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Ex-Oasis tour manager Iain Robertson has spilled the beans on memorable chase after Liam Gallagher through the streets of Brighton.

The body of singer Liam Payne is expected to be flown back to the UK this week "back where he belongs" with his family, as his devoted father refuses to leave his side. In Buenos Aires, where the One Direction star met a tragic end after falling from his hotel balcony, officials have not yet released his body pending final pathology tests.

Liam Payne's devoted dad is refusing to leave his side amid a battle to get body home.

One Direction singer Liam Payne’s body could be flown home this week “back where he belongs” with his family - with his devoted dad refusing to leave his side.

Jack Dunn For “Anora” star Mikey Madison, who plays a New York sex worker entangled with the son of a Russian Oligarch in Sean Baker‘s Palme d’Or winner, “besides winning the Palme” back in May, the “highlight” since wrapping was hosting a screening for real-life sex workers and strippers. “That was something I wanted to do for a long time,” Madison said. “I could probably cry talking about it.

Warren Ellis is among those paying tribute to a young musician called Nell Smith following her death. She was 17 years old.Smith’s passing was announced by Cocteau Twins‘ Simon Raymonde on social media last night (October 7).

Teenage musician Nell Smith, best known for her work with The Flaming Lips, has died in a car accident aged just 17.The promising Canadian singer-songwriter, who was on the cusp of releasing her debut album next year, has been mourned by fans and industry insiders alike.The devastating news was shared by Simon Raymonde of Cocteau Twins, whose label Bella Union had signed the young talent. In an emotional social media post, he wrote: "We are all shocked and devastated to hear of the sudden and tragic passing of our artist and dear friend Nell Smith, over the weekend in British Columbia." Simon also remembered the bright future she had before her, saying: "Nell was just 17 and was preparing for the release of her first solo record in early 2025 on Bella Union, made in Brighton with Penelope Isles' Jack and Lily Wolter." Nell's family released a poignant statement writing: "It pains us so much to say that our feisty, talented, unique, beautiful daughter was cruelly taken from us on Saturday night.

The Flaming Lips, has died at the age of 17.Smith’s death was confirmed and announced by Cocteau Twins‘ Simon Raymonde on social media. Raymonde’s Bella Union label had signed Smith, and was due to issue her debut album next year.Raymonde wrote on social media: “We are all shocked and devastated to hear of the sudden and tragic passing of our artist and dear friend Nell Smith, over the weekend in British Columbia.

The Great Escape Festival in 2025, after over 125 artists boycotted the event this year.More than a quarter of the Brighton festival’s lineup pulled out of the 2024 edition by joining the boycott, in solidarity with the people of Palestine during the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict.Barclays are accused of investing in a number of companies that supply arms to Israel, with over 40,000 lives having been lost in Gaza since the conflict escalated last year when Hamas committed the October 7 attacks.

Gogglebox star Stephen Webb, who was previously married for six years to fellow TV sofa critic Daniel Lustig, has split from the boyfriend he met during filming of the Channel 4 dating series Celebs Go Dating. Following a handful of dates on the reality show, Stephen met David from Guernsey, and in the final episode spoke about their growing relationship. "I think there's something special here,” he said.

Britain's Got Talent star Tom Ball has revealed that he and wife Hannah are expecting their first child together after going through IVF. Former teacher turned singer Tom, 26, who shot to fame when he came third on the ITV show in 2022 before going on to appear on America’s Got Talent: All Stars the following year, tied the knot with Hannah in 2022.They've been trying to start a family together for years, and, after facing challenges with natural conception, they embarked on an IVF journey.

Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke has announced a new solo album ‘The Singing Winds Pt. 3’ and shared the new single ‘It Wasn’t Meant To Be’ – listen below.The singer and musician, who records under the name Kele, has also announced a new run of UK headline shows to take place in February 2025, which kick off in Glasgow’s Oran Mor on February 12 and run through Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester, London, Bristol and Oxford, before concluding in Brighton on February 22. Tickets go on presale on September 30 and general sale on October 1 and you can get yours here.‘The Singing Winds Pt.

Joe & The Shitboys have accused The Great Escape of “ethnocentric bullying” after the festival dropped the Faroe Islands as its lead country partner over concerns over its whaling practices.The festival, held in Brighton and Hove each May, announced yesterday (September 24) that they would be withdrawing the Faroe Islands as their lead country partner – having only revealed the partnership earlier this month.It followed concerns over whaling in the Faroes – part of the Kingdom of Denmark – by local groups.The festival shared that, though it was dropping the partnership, they were “proud” to have worked with Faroese artists over the years, and would continue to collaborate with musicians from the territory. “We believe the contributions of Faroese artists should not be overshadowed by this matter, which bears no relation to their artistic work or their significant achievements,” they said in a statement shared to Instagram.Now, Faroe Island punk band Joe & The Shitboys have responded to the announcement, calling The Great Escape’s decision “ethnocentric ignorance”, “harmful” and “not inclusive in the slightest”.A post shared by The Great Escape Festival (@greatescapefest)Writing on Instagram today (September 25), frontman Fríði Djurhuus said: “After being reached out to by multiple anti-whaling activists, and the recent decision by The Great Escape to drop the Faroe Islands as their main partner due to our whaling practices, I, Joe, would like to publically state my position on whaling in the Faroe Islands, also known as “the grind.”“I am a Faroese vegan.

The Great Escape has withdrawn the Faroe Islands as its lead country partner over concerns over its whaling practices, amid outcry from local interest groups.The festival, held in Brighton and Hove each May, made the announcement this evening (September 24) in a statement on Instagram after concerns were raised over whaling in the Faroes – part of the Kingdom of Denmark – by local groups. The festival announced the Faroe Islands as its lead country partner earlier this month.In the statement, the festival says it’s “proud” to have worked with Faroese artists over the years, adding, “Faroese musicians have been an inspiring and integral part of our festival, and we remain dedicated to supporting these incredible artists as they continue to captivate audiences worldwide.”It goes on to say that concerns regarding whaling practices in the Faroes had been raised by local interest groups, including the Sussex Dolphin Project, and clarifies that these issues are separate from the “thriving music scene“ there.

David Gilmour played some Pink Floyd classics for the first time in several years during a live dress rehearsal of his upcoming tour.Gilmour is gearing up to launch a limited tour in London, Rome, Los Angeles, and New York later this week to promote his new album, ‘Luck and Strange’ – which came out on September 6.Playing two warm-up shows in Brighton, Gilmour played ‘Breathe (In The Air)’, a track from ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’, for the first time since 2006.

The talk of a £10m investment in Hearts along with the use of Brighton’s famous player database might have some Hibs fans worried. But I’m not one of them.

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Brie Larson is set to appear on stage in Brighton and London next year, making her West End debut in Elektra.Oscar winner Larson will play the lead character in the revenge tragedy, which has been adapted by poet Anne Carson and directed by Daniel Fish (as per The Guardian).Larson, who won the Oscar for best actress for Room in 2016 and recently starred in the Apple TV+ series Lessons in Chemistry, said: “I couldn’t be more excited to perform in this Greek drama, or in better company collaborating with Daniel Fish and Anne Carson.“Storytelling has always been the way I organise life, feelings and experiences.”Speaking about the adaptation, Fish said that Carson’s translation, which was written in 1987 and published in 2001 “explodes the question” of “what is ancient and what is contemporary.” He said it presented a “thrilling challenge” for him as director.Elektra runs at the Theatre Royal in Brighton from January 13-18 before beginning an 11-week season at the Duke of York’s theatre in London on January 24.Tickets for the shows go on sale on October 2 here.A post shared by empire street (@estreetprods)Back in February, Larson refused to answer a question about the future of her involvement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel.She first appeared in 2019’s Captain Marvel, before returning in Avengers: Endgame later in the same year. She also helmed the recent film The Marvels.That film, which was directed by Nia DaCosta, was a continuation of the television miniseries Ms. Marvel, and starred Larson alongside Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau/Photon and Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan/Ms.

Romy has announced that she will be playing three Club Mid Air headline shows in the UK to celebrate her 2023 album’s one-year anniversary.The performances are scheduled for November and December in Brighton (The Dome), Manchester (Aviva Studios), and Glasgow (Fruit Market). Each ‘Club Mid Air’ event will showcase Romy performing live, accompanied by a DJ lineup personally curated by her.Writing on social media to announce the news, Romy said: Club Mid Air, the party isn’t over yet! After such an unbelievable reaction at Glasto I really wanted to play some more shows in the UK.

Impressed Owen Hargreaves is utterly certain Celtic are soaring towards bagging a £40million transfer fee for one of their best players.

Attendees at an open mic night were left gobsmacked when none other than the legendary Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour graced the stage.

Pink Floyd fans were flabbergasted when a beloved band member walked into a British pub – and took to the microphone. Punters in The Neptune Inn in Brighton probably did a double-take when they saw rock legend David Gilmour making himself at home in the modest boozer. He even treated them to some iconic tunes – "crashing" the stage during an open mic night to join his daughter Romany Gilmour for a sweet performance.

David Gilmour performed his first live gig in four years at an East Sussex pub’s open mic night yesterday (September 9) – check out footage below.The former Pink Floyd guitarist and singer performed alongside his daughter Romany Gilmour at The Neptune Live Music Bar in Hove, East Sussex.The musician’s last public gig was the 2020 tribute concert for Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green at the London Palladium, according to concert archives.Gilmour posted to X last night that he “very much enjoyed crashing” his daughter’s gig at the pub “after finishing tour rehearsals”.In an accompanying video, Romany Gilmour can be heard asked her dad if he wants to “come and upstage me”, before they performed Pink Floyd’s 1975 track ‘Wish You Were Here’ together.Check out footage of the performance below.Very much enjoyed crashing @GilmourRomany’s gig at the Neptune in Hove this evening after finishing tour rehearsals… pic.twitter.com/9FxlX2YMIu— David Gilmour (@davidgilmour) September 9, 2024The Neptune Live Music Bar also posted to Instagram thanking Romany and David for an “electrifying evening”.In 2022, Gilmour put his Hove home up for sale, and as of that year reportedly spends most of his time living on a farm in Wisborough Green, near Horsham.The performance comes after Gilmour released his first album of new material in nine years last weekend, titled ‘Luck and Strange’.Romany Gilmour sings, plays the harp and appears on lead vocals on ‘Between Two Points’ and ‘Yes, I Have Ghosts’. His son Gabriel Gilmour also provide backing vocals.The LP was recorded over five months in Brighton and London.

Jack White has announced details of an intimate UK tour, with all tour dates taking place later this week. Find out more below.Shared this morning (September 9), the new surprise tour comprises three UK shows, all of which will held later this week.It comes in celebration of his new album ‘No Name’ – which arrived as a surprise record and marked the sixth studio album from the soloist and former White Stripes frontman.The first of the three shows will be held at the Islington Assembly Hall in London on Friday (September 13).

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England households, brace yourselves.The Met Office has issued a three-day yellow weather warning for heavy rain across parts of England and South Wales.Torrential downpours are expected to hit the south of England and the Midlands, including London, Birmingham, Oxford, Norwich, Brighton, Southampton, Bristol, and Cardiff. Prepare for potential flash flooding and power cuts.The alert kicks off at 9pm on Wednesday and runs until just before the stroke of midnight on Friday.The forecasters warn: "Outbreaks of heavy rain are expected widely across southern England and southern Wales on Friday.

Reverend & The Makers have cancelled their 2024 UK headline tour, with frontman Jon McClure citing the death of his father this year.The Sheffield band had been due to hit the road in November for shows in Liverpool, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, London, Brighton and other locations throughout that month.However, in a statement on social media yesterday (September 3), McClure shared “some important information” about the scheduled dates and the group’s next studio album – the follow-up to last year’s ‘Heatwave In The Cold North’.They had previously announced the forthcoming ‘Is This How Happiness Feels?’ – you can pre-order it here.“Gonna try and say this as honestly as possible.

The Brian Jonestown Massacre have announced a new European and UK tour, set to kick off next year – find ticket details and a full list of dates below.Announced this morning (September 2), the upcoming shows will see frontman, songwriter, composer, studio owner, multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer, Anton Newcombe‘s band, embark on an 18-stop tour across the continent throughout January and February 2025.It will start with shows in European cities Hamburg, Cologne and Tilburg in late January, and continue the following month with a number of UK stops.These kick off with a show in Bexhill on February 1, and continue with stops in Bristol, Nottingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds and more. Show are also lined up for Ireland in the middle of the month, before Newcombe and co.

North and South made their mark on the pop scene in the late 1990s, but in the years since they had a hit with I'm A Man (Not A Boy) and played a fictional version of themselves on the CBBC series No Sweat, one member revealed that life in the spotlight wasn't quite as glamorous as it looked.The band was made up of teenagers James Hurst, Lee Otter, Tom Lowe and Sam Chapman, and James, the band's guitarist and vocalist, opened up about the gruelling reality of their hectic lifestyle in 2001: "I was 16 when I moved to London from Norfolk, and I'm a vegetarian so cooking for myself was difficult, so I got really ill at one point." He shared the troubling effects on his health: "I was seven stone two. I'd wake up at five in the morning, ritually be sick, get dressed and go out to make our TV show," he told The Guardian.

Grace fans are thrilled for the return of the eagerly-awaited fourth season of the hit crime thriller, with John Simm reprising his role as the determined Detective Superintendent Roy Grace.The show's opening story, Dead Man's Time, begins with a vicious robbery that draws Roy and his team into a puzzling investigation involving the theft of precious antiques. But as Roy scratches the surface of the victim's life in Brighton, he uncovers ancient grudges and a mystery that has haunted their brother (played by John's former co-star Philip Glenister) for years.

Saffron Barker has hit back at "crazy" claims made about her recent weight loss.The ex-Strictly Come Dancing star's fans have noticed a change in Saffron's weight over recent months, with some questioning whether she'd undergone surgery or been using medication to aid weight loss. Saffron, 24, who hails from Brighton, jetted to Los Angeles in June to undertake an acting course. Upon her return to the UK, her fans noticed she'd lost weeks after spending six weeks in the USA, prompting speculation about whether she'd achieved her results naturally.

Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour has signed for Napoli from Brighton.

Celtic will have to shell out £17million to land their top two midfield targets.

Celtic are reportedly "interested" in bringing back Odsonne Edouard from Crystal Palace before the end of the window.

Premiership champions have been laser-focused amid their bid to retain their crown but Celtic are guaranteed to have a change to their starting XI against St Mirren today.

Manchester United saw a dent put in the start to their Premier League campaign down on the South Coast, losing 2-1 to Brighton via a stoppage time goal.