Fast-fashion giant Shein says it plans to raise up to HK13.86bn (£1.3bn; $1.77bn) when its shares start trading on the Hong Kong stock market on 1 September.

In a filing on Monday, external, Shein said it will offer nearly 280 million shares for between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50.

At the top of the range, it would value the firm at almost $27bn (£19.8bn). But that is much lower than the $100bn valuation it reached in a round of private fundraising in 2022, reflecting weaker sales growth and higher costs.

The long-awaited move comes after failed attempts to list in the US and London due to regulatory challenges amid scrutiny of Shein, which has its headquarters in Singapore but was founded in China.

The initial public offering (IPO) is being backed by Wall Street investment giants Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan.

In July, Shein said it had swung to a quarterly loss as its sales slowed after US President Donald Trump removed an import duty exemption on small packages.

The company said it lost $99m in the first three months of the year, compared with a net income of $395m a year earlier.

It also came as uncertainty remains over the tit-for-tat US-China tariffs wars, which is currently paused.

“In response to the increased duties and taxes, we are pursuing a wide range of options, including increasing our prices in the US market to offset a portion of the increased costs,” Shein said at the time.

The company also said the Iran war had hit demand, increased costs and caused delays of deliveries in some markets.

The first-quarter figures also partly reflected a paper loss of $328m due to an accounting change for special investor shares. The shares can be turned into ordinary stock later, and their value can change before a listing.

Since it was founded in 2008, Shein has risen to become one of the world’s biggest fast-fashion retailers, with customers in more than 150 countries.

The e-commerce giant is known for selling ultra-cheap clothes, backed by a vast network of factories in China that are able to quickly manufacture new products based on the latest trends.

Its revenue has far outstripped rivals like H&M and Zara.

As of the end of March 2026 Shein had 281 million active customers – a rise of more than 16% on a year earlier – who placed a total of more than one billion orders.

But Shein’s fast-fashion business has faced concerns over its environmental impact, and allegations of forced labour in supply chains. Shein has previously told the BBC it has a “zero tolerance for forced labour”.

Its attempt to go public on the London Stock Exchange collapsed after the company came under scrutiny over its refusal to answer questions about its supply chain practices.

GameCentral dives into FromSoftware’s Switch 2 exclusive, where fast-paced Dark Souls combat collides with a knockout tournament.

FromSoftware’s pantheon of classics are primarily thought of as single-player experiences, but the majority have at least some form of multiplayer. Across Dark Souls and Elden Ring, you can summon others to assist you with bosses, engage in competitive fights, or scatter messages across the open world. They are optional features, but these shared elements offer a collaborative struggle which makes their punishing worlds less overwhelming.

Over recent years, FromSoftware has pushed this sense of jolly co-operation to the forefront. Last year, the studio released Elden Ring Nightreign, a flawed roguelike co-op remix of the original. It was an interesting experiment, but as a project not directed by CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki, it didn’t carry quite the same level of prestige as the studio’s best. 

The Duskbloods might share DNA with Nightreign, but the expectation is different. This is a new IP, with Miyazaki in the driving seat, and the studio’s first Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive. FromSoftware titles often have some secrecy to them, but aside from it being geared around multiplayer, The Duskbloods has been almost a complete mystery since it was announced – until the Network Test over the weekend. 

It’s presumably only a small slice of the overall game, to stress test the servers, but this early taste shows off the core gameplay loop. At first glance, The Duskbloods is a familiar brew. The combat fundamentals of past FromSoftware games – a mix of light, strong, long range, and character-specific attacks – are intact, and the burning gothic landscapes of the only map you can play, named Lowanro City, harkens back to Bloodborne’s Yharnam. 

A key difference is the fluidity, and flexibility, in your movement. You can jump as normal with a mere tap, or hold down for a supersized launch into the air, which can be extended with three extra mini-jumps. It’s as if you’re permanently riding on Torrent in Elden Ring, only on two feet instead of four. However, with a complete lack of fall damage (and respawns), you’re bounding around these environments in a more cartoonish, haphazard way compared to the studio’s prior titles. 

It’s a design choice to remove friction on a semi-large multiplayer map. At its core, The Duskbloods is a competitive – yet occasionally collaborative – knockout competition across multiple phases. Your primary goal is to collect Virtue, which you can gather in various ways; whether by killing enemy players, taking down bosses, wiping out low-level scrubs, or finding offerings from pillars and corpses by exploring the map. 

If you collect more Virtue than your opponents, you’ll be saved from the ‘culling’ at the end of each phase. Matches start with eight players, but by the final fourth phase, only three remain, who all fight to the death in a small battle arena to determine the winner. 

The overarching structure is simple, but the depth within these parameters is what makes The Duskbloods compelling. You can make a pact with a ‘kin’, which essentially adds a permanent summon to your ranks – ranging from a singing prisoner to a whip-slinging brute. Additionally, while you’re in competition, you can team-up with your fellow players temporarily; whether to take down a difficult ‘trespasser’ boss or to form an alliance, whereby you share your Virtue rewards with another player and are unable to harm them until the final phase. 

There are other layers nestled beneath the surface. You’re trying to level up your Bloodsworn character at the same time as collecting Virtue, to boost your HP and attack power, and to earn more advanced skills for an extra edge. There are Sigils too, which if equipped, will give you a small mini-mission – like taking down a specific player or forming an alliance – that banks more Virtue if successfully completed. 

It’s an ambitious mix of ideas which strives to make competitive fights (almost) optional. Sure, you can wage war against every enemy player you encounter, but your journey to the next phase might be better assured if you join others to take down a boss, or if you avoid other players altogether and farm experience points by heading to one of the points of interest – like the clock tower or nearby cave – to find a particular enhancement. 

At a base level, it’s a fun adaptation of FromSoftware’s bread and butter gameplay and storytelling into a multiplayer setting, with some excellent characters to mess around with. A vampire swordsman named Albert is the default starter, who packs blood sword attacks and a submachine gun. Our personal favourites were Senator Samir Patres, who can assume the form of a dinosaur and charge foes, and Zork, a Bioshock-esque diver who can barrel across the landscape with a jetpack. 

Between its accelerated speed and zany abilities, The Duskbloods has the energy of a chaotic mod laced over FromSoftware’s stunning art direction and world design. In truth, after several hours in the Network Test, we’re still not sure how we feel about it. It’s undeniably enjoyable, but whether it has any staying power will take much longer than these few days to determine.

A Network Test was never going to provide the full picture, but we are intrigued by the missing details. Miyazaki has promised comprehensive amounts of story tied to the hub area you inhabit between matches, along with character customisation, additional maps, and a new fourth phase where you team up to kill a new boss, instead of each other. If it can meaningfully integrate story progression around its concept, or provide some other cogent incentive, The Duskbloods could be an enticing and fresh proposition in the multiplayer arena. 

If any studio were to innovate when it comes to narratives in multiplayer games, FromSoftware is the safest bet  – but right now The Duskbloods is still too vague a proposition to truly quantify. It’s frantic, unashamedly silly, and unlikely to win over anyone who hasn’t chimed with the studio’s previous PvP work, but it’s a long time since From has made an actively bad game and this doesn’t look likely to break that chain.

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Between comments from visitors, comments from businesses, and comments from politicians, the plans have proved extremely controversial.

But one point keeps cropping up – one that takes us more than a century back into the history of Rivington Estate and its surrounding areas.

This is the history of William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme, and the park he granted for locals to use, free of charge, in perpetuity.

Rivington Reservoir (Image: Gillian McGowan)

A gift

William Lever was born in Bolton in 1851, making his fortune in the soap trade as a founder of Lever Brothers – now better known as the international conglomerate Unilever.

A local lad, the soon-to-be Viscount Leverhulme retained strong ties to his hometown despite his expansionist and occasionally globetrotting tendencies. This led him to purchase the Rivington Estate in 1899/1900 for a sum of £70,000 – more than £8,000,000 in 2026 currency.

The estate afforded the Viscount around 2,100 acres of private land on which to indulge himself. This was, apparently, more than he felt he needed, as, in 1901, only two years after the initial purchase, he wrote to then Mayor of Bolton John Miles to offer 400 of those acres for use as a public park – absolutely free.

What’s more, the park would be developed and maintained entirely at William Lever’s expense.

Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, Mr Miles gladly accepted this gracious gift, doing so on behalf of the people of Bolton.

It was to these people whom Lord Leverhulme intended to act as benefactor, etching it into the stone pillars of the park’s entranceway to act as an eternal reminder: “For the benefit of the citizens of his native town and neighbourhood.”

Water Wars

The reservoirs work by gravity – each one cascades into the one below it (Image: Derek Cartwright)

Perceptive visitors to Rivington may have noticed the area is not just comprised of land, this being due to the presence of several quite large bodies of water.

These are, of course, the Rivington reservoirs, constructed in the 1850s using then-state-of-the-art technology to supply water to the bustling port city of Liverpool.

It was Liverpool Corporation – now Liverpool City Council – that offered the first challenge to Lord Leverhulme’s dream of a perpetually free and perpetually open public park.

This was because they owned the reservoirs around which the park was built.

Despite previously declining an opportunity to purchase the land themselves, Liverpool Corporation changed their minds when they saw Lord Leverhulme had decided to purchase it for himself, going so far as to promote a parliamentary bill to acquire the land compulsorily on the grounds of watershed protection.

Lever, of course, contested this, resulting in an Act of Parliament, passed on May 30, 1902, which, although granting Liverpool Corporation some of the land for the protection of the water supply, also granted Lord Leverhulme the right to build his park.

This act – the Liverpool Corporation Act 1902 – stated the owner of the land would:

“Permit [Lord Leverhulme] at his own expense to lay out the said lands as a public park herein-after described as “Lever Park” for the use and enjoyment of the inhabitants of the county borough of Bolton and generally of the public for ever… and generally to form, lay out, and deal with Lever Park as may appear to him to be desirable in order to secure their free and uninterrupted enjoyment by the public.”

Rivington Reservoir (Image: Derek Cartwright)

“In accordance with Lord Leverhulme’s wishes”

In 1974, stewardship of Lever Park passed into the hands of the North West Water Authority, the predecessor organisation of what we know today as United Utilities.

It was 23 years later, in 1997, that North West Water would make its first attempt to introduce car parking charges in the area via the Lever Park Bill.

This bill would also have increased the group’s freedom to manage the park, set up a management trust, and extended the management area boundary to include the terraced gardens.

It would be an understatement to say this was controversial. Detractors, including the 5,807 signees of a petition dedicated to fighting the bill, believed it gave North West Water too much power. They were concerned not only with parking charges, but entry fees and changes to its landscape and layout.

The petition ended with the following request: “Wherefore your Petitioners pray that your honourable House reject the Lever Park Bill in order to preserve free access to the park for the public, in accordance with Lord Leverhulme’s wishes.”

Lord Leverhulme talking to a group (Image: Martini)

Den Dover, then MP for Chorley, was incensed enough to cancel a trip to Brussels, allowing him to personally speak on the bill’s opening in the House of Commons. In his speech, he referenced the 1902 Liverpool Corporation Act:

“We object because Lord Leverhulme, who established the Unilever empire, gave that land, and did not want it commercialised or entry or parking charges made. The Bill’s spirit is to over-commercialise the park. I am against such commercialisation–which is appropriate at Park Hall but not at the heritage site left by Lord Leverhulme, whose wishes we should honour.”

At the end of July of this year, United Utilities – the successor of North West Water – submitted a planning application for “eight number plate recognition cameras and four payment machines” at various locations around Rivington Reservoir.

Unsurprisingly, Lord Leverhulme has figured heavily in much of the public and political reaction to this.

Horwich Cllr David Grant said: “In 1902, Lord Leverhulme gifted Lever Park to the people of Bolton for free, open-air recreation. Under subsequent acts, maintaining the estate was explicitly meant to be covered by the water authority as part of their landowning duties.”

United Utilities, however, maintain the potential charges are for the good of the park.

Rivington Reservoir at a distance (Image: Derek Cartwright)

A spokesperson said: “Funds generated from car parking will be ringfenced and used to support improvements such as the creation of new car parks and refurbished car parks with bay marking, upgraded footpaths and signage, new toilets, new visitors centre, restoration of heritage assets including Liverpool Castle, the creation of education and engagement spaces and on-site staff who can help manage visitors, improve safety and protect the landscape.”

Debate is currently raging around the proposals. But, despite dying over a century ago, it seems at times as though Lord Leverhulme’s voice still rings the loudest.

On a warm evening in May, swifts scream over rooftops, chasing insects above the traffic. A fox slips along a garden wall while gulls squabble on a supermarket roof. We tend to treat these animals as visitors. But they’re residents too, living alongside us in places designed for people.

My recent research argues this needs to change. Instead of asking how nature can make cities better for humans, urban planners should consider what cities owe the many species that already live in them.

More than half the world’s population now lives in urban areas, while cities continue to expand into wildlife habitats.

In the UK, swifts provide a distinct example. They nest in gaps under eaves and roof tiles, which can disappear when older buildings are demolished, re-roofed or insulated. UK swift numbers have fallen by around 60% since 1995. In 2021, the species was added to a list of birds at greatest risk of extinction.

The issue isn’t simply how we can make cities greener. It’s who we think cities are for.

For my new study, I compared approaches to incorporating nature into urban planning, including environmental offsetting, sustainable development and nature-based solutions such as green roofs, street trees and wetlands. I also examined cases where governments and courts have given species and ecosystems a different status in decision-making.

The pattern I found was striking. These approaches have become increasingly good at showing how nature benefits people, but much less willing to ask whether other species have interests of their own.

Trees are planted because they cool streets. Wetlands are protected because they can hold floodwater. Parks are funded because they improve our health.

All of those benefits are important. But they can also leave nature looking like a service provider for people. If a tree no longer provides enough shade, or a wetland becomes more valuable as development land, what happens to the argument for protecting it?

This is where the idea of “multispecies justice” comes in. It starts from a different premise, where animals, plants and ecosystems are not simply amenities that provide benefits to people. They are co-inhabitants of places we share.

That changes the question urban planning asks. Instead of only considering what nature can do for us, it asks what responsibilities we have towards the species with which we live.

What would change?

This doesn’t mean turning cities into wildlife reserves. It can involve small changes to decisions that shape urban life.

For example, before restoring a river, planners could consider whether the proposed changes are likely to create conditions in which fish and frogs can thrive. They could then assess the project not only on its effects on flooding or visitor numbers.

A development could be designed around established wildlife routes rather than treating them as obstacles to mitigate later. Environmental assessments could consider what a new road does to the routes used by badgers, bats or other animals, alongside its effects on drainage and emissions. Some places might be left undisturbed during breeding seasons.

There are already examples of governments experimenting with this type of approach. In New Zealand, the Whanganui River was recognised as a legal person in 2017, with guardians appointed to represent its interests. Colombia’s Atrato River was recognised as a subject of rights in 2016, with a similar system of guardianship.

These cases aren’t straightforward solutions. The rights granted to rivers still have to operate within existing political and legal systems. Research suggests implementation in Colombia has been uneven.

But they illustrate a different way of thinking. Nature doesn’t have to justify its existence solely through the benefits it provides to people.

The idea is also beginning to appear in more conventional urban planning. Barcelona has built green corridors linking parks to the hills beyond the city so that wildlife can move through it.

In the UK, Scotland has become the first nation by law to require swift bricks in new buildings. These hollow bricks contain a nesting cavity and cost roughly £30 each. But its significance is larger than the brick itself. It treats the presence of another species as something that should be considered when we design buildings, rather than as an unexpected problem to deal with afterwards.

In England, efforts to require swift bricks by law were rejected by the House of Lords. The UK government has instead pursued their inclusion through planning policy and development requirements.

A different way of designing cities

None of this makes urban planning simple. Species can have competing needs, and protecting wildlife can sometimes conflict with other environmental or social goals.

A protected predator might threaten a vulnerable population. Preserving a habitat might complicate a development intended to reduce overheating. There won’t always be a simple answer.

But those conflicts already exist. The difference is that they’re often resolved using systems that give human interests the greatest weight. Multi-species justice asks us to make those choices more explicit.

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Cities are already shared habitats. The birds nesting in our roofs, the insects in our gardens, the bats above our streets and the organisms in our soils are not simply passing through. They are part of urban life.

The challenge for planners is to decide whether they’ll continue to design cities primarily around human needs, adding nature where it provides a benefit, or begin to treat the flourishing of other species as a legitimate consideration in its own right.

Ethan McGee’s header settled Friday night’s tie in favour of David Healy’s side at Windsor Park on a week when the Toronto Investment Group’s takeover of Cliftonville finally got over the line

Jim Magilton focused on the cloud rather than the silver lining after a momentous week for Cliftonville ended with a 1-0 defeat to Linfield at Windsor Park.

With confirmation of the Toronto Investment Group’s takeover finally arriving after a protracted saga, there is a renewed sense of optimism among many at Solitude, having witnessed far too many players walk out the door to join wealthier rivals.

It should mean Magilton has the opportunity to build something meaningful in north Belfast rather than wheeling and dealing every summer, but in the immediate aftermath of losing to an Ethan McGee header from a corner, the Reds boss was only concerned with the here and now.

When asked if the noise around the club in recent days might have been a distraction for his players ahead of Friday night’s game, Magilton was having none of it.

“I’ve kept them well away from it,” he said. “Obviously, the press… they’re not deaf and they’re not blind. They know the news.

“Everyone has a sense of real optimism around the place and that’s great. But as a football manager and football players, the focus is on the game. You’re not distracted.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been distracted whatever noise is coming off the pitch and I bring that to our players.

“The focus is on the game. Do whatever you have to do.

“They were very clear on their roles and responsibilities, with and without the ball tonight. Set pieces very clear. So there are no excuses.

“I just didn’t think we turned up for large parts of the game.”

The former Northern Ireland star did concede that it was good to finally have clarity on the club’s future, but after a shot-shy performance in south Belfast, he reiterated his opinion that reinforcements are urgently needed to help his squad out.

He added: “The board have worked extremely hard. It’s a members’ decision, TIG have made great noises around the football club and what they want to do with the football club.

“That’s fantastic. But I’m here trying to win football matches and whilst it’s great news for everybody, it’s not great news for me tonight in terms of how I dissect this game because I’m disappointed.

“If we want to be successful here we need players of quality. Last weekend we lost Rhys Campbell, Bayo Fapetu and Lewis Ridd for weeks.

“So that’s three bodies down and we’re still struggling. So that’s a board decision again. I will always look to bring good players in.

“We’re nearing the window closing. So it’s to help the players that we have here.

“The quality that we have brought in, I think, has been very good but we need more.”

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One of Pembrokeshire’s largest hotels has 100 bedrooms, a gorgeous glass-fronted restaurant worth travelling for and exceptional marina views.

With approximately 1,680 miles of coastline in Wales, we’re spoiled with plenty of seaside towns, beaches, and harbour boltholes for a minibreak. One of my favourite spots for a weekend away is an underrated harbour town in Pembrokeshire with an award-winning hotel that’s surprisingly affordable.

From a 17th-century Quaker whaling town and shipbuilding outpost to a modern marina, Milford Haven is now a chic destination with a renovated waterfront packed with indie shops, restaurants, and the swish Ty Milford Waterfront Hotel.

Formed by a ria, or drowned valley, the Milford waterway is known for being one of the deepest natural harbours in the world and is still Wales’ largest fishing port and home to the local inshore fleet.

As part of a multi-million-pound redevelopment programme, Milford Waterfront and Marina is fast gaining a reputation as an emerging spot in Wales. Today the harbour is a mixed-use space for locals and tourists and is a brilliant place for a budget break.

One of the most striking additions to Milford’s astonishing facelift is the Tŷ Milford Waterfront hotel, which opened in 2022.

It’s managed and operated by the team behind the iconic five-star Celtic Manor Resort and forms part of The Celtic Collection’s expanding portfolio and the Tŷ Hotels family, in partnership with the Port of Milford Haven.

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Tŷ Milford is one of Pembrokeshire’s largest hotels, with 100 bedrooms, a gorgeous glass-fronted restaurant worth travelling for and exceptional marina views. It’s fast become one of my favourite places to stay.

Since opening, the hotel has garnered positive reviews and was crowned Hotel of the Year at the Visit Pembrokeshire – Trade Croeso Awards in 2024.

Despite its four-star status and stylish interiors, it’s surprisingly affordable, especially for families. If you’re planning an overnight stay, you can currently take advantage of a seasonal offer at Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront.

Located overlooking the marina, the hotel is offering free stays for children sharing a family room with their parents between 13 July and 1 September 2026. Prices start from £74 per room, per night.

The 46,000 sq ft property features four floors of contemporary bedroom accommodation, with superb views across Milford Marina.

With a wide range of rooms available, including family rooms, the hotel suits all types of business and leisure travellers and provides the perfect base to explore the local or wider area.

All rooms include free wifi, complimentary parking, tea- and coffee-making facilities, Elemis toiletries, and a 43in TV perfect for a post-dinner movie.

The largest rooms feature a seating area, waterfront views, and balconies where guests can experience the incredible sunrises and sunsets over the marina. Family rooms are super-comfortable and stylish, accommodating up to two adults and two children.

The Dulse restaurant and bar is a real highlight and serves some of the best seafood in Pembrokeshire. This stylish restaurant is named after Pembrokeshire’s edible and versatile seaweed, which grows abundantly around the rocky coastline.

Executive head chef Simon Crockford is at the helm, and he has cooked for famous faces including US President Barack Obama at the 2014 Nato Summit and Tiger Woods at the 2010 Ryder Cup.

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Decked out in soothing shades of deep-sea blue that contrast with muted tones, the light-filled restaurant aims to provide a relaxing, memorable dining experience. It offers expansive marina views through floor-to-ceiling windows and locally sourced seafood.

Typical à la carte dishes include whole Tiger prawns, seafood chowder, mussels of the day, lamb rump, vegetable risotto and market fish in Tenby Harbwr beer batter.

Over the summer, the restaurant is hosting Tŷ-Side Fridays, a chilled, end-of-week wind-down in the sun.

Expect seasonal tunes from the resident DJ, crafted cocktails, and light bites from the Tŷ Airstream, all served on the Tŷ-Side terrace overlooking the harbour.

What’s nearby

If you can drag yourself away from the hotel, there is plenty to discover nearby.

The boat-filled marina offers plenty of bars, independent shops, and cafes to explore. History and heritage are also thoughtfully displayed through walking trails and the volunteer-run Milford Haven Museum. The museum tells the story of Milford Haven and its proud maritime heritage.

Inside, you can explore the exhibits and collections covering the Nantucket Quaker Whalers, the fishing industry, and the nautical town’s crucial role in supporting the world’s energy demands.

Wander further along the waterfront, and you’ll find boutique shopping, cafes, seafood restaurants, and even a chocolate shop.

The port also hosts a busy calendar of events, including its popular summer campaign, which features a fish festival, beer festival, and street food festival. Children’s activities and seasonal events, such as fireworks displays and Santa visits, also take place throughout the year.

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Looking for activities? At Milford Beach Activity Centre, you can experience stand-up paddleboarding and kayaking from the Hot Water Slip and explore the historic Milford Haven Waterway shorelines surrounding Milford Haven.

This local business operates out of a blue shipping container overlooking Milford Beach and offers guided tours, stand-up paddleboard rentals, and kayak hire.

Take a guided tour of the estuary with their experienced guides to better understand the area’s history, including the Vikings who settled here, the Welsh fishing industry, the town’s military connection, and past industries.

Milford Haven is also a fantastic base for exploring the Pembrokeshire coast year-round. Discover coastal hikes, sandy beaches, indie cafes, wildlife, and watersports.

Walking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path is one of the best ways to appreciate the natural beauty of Milford Haven and its surroundings.

This trail stretches 186 miles along the rugged coastline, offering impressive ocean and cliff views.

A popular route is the stretch from Milford Haven to Dale, which takes you past picturesque coves, sandy beaches, and charming villages. Keep an eye out for wildlife as the area is home to various seabirds, seals, and even dolphins.

Nearby, you’ll also find sandy beaches including Marloes Sands, Dale Beach, and Broad Haven Beach.

You can check prices and book your stay at the Tŷ Milford Waterfront hotel on Booking.com and Expedia.

Speculation had been mounting about a possible reunion gig at the Somerset festival in 2027, following his recent reunion with brother Noel Gallagher for the Live 25 Tour.

An Oasis fan account fuelled the rumours by posting: “According to The Scotsman, Oasis are among the favourites to headline Glastonbury 2027, with odds of 4/1.

“Could we see them return to the Pyramid Stage?”

Mr Gallagher, 53, responded bluntly on social media, writing: “It’s not HAPPENING so all you croc wearing s*** c**** can calm the f*** down.”

The band previously headlined the festival in 1995 and 2004, but both brothers have since voiced their criticisms of Glastonbury.

Last year, when asked on social media if Oasis could headline the Pyramid Stage again, Mr Gallagher replied: “Hope not.”

He went on to describe the crowd in less than flattering terms, saying: “It’s a load of divs dressed in Ty die (sic) clothes banging clogs and blowing up balloons all with psycho smiles and crusty eyes and red wine mouths.”

Noel Gallagher, 59, has also taken aim at the festival, describing it as “virtue-signalling” during a podcast appearance.

He said: “It’s getting a bit woke now, that place, and a bit kind of preachy and a bit virtue-signalling.

“I don’t like it in music – little f***** idiots waving flags around and making political statements, and bands taking the stage and saying, ‘Hey guys, isn’t war terrible, yeah?

“Let’s all boo war.

“F*** the Tories man,’ and all that.

“It’s like, look – play your f****** tunes and get off.”

Despite his criticisms, Mr Gallagher did acknowledge the festival’s cultural significance.

He said: “It’s probably the best f****** thing about Britain apart from the Premier League.”

A documentary about the brothers’ recent tour is set to be released next month.

Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger will follow the Gallaghers on their Live 25 Tour, which began in Cardiff in July last year.

The documentary will be released in cinemas on September 9 and will also be available on Disney Plus.

The streaming service described it as a look at the “triumphant reunion tour” and promised behind-the-scenes footage from rehearsals to the stage.

It will also feature the first joint interviews with Liam and Noel in more than 20 years.

The Live 25 Tour marked the pair’s first major collaboration since Oasis split in 2009 following a backstage fight at the Rock en Seine festival in France.

The band have had eight number one singles and albums each in the UK charts, with Wonderwall, Champagne Supernova, and Some Might Say among their best-known hits.

Although rumours of a future Glastonbury appearance have now been quashed, fans will get a nostalgic look back at the band’s legacy through the upcoming documentary.

Who would you like to see headline Glastonbury? Let us know in the comments.

After welcoming her daughter Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank into the world, Princess Eugenie might have expected to be surrounded by her family.

Yet there was one notable absence – her mother, Sarah Ferguson.

Once the most exuberant of royal grandmothers, she appeared to have nothing to say publicly about the arrival of her new granddaughter.

Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank welcomed Adelaide at a hospital in Lisbon on August 3, and the King was quick to congratulate his niece on Instagram.

But there was no gushing tribute from Fergie, despite the fact she has previously been unable to contain her excitement at the arrival of her grandchildren.

She has spoken of how August – affectionately known as ‘Augie’ – made her smile, while Ernest – ‘Ernie’ – made her cry because one of his names, Ronnie, was chosen in honour of her father, Major Ronald Ferguson. 

For royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams, this is another sign of how dramatically the York family has changed.

‘This clearly illustrates how the wheel of fortune has turned,’ he tells the Daily Mail.

And there was another detail that caught attention: the baby was not given a name linked to Sarah Ferguson.

Eugenie said the couple chose names of people they ‘love and admire’. Elizabeth is understood to be a tribute to the late Queen, while Adelaide has historical and Portuguese connections.

Fergie was reportedly upset that she was not included, although Mr Fitzwilliams dismissed the ‘ridiculous idea’ that Eugenie should have named her daughter after her mother as risking ‘social suicide’.

He believes this decision reflects just how much the York family has changed in recent years. 

‘Anyone who remembers the bizarre Victorian Ball the York family posed for to commemorate Princess Beatrice’s 18th birthday knows how the Yorks used to enjoy showing off,’ he tells this newspaper.

And now, he insists, appearances are ‘absolutely pivotal’.

Once regulars on the royal social circuit, Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice have become more cautious since their parents’ reputations fell apart.

Their rare appearances tend to be at private family occasions or carefully chosen social events.

The sisters were seen at Peter Phillips’s June wedding and at Poppy Delevingne’s 40th birthday celebrations, but stayed away from Royal Ascot – an event that previously would have been an obvious fixture in their calendars.

Their father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been engulfed by the scandal surrounding his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, while their mother Sarah Ferguson has suffered her own fall from grace.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been engulfed by the scandal of his association with Jeffrey Epstein, while Sarah Ferguson has suffered her own fall from grace

Eugenie said the couple chose their baby’s name Adelaide Elizabeth Annina Brooksbank with people they ‘love and admire’ in mind, with Elizabeth understood as a tribute to the late Queen

The sisters still have their homes in London, but Mr Fitzwilliams points out that their position may not be secure.

‘Beatrice and Eugenie’s London homes are currently paid for by the King,’ he says, warning that Prince William may not be so generous when he ascends the throne.

Meanwhile, since leaving Royal Lodge in Windsor, Fergie has not appeared to have a permanent home, instead being linked to a series of temporary arrangements in Austria and Switzerland.

Perhaps unlike the York family, Jack Brooksbank has never appeared to crave the spotlight and has avoided becoming embroiled in his wife’s family dramas.

With three young children to protect, his priority is likely to be keeping their family life as normal and private as possible.

If Fergie does visit her daughter and granddaughter in Portugal, it will be a very different kind of family reunion from those of the past. 

Indeed, Mr Fitzwilliams believes that if she does make the trip, ‘we will not see or hear that she has come and, hopefully, gone!’

Pc Blades died when a marked Cleveland Police vehicle was involved in a crash on the A66 at South Bank at 3.39am on Saturday, August 22.

He was one of two officers killed in the crash, alongside Pc Tom Clough.

Five people travelling in a Volkswagen Passat also died at the scene.

In an emotional tribute, Pc Blades’ wife described him as an adored son, brother, uncle and son in law, whose loss had left a gap that could never be filled.

She said: “No words will ever feel like the right words to honour our Matt – my beloved husband, my best friend, and the most devoted father to our two young boys.

“He was an adored son and brother, a perfect son-in-law, and the most fun uncle. He was loved beyond words by all his family and friends, and his loss has left a space that can never be filled.

“He gave his life in the line of duty, protecting and serving others with courage, dedication and selflessness.

“The pain of losing him is beyond words, and our lives will never be the same. Neither will the love he gave us ever fade.

“Our children will grow up knowing what an incredible father he was and will always be, and I will carry his love, his memory and everything we shared with me always.

“He may have left this world committed to the duty he believed in, but his greatest legacy will always be the love he gave to his family.

“We would also like to express our deepest gratitude and heartfelt thanks to all of the emergency services and to our police family who have stood beside us through the most difficult time of our lives.

“The kindness, compassion, love and unwavering support we have received as a family has meant more to us than words could ever express. Every message, visit, gesture of support and every person who has stood alongside us will never be forgotten.

“Forever loved. Forever missed. Forever our superhero. Our Matt and Dad.”

Scene of multiple fatality RTC on the A66 at in South Bank, Middlesbrough. 23.8.2026 Photograph: Stuart Boulton/The Notrhern Echo (Image: Stuart Boulton)

Before joining the force, PC Blades was an English teacher at Carmel College in Darlington.

The school has posted a tribute to him on social media, describing him as “an intelligent, kind and approachable teacher.”

The statement reads: “It is with profound sadness that the Carmel College community joins people across our region in mourning the tragic loss of life this weekend.

“In a particular way, we remember PC Matthew Blades, who was a much-loved and highly valued member of staff at Carmel before leaving teaching to begin a new vocation of service as a police officer.

“Many within our community will remember Matty as an intelligent, kind and approachable teacher, a valued colleague and someone who gave generously of himself to the young people in his care. We remember with great affection the contribution he made to life at Carmel and give thanks for the difference he made during his time with us.

“Our thoughts and prayers are especially with Matthew’s wife, his two sons, his wider family, friends and colleagues, and with all those who knew and loved him. We pray too for PC Tom Clough, his loved ones, and all those affected by the wider tragedy and loss of life.

“When we return to College, Mass will be offered for the happy repose of the soul of Matthew Blades, and we will continue to hold in prayer all those who mourn and all whose lives have been changed by what has happened.”

Cleveland Police Federation has established a fundraising page to support the families of Matthew and Tom at this incredibly difficult time.

Any funds raised will be divided equally between their two families. For members of our community who may wish to contribute, the fundraising page can be found here: https://gofund.me/07bf7241c

Flowers, balloons and messages have since been left near the scene as people across Teesside pay tribute to those who died.

Tributes have also poured in for the two officers, who were described by Cleveland Police Chief Constable Victoria Fuller as “brave officers”.

She said: “These were brave officers protecting our communities and serving our residents who didn’t return home to their families at the end of their shift.”

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was “devastated” to hear about the crash, while Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said her thoughts were with all those affected.

Anna Turley, MP for Redcar, said: “They went to work to keep people safe and they should have come home to their families.

“Their loss will be felt deeply by their loved ones, fellow officers and right across the communities they served.”

Thousands of Muslims gathered for an annual walk celebrating the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), with people travelling from across the UK and Europe.

The event took place on Sunday, August 23, beginning at 1pm and finishing at around 3pm.

(Image: Phil Taylor)

The walk started at Makkah Mosque near Rishton Lane, before making its way past the Derby Street area and finishing at the 3D Centre Marriage Hall.

The event was followed by the main gathering at the marriage hall, where refreshments and food were available.

People travelled from places including Spain, Italy, Scotland and Cornwall to take part in the previous walk in 2023.

(Image: Phil Taylor)

The event also included remembrance of Sufi Mushtaq, a well-known local figure who died several years ago.

Bilal Ahmed, an organiser, previously said: “He passed away four or five years ago, but he was a good local figure for the younger people on the streets in Bolton.

“He was really influential.”

(Image: Phil Taylor)

The annual gathering comes as Bolton’s Muslim community continues a tradition with roots stretching back to the late 1950s and 1960s.

Early migrants from India and Pakistan came to the town to work in its textile mills, helping establish communities which remain an important part of Bolton today.

Pictures by Phil Taylor.