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Erling Haaland dresses up as Santa and hands out Christmas presents in Greater Manchester
Danny Jones
Manchester City star Erling Haaland has doubled as Father Christmas in his latest YouTube stunt, dressing up as Santa and handing out presents to local kids in the new episode.
We’re starting to think he might be one of the most likeable footballers on the planet right now.
The Norwegian footballer recently surpassed Alan Shearer’s ‘fastest to 100 goals record’ in the Premier League and has been well and truly back to his best as Man City continue to rediscover their form, but the big blonde number nine has been delighting both on and off the pitch of late.
For starters, even before any of the season’s givings began, we got the giggle just from our first glimpse of the thumbnail.
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It’s becoming a recurring theme, in fact.
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Yes, Haaland definitely has a habit of leaning into the humorous side of his celebrity status, having already dressed up as the Joker for Halloween in one of the first episodes published on his still relatively new YouTube channel.
However, the 25-year-old got up to some more heartwarming activities this time around, swapping the face paint, green wig and stripey suit for a red coat, hat, some little glasses and a big white beard.
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With the video itself showing him getting into character and loading his car with a sack full of presents, he then goes on to visit multiple houses to dish out the surprise gifts.
While the title and description state that he drove around the streets of 0161, it’s hard to tell where exactly he went, but we’d guess it was more around Alderley Edge and/or the Cheshire side of the Greater Manchester borders.
One particular interaction between the disguised Blue and a young Red certainly produced a harmless little bit of comedy…
Either way, on the whole, this particular instalment was more wholesome than it was funny, and it’s always nice to see sports personalities and famous people spreading kindness.
Obviously, not everyone can afford to be as generous as a Premier League and world-famous international athlete, but it’s nevertheless a nice touch.
For now, you can read all the other reasons we can’t get enough of Haaland’s YouTube channel – and trust us, there are plenty…
And even if not, you can always just stick on the latest episode and see for yourselves.
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Hundreds of drivers ‘incorrectly’ fined due to error with speed cameras on some motorways and A roads
Emily Sergeant
Hundreds of drivers have been fined ‘incorrectly’ due to an error with speed cameras on some motorways and A roads across the UK.
National Highways is in the process of implementing a fix to address an anomaly detected in the way some variable speed cameras interact with signs, which has resulted in a number of people incorrectly facing enforcement action for speeding.
The anomaly in question has meant there was a ‘slight delay’ at times between cameras and variable speed signs.
This lead to some drivers being incorrectly detected as speeding after the limit had changed, and as a result, National Highways identified approximately 2,650 total erroneous camera activations on roads since 2021 – which is the equivalent of fewer than two a day.
Not all activations are enforced either, so the amount of people impacted will be lower than this, according to National Highways.
“We apologise to anyone who has been affected,” National Highways said in a statement.
Those affected are set to be reimbursed and have points removed from their licence where relevant.
Steps will also be taken to remedy any incorrect enforcement action, and anybody affected will be contacted directly.
“Safety is our number one priority and we have developed a fix for this technical anomaly to maintain the highest levels of safety on these roads and make sure no one is wrongly prosecuted,” commented National Highways Chief Executive, Nick Harris.
Read more:
- New study finds almost half of all speed cameras in England are inactive
- More than 100 new ‘ultra’ speed cameras installed across Greater Manchester
- 80% of drivers say they regularly see people ‘excessively speeding’ on UK roads
“All drivers should continue observing the posted speed limits as normal. Anyone who has been impacted will be contacted by the relevant police force.”
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