Ongoing issue

ly devised in the US and was later adapted for British viewers where it was first launched by ITV in 1998. It was last aired on in 2001.

Its past presenters included Nicky Campbell who first hosted the show, followed by Bradley Walsh, John Leslie and Paul Hendy.

Back in the day it featured ‘glamorous assistants,’ Angela Ekaette, Carol Smillie, Jenny Powell and Terri Seymour.

Head of Entertainment Commissioning at ITV, Katie Rawcliffe, said: “We are thrilled to have the muchloved Graham Norton bringing this iconic game show to our viewers.”

The new Wheel Of Fortune is set to return to ITV and ITVX in 2024.

Graham Norton is beyond excited to present the show.

NEGOTIATIONS have been ongoing for a prolonged period of time now between the United Kingdom and Spain about who should control the borders of Gibraltar, even before the Brexit agreement was passed through, and that subsequent deal has seemingly made things a lot more difficult to discuss.

Gibraltar is indeed self­governed but the territory is owned by the United Kingdom, meaning that any defence required would be provided by the UK due to them having the overall control of the country.

Spain are still very keen on Gibraltar being returned to them as it is part of their territory, but with the United Kingdom having captured and conquered it for a long period of time, they are seemingly fighting a losing battle.

Negotiations regarding the status of Gibraltar have been in limbo since the Brexit agreement was passed as it meant the highly sought­after territory was no longer part of the European Union.

It appears the key sticking point in any sort of negotiations is centred around Gibraltar airport with the Spanish apparently demanding they can have control of it, something that is not even up for debate from the United Kingdom’s perspective.

Around 30,000 people are said to cross the Gibraltar­Spain border every single day, with 15,000 of them said to be workers that reside in Cadiz – which is Spanish territory –which has forced Madrid and Gibraltar to try and loosen restrictions and border control.

The Spanish are said to believe that for any sort of agreement on free movement to be found between Gibraltar and Spain, the latter should have the freedom to control both the port and airport, which would require Spanish border officers to be deployed into Gibraltar.

The Spanish government believes that the ball is firmly in the UK’s court, but despite both parties not wanting to make it more difficult to cross the border, nobody wants to give up any sort of territory.

Timely operation

A 52-YEAR-OLD Italian woman who thought she was overweight had an ovarian cyst weighing more than five kilograms removed by surgeons. According to an article in the American Journal of Case Reports, the Italian woman paid no attention to her condition because she was under the impression that she was suffering from obesity.

Shooting stars

IN a groundbreaking achievement for the space tourism industry, Sir Richard Branson, the British tycoon, has etched his name among the stars as Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane, Unity, soared skywards with an all Italian selection of paying passengers including two colonels and an aerospace engineer at the end of June.

The Netherlands

Formal apology

A MOVING ceremony took place in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam on July 1 when King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands formally apologised for the country’s role in the slave trade. The king accepted that the wealth of the nation was effectively founded on the blood, sweat and toil of slaves from the Caribbean, Africa and Indonesia.

Had their chips

EVERYONE loves Dutch chips and mayonnaise but the Chinese are not too happy with a decision to make it more difficult to import chips of a different type. On June 30, a new law was approved ensuring that from September, Dutch companies making machines that produce advanced processor chips will need an export licence to sell their products overseas.