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Daily Record
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SFA's amatuer system risks another season of chaos for youth football
When the Scottish FA's Comet system crashed last year, you'd have thought it would have acted as ample warning against a repeat. Hundreds of matches were called off and a generation of volunteers were left in a state of frustration over their dealings with the SFA's complex computer registrations system. Several sources last year spelled out that Comet was overly complicated for the grassroots game. And too many people were stuck for too long in a 'computer says no' death loop. But roll on 12 months and with the new season six weeks away the computer pile-up is happening again with Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks. We can't overstate the importance of keeping kids safe but after last year's issues, there can be no excuse for another round of infuriating delays, exacerbated by the lack of any human helpline to streamline the process. Football is a moneymaker at the higher levels. And the SFA, which governs our national game, is not short of a few bob, with millions coming in via grant funding before any other revenue is even added up. That's why there is no excuse for failing to see this coming. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. The SYFA needs a team of professional administrators that can master any system or database required to run the game. Professionals must be available at the end of a phone to educate the officials of clubs who give up their own free time to bring youngsters into the game. And the SFA needs to sort this out well before next summer – or they will score a hat-trick of own goals that no one wants to see. Welcome back, Lewis Capaldi Lewis Capaldi's return to music with an unannounced performance at Glastonbury showed just how much he has been missed. The singer had been on an extended break from music since 2023 due to his mental health struggles. The break had followed a concert on the same Pyramid Stage two years ago, when his voice 'packed in' and fans had to help him finish his biggest hit, Someone You Loved. Everyone understood Lewis, who suffers from anxiety and Tourette's, needed to put his health first. It was wonderful to see him once more engaging with his fans in his modest way, despite his incredible talent. He's also back with a new single that deals head on with his troubles and highlights once again what a special talent he is.
RNZ News
2 hours ago
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- RNZ News
Lewis Capaldi makes emotional return to UK's Glastonbury Festival
By Paul Sandle , Reuters Lewis Capaldi performs on The Pyramid Stage in 2023. Photo: AFP / OLI SCARFF Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has made an emotional return to Glastonbury Festival, two years after he struggled to finish "Someone You Loved" on the Pyramid Stage and took a break to focus on his mental health. The 28-year-old's set on Friday afternoon was not on the bill but a huge crowd was waiting after word got out. "I'm not going to say much up here today, because if I do I think I'll probably start crying," he said. "I just wanted to come and kind of finish what I couldn't finish the first time around." His set included new single "Survive", released on Friday, which details his mental health challenges, and ended with "Someone You Loved". "I might struggle to finish it for a different reason today", a visibly emotional Capaldi said. Beth Simpson, who was in the crowd two years ago, said it was good to sing along in better circumstances for the singer. "It was really great that everyone picked him up at that time, but its lovely that we've been able to do that in a time when he's felt that positivity as well," she said. "It's such a lovely full circle moment." Earlier in the day, Lorde attracted a large crowd on the Woodsies stage, where she sang tracks from her new album "Virgin". Lorde performs on the Woodsies Stage on the third day of the Glastonbury Festival. Photo: AFP / OLI SCARFF "It was absolutely incredible, she is such a brilliant performer," said Jamie Pringle, 26, who had just made it to the stage before the gates were shut to control crowds. Rock band Supergrass opened the Pyramid Stage, 30 years after they first appeared at the festival. "Glastonbury, what's up," frontman Gaz Coombes told a sun-drenched crowd. "Ironic" singer Alanis Morissette and Scottish band Biffy Clyro will be on the Pyramid later, before pop rock group The 1975 headline the festival for the first time. Other acts performing on the 10 large stages on Friday included Busta Rhymes, Maribou State and Anohni And The Johnsons. The Searchers, part of the 1960's Merseybeat scene, will perform their final show after more than six decades of touring on the Acoustic stage. - Reuters
ABC News
2 hours ago
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From Lewis Capaldi's triumphant return to a surprise album party: Here's what you've missed at Glastonbury 2025 so far
Glastonbury — the UK's biggest music festival — is back for another year. From a morning album party to celebrity cameos, Friday was full of surprises. Here's what you may have missed. A placeholder slot on the Pyramid Stage line-up was the source of great speculation in the lead-up to Friday. Murmurs that the spot was for Lewis Capaldi turned out to be true when the singer walked onto the festival's main stage. Capaldi took a two-year career hiatus after his emotional Glastonbury 2023 set, where he experienced a bout of tics caused by his Tourette's syndrome. "Thank you to Glastonbury for having me, for singing along when I needed it and for all the amazing messages afterwards," he wrote at the time. "The truth is, I'm still learning to adjust to the impact of my Tourette's and on Saturday it became obvious that I need to spend much more time getting my mental and physical health in order, so I can keep doing everything I love for a long time to come." Two years on, Capaldi returned to the festival's main stage to a roaring cheer, raising one finger to the sky. "I'm not going to say much up here today, because if I do I think I'll probably start crying," he told the crowd. His set included his new single Survive, released on Friday, which details his mental health challenges, and ended with Someone You Loved. "I might struggle to finish it for a different reason today," he said. Capaldi wasn't the only surprise performance on Friday. Lorde rewarded early risers over on the Woodsies stage, belting out every song from her new album Virgin from 11am. The New Zealand artist had shared an aerial photo of the Woodsies tent early Friday morning, hinting at her surprise appearance. The tent spilled over with crowds, forcing organisers to close access to the stage's surrounding field. They hadn't performed a gig since March last year, but The 1975 still put on an energetic performance. Toting a pint of Guinness in one hand and a cigarette in the other, Matty Healy slinked onto the custom designed set, asking the crowd: "How have you guys been?" The band pulled out its biggest hits, including Love Me and About You, with Healy at times skidding across a travelator extending across the length of the stage. A screen above them appeared to pre-empt some of the mixed reactions their set would receive on social media, flashing snarky commentary. "This band thinks it has a charismatic singer," white text on a pink screen read, interspersed with live footage of Healy. "… they are mistaken. "Terrible high-pitched vocals over soulless robo beats. Punch your TV obnoxious. Totally lacking the wow factor. Pompous arena synth. Genuinely laughable." At another point, Healy told the crowd the band didn't want to be "about politics", before launching into Love It If We Made It. Behind the band, corresponding footage of missile strikes, Donald Trump, Kanye West and police violence flickered in a red and blue filter. As the set closed out with About You, the word DOGS appeared on screens, and a single woof reverberated over the grounds, foreshadowing a new era of music for the band. The lyric may be three decades old, but it appears the irony of 10,000 spoons still resonates with Alanis Morissette fans today. The '90s alt-rock icon made her Glastonbury debut on the main stage, bringing a set list of classics from her Jagged Little Pill album. Some in the crowd had come equipped with cutlery, which they brandished in the air as Morissette performed Isn't It Ironic. Over the years, Glastonbury has become synonymous with the odd celebrity cameo outside of headline performances. If Friday is anything to go by, this year will be no different. Paul McCartney was seen at the Other Stage, watching Gracie Abrams and Inhaler with his daughter Stella. Former bandmates Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson were both spotted blending into crowds around the grounds. At his set on the Other Stage, Busta Rhymes had Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson record video greetings to play during their collaboration tracks, I Know What You Want and What's It Gonna Be.
9 News
4 hours ago
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- 9 News
Lewis Capaldi: UK singer makes emotional return to iconic festival after tourettes struggle
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here UK singer Lewis Capaldi has made an emotional return to the iconic Glastonbury music festival after taking two years off due to his struggle with Tourette's syndrome. Tears and cheers overcame the crowd at Glastonbury when Capaldi walked onto the stage for his surprise performance on the festival's Pyramid Stage. It's the first public concert the singer has performed in two years. Tears and cheers overcame the crowd at Glastonbury when Capaldi walked onto the stage for his surprise performance on the festival's Pyramid Stage. (Getty) He last played Glastonbury in 2023, but was overcome by tics and was unable to finish singing his songs. The crowd of over 200,000 then began echoing his lyrics back to him as he stood and watched in tears from the stage. Upon his return today, he again held back tears as the crowd enthusiastically greeted him. "Glastonbury. It's so good to be back," the singer said from the stage. "I'm not going to say much up here today because if I do, I think I'll probably start crying. "But it's just amazing to be here with you all and I can't thank you all enough for coming out and coming and seeing me." Lewis Capaldi has made an emotional return to the iconic Glastonbury Music festival after taking two years off due to his struggle with tourettes syndrome. (Getty) ITV reporter Rishi Davda was in the crowd when he came on stage, telling the Today Show that Capaldi made a triumphant return. "When Lewis Capaldi's name was put up on the big screen and he walked out, it was not like anything I've ever experienced in a number of years at Glastonbury Festival," he said. "He sang every song with so much passion, but when he said that first note, you could see he was back doing what he loved. "That kind of radiated throughout the hundred thousand people potentially, that may have been watching. It was a really, really beautiful moment." Singer songwriter Lewis Capaldi walks onto the Pyramid Stage during day three of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 27, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK's largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (P (Getty) Capaldi took a two-year break from all public performances following the Glastonbury performance in 2023 to work on his physical and mental health. His return to the stage was supposed to be a secret, but there were some hints around the festival grounds leading up to the show, including lyrics from his songs plastered on a billboard nearby. Capaldi has always been open about his struggles with Tourette's syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary and repetitive movements and sounds, referred to as tics. music music festivals UK World entertainment CONTACT US
Times
4 hours ago
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- Times
The 1975 at Glastonbury 2025 review — hard to take seriously
The first headliner of the weekend was a strange choice. The 1975 certainly made a big splash about ten years ago, combining rock, pop and everything in between as a reflection of the new genre-free era of music, but more recently they have been working on an album yet to be released and singer Matty Healy has become known for being immortalised by his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift in her song The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived. Still, they were determined to make an impact, from the blinding lights of the multi screen setup to Healy arriving on stage with a pint of Guinness (a real glass one — where did he get that from? Did he bring it with him?) and a cigarette before leaping about in imagined rock star fashion. It was all very flash, but with their uptight white funk sound, and Healy coming across like a drunken George Michael, it was frankly hard to take seriously. • Glastonbury 2025 live: the 1975, Lewis Capaldi and Lorde kick off festival 'Love me if that's what you wanna do,' sang Healy on Love Me, strutting from one side of the stage to the other, and you did feel that he really would like you to love him. Sometimes that desire reaped dividends. She's American was a nice bit of 80s pop funk, Paris was a sweet love song featuring the line 'I think my boyfriend's a narcissist', and there was a certain charm to Healy and his mix of arrogance and insecurity. But then he had to ruin it all. Looking like he was about to cry, he announced, 'This moment has made me realise … that I probably am the best songwriter of my generation.' There followed a nonsense novelty pop song after which he announced, 'Only joking. I'm an idiot.' It was also hard to equate Healy's dissolute rocker image, complete with ever-present cigarette and tendency to wobble about like he was really out of it, with the word-perfect delivery, the way he knew exactly where the cameras were at all times, and the precise, clean, rather soppy pop coming out of the band. There were some good songs here, especially the state of the world address Love It If We Made It, although showing horrific current affairs scenes to accompany it was gratuitous. But this Glastonbury headline set was unconvincing, like Healy would love nothing more than to be cast in a film about a troubled rock star and this was his audition. It was all an act, in other words: not a bad act, and certainly a high budget one, but ultimately rather empty.★★☆☆☆ Follow @timesculture to read the latest reviews
