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Nov 28
Famous names affected by prostate cancer criticise NHS screening decision

The National Screening Committee (NSC), comprised of doctors and economists, told the government that screening is "likely to cause more harm than good". Its decision means the NHS is unlikely to offer mass screening for men over the age of 45. Six-time Olympic gold-medallist Sir Chris Hoy, former Prime Minister David Cameron, Sir Stephen Fry, actor and author Tony Robinson and journalist Dermot Murnaghan, who have all been diagnosed with the disease, spoke out after today's decision. In a draft recommendation, the committee said the reason it was "not recommending whole population screening using the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test was that it was likely to cause more harm than good". Instead, it proposes a targeted screening programme every two years for men with specific genetic mutations, known as BRCA-1 and BRCA-2, between the ages of 45 and 61. But Sir Chris, who confirmed last year that his prostate cancer diagnosis was terminal, with doctors giving him two to four years to live, criticised the move. The former Team GB cyclist, who confirmed in February 2024 that he was undergoing treatment, said: "I am extremely disappointed and saddened by the recommendation announced by the National Screening Committee today to rule against national screening for men at high risk of prostate cancer. "More than 12,000 men are dying of prostate cancer every year; it is now the UK's most common cancer in men, with black men at double the risk, along with men with a family history, like myself. "While introducing regular checks for men carrying the BRCA genes is a very small step forward, it is not enough. I know, first hand, that by sharing my story following my own diagnosis two years ago, many, many lives have been saved. "Early screening and diagnosis saves lives. I am determined to continue to use my platform to raise awareness, encourage open discussion, raise vital funds for further research and support, and to campaign for change." His views were echoed by Lord Cameron, who this month announced he was treated for prostate cancer last year. Lord Cameron said in a post on X: "I am disappointed by today's recommendation on prostate cancer screening from the National Committee. "Targeted screening is a natural first step - but the recommendation today is far too targeted, not including black men or men with a family history, both high-risk groups. "Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among British men. We are letting down too many men if we don't push for a wider screening programme that includes all high-risk groups - and not just the men involved, but their families too, who risk losing a loved one unnecessarily. As I know all too well, prostate cancer can be symptomless early on. "That's why screening is so essential - catching the cancers early when they can be more effectively and successfully treated, like in my own case." Sir Tony, journalist Mr Murnaghan and retired footballer Les Ferdinand also voiced their disappointment after the decision. Sir Tony, 79, who starred as Baldrick in Blackadder, said: "I'm bitterly disappointed. Getting an early diagnosis for prostate cancer could save your life, but we still have no screening programme for it in the UK. "I was lucky I found my cancer early, but nearly 10,000 men a year are diagnosed too late for a cure, and that's just not right." Broadcaster Mr Murnaghan, 67, added: "With prostate cancer cases higher than they've ever been, and the disease dominating the national conversation, I really thought we were heading to an exciting moment here. "I'm so disappointed that the committee has decided not to recommend screening - it felt about time progress was made for men." He added in a statement shared with Sky News: "An acceptable half way house, would perhaps be to extend screening to black men - and those with a known history of cancer in their family. But clearly a full nationwide screening programme would be best." Sir Stephen, who is a Prostate Cancer Research ambassador who revealed in 2018 he had undergone surgery after being diagnosed with the disease, said: "I'm deeply disappointed by today's news. Men in the UK deserve so much better. Prostate cancer remains the second biggest cancer killer of men in this country, with more than 12,000 dying every year. "The only way we will make a dent in that appalling statistic is by catching prostate cancer early, before symptoms appear - and the best way to do that is through a screening programme. I hope the country sees sense." Mr Ferdinand, whose grandfather died from prostate cancer, added: "I've seen members of my family survive prostate cancer, because their cancer was found in time. "Without a national screening programme, the responsibility to find prostate cancer early and in time for a cure rests entirely on men's shoulders, and it shouldn't be this way. "Black men are at double the risk of prostate cancer and twice as likely to die, and something has to be done." NSC added it did not recommend extensive screening for black men, who are at higher risk, due to a current lack of evidence and data. The committee also does not recommend targeted screening for men with a family history of the disease, who are also at a higher risk of prostate cancer. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he would consider the findings ahead of March's final decision, adding that he wanted to see earlier diagnosis and quicker treatment, but that needed to be balanced against "the harms that wider screening could cause to men". Professor Sir Mike Richards, a former national cancer director and chairman of the NSC, told a briefing that modelling on PSA shows "whole population screening may lead to a small reduction in prostate cancer deaths, but the very high levels of overdiagnoses" means the harms outweigh the benefits. Experts are also waiting to see data from a large trial launched by Prostate Cancer UK last week into whether combining PSA with other tests, such as rapid MRI scans, may lead to recommending population-wide screening. Read more from Sky News:Why prostate cancer is expected to left without national screeningScotland to roll out 'simple' genetic test The trial is looking at the most promising screening techniques available, including PSA blood tests, genetic tests and 10-minute MRI scans, and whether they can be combined for a national screening programme. The results will be ready within two years, it is hoped. Mr Streeting added: "In the meantime, we will keep making progress on cutting cancer waiting times and investing in research into prostate cancer detection - in the last 12 months, 193,000 more patients received a diagnosis for suspected cancer on time. "We are also providing funding to the £42m TRANSFORM trial, which has the potential to revolutionise prostate cancer screening, cutting out harmful side effects and making screening far more accurate."

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Nov 28
Tilly Norwood: Creator of AI actress insists she's not designed to steal jobs

AI production studio Particle6 has ruffled feathers in Hollywood by unveiling Tilly Norwood - a 20-something actress created by artificial intelligence. Speaking to Sky News' Dominic Waghorn, actor and comedian Eline Van der Velden - who founded Particle6 - insisted Norwood is "not meant to take jobs in the traditional film". AI entertainment is "developing as a completely separate genre", she said, adding: "And that's where Tilly is meant to stay. She's meant to stay in the AI genre and be a star in that." "I don't want her to take real actors' jobs," she continued. "I wanted to have her own creative path." Norwood has been labelled "really, really scary" by Mary Poppins Returns star Emily Blunt, while the US actors' union SAG-AFTRA said in a statement: "Tilly Norwood is not an actor, it's a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers - without permission or compensation." Responding to the criticism, Ms Van der Velden argued that Hollywood is "going to have to learn how to work with [AI] going forward". "We can't stop it," she said. "If we put our head in the sand, then our jobs will be gone. However, instead, if we learn how to use these tools, if we use it going forward, especially in Britain, we can be that creative powerhouse." Read more:How AI music is fooling most of usTom Hollander 'not scared' of AI star Ms Van der Velden said her studio has already helped a number of projects that were struggling due to budget constraints. "Some productions get stuck, not able to find the last 30% of their budget, and so they don't go into production," she said. "Now with AI, by replacing some of the shots […] we can actually get that production going and working. So as a result, we get more jobs, we get more actors working, so that's all really, really positive news."

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Nov 28
Budget 2025: Reeves accused of deliberately making UK finances look worse

A letter from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), published on Friday, revealed it told the chancellor as early as 17 September that prevailing economic winds meant the £20 billion gap in meeting her self-imposed fiscal rule of not borrowing for day-to-day spending would actually be much smaller. Later, in October, it informed her that the spending gap had closed altogether and the government would be running a surplus. Wednesday's budget, which increased taxes by more than £26bn, followed weeks of dire warnings from Ms Reeves that she would have to make "hard choices" to meet her tax and spending commitments. This included an early morning news conference on 4 November, after the OBR told her the spending gap had closed, when she suggested she was likely to have to break a manifesto promise and raise income tax rates to secure the UK's economic future. Ms Reeves did not end up increasing income tax rates in the budget. But the chancellor did extend the freeze on income tax thresholds, in a move that her critics have described as a stealth tax. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the letter showed Ms Reeves had "lied to the public" and should be sacked. But Downing Street denied she had misled the public and the markets in the run-up to the budget. "I don't accept that," the prime minister's spokesman said. "As she set out in the speech that she gave here (Downing Street), she talked about the challenges the country was facing and she set out her decisions incredibly clearly at the budget." Read more:How much is the mansion tax and who will have to pay it?The main budget announcementsChancellor has backloaded the worst of the budget - and it's a gamble The idea of a hike in income tax rates was dropped on 13 November after several weeks of being trailed, as the Treasury cited better than expected forecasts. But the OBR suggested it had provided ministers with no new forecasting in November. "No changes were made to our pre-measures forecast after October 31," the fiscal watchdog's letter to the Treasury Select Committee said. Read more:4 November: Reeves refuses to rule out manifesto-breaking tax hikes11 November: Reeves signals she will break tax pledges Ben Zaranko, an economist for the Institute for Fiscal Studies, queried the rationale behind the negative briefings ahead of the budget. "At no point in the process did the OBR have the government missing its fiscal rules by a large margin. Leaves me baffled by the months of speculation and briefing," he wrote on X. "Was the plan to lead everyone to expect a big income tax rise, then surprise them on the day by not doing it?" Ms Badenoch said: "Yet more evidence, as if we needed it, that the chancellor must be sacked. For months Reeves has lied to the public to justify record tax hikes to pay for more welfare. "Her budget wasn't about stability. It was about politics: bribing Labour MPs to save her own skin. Shameful." Ms Reeves' Tory counterpart, shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride said the downbeat briefings were "all a smokescreen". "Labour knew all along that they did not need to raise taxes and break their promises," he said. "It was an active choice to do so, to fund a huge increase in welfare spending. The OBR have now made that very clear. "It appears the country has been deliberately misled."

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Nov 27
Arne Slot: Liverpool boss considers making changes as he calls for Reds to 'fight on'

The Premier League champions suffered their ninth loss in 12 games with Wednesday's harrowing 4-1 defeat to PSV at Anfield in the Champions League, their poorest run of results since 1954. Liverpool have also lost three consecutive games by a margin of three-plus goals for the first time since December 1953 and head to West Ham on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, with pressure mounting on the manager. But reports suggest Liverpool's hierarchy plan to stick with Slot after he led the club to the Premier League title in his first season in charge. After nine defeats in 12, where is it going wrong for Liverpool?Liverpool 1-4 PSV Eindhoven - report & analysis Asked if Slot had spoken to his bosses at Liverpool about his future, he replied: "We've had the same conversations we've had since I am here. We fight on. We will try to improve. "You try to find the answers of what is needed to win a game of football but in the end it is about doing what this club is about. We have to keep fighting, fight together. "But it would also be nice if we rewarded ourselves in the moments we play well. People are focused correctly on the parts where we don't play well. "Every small mistake immediately leads to us conceding a goal and this is a very bad cocktail to have." Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 Much of the scrutiny on Liverpool's players has been on Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk's declining form with both below their best this season. Van Dijk's fellow centre-back Ibrahima Konate has hardly been helping his defensive partner either with some very shaky performances. Slot admitted some of his fringe players like Joe Gomez and Wataru Endo could come into his thinking on Sunday when they travel to West Ham. He said: "They train with us every single day and they can prove themselves in those moments. It is always that balance of if you don't change, people think you should change more. There was a period of this season where we lost and I made a couple changes and people complained. "I consider it, but I cannot tell you the end product of that consideration for Sunday...yet." Alisson expected to return, Wirtz may train on Saturday Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is expected to return against West Ham on Sunday. Alisson, who started against Nottingham Forest on Saturday after nearly two months out injured, was a late withdrawal from Wednesday's game against PSV due to illness. Slot said Alisson trained with his team-mates on Thursday and is set to be back in goal for the trip to West Ham in the Premier League. Hugo Ekitike was forced off with an injury in the defeat to PSV and, although Slot says it is not expected to be a big issue, the forward is not certain to be fit for Sunday's game. Slot added that Florian Wirtz could return to training on Saturday after missing the last two games through injury ahead of his final day of rehab on Friday. Frank backs 'unbelievable' Slot to come good Tottenham boss Thomas Frank thinks Slot will "1,000 per cent" get Liverpool out of their slump in form. He said: "Arne is clearly an unbelievable coach, what he did with Feyenoord and how he stepped into Liverpool - incredible. "He will 1,000 per cent find a way out of that. "I don't know him personally, but he will stay calm, him and his coaching staff will find a solution and they will go again."

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Nov 28
Suspect in US National Guard shooting now facing first-degree murder charge

It follows the death of one of the soldiers, 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom. The other soldier, Andrew Wolfe, 24, was taken to hospital in critical condition after the incident on Wednesday afternoon. West Virginia's governor today said that Wolfe remains in a "very critical condition". US attorney Jeanine Pirro's office said the suspect, 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, now faces charges including one count of first-degree murder, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence and two counts of assault with intent to kill while armed. Pirro said there are "many charges to come" beyond the upgraded murder charge and that Lakanwal had driven across the country to launch an "ambush-style" attack with a revolver. She said her heart goes out to the family of Beckstrom, who volunteered to serve and "ended up being shot ambush-style on the cold streets of Washington DC by an individual who will now be charged with murder in the first degree." President Trump called Beckstrom, part of the West Virginia guard, a "highly respected" and "magnificent person". Investigators are continuing to execute warrants in the state of Washington, where the suspect lived, and other parts of the country, Pirro said. However, she declined to discuss the suspect's motive, saying officials have been working around the clock on that question. Officials said Lakanwal entered the US in 2021 through Operation Allies Welcome, a Biden administration program that evacuated and resettled tens of thousands of Afghans after the US's chaotic withdrawal from the country. People who knew him say he served in a CIA-backed Afghan Army unit before immigrating to the US. Kristina Widman, who claims to be Lakanwal's former landlord, said he had been living in Bellingham, close to Seattle, with his wife and five children. The #AfghanEvac charity said Lakanwal applied for asylum during the Biden administration, but his asylum was approved under the Trump administration. Read more:Trump's targeting of 'third world' immigrants after DC shooting spreads fearUS to review immigration from 19 countries after shooting On Wednesday night, Trump called for the reinvestigation of all Afghan refugees who had entered under the Biden administration. The director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, said in a statement that the agency would take additional steps to screen people from 19 "high-risk" countries "to the maximum degree possible". 👉 Tap here to follow Trump100 wherever you get your podcasts👈 The President has since said he wants to "permanently pause migration" from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the US by revoking their legal status. Organisations that work with refugees are worried that those who fled dangerous situations to start again in America will face a backlash after the shooting.

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Nov 27
Sally Rooney tells court new books may not be published in UK due to Palestine Action ban

The group's co-founder Huda Ammori is taking legal action against the Home Office over the decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terror laws in July. The ban made being a member of, or supporting, Palestine Action a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Rooney was in August warned that she risked committing a terrorist offence after saying she would donate earnings from her books, and the TV adaptations of Normal People and Conversations With Friends, to support Palestine Action. In a witness statement made public on Thursday, Rooney said the producer of the BBC dramas said they had been advised that they could not send money to her agent if the funds could be used to fund the group, as that would be a crime under anti-terror laws. Rooney added that it was "unclear" whether any UK company can pay her, stating that if she is prevented from profiting from her work, her income would be "enormously restricted". She added: "If I were to write another screenplay, television show or similar creative work, I would not be able to have it produced or distributed by a company based in England and Wales without, expressly or tacitly, accepting that I would not be paid." Rooney described how the publication of her books is based on royalties on sales, and that non-payment of royalties would mean she can terminate her contract. "If, therefore, Faber and Faber Limited are legally prohibited from paying me the royalties I am owed, my existing works may have to be withdrawn from sale and would therefore no longer be available to readers in the UK," Rooney added, saying this would be "a truly extreme incursion by the state into the realm of artistic expression". Rooney added that it is "almost certain" that she cannot publish or produce new work in the UK while the Palestine Action ban remains in force. She said: "If Palestine Action is still proscribed by the time my next book is due for publication, then that book will be available to readers all over the world and in dozens of languages, but will be unavailable to readers in the United Kingdom simply because no one will be permitted to publish it, unless I am content to give it away for free." Sir James Eadie KC, barrister for the Home Office, said in a written submission that the ban's aim is "stifling organisations concerned in terrorism and for members of the public to face criminal liability for joining or supporting such organisations". "That serves to ensure proscribed organisations are deprived of the oxygen of publicity as well as both vocal and financial support," he continued. The High Court hearing is due to conclude on 2 December, with a decision expected in writing at a later date.

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Nov 28
Budget 2025: Reeves urged to 'make the case' for income tax freeze - as PM hits out at defenders of 'failed' policy

Speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, the Labour peer said the chancellor needed to explain that her decision would "protect people's cost of living if they're on low incomes". In her budget on Wednesday, Ms Reeves extended the freeze on income tax thresholds - introduced by the Conservatives in 2021 and due to expire in 2028 - by three years. The move - described by critics as a "stealth tax" - is estimated to raise £8bn for the exchequer in 2029-2030 by dragging some 1.7 million people into a higher tax band as their pay goes up. The chancellor previously said she would not freeze thresholds as it would "hurt working people" - prompting accusations she has broken the trust of voters. During the general election campaign, Labour promised not to increase VAT, national insurance or income tax rates. Sir Keir Starmer has insisted there's been no manifesto breach, but acknowledged people were being asked to "contribute" to protect public services. He has also launched a staunch defence of the government's decision to scrap the two-child benefit cap, with its estimated cost of around £3bn by the end of this parliament. 'A moral failure' The prime minister condemned the Conservative policy as a "failed social experiment" and said those who defend it stand for "a moral failure and an economic disaster". "The record highs of child poverty in this country aren't just numbers on a spreadsheet - they mean millions of children are going to bed hungry, falling behind at school, and growing up believing that a better future is out of reach despite their parents doing everything right," he said. The two-child limit restricts child tax credit and universal credit to the first two children in most households. The government believes lifting the limit will pull 450,000 children out of poverty, which it argues will ultimately help reduce costs by preventing knock-on issues like dependency on welfare - and help people find jobs. Speaking to Rigby, Baroness Harman said Ms Reeves now needed to convince "the woman on the doorstep" of why she's raised taxes in the way that she has. "I think Rachel really answered it very, very clearly when she said, 'well, actually, we haven't broken the manifesto because the manifesto was about rates'. "And you remember there was a big kerfuffle before the budget about whether they would increase the rate of income tax or the rate of national insurance, and they backed off that because that would have been a breach of the manifesto. "But she has had to increase the tax take, and she's done it by increasing by freezing the thresholds, which she says she didn't want to do. But she's tried to do it with the fairest possible way, with counterbalancing support for people on low incomes." Read more:Labour's credibility might not be recoverableBudget 2025 is a big risk for Labour's election plans She added: "And that is the argument that's now got to be had with the public. The Labour members of parliament are happy about it. The markets essentially are happy about it. But she needs to make the case, and everybody in the government is going to need to make the case about it. "This was a difficult thing to do, but it's been done in the fairest possible way, and it's for the good, because it will protect people's cost of living if they're on low incomes."

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Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice face off in battle of Europe's best midfielders as Chelsea host Arsenal - The Radar

Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know stories from up and down the Premier League. This week: 🔴 Rice's attacking evolution at Arsenal🔥 Caicedo's ball-winning and press resistance🔍 A player to watch this weekend Caicedo or Rice? An epic midfield battle Sunday's meeting between Chelsea and Arsenal, live on Sky Sports, pits the Premier League's top two against each other. It is also battle between its two best midfielders. Moises Caicedo versus Declan Rice is not so much a subplot as a box-office attraction in itself. Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱No? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺 Events in midweek suggested the pair might in fact be the best in Europe, never mind the Premier League. Twenty-four hours after Caicedo dominated Barcelona's midfield at Stamford Bridge, Declan Rice did something similar to Bayern Munich's at the Emirates Stadium. Two Champions League heavyweights overpowered. Those midweek performances added yet another parallel between two players whose fates have been intertwined since they joined their respective clubs a month apart in 2023 for fees of over £100m. It is fair to say the expense has been justified in both cases. In another life, they might even be turning out on the opposite sides on Sunday. Caicedo was once a transfer target for Arsenal. Rice came through Chelsea's academy before his move to West Ham. But there are differences between them too, most notably in terms of their positions. "He's a full-blown No 6 while I'm more of a box-to-box No 8," Rice said to Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher on Wednesday. Rice's role continues to evolve in ways few anticipated when he joined Arsenal. Having transitioned from No 6 to left-sided No 8 across his first two seasons, he now operates somewhere between the two, or, to put it more accurately, everywhere between the two, as part of a midfield pivot with Martin Zubimendi. "He is becoming a total player," said Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta earlier this month. "A total player has to do as many things as possible and he has the capacity to do that." The game against Bayern Munich, in which he was named man of the match, was just the latest example of that completeness. Rice was everywhere, at times bursting beyond Bayern's last line; at others tracking back to win challenges, one of which, on former Spurs striker Harry Kane late in the game, was celebrated like a goal. His set-piece delivery has been a revelation. Only a fortnight ago he was named among the Puskas award nominees for the second of his spectacular free-kicks against Real Madrid in April. But his attacking threat is not limited to dead-ball situations. Pushing him further forward has brought Arsenal rich rewards. His total of 31 goals Premier League goals and assists across the last three seasons is roughly three times as high as Caicedo's. It is also the fourth-most for Arsenal, behind only Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz in the same time-frame. He has become an invaluable attacking weapon. Caicedo, of course, operates further away from goal than Rice. But he is more than capable of contributing offensively too. With three Premier League goals this season, including stunning strikes from distance against Liverpool and Brentford, he has already beaten his total for the previous two campaigns combined. Like Rice, he offers the potential for flexibility. Before becoming established as Brighton's No 6 under Roberto De Zerbi, he was used as a No 8 by Graham Potter. Back at his boyhood club Independiente del Valle in Ecuador, the latter is actually seen as his best role. "Moises had a bigger impact in the game, and helped the team more, as a No 8, because he had the ability to score, the last pass, he was able to get into the box, and he was very aggressive in the first pressure," the club's former head coach, Miguel Angel Ramirez, said in conversation with Sky Sports. Those attributes may open up possibilities similar to those exploited by Arsenal with Rice in the future. But right now he is serving Enzo Maresca as Chelsea's No 6, where his ball-winning has few rivals. Caicedo marries outstanding physicality with a rare level of tactical awareness, ensuring he is almost always well-positioned to smother opposition attacks and snuff out counters. He has made the most interceptions in the Premier League this season. He also ranks highly for tackles and possessions won in the middle third. He plays an important role in constructing Chelsea's attacks as well as spoiling those of the opposition. His display against Barcelona, when he completed 69 of his 73 passes, giving him a success rate of 94.5 per cent, highlighted his composure and quality on the ball. Caicedo is not as expansive as Rice in his passing. Rice makes nearly twice as many long passes on average. But the Ecuador international comes out on top, as the best in the Premier League, when it comes to retaining possession under pressure, although that is yet another area in which both players excel, even in different positions. Rice may well be the player applying the pressure on Caicedo at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, and vice-versa, as two players seemingly at the absolute peak of their powers vie for superiority in a midfield battle which might ultimately decide the outcome of the game. Is Anderson the next £100m midfielder? There is another Premier League midfielder who might soon be rivalling Caicedo and Rice in Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson. The 23-year-old, a £35m signing from Newcastle last year, is already being billed as a potential £100m player and it is easy to see why. Anderson has excelled even in the context of a fraught season for Forest, who sit a point above the relegation zone having changed their manager twice. They would be worse off without him. Anderson, who has also established himself at international level with England this season, is doing all the things an elite central midfielder should do, in possession and out of it, and showing the kind of profile the top clubs are willing to spend big on. Player Radar: Who else to keep an eye on Morgan Rogers is dominating the discourse around Aston Villa but don't overlook the underrated importance of Boubacar Kamara. Unai Emery's side have a win rate of 64 per cent with him starting this season compared to 33 per cent without him. Expect him to be quietly crucial, again, when they face Wolves on Sunday. Live Radar: What's on Sky this weekend? Saturday brings a double-header, as Everton face Newcastle at 5.30pm before Tottenham's meeting with Fulham at 8pm. Watch live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 5pm. It's a multi-view extravaganza on Sunday, with Aston Villa vs Wolves, Nottingham Forest vs Brighton and West Ham vs Liverpool to be shown on Sky Sports at 2.05pm. Then it's the big one: Chelsea's meeting with Arsenal is available to watch on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 4pm ahead of the 4.30pm kick-off. Read the last Radar column The Radar household was struck by illness last week and the column was an unfortunate casualty. The last one, published before the international break, asked whether Liverpool could stop Erling Haaland. Narrator's voice: they could not stop Erling Haaland.

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