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Continuing their much-awaited reunion tour, Oasis hit Dublin on Saturday and Sunday night where 80,000 fans will pile into the city’s Croke Park stadium to see the 90s icons in action

Dublin City is “buzzing” as Oasis return to Ireland for the first time in 16 years. Tens of thousands of the band’s fans have descended on the Irish capital for the first of their two sold-out gigs at the country’s largest stadium.

Croke Park will host the Britpop icons this weekend, where they will perform for 80,000 music fans over the weekend. Just in time for the country’s heatwave, revellers will bask in the sun, soundtracked by the 90s stars for the Irish leg of their reunion tour.

Although they need no encouragement, concert-goers have been advised by health officials to wear their bucket hats to protect them from the sun. High UV levels are expected as Dublin enjoys warm and dry weather on Saturday and Sunday. It comes after Paul Weller reveals the unusual reason he refuses to watch Oasis concerts.

Marking the band’s first gig in the country since 2009, the Dublin gigs will hold a special meaning for once-feuding brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. The Mancunian brothers have spoken about their ties to Ireland through their Irish-born parents, Peggy and Thomas.

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Sarah and Neil Charlton travelled from Southampton to see the band, after a determined search for standing tickets saw them clinching access in Dublin. Mr Charlton said they have both been waiting a long time to see the band reunite – having seen Oasis multiple times before their extended hiatus.

He told the PA news agency: “We thought: what a great city to come to and see the gig and have a couple of nights out in Dublin.” He added: “It’s just so nostalgic – all the songs and all the music from when we were growing up. When we first started seeing each other, we went to a gig and so it’s always been a part of our lives together.”

Oasis were also a huge part of Lisa and Alan Roe’s love story too, who said their love of the band dates back to when they got married in the 1990s. Mr Roe said: “Because the two of them are after getting back together after so many years, to be able to sell out a world tour the way they did – and their music going back to the late 80s and 90s.

“That brings an aura about in everybody and a buzz and the memories of growing up in Dublin with them – it’s absolutely out of this world.”

Sinead Millea from Kilkenny is also making her way to Croke Park for the gig, having previously seen the band in Limerick in 1996. She said: “Maybe we’re all going through a bit of a midlife crisis – I turned 50 this year, and look, Noel and Liam, they’re in their 50s as well.

“And maybe things just dawned on them that life is too short and just, let’s put grievances to bed. They seem to be getting on great, and it’s fabulous.

“And at the end of the day, music transcends everything, and we’re all here to enjoy a brilliant night and to share it with the people that mean the most. It’s just amazing. The weather is fabulous and it’s a brilliant venue.”

The support acts for the Dublin dates are Richard Ashcroft from The Verve and Cast, formed by John Power after he left The La’s. The setlist has crowd-pleasing hits such as Cigarettes And Alcohol and Wonderwall.

Fans have also been treated to favourites including Acquiesce, Some Might Say and Morning Glory – before a Don’t Look Back In Anger, Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova crescendo. Oasis announced their reunion tour in August last year, 16 years after their dramatic split in 2009, when Noel quit after a backstage brawl at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris.

The highly anticipated 41-date run has already seen the band play Cardiff, Manchester, London and Edinburgh. They will then take the tour global, playing in major cities across the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Japan.

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Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper has announced the birth of his third child. He’s shared a photo of the newborn after his co-star Jeremy Clarkson had already revealed that the family’s new arrival had been born earlier this week.

Kaleb, 27, shared with his followers on Instagram this evening that his fiancée, Taya, gave birth to their youngest child just two days ago. The couple, who have been engaged for almost three years, were already parents to two children together before newborn Ashton’s arrival on Thursday.

The news was shared by Kaleb in a post on the platform that included a photo of the newborn wrapped up in a blanket and blue hat. He also uploaded a photo of himself enjoying a takeaway whilst at the hospital in Oxfordshire.

Kaleb has announced that Ashton was born on Thursday evening and weighed 6.13lbs. He introduced fans to the newborn in the post tonight and he also shared that he had bought a takeaway for the midwives at the hospital.

He wrote in the caption beside the photos: “Baby number 3. everyone meet Ashton weighing 6.13lb born 14th august at 6:28pm at chipping norton maternity. Ps don’t worry I bought the amazing midwife’s a Chinese as well.”

The post was met with well wishes for the family in the comments section. One person reacted to the news: “Congratulations to you both! Welcome to being outnumbered.” Another followers said: “Many congratulations to you all.”

A third person wrote: “Congratulations! Hello baby Ashton!” Another fan commented: “Congratulations to you both! Welcome to the world Ashton.” Whilst someone else responded to Kaleb’s post: “What a cutie. Congratulations.”

Kaleb and his partner, Taya, announced that they were expecting another baby in February. At the time, the couple shared a photo of a baby scan. It was placed over a onesie with “born in 2025” written on the front.

They suggested that the due date was this month in the post, in which they expressed excitement. Kaleb and Taya wrote: “Very excited to announce that baby Cooper number 3 is cooking … Going to be a very, very busy August.”

Earlier this week, Kaleb’s co-star, Jeremy, 65, announced that the couple’s newborn baby had arrived. He shared the news in a column for the Sun, writing that Kaleb had been alerted that his partner was in labour whilst working on Diddly Squat Farm.

He wrote that Kaleb said he would join Taya once he had finished harvesting a field. Jeremy teased: “How farmerish is that?!?!” He went on to share in the column that Kaleb managed to finish in time for the newborn’s arrival,l though.

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Strictly Come Dancing star Motsi Mabuse has revealed her legal battle with her ex husband Timo Kulczak has finally come to an end, years after she made claims in her book

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has revealed legal proceedings against her have come to an end after almost three years. Her ex husband Timo Kulczak launched legal action against the professional dancer in 2023.

He sued her for £70,000 after she called him ‘controlling’ and made a series of damning allegations in her autobiography. The case went to court as Kulczak denied the claims made against him.

Today, Motsi posted about a court case as she marked the end of the chapter in her life. It comes after Andy Carroll ‘splits from Lou Teasdale due to her demands’ weeks after public row.

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The TV star wrote: “After almost three years, the legal proceedings against me have now come to an end, with the court ruling in my favour. This case has been a long and challenging process, accompanied by media coverage and many articles over the years.

“It has been a constant burden, and I am relieved that clarity has finally been achieved. Now I can close this chapter and focus on the future with renewed strength.”

She also thanked her husband, Evgenij Voznyuk, legal team and management. Motsi and Kulczak, who married in 2003, divorced in 2014 after meeting at a dance tournament.

She is now married to dance partner Evgenij, with whom she has a daughter. The couple also run a dance school together in Germany.

Last year, Kulczak said Motsi struggled to adapt to the “German way” and that he had to help “organise” her. “For sure, the German character is different from the South African way of living,” he told the Sun.

“But she lived here a very long time, so she got used to it and liked how organised everything was and how things were functioning because it was organised.”

Kulczak claimed the former couple had an agreement to not talk about their private lives. He alleged his dance coaching and love life had been affected by Motsi’s claims in her book.

“I just wanted the apology. But at the point where you say all further communication is through legal teams, an apology is not enough any more,” Kulczak said last year.

Motsi is now preparing for the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing as she returns as a judge alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas. They will welcome a whole set of new celebrities onto the dancefloor in just a few weeks time.

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EXCLUSIVE: Rocker Noel Gallagher has sights set on a new project – with uncertainty surrounding whether it will involve brother Liam as they continue the mammoth Oasis tour

Noel Gallagher is writing new tunes – but hasn’t yet decided if he’ll perform them alongside his brother Liam in Oasis. Sources close to Noel, 58, say he’s been inspired by the amazing response to the band’s sell-out reunion world tour.

But he is still wondering whether to carry on working on his music alone, or just Roll With It and let Liam, 52, in on the action for a new Oasis album. An insider said: “Noel has been inspired by playing to adoring crowds, who have supercharged his creativity. But he is undecided whether his work will become a new album for Oasis with Liam on vocals.”

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Noel, who also fronts High Flying Birds, is said to be “waiting to see how things play out”. But the insider revealed: “Noel has been in an absolutely fine mood… greeting staff with smiles, super relaxed and sharing his joy about the shows.

“He’s also been strumming some new tunes in his dressing room. But, from what he has said, these tracks are not yet aligned for any project.

“There is no Oasis studio return as yet agreed by the band, and they still have a long way to go. Things are great now, but who knows what will happen given the brothers’ past troubles on the road.”

Oasis split in 2009 after the brothers had a huge fall-out. But they announced last year they would play together again and kicked off their tour in Cardiff in July.

They stand to make £50million each if they can keep the peace on their travels and have so far stayed away from each other off-stage.

In Ireland this weekend, even their hotels were reportedly 30 miles apart. Performing at Dublin’s Croke Park tonight and tomorrow, it claimed Liam is at Powerscourt Hotel in County Wicklow and Noel sis taying at Carton House hotel, Maynooth. Noel was mobbed by fans as he enjoyed a drink in a local pub.

Filmmaker Charlie Lightening shared Liam’s pre-show ritual – and how he was expected him and brother Noel to keep their distance.

“With Liam, he’ll come and do the soundcheck, then he’ll go to his hotel room and just chill all day,” he previously said. “And then most of the time, he turns up 20 minutes before he goes on stage, straight into his dressing room, finishes off his warm-up. No one talks to him.

“He comes out five minutes before the show, does the show, then goes straight off into his car. You don’t really see him.”

Charlie says the tension between Liam and big brother Noel is also what makes Oasis tick. “It will never fully go. It will still have that edge, for sure.”

After Ireland the band is off to Canada, US, and Mexico, before playing at Wembley Stadium in London again on September 27 and 28.

They will later head off to Asia, Australia and South America, with the last stop of their Oasis Live ‘25 tour in Sao Paulo in Brazil on November 22 and 23.

Former Page 3 model Rhian Sugden spent £10,000 on breast reduction surgery to ease the constant pain caused by her “extra large” boobs, but some of her fans and her husband were left “gutted”

Former Page 3 girl Rhian Sugden has admitted her “extra large” boobs left her in “agony” after having her son, with her nipples left 11cm too low. The Celebrity Big Brother star said that “gravity took its toll” on her body, forcing her to get a breast reduction.

The model, 38, explained to her 492,000 Instagram followers how her breasts had impacted her life in a video. She started: “So, being an ex-Page 3 model, I’m no stranger to getting my boobs out, so I’ve always been conscious about what they look like and growing up, I think I’ve had quite a good set of boobs.

“But since having a baby gravity has obviously taken its toll and my nipples are 11cm lower than they should be.” She admitted her nipples left her feeling a “bit paranoid” and was keen to get her breasts “a bit smaller, perkier, uplifted,” to improve her quality of life. It comes after one TV star admitted she sleeps in separate bed to partner as she fumes over pregnancy.

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Rhian continued: “My cup size at the minute is a 34GG, I can fit into a H, and it’s just so difficult to buy a decent bra these days. Bikinis, I can’t even find one to get into because my frame is so small and my boobs are so big so it’s quite difficult.

“My back ache, honestly I must have to get a massage like once a week to try and ease the pain and tension in my back.” She also found she was missing out on hobbies because of her body.

Rhian explained: “I swim a hell of a lot and I think because my boobs are so big, when I swim my back arches up because they push out the water. So even swimming is difficult for me at the moment, not to mention not being able to get into a swimsuit.”

The surgery was a beacon of hope for Rhian, who was left with deep grooves in her shoulders daily from her bra straps. She added: “Having this reduction is literally going to change my life.”

Rhian captioned the Instagram post: “A little bit about why I decided to have my breast reduction! This is before, clearly. Those banjongas.”

Even walking was difficult, her posture was affected and she was living on painkillers, so she decided surgery was the only answer. She forked out more than £10,000 to have the op at Newton-le-Willows clinic Pall Mall Cosmetics.

But despite Rhian feeling like a new woman since her surgery, she has admitted her husband, Corrie’s Oliver Mellor, wasn’t fully on board to begin with. Speaking to the Sun, she said: “Oliver was gutted at first – he’s always loved my boobs. But he understands and I think he’ll be happy for me to stop moaning about my back ache, to be honest.”

She’s also had mixed feedback from her fans, with one demanding a “refund” as he had bought her content online. OnlyFans creator Rhian explained: “He was saying I’m making the worst mistake of my life – how dare I remove the boobs.”

Rhian admitted that although she’s had the reduction for health and cosmetic reasons, she has found it “difficult” to process other people having an opinion on her body. “It’s going to be a relief,” she said after her surgery.

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Noel Gallagher made sure to pop into an Irish pub before Oasis make their comeback to Dublin on Saturday and Sunday night. He was surrounded by fans as he made his way inside the boozer in Maynooth for a tipple.

News quickly spread across Oasis fans as Noel became mobbed inside Brady’s Clockhouse. He didn’t seem fazed though, as the Britpop icon posed for photos with fans and signed autographs.

An Oasis fan who bumped into Noel in the pub described him as “bang on” and “like a normal lad”. The rock legend is staying nearby at the luxurious five-star Carton House hotel before his eagerly-awaited reunion tour at Croke Park. It comes after Paul Weller reveals the unusual reason he refuses to watch Oasis concerts.

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Ryan King managed to meet Noel before he returned to his hotel – and even secured an autograph on his bucket hat. Speaking to the Irish Mirror, he revealed: “The security told us to leave him but he said ‘Come on’ and he signed a T-shirt, a hat and a few vinyls for the lads.

“He was nice, he was bang on, he’s like a normal lad.” While local resident Linda Hannigan believed her daughter Abbie was fibbing when she pointed out Noel in the small pub.

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Abbie said: “I was here for drinks with my parents and my mam thought I was messing because we were trying to get tickets and I only got my ticket yesterday. I am going on Sunday.”

Another pair revealed Noel was sat directly beside them in Brady’s Clockwork enjoying a beverage. However, they chose not to disturb him, and quipped: “Doesn’t he deserve a few pints?”

Noel’s brother Liam didn’t join him for a drink despite their huge reunion as he has chosen to stay at the Powerscourt Hotel in Wicklow instead.