm could have on the way the sport is viewed , whether the email brought F1 into disrepute could be investigated, with possible sanctions imposed.

Some of Horner’s colleagues were initially unhappy with the team’s parent company’s statement in clearing the team’s head on Wednesday, which insisted their KC-led investigation was “confidential.”

Neither the sport’s owners, Liberty Media, nor the FIA ​​have seen the 150-page report, and Mercedes’ team boss was among the first to call for more transparency about the investigation.

‘I believe that as we strive to be a global sport, on such crucial topics, there needs to be more transparency and I wonder what the position of the sport is?’ Wolff told reporters.

“We are competitors, we are a team and we can have our own personal opinions or not. But it’s more of a general reaction or action that we as a sport have to judge, what is right in that situation and what is wrong.

‘Are we talking with the right moral approach, with the values ​​based on the speculations that are out there?’

McLaren CEO Zak Brown reiterated his comments as he pleaded with the sport’s owners and organizers to “ensure that all racing teams and staff, drivers and everyone else involved in the sport operate in a way that we all live by.” ‘

In the wake of the circulating email, Horner insisted his “entire focus” was on the upcoming race weekend.

“I will not comment on anonymous speculation,” Horner said, “but I repeat: I have always denied the allegations.

“I respected the integrity of the independent investigation and cooperated fully with it every step of the way.

‘It was a thorough and fair investigation, carried out by an independent specialist lawyer, and it led to the dismissal of the complaint submitted.

‘I remain fully focused on the start of the season.’

A spokesperson for Red Bull GmbH called the development a “private matter” in a short statement.

“It is a private matter between Mr Horner and it would be inappropriate for Red Bull to comment on this,” their message read.

Geri Halliwell has landed in Bahrain on a private jet to meet Christian Horner – having taken off before the ‘leaked texts’ email – as the Red Bull chief was hauled in for crisis talks with F1 bosses. 

Mail Sport understands the former Spice Girl left the UK yesterday before the delivery of an incendiary email that claims to expose flirtatious WhatsApp exchanges between her husband and a female employee. 

She touched down in the Middle East last night and is said to have gone ‘into meltdown’ over the messages. 

Horner, 50, was cleared to continue as Red Bull team principal on Wednesday following an internal probe into claims of ‘coercive behaviour’, which he has always denied. 

But just 24 hours later, texts apparently exchanged between him and the complainant were sent from an anonymous email to 149 F1 figures – leading friends to warn that his marriage to Geri was ‘in question for the first time’. 

Halliwell, who flew over for the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix tomorrow, has not yet been seen in the paddock. 

As it stands, Geri is planning to be at Saturday’s grand prix in a public show of solidarity. The plan is that she will be at Horner’s side on the pre-race grid, alongside his major ally on the Red Bull board, Thai billionaire Chalerm Yoovidhya, who owns 51 per cent of the energy drinks company. 

One insider told Mail Sport: ‘She took off before the email landed. I don’t know whether she will be at the race but it will be mayhem if she is.

‘It would be nuts. She may even be flying home.’

As she arrived, her husband has pulled from the pit wall into a meeting with FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. 

The couple had breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday when Red Bull cleared Horner of misconduct and inappropriate behaviour allegations following a probe into his alleged relationship with the employee.

But on Thursday, a series of WhatsApp texts and photographs were released to dozens of journalists and key figures in sport, throwing the scandal back into the public into the spotlight once again.

Horner vowed to fight on within hours of the scandal deepening, and was today pictured in his Red Bull gear ahead of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, which begins tomorrow. 

It comes as friends close to Halliwell, who stood by her husband of nine years resolutely throughout the internal probe, revealed she is ‘having the meltdown to end all meltdowns over the leaks’.

The mother-of-two has been left ‘feeling humiliated’ after the messages were spread ‘so widely out there’, a friend added.

Hundreds of intimate WhatsApp exchanges purportedly between Horner and the colleague were released via an anonymous email account.

Horner was only cleared by Red Bull’s Salzburg-based parent company – and told he could stay on as team principal of the world-championship on a £8million-a-year-salary – 24 hours before the texts dropped.

Halliwell had told friends that she was ‘relieved and elated’ that the claims against her partner, with whom she shares seven-year-old son Monty, had finally been dropped.

Friends of the Spice Girl told the Mail she thought the scandal had ‘finally gone away’ but have warned the appearance of the intimate messages – to which there are 79 screenshots – could ‘destroy’ her.

One said: ‘All along Christian promised there was nothing in it.’

Another said he now fears for how the star, who has been left mortified at the embarrassing fall out, will be able to comprehend such a public humiliation.

He said: ‘Geri has been living in this happy, happy bubble for so many years now, she thought she had her prince and her knight in shining armour but now this.

‘She thought that it had all gone away, she was delighted and over the moon when she learned Christian had been cleared.

‘Geri was pilloried when she got together with Christian because he had just had another baby with another woman but she has worked hard to rid that image of herself and Christian, and in particular that she is a homewrecker.

‘Now it has all come crashing down. The tears stopped when the judgment came in on Wednesday, now they absolutely will have started again. 

‘This will destroy her. All along Christian promised there was nothing in it.’

One source close to the star said that she ‘wasn’t sure what to believe’ throughout the saga but was determined to get through it with their marriage unscathed.

‘Geri is no fish wife but she finally got the man she wanted and she won’t want to let him go. This could end up being a big dilemma for her,’ the source said.

The tranche of messages were sent to FIA president Mohammad Ben Sulayem and F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali. All the team principals were copied in, along with star driver Max Verstappen’s father Jos.

Earlier this month Halliwell had briefly unfollowed world champion Verstappen on Instagram after the allegations against Horner first came to light. Sources close to the star said last night that this was an ’emotional reaction’ which she thought would go unnoticed.

Reigning world champion Verstappen was quizzed ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday over whether Red Bull’s probe into Horner had impacted or altered the team’s preparations for the season.

The Dutchman, insisting that his focus has not been altered, replied: ‘It doesn’t. I’m very focused on just the performance of the car and myself.

‘Hopefully it will be resolved very soon. It’s a whole team effort that everyone has to stick together and work to more success, so that’s why it’s important to get everything resolved very soon.

‘(Horner) is very important otherwise he wouldn’t have been in that position for such a long time.’

The intense spotlight on Horner in recent weeks had already started to take a strain on the couple’s home life – which they split between their farmhouse, and stables, in Oxfordshire and a home in North London. 

A source close to the pair said last night the last few weeks had been ‘hell for Christian and his family’ and he had always branded the claims as being ‘nuts’.

‘Geri is devastated and has been struggling to eat and sleep. Her family and fellow Spice Girls are worried about her,’ the source said last week ahead of Horner being cleared.

‘I hear Christian is trying to pep her up to stay positive, but she has gone to ground in the way she did after she left the Spice Girls. She’s not speaking to anyone.’ 

Shortly after the leak yesterday, Horner released a statement which read: ‘I will not comment on anonymous speculation, but to reiterate I have always denied the allegations.

‘I respected the integrity of the independent investigation and fully cooperated with it every step of the way. 

‘It was a thorough and fair investigation conducted by an independent specialist barrister, and it has concluded dismissing the complaint made. I remain fully focused on the start of the season.’

Announcing its conclusion on Wednesday, the company said: ‘The independent investigation into the allegations made against Mr Horner is complete, and Red Bull can confirm that the grievance has been dismissed. 

The complainant has a right of appeal. Red Bull is confident that the investigation has been fair, rigorous and impartial. ‘

Horner, who has won 13 world championships since heading the team as a 31-year-old in 2005, had previously thanked his ‘very supportive wife’ for her backing during the accusations.

Halliwell and Horner mixed in social circles before they struck up a romance, having first met each other at the Monaco Grand Prix in 2009.

‘[Geri] was a guest of [former CEO of the Formula One Group] Bernie Ecclestone’s in Monaco one year and came down the pit lane,’ Horner previously told The Telegraph. ‘I remember [McLaren boss] Ron Dennis was standing next to me and Eddie Jordan was there as well.

‘She gave Ron a kiss on the cheek, and she gave Eddie a kiss on the cheek. So I thought, ‘OK, I’m on for a kiss on the cheek here!’ And I went to give her one and she shoved her hand out at me.’

Their relationship, however, got off to a rocky start, coming under fire after the Red Bull chief left his long-term partner Beverley Allen six months after she gave birth to their daughter Olivia.

While the couple took a short break to see if Horner could rescue his relationship with the mother of his child, just nine months later he announced his engagement to Ginger Spice in an advertisement in the The Times in 2014.

It said: ‘The engagement is announced between Christian, son of Mr and Mrs G.M. Horner and Geraldine, daughter of the late Mr L.F. Halliwell and Mrs A Parkinson.’

The former Spice Girl and Red Bull boss tied the knot at St Mary’s Church in Woburn, Bedfordshire, in 2015.

Halliwell’s A-line lace bridal gown was designed by British designer Phillipa Lepley.

Her nine-year-old daughter, Bluebell, whom she had with screenwriter Sacha Gervasi in 2005, also attended the wedding.

Guests included Geri’s former Spice Girls co-star Emma Bunton, radio presenter and singer Myleene Klass, and TV presenter Amanda Holden.

Christian’s parents were reportedly left devastated when the sporting professional left Ms Allen to be with the chart-topping star and therefore chose not to see the duo tie the knot.

A source close to the couple previously said: ‘Geri and Christian are disappointed that his parents aren’t coming.’

Horner has won 13 world championships since heading the team as a 31-year-old in 2005. He was then the youngest team principal on the grid, yet is now its longest-serving.

Uttar Pradesh Class 12 Board Exam was reportedly shared on a WhatsApp group. View the details here.

Uttar Pradesh Class 12th Board Exams Paper Leak: The question papers for Uttar Pradesh Class 12th Board Exams 2024, including subjects such as mathematics and biology, have been leaked on WhatsApp. The mathematics and biology questions of the Uttar Pradesh Class 12th Board Exam were allegedly shared on a WhatsApp group on Thursday an hour after the start of the exams.

Share a post on X, UP board secretary Dibyakant Shukla said that the intermediate or class 12th biology and mathematics paper was sent through a WhatsApp group at 3:10 pm. The District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Agra, Dinesh Kumar, has filed a police complaint at Fatehpur Sikri in Agra.

UP Board Class 12th of Intermediate Biology, Maths Paper Leaked on WhatsApp? Read UPMSP statement from secretary Dibyakant Shukla here

“Today, on February 29, 2024, during the second shift examination at 3:10 PM, the State Level Supervisor of Agra District, Mr. Mukesh Aggarwal, Joint Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Prayagraj was informed that on the WhatsApp group called All Principles Agra, Intermediate Biology and Mathematics papers have been leaked. It is known that the second shift inspection will be held from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM. The article on Intermediate Biology and Mathematics was sent at 3.10 pm on a WhatsApp group called All Principles Agra by a person named Vinay Choudhary,” UP chief executive secretary Dibyakant Shukla said in the press note. “By this time, the examination was conducted in 01 hours and 10 minutes and all the candidates took the examination peacefully in their rooms at their respective examination centres, thereby not affecting the sanctity of the board examinations at any level,” the press note further read.

“This act was performed by Vinay Choudhary with the aim of impersonating a particular person. “The District School Inspector Agra took cognizance of the matter and was directed to immediately register an FIR against Vinay Chaudhary and other persons and an FIR has been lodged by the District School Inspector Agra against Vinay Chaudhary and other persons,” the release said. remark.

According to news agency IANS, the principal of Atar Singh Inter College, Rajhauli, Kiraoli in Fathepur Sikri, his son, who works as a computer operator at the institute, and others have been named in the complaint, the FIR said. It is alleged that the question papers were posted on the WhatsApp group “All Principals Agra” by the principal’s son. “We have formed a committee after the incident and accordingly directed the officials concerned to take necessary steps in this regard. Legal action will be taken against those who committed this act,” Mukesh Agrawal, joint director of the secondary education department and examination observer, told news agency IANS.

The UP board exams of class 12 were conducted from February 22 to March 9, 2024. The UP board exam 2024 will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift runs from 8:00 AM to 11:45 AM and the second shift from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM. The UP board Class 12th exam started with the subjects of Military Science, Hindi and General Hindi and concludes with the subjects of Sanskrit, Agricultural Mathematics and Provisional Statistics and the subjects of Agricultural Chemistry. The survey For more details, check the official website of Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, Prayagraj.