Tickets go on sale this week.

Sombr will play his biggest Belfast show to date at Belsonic next summer. The 21-year-old global phenomenon will take to the stage at Ormeau Park on Thursday, June 17, 2027, with support from Suki Waterhouse.

The news comes as Sombr announces new EU/UK tour dates for his acclaimed You Are The Reason tour, which will bring him to venues across the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and more next summer.

The artist pre-sale starts on Wednesday, September 2 at 10am, while tickets go on general public sale at 10am on Friday, September 4 via Ticketmaster.ie.

Sombr has been on an extraordinary rise since his 2025 breakthrough single, Back to Friends, which earned him his first Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit.

His success continues on a global scale with his critically acclaimed debut studio album, I Barely Know Her, which featured record-breaking hits alongside fan and critical favourites Undressed and 12 to 12, both of which reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Global 200 and the Hot 100.

Sombr’s latest hits Homewrecker, Potential, and My Body Isn’t Ready, each have continued to cement his position as one of pop’s most compelling new voices.

Born in New York City, Shane Boose—who first found his voice in a makeshift Lower East Side bedroom studio—is the sole songwriter and co-producer of his entire catalogue. Blending indie rock with arena-sized pop, Sombr captures the intensity of young love with a smoldering vulnerability and emotional depth that resonates worldwide.

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And, Mr Mugabo is not alone. According to FOI data obtained by the Conservatives, there are 100,000 private hire drivers operating in the capital under Bolt or Uber, and around 18,000 of them have received “goodwill” payments of between £300 and £500 due to delays in renewing their licences.

Former Emmerdale mainstay, Charley Webb, spent a ‘romantic’ evening with her bestie, Sheridan Smith, taking to Instagram to show her some love.

Charley, best known for her nearly-19 year stint on the ITV soap as Debbie Dingle, recently shared an image of Sheridan sat at a dinner table, watching boxing on her phone and captioned it: ‘who says romance is dead’.

She previously spoke about her friendship with beloved actress Sheridan on the Love, Laugh, Luke podcast with host, Luke Hamnett.

‘We spend so much time together. We’re always together,’ she said of their relationship.

‘We can lay on the bed and not speak for an hour and I’m like, ‘Oh s***, I forgot you were there. That’s the best, because we’re just scrolling on Instagram.’

Discussing how they came to be such firm friends, Charley said: ‘We actually met years ago, like years and years and years ago through the industry, and then we met a few years ago again. And then we’ve literally just been inseparable ever since.

‘Honestly, I’m not joking, there’s a meme on Instagram which we always laugh at and it’s like two people and they make a noise and go, ‘Oh my god.’

‘And it really scares them like they forgot the other person’s there. We’re so like that.’

Charley went on: ‘I was working in London and we just ended up spending so much time together. I just see her all the time.

‘Because I have the kids one week on week off, I just end up being like hanging out with her.

‘We are really different in our personalities, but it just really works.

‘We can have like two hours of chat, or be so talkative and laughing. We laugh so much but then we can have our quiet time.’

While Charley did state that their relationship is platonic, she also discussed bisexuality on the same podcast, after a listener contacted the show concerned that she’d recently discovered she ‘might be bi’ after ‘getting with a girl at work’.

When Luke asked Charley if she could relate, she didn’t hold back: ‘I mean … yeah’ she replied.

‘I just think if that’s the way that you want to go, I just think everybody should just totally be who they are. I have no issue with anybody being with anyone.

‘It’s all about the vibes. It’s all about the energy. Do what you want. I actually think so many girls, you know, vibe with a girl or whatever.

‘And maybe it’s less extreme than two guys. I just think because girls relate so well to each other.’

When Luke floated the theory that ;everyone is a bit bi’, Charley agreed, replying: ‘I have said this. Everybody.’

‘I do wonder if it is more of a girl thing than a guy thing. Like, my brother, Jamie Lomas, is so straight. He’s so straight. Like, there is…categorically no.

‘But also, it’s like this thing, isn’t it, of it being something that you have to discuss.

‘I’m just like, this coming out thing. It’s like, ‘What are you talking about? What do you mean coming out?’ You’re dating a girl or you’re dating a guy. It’s not you’re not coming out.

‘Well, I mean they are, but it shouldn’t be a thing. Just do what you want.

‘That is something that has to be gone. It has to be gone.’

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“I still have a 50% hope that he is alive because there is an oxygen system inside,” Sita Pandey, whose husband was working in the plant when the floods hit, told Nepalese daily Kantipur.

Nepal relies heavily on hydropower and has spent years developing the projects along its mountainous river systems. At least 11 projects either completed or under construction were damaged in the floods, authorities said.

Rescuers began pumping air into a tunnel over the weekend, but the families of those trapped say that should have been done earlier.

A team was able to get into a tunnel leading to one hydropower plant earlier on Monday, but retreated after no one was found there.

“The longer it takes, the more our hope dies. This operation must move much faster because every second is meaningful to us,” Jiban Khadka, whose relative is also trapped inside the plant, told Kantipur.

“It’s a frustratingly slow operation,” Khadka added.

Rescue operations had been “intensified”, Nepalese leader Shah said, noting that the floods were “not an ordinary” event.

“This incident indicates that the risks we face in the Himalayan region are increasing alongside climate change.

“It is now time for us to strongly raise with the international community the issue of the disasters we are experiencing as a result of climate change,” Shah wrote in a Facebook post late on Monday.

Another family member anxiously awaiting news is Priya Kharel, whose brother Milan was working as an engineer in the Upper Trishuli-1 plant when the floods hit.

“Those who returned from the hydropower site said there were people inside the tunnel,” she told BBC News Nepali. “So there is hope that if the army reaches them quickly, they can be saved.”

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BANGKOK (AP) — Resource-rich Indonesia is expanding its production of aluminum as the Iran war disrupts supplies, relying on its abundant coal reserves to power new smelters that run contrary to efforts to curb carbon emissions that cause climate change.

Prices have risen due to fuel shortfalls and attacks on infrastructure that have slowed production in the Middle East of the lightweight, silverish metal used in everything from kitchen foil and power lines to smartphones and cars.

In working to raise its limited manufacturing capacity, Indonesia has a strong ally in China, which makes 60% of the world’s aluminum but is keen to reduce pollution and emissions from smelters on its own shores. Chinese companies have invested in about three-quarters of the planned Indonesian projects.

Here’s what to know about Indonesia’s ambitious aluminum plans:

Iran war strains global aluminum supply

The Middle East usually makes about 9% of the world’s aluminum, but output from the region is expected to drop 44% this year from 2025, according to Fastmarkets, a commodities information agency.

Energy shortfalls drove Emirates Global Aluminium to back out of deals and Qatar Aluminium Ltd. to slash production, while Iranian strikes damaged Aluminium Bahrain’s facilities.

A metric ton of aluminum traded for between $3,150 and $3,250 before the Iran war. But the conflict drove up that price to as high as $3,780 per metric ton in June. It’s now trading near $3,400 a metric ton.

The war has magnified the potential for other regions, like Southeast Asia, to replace Middle East production, said Andy Farida of Fastmarkets.

“When that supply is so unsure, end users look for alternatives,” he said. “The war has really accelerated this transformation and put Indonesia on the map.”

Indonesia looks to build its aluminum output

Aluminum is one of the most used metals in the world and its production is highly energy intensive. The process starts with the mining of bauxite ore, which is refined into alumina and then smelted into aluminum.

By the end of the decade, Indonesia wants to quadruple its alumina output to 32.5 million metric tons and ramp up aluminum production from around 1 million metric tons in 2025 to 14.5 million metric tons by 2030, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

The Finland-registered nonprofit is tracking 32 prospective off-grid coal plants, built by private companies to exclusively power aluminum smelters. These are known as “captive coal” facilities.

There is limited public data on the emissions from these types of plants, according to Syahdiva Moezbar, with CREA in Jakarta. “This captive coal boom all over Indonesia is essentially not tracked. That is why it’s very concerning,” he said.

Such plans are contrary to Indonesia’s promises to cut its use of coal, the most heavily polluting major fossil fuel and a significant source of planet-warming emissions.

They also threaten to cause more damage at a time when the expansion of Indonesia’s globally important nickel industry is sacrificing local environments for industrialization.

The aluminum industry accounts for about 2% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, equaling about 1.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent each year, according to the World Economic Forum. That’s more than the total annual emissions of most countries.

If all Indonesia’s planned projects begin operating by 2030, CREA estimates that the country’s own bauxite reserves will be depleted in less than 12 years.

China has a big stake in Indonesia’s aluminum boom

China has invested between $5.5 billion and $6 billion in Indonesia’s aluminum industry, according to CREA, which forecasts this to surge to $30 billion by 2030.

After Beijing set a domestic cap on aluminum production to curb overcapacity in 2017, Chinese companies expanded into other countries that have fewer restrictions, like Indonesia, according to Putra Adhiguna, with the Jakarta-based Energy Shift Institute.

Indonesia categorizes nickel and aluminum as “transition minerals” since they can be used in so-called clean technologies, such as electric vehicle batteries and solar panels.

That’s left a loophole for companies to maintain that these nickel and aluminum investments, which are fueled by coal, are in keeping with climate change commitments, despite the fact that Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to stop funding overseas coal plants in 2021.

It is unclear what final products Indonesia-origin metals, like aluminum and nickel, will end up in, said Binbin Mariana with the environmental advocacy group Market Forces.

“It is a huge loophole, an elephant can go through the loophole,” she said. “You say it’s a green product, but it is powered by coal… That’s definitely greenwashing.”

Rush to build smelters threatens local communities

Aluminum smelters could run on cleaner energy like hydropower, but this would take longer and cost more.

Indonesia is prioritizing speed to capitalize on the window of opportunity that the Iran war has created, said Adhiguna, with the Energy Shift Institute. “The speed factor is really what is causing the havoc,” he said.

“This is really running against the grain, against the spirit, of the commitment to the climate movement,” he said.

Building more captive coal for aluminum will worsen the toxic haze that often blankets Southeast Asian cities, like Jakarta, according to Muhammad Al Amin, with the Indonesian Forum for Environment.

The environmental advocacy nonprofit, also known as WALHI, has campaigned against increasing the use of coal on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, which is a nickel production hub.

“If companies want to expand captive coal to aluminum, I think it is very bad news and a very bad development,” he said. “We have seen it, we have felt it — how communities suffer from the captive coal impact.”

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Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country, said: “As we head into the autumn, we expect activity to improve from the summer slowdown, although uncertainty around inflation, mortgage rates and the wider policy environment will continue to limit stronger price growth.

Emergency crews raced to the incident at Sauchiehall Street and locals roads were closed.

Fire crews are tackling a fire at a former nightclub in Glasgow.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident at the three-storey derelict building on Sauchiehall Street. at around 1.36am on Tuesday.

Nine fire appliances, one height appliance, and three specialist resources rushed to the scene at the former Jumpin’ Jaks bar and club.

There are no reports of anyone being injured. Local roads have been locked down and members of the public have been advised to avoid the area.

Police announced that Sauchiehall Street is closed between Pitt Street and Douglas Street.

There are also closures in place on Renfrew Street at Scott Street and Dalhousie Street.

Emergency services remain in attendance this morning.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Road closures are in place due to a fire at a derelict building in the Sauchiehall Street area of Glasgow, which was reported around 2am on Tuesday, 1 September, 2026.

“Sauchiehall Street is closed between Pitt Street and Douglas Street. There are also closures in place on Renfrew Street at Scott Street and Dalhousie Street.

“Emergency services are in attendance. Members of the public are advised to avoid the area at this time.”

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A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder following a house fire which killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt in Middlesbrough. 

Valentina Foster and her aunt, Natalie McDonald, 34, were killed when a home went up in flames in Grangetown just after 5am on Wednesday.

Both died in the blaze, while four others were injured. 

Cleveland Police said a 23-year-old man, earlier named as Jaden Wright, had been charged with two counts of murder, two counts of section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent and two counts of attempted section 18 grievous bodily harm with intent.

He is scheduled to appear at Teesside Magistrates’ Court later on Tuesday.

A 31-year-old man who was also arrested in connection with the case was released without charge on Sunday.

It comes as Valentina’s family and locals released dozens of balloons in her favourite colours to give the little girl ‘the best send off’ on Monday night. 

Footage shows scores of pink and purple heart-shaped balloons being let off together on a residential street in Southbank, near the location of the fatal fire. 

Valentina and her aunt Natalie McDonald are pictured

Local residents attended a balloon release this evening to give Valentina ‘the best send off’

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Pink smoke is also released into the air while spectators watch on.

Ahead of the event, a family member said: ‘Please everybody who can make it be there – as many people as possible give our baby girl the best send off she deserves.

‘Her favourite colours were lilac and pink so pink balloons if possible.

‘Let’s give her the best send off.’

Police said on Friday that a 48-year-old woman was in the Royal Victoria Infirmary in a ‘critical but stable’ condition and a 27-year-old man was at James Cook University Hospital receiving treatment.

Two teenage girls were both discharged after suffering non life-threatening injuries.

Katie Nicolson, chief crown prosecutor for CPS North East, said: ‘Our prosecutors have worked closely with Cleveland Police to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court.

‘We remind all concerned that proceedings against the defendant are active and he has the right to a fair trial.

Pink smoke is also let into the air while spectators watch on

Police officers at the scene of the Grangetown house fire on Wednesday

PC Matthew Blades, 37, was killed when his police vehicle was struck by a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way down the A66 near Middlesbrough 

PC Tom Clough, 38, also died in the crash, which occurred around ten seconds after a police pursuit of the Volkswagen was called off 

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‘It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.’

On Friday, police confirmed the fire was not being linked to a fatal collision on the A66, which killed seven people, including PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.

Officers initially said they could not rule out linking the house fire with wider gang violence that broke out in Teesside after the crash.

As part of a separate probe in the area, armed police raided two homes on Burns Road, Grangetown, during the early hours of Monday. 

Cleveland Police later said that two men, aged 19 and 24, had been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. 

The force said the pair were arrested after a vehicle was ‘rammed into another vehicle’ on Derwentwater Road just after 11pm on Sunday.

Both men remain in custody.

The raid comes after a week of escalating violence thought to be linked to a postcode war between two factions of a local organised crime group and the fatal A66 crash. 

Armed police raided two homes in Grangetown in the early hours of Monday

Officers were seen aiming their weapons through the doors of one home

The young men in the car were said to have been pursuing rival gang members shortly before driving the wrong way down the A66 and smashing into a police vehicle that PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough were in.

Michael Cahill, 23, Jakub Matusiak, 23, Makai Saddington, 18, Theo Rae, 17, and Cole Worthy, 17, all died in the crash. Four of them had lengthy criminal records ranging from theft, harassment and assault to drug dealing and knife possession.

Officers have also arrested and charged an 18-year-old man with dangerous driving after a vehicle was spotted being driven dangerously in the town at 4pm on Saturday.

A total of 27 people have now been arrested after a fatal head-on crash on the A66.

Fires were seen in local fields after at least five cars were set alight at a balloon release in memory of one of the crash victims.

PC Blades and PC Clough were remembered with a minute’s applause ahead of a match between Middlesbrough and West Bromwich Albion on Saturday, while PC Blades’ sons walked out as mascots with Manchester United on Sunday. 

Supporters also paid their respects at Seaton Carew’s game against FC Hartlepool. PC Blades had been a junior coach for both teams.

Locals say the atmosphere in Grangetown is tense this week, with some afraid to leave their homes.

Retired truck driver Allan Scott, 78, traces much of the unrest back to drugs.

‘Drugs are the biggest culprit. It’s a way of life for them,’ he said. ‘Years ago, people would grass each other up to the police, but they don’t now.

‘People are too scared to go to the police. There is an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.’

Up to 200 extra police officers have been drafted in from across Britain to back up the local force, which is one of the smallest in the country.

Reports suggest the town has been crying out for additional help in tackling violence for a number of years, with requests from the area’s police and crime commissioner for more funding from the Government falling on deaf ears.

The town has one of the highest crime rates in England, second only to central London, and in 2025-26, there were 21.7 killings per million people, the highest figure recorded by any police force area in that reporting year.

However, the town’s mayor has robustly denied that it is ‘lawless’.

Chris Cooke said police were doing an ‘absolutely sterling job to round up as many people as possible’, and has claimed crime is on the wane.