Nottingham Forest have been hit with a four-point deduction after breaching the Premier League’s winning and sustainability rules.

The penalty sees Forest drop into the relegation zone as they now sit 18th in the Premier League with 21 points, one point behind Luton in 17th. An appeal will likely follow.

The Premier League has claimed that the club exceeded the PSR threshold by as much as £34.5 million in the relevant period.

Forest were accused of breaching spending rules in January 2024, along with fellow Premier League side Everton, with the Toffees receiving a 10-point deduction earlier this season.

That penalty was later reduced to six points, but Forest have now suffered a similar fate at a crucial point in the campaign.

Forest published a statement on Monday outlining that they were ‘disappointed’ with the decision to hand out a points penalty, although they did say it was for the integrity of the competition to hand out the penalty ‘in the same season in which they are imposed. ‘.

It added: ‘We were extremely appalled by the tone and content of the Premier League’s submissions to the Commission.

‘After months of involvement in the Premier League and exceptional cooperation throughout, this was unexpected and has damaged the confidence we had in the Premier League.

‘For the Premier League to require an eight-point sanction as a starting point was completely disproportionate compared to the nine points prescribed by their own rules for insolvency.

‘We were also surprised that the Premier League did not take into account the club’s unique circumstances and their mitigation at all. In circumstances where this approach is adopted by future PSR committees, it would make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for newly promoted clubs without parachute payments to compete, undermining the integrity and competitiveness of the Premier League.”

The statement also referred to a deal to sell Brennan Johnson to Tottenham, which would be a key part of their defense for breaching spending rules in the relevant period.

Because FFP calculations are made over a three-year period ending June 30, the Johnson deal will count towards the 2021-24 settlement rather than 2020-23 as it was completed on deadline day.

Clubs are allowed to incur financial losses of £105 million over three years, with Forest reporting an annual loss of £45.6 million in their latest accounts.

Another complication comes from Forest being a Premier League team for only one of those three seasons; Championship clubs have losses of up to £13m per season, meaning their cap was effectively £61m.

Forest say they could have sold Johnson to Brentford in June for around £30m, which would have put them in a healthier financial position for the 2020-2023 period, but almost £20m out of pocket in total.

For the club’s sustainability, they claim that accepting almost £50 million for Johnson in August was better than £30 million earlier in the summer.

The statement continued: ‘Even after missing the PSR reporting deadline, the Club still took steps to ensure that Brennan Johnson was sold before the end of the transfer window. That was a clear demonstration of our respect and support for PSR.

‘The Commission’s decision raises questions that are important for all aspiring clubs. The player transfer market is a highly specialized trading environment that cannot be compared to the sale of normal products and services.

‘There will be cases where a player transfer cannot be completed in the first half of a transfer window and only at the end of that period. This should not be a reason for condemning a club. That this is not recognized by the Commission or the Premier League should be a matter of great concern to all fans of our national football.

‘Of wider concern to all aspiring clubs is the worrying effect this decision will have on the operation of the player trading model. This is the only model that allows clubs outside the small group at the top of the Premier League to realistically move up the football pyramid.”

Forest’s response to the punishment concluded with the insinuation that ‘the high level of cooperation’ they had shown throughout the process had not been ‘reciprocated’ by the league.

Prior to the announcement, Forest were just three points ahead of Luton in 18th, with the Hatters earning a late 1-1 draw with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side on Saturday to stay within striking distance, although they now move Forest to 17th took place. .

A hearing took place to decide what punishment the club faced on Thursday and Friday last week, ahead of Saturday’s match.

Forest’s spending since returning to the English top flight in early 2022-23 has been extremely lavish.

From that summer onwards, no less 42 players have come to the City Ground for more than £250 million.

Asked about the upcoming ruling after Saturday’s clash with Luton, Espirito Santo said the club would ‘keep going and fighting’ in a bid to overcome defeat.

The indictment against Manchester City in February for 115 alleged infringements is an ongoing case.

The prankster was back in shape after a successful operation to remove kidney stones.

The ‘excited’ star told a sell-out crowd at Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham: ‘I’m not 100 per cent but I’m here and it’s nice to get out of bed!’ to great applause.

The beloved British comedian, looking trim and toned in a black suit and white shirt, gave his first performance since undergoing emergency surgery.

The 48-year-old entertainer – medically cleared by doctors this week – said the excruciating pain of having kidney stones was worse than childbirth, saying: ‘It hurts.’

And he said to the audience who had had babies but did not suffer from his disease: ‘You have no idea what pain is!

“It’s the worst pain I’ve ever experienced.”

The star, who also joked about his weight struggles during his 90-minute performance, said: “I’ve lost a stone but not in the way I thought.”

The crowd was in stitches.

McIntyre then went into detail about the symptoms and treatment, saying: ‘For three days I had to urinate every hour. No chance of sex!

“The doctors said you have natural holes and we need to go in and take it out.

“And while I was waiting for surgery, a woman came up to me and started singing The Wheel!”

The comic, looking good, added: ‘Now I’m full of codeine and out of my face. It’s quite fun. I could get used to it!

“I’m getting another kidney stone, it’s fun.”

He opened his performance with the words: ‘Welcome Nottingham, I have reached this beautiful city.’

He ended with massive cheers, beaming:

‘I’m so glad I could come here tonight.

The star wowed the crowd and they were happy that he was fit and well enough to perform after his health problems.

Anna Hulewicz-Brown, 58, from Leicester, was treated to her birthday by her son Luke Brown, 28, and said: ‘Michael was absolutely brilliant. He was hilarious.’

McIntyre, who has been touring Britain on his 50-date MACNIFICENT tour, was forced to postpone performances following surgery at Southampton’s Mayflower Theater and Plymouth Pavilions when he first fell ill.

Fans were quick to wish him a speedy recovery on social media.

Concerned giggoers were unsure if he would be good enough to fill the remaining tour dates.

But in a welcome update on Wednesday, his promoters told Off The Curb: ‘Michael McIntyre has undergone successful surgery to remove kidney stones and is recovering well.

“He has been medically cleared to perform in Nottingham on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and is very excited to be back on stage.”

It followed an earlier announcement: ‘We regret to inform customers that Michael McIntyre will not be able to perform at the Mayflower Theater in Southampton on Monday 4 March.

‘Unfortunately, Michael has undergone surgery to remove kidney stones. The show will be rescheduled to a later date, which will be announced soon.

‘Tickets remain valid for the new date. If you are unable to attend on the new date, you are entitled to a refund. We apologize for the inconvenience.’

The comic is also known for hosting Michael McIntyre’s Big Show and the game show The Wheel on the BBC.

The popular McIntyre recently spoke out about his weight struggles.

He previously attended a £4,000-a-week special weight loss clinic to lose more than two stone, but has since turned it back on and developed a fear of apples in the process.

He traveled to Austria to get into better shape and, after undergoing several tests, was told not to eat apples.

He claims he is now afraid to eat the fruit, which he was told would make him ‘drowsy’ and ‘confused’.

But despite successfully losing weight, he is struggling to keep it off now that he is back in Britain because his wife Kitty prefers ‘teddy bear Michael’.

He told The Sun: ‘I went to a place called the Mayr Clinic and lost quite a bit of weight, which I kept up for a while.

‘It was a week of pain and they did all these tests on me, putting little probes on the end of my tongue and telling me not to eat apples.

‘Apparently apples make me very lethargic and confused in my head. It’s actually the only thing I took from it.’

He added that he has now regained the weight he lost and has also developed a fear of apples.

In January 2020, Prince Harry and Meghan fled the royal family and the United Kingdom to start their new lives in America, seemingly far from press interference and media attention.

But it didn’t take long for them to return to the public eye – in one of the most incendiary ways imaginable.

About 50 million people around the world watched as the duo took part in an 85-minute interview with Oprah Winfrey on March 7, 2021.

The surprising revelations still resonate three years later.

Chatting in the sun-drenched garden of a Californian mansion – which turned out to be owned by a friend of Oprah – a heavily pregnant Meghan described her time with the royal family as a nightmare she had barely survived.

She told how she had to give up her passport, driving licence, keys and other personal belongings when she moved into the cramped confines of Nottingham Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace.

“I left the house twice in four months,” she told Oprah, adding, “I couldn’t feel lonelier.”

She remembered watching the Little Mermaid cartoon and dating Ariel, the mermaid who trades her voice for legs to marry her prince.

‘She falls in love with a prince and loses her voice because of it.’

Oprah asked the now famous question, “Were you silent or were you silenced?”

“The latter,” Meghan replied.

She claimed that the situation had deteriorated so much that she had even considered suicide.

“I didn’t want to live anymore,” she told Oprah. ‘It was a clear, real and frightening constant thought.’

Yet Meghan claimed that Palace staff offered her no help when she went to them to beg for support, even though she was six months pregnant with Archie at the time.

“I was told that wasn’t possible, that it wouldn’t be good for the institution,” she said.

She described an exchange with an unnamed but senior member of Palace staff.

“I remember this conversation like it was yesterday because they said, ‘My heart goes out to you because I see how bad it is, but there is nothing we can do to protect you because you are not a paid employee of the institution. ” Meghan recalled.

The other bombshell was the Sussexes’ suggestion that the royal family was collectively racist, pointing the finger at an unnamed member who, they alleged, had racially speculated about the color of the royal family’s skin. their son Archie when Meghan was pregnant.

“When I was pregnant,” Markle recalled family members having, “there were concerns and conversations about how dark his skin would be when he was born. People were concerned about how dark Archie’s skin would be.’

A tense-looking Harry confirmed this, saying that he was the one who heard these comments and told his wife.

Harry and Meghan said they would not reveal who made the statement, with Meghan saying: ‘I think that would be very damaging to them. [to reveal].’

But later – especially when Harry published his memoirs Spare – this particular controversy seemed to be forgotten

The Duke and Duchess also raised eyebrows by claiming they were officially married by the Archbishop of Canterbury three days before their actual wedding day in May 2018.

Whatever took place before the official ceremony at St George’s Chapel, the Archbishop of Canterbury denied it was a wedding. to an Italian newspaper:

‘The legal wedding was on Saturday. I signed the marriage certificate, which is a legal document, and I would have committed a serious criminal offense if I had signed it knowing it was false.

‘So you can make of it what you want. But the legal wedding was on Saturday. But I won’t say what happened at other meetings.’

Meghan used the interview to debunk reports that she made her sister-in-law, the Duchess of Cambridge, cry over Princess Charlotte’s bridesmaid outfit in the run-up to her wedding.

In fact, the Duchess of Sussex said, the opposite was true: the Duchess of Cambridge was the one who made it happen her shout.

“It was a really rough week of the wedding, and she was upset about something,” Meghan explained to Oprah.

“But she owned it, and she apologized, and she brought me flowers and a note apologizing. She did what I would do if I knew I had hurt someone, by just taking responsibility for it.”

Harry was also unimpressed when it came to the royal family.

He accused members of The Firm of being jealous of Meghan because of the “effortless” way Meghan had captivated audiences during their tour of the Commonwealth and “how good she was at her job.”

And for the first time, he made it clear that he and Prince William were at odds, saying that “he loved him dearly” but that “we are on different paths.”

He also described the then Prince Charles and William as ‘trapped’. “They are not allowed to leave and I feel sorry for that,” he said.

What members of the royal family think about the interview is unknown, as most of them have remained silent in response, but Prince William’s own response to a reporter was simply the casual comment: “We are not a racist family at all.”

And the Queen only released a statement suggesting the Sussexes’ story might not be the same as hers.

“The whole family is saddened to hear how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan.

“The issues raised, especially those around race, are concerning. While some memories may vary, they are taken very seriously and discussed by the family privately.

“Harry, Meghan and Archie will always be beloved family members.”

A couple who swapped their ‘noisy and busy’ lives in Edinburgh for a ‘slower way of life’ on the Isle of Skye said they would never return to the city.

Elopement photographers and filmmakers Joanna and Nathan Gull said they were ‘moving from flat to flat’ in Edinburgh and felt they ‘never had room to breathe’.

After visiting the Isle of Skye for work it was love at first sight. The two ‘instantly knew it was their home’ and found an idyllic rural cottage to rent on the Strathaird Peninsula on the south coast.

The pair, originally from Nottingham, moved in August 2023 and now spend their days exploring the island and waking up to ‘beautiful scenery’.

Joanna posts snippets of her daily life on the Isle of Skye on her TikTok account (@joannaelizagull), where she has received over 130,000 likes. She told MailOnline Travel: ‘We will always love Edinburgh, but especially as a two-day trip, knowing we can go home to the mountains.’

Although she said it takes them almost an hour to ‘go to the shops’ on the island, as opposed to a ten-minute return trip in Edinburgh, she explained: ‘We like to be slow and much prefer to take our time things to enjoy. than that you feel rushed.’

The pair have been able to continue their work on the island, using the beauty of the Isle of Skye as a backdrop for couples photo shoots.

On shoot days, Joanna said they would wake up before sunrise and go to “wherever on the island we are working.”

But when they’re not at work, she says they usually have a “slow morning” and “go for a walk to get some fresh air.”

The 27-year-old said: ‘Life is naturally slower in the Highlands, which works well for our brains and the way we work.

“Skye just feels so much safer too.”

What’s more, they have had no trouble meeting people and even claim that more friends visit their remote cottage than ever visit their city flat.

Joanna added: ‘Skye is full of kind-hearted people, and there is a real sense of community, unlike anything we’ve ever experienced in Edinburgh.’

Although Joanna said they “already had a lot of friends on the island,” she has been able to connect with “other photographers and artists who all have the same values.”

Most of whom, she claimed, have also moved from cities.

She said: “The area we live in is such a lovely community too. It was so nice to meet the locals and hear their stories!’

Joanna’s favorite aspect of living on the Isle of Skye is the ‘scenery’ and ‘the mountains and beaches on your doorstep’.

She added: ‘In Edinburgh my favorite place to go was the beach, but the beaches of Skye are so much more beautiful and peaceful. There is also so much to explore, and we plan to try a new trail or walk every week.”

They even spend their free time exploring other Scottish islands such as Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides, which Joanna said must have ‘some of the most beautiful beaches in the world’.

For those fancying a trip to the Isle of Skye, Joanna recommends taking a walk on the Old Man of Storr, a rocky hill on the Trotternish Peninsula, before heading to the beach.

She also suggests heading to the colorful town of Portree to enjoy the restaurants and shops.

To see more of Joanna, visit her at TikTok bee www.tiktok.com/@joannaelizagull or visit her website www.joannaeliza.com.

Lyle’s rebranding van hun golden siroop vorige week veroorzaakte woede bij sommige christenen omdat ze de overtuigingen van hun oprichter verborgen hielden in het iconische ontwerp dat hij creëerde.

De beslissing van het bedrijf om hun logo, bestaande uit een dode leeuw en een paar bijen, aan te passen, leidde tot verontwaardiging bij de Kerk van Engeland, die suggereerde dat deze stap hen had doen nadenken of er ‘er enige plaats’ was voor christenen in Groot-Brittannië.

Ruim 150 jaar lang was het logo een verwijzing naar het bijbelverhaal Samson uit het Oude Testament en bevatte het de bijbelse allegorie: ‘Uit de sterke kwam zoetheid voort.’

De moderne branding toont nu het gezicht van een leeuw van dichtbij met een enkele bij en het religieuze citaat is verwijderd, wat Lyle ertoe heeft aangezet zich te verontschuldigen voor de eventuele onrust die door de omschakeling is veroorzaakt.

Het handgemeen illustreert dat veel van de favoriete merken van Groot-Brittannië verborgen boodschappen in hun verpakkingen dragen. MailOnline onderzocht de berichten van verschillende populaire merken – hoeveel kent u er?

Marmite

Marmite is een merk waar mensen van houden of haten, dus met die 50 procent verdeeldheid onder consumenten is het waarschijnlijk dat nog minder mensen weten wat het daadwerkelijke logo betekent.

De gistextractspread is voorzien van een rode banner met het merk Marmite en daaronder een uitnodigende of onheilspellende gele pot, afhankelijk van je voorkeur.

Generaties lang hebben Britten zich afgevraagd wat de betekenis van deze pot was.

MailOnline kan nu onthullen dat het eigenlijk schokkend niets te maken heeft met de smaak of zelfs, slok, Groot-Brittannië.

Marmite is eigenlijk een Frans woord en betekent grote kookpot.

Dus als je die iconische marmite-smaak probeert te rationaliseren, onthoud dan dat deze gebaseerd is op een serviesgoed.

HP-saus

HP Sauce is een merk dat teruggaat tot de regering van koningin Victoria en elke dag scheppen duizenden Britten de bruine saus op hun ontbijtsarnies.

Op het logo van de saus staat het meest elegante Britse instituut, de Big Ben zelf, dat hoog en hoog tegen de Londense hemel staat – maar waarom?

Frederick Gibson Garton, een kruidenier uit Nottingham, formuleerde zijn recept voor het eerst in 1870 en registreerde de naam HP Sauce in 1896 omdat hij had gehoord dat een restaurant in de Houses of Parliament het was gaan serveren.

Later verkocht hij het recept voor £ 150 om een ​​schuld te vereffenen met Edwin Samson Moore, die HP Sauce tot een commercieel succes maakte met een nationale lancering in 1903.

Hoewel de flessen het beeld dragen van de moeder der parlementen – samen met een koninklijk bevel, op grond van het feit dat het wordt geserveerd in Buckingham Palace – is de saus niet langer zo Brits als het lijkt.

Heinz sloot in 2007 de HP Sauce-fabriek in Aston, Birmingham, waarbij 120 banen verloren gingen en verplaatste de productie naar Nederland.

Cadbury

John Cadbury richtte in 1824 de Cadbury’s op in Birmingham, in het Verenigd Koninkrijk.

In 1921 was het eerste logo dat verscheen gebaseerd op de handtekening van de toenmalige regisseur William Cadbury. Maar pas in 1960 verscheen het logo op andere chocoladerepen

Al meer dan 100 jaar wordt Cadbury’s chocolade gehuld in een opvallende paarse verpakking waardoor het zich onderscheidde van de concurrentie.

De zoetwarengigant gebruikt de kleur al sinds 1914, toen deze werd geïntroduceerd als eerbetoon aan koningin Victoria.

Cadbury kreeg in februari 1854 een koninklijk bevel van de vorst, waardoor het bedrijf de officiële cacao- en chocoladeproducenten van de vorst werd.

Het volledige Dairy Milk-assortiment werd in 1920 paars en goud.

Fans van de iconische chocolade hebben vaak nagedacht over de betekenis van het anderhalf glas melkmotief dat de verpakking siert.

Maar verre van een verhulde opschepperij over hoeveel melk John Cadbury in één keer kon drinken, heeft het symbool feitelijk betrekking op de manier waarop melk in elke reep van een half pond wordt gedaan.

Toblerone

Toblerone is een van ‘s werelds meest iconische en lekkerste chocolaatjes, net zo gehaat door tandartsen als geliefd door Alan Partidge.

De Zwitserse klassieker wordt gemaakt sinds 1908 en heeft een verborgen symbool van een beer in het beroemde berglogo.

Aan de linkerkant van de top blijkt wat eerst op een sneeuwglijbaan lijkt, in werkelijkheid een beer te zijn zodra je je ogen samenknijpt.

En de plaatsing op het logo is niet zo willekeurig als je zou denken.

De beer vertegenwoordigt de Bern-beer omdat de chocolade wordt gemaakt in Bern, Zwitserland.

Heinz

Heinz-ketchup is een populair huishoudelijk basisproduct voor veel Britten, die bekend zullen zijn met de ’57’ op de hals van de flessen.

Mensen kunnen echter verrast zijn als ze horen dat het getal niet alleen een betekenis heeft, maar ook een functioneel doel dient.

Het label ’57 variëteiten’ vertegenwoordigt de verscheidenheid aan producten die Heinz heeft, maar het aantal is feitelijk willekeurig gekozen door oprichter Henry Heinz zelf.

Toen het merk begon, had hij nog geen 57 variëteiten. In plaats daarvan was het een slimme manier om authenticiteit te creëren en klanten aan te trekken.

De Heinz-website legt uit: ‘Toen hij een schoenenbedrijf zag dat reclame maakte voor 21 schoenstijlen, werd hij geïnspireerd om onze iconische slogan van 57 variëteiten te creëren.

‘Waarom 57? Niemand weet het zeker. Henry beweerde dat vijf zijn geluksgetal was en zeven die van zijn vrouw. Maar hij geloofde ook dat zeven een aanzienlijk aantal was voor mensen van alle leeftijden. Wat zijn redenen ook waren, het nummer bleef hangen!’

Starbucks

Het is het grootste koffiehuis ter wereld en een favoriet trefpunt van veel Britten, maar Starbucks had misschien een heel ander verhaal gehad als een van de oprichters zijn zin had gekregen.

Schrijver Gordon Bowke, mede-oprichter van het bedrijf in 1971, wilde het bedrijf oorspronkelijk Peqoud noemen, naar het gedoemde walvisschip in Moby-Dick.

Gelukkig kozen zijn zakenpartners voor de naam van de eerste stuurman van het schip.

Het inspireerde ook het beroemde groen-witte logo van Starbucks, met een sirene uit de Griekse mythologie.

Zoals het verhaal gaat, lokten sirenes zeelieden naar een schipbreuk voor de kust van een eiland in de Stille Zuidzee, ook wel Starbuck Island genoemd.

Bij nadere inspectie van het logo, bekend als ‘de sirene’, blijkt dat de schaduw rond het rechteroog verder naar beneden valt dan links.

Creatief adviesbureau Lippincott kreeg in 2011 de taak om het beeld, dat al sinds 1971 bestond, bij te werken en oorspronkelijk als een zeemeermin te zien.

Maar ondanks onderzoeken die aantonen dat mensen zich aangetrokken voelen tot symmetrische kenmerken, kwamen ze tot de conclusie dat hun originele creaties te perfect – en kil – waren.

Wereldwijd creatief directeur Connie Birdsall vertelde het Co.Ontwerpdacht het team bij zichzelf: ‘Er werkt hier iets niet, wat is dat?’

‘Het was zoiets van: ‘Oh, we moeten een stap terug doen en een deel van die menselijkheid er weer in stoppen’. De imperfectie was belangrijk om haar echt succesvol te maken als merk. We wilden niet dat ze perfect zou zijn, zoals Barbie.’

Lurpak

Een van de favoriete specerijen van het land is boter en Lurpak behoort doorgaans tot de bovenste regionen van de zuivelspreads waar de meesten van ons dagelijks op vertrouwen.

Het merk is zelfs zo geliefd dat het winkelend publiek geschokt was toen ze zagen dat de crisis in de kosten van levensonderhoud vorig jaar in sommige winkels de pakketten tot £ 10 deed stijgen.

De boter is versierd met het kenmerkende logo met twee met elkaar verweven ‘lurs’ tegen een grijze achtergrond.

Deze lurs zijn een traditioneel Scandinavisch instrument dat al in de bronstijd teruggaat en verwijzen naar hun Scandinavische erfgoed.

Tour de France

In het fietslogo zit een verborgen boodschap die je misschien nog nooit eerder hebt gezien.

Als je goed kijkt, zie je dat de letter R in Tour ook als wielrenner fungeert.

Maar als je nog beter kijkt, zie je dat de fietser in het logo daadwerkelijk op een fiets rijdt.

De gele cirkel vertegenwoordigt het lettertypewiel van de fiets, de ‘u’ vertegenwoordigt het zadel van de fiets en de O vertegenwoordigt de achterkant van de fiets.

En om nog een knipoog naar de wielerwedstrijd te maken: de gele cirkel doet ook dienst als zon, wat aangeeft dat de evenementen alleen overdag plaatsvinden.

Amazone

Mensen over de hele wereld zijn een belangrijk onderdeel in het leven van veel online shoppers en vertrouwen op Amazon voor alles, van modebenodigdheden tot boodschappen.

En hoewel je de pijl onder het woord misschien hebt opgemerkt, heb je ooit nagedacht over de plaatsing ervan.

Als je goed kijkt, zie je dat de pijl de letter ‘a’ verbindt met de letter ‘z’.

Maar dit is niet zomaar een willekeurige plaatsing, de pijl is opzettelijk geplaatst omdat Amazon je alles zou geven wat je nodig hebt.

De pijl geeft aan dat de online winkelgigant klanten een grote verscheidenheid aan artikelen biedt – van A tot Z.

Levi’s

Het bedrijf dat legendarische spijkerbroeken aanbiedt, heeft hun denim zelfs in hun logo verwerkt. Kun jij precies zien hoe de spijkerbroek in het logo terecht is gekomen?

Als je goed kijkt, zie je dat de onderkant van het logo twee rondingen heeft.

Deze twee rondingen vertegenwoordigen eigenlijk de zakken van een spijkerbroek.

Levi’s begon in 1853, maar pas twintig jaar later vond het bedrijf zijn talent voor denim.

Levi’s introduceerde vervolgens de iconische spijkerbroek en een gepatenteerde manier om kleding vast te zetten met klinknagels.

Vele jaren later werden de eerste emblemen van het bedrijf geïntroduceerd: het tweepaardenlabel.

Het bedrijf heeft ook nog een embleem gemaakt, namelijk een rood kraanlogo dat op de spijkerbroek te vinden is.

Antiques Roadshow expert Ronnie Archer-Morgan left a guest stunned after the valuation of their item was hundreds of thousands less than they expected.

During the latest episode of the BBC show at Nottingham’s Wollation Hall, Ronnie examined a figure from the Kota tribe in Gabon.

The current owner expected a valuation in the region of £250,000 after the expert revealed that one had been sold for this a few years ago.

However, the owner was left disappointed as instead of reaching the heights of a six-figure valuation, he was told it was worth a fraction of this, at £150.

Luckily, the guest revealed that he had paid just £1.50 for the item ten years ago.

Ronnie jokingly said, “You really took a risk, didn’t you?”

The guest replied, “Well, I was intrigued by the fact that it looked like someone had put a lot of work into it.”

Ronnie explained, “When you unwrapped this, my heart really skipped a beat because it’s one of my favorite African tribal characters. This is a Kota reliquary guardian figure and they put this on the bones of their ancestors to protect them and they polished this metal.

“And in the 19th century they were brass and copper, this is just copper, the brass and copper were like gold to them. They are so highly regarded in the art world that they have one in the Metropolitan Museum in New York.”

He continued: “They are such iconic examples of African tribal art. They hammer the metal over the wooden sculpture and then chase the metal with these designs.

‘And it’s the geometric shape that makes them so attractive, and they influenced the greatest modern artists of all time, because they were very much sought after at the beginning of modernism.

‘But unfortunately this is a very nice specimen. It’s a bit of the wrong size. This was probably made around 1980 and such an example is probably worth around £150. It’s a hundred times more than you paid for it.’

Earlier this week, another guest was shocked to discover the value of a watch he found broken in a junk shop.

In this episode, members of the public brought their belongings to Powis Castle in Welshpool, with one man hoping to learn more about the timepiece.

He explained to expert Alistair Chandler how he paid £40 for a box of odds, only to later discover the watch was hidden at the bottom.

The guest said, “There were all kinds of bits in there [the box] and there were some tools I wanted, but at the bottom were some dead watches, and among them was this one.

Alistair immediately gushed over the item, telling the guest how he had ‘come across a gem’.

He then explained how the watch was made by designer Jaeger-Lecoultre, before also pointing out the name of luxury London jeweler Asprey on the dial.

Alistair said: ‘It really oozes style’ before revealing it was made in the 1930s and was one of the ‘forerunners of design’ for the time.

Turning to the valuation he concluded: ‘I think you paid £40 pounds, in the current market and interest in Jaeger watches and given the store name Asprey’.

‘I think someone would easily pay £1,500 to £2,000 for this watch.’

The man looked bewildered and sighed before laughing, “That wasn’t a bad day of shopping.”

Jaeger-LeCoultre is a Swiss manufacturer of luxury watches and clocks, founded by Antoine LeCoultre in 1833 and known for making some of the world’s most expensive watches.

Fiona Bruce and the Antiques Roadshow team are hitting the road again this summer to film the 47th series of one of the BBC’s best-loved programmes.

The team, as is customary at ticketed events, is open to the public and invites guests to tell them about their treasured pieces in advance by submitting photos and information about their items via the Antiques Roadshow website.

Applications for tickets and to show items are now open with limited spaces. To register for both, visit: www.bbc.co.uk/antiquesroadshow

KALVIN PHILLIPS waited for half an hour outside referee Tom Bramall's dressing room looking for the reason for his red card.

But the exhausted West Ham midfielder, 28, finally conceded defeat after his first-ever Premier League exit.

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Manchester City loanee Phillips received two yellow cards in three minutes during the 2-0 defeat at Manchester City Nottingham Forest.

He first pushed Nicolas Dominguez, who tried to prevent him from taking a quick free-kick, before receiving a second yellow card for a challenge on Morgan Gibbs-White.

Phillips said: “I waited outside the referee's room to have a chat with him.

'But after half an hour he still wasn't out. I don't know if he knew I was there or not.

'I didn't want to abuse him. I just wanted to have a conversation about it.

'In the end I go home without saying my word.

“I'm just disappointed, especially because I'm working on getting myself back into a position where I can help, but now I have to miss a game.”

England international Phillips has had a terrible loan spell at the London Stadium so far.

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But Hammers boss David Moyes was quick to jump to his defense after his early bath at the City Ground.

The Scot said: “The departure was a huge blow because it was a close game and we were always 1-0.

“From the moment we came back to ten men, it would be twice as difficult.

“I thought Kalvin played much better today, he did a lot of good things.

“I didn't see it coming. The crowd played a big part in supporting Nottingham Forest, along with the referee, and played a role as they always do here.

“The first time the guy blocks him and he pushes him away because he's trying to play the game fast, while we're trying to get back in the game and win it.

“Nowadays you get a yellow card for being in front of the ball, so he shouldn't have pushed it, I understand that.

'The second one – I was only told – I didn't see it.

'But they say the two boots are very close and they just come together.

“It looks like a whole meal was made of it, but that's what it is.”

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KALVIN PHILLIPS' loan spell at West Ham went from bad to worse when he saw red against Nottingham Forest.

The England international joined Forest after defending Premier League champions Manchester City in a bid to boost his Euro 2024 hopes.

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The midfielder made a terrible mistake on his Hammers debut against Bournemouth earlier this month, allowing Dominic Solanke to inadvertently score.

And he was responsible for Manchester United's third goal in the 3-0 defeat of West Ham at Old Trafford earlier this month.

But his spell at the London Stadium reached a new low against Forest on Saturday afternoon when he gave his marching orders for a second bookable offence.

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST ended their 23-year absence from top flight football at the City Ground last season with a 1-0 win over West Ham.

And on Saturday, 18 months later, David Moyes Hammers returns.

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But the side the East Enders face is unrecognizable from the side they lost against at home to Forest.

For starters, Nuno Espirito Santo has replaced Steve Cooper in the dugout.

But incredibly, of the 20 players Cooper stripped for action that day, only four have a chance to appear this time.

Forest's backup goalkeeper in 2022 was Wayne Hennessey, who has now dropped to fourth choice behind Matz Sels, Matt Turner and Odysseas Vlachodimos.

That leaves goalscorer Taiwo Awoniyi, full-backs Neco Williams and Harry Toffolo and Moussa Niakhate as the four survivors who could feature again.

That means as many as 15 players who took on the Hammers last time out are no longer at Forest.

Here, SunSport reveals where they all disappeared to.

DEAN HENDERSON (CRYSTAL PALACE)

Was the hero of the day, along with Awoniyi against West Ham, when he saved Declan Rice's penalty.

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Signed by Manchester United to make the deal permanent, fate saw Henderson suffer a season-ending thigh injury against Leicester City in January.

He returned to United, who sold him to Palace for £20 million in August.

JOE WORRALL (BESIKTAS)

Captained Forest on their return to the Prem, but fell out of favor with Cooper towards the end of his time at the City Ground.

Couldn't find a permanent place under Nuno and was loaned out to Turkish side Besiktas earlier this month.

SCOTT McKENNA (FC COPENHAGEN)

Forest's Player of the Year in their promotion-winning season, the Scottish defender missed large parts of their first Premier season due to hamstring and collarbone injuries.

Was out of Cooper's plans this season. He was loaned to FC Copenhagen in January and played against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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OREL MANGALA (FC LYON)

The Belgian midfielder joined the Reds from Stuttgart in July 2022 and made 53 appearances for Forest.

But he was allowed to leave on loan for the rest of the season at Lyon on deadline day as Forest looked to balance the books for profit and sustainability purposes.

LEWIS O'BRIEN (MIDDLESBROUGH)

Joins the club with Harry Toffolo from Huddersfield after Forest defeated them at Wembley in the Play-Off final.

Started last season but lost his place and was due to join Blackburn on loan but missed the transfer due to late filing of paperwork.

On loan to MLS side DC United, now on loan to Boro.

JESSE LINGARD (FC SEOUL)

Arrived to much fanfare and a huge salary package from Manchester United on a free transfer in July 2022.

But failed to score or provide an assist in his 17 league appearances and was released at the end of a disappointing debut season.

Just signed a two-year contract with Korean K League club FC Seoul.

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BRENNAN JOHNSON (TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR)

The homegrown hero started last season by signing a new four-year contract for Forest and ended it by signing for Spurs on a £47.5million deal.

Forest were forced to cash in on their star striker to ease PSR pressure amid the threat of points deductions.

GIULIAN BIANCON (OLYMPIACOS)

The 23-year-old French right-back joined from Ligue 1 club Troyes on a three-year contract but never featured in a Prem match.

Coming on as a substitute for twelve minutes in a 6-0 defeat to Manchester City and four minutes in a 0-0 draw against Brighton.

Flogged to Olympiacos in September for an undisclosed fee.

STEVE KOOK (QPR)

The experienced centre-back helped Forest to promotion, making 14 appearances in all competitions on their return to the Prem.

Signed for QPR in August.

LOIC MBE SOH (CITY OF ALMERE)

The Cameroonian centre-back cost £4.5m from Paris Saint-Germain in September 2020 and has made 13 appearances for Forest – none of them in the Premier League.

The 22-year-old spent much of last season on loan for Guingamp. Now on loan to Almere City in the Dutch Eredivisie.

SAM SURRIDGE (NASHVILLE SC)

Signed from Stoke City for £2.2 million and scored seven goals in twenty appearances to help Forest gain promotion.

However, he spent most of his time on the bench in the Prem, starting just one of his 20 league matches.

Sold to MLS side Nashville for £5 million in July.

ALEX MACHTEN (GATE VALE)

US-born but Nottingham-bred youngster who has come through the club's Academy.

Made more than 50 appearances for the club, but a brief seven-minute appearance against Newcastle United on their return to the top flight was his only taste of the Premier League.

The 21-year-old is currently on loan at Port Vale.

CAFU (ROTHERHAM UNITED)

The Portuguese midfielder joined Forest from sister club Olympiacos in 2020 and helped them gain promotion.

But he played just six minutes in the Premier League, coming on for Orel Mangala in the match against West Ham.

Released at the end of last season and joined Rotherham.

LYLE TAYLOR (CAMBRIDGE UNITED)

Signed on a free transfer from Charlton Athletic in 2020 and scored eight goals in 33 appearances during Forest's promotion season.

But the striker didn't play a minute in the Prem last season and was loaned out to Birmingham City and Wycombe before joining Cambridge.

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OLIVER HAMMOND (OLDHAM ATHLETIC)

The Academy graduate was on the bench for the game against Hammers but was loaned out to Cheltenham Town shortly afterwards.

Signed for National League Oldham last month.