My Saturday: Last News

British TV presenter Gregg Wallace usually enjoys calm Saturdays, we are told, but he has had a less serene week, trading brickbats with the UK press, in a debacle that has highlighted the perils of the apparent “tell-all” celebrity magazine feature.

Ian Brown has pulled out of a festival, sharing his anger at a Covid vaccination rule put in place as a condition for entry.

direct to your inboxIan Brown has pulled out of a festival appearance after refusing to play event that accepts "vaccination proof as condition of entry".The Stone Roses frontman was lined-up to play Neighbourhood Weekender on its new date in September.But Ian, 58, has now told fans his headline show "will not happen" after festival organisers said they would "comply with conditions" set out by the government through the local authority that will safely allow large-scale events to go ahead.He tweeted: "My Saturday night headline show at NHBD Weekender Festival will now not happen!"I refuse to accept vaccination proof as condition of entry.Refunds are available!"The organisers of the Warrington festival have now replaced him with indie icons

Ian Brown has announced that he’s stepped down as headliner of this year’s Neighbourhood Weekender festival.Organisers for the Warrington three-dayer announced earlier tonight (March 3) that the event has been rescheduled and will now take place at Victoria Park on the weekend of September 3-5, 2021.“Following the recent government announcement we are moving Neighbourhood Weekender to Friday 3, Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 September 2021,” they wrote in a statement.Brown, who was originally due to headline the Saturday line-up, has now been replaced by James. He took to Twitter this evening (March 3) to share the news.“My Saturday night headline show at NHBD Weekender Festival will now not happen!” he wrote.