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Oasis are expected to announce details of their 2027 tour this afternoon including venues, presale and general sale information

The clocks have been set. This afternoon, at 4pm Oasis fans are hoping 2027 tour details will finally be announced.

Last week, the band confirmed they would be spilling more information on Monday (September 14) with the help of a huge drone display above Manchester’s Etihad Stadium. On Thursday night (September 10) the band’s black and white logo lit up the Manchester skies over the stadium, followed by the date of 14.9.26 at 4pm BST.

The display of drones was 120 metres long and emerged from the ground of Man City’s women’s team, the Joie Stadium. It rose above the ground, next to the Etihad Stadium, where onlookers grabbed video and pictures for ten minutes before it disappeared.

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The imminent tour announcement comes after months of speculation of a 2027 tour. Adding fuel to the fire, over the last two weeks, Oasis have been posting social media teasers on Instagram which has included clues to a different city or venue.

The teases, and likely tour dates have included Glasgow, Manchester, Amsterdam, Munich, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome and Boston. Slane Castle and Knebworth have also been rumoured, as well as a potential Las Vegas residency.

The MEN understands from music industry sources that tickets are likely to go on sale by the end of this week. Last time, when the tour was announced in August 2024, presale started on the Friday, followed by a general sale on the Saturday.

It sparked an almighty rush for tickets, as Oasis fans from across the globe scrambled to secure their place at one of the biggest series of gigs in decades.

Roughly 14 million fans tried to buy tickets for the Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour. More than 10 million people from 158 countries queued online at peak times on ticketing platforms like Ticketmaster.

However, only about 1.4 million to 2.2 million tickets were available across the UK and Ireland tour dates, which meant many left empty handed. Meanwhile, those that were successful were met by rather steep prices.

Last time, face-value tickets for Oasis Live ’25 started at £73 to £74 for basic seated tickets and cost around £135 to £151 for general admission standing. However, as many fans remember, demand drove face-value and resale rates much higher to around £350.

Whilst tickets are not guaranteed to the 2027 tour, there are a number of steps fans can take today to give themselves the best possible chance for when tickets hopefully go on sale this week.

Below, you’ll find five tips for navigating ticket platforms including Ticketmaster, including what devices to queue on, rules around refreshing your page, and having payment details pre-saved.

Create an account and make sure it is verified

Sign up on Ticketmaster or other ticket selling platforms before tickets go on sale. Add (or update) your payment and delivery info for faster checkout. Add your phone number and verify your account with a one-time code.

Get everything ready

Charge your devices, sign in to your Ticketmaster account, clear your browser’s cache, and avoid using a VPN. Make sure you have sufficient funds in your registered bank account too, otherwise the payment may fail and cost you time as you go back in the virtual queue.

The waiting room

The waiting room (if there is one) will usually open 15 minutes before the sale. Once the queue opens, you’ll be told where you are in line.

While some people advise refreshing ten seconds before the ticket sale starts, once the sale has started, do not refresh when you’re in the actual queue. You could lose your place and be booted to the back of the queue.

Load Ticketmaster in one browser window only

Although you might think you have more chance with multiple tabs, it may actually hinder you. It will only allow one booking at a time so you may end up losing your tickets if you’re going between tabs. Instead try on different devices.

Website or app?

You can use both. Some people reckon the app is smoother, but you may as well increase your chances using your laptop and phone.

Over the past week the band have been releasing teaser videos about other venues they will play, with some easier to work out than others.

They all point to a European tour next Summer although a later teaser appeared to be for Boston and dates in Las Vegas are also rumoured, so the band may have a US leg after they finish in Europe. In 2025 Oasis toured North and South America after they finished in the UK.

The first teaser which appeared on September 3 was set in a fish and chip shop and using the numbers from the posters on the walls fans were able to work out the longitude and latitude co-ordinates on a map for Celtic Park in Glasgow. Another video on September 6 featured a guitarist playing next to a Joan Miro poster, with this being the most famous artist to come from Barcelona, fans are certain this will be the venue for dates in Spain.

Other likely cities which were teased include Rome, where it is thought they could play two dates in July, Paris, Munich and Amsterdam. The teaser for Amsterdam featured police running and was thought to be an in-joke from when all the band – except Noel – were deported from Amsterdam before they were due to play a gig after getting into a fight on the ferry over to the Netherlands in February 1994.

Noel appeared to confirm the tour when speaking on Talksport at the start of month. Asked about the possibility, he said: “Well, let’s put it this way: there’s no football tournament on next year, so we’ve got to do summer in the summer right?”

The Department for Education said it hoped the reforms would tackle childhood obesity, improve nutrition and support children’s concentration, learning and wellbeing.

Schools will be required to publish food policies and menus online with monitoring arrangements set to be developed alongside the Food Standards Agency, it said.

Pepe Di’Iasio, ASCL general secretary, said parents would feel “reassured” that schools were providing children with a healthy diet.

But on plans for enforcement, he added: “None of us would consider ourselves experts in health and nutrition. Don’t create another stick with which to beat head teachers when they are trying to do their very best to provide a healthy, balanced meal for those in our schools.”

He said schools needed “more investment” in catering facilities and in the “professional development” of school chefs to develop menus that “meet the ambitions” of the government.

Schools Minister Georgia Gould told BBC Breakfast she was confident schools could deliver healthy meals within existing budgets, without diverting funding from elsewhere, like teaching, and that schools would be given a year to implement the changes.

She said the government was “absolutely determined to support schools” to redesign their menus affordably.

As part of the changes, deep-fried chips will have to be oven-baked instead, and pasta dishes will need to be 50% wholewheat once a week. High-fibre bread will also become a requirement.

The disruption is affecting services to and from Scarborough, as the track between Filey and the coastal town is inspected.

Trains have been forced to run at reduced speeds, with delays, cancellations, and revised timetables expected until 2am on 16 September, according to train operator Northern.

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A spokesperson for the York-based company said: “Network Rail are on site and have advised that trains must run at a reduced speed.

“Repairs are being arranged but are not expected to be completed until Wednesday. September 16.”

To minimise disruption, services departing Scarborough and Seamer towards Hull and Sheffield will be retimed to depart earlier than usual.

Passengers are advised to check journey times before travelling.

Affected stations include York, Goole, Driffield, Howden, Selby, Bridlington and Beverley.

The Northern spokesperson said: “You can travel on the next Northern service to your destination, where available.

“Northern train ticket restrictions have been lifted in the affected areas, including Advance and Peak restrictions, during this disruption. Restrictions will be reinstated once the disruption ends.”

It’s often said that hands are the true indicator of age, but I’ve never believed that. I have plenty of body parts that are quite evidently 53 years old, my knees and elbows included.

But as I edge further into my fifties, I am noticing a distressing decline in the quality of the skin on my hands.

Age spots have appeared, the skin is sagging and there is a crepey texture that no amount of hand cream can combat.

They have bothered me for months – I especially notice how the skin looks like parchment when I’m driving.

Then I was invited to experience the brand new Hands Back Time treatment at the Clinic Dr Paris near London’s Harley Street. I accepted with enthusiasm tinged with scepticism.

The treatment has no needles, no lasers and no downtime. In my 30-odd years of reviewing beauty treatments, I’ve found that the more uncomfortable something feels, the more effective it is likely to be. So I wasn’t optimistic.

Aesthetic doctor Dr Paris Acharya confirms my suspicions about midlife hands.

‘From the late forties and fifties onwards, skin quality changes,’ she explains. ‘You’ll see some diminishing of skin quality as collagen scaffolding becomes less stable, elasticity declines and years of sun exposure take their toll.’ She agrees that crepey skin is by far the most common complaint in midlife women.

LED light therapy stimulates cellular activity and supports the skin’s repair processes during the treatment 

‘We invest so much time and effort into our faces and necks, but we frequently neglect the rest of the body, and especially hands,’ she adds.

Menopause plays a role, with declining oestrogen contributing to lower collagen levels. HRT, which I am not currently on, has been proven to help maintain skin quality, but Dr Paris says that this can’t entirely hold back the years.

Despite the raging ongoing debate around collagen supplements, she says many of her patients find them a game-changer, and I absolutely concur. (I take Ingenious Collagen+).

But it’s not quite enough to turn back the clock, and so Dr Paris created the hand treatment in response to the concerns of her well-heeled but wrinkly-handed patients. I feel mildly hand-shamed before we even begin. Do I moisturise my hands, I was asked? Sometimes.

Do I put SPF on my hands? Yes, in the morning. But only since last year.

Do I put Vitamin C on my hands? What? This last question had never occurred to me.

Having established that it’s frankly a miracle I have any skin left on my hands after years of near-criminal neglect, the treatment begins with gentle exfoliation using a light scrub to remove dead cells and make the skin more receptive to active ingredients. It felt very slightly abrasive on my skin.

I am then popped into a pair of CACI Rejuvenating Hand Mask gloves. CACI stands for Computer Aided Cosmetology Instrument. The gloves look like loose, cream surgical gloves and contain a blend of hyaluronic acid and Vitamin C.

These are evidently going to nourish my skin, but they have that slightly icky, cold feeling that you get when you put on a pair of rubber gloves and discover there’s water inside.

The tips of these gloves are removed, and then a second pair of gloves threaded with conductive silver fibres running throughout, is pulled on top.

My gloved hands are dipped in a liquid electrolyte solution that will help conduct the current from CACI’s portable hand rejuvenation device. This makes me a little nervous. Having damp hands that are deliberately exposed to electricity seems counterintuitive. Disappointingly (I like drama) when the CACI device is turned on, I feel only a slight fizzing sensation.

The aim of this low level microcurrent is to boost circulation and therefore allow better absorption of the moisturising and rejuvenating ingredients, while stimulating the body’s own repair processes. This takes about 20 minutes.

The gloves and mask are then removed and a very fine mist consisting of PDRN – a clinically proven regenerative peptide serum – is sprayed on to the skin. It is then pushed into the hands via a hand-piece attached to CACI’s Rejuva Med system which has four metal probes on the end and uses a different microcurrent setting. It is soothing and rather satisfying as the hand-piece is moved around my hands.

At the same time, LED light therapy, also emitted by the hand-piece, stimulates cellular activity and supports the skin’s repair processes. It’s a sort of needle-free mesotherapy, explains Dr Paris. The skin barrier is temporarily disrupted, allowing the PDRN to penetrate more effectively, without injections or downtime. The light feels soft and warm.

The treatment began with gentle exfoliation, having established that it’s frankly a miracle I have any skin left on my hands after years of near-criminal neglect, writes Alice Smellie

Alice Smellie’s hands before (left) and after (right) the 30-minute treatment using serum and LED light therapy

The results? Phenomenal. Immediately afterwards, my hands look ten years younger. They are soft and luminous looking, the fine lines look reduced and the crepiness is smoothed. I am overjoyed, and spend my journey home admiring my hands rather than recoiling from them.

However, I see this very much as a starting point. One treatment isn’t going to reverse decades of neglect and have lasting results. Dr Paris recommends a course of six and, ideally, regular maintenance treatments once a month.

But the treatment has galvanised me, and changed how I think about my hands. I had assumed they would continue their slow descent into crone-dom, but now realise there’s a different path. A huge relief.

It’s hard to say how long the results last, as I spend ensuing weeks faithfully using Vitamin C serum followed by SPF50 in the morning and then the same moisturiser in the evening as I reserve for my face (Vital Assist).

Even after this long, hot summer, they have continued to look more rejuvenated, fresher, younger, and I am committed to giving them far more care in the future. Nobody comments, but I know they’re improved. I’m absolutely going to maintain this simple but incredibly effective routine. I just wish I’d taken myself in hand years ago.

• Thirty minutes, £150 for standalone treatment or £75 as an add-on to facials (and six for the price of five), drparis.co.uk

The couple told producers they did not want to continue their journey on the new ITV series.

The latest I’m A Celebrity spin-off has reportedly been thrown into chaos just days into filming after Tyson Fury’s daughter Venezuela Fury and her new husband Noah Price are said to have quit the show.

The 16-year-old daughter of heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury and his wife Paris, and Noah, 18, are understood to have decided the show was not for them and walked away from filming in Canada.

The pair are reportedly said to have told producers they did not want to continue their journey on the new ITV series.

It is claimed Venezuela and Noah had made the decision early on after finding the challenges and living conditions too difficult.

The insider told The Sun: “They both realised early on it was too much. The challenges are tough, the living conditions aren’t easy. They both gave it their best shot but when push came to shove, it all got too much and they walked out.”

The source added that the decision would make “amazing television”, but admitted it had “caused a headache for producers”.

It is then claimed bosses moved quickly to find replacements, with 2025 Love Island winner Toni Laites and her best friend Marielle reportedly being approached to join the cast.

The source said producers believed Toni was the ideal person to step in.

“She has a lot of grit and determination and will show that when she starts filming,” they said.

The new series, titled I’m A Celebrity… The Wild Frontier, will see celebrities compete in pairs rather than individually.

Friends, relatives and couples will take on Bushtucker-style trials together, with the pairs then facing elimination as a duo. The competition will eventually culminate in a live grand final in London.

ITV has yet to officially confirm the full line-up, although a number of famous faces have already been spotted heading to Canada.

Jeremy Lynch and Paul Olima were seen at the airport last week preparing to board a flight to Vancouver.

Jeremy appeared in good spirits as he made his way through the airport, wearing grey sweatpants and wheeling a blue suitcase behind him.

He also appeared to make an effort to keep a low profile, wearing rose-tinted glasses and a black hat as he made his way through the terminal.

Ant and Dec have also teased the new series while revealing two celebrities who have apparently been banned from taking part.

Speaking on their Hanging Out with Ant and Dec podcast, the Geordie presenters joked that former footballer Jimmy Bullard and boxer David Haye would not be welcome.

Dec said: “We are doing a new spinoff series of I’m A Celebrity called I’m A Celebrity… The Wild Frontier.”

Explaining the concept, he added: “They will enter as a pair, compete as a pair, and eventually leave as a pair.

“And then it will all build up to a live grand final in London…”

Ant then interrupted with: “What could possibly go wrong?”

Laughing, Dec replied: “Jimmy Bullard and David Haye are barred from the series.”

Ant added: “I’d like them just in the front row, just for heckles, we like hecklers don’t we, hecklers corner?”

The new show is expected to air in 2027 as part of celebrations marking 25 years of I’m A Celebrity, which first launched in 2002.

Rather than contestants battling it out alone, the spin-off will see celebrities rely on their partner throughout the competition as they tackle challenges, win food and attempt to avoid elimination.

The series will ultimately see one pair crowned winners.

Former West Ham goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko has died at the age of 64 following a battle with cancer.

Arriving at West Ham from Banik Ostrava, he went on to make nearly 400 appearances for the side between 1990 and 1998.

Three years after receiving his diagnosis, he announced in December 2024 that he was withdrawing from further cancer treatment.

During his time with the club, the Czech player helped secure promotion to the top division in both 1991 and 1993. A popular figure among supporters who continued to sing his name long after his departure, he later returned to the club as a goalkeeping coach.

A club statement said: “It is with deep and profound sadness that West Ham United announces the passing of legendary former goalkeeper and coach, Ludek Miklosko.”

The tribute added: “Rest in peace Ludek, our beloved, inspirational goalkeeper and gentle giant of a man.”

Miklosko, who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1990 World Cup finals, finished his playing career at QPR.

West Ham will pay tribute to Miklosko with a period of appreciation during Tuesday’s Carabao Cup third-round match against Fulham. The club’s following home game in the Sky Bet Championship, against QPR on Friday, October 9, will also be dedicated to his memory.

In a message shared through the club, his son Martin Miklosko said: “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of my Dad Ludek, following a brave and courageous battle with cancer.

“On behalf of my Mum and my family, I would like to sincerely thank the fans and everyone at West Ham United Football Club for the kind wishes, thoughts and prayers that were sent to my Dad during his illness.

“We know that the many messages and wishes from his former team-mates and fans alike were a huge sense of comfort to him in his battle with cancer, and gave him the strength to not give up and keep fighting for as long as he could.

“We are heartbroken at his loss, but take huge comfort from the immense support he received from all of you, along with the knowledge that he is now at peace and no longer suffering.

“Dad simply loved West Ham United, and especially hearing his name sung loud and proud at every game. The club, and its fans, were and always will be a part of our family, so thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.”

Now, after 23 years of service, Viv Mason has retired from Bolton St Catherine’s Academy.

Viv was thanked by pupils and staff at a special farewell marking the end of her long career at the school.

Speaking about finally leaving, Viv said: “Well, I had a banging headache all day, but it wasn’t a headache.

“It was like, pressure building up because you don’t know what’s going on. We were singing and it was brilliant.”

Viv first started working at the school in 2003, initially working 14 hours a week before increasing her hours as her own children grew older.

She later moved into the new school building and worked 27.5 hours a week, becoming a familiar face around the canteen.

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Much of her role was spent making sure everything was ready for the children, including setting up drinks and serving pupils during lunchtime.

Viv said: “It’s all about the kids, I used to go in early every morning, but I made sure all the drinks were set up, and we all do.

“We all had our little individual jobs.”

She also recalled looking out for pupils during busy lunchtimes and raising concerns when she noticed a child who appeared upset or withdrawn.

Primary Headteacher Gareth Watson said: “Twenty-three years is an incredible amount of time, and during those years Viv has looked after generations of our children.

“She has been a familiar and friendly face at lunchtime and has played an important part in school life.”

Catering manager Donna Lewis also thanked Viv, saying: “The kitchen won’t be the same without her.”

The farewell ended with the Head Boy and Head Girl presenting Viv with flowers, followed by applause from pupils and staff.

The school thanked Viv for her commitment, hard work and care over more than two decades, and wished her every happiness in retirement.

Footage shared on social media showed two badly damaged cars with members of the public attempting to assist those inside.

Three people were taken to hospital after a serious two-car crash in West Belfast on Sunday evening.

Police are appealing for information and witnesses following the collision in the Monagh By-Pass area.

A report was received at approximately 7.15pm on Sunday evening, September 13 of a collision involving a blue Volkswagen Golf and a silver Ford Kuga.

Officers attended the scene alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

Footage shared on social media showed two badly damaged cars with members of the public attempting to assist those inside. Debris was scattered right across the four lanes and smoke was visible from one of the vehicles.