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Hard-Fi played an intimate warm-up show last night (September 29) ahead of their big reunion gigs in Manchester and London.The Staines band announced earlier this year that they would reform for a ‘Stars Of CCTV’ anniversary gig in London, which sold out in 10 minutes.Last night’s gig at Milton Keynes’ 150-capacity Craufurd Arms marked their first since 2014, acting as a warm-up before the main gigs.The band opened with ‘Stars of CCTV”s second track ‘Middle Eastern Holiday’, also playing ‘Gotta Reason’, ‘Tied Up Too Tight’ and ‘Cash Machine’ from the album.

Red Bull isn’t just an energy drinks company and an F1 team. It is working on a variety of other projects in other sports and beyond. F1 team principal Christian Horner has detailed the work being undertaken by Red Bull’s Advanced Technologies, which even includes the building of a submarine.

Tom Hardy was a surprise competitor in a recent jiu-jitsu competition in the UK, where he ended up winning the gold medal.The actor reportedly “secretly arranged” to participate in the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship at the Oakgrove School in Milton Keys, which took place last Saturday (September 17).Speaking to the Daily Mail, event sponsor Sean Rosborough said that organisers knew about Hardy’s involvement in the tournament, but decided to keep it a secret as they didn’t want “masses of people turning up [and] distracting him”.Hardy faced Andy Leatherland, a 42-year-old sales manager and a jiu-jitsu blue belt, in the final round of the competition, where he ultimately emerged victorious.Leatherland told the Daily Mail that he decided to sign up for the tournament after realising that Hardy would be participating.“I was contemplating the Milton Keynes tournament as it was very local,” he said. “And then one morning – [the actor] goes by the name Edward Hardy – I saw that he’d actually signed up.”Leatherland went on to describe Hardy as a “very focused” fighter, before admitting that their match was over “relatively quickly”.“I made a mistake and he capitalised on that, he said.

Tom Hardy, 45, shocked Milton Keynes residents when he rocked up to compete in a martial arts tournament this weekend.The Dark Knight Rises actor further amazed fans when he won the competition. Tom created quite a buzz when he took part in the Ultimate Martial Arts Championship (UMAC) Brazilian jiu-jitsu Open 2022, at Buckinghamshire town's Oakgrove School.The Mad Max star, who is an accomplished blue belt in Jiu-Jitsu, took home a gold medal after showing off his impressive moves.The actor dressed in a blue jiu-jitsu gi, which at points when opened revealed the many tattoos covering his chest.The star eventually beat his final opponent, securing his victory in the competition by an arm bar submission.A spokesperson for the UMAC told the MK Citizen: "Tom was a really nice guy. “Everyone recognised him but he was very humble and was happy to take time out for people to take photographs with him."It was a real pleasure to have him compete at our event,” the spokesperson added.According to the Daily Mail, Tom secretly arranged to participate in the tournament with the event organisers weeks beforehand.The paper reports event sponsor Sean Rosborough saying: “We found out he was coming probably a couple of weeks before.“He was brilliant. A lot of people were asking for photos, and coming up to him, and he had no problem with that at all. “The mums were all over him.

Hard-Fi are set to play an intimate warm-up show later this month ahead of their big reunion gigs in Manchester and London.The Staines band announced earlier this year that they would reform for a ‘Stars Of CCTV’ anniversary gig in London, which sold out in 10 minutes.Now, Hard-Fi have quietly put tickets for an intimate warm-up gig on sale. The band will perform at Milton Keynes’ 150-capacity Craufurd Arms on September 29 – one day before they return to the stage in Manchester at the Neighbourhood Festival launch party.Tickets are priced at £34.50 and can be purchased from seetickets.com now.

Muse have shared the official music video for their latest single ‘You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween’ – check it out below.The song appears on the Devon trio’s ninth studio album ‘Will Of The People’, which came out today (August 26).In keeping with the sound of the ominous electro-rock track, Muse have posted some suitably scary visuals by director Tom Teller. The sinister clip includes references to numerous classic horror films such as The Shining, Friday The 13th, Scream, It and Poltergeist.It takes the viewer on a whirlwind, nighttime adventure through a spooky haunted house that’s packed with supernatural surprises.Additionally, Matt Bellamy and co.

Muse have today (August 19) unveiled details of a new UK stadium tour for 2023.The band will hit the road in 2023, playing stadium gigs in Plymouth, Huddersfield, Glasgow and Milton Keynes. Royal Blood will support on each of the dates except Glasgow.Tickets for the gigs go on sale on August 26 at 9am here.

Max Verstappen is incredibly in his eighth season on the Formula 1 grid, despite being just 24 years old.The Dutchman became the youngster driver ever to take part in a grand prix weekend when he replaced Jean-Eric Vergne for a practice session ahead of the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. The run-out was part of his preparation for his first full season in the car in 2015.He went on to make his race debut at the Australian Grand Prix aged 17 years and 166 days, becoming the youngest driver to start an F1 race.

Pulled Apart By Horses have unveiled details of a new album, ‘Reality Cheques’.The band’s fifth album is set for release on September 30 via Alcopop! Records.As well as this, the band have unveiled details of an extensive run of shows in October in support of the new record. Tickets go on general sale this Friday August 5 with a fan pre-sale taking place on Wednesday August 3.Check out the full list of dates below and buy tickets here.SEPTEMBER9 – Hull – AdelphiOCTOBER 1 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club2 – Liverpool – EBGB’s4 – Manchester – Factory5 – Huddersfield – Parish6 – Glasgow – Broadcast7 – Sunderland – Pop Recs12 – Cambridge – Portland Arms13 – St Albans – The Horn14 – Bridgwater – Cobblestones15 – Norwich – Waterfront Studio20 – Stoke – Underground21 – Birmingham – Asylum23 – Bristol – Rough Trade24 – Swansea – Bunkhouse27 – Milton Keynes – The Craufurd Arms28 – London – The Garage29 – Ashford – The Glass House30 – Brighton – The Hope & RuinSpeaking about the band’s new album, vocalist Tom Hudson said: “Our musical tastes change monthly, never mind over the course of the years, so we are never going to be the kind of band who’d do the same album every time.“We’ve always been that band that are ‘too heavy for the indie kids, and too indie for the heavy kids’ in industry terms, but it’s quite cool that people don’t really know where to put us, because it means no-one can easily slap a genre name upon us.

Queen of the Palace is now the Queen of Blackpool after landing the inaugural Women's World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens.Fallon Sherrock overcame a high quality field to secure the first ever PDC Women's World Matchplay title - and with it the £10,000 first prize.It has not been the best of years for Sherrock, who lost in the first round of the World Darts Championship and subsequently failed to gain a PDC Tour Card in January. She also failed to qualify for the UK Open and suffered an embarrassing first round defeat to unknown Leonard Gates in the US Darts Masters.

After entering the Love Island villa as a Casa Amor bombshell, Deji Adeniyi has won over fans of the hit ITV2 dating show thanks to his meme-worthy facial expressions and laid back personality. Most recently, the 25 year old was selected to go on a date with newcomer Lacey Edwards. Despite initially worrying that Lacey might be “boring” and “like a school teacher”, things quickly warmed up for the pair and they were captured sharing a steamy kiss.

Jason Manford has been caught up in the heatwave travel chaos on the way to his gig tonight (Tuesday July 19). The comedian was travelling from Stockport to Margate by train - and it didn't take long for the disruption to begin.

Red Bull will continue to support young Juri Vips despite sacking him for using a racial slur, it has emerged.Vips used the slur during an online gaming stream and was initially suspended before his contract as test and reserve driver was cancelled by the Milton Keynes team. It was widely believed that Red Bull had severed all ties with the Estonian, but it has emerged that the 21-year-old remains part of the team’s junior programme, reports the PA news agency.Vips has apologised for his language, both publically and privately, and that seems to have satisfied Red Bull enough for them to keep him in their stable of young drivers. READ MORE: Max Verstappen sets out conditions to Netflix after ending Drive to Survive boycott Speaking to PA, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said: “We have cancelled our agreement with him [Vips] and that will undoubtedly give him time for reflection.

Maura Higgins and Connor Wickham have fuelled rumours that they may be romantically linked, after they both shared snaps at the same BBQ.The former Love Island star, 31, and the Milton Keynes Dons footballer, 29, have been rumoured to be dating for the past few weeks.The pair reportedly met in May and even travelled to Paris together. Rumours have continued to arise after the pair shared similar photos on their Instagram stories.

A disabled man was left in tears after being forced to drag himself and his wheelchair up a flight of stairs at a train station when staff refused to help him.

Train passengers have faced chaos following major disruption in London this evening (June 17). All Avanti West Coast services from Euston have been halted after a vital line was blocked due to a reported fire.

Love Island bombshell Maura Higgins is "dating" Milton Keynes Dons footballer Connor Wickham and the pair have jetted off on their first holiday together.Reportedly the couple have been dating on the quiet for a few weeks and things are going well.According the The Sun, the brunette beauty is "totally mad" on the footballer and the two have already been on holiday to Paris.A source told The Sun: “Maura keeps her cards close to her chest but she seems totally mad on Connor.“A good friend of hers put them in touch and they have been talking for some time.“Connor and Maura went to Paris last month and it ended up being so romantic.“They made it official then and have now gone off on their first holiday together as a couple.”Connor, who will become a free agent at the end of this month after his MK Dons contract runs out, has a daughter from a previous relationship.Maura teased fans with the possibility of a new romance whilst she was in Paris at the end of May.In one of the pictures posted to her Instagram, the reality star can be seen enjoying a meal and a glass of red wine while sat opposite an unknown figure, who we can now guess was Connor.The former Dancing on Ice contestant captioned the gallery of snaps "Fight for your fairytale," suggesting she has embarked on a new romance.Comments on the star's picture continued to fuel speculation, with Maura's Love Island co-star and bestie Molly-Mae gushing: "No stop cos my heart."Another one of Maura's friends wrote: "I can't look at these pics without smiling x p.s... cupids work here is done." Since her time on the ITV dating show, the Irish native has had plenty of high-profile relationships.

Maura Higgins is reportedly dating Milton Keynes Dons footballer Connor Wickham.The Love Island star, 31, is reportedly "totally mad" about the sportsman, 29, with the couple "talking for some time" before they jetted off to Paris together.The new relationship seems to be going well for Maura, however, with The Sun reporting that she has already jetted off on another romantic break with her new partner, and that things are getting serious. A source told the newspaper: "Maura keeps her cards close to her chest but she seems totally mad on Connor.

My Chemical Romance are back, much to fans’ delight.

Excitement is rising ahead of the women's European Championships this summer and a free national roadshow is heading to The Trafford Centre. The show aims to inspire more people to get involved in the biggest European women’s sport event in history.

Red Bull team order to relinquish his lead in the Barcelona Grand Prix to teammate Max Verstappen 'unfair'.The Mexican driver took the lead in Catalonia after capitalising on issues for the rest of his rivals, with Verstappen spinning and suffering with DRS issues, Carlos Sainz also spinning and Charles Leclerc forced into retirement following a loss of power. Perez was a valiant assistant to Verstappen in his title-winning campaign last season and has often had to cede position to his teammate, although the fact that orders came so early in the season raised questions.The experienced driver didn't hide his feelings on the matter when informed of the order from his team and questioned the decision, saying: "That's very unfair, but OK."Verstappen went on to win the race and Perez came in second, sending Red Bull top of the constructors' standings and seeing the Milton Keynes-based side secure their second one-two finish in three races.With Verstappen now top of the Drivers; Championship and Red Bull leading the way in the constructors', it may seem that all is well for Christian Horner's men but Perez was understandably aggrieved.“Yes, I think it was close.