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Scottish Sun
25 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Drake fans left furious as rapper ENDS Wireless 2025 set after just 40 mins
Disabled fans were reportedly struggling to leave the festival FESTIVAL CHAOS Drake fans left furious as rapper ENDS Wireless 2025 set after just 40 mins DRAKE left thousands of fans fuming last night after his Wireless set ended after just 40 minutes. The 38-year-old rap superstar arrived ten minutes early for his Sunday night set in London's Finsbury Park, telling the crowd he'd go 'until they cut my mic' - referencing the festival's strict 9:30pm curfew. Advertisement 3 Drake closed his set with a Whitney Houston sing-a-long on a crane on two nights out of three at Wireless Credit: Getty 3 Gutted Wireless fans spoke of chaos at the end of Sunday when his set was cut short Credit: Getty Earlier in the day, fans were led to believe they'd be getting two Drake sets - one at 18:25 and one at 20:55. But the first mysteriously vanished from the schedule mid afternoon. Drake then appeared early and immediately after Burna Boy, which caught the crowds off-guard. Fans were left even more confused when his set finished after 40 minutes due to the curfew. Advertisement READ MORE ON DRAKE DRAKE MY DAY Drake UK & Europe tour 2025: How to get tickets and Co-Op Live seating plan To make matters worse, the BBC reports scenes of panic unfolded near the accessible exit when the show ended early. Several disabled fans were reportedly trapped behind barriers, pleading with security to let them out. The Sun has contacted Wireless festival for comment. Writing on Instagram after the show, Drake said he didn't know what had happened: "Thank you London. Advertisement "Need some time to process what just happened so I don't have my usual caption…just thank you so much for the best 3 nights of my performance career." Drake was booked to headline all three nights at the festival. Watch the moment Drake 'rants about exes' live on stage after former girlfriends SZA and Serena Williams join Kendrick Lamar at Superbowl The rapper had already run into curfew chaos on Friday, when organisers cut off both his and Lauryn Hill's microphones at 10:30pm — replacing the screens with local train station info. He managed to stick to the schedule better on Saturday. Advertisement Earlier in the day on Sunday, Kartel and Burna Boy still performed in their time slots, but when Drake suddenly appeared his cheerful energy from Friday and Saturday appeared to be gone. The Canadian megastar looked tense and rushed, according to the BBC. He kicked things off with an unreleased track featuring UK rapper Central Cee, who didn't take to the stage. Instead, he was spotted silently mouthing the lyrics from the front row, with cameras beaming it onto the big screen. Advertisement Trying to win back the crowd, Drake rattled through hits like Controlla, Find Your Love, and One Dance — all updated for 2025, but the new remixes made them hard to sing along to and left many fans confused. A brief boost came when Nigerian sensation Rema jumped on stage to perform Calm Down and Fever, hyping up the crowd. But just as things were heating up, Vybz Kartel popped back in for a quick cameo and then Drake played just two more songs before wrapping it all up. Drake climbed onto a crane to wave goodbye, while Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You blasted from the speakers. Advertisement Devastated fans realised it was his exit music, after seeing it online from the previous night.
BreakingNews.ie
25 minutes ago
- BreakingNews.ie
Gaza documentary breached BBC editorial guidelines of accuracy, review finds
A Gaza documentary narrated by the son of a Hamas official breached one of the BBC's editorial guidelines on accuracy, the corporation said. The programme, Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone, was removed from BBC iPlayer in February after it emerged that the child narrator, Abdullah, is the son of Ayman Alyazouri, who has worked as Hamas's deputy minister of agriculture. Advertisement According to the BBC, the review, conducted by Peter Johnston, the director of editorial complaints and reviews which is independent of BBC News, said the programme was in breach of accuracy for 'failing to disclose information about the child narrator's father's position within the Hamas-run government'. But the review found no other breaches of editorial guidelines, including breaches of impartiality, and also found no evidence that 'outside interests' 'inappropriately impacted on the programme'. The report said that 'careful consideration of the requirements of due impartiality was undertaken in this project given the highly contested nature of the subject matter'. Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone, which also aired on BBC Two, was made for the BBC by independent production company Hoyo Films. Advertisement The detail of the background information regarding the narrator's father is deemed as 'critical information', which the report says was not shared with the BBC before broadcast. The BBC said the report finds that Hoyo Films did not 'intentionally' mislead the BBC about the position of the narrator's father, but says the independent production company 'bears most responsibility for this failure'. However, it further adds that the BBC also 'bears some responsibility'. The BBC's director-general Tim Davie said: 'Peter Johnston's report identifies a significant failing in relation to accuracy in this documentary. I thank him for his thorough work and I am sorry for this failing. Advertisement 'We will now take action on two fronts – fair, clear and appropriate actions to ensure proper accountability and the immediate implementation of steps to prevent such errors being repeated.' BBC director-general Tim Davie (PA) The BBC board said: 'We thank Peter Johnston for his work. His report is a comprehensive examination of a complex programme, the production of which spanned many months from concept through to broadcast – and is critical in laying bare the facts of what happened. 'Nothing is more important than trust and transparency in our journalism. We welcome the actions the executive are taking to avoid this failing being repeated in the future.' Hoyo Films said in a statement that they take the report findings 'extremely seriously' and 'apologise for the mistake that resulted in a breach of the (BBC) editorial guidelines'. Advertisement They added: 'We are pleased that the report found that there was no evidence of inappropriate influence on the content of the documentary from any third party. 'We appreciate the rigorous nature of this investigation, and its findings that Hoyo Films did not intentionally mislead the BBC, that there were no other breaches of the editorial guidelines in the programme, and that there was no evidence to suggest that the programme funds were spent other than for reasonable, production-related purposes. Hoyo Films welcomes the report's recommendations and hope they will improve processes and prevent similar problems in the future. 'We are working closely with the BBC to see if we can find an appropriate way to bring back to iPlayer the stories of those featured in the programme. Advertisement 'Our team in Gaza risked their lives to document the devastating impact of war on children. 'Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone remains a vital account, and our contributors – who have no say in the conflict – deserve to have their voices heard.'
Scottish Sun
26 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
EastEnders fans are only just realising Rita Simons has a very famous uncle
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) EASTENDERS fans are only just finding out that Rita Simons has a very famous uncle. Rita, 48, played the beloved Roxy Mitchell from 2007 until the character was killed off a decade later. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 4 Rita Simons played the fan favourite Roxy Mitchell on EastEnders Credit: BBC 4 Some viewers are only just realising Rita's uncle is Lord Alan Sugar Credit: BBC/Naked/Ray Burmiston/Rufina Breskin 4 The actress posted a TikTok video of the pair together Credit: Tiktok/@ritasimons Fans were heartbroken as Roxy drowned alongside older sister Ronnie. However, some viewers have only just realised Rita's very famous real-life relative. Lord Alan Sugar, 78, who many know as the star of The Apprentice, is her uncle by marriage. Rita shared a TikTok video of the pair together, jokingly discussing how she could possibly return to EastEnders. Speaking in the clip, Lord Sugar said: "Now look Rita, there's no way you're ever gonna convince the BBC to bring you back into EastEnders." Rita interjected, asking: "Do you think I should be back at EastEnders?" Lord Sugar continued, adding: "Definitely. But, you're dead. "As far as the story [is concerned], you're dead. So you've got to come back as a cousin of who you were." The actress then asked her uncle what her EastEnders character's name was - but the businessman said he didn't remember. After recalling her name had been Roxy, he decided the new cousin would be called "Poxy". Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell funeral, EastEnders He concluded: "Whatever, don't care what you come back as. "But the point is, you've got to come back as a relative. "That's it, definitely." Most devastating soap deaths SOAP viewers are frequently left heartbroken after watching some of their favourite characters bite the dust. Here is a list of the most devastating deaths that have taken place in soapland over the years. EASTENDERS Barry Evans - Evil Janine (Charlie Brooks) lured her trusting fiance to Scotland for a quickie marriage after learning he was dying. Her plan to inherit Barry's fortune was thwarted when Barry told her that the doctors had mixed up his medical files. Furious that she was no longer set for a windfall, she pushed Barry off a cliff after telling him their love was 'fake'. Bradley Branning - Bradley was accused of killing Stacey Slater's rapist Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb) after he punched him twice on the night he died. He was spotted in the Square by a police woman who chased him up a fire escape. Bradley lost his balance and tragically plunged to his death. CORONATION STREET Tina McIntyre - Tina was getting it on with Peter Barlow - despite him being married to Carla Connor. When she threatened to reveal the truth, Carla's brother Rob got into a physical altercation with her. Tina lost her footing and fell off a balcony - then warned Rob she was going to tell the cops he pushed her. In a panic, Rob brutally clobbered her over the head with a metal pipe. Molly Dobbs - Molly was one of the victims in Corrie's 2010 tram crash, alongside Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold). Married to Tyrone (Alan Halsall), Molly had been having an affair with Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) in the months before her death. This resulted in the birth of their son, Jack (Kyran Bowes), who was named after Jack Duckworth. As fate would have it, Kevin's wife Sally (Sally Dynevor) was by Molly's side in her final moments. Sally was stunned as Molly confessed Kevin was Jack's father, before dying of her injuries. Vera Duckworth - Having appeared regularly in Corrie since the 1970s, there was no denying Vera Duckworth was an iconic character. Alongside her husband Jack, the pair formed one of the soap's most beloved couples. Viewers were heartbroken when Vera was killed off in 2008, being discovered having passed away peacefully in her chair. Liz Dawn, who played Vera, made a brief return two years later for Bill Tarmey's exit as Jack. Paul Foreman - Fans were heartbroken when Paul Foreman succumbed to his illness after battling motor neurone disease. Introduced in 2018 as David Platt's (Jack P. Shepherd) cellmate, he later embarked on a romance - and marriage - with vicar Billy Mayhew. The MND storyline was announced in 2023 - with the expectation it would result in the character's death. EMMERDALE Sarah Sugden - After the family got into financial problems, Sarah's son Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) decided to make some quick cash from an insurance company by setting fire to the Sugden barn. He didn't realise his mum was inside the building, and she got trapped in the blaze. Nine villagers - The shocking 1993 plane crash episode brought in 18 million viewers for Emmerdale. Mark Hughes was killed by a falling wall, Archie Brooks was burned by jet fuel, Elizabeth Pollard was killed by debris and newcomer Leonard Kempinski died in a car crash caused by the crash. Five other non-recurring characters from the village also died. HOLLYOAKS Carmel McQueen - The talented singer died in shocking scenes when a train crashed into a her family's car. Carmel managed to free her cousin Theresa from the rubble - but got stuck in it herself. Moments later the train exploded and Carmel died in the arms of her family members, promising to be their guardian angel. One fan commented: "Your uncle is obsessed with EastEnders", alongside six laughing emojis. Another added: "Didn't even know she was related to Alan Sugar." A third shared: "I had to Google. He is her uncle." EastEnders airs on BBC One and iPlayer.
