Emma Turner

33 | Hampshire | In a world where you can be anything, be kind

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

@isaturnsthepage FINISH IT!! Honestly. I picked it up and put it down so many times but it’s worth finishing.

[Vfynn_🥷🏼 𐙚 @Vfynn_]

🚨🎙️Thierry Henry on Southampton expelled for spying drama against Middlesbrough:

“I have to be honest, this is a difficult one. Spying on another team’s training is wrong. Full stop. It crosses a line, it undermines the trust that should exist between clubs, and I understand why Middlesbrough are furious and why the EFL felt they had to act strongly. Integrity matters in this game.

At the same time, I find myself questioning whether expulsion from the play-offs is the right punishment. It feels… heavy. Almost like using a sledgehammer when a precise scalpel was needed.

Let’s be clear: this wasn’t match-fixing or doping. It was analysts pushing boundaries for tactical information, something that, sadly, has happened in different forms across the game for years.

Marcelo Bielsa did it openly at Derby and Leeds, admitted it, and people called him a genius, not a criminal. Drones, analysts in trees, whatever, in the modern game with data and marginal gains everywhere, clubs push boundaries.

Southampton admitted it, yes, and they deserve punishment. A heavy fine, points deduction, maybe even a ban for the staff involved. But kicking the entire club out after they earned their place on the pitch? That punishes players, coaches, and fans who had nothing to do with one or two analysts doing something stupid.

What troubles me most is the collateral damage. The players who battled through a tough Championship season after relegation, who went to extra time and scored that late goal to beat Middlesbrough on the pitch, they earned their place in the final through merit.

Now that achievement is being erased because of actions taken by a small number of staff members. That feels disproportionate to me. A significant fine, a points deduction for next season, and sanctions against the individuals responsible, those would be strong, meaningful punishments that address the breach without nullifying an entire season’s competitive work.

Sport has to balance two things: protecting fairness and recognising that human error and ambition sometimes lead people astray. If every rules breach in high-stakes moments leads to rewriting results, we risk turning the disciplinary process into something more powerful than the football itself. I’ve sat in dressing rooms where we prepared meticulously for opponents. Everyone does. The difference is getting caught.

I hope Southampton appeal and that the final decision finds a better equilibrium. Middlesbrough deserve respect, they were wronged but the players of Southampton also deserve not to have their legitimate efforts wiped away. Football is emotional, passionate, and imperfect.

The response to this should reflect wisdom as much as outrage. We need clearer rules going forward so incidents like this become rare, but we must be careful not to let one mistake destroy what was built legitimately on the grass.

[Official Charts @officialcharts]

How Did I Get Here? Well, you made a Number 1-worthy record Louis - that's how!

@Louis_Tomlinson nets a second chart-topping LP 💪🍋
https://t.co/OYB42KkaNz

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

Just what you need to see when you’re losing your job 😂🙈

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The number of job vacancies has now fallen for over three years

The Office for National Statistics say there were 718,000 vacancies between May and July 2025, down 44,000 on the quarter

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

@JustPark Hi, I’m trying to book O2 parking for Lewis Capaldi on 18th Sept and it’s showing valet parking as sold out, no other dates or acts around it are showing sold out - is this genuinely sold out? Thanks

[Lionesses @Lionesses]

It's home, again.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

15 years ago today, One Direction was formed on X Factor.

[BBC SPORT NI @BBCSPORTNI]

Paul Jordan wins the penultimate race @northwest200

To finish first, first you have to finish. 🏁

#BBCBikes #NW200

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

@EE my contract end date is 15th May. When can I upgrade for free? It always used to be a month before but it’s still saying I’ve got a £36 early upgrade free.

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

@SW_Help If I’m booked on to the 19:09 train from London Waterloo to Botley, am I able to jump on the 18:09 instead?

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

@tescobankhelp Hi, I’ve closed my credit card with you and you’ve sent me a statement that I owe some money. I have paid this and I’m still getting contacted to say I owe money but I can’t login to check because my credit card is closed?

[Louis Tomlinson @Louis_Tomlinson]

Thank you @BRITs . Beautiful tribute.

Miss you always brother x

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

@sazilla Thanks for this. Was so confused why I couldn’t see them 😂😂😂

[BBC Bristol @BBCBristol]

Remembering Liam Payne.
Clevedon Pier has installed a plaque in memory of the One Direction star, featuring a quote from their song 'Walking in the Wind'.

The band filmed their music video 'You & I' at the historic site.

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

Literally this. My company has frozen pay for 2 years, finally in a position to give pay rises and we’re now hit with an extra 300k in NI. Absolutely ridiculous.

[Camilla Tominey @CamillaTominey]

Just one of hundreds of @Telegraph reader comments in response to the Budget:

“I run an SME with 72 employees. This charge on employers NI has just cost us £82k pa from April 2025. This will mean no pay rise for staff, no recruitment and potentially jobs lost. How does this protect workers and stimulate growth in the economy?”

[rob sheffield @robsheff]

I wrote a long and pained farewell to Liam Payne, a crucial part of one of the all-time great pop stories, and the broken-but-untamed heart he wore right on his sleeve.

https://t.co/SYdNKMGleS

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

Absolutely devastated. So unbelievably sad

[Sky News @SkyNews]

BREAKING: Former One Direction star Liam Payne has been found dead, according to reports.

The 31-year-old singer died outside a hotel in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, local media said, citing emergency services.

https://t.co/fLgWwS4hvy

[South Dallas Foodie @SouthDallasFood]

“Hey… Look at us.

Who would’ve thought?

Not me.��

[HOW THINGS WORK @HowThingsWork_]

Strangest thing you've seen at a gas station before?

I'll go first...

[Emma Turner @Emz_30]

This is so sad 😭

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Five people have been arrested in connection to Matthew Perry’s death, including his assistant and two doctors.

They are said to be part of a “broad underground criminal network” that supplied ketamine to Perry and others and “took advantage of his addiction issues to enrich themselves.”