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Stars offer help to needy
It’s not just Marcus Rashford who is doing his bit to support millions of disadvantaged Britons – other unheralded footballers are also going the extra mile to support communities that are close to their hearts, writes Tony Yorke. Rashford, the young and inspiring Manchester United... read more »
Keep football in its box
Is the beautiful game is in danger of becoming something it was never meant to be – a replacement for religion? A concerned Hugh Southon ponders the question. THERE'S VERY little said about my football club that takes me by surprise after a lifetime of... read more »
The path to normality
Hugh Southon is thankful as he awaits Monday’s announcement from the government, which is expected to reveal a gradual easing of Lockdown restrictions – but his gratitude is to a far greater authority than the UK’s scientific and political communities. ON MONDAY, the Prime Minister... read more »
Vinyl's still doing it for me
Hugh Southon is Sorted’s very own retro man. He’s got football shirts dating back to the year dot and a revived passion for 45 and 33 rpm records that 'crackle' when you play them. THERE WAS a time when playing music was a big event... read more »
Little pity for flouters
Are Christians ever above the law? Tony Yorke looks into the case of a Droitwich couple who have got into hot water while defying strict COVID-19 laws. A SAD tale has crossed my path this week – about a Christian couple from Worcestershire who have... read more »
Covid: God 'giving hope'
While the world is floundering in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, Christians around the globe are drawing strength from their faith and their relationship with God. According to a far-reaching survey published by The Bible Society, 42 per cent of all respondents said that... read more »
Sorted's top 70s films
We love lists over here at Sorted – and, as you know, we like to provoke the occasional reaction. Over the next few weeks, you will find our intrepid team of opinionated souls publishing quite a few of them on our new website. For starters, our... read more »
Make or break for Jose?
Jose Mourinho's managerial career is following a predictable pattern again, and Hugh Southon believes his time at Spurs may finally be running out. THE SELF-PROCLAIMED ‘Special One’ is always greeted as a hero and grabs some decent results before his team’s start to experience a... read more »
Des’s BME cancer plea
‘Dancing’ Des Coleman – the popular ITV weatherman – is urging men from Britain’s BME communities to stop putting off getting checked for prostate cancer. The former West End singer and actor, who now plies his trade in ITV’s Central region, is urging men, particularly... read more »
Pimm's and hymns
A bartender-turned-vicar has said his online ‘Pimm’s and Hymns’ sing-a-long sessions have been ‘a real light in the darkness’ during lockdown. Father Lee Taylor, the vicar at St Collen’s Church in Llangollen, North Wales, invited his flock to join him in a live get-together on... read more »