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Crystal Palace poised to sack Pierre Sage and target Frank after Liverpool defeat

Frenchman under pressure after four successive defeats Former Spurs manager Frank emerging as main candidate Crystal Palace are poised to sack Pierre Sage after Sunday’s defeat by Liverpool left them bottom of the Premier League for the first time since December 2017, with Thomas Frank emerging as the main candidate to succeed him. The Frenchman, appointed in mid-June to replace Oliver Glasner, has been under mounting pressure since a 5-0 defeat by Brighton last month. There have been few signs of improvement as Palace have slumped to four successive league defeats. Continue reading...

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Entertainment

Stacey Dooley’s Australia: Off the Beaten Track review – presenting this fluffy show is beyond her

This trip to Kangaroo Island is pleasant enough, but the investigative reporter seems lost when tackling something that doesn’t feature exploitation or outrage For years on BBC Three, Stacey Dooley equalled strife. Child labour, sexual exploitation, poverty, religious extremism, homelessness: all were ably tackled by a presenter who stood out for her lack of lofty TV-star pretension and her knack for asking the direct questions that were in audience’s minds. Since winning Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, she has gone a bit more mainstream, so although the old Dooley is still around – she’s in th

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