61 m. ago TikTokers desperate to go to Oasis' Manchester homecoming gig share tips of how to break into venue

The band are set to play in front of 80,000 people in the first of five sold-out shows in Heaton Park after kicking off their world tour in Cardiff last week.

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64 m. ago Gareth Bale reveals new Cardiff City takeover offer after seeing bid rejected

Wales legend and former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says the consortium he is fronting has submitted a new offer to purchase Cardiff City from the club's owner, Vincent Tan

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68 m. ago Made in Chelsea star hit by fresh setback after bid to crack America ends in failure... amid criticism for ditching dog because of 'busy' schedule: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

Miles Nazaire, whose romantic antics earned him a 'bad boy' reputation on Made In Chelsea, has failed to be the latest 'bombshell' to enter the Love Island USA villa.

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85 m. ago Freddie Flintoff's BBC show star killed driving 80mph on 30mph road in 'utter tragedy'

18-year-old Umar Kamani, who appeared in Freddie Flintoff's show Field of Dreams, lost control of his car while speeding at nearly 80mph on a bend, an inquest heard

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86 m. ago 'Lost' work by JMW Turner that collector bought for £400 a year ago sells for astonishing sum

The vendor took a punt on the late-18th century unsigned landscape painting at a sale last year and paid the nominal fee for it.

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98 m. ago ‘It fully altered my taste in music’: bands reflect on the awesome power of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater soundtracks

The games’ runaway success introduced a whole generation to hopped up US punk and metal. Bands including Less Than Jake, the Ataris and AFI pay tribute to a gaming megastar who loves them backWhen millions of parents bought their kids a Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game in the late 90s and early 00s, they couldn’t have understood the profound effect it would have on their children’s music taste. With bands from Bad Religion to Papa Roach and Millencolin accompanying every failed spin and grind, these trick-tastic games slyly doubled up as the ultimate compilation CD.While the Fifa games have an equally storied history with licensed music, those soundtracks feel impersonal – a who’s who of whichever artists EA’s associated record labels wanted to push at the time. Pro Skater’s soundtrack, by contrast, felt like being handed a grubby and slightly dog-eared handmade mixtape, still battered from its last tumble at the local skate park. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Athletic Bilbao’s Álvarez blames hair loss medicine for provisional doping suspension

Footballer revealed details in social media postTest failure after match against Manchester UnitedAthletic Bilbao’s Yeray Álvarez has been provisionally suspended due to a failed doping test after a Europa League game against Manchester United, with the defender saying he unintentionally ingested a banned substance in medicine used to treat hair loss.Álvarez said he had tested positive after Bilbao’s 3-0 home defeat in the semi-finals of UEFA’s second-tier club competition in May. The Spanish side also lost the return leg 4-1. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago The band is back together in a superannuated kind of way: the Stephen Collins cartoon

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2 h. ago Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra concert cancelled at last minute due to ‘illness’

Fans were told the performance would not be going ahead just moments before the band was supposed to appear on stage

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2 h. ago Rebus returning to TV screens as BBC renews show for a second series

Richard Rankin’s portrayal of the hard-bitten Edinburgh detective first aired in spring last year.

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2 h. ago Oasis 'could release new album' as Happy Mondays' Bez addresses epic reunion gigs

Madchester legend Bez from the Happy Mondays reckons Oasis could bring out another album before they retire, and said he always knew the Gallaghers would reunite

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2 h. ago Lily Allen gives Oasis advice on how to deal with their famous feud on tour and reveals band are the reason she got into music

The Smile hitmaker, 38, discussed the 90s band's comeback tour on the recent episode of her Miss Me? podcast with Miquita Oliver.

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2 h. ago BBC EastEnders legend Jake Wood finally breaks silence as he confirms return

Jake Wood will be returning to EastEnders as Max Branning, the character he infamously played for 15 years.

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2 h. ago British mum tragically drowns on Greek holiday in front of family

The parents had been swimming off Roda beach in northern Corfu on Wednesday when bad weather left them battling the waves as they tried to reach the shore.

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3 h. ago James at Cardiff Castle Laid bare what sets them apart from their '90s counterparts

Tim Booth led the band and crowd through a string of James's well-known hits and more

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3 h. ago Lily Allen suggests Oasis play on their famous feud on tour and reveals band are the reason she got into music

The Smile hitmaker, 38, discussed the 90s band's comeback tour on the recent episode of her Miss Me? podcast with Miquita Oliver.

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3 h. ago Kokoroko: Tuff Times Never Last review – ruminative jazz outfit get stuck in a relaxed rut

(Brownswood)The London collective have an easygoing, ruminative sound – briefly lifted here by moments of lively counterpoint – that can feel all too placidSince breaking out with their 2018 track Abusey Junction, London jazz collective Kokoroko have become known for a soothing brand of improvised instrumentals. Blending whispered melodies with muted horns, downtempo hand percussion and shades of highlife guitar, theirs is an easygoing, ruminative sound. Their 2022 debut album, Could We Be More, continued in the same vein, full of warm brass and gently layered vocal harmony.So does their latest effort, Tuff Times Never Last. Across its 11 tracks of , tempos rarely exceed 100bpm, wallowing in tranquil bass lines and languorous grooves. The group establish a confident and comforting tone, playing through the lullaby vocal harmonies of Never Lost, the slowed guitar of Closer to Me and Rhodes piano reverberations on My Father in Heaven. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Horror as British mother, 50, drowns in front of her husband and 16

The tragedy occurred at Roda beach in northern Corfu on Wednesday, while the mother and father had been swimming in the sea.

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4 h. ago Lily Allen suggests Oasis play into their famous feud on tour and reveals band are the reason she got into music

The Smile hitmaker, 38, discussed the 90s band's comeback tour on the recent episode of her Miss Me? podcast with Miquita Oliver.

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4 h. ago Blur or Oasis? Damon Albarn finally concedes who won the battle of Britpop

Damon Albarn has accepted that his band Blur were beaten by Oasis in the battle of Britpop and is now hailing his former rivals as "the winners" as the band gear up for their reunion tour this summer

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