Coffee Break with boxer Manny Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune

Justin Fortune is a former pro heavyweight boxer, who fought the likes of champion Lennox Lewis during his 12-year career before turning to coaching. Since retiring, the Australian has been working with Manny Pacquiao as his strength and conditioning coach alongside trainer Freddie Roach. As the 42-year-old Filipino prepares for what could be his last … Continued

Alan Hutton made over 350 caps during his 18-year career in football playing with some of the best players in the world at the likes of Rangers, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa. Born and bred in Glasgow, proud Scotsman Alan also made 50 caps for his country and still holds the record for being Rangers’ … Continued

Jonathan Thomson first picked up a golf club at the age of five at Rotherham Golf Club near Sheffield where he practised alongside a promising group of youngsters that included future Masters Tournament winner Danny Willett. He was diagnosed with Leukemia aged seven which he calls his ‘biggest battle’, but worked on his golf game as … Continued

This week’s Coffee Break blog is from Tom Marquand. Tom is one of the most exciting riders of his generation and has been an earmarked as a future champion jockey. The 23-year-old has already tasted success in Group One races, the highest accolade in horse racing and was also a former finalist of the BBC … Continued

This week’s Coffee Break blog is from Andy Abraham, the runner-up in the second series of singing talent show The X Factor in 2005 – and also the UK representative in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 with his song ‘Even If’.   This year’s Eurovision is taking place this coming Saturday night in Rotterdam, … Continued

Jose Enrique is a former Spanish footballer and played for Liverpool and Newcastle in the Premier League. During his time with Liverpool, he won the League Cup and reached the FA Cup final in the same season. Enrique joined Liverpool in 2011 after impressing for Newcastle United, where he won the 2009-10 Championship. He played … Continued

Ola Jordan is one of the UK’s most famous dancers, having spent a decade as a professional on the hugely popular show Strictly Come Dancing – as well as being a television personality, going into the jungle for I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2016. Ola was born in Poland and began … Continued

Coffee Break’s Bake Off commentator Dan Beasley-Harling knows exactly what it’s like to face the rigours of the famous tent in his dissection of the action-packed episode, having been a contestant on Series 9 in 2018, where he was awarded Star Baker in Dessert Week and received a record-breaking THREE ‘Hollywood Handshakes’. This week, Dan … Continued

In today’s Coffee Break column, we sit down with one of the UK’s hottest young chefs – the current MasterChef: The Professionals champion Alex Webb – who at just 25 years old, was one of the youngest participants in the hit BBC show’s history when he swept to victory at the end of last year. … Continued

Dan Beasley Harling: “I know from experience the second you doubt yourself on Bake Off is when you crumble – James won because he remained unflustered.” “James had one of the best attitudes and performances of any celebrity I’ve ever seen in the tent. He was by far the best baker in all three rounds … Continued

As the Great British Bake Off returns with it’s star-studded celebrity version for Stand Up To Cancer, each week we will be sitting down with a man who knows exactly what it’s like to face the rigours of the famous tent to dissect the action-packed episode. Dan Beasley-Harling was a contestant on Series 9 of The … Continued

Antti Niemi tells us why coffee is so big in his homeland of Finland and how goalkeeping has changed in the modern era.