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4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
BBC Breakfast viewers fume 'that's enough' as they complain about Euro coverage
BBC Breakfast viewers took to social media on Sunday morning to beg for "any other news" as they issued the same complaint about the show. BBC Breakfast viewers expressed their frustration during Sunday's programme. With the Women's Euro 2025 final set to commence later that day, the corporation devoted significant airtime to covering the build-up to the match. Despite the growing anticipation on the programme regarding whether the England Lionesses could reclaim their championship crown following their 2022 Euro triumph, certain viewers were far from pleased with the comprehensive coverage. One individual remarked:"Yessss, more women's football said nobody ever." Another person commented: "For god's sake, it's BBC Breakfast, not Match of the Day. Jump on a bandwagon." A further viewer exclaimed: "Give it a f****in' rest FFS." With one irritated fan adding: "No more lionesses. That's enough, f******g hellfire. "FFS let's talk about the lionesses again, no let's not," remarked another. As one viewer shared: "Any other news but football??" Someone else posted: "I'm Bored with the England coverage now; way too much time is being spent on it." Another added: " Who the bl***y cares?" Throughout the broadcast, Rachel and Roger chatted to former England goalkeeper and current pundit Rachel Brown-Finnis, who was broadcasting live from Basel ahead of the fixture, reports the Express. The BBC presenter asked: "How are you feeling this morning? Put aside your professional head for a moment. We will get into the football, but just how's the gut this morning?" Rachel responded: "As it has been throughout, to be honest, it's been pretty steady! I genuinely mean that. Even though the highs and the lows, the quarter-finals, the knockout games, which pretty much started from the Netherlands game, we had to win that, otherwise, we were out!". "So, yeah, really kind of- I've grown with confidence with the tournament. Seen us claw it back from two-nil, seen it clawed back from one-nil. I even think we might go into the league today, how about that!". Later in the programme, BBC Breakfast featured a compilation of messages from famous personalities sending their best wishes to the England Lionesses. Celebrity supporters included Claudia Winkleman, Romesh Ranganathan, Matt Baker, Ross Kemp, Naga Munchetty, and Charlie Stayt. as England face Spain.
Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Three great summer perfumes at all price points – one is the perfect subtle scent for everyday
Read on to find out about a new Aussie brand that will shake up the affordable beauty space in a major way SUMMER SCENTS Three great summer perfumes at all price points – one is the perfect subtle scent for everyday Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A QUICK spritz of the right perfume can totally transform your mood – and summer scents are certainly some of the most addictive. Here are three of my favourites . . . Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up BUDGET M&S Discover Salty Skin Eau de Toilette, £10 for 100ml, 3 The M&S Discover Salty Skin Eau de Toilette is the perfect subtle scent for everyday Credit: Supplied The notes of this perfume read like a list of all my favourite scents; tart bergamot, mandarin and lemon, lightly floral orange blossom and jasmine, comforting musk and amber. It reminds me of the smell when you open the balcony door of your air-conditioned hotel room to be hit with the warm, thick air outside that's holding the smell of sun-tan lotion and salty sea air. It's the perfect subtle scent for everyday that will still feel special every time you spray it, and given the price, you'd be hard pressed to find a better value fragrance. I can't imagine there's a single person who won't love it. MID-RANGE Roger & Gallet Vanille Soleil Fragrant Water, £39 for 100ml, 3 The Roger & Gallet Vanille Soleil Fragrant Water is the perfect 'old money' scent Credit: Supplied Fragrance expert Alice du Parq aptly described this as the scent equivalent of a Mr Whippy ice cream topped with Maldon sea salt flakes. I can't think of a better way to convey the moreish, elevated vanilla perfume that's equally sweet and savoury – like all the best snacks. It's not at all sickly, despite the powdery notes of jasmine and tonka bean. It's the perfect 'old money' scent, that doesn't scream in your face or leave a trail behind you when you leave a room, but when people get close, it smells sophisticated and clean. I get stopped in the street by people asking where my perfume's from - it's a dupe of a designer scent & saves me £135 LUXURY Maison Margiela Never Ending Summer Eau de Toilette, £62 for 30ml, 3 The Maison Margiela Never Ending Summer Eau de Toilette is an aperol spritz in a scent Credit: Supplied This perfume is an Aperol Spritz in a scent. It's fizzy, bright and packed with juicy bitter orange, rich, hearty cedarwood, sharp pepper and spicy cardamom, that make it the perfect late night summer scent cocktail to cut through humid climes. It's one of the few truly unisex holiday inspired scents on the market – with no hint of sun cream-style coconut that can quickly become extremely girly. It's grown up elegance, that's guaranteed to bring in compliments.
Edinburgh Reporter
5 days ago
- Edinburgh Reporter
Cast return to Edinburgh supporting Oasis
Cast return to Edinburgh to support Oasis for the 'biggest support slot of the year, if not the decade'. John Power discussed his first meeting with Liam Gallagher, before the singer's fame, when Gallagher was just a teenager. Power admits it was a 'strange atmosphere' as he was going to see The La's, the band he had just left. 'This lad came up to me and asked for a smoke, I told him to p**s off, it was Liam Gallagher. A couple of years later, Oasis was doing a gig in Liverpool and had appeared on The Word, playing Supersonic. Liam came over and said: 'I asked you for a smoke and you told me to p**s off, and we just both burst out laughing.' There's been a long history between Oasis and John Power. The 'Scouse-Irish' songwriter and front-man of Cast was a teenager himself when he first joined The La's and mercurial musical magus Lee Mavers back in 1986. 'At the height of it, it was like nourishment,' explains Power of the band's mystical sea shanties, Mersey melodies and spirited flamenco rhythms, 'How can you not be blown away by songs like Son of Gun when you are that age and learning the guitar. There were Biblical highs, there was something eternal within The La's, and with Lee's songwriting, the waters were crystal clear and you could baptise yourself within them. I couldn't play before that, with those songs, they were the first bass lines I played and understood. It all felt very natural, Lee was like a mentor and a massive influence on my songwriting, and it was a beautiful part of my life.' While The La's made only one self-titled album released in 1990 featuring their hit There She Goes, Power would go on to form Cast two years later. During his time in The La's he began to write what would soon be a string of hit singles, among them Alright and Sandstorm would eventually appear on Cast's debut album All Change. Later this year the band will tour the 30th anniversary of the LP but before then they are about to embark on as Power suggests, 'the biggest tour of the year, if not the decade' with Oasis. I suggest to him it's like a gathering of the clans for the last Kings of Ireland. 'I like that,' he laughs, 'we all have those working-class Irish connections so there has to be something in the lineage or the blood, it's too common for it not to be the case.' Noel Gallagher is quoted as saying Oasis came to finish what The La's started. As Power suggests Oasis gave Cast 'a bump' when asking them to play support in May 1994 at The Venue in Newcross. 'I remembered Noel from when he was a roadie with Inspiral Carpets back when The La's played at G-Mex in Manchester, we were always zig-zagging and crossing paths. Cast got a record deal from that gig in Newcross, and then Noel would give us a shout for gigs like Irvine Beach, Loch Lomond and Knebworth.' It's fair to say that Loch Lomond often gets overlooked for Knebworth, but author Simon Spence points to the importance of the band's links with Scotland, even using a shot from one of the gigs for the limited edition version of his book Feeling Supersonic: From Manchester To Britpop. Spence said: 'Oasis have strong and deep links to Scotland, which explains the fervent reception they get here and the sense among fans that Oasis are part of them. Liam and Noel's mum Peggy lived in Glasgow before moving to Manchester and, crucially, the band's big break, the infamous meeting with Alan McGee that led to them being signed to his label Creation in 1993, also took place in Scotland at Glasgow's King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. 'For many, including McGee, their best ever gig during their 90s heyday, and one of the defining moments of Britpop, took place in Scotland, on the shores of Loch Lomond in Balloch Castle Country Park, where they played to 80,000 over two rapturous nights. After Manchester, Scotland is the band's second home. Noel and Liam have both spoken with pride of their Scottish fans who have remained ferociously loyal over the years. Liam described them as 'the f**king bollocks'. 'The band's two previous shows at Murrayfield were epochal, for different reasons, and these three nights are set to reignite joyous memories for both the band and the fans (if not the local council). Remarkably, after a 15-year absence, the bond between the band and their Scottish fans has only strengthened. Expect to party like it's 1999 again; Hogmanay comes early this year.' John Power is only too familiar with what it's like to play alongside Oasis in Scotland. It was another gig here that helped put the band on the map. Inertia had set in for The La's with Lee Mavers halting progress at every stage, partly due to his obsession with the debut album's sound and a refusal to play or record new songs. Cast soon managed to build on a head of steam with a memorable sonic force during performances that buried those previous disappointments. Power said: 'Before it happens, you are working spiritually and physically towards a dream. As a band, we were all connected to it and cutting it live, through that, you are discovering this new ground, it's like heading towards the promised land. We knew we would see it, and we were getting there, which gave us that strength. When you do break, it's all about maintaining it like with Oasis or U2 you go into another stratosphere but for most of us having a top ten record, getting on Top of the Pops and meeting the fans. That's as good as it's ever going to be and that's more than most bands ever get a whiff of. At that time you can feel it happening and no one can get in the way or tell you otherwise.' Cast and The Verve both made an impact on fans as support at the Irvine Beach shows. As Cast walked off stage Noel Gallagher remarked that it was 'like a religious experience'. The line was picked up by a journalist and quoted in the press. 'Fine Time was massive in Scotland before we had a hit with it,' added Power. 'People would go off their nut.' Oasis gifted coveted support slots to both bands at key gigs, it was fitting that both The Verve's frontman Richard Ashcroft and Cast are both invited thirty years later as support for the long-awaited reunion. Power said: 'I think we are all really looking forward to seeing Noel and Liam walk on that stage together again in Edinburgh. Cast is in such a great place and we've got momentum, it's going to be a big year. The line-up is stratospheric with Richard Ashcroft as well – it's real northern soul rock n' roll, and here we all are thirty years later. It was easy to miss things back then because I was always looking forward. When the Oasis tour becomes the present time I'll be in the eye of the hurricane and right in the presence of it in all these places like Dublin and Edinburgh and the rest of them.' Next year will mark forty years since Power joined The La's, he now performs tracks such as Son Of A Gun, taking him full circle. 'The ifs and buts could go on forever, but those two voices together', he says of the hypnotic connection with Mavers, 'I did some of the best songs I ever wrote with Lee, together we were a force to be reckoned with, it's like letting the genie out of the bottle. I hope we can get together for a cup of tea and play together again, even if it's just in his kitchen'. Cast will support Oasis in Edinburgh on August 8, 9, and 12 along with Richard Ashcroft. Feeling Supersonic: From Manchester To Britpop by Simon Spence is out now Members of Cast – L_R Liam Tyson, Peter Wilkinson and John Power Like this: Like Related
