Just For One Day, the Live Aid Musical will be touring the UK early next year. Check this schedule to see if it is coming to a town near you - if not I will personally arrange for Bob Geldof to come round to your house and swear at you in your front room. theliveaidmusical.com

Just For One Day The Live Aid Musical | UK & Ireland Tour 2027

Experience the most powerful night of music you'll ever have at the theatre at JUST FOR ONE DAY: THE LIVE AID MUSICAL, featuring the most iconic songs from BOB DYLAN, DAVID BOWIE, THE WHO, U2, QUEEN, ...

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With Labour winning the Manchester mayoral election, the final piece of the transition from Starmer to Burnham has been successfully accomplished. The whole process was done very effectively without the division, defeats and chaos and that many predicted. Labour, I barely recognise you.

Infantino should have to stand for re-election to FIFA - but just against Count Binface.

Not yet August and the swifts have gone 😥

Once again I have been left off the Booker long list, as it continues to discriminate against people who haven't written a novel recently.

Not sure this is actually a news story BBC. I think it's just called 'marriage'.

The first thing Andy Burnham must do is take action on that thing that is really important to me. © All Columnists

Congratulations Spain!

Shocking scenes at the end of the game. Micah Richards just said Argentina had one less player, not one fewer.

I think it is an example our excellent manners that England is the only country to have won the World Cup just once.

On my way to Manchester to see the last performance of Something Rotten! I always knew British audiences would love this show, but the reviews and ecstatic reception has exceeded all expectations! Huge thanks to our amazing cast - and fingers crossed for a West End transfer.

DATE NIGHT! Me and Gary Delaney were very lucky to see Something Rotten last night at Manchester Opera House and absolutely loved it. Great songs, so funny AND tap dancing! Well done Jason Manford, Richard Fleeshman, Marisha Wallace and the whole cast. Last show today, grab a ticket if you can.

At least England fans are all agreed on one thing. Their own tactics and team selection would have won the game.

Anyway, both sides played well and all the chaps had a good runaround in the fresh air and that’s the main thing.

Oh this is weird - I had a feeling that England might win the World Cup but now there is a crushing feeling of disappointment. Well I have absolutely never felt this before.

Arise, Sir Djed Spence!

I am interviewing official-national-treasure Miriam Margolyes on Aug 2nd in Clapham. If tickets seem expensive, that's because it's basically a very fun way to make a generous donation to Omnibus Theatre to support all its amazing work. Hope to see you there! www.omnibus-clapham.org/whatson/in-c...

You have until Sunday to catch Something Rotten! at the Manchester Opera House. If there is a funnier song than ‘A Musical’ in any show ever, I would love to see it. (I can say that cos I didn’t write the songs) www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/the...

Review: Something Rotten is destined for musical greatness

Catch this 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ musical while you can in Manchester for its UK premiere run, advises Dianne Bourne

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If you are going to see the Bayeux Tapestry, then #spoleralert - the Normans win.

RIP Ann Widdecombe. One of those politicians we used to love to hate. But then I actually got to know her… www.theguardian.com/politics/200...

John O'Farrell: 'Oh my god. Not Ann Widdecombe'

John O'Farrell: Three days in a hotel with the former Tory minister leads to unexpected results.

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Farage resigning as an MP so that he can stand to be an MP in the same place. As soon as he finds out where that is.

New presenter for the Money Show Live?

Have you learned nothing? The United States WON that soccer game. Those Belgian goals were FAKE. #USAvBEL

FIFA corrupt?? Trump corrupt?? It seems like my whole world is suddenly falling apart...

NEW PLAY ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! I am bringing to @buxtonfringe.bsky.social and @durhamfreefringe.bsky.social an adaptation of @johnofarrell.bsky.social's wonderful novel This Is Your Life. Prepare for the amazingly untrue story of comedy legend Jimmy Conway. chrisnevillesmith.info/wp/2026/07/0...

When the football was postponed last night, I decided to go to bed and watch the whole thing in the morning without finding out the result. Impossible.

As in 1066 England will prevail against the Norwegians before tragically losing to the French a couple of weeks later.

Can you hear me Paulo Coelho? Bolsonaro, Ayrton Senna? Gisele Bündchen, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva? Your boys took a hell of a beating!

I may have massively over-estimated how much lager my middle aged friends would drink at 5pm. “Glass of water please John” “Just a cup of tea if that’s ok?”

Idea for an English crowd stunt like the Norwegian rowing thing. After the game the players and the England fans form themselves into perfect queues. Then one person tries to cut in and thousands of fans all tut and say ‘’Excuse me, do you mind?’