The 'Special One' turns down City's millions

Mourinho has consistently admitted that his future belongs in England and the Premier League, and the Portuguese has been linked with City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Man United.

However, Mourinho has three years left on his Real contract and is adamant he will remain in Madrid until then.

"My future is Real Madrid," said the former Chelsea coach. "I have a contract and it looks like the club is happy with my work.

"My future will be England, yes, for sure, but after Real. I have a contract for three more seasons and I would like to reach the 600-mark with Real Madrid."

This, though, has not stopped the self-proclaimed 'Special One' from being linked to City, with under-fire Mancini expected to be given the boot at the end of the season unless he wins some silverware.

"Me to Manchester City? That's impossible," Mourinho said.

Mourinho has also laughed off suggestions AC Milan could sign Cristiano Ronaldo, after the Serie A club's owner, Silvio Berlusconi, admitted his liking for the Portugal international.

"I'm not saying it's impossible, because in football you never know, and Berlusconi can make a crazy offer," he said.

"But it must be a true madness because Real Madrid don't want to sell Cristiano Ronaldo."

Mourinho was speaking after his Real Madrid team beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at White Hart Lane last night, 5-0 on aggregate, to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against Barcelona.

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Jodie Marsh dubs 'TOWIE' an Embarrassment!

Essex glamour model Jodie Marsh has hit out at the reality show for giving the county a bad name, saying the stars of the show are the 'worst possible examples of people in Essex'.

Jodie, who got married at Kirk Norcross's Brentwood nightclub The Sugar Hut, said: 'I and all my friends are highly ashamed of it and fairly embarrassed to say we are from Essex now, thanks to the show.

'It is embarrassing and the people on that show are probably the worst possible examples of people from Essex. It's just embarrassing.

'I think the people are just making us look stupid.

'I think it's great entertainment but I think overall it's an embarrassment to Essex.'

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Hot spell due to come to a chilly halt

Parts of the country have rivalled Mediterranean holiday destinations as temperatures soared to 22C (71.6F). About 60,000 people headed to Bournemouth beach at the weekend and hotels in the holiday town reported a late surge in bookings after the fine weather was predicted.

Supermarkets reported huge sales of burgers, sausages, beers and ice cream as early barbecues were held.

And garden centres saw a surge in outdoor furniture sales, while a Tesco spokesman said that it was the earliest ever demand for barbecue equipment. But forecasters warned that the thermometer will take a dip this week

‘Monday will be nice and sunny in the south-east for most of the day but it will become a bit more unsettled later on,’ said Rebekah Sherwin, from the Met Office. ‘It is looking like it will be more unsettled and closer to the normal temperatures towards the end of the week.’

William Hill is offering odds of 33/1 that the hottest day of 2011 will come in April. It has also trimmed the odds of a hosepipe ban in the No.10 Downing Street garden from 16/1 to 14/1.

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Moyles wins court battle

Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles is celebrating today after defeating plans for a modern housing development near his £1.8 million north London home.

The breakfast show host argued the "garden grab" would harm wildlife, destroy trees, disturb his "peace and privacy" and encourage burglars.

The plans involved building a modern house in the grounds of a Grade II-listed Victorian villa in Archway Road, Highgate. A Forties extension to the main house, which is divided into flats, was to be replaced with an extension, and the terrace extended to include another four self-contained flats.

This week Haringey council officers claimed the proposal, by site owner Loromah Estates, would be the best way of restoring the historic house. But councillors on the planning committee threw it out after an impassioned plea from the DJ.

Moyles, 37, said: "Not only do I object to the loss of landscape and wildlife habitat, as a figure in the public eye I am particularly concerned such a development could have a detrimental effect on the privacy and peace I hugely value and which was intrinsic in my decision to move to Highgate." He said the loss of tree cover could make homes more vulnerable to burglars.

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Denise teaches daughter some style

Our favourite Essex girl DENISE VAN OUTEN is teaching her daughter BETSY the only way to pop to the shops in style.

And the 36-year-olds 11-month-old looked seriously sweet in a pair of swanky strawberry-shaped sunglasses as they hit the high street this week.

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It's a mad mad world...

It's amazing what you see sometimes!

While on a shoot in East London last week, our photographers spotted this bizarre scene, a man, wrapped in just a bed sheet, waiting for a bus!

But that's not all, he had obviously either escaped or checked himself out of the local hospital as he still had ECG pads stuck to his chest, his NHS ID wrist band on and tubes hanging from his body.

He didn't have any money so he begged the driver to let him on for free before sittings amongst other rush hour commuters as if nothing strange was going on..

Maybe he realised he's left the cooker on???!!

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Denise suffers a bad hair day!

Denise Van Outen leaves her North London home today looking much less glamorous than usual!

The blonde Essex babe caught a gust of wind as she left her house which blew her hair all over her face!

Poor girl.. It makes up for her looking so FAB on the beach a few weeks ago!

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