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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Guardiola ahead of Wolves: "We are fit"
Check out the presser with Pep Guardiola ahead of Man City's first Premier League match vs Wolverhampton.
BBC News
10-08-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Monty Python legend Eric Idle brings new show home to Midlands
Monty Python comedy legend Eric Idle has shared childhood memories of taking the 148 bus from Birmingham to Wolverhampton, as he returns to England to perform for the first time in 13 also recalled growing up in Studley, going to a boarding school full of "wild" boys in Wolverhampton - which was like working with the Monty Python crew - keeping wicket for Redditch, and supporting Wolves FC at the age of who describes himself as "a Midlands boy", told BBC Radio WM he was "looking forward" to performing at Birmingham Symphony his last UK performance at London 2012, singing Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, he said "I haven't been in England and performed since the Olympic Games". He supported Wolves until he moved to London, when he "watched Chelsea for a bit", but said: "I watch both sides because it's much more fun."In London, neighbour Gary Lineker later pointed out to Idle that fans only sang his hit song on the terraces when they were losing. 'I pushed Sinatra off the top' "The best moment in my life about that song was when England were beating Germany 5-0 in Munich, and the German fans started to sing Always Look on the Bright Side of Life," he said. "I thought that was so funny and so brilliant".It later became Britain's number one funeral song, which Idle found "very moving". "I'm particularly proud because I pushed Frank Sinatra off the top. It was My Way before that," he said. Describing his new show as a mix of comedy and songs, he said he was adapting it for each location on Birmingham, he wants to talk about the number 148, which went through Hollywood on its way into the city. 'Mock and roll' In the 1970s, the Python team played four nights at the rather-more-famous Hollywood Bowl in the US, when they took their live show out on the was about that time, when the cult comedy film Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in 1975, that Idle coined the phrase "mock and roll" for their particular brand of comedy."We weren't quite a rock group, we were more like a mock group," he said he found going "from Hollywood to Hollywood", a full circle in his life, "rather wonderful". Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
27-07-2025
- Yahoo
'Cheeky' boy, 12, dies after asthma attack in second tragedy to strike family in weeks
A family was left devastated when a 12-year-old schoolboy tragically died after having a severe asthma attack - just weeks after the death of his grandfather. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC fan Cejai Owen could not be saved after the devastating incident at home on July 9. His mum Kayleigh Blunt described Cejai as "cheeky, a joker who always had a smile on his face." Loved ones said the youngster meant the world to them and life will never be the same again. READ MORE: Life on Birmingham streets where 'delivery drivers are putting pedestrians at risk' READ MORE: Call of Duty players 'recruited into County Lines gangs' - list of signs your child is involved READ MORE: Boy, six, diagnosed with brain tumour after parents told he was just 'anxious' It was the second tragedy to strike the same family from Wolverhampton in just weeks. Kayleigh's dad Philip Blunt, a Perry Barr greyhound trainer, died suddenly just four-weeks earlier. Mum-of-seven Kayleigh, 37, told BirminghamLive: "It's been very difficult as we lost my dad four weeks before Cejai. "Cejai was very cheeky and always had a smile on his face. "He was always the joker of his siblings. He was a main part of our family. "He was our world. He meant the world to us. Life isn't going to be the same without him. "A lot of his his school friends have come forward and wrote to me. I didn't know he had so many friends. He was a popular boy. That support has meant a lot." Cejai liked football and also enjoyed playing Roblox with his brother. Describing the tragic circumstances surrounding Cejai, his mum said: "He went at school and came back home fine and he just had a massive sudden asthma attack at home. "He's had asthma attacks all his life, but never that bad. "We were doing CPR on him before the ambulance came. He was in my arms. Paramedics were working on him for 40 minutes, but nothing could be done for him." Kayleigh has also lost her 60-year-old dad Philip, who suffered a heart attack on June 7. "He doted on all his grandchildren," she said. "He was the person who was there for everyone. "My dad was full of banter all the time. He loved greyhounds. Greyhounds were his life - He was part of it from the age of 17 or 18. "It used to be in London, but more recently was in Perry Barr." A crowdfunder has been set up to cover Cejai's funeral costs. The GoFundMe page has a target of £6,500. Loved ones have since paid tribute to the youngster's "beautiful soul." "This is a very, very sad story - but one I need to support," posted pal Claire Darby, who runs Momma Claire Bear Caring Foodbank. "Kay Blunt sadly lost her beautiful 12-year-old Cejai. He had a massive asthma attack and they couldn't save him. "Ceijai was such a beautiful soul and I really mean that his mom raised him as a good boy. "Their hearts are truly broken. The family will financially struggle to cover funeral costs. "If anyone can support with this I'd be truly grateful xxxx." To donate to the fun, please click here.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Jota is a notable figure in Wolves' recent history'
There will be a lot of sad people thinking of Diogo Jota in was part of a group of players, big transfers, after the takeover a few years ago.A young player coming in from Portugal but he really became emblematic of the whole resurgence of the club at that time.A formidable competitor. Diogo Jota is a notable figure in Wolves' recent history. Read more tributes from Wolves to Jota
