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Daily Record
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
How safe is TRNSMT as Glasgow festival compared to events across the UK?
TRNSMT's safety level has been ranked against the other major music events in the UK - but what makes a festival safe or unsafe? TRNSMT is kicking off next weekend, with more than 150,000 revellers attending the three-day event at Glasgow Green.. But with huge crowds, a lot of booze, and potential hot weather, health and safety is a major issue concerning TRNSMT. It is something that could be a cause for concern at big events across the UK. But how safe is TRNSMT compared to Britain's other festivals? Experts in SIA security training, Get Licensed, have looked into festival capacity, wellbeing tents, weather, overcrowding issues, mobile accessibility, and police responsiveness for the UK's most popular festivals, to reveal which can be deemed the most and least safe. Overall, TRNSMT was ranked the 16th safest festival in the UK. Counting the 150,000 festival-goers to TRNSMT, there is one welfare tent for every 50,000 attendees. Concerning average weather for the date and location, TRNSMT typically sees temperatures of around 14.2C and 98mm of rainfall. On average, the local police force answers 82 per cent of 999 calls in under 10 seconds, which was also taken into account in the study of festival safety. But how does this compare to the rest of the UK's most popular festivals? The number one safest festival in the study was Brighton's The Great Escape festival, with just 15,000 attendees and two welfare tents. Scotland' s HebCelt festival in Stornoway came in at number seven, with a capacity of 17,800. The least safe festival in the UK was Boomtown festival in Winchester, England. Boomtown also had the most complaints of overcrowding on Reddit, deeming it less safe. Creamfields, Download, and Leeds were ranked second, third, and fourth-least safe, respectively, while the iconic Glastonbury, which took place last weekend, was ranked the fifth least safe festival in the UK. But while the 16th safest festival overall, TRNSMT came in number six for having the most arrests, at 0.71 arrests per 1,000 attendees. Creamfields topped the list for most arrests, with 1.46 arrests per 1,000 people. If you're attending TRNSMT festival next weekend, it's vital to take precautions to ensure you and your friends stay as safe as possible. It is vital to be mindful of large crowds, to keep yourself hydrated and to make sure you're aware of where the welfare tents are located, should you find yourself in need of medical help. Suggest arranging a meeting point with your friends in case you get separated and have no phone signal. It's also vital to take regular breaks from alcohol and from being on your feet, so find a good quiet spot to sit and relax when needed. For our full list of TRNSMT safety tips, click here. 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'.
Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
I built £50k doomsday bunker after being inspired by iconic film – now I'm forking out another £10k in case of WW3
TAKING STOCK I built £50k doomsday bunker after being inspired by iconic film – now I'm forking out another £10k in case of WW3 Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A DAD with a £50k underground bunker has splashed out an extra £10k on upgrades in case World War Three breaks out. Dave Billings, 44, began the bizarre project at his Derbyshire home more than a decade ago. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 A 35 ft tunnel extends under Dave's garden leading into a 140 ft room Credit: SWNS 8 Dave's latest plans will see food supply, air filtration, water supply and blast doors installed. Credit: SWNS He was inspired to build the underground bunker by the iconic film The Great Escape. With rising global tensions Dave has since decided to spend an eye watering £10,000 to prep the shelter to become a "survival place." While the bonkers dad-of-one has admitted that the project will not be "nuclear proof" he has installed blast doors. Dave lives with his wife Beth, and seven-year-old son Oliver, his goal is to have a secure underground space for his family if things take a turn for the worse. He said: "With the way things are changing, I'm prepping it to be more of a survival place. It won't necessarily be nuclear-proof, but if you need to hide away, you'll be able to survive." Dave, an engineer and content creator, estimated that the bunker has so far cost him a whopping £50,000. Starting life as a disused well, the bunker now consists of a 35 ft tunnel leading into a room that measures 140 ft in total. The underground hideout features a handcrafted Great Escape tunnel, gym, toilet, sink - and even a beer lift disguised as a keg to carry drinks down to the bunker. Dave's latest upgrades to the bunker will see food supply, air filtration, water supply and blast doors installed. Dave said: "I'm going to have to have emergency supplies of food. I'm going to guarantee a source of water. I think the idea is to make a water filtration unit so we can safely use the well water. World's most luxurious apocalypse-proof bunkers "I want to make blast doors in the bunker so if a big explosion went off outside, it would hold the door shut better. "As long as you've got food, you can stay here indefinitely. "If it starts getting bad outside, you've got somewhere to hide away, kind of like what they used to have in World War Two with Anderson shelters. "People think we're going to get a direct hit, but I'm in the middle of nowhere, it's not really somewhere you get a bomb, is it?" 8 The mad dad has spent an estimated £50,000 on the bunker Credit: SWNS 8 He has decked out the interior as a "survival place" Credit: SWNS 8 The bunker is an ongoing project Credit: SWNS Dave doesn't claim to be a 'prepper' - people who stockpile in case of disasters or wars - but said the recent government warnings made him realise how far ahead he is in terms of readiness. He said: "When I saw it on the news and it said you've got to be prepared for war, I thought, 'what are you preparing for?' "Because having somewhere underground with a food supply where you can lock yourself in is quite prepared, really. "I don't think anyone could really be more prepared than I am." Despite the extensive and seemingly well planned work Dave has put into his bunker, he claims he is making it up as he goes. He said: "I'm winging it myself really. None of us have got a big plan here of what's going to happen. No one can see into the future." Adding: "You've got to keep some basic supplies around in your house. When things go wrong there isn't going to be a shop to go to for a start. "So people should at least get some basic foods and stuff that lasts a long time that will keep them going. Food and water supply, that's the main thing you need. "If people have got to stay in their houses, you've got to be prepared. Have enough stuff in your house to last you two or three weeks if you can't go out the door. It's always better to be a bit prepared." Offering advice to others Dave has suggested prepping a supply of food to keep in your house. Updates on Dave's progress can be found on his social media channels (@Tornado_Dave). 8 The tunnel extends 35 ft under Dave's garden Credit: SWNS 8 Dave was inspired by The Great Escape Credit: SWNS
Metro
4 days ago
- General
- Metro
Man who spent £50,000 on WWIII bunker plans to splash out another £10k on it
A dad who spent £50k building an underground bunker is planning to spend another £10k to upgrade it in case World War Three breaks out. Dave Billings, 44, began the project at his Derbyshire home more than a decade ago, inspired by the film The Great Escape. But with tensions rising in the Middle East, he's decided to prep the shelter to become a place of survival, but warned it won't be 'nuclear-proof'. Dad-of-one Dave, who lives with his wife Beth and their seven-year-old son Oliver, said the goal is to have a secure underground space for his family if things take a turn for the worse. He said: 'With the way things are changing, I'm prepping it to be more of a survival place. It won't necessarily be nuclear-proof, but if you need to hide away, you'll be able to survive.' Dave, an engineer and content creator, estimates he's so far spent around £50,000 on the bunker, which started as a disused well. A 35ft tunnel now leads into a multi-room facility, which measures 140ft in total, and features a handcrafted Great Escape tunnel, gym, toilet, sink, and even a beer lift disguised as a keg to carry drinks down to the bunker. The upgrade will consist of food supply, air filtration, water supply and blast doors. Dave said, 'I'm going to have to have emergency supplies of food. I'm going to guarantee a source of water. I think the idea is to make a water filtration unit so we can safely use the well water. 'I want to make blast doors in the bunker so if a big explosion went off outside, it would hold the door shut better. As long as you've got food, you can stay here indefinitely.' Dave compared his shelter to a hideaway, like Anderson shelters in World War Two: 'People think we're going to get a direct hit, but I'm in the middle of nowhere, it's not really somewhere you get a bomb, is it?' While he doesn't claim to be a 'prepper' – people who stockpile in case of disasters or wars – Dave said the recent government warnings made him realise how far ahead he is in terms of readiness. 'When I saw it on the news and it said you've got to be prepared for war, I thought, 'What are you preparing for? Because having somewhere underground with a food supply where you can lock yourself in is quite prepared, really,' he said. More Trending Despite the serious upgrades, Dave says he's still figuring it out as he goes and doesn't have a 'big plan'. He's suggested that others prepare a supply of food to keep in their home, because if things were to go wrong, 'there isn't a shop'. On his advice to others, he suggested preparing a supply of food to keep in your house ready. 'If people have got to stay in their houses, you've got to be prepared. Have enough stuff in your house to last you two or three weeks if you can't go out the door. It's always better to be a bit prepared.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: I've been preparing for nuclear war all my life – this time it's different MORE: Why radio is still the ultimate survival tool in war and emergencies MORE: Map shows safest countries to be in if global conflict breaks out
Times
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Where to buy Brad Pitt's cool F1 sweatshirt
In cases of exceptionalism in film fashion, few are so prominent as Steve McQueen's outfit in The Great Escape. His character, Captain Virgil Hilts, the Cooler King, spends much of the movie in khaki chinos and a blue sweatshirt, while all around him fellow prisoners are in much more formal military uniforms. He also has a baseball glove and ball to bounce against walls. Why did the Germans allow this PoW to wear this chic gear? Could it be because the King of Cool had to look the part even in a period wartime drama? Now, while it is perfectly reasonable that a captured United States Army Air Force pilot might wear this sort of gear, the details tell a different story. Those chinos are more slim than they would have been in the 1940s, and McQueen's A-2 brown leather jacket just looks like too good a fit. Plus his short-sleeved sweatshirt is so perfectly campus track-and-field that when paired with his ever-present baseball and glove we are looking at something much more 1960s Sunday-in-the-park US than behind-barbed-wire Second World War Germany. This article contains affiliate links that can earn us revenue Of all the clothes, it is, for my money, the sweatshirt that says most about Hilts's nonconformist attitude. With its raglan sleeves and weighty cotton, it says he is no uniform wearer. A sweatshirt is neither T-shirt nor sweater, but a hybrid piece that when taken out of its original habitat — the gym or field of play — suggests that the wearer really is a relaxed dude. The sporty heritage still clings to the garment and, unlike knitwear, a sweatshirt is never smart. What we have here is something that resolutely says 'off duty'. And now Brad Pitt, an actor who is surely heir to McQueen's brand of American cool, is wearing a sweatshirt in F1: The Movie, which is released today. He's been pictured on set in a green one, worn with jeans, and apparently sports this and a pink loopback model in the film. 'Loopback' is the name given to the cotton material that has a soft fleecy side made of fabric 'loops'. These are named after the 'loopwheel' machine used originally to knit the material. They make a sweatshirt comfy and soft, and also remove moisture — a process known as 'wicking' — helping to regulate body temperature. Hence making the sweatshirt ideal for exercise. Pitt's sweatshirt is by the British brand Sunspel, which today releases a limited edition of 100 pieces of the style in both the thyme green and the pale pink versions that feature in the film. And lest you think this British interpretation is somehow not as authentic as a US-made sweatshirt, consider that this 165-year-old producer of T-shirts, knits and polo shirts has a history of confounding our American cousins. That famous Levi's ad from the 1980s, in which the model Nick Kamen stonewashes his jeans in a 1950s-style US laundromat, sees him sitting out the wash cycle in a pair of white cotton boxer shorts also made by our friends from the Midlands. However, Sunspel's sweatshirt is a more recent addition to its collections than its T-shirts, polo shirts and boxer shorts, which were introduced many decades ago. Jonathan Anderson, of the JW Anderson label and the recently appointed creative director of Dior, worked as the creative director of Sunspel from 2011-14. He developed a sweatshirt for the brand, but insisting that it be cut slimmer than the typically baggy athletic styles so it can be worn under a jacket. Nicholas Brooke, the CEO of Sunspel, remembers: 'Jonathan is real fabric technician, and he found these loopback cotton underwear pieces in the Sunspel archive and immediately saw that we had a history of making this sort of material. Its logical contemporary use is for a sweatshirt, so Jonathan introduced the style to our range.' It is said that the sweatshirt owes its origin to the American football player Benjamin Russell Jr. Apparently in 1926 he came up with the idea of a cooler, more comfortable cotton jersey to wear instead of the wool ones that made him itch. His dad, who had founded Russell Manufacturing in 1902, turned the idea into a commercial project, and in 1930 the company started to make these for the public. In 1973 the firm rebranded as Russell Athletic. Fun fact: Russell Athletic today says that the V detail at the neck of many sweatshirts — Sunspel's included — was originally an area of thicker cotton fabric designed to help 'collect sweat and control the stretching of the collar after years of wear'. Anderson's desire to elevate this item from its gym bag origins is something that now, a decade later, can be seen similarly playing out in many designer collections. Witness Saint Laurent's coloured Cassandre sweatshirts, so named because they feature a tone on tone version of the house monogram of the interlocking letters of the founder's initials (YSL), which was designed in 1961 by the graphic designer known as Cassandre. Dior has the CD Icon sweatshirt in grey or black cotton fleece, which has a CD logo subtly embroidered on the chest in a matching colour. However, it also offers a sweatshirt it has done in partnership with Lewis Hamilton that comes in red, white or navy blue cotton fleece with striking embroidery on the sleeve and front in contrast colours. At Drakes there is a rib cotton jersey sweatshirt with sporty contrast stripes around the crewneck, cuffs and waistband, which comes in three colours — blue, ecru and green. Gucci's range of printed cotton jersey sweatshirts comes with a variety of motifs, including the green-red-green house stripe, the brand's logo and letter G designs, and fun surfer and dolphin decorations. Paul Smith, too, uses the style as a type of sketchpad, with blue loopback cotton jersey styles with raglan sleeves that come with multicoloured embroidered bicycle wheels or a Smith 'Happy' logo on the fronts. The British designer also has a penchant for zebras and offers a 100 per cent organic cotton sweatshirt in multiple colours that features a subtle embroidery of the animal on the chest. Burberry, Balmain, Dolce & Gabbana and Ralph Lauren are among the many other brands that offer sweatshirts in their collections. And while The Elder Statesman has the Daily Crew sweatshirt style in cotton and cashmere and Brunello Cucinelli offers a pure cashmere model — both complete with that V-at-the-neck detail — there really is nothing wrong with going for the no-nonsense loopback cotton version and pairing it with its equally no-nonsense sister symbols of Americana, a pair of chinos or jeans. Just like Steve. And Brad. The Sunspel Brad Pitt Loopback Sweatshirt is released today as a limited edition of 100 in two colours, thyme green and pale pink, £135,
Scoop
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
NO CIGAR Announce Nationwide Tour This Nov In Support Of Their Forthcoming Third Album ‘Under The Surface' Out July 30
Press Release – Eccles Entertainment Breakout Aotearoa five-piece NO CIGAR have announced a three-date tour across New Zealand this November, in celebration of their highly anticipated third studio album Under The Surface, due for release Friday 30 July. Renowned for their genre-blurring sound and magnetic live presence, NO CIGAR will bring their semi-rock energy to Meow Nui in Wellington on Friday 7 November, Ngaio Marsh Theatre in Christchurch on Saturday 8 November, and Auckland's Powerstation on Friday 14 November. Since forming in 2019, NO CIGAR have built a fiercely loyal fan base across Aotearoa and beyond, carving out a unique niche that blends elements of indie, surf, and alternative rock. Their upcoming album Under the Surface is crafted for the stage — shaped by the band's dynamic chemistry and a deep connection with their audience. The tour follows a successful run through Europe and the UK in May and June 2025, including a debut at the iconic Great Escape Festival in Brighton and over 1,500 tickets sold across headline shows, cementing their growing global reputation . NO CIGAR's 2023 sophomore album The Great Escape spent more than 74 consecutive weeks on the NZ Top 20 Albums Chart and featured the breakout hit ' Concubine,' voted the 10th best rock song of 2024 by listeners of The Rock FM. Their past tours across NZ, Australia and the UK have consistently sold out, driven by a word-of-mouth buzz and a reputation for electric, unforgettable performances. These shows are their biggest shows on home soil to date and not to be missed! Tickets for all shows go on sale Monday 23 June 12pm NZST from Content Sourced from Original url
