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The sought-after jersey midi dress from high street favourite Boden is now available at a whopping 50% off – but you’ll need to be quick if you want to snap one up

Floaty, breathable and pretty dresses are a must-have for effortless summer chic, keeping you cool as the temperature rises. With the summer season now in full swing, numerous beloved high-street stores are slashing prices, offering discounts of up to half price – including Boden.

The popular retailer has reduced the cost of its coveted Sofia Trim Jersey Midi Dress, normally ranging from £90 to £98, to just £49 for the ‘Paintbox Daisy’ pattern, effectively cutting it to half-price.

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This particular design boasts a figure-flattering fit-and-flare shape, handy side seam pockets, and a removable self-fabric belt for added adaptability. If the ditsy print doesn’t tick your boxes, the frock is also available in an array of colours like navy, black, terracotta red, poppy red, multi and bright blue, all adorned with patterns and offered in both petite and regular fit.

Sizes four through 16 are still up for grabs for the dress, which features eye-catching puff sleeves and intricate scallop trim detailing. Its jersey composition, blending 50% cotton with 50% TENCEL Modal, promises both softness and comfort – a fact that shoppers have been keen to praise.

With it’s 4.5 star rating, one happy customer said: “Purchased this dress for office-to-evening days, and it’s perfect – comfortable and stylish.”

Echoing the sentiment, another fan of the dress wrote: “I’m in love with this dress, it’s so flattering and incredibly comfortable. I wish there were more colours available.”

Whilst another raved: “This dress fits so well. Even though I’ve gained a few extra pounds recently, it does a great job of hiding them – I’m already thinking about getting it in more colours.”

Despite the majority of positive feedback, a few shoppers had issues with the sizing, particularly the length: “I am 5ft2 and it was too long even though I had bought petite. It was also a bit unflattering around the waist.”

Some weren’t fond of the gathered waist, stating it didn’t flatter their figure as much as they’d hoped. Alternatively you could opt for the Maxi Shirt Dress with Tie-Waist from La Redoute, priced at £67.99. The dress is available in several neutral shades including dark green, navy, and black, reports the Express.

The dress has been a hit with customers, boasting a 4.5-star rating from 248 reviews. “I love this dress, I get loads of compliments and it goes seamlessly from day to evening,” one happy customer raved.

Meanwhile, New Look’s Dark Khaki Crinkle Texture Tie Front Midi Shirt Dress is currently on sale for £20.99, reduced from £27.99. The dress offers both comfort and style with its elasticated waist and tie front detail, and comes in versatile shades of black, dark khaki, and navy.

For those interested in Boden’s Sofia Trim Jersey Midi Dress, now on sale for £49, visit the website.

Meg Matthews, Noel Gallagher’s ex-wife, has confirmed that she will be attending Oasis’ concert in London while posting a number of retro-coup photos.

Meg Matthews is still reaching out to her ex, Noel Gallagher just hours ahead of Oasis’ epic comeback gig. Fans can’t wait for the Don’t Look Back In Anger stars to take to the stage in Cardiff tonight when Liam and Noel will perform on stage together for the first time in 16 years.

Every day this week, Meg, 59, has been posting throwback snaps of her and Noel, 58, on Instagram amid reports the pair, who split up in 2001 after four years of marriage, may be giving things another go. Meg has denied the rumours, however, she did confirm she would be going to Oasis’ gig in London while interacting with the band’s fans.

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She posted a slew of old photos of her and Noel larking around in a club on Instagram today, saying, “Today IS THE DAY 4th July 2025 Finally here… Britpop, or OASIS REUNION TOUR, was a British musical and cultural movement that reached its peak in the mid-1990s, dominating American grunge and British guitar pop.

Celebrating British identity, working-class roots, and daily life, it was not just a genre, but a reactionary and patriotic cultural response.

“To everyone who walks on the stage at 8:15 pm will be a piece of history,” said one audience member.

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She continued, “That night was a lot of fun, I can’t recall what after party gig it was, but there was always one that I was in charge of organizing through @creationrecords money and there was no limit to fun back then.”

A fan asked Meg if she would be at her first London date, and she responded with “Yes” when she responded to one of her most recent throwback posts.

In the week leading up to Oasis’ long-awaited tour, which starts tonight in Wales, Meg has been sharing fond memories of her romantic relationship with Noel.

She shared sweet snaps of her and Noel from the early 1990s and early 2000s on Thursday to start the countdown to the kick-off.

She gushed, “DAY 2 COUNT DOWN,” in a caption. What song will serve as the opening act? What do you think of the comments below?

Noel and Meg tied the knot in Las Vegas in June 1997, and they welcomed their daughter Anais, who is reportedly attending tonight’s Cardiff show.

Noel later wed Sara McDonald, who he is currently also divorcing, after only four years of dating.

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As of right now, shoppers can begin planting multicolored pansies that are scheduled to grow in the winter, so having a garden full of brightly colored flowers shouldn’t be limited to the summer months.

When most of your trees and flowers have died in the winter, do you not like having a dull, colorless garden? Winter-blooming pansies might be just the thing to enjoy vibrant colors year-round without breaking the bank.

This winter, bright, bold pansies that come in a wide range of stunning shades, some solid, some solid, and some with pretty patterns, will give your outdoor space a pop of color. Because of the pansy’s excellent branching habit and large flowers, this colorful and beautiful collection is specially curated to give you year-round blooms. And with a price tag under £15, this collection won’t break the bank.

This is the one gift I should avoid giving as an end-of-year gift because I’m a teacher.

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Plant now to get ready for the changing seasons and take advantage of the vibrant colors. In the harsher climates, these compact plants transform beds into a tapestry of vibrant colors, ensuring that your garden is always attractive and colorful. Whatever the weather may bring, your garden will be full of vibrant flowers with the help of the compact, sturdy stems, which keep them high.

These flowers are incredibly easy to grow, so don’t worry about taking them long or doing laborious maintenance. These plants can be left to their own devices by plugging directly into flower pouches. You can transplant baskets, beds, and window boxes into pots for later use. When the plants are fully grown, they should be kept in cool, sunny conditions. Then, for the next seven to ten days, they should be acclimatized to outdoor conditions.

These plants, which promise to be the ideal collection for all of your bedding displays and containers, can transform windowsill boxes, hanging baskets, patio planters, gardens, flower beds, and many other items into vibrant and colorful displays that will brighten your outdoor area throughout the off-season.

Thompson & Morgan offers this particular winter-blooming collection for just £12.99, down from £19.96, while this great offer lasts. Thompson & Morgan also offers the Garden Ready Autumn Collection for $ 34.99 for alternative winter-flowering collections.

Kate Middleton adored Coco Gauff’s stylish Wimbledon hoops, and they were accompanied by an affordable British jewellery brand.

Coco Gauff performed dazzling performances at Wimbledon earlier this week, but it was her stunning earrings that caught our attention.

In a suprising courtside moment, her opponent, Dayana Yastemska, even spotted one of the hoops on the grass, and we’ve found exactly where the jewels are from. And hint, they’re from an affordable British brand loved by Kate Middleton.

Missoma is the brand we’re referring to. The brand-new Tennis Collection, which includes gorgeous stacking rings, diamond tennis bracelets, and Coco Gauff’s choice, the Silver Tennis Classic Hoop Earrings, is available now for £119.

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With pretty beaded detailing and shining cubic zirconia, these classic silver hoops are the perfect combination of timeless and on-trend. They look so chic whether worn alone or layered with other studs and hoops for a fashionable ear stack because they are coated in rhodium for extra shine.

This pair is ideal if you still want to look glamorous while engaging in a high-intensity activity because they are also so light at 6 grams. You’ll want to keep them coming back and forth as a regular thing.

Top picks from our Missoma Tennis Collection

£119 tennis classic hoop earrings

These classic silver hoops are a style that Coco’s favorite from the collection, and if you don’t like them, you can get them in 18ct gold for more than that.

The Tennis Eternity Stacking Ring costs £95.

It’s surprising to see a lot of green jewels in the Tennis Collection because green is, of course, the color most associated with tennis. If you prefer a minimalist look, this stacking ring will look stunning when it is combined with other rings in your jewelry collection or as a standalone ring.

£289 tennis round bracelet

We all cherish the timeless aesthetic of a tennis bracelet. Missoma has updated it this time by adding round sapphire blue nanocrystals to give it a fashionable update. The ideal accessory for enhancing your outfits with a subtle pop of color.

Oasis are set to headline Cardiff’s Principality Stadium this evening, their first reunion gig since Noel and Liam Gallagher decided to bring their band back together

Oasis are back in just a few hours’ time – and fans are still desperate to grab themselves some last minute tickets. Demand was unprecedented for the band’s reunion gigs, which will see Noel and Liam Gallagher on stage together for the first time in years.

Fans have flocked to Principality Stadium in Cardiff already to be the first in line at Oasis’ reunion but those hoping to get last minute tickets have been warned that they need to be careful over ticket scammers.

Oasis have enlisted Twickets as the official online resale partner and at the time of writing, there are no tickets available for tonight or tomorrow night’s gigs in Cardiff. Twickets has been used by many stars to allow for safe resale of unwanted tickets.

Explaining their mantra, Twickets said: “Twickets is an ethical ticket resale marketplace, enabling users to sell spare tickets at the price they paid, or less. We have partnered with Oasis as their official ticket resale platform to protect fans from being ripped off by profiteering resale sites that encourage ticket touting. Sellers sell for free, and buyers pay a standard booking fee of 10-15% of the sold for ticket price. Buyers can purchase with all major debit / credit cards as well as PayPal.”

Sites such as viagogo, Stubhub, and Vivid Seats allow fans to buy resale tickets from other fans. However, it is important to note that ticket conditions often prohibit resale after initial purchase. Those tickets may not be valid for admittance to gigs.

Fans intending to buy tickets for live events through resale websites should check the ticket terms and conditions, to confirm whether resale is prohibited, before they buy. Ticket terms and conditions can be checked with the original seller, such as Ticketmaster or Live Nation. If resale is prohibited, tickets bought second-hand could be voided and admission to the event refused.

Ahead of the event, Noel has spoken of why Oasis are so successful.

“A new generation recognises how Oasis wasn’t manufactured. It was chaotic, and flawed, and not technically brilliant. We were rough and ready guys from a rehearsal room, and people recognised it,” he says in the tour programme.

“I didn’t invent anything. I had good taste in music, a cool record collection, I could write a melody simple enough to make it work, and it was 50% inspiration and 50% copying.”

Liam has also been speaking about the band ahead of the reunion. Asked what makes a great frontman, he said: “I mean being able to sing is good. Just getting on with your job and doing it, and trying to get a vibe going and looking cool.”

How to buy Oasis tickets now

Oasis tickets are available right now from a number of online retailers. This includes both official and resale websites.

Fans will likely want to peruse Ticketmaster’s wares first, as they have been touted as the original seller of the band’s tour tickets. However, the online media giant has not had any tickets for some time.

And, at the time of writing, only people with allocated codes can buy tickets. Regardless, here’s the link:

TICKETMASTER – Buy Oasis tickets here.

Otherwise, resale websites are where fans ought to be looking the most. Oasis have signposted Twickets as their official resale websites, however, they have not had tickets for a very long time.

As a result, fans have flocked to the likes of viagogo, Vivid Seats and StubHub instead. And, at the time of writing, some Oasis tickets are being sold for around £200 each on viagogo. Below, we have broken down all the options Oasis-lovers have to buy tickets right now. This ranges from official retailers to VIP sellers and resale websites.

viagogo and resale tickets

Sites such as viagogo, Stubhub, and Vivid Seats allow fans to buy resale tickets from other fans. However, it is important to note that ticket conditions often prohibit resale after initial purchase. Those tickets may not be valid for admittance to gigs.

Fans intending to buy tickets for live events through resale websites should check the ticket terms and conditions, to confirm whether resale is prohibited, before they buy. Ticket terms and conditions can be checked with the original seller, such as Ticketmaster or Live Nation. If resale is prohibited, tickets bought second-hand could be voided and admission to the event refused.

Here’s the links:

VIAGOGO – Buy Oasis tickets here.

VIVID SEATS – Buy Oasis tickets here.

STUBHUB – Buy Oasis tickets here.

TWICKETS – Buy Oasis tickets here.

Finally, there are also official tickets available from VIP and hospitality-based website Seat Unique. This retailer gives fans the absolute best chance of getting involved in Oasis’ tour dates this year.

What’s more, these VIP tickets give fans a chance to see the band with an added touch of flair and glamour. Here’s the link:

SEAT UNIQUE – Buy Oasis VIP and hospitality tickets here.

On their Oasis reunion tour, Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher will play tonight at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, but Yue Xiong, a fan, claims she won’t be able to attend.

A fan has been left “heartbroken” and said she opted to sell her ticket for the opening night of Oasis’ reunion tour after seeing a now-deleted post on social media from Liam Gallagher. She’s spoken out ahead of the gig tonight.

Just days ahead of the show at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Liam, 52, faced a backlash for using a racial slur on X recently. Fans were quick to react over his use of the offensive term, which is used to mock or imitate languages spoken in China, people from east Asia or of east Asian descent, with one person responding to him: “Liam, you can’t say that.”

Liam apologized for any offence caused by the tweet after the incident. He remarked, “Sorry if I offended anyone with my tweet before it wasn’t intentional. I love you all and don’t practice any discrimination. Love and be happy with LG x.

Despite his apology, some fans are still upset. They include Yue Xiong, 23, who is originally from Shanghai in China but now lives in London, told WalesOnline that she had been a fan of the band since she was 16. She even told the outlet that their music had “saved” her life.

However, Yue criticized Liam’s statement as being “completely unacceptable.” The student from Goldsmiths claimed that she had made a decision to sell her ticket before the Oasis Live ’25 Tour, which will begin in Cardiff tonight.

She made the trip to protest in the city on Thursday. She continued, “I’ve been I’ve been a huge fan since 2017” Oasis was the only song I ever heard throughout my teenage years because it really saved my life.

Yue continued, “But I kind of stopped being a fan two days ago because what Liam said was absolutely unacceptable. I was unable to deal with it because I was Asian and Chinese, and I had to accept what he was saying.

Simply put, I am unable to take part in that any longer. Otherwise, it will disrespect my own hometown where I am from.

Yue continued to express her disappointment over Liam’s remarks, saying, “I felt people had to speak up about it. So it only adds more pressure to everything if no one talks about it. But I felt the need to make a comment. Someone who uses an extremely racial language to target an Asian community on social media is not permitted to say something offensive.

She claimed that after the incident, she made the decision to sell her ticket on Wednesday as a “gest gesture” two days before the concert. She claimed to the publication that she would have been “completely heartbroken” had she purchased her ticket.

Yue mentioned to the outlet she had met Noel Gallagher several times and issued an apology to the musician for missing the show. She shared that she still admires him and his work.

However, she said, “It was not sincere,” when describing Liam’s apology. Really, it wasn’t an apology. Because of what he said, which he said was very controversial, and when people pointed it out, he said, “Whatever,” I believe it to be more of a PR strategy. He didn’t think it was a problem. The tweet was then deleted by him. Therefore, he makes the decision to say that in that manner without exception.

Yue announced she wouldn’t attend the concert, but the day before the performance, she stood in protest in Cardiff. She stated, “The C-word is not acceptable in any circumstances,” when explaining her motivation.

The media would support transgender people if Liam used the N-word or used it in any way. However, it seems as though making fun of the Asian community in that way is acceptable.

Yue told the outlet: “[The protest] is not coming out as an attack to Oasis but it’s about defending our own right – it’s about speaking up for our own community. It’s about making the world right again.”

She continued, “My partner, who is white, friends, and industry figures, found it unacceptable.” They were only slightly surprised because no one had any comment. I’ve been speaking with a lot of people in the fan groups for the Chinese culture. They are heartbroken and completely destroyed.

A representative for Oasis declined to comment when contacted by the Mirror.