A COUPLE has revealed how they saved hundreds by collecting free wallpaper samples from local stores to transform their stairway. Emma Dungey, 37, from Tividale in the Black Country, said she collected 12 different wallpaper samples and gave their stairway a cheap makeover for just £4.  The stay-at-home mum and student said it may seem ‘cheeky’ to collect multiple samples but said it hides kids’ messy finger marks over the walls and the samples were put to good use - not wasted.

Evan Marcel Turner is an American professional basketball coach and former player as assistant coach of the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association. In his ten seasons as an NBA player, before that, Turner had played as a guard, goalie and small positions. He was ranked second overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in NBA Draft 2010. In 2010, Turner was the first-place team in the United States and the National Player of the Year, playing at Ohio State University; he has also been twice as the goalscoring champion and Big Ten Conference Player of the Year.

NEAR-MISS merchant Fugitif finally got his head in front in a big one at Cheltenham. The likeable but quirky eight-year-old added an overdue gold medal to his heap of silvers after a ding-dong battle in the December Gold Cup. He rattled the crossbar here in November last year, finished runner-up on his return in January and was once again the bridesmaid at the Festival in March. Trainer Richard Hobson must have been wondering if he would ever find the cure to his stable star’s seconditis and another defeat here would have been tough to stomach.

A MASSIVE fire has broken out in the World Cup city of Lusail in Qatar. Footage shows thick black smoke rising near the fan village Qetaifan Island North. Officials said the blaze broke out in a building under construction in the city. Dramatic footage shows the roof of a building on fire near the fan village. Authorities said the Civil Defense controlled the fire in three warehouses in Umm Al-Amd and there were no reported casualties or injuries.

Roy Choi is a Korean chef best known for his Korean-Mexican Taco truck Kogi. He is one of the chefs who is known for his unfussy food and is one of the founders of the gourmet food truck movement. He also keeps a blog where he keeps his viewers up to date on his work. His cooking style combines Mexican and Korean elements. Quick FactsCelebrated Name:Roy ChoiReal Name/Full Name:Roy ChoiGender:MaleAge:53 years oldBirth Date:February 24, 1970Birth Place:Seoul, South KoreaNationality:KoreanHeight:1.