TODAY: SATURDAY, FEB 25, 2017
On this day 53 YEARS AGO (1964)
Cassius Clay, 22, was crowned heavyweight champion of the world after beating Sonny Liston in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Clay later converted to Islam and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
31 YEARS AGO (1986) Philippines president Corazon Aquino was sworn in, ending the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. She chose not to live in the presidential palace. 7 YEARS AGO (2010)
Our front page revealed the secrets behind the separation of Cheryl and Ashley Cole. The couple later divorced after four years of marriage.
Birthdays
Former Shadow Chancellor and Strictly star Ed Balls celebrates his 50th birthday. Comedian Lee
Evans is 53. The stand-up comic is also a successful actor who has starred in Hollywood films including The Fifth Element and There’s Something About Mary. Singer Elkie Brooks, famed for her husky voice and hit Pearl’s a Singer, turns 72.
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Today’s events
11am Residents and community groups are due to stage a mass anti-fracking rally in Preston, Lancashire.
2.25pm Scotland host Wales in the third round of the 2017 Six Nations Championship.
8pm Kings of Leon take to the stage at the Liverpool Echo Arena.
Today’s giggle
“I’m learning the hokey cokey. Not all of it. But I’ve got the ins and outs.” Iain Stirling