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Daily Record
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Jeremy Vine reported music legend's son for road offence and made him lose his driving licence
BBC presenter Jeremy Vine, who is a big cycling enthusiast, reported one British icon's son to the authorities after he caught him on his phone behind the wheel. Cycling guru and BBC star Jeremy Vine caused the son of a British punk rock icon to have his driving licence revoked after he snapped him engaging in an illegal habit while behind the wheel, according to reports. Baxter Dury, the son of the late Ian Dury, confessed to the humiliating moment while being interviewed on BBC 6 Music by Huw Stephens. He explained that he had been checking his phone in a traffic jam when Vine cycled past and caught him in the act. Ian Dury was a popular singer in the late 70s and early 80s' burgeoning punk rock and new wave genres as well as frequently troubling government censors with countercultural and suggestive imagery, such as in his UK Number One track Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick. Baxter, 53, appears to have followed in his father's footsteps. He had been driving back to his West London home from producer Paul Epworth's studio, where they had been working on his latest album, Albarone, when the BBC star caught him red handed and recorded him. Dury admitted to Huw Stephens: "Do you know what? This is a tragic story, but I drove there for the first half (of making the record) and then lost my licence." However, Baxter did not blame Vine for reporting him as he told the BBC that he probably deserved it, the Mirror reports. Baxter explained: "I got caught in a traffic jam, and Jeremy Vine took a film of me looking at Instagram, which he deserves to, I'm not arguing about (it). " He added: "Shouldn't probably say that publicly, he's probably in the other room, isn't he?" When the BBC Radio 2 presenter caught wind that it had been Ian Dury's son he caught, he shared his love of his father's work but did not apologise. He told the Mail: "This is very unfortunate. I would like Baxter to know that I love his dad's music. "I'm afraid mobile phone use in cars in London, particularly the posher parts, is an absolute curse. So I am quite tunnel-visioned about it. "'We have 1700 road deaths a year. Sorry to be serious about it. Best wishes to Baxter." Vine has recorded countless drivers disobeying road rules over the years, often exposing their actions on social media to raise awareness of the dangers cyclists face every day. However, last month, the cyclist revealed he had made the surprising decision to stop posting videos after receiving an overwhelming amount of abuse. The TV presenter has brought in hundreds of millions of views, without making a penny, across various social media platforms, which has also inevitably brought in huge waves of online trolling. He said on X: "I'm stopping my cycling videos. The trolling just got too bad. They have had well over 100 million views but in the end the anger they generate has genuinely upset me." Vine also shared that he had received serious death threats for sharing videos of drivers breaking the rules. Online trolls have branded him "England's biggest ***hole" and called for the Channel 5 debate host to be crushed by a lorry. After deciding to finally pack it in, the TV star said he would miss the conversations sparked by the videos, which could be about relatively small infractions. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. He said: "Some of the biggest videos were actually about the smallest incidents, like someone turning left in front of me. "People are happy to discuss it and I actually think that we'd all be safer if we all understood each other. People are going to drive 4x4s in Kensington and whatnot but they need to have a bit of care for me on a bicycle. "You might be in total control when you pass close by but the person on a bicycle doesn't know that. I just hope I was part of a dialogue about it."
Irish Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Son of music legend admits BBC star caused him to lose driving licence
Cycling enthusiast and BBC star Jeremy Vine caused the son of a British punk rock legend to lose his driving licence after catching him engaging in a bad habit while behind the wheel. The son of Ian Dury, Baxter Dury, revealed the embarrassing information while being interviewed on BBC 6 Music by Huw Stephens. He explained that he had been looking at his phone in a traffic jam when Jeremy Vine cycled past and caught him red-handed, reports The Mirror. Ian Dury was an innovator in the late '70s and early '80s' burgeoning punk rock and new wave genres, frequently troubling government censors with countercultural and suggestive imagery, such as in his UK Number One chart topper, Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick. Baxter Dury has followed in his father's footsteps. He was driving to his home in West London from producer Paul Epworth's studio, where they had been working on his latest album, Albarone, when the BBC star recorded him. Dury, 53, told Huw Stephens: "Do you know what? This is a tragic story, but I drove there for the first half (of making the record) and then lost my licence." However, Baxter did not blame Jeremy Vine for reporting him, telling the BBC that he probably deserved it. Baxter went on to explain: "I got caught in a traffic jam, and Jeremy Vine took a film of me looking at Instagram, which he deserves to, I'm not arguing about (it)." Jokingly suggesting that Vine could catch him once again, he added: "Shouldn't probably say that publicly, he's probably in the other room, isn't he?" When the BBC Radio 2 presenter heard that he'd caught Ian Dury's son red-handed, he shared his love of his father's work, but did not apologise. He told the Mail: "This is very unfortunate. I would like Baxter to know that I love his dad's music. "I'm afraid mobile phone use in cars in London, particularly the posher parts, is an absolute curse. So I am quite tunnel-visioned about it. "We have 1,700 road deaths a year. Sorry to be serious about it. Best wishes to Baxter." Jeremy Vine has recorded countless numbers of drivers flouting road rules over the years, often posting examples on social media to raise awareness of what cyclists face every day. However, last month, he made the surprising decision to stop posting videos after receiving abuse. The TV presenter has racked up hundreds of millions of views across various social media platforms, which has also brought with it huge waves of online hate. He said on X: "I'm stopping my cycling videos. The trolling just got too bad. They have had well over 100 million views but in the end the anger they generate has genuinely upset me." Vine also shared the serious death threats made against him for sharing videos of drivers breaking the rules, with online trolls branding him "England's biggest ***hole" and calling for the Channel 5 debate host to be crushed by a lorry. After making the decision to quit, the TV star said he would miss the conversations sparked by the videos, which could be about relatively small infractions. "Some of the biggest videos were actually about the smallest incidents, like someone turning left in front of me," he said. "People are happy to discuss it and I actually think that we'd all be safer if we all understood each other. People are going to drive 4x4s in Kensington and whatnot but they need to have a bit of care for me on a bicycle. "You might be in total control when you pass close by but the person on a bicycle doesn't know that. I just hope I was part of a dialogue about it."
Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jeremy Vine says 'best wishes' after making music legend's son lose his licence
Ian Dury's son admitted in an interview that he had lost his driving licence after being reported to the authorities by BBC presenter Jeremy Vine Cycling champion and BBC star Jeremy Vine caused the son of a British punk rock legend to lose his driving licence after snapping him engaging in a bad habit while behind the wheel, it has emerged. The son of Ian Dury, Baxter, revealed the embarrassing information while being interviewed on BBC 6 Music by Huw Stephens. He explained that he had been looking at his phone in a traffic jam when Jeremy Vine cycled past and caught him red-handed. Ian Dury was an innovator in the late 70s and early 80s' burgeoning punk rock and new wave genres, frequently troubling government censors with countercultural and suggestive imagery, such as in his UK Number One chart topper 'Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick.' Baxter Dury has followed in his father's footsteps. He was driving to his home in West London from producer Paul Epworth's studio, where they had been working on his latest album, Albarone, when the BBC star recorded him. Dury, 53, told Huw Stephens: "Do you know what? This is a tragic story, but I drove there for the first half (of making the record) and then lost my license." However, Baxter did not blame Jeremy Vine for reporting him, telling the BBC that he probably deserved it. Baxter went on to explain: "I got caught in a traffic jam, and Jeremy Vine took a film of me looking at Instagram, which he deserves to, I'm not arguing about (it). " Realising that Vine could catch him once again, he added: "Shouldn't probably say that publicly, he's probably in the other room, isn't he?" When the BBC Radio 2 presenter heard that he'd caught Ian Dury's son red-handed, he shared his love of his father's work, but did not apologise. He told the Mail: 'This is very unfortunate. I would like Baxter to know that I love his dad's music. 'I'm afraid mobile phone use in cars in London, particularly the posher parts, is an absolute curse. So I am quite tunnel-visioned about it. 'We have 1700 road deaths a year. Sorry to be serious about it. Best wishes to Baxter.' Jeremy Vine has recorded countless numbers of drivers flouting road rules over the years, often posting examples on social media to raise awareness of what cyclists face every day. However, last month, he made the surprising decision to stop posting videos after receiving abuse. The TV presenter has racked up hundreds of millions of views, without making a penny, across various social media platforms, which has also brought with it huge waves of online hate. He said on X: "I'm stopping my cycling videos. The trolling just got too bad. They have had well over 100 million views but in the end the anger they generate has genuinely upset me." Vine also shared the serious death threats made against him for sharing videos of drivers breaking the rules, with online trolls branding him "England's biggest ***hole" and calling for the Channel 5 debate host to be crushed by a lorry. After making the decision to quit, the TV star said he would miss the conversations sparked by the videos, which could be about relatively small infractions. "Some of the biggest videos were actually about the smallest incidents, like someone turning left in front of me," he said. "People are happy to discuss it and I actually think that we'd all be safer if we all understood each other. People are going to drive 4x4s in Kensington and whatnot but they need to have a bit of care for me on a bicycle. "You might be in total control when you pass close by but the person on a bicycle doesn't know that. I just hope I was part of a dialogue about it."
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Heavy hangs the crown - sadness at Wiggins' troubles
The view from the ornate throne on which Bradley Wiggins sat in the blazing London summer sun in 2012 must have been glorious. To say all the planets had aligned for him would have been an understatement. He had become the first Briton to win the Tour de France. He had followed it with an Olympic time trial gold in his home city. It felt like the coronation of a king. Wiggins, then 32, glided to London 2012 glory under a constantly moving tifo of union flags and Olympic rings. By 2016, thanks largely to his many successes on the track, he would become Britain's most decorated Olympian thanks largely to many track successes. With sideburns and the sharpest mod feather cut, he even looked good in Lycra. And by the end of the year, he was endorsing his signature style on top clothing brands and choosing records with his icon Paul Weller on BBC 6 Music. It seemed as if he had it all. But then, when his career ended, came the cocaine addiction. In an interview with the Observer, Wiggins said of his post-career cocaine addiction: "There were times my son thought I was going to be found dead in the morning. "I was a functioning addict. People wouldn't realise - I was high most of the time for many years." Wiggins - a gangly north Londoner, from a broken home, brought up in poverty - made it to the very top of a sport that requires clinical preparation and a calm head under pressure. In interviews during his career, Wiggins exuded calm and charm. He seemed to have everything under control. And perhaps it was, with the hyper-organised, big-budget Team Sky around him between 2010 and 2015, run by Dave Brailsford and Rod Ellingworth - with whom he would win the 2012 Tour, the 2014 world time trial championship and much more. Wiggins' talent and presence inspired the team to a period of domination in road cycling never before seen. But post-career, his troubles spiralled. In 2020, his marriage to Cath came to an end. They have two children: Ben - now a rider himself with Hamens Berman Jayco - and Isabella. Then came the collapse of Team Wiggins, which he had founded in 2015. The team lacked enough blue chip sponsors, despite having so many talented British riders. There was an awful more of Wiggins' own money invested in the team than most realised. That, and a cocaine addiction, would spell trouble for anybody's wallet - even a sporting icon. And Wiggins was declared bankrupt. "I already had a lot of self-hatred," said Wiggins of his post-career addiction. "But I was amplifying it. It was a form of self-harm and self-sabotage. It was not the person I wanted to be. I realised I was hurting a lot of people around me. "There's no middle ground for me. I can't just have a glass of wine - if I have a glass of wine, then I'm buying drugs. My proclivity to addiction was easing the pain that I lived with." Mark Cavendish, another retired cycling great, told BBC Sport recently that he had shared many good times with Wiggins. "He's like a brother to me," Cavendish said. "He has an incredible personality, he's a brilliant friend, and to see his rise and for him to be part of my rise is something we can share forever - and he's someone who's very close to me." As Wiggins emerged as top-level cyclist, he became the focal point for what those following the sport hoped would be a new cleaner era. The scandal surrounding EPO, and Armstrong, was playing towards its conclusion. First there was a hard-fought fourth place at the 2009 Tour de France, just behind a fading Armstrong. Then the clean rider and ultra-clean Team Sky were soon at the top of the sport, winning seven Tours between 2010 and 2019. But, like, Armstrong before him, the questions came flooding in once the pedals had stopped turning. Nobody, least of all Wiggins, knew what was in a 'Jiffy bag' sent to him via Team Sky doctor at a race in 2011. Two investigations - by the UK Anti-Doping Agency (Ukad) and the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee - failed to prove what was in the package. However, the report by MPs on the DCMS committee said Wiggins and Team Sky "crossed an ethical line" by using drugs allowed under anti-doping rules to enhance performance, instead of for medical reasons. "I would love to know one way or another what actually happened," Wiggins told Cycling Weekly. "The amount of times I then got asked 'what was in the package?' But I had absolutely no idea." The episode left a bitter taste for many. Fans and politicians came to understand how grey an area sports medicine can be. Pretty much the only thing professional cyclists agree upon is that time on the bike is time alone, away from it all, and a form of crucial therapy. For Wiggins, it mattered more than most, right from the start. The football fan from a crowded inner-London suburb known needed an escape during his youth. When his mother pointed him towards the TV to watch Chris Boardman take a very rare Olympic track cycling gold medal for Britain at Barcelona in 1992, he was hooked. Even if his estranged Australian father Gary had himself been a professional cyclist, this was Wiggins' journey. But it was a journey soured. Not only by Wiggins' father insisting he would be "never as good as your old man" after an ill-fated reunion during his teenage years; but also by Wiggins' admission that, during his early career, he was "groomed" sexually by a coach. Wiggins himself has asked whether there should be more support given to cyclists during and after their careers. A comparatively open sport, growing ever more globalised by TV money and new structure proposals, road cycling expects athletes to rinse themselves physically day after day, going "full gas" for six hours – something which many feel has to have an psychological and emotional impact. And he's not alone. British Cycling chief executive Jon Dutton has reached out to Wiggins, and the pair have discussed a number of things, according to sources. Wiggins was inducted into British Cycling's hall of fame last year, and the new leadership want to pay their respect to a past that yielded many Olympic gold medals and gave rise to an era on the road which changed the face of the sport forever. For Wiggins, change is coming – but one of his sources of help has raised eyebrows. The disgraced once seven-time Tour de France champion Armstrong makes a habit of reaching out to the fallen, and is said to have offered to pay for Wiggins' latest round of rehabilitation. Armstrong has established his own media presence on the fringes of the sport he once had total control over. But he is a long way from being forgiven. Wiggins himself can rebuild bridges, and says he recently rediscovered his sense of peace from riding his bike alone. He may never return to the victor's throne, but being back in the saddle could be comfort enough.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Renowned musician to perform in Swindon as part of UK tour
A musician is set to perform in Swindon this summer as part of his UK tour. Luke De-Sciscio, who has recorded and released 17 full-length albums between 2014 and 2024, will be performing at The Victoria on July 13. He will also be appearing at Trowbridge Festival on July 27. Known for his unique style of recording songs live using just a single microphone, De-Sciscio has amassed more than 10 million plays on Spotify. His music has also earned him the opportunity to support legends such as Cat Stevens and Jose Feliciano, and he gets frequent airplay on BBC6 Music. In March 2024, Mr De-Sciscio recorded an album within six weeks of welcoming his daughter. Read more: New food stall coming to Swindon's Designer Outlet The album has been recognised as one of the top 50 of the year on Album Of The Despite his popularity, the musician has only occasionally performed outside his adopted city of Bath. However, with the release of his album Theo, he has announced a full tour of the UK and Ireland, including several festival performances. From Leeds to London, Mr De-Sciscio will be supported by genre-blending folk artist Rapt, whose album Until The Light Takes Us has received acclaim from the likes of Sputnik, Swim Into The Sound, and The Bearded Gentlemen. Tickets for the performance can be purchased on Songkick.
