Tyson Fury has raised over £30,000 for a children’s hospital charity after his daughter was placed on the intensive care unit shortly after she was born.
The Wythenshawe-born two-time World Heavyweight boxing champion announced on social media on Sunday 8 August that his wife Paris had given birth to their sixth child, Athena – but he asked fans to “keep her in their prayers” after she was put on a ventilator at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.
The couple had hoped Athena would be able to come off the ventilator after she became “stable” on Monday, with Paris also said to be “doing great” as well.
But sadly, Athena was readmitted to ICU the following day.
Determined to use “the power of social media for good”, Fury has raised more than £30,000 in aid of Alder Hey Family House Trust who run the Ronald McDonald House in Liverpool – which he said has been supporting him and his family.
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When the power of social media is utilised for good it’s beautiful to witness. We’ve raised over £27k in 5 hours @RMHCUK 👏🏽
Thank you all 🙏🏽 Please continue to support this cause, raise awareness for an independent charity that depends on donations https://t.co/XibGxyKySd
Fury took to Twitter to thank Alder Hey Children’s Hospital for looking after his newborn baby, and expressed his intent to raise necessary funds, adding: “She’s just lovely and I want to do what I can do to help and thank the team here.”
For those who donate via the GoFundMe page set up in Athena’s name, Fury will be gifting two WBC Boxing belts personally signed by himself, as well as offering to meet the winner.
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“When the power of social media is utilised for good, it’s beautiful to witness,” Tyson later said on Twitter.
“Please continue to support this cause and raise awareness for an independent charity that depends on donations.”
Fury asked fans to keep Athena “in their prayers” after she was put on a ventilator at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital / Credit: Instagram (@gypsyking101)
Since 1993, Ronald McDonald House has provided “home from home” accommodation for the families of seriously ill children receiving care and treatment.
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Tyson and Paris Fury have been married since 2009, and have three daughters and three sons.
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One in 10 Brits are fired or disciplined after their work’s Christmas party, new survey finds
Emily Sergeant
We’re in peak office Christmas party season right about now.
With just under two weeks to go until the big day itself is here, many businesses across the UK are treating their staff to night out to celebrate both the festive season and all of the hard work they have been putting in throughout the year… and as you can expect, these are usually quite eventful gatherings, shall we say.
But now, a survey by has shed light on just how ‘eventful’ they actually are, as a new survey has revealed that, apparently, one in ten Brits face some sort of disciplinary action or dismissal due to their behaviour at Christmas parties.
The study was conducted by After Drink, and included more than 2,000 participants.
During the research, it was highlighted that 89% of employees admitted to drinking alcohol at these events, Lad Bible reports – with 65% of these confessing that they drank “excessively”.
One in 10 Brits get fired or disciplined after their work’s Christmas party / Credit: Kraken Images | Mimi Thian (via Unsplash)
There are a multitude of incidents which could lead to disciplinary action in the workplace nowadays, but according to the survey, some of the common reasons following festive celebrations with colleagues included inappropriate comments (23%) and even getting into fights (21%).
16% of these incidents were because of drug use during the event, while inappropriate interactions with colleagues accounted for 14%.
Some of the legal reasons you can be fired from your place of work after a Christmas party include gross misconduct, drunken behaviour, and fighting of any kind.
Despite all these risks, however, Christmas parties still remain as popular as always, and a whopping 79% of respondents said they are planning to attend theirs this year.
Clearly, the moral of the story here is , enjoy yourself… but just not too much.
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More than 12 million Brits think Yorkshire puddings belong with your Christmas dinner
Emily Sergeant
More than 12 million Brits would argue that your Christmas dinner needs a side of Yorkshire puddings, a shocking survey has revealed.
The survey in question carried out by retailer Next – which polled a total of 2,000 Brits about their Christmas dining and tableware habits – has uncovered that millions of people stray off the beaten track when it comes to, what we can all agree is, one of the biggest and heartiest meals of the year.
It turns out, Brits like a lot of unusual items on our Christmas dinner plate.
Some of the most obscure finds the survey is that two million people admitted to eating onion rings alongside their turkey and sprouts, and a further 5% (3.4 million) Brits like tucking into a bit of seafood on Christmas Day.
A surprising 4% (2.7 million) of people admitted that they like to add ketchup to their Christmas dinner plate – with mac and cheese, chips, and sweetcorn also making the top 10 list.
More than 12 million Brits think Yorkshire puddings belong with your Christmas dinner / Credit: Rumman Amin (via Unsplash)
If all of that wasn’t mad enough as it is, one of the most shocking stats from the survey is probably the fact that a whopping 1.4 million respondents even said that they wouldn’t consider it a Christmas dinner without the addition of baked beans.
But when it comes to Christmas dinner, there’s probably one debate that’s bigger than them all, and is still yet to be decided – do Yorkshire puddings belong on your Christmas dinner plate or not?
Well, 12.7 million Brits believe that they do, and we reckon a good chunk of that number is us northerners.
The UK’s top 10 non-traditional Christmas food items
Yorkshire Puddings (19% – 12.7 million)
Bread sauce (5% – 3.4 million)
Seafood (5% – 3.4 million)
Ketchup (4% – 2.7 million)
Mac and cheese (3% – 2 million)
Onion rings (3% – 2 million)
Chips (2% – 1.2 million)
Bread (2% – 1.2 million)
Sweetcorn (2% – 1.2 million)
Beans (2% – 1.2 million)
A new survey has revealed has uncovered that millions of people stray off the beaten track for Christmas dinner / Credit: Lisa Baker (via Unsplash)
While previous research has shown that the most common items on a British Christmas dinner are roast potatoes and gravy, these latest stats reveal there are some people out there who just like to do things a little differently.
But no matter how you like to eat it, a delicious Christmas dinner is always going to be something to celebrate, right?
Emily Sergeant -
11th August 2021 
