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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.

This is so heartbreaking… A 25-year-old TikTok star died

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.

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).

There is currently a buzz within Manchester United about youngster Toby Collyer.

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.

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

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.