Milton Keynes: Last News

A British woman who she had her hands and feet amputated due to sepsis is now getting ready to have a rare double transplant. Kim Smith, 61, from Milton Keynes, contracted sepsis when she fell ill with a bladder infection on a trip abroad with her husband, Steve, 63.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

My Chemical Romance‘s Gerard Way paid tribute to late Power Trip frontman Riley Gale.Gale, a giant of the US hardcore scene, passed away in August of 2020. His family then asked fans to donate to Dallas Hope Charities, a local organisation Riley was passionate about.

Placebo supported My Chemical Romance at their huge Milton Keynes show last night (May 19) – check out their setlist and footage from the gig below.On the first of three nights supporting the emo giants at the MK Dons Stadium, Placebo performed five tracks from their latest album, ‘Never Let Me Go’, alongside a few fan favourites.The band – who joined other support acts Lost Alone and Aviva – played ‘Kitty Litter’, taken from 2009’s ‘Battle For The Sun’; ‘Bionic’, from their self-titled 1996 debut, for the first time since 2014; and ‘One Of A Kind’, from 2006’s ‘Meds’, for the first time since 2015.Watch footage from the band’s Milton Keynes set below:You can see Placebo’s Milton Keynes setlist below:‘Forever Chemicals’‘Kitty Litter’ (first performance since 2012)‘Beautiful James’‘Bionic’ (first performance since 2014)‘Hugz’‘One Of A Kind’ (first performance since 2015)‘Surrounded By Spies’‘Try Better Next Time’‘For What It’s Worth’‘Slave To The Wage’‘Special K’‘The Bitter End’‘Infra-red’Placebo’s remaining dates with MCR will be tomorrow (May 21) and Sunday (22) at MK Dons Stadium, Milton Keynes.My Chemical Romance kicked off their hugely anticipated UK and Ireland comeback tour on Monday night (May 16) at the Eden Project in Cornwall, marking their first UK show in 11 years.In a five-star review of the show, NME‘s Ali Shutler said: “They’re now safely one of the biggest rock groups to emerge in the last 20 years but if the band are worried about their new found status, they don’t show it.“Tonight’s show is fearless, loose and raw. It genuinely feels like anything could happen, as My Chemical Romance channel punk rebellion and playful ambition.

Gerard Way paid tribute to My Chemical Romance fans who have passed away over the last two years at their Milton Keynes show last night (May 19).The frontman held aloft a flag with the names of deceased MCR followers at Stadium MK after a fan passed it on to him.“So this is kind of crazy, this is our third show, we’ve played two shows and I think it was the first night where were fucking around having a good time and I was talking about how its been two and a half years and how does it feel and things like that” Way told the crowd.“And it occurred to me later after the second show, that there was a bunch of people that were probably gonna be at these shows that aren’t here with us anymore.

My Chemical Romance played Milton Keynes last night (May 19), as their hugely anticipated UK and Ireland comeback tour continues.The third date of the reformed band’s current run, and their first of four shows in Milton Keynes saw a 21-song setlist that opened with their new single ‘The Foundations Of Decay’.As well as a mix of hits, fan favourites and deep cuts, the band played two songs for the first time on the tour.

Eight new cities will be created in the UK as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

More than half of the UK's slowest growing economies by the end of next year will be in the North of England, new research suggests.