England's football players have revealed that they intend to donate millions of pounds of Euro 2020 prize money to NHS if they win the final on Sunday.
The squad could net up to £9.6 million if they are victorious against Italy this Sunday.
Players are keen to share the prize money with the NHS, in a move repotedly spearheaded by England midfielder and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson.
According to reports, Henderson was the driving force behind last May's #Playerstogether campaign, which saw Premier Leaguer footballers come together to make a huge private donation to NHS charities.
Now, it looks like players are bucking the trend again - having declared their intentions to give the prize cash to the Health Service if they take home the trophy this weekend.
The Football Association could be awarded around £24 million in prize money if the Three Lions are victorious at Wembley on Sunday night.
A portion of that fee - roughly £9.5m - will be given to Gareth Southgate's team, shared amongst the 26-man squad. However, the players intend to donate this money to the struggling NHS as a tribute to all they have done throughout the pandemic.
The England squad will be donating their Euro 2020 prize money to various charities and the NHS, it has been reported today.
The Football Association could receive around £24 million if England beat Italy at Wembley on Sunday night.
A portion of that fee – an estimated £9.6m – will be shared among Gareth Southgate’s twenty-six-man squad, but the players intend to donate their winnings to help the NHS.
Though the plan is yet to be finalized, it seems like NHS charities are set to be handed a huge cash injection due to England’s success this summer
A statement released by the team's players ahead of the Euro's final this Sunday reads: “Following positive discussions with the FA, the England senior men’s squad are pleased to confirm that a significant donation from their international match fees will be made to NHS Charities Together via the #PlayersTogether initiative.
“This contribution will be taken from a fund already set aside to support a variety of worthy causes using all match fees collated since September 2018.”
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Bus operator partners with Leeds hospitals to help mums-to-be make vital appointments
First Bus is partnering with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to support vulnerable women during pregnancy.
The bus operator is providing an incredible 1,000 day tickets to help vulnerable mums-to-be make appointments.
The free travel passes can be provided by maternity teams to women mainly from minority or disadvantaged communities, helping them to attent important check-ups and appointments.
A recent review of records estimates that 100 pregnant women every month struggle to make hospital appointments as they have no access to funding support or face other barriers to transport.
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First Bus will provide 100 day tickets per month until March 2027 for midwives to distribute to women based on travel needs following a financial assessment which is carried out during their initial appointment with the maternity team.
Nada Abdul-Majid, Specialist Midwife Health Equity at the Trust, said: “I’ve seen first-hand how women struggle to get to their hospital appointments if they don’t have enough money to use public transport.
“Our Haamla team carry out home visits to these vulnerable women however, it is important that families are able to travel to the hospital for scans, doctors’ appointments, labour and obstetric emergencies.”
Zoe Hands, Managing Director of First Bus Franchising which includes the West Yorkshire region, said: “Supporting communities in the areas we serve means, where we can, being able to assist people in all stages of life. Nothing can be more important than helping to ensure the health and welfare of mothers-to-be and the benefits this will bring to their newborn children.
“We’re pleased to be working in partnership with the Trust and seeing the positive impact our travel support can make to the lives of vulnerable women in Leeds.
“We’re really grateful to First Bus for providing these tickets for women so they can receive maternity care without worrying about the cost of travel to and from appointments,” added Nada. “This will make a real difference to mothers and babies.”
Channel 4 is looking for adult virgins with ‘intimacy issues’ for next series of hit reality show
Emily Sergeant
Channel 4 is back looking for more adult virgins to take part in the potential next series of its hit reality show Virgin Island.
If you’re unfamiliar with Virgin Island, it’s unlike anything ever seen on TV before.
First hitting screens back in 2024 and having run for two successful seasons now, Virgin Island follows the journey of a group of adult virgins who are whisked off to a Mediterranean island retreat to learn life-changing skills in the art of intimacy.
Working with leading international therapists, the aim is to help the young people overcome their fears and insecurities when it comes to intimacy and sex.
Channel 4 said it chose to commission the show after a recent study into intimacy found out that one in eight British 26-year-olds is, apparently, still a virgin.
A casting call for the new series on the Channel 4 website reads: “Are you a virgin and do you need help and guidance with your fears and insecurities around intimacy and sex? Double Act Productions is casting adults for a potential second series of Virgin Island.”
You just need to be over 21 years of age to take part in the show.
Fancy it then? Or know someone who may be up for the ride? Applications for the potential next series of Virgin Island are now open, and there’s still plenty of time left to put your name down.
You can find out more and register your interest here.
Georgina Pellant -
9th July 2021 
