We’ve compiled the biggest stories of the day in this Friday’s Mirror Daily Digest, from Olly Murs canceling his tour dates to the new energy bill price cap.
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we pull together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Friday, we’re taking a look at everything from Ofgem’s new energy price cap to last night’s BBC Question Time audience applauding the takedown of a Tory MP guest.
After leaving the stage, Olly Murs reschedules additional tour dates hours before the performance.
Our Showbiz team learned this afternoon that Olly Murs, who had exited the stage last night, has been forced to reschedule further dates on his current tour. Last night in Glasgow, Olly shocked his audience when he admitted he couldn’t carry on after just five songs.
Olly informed the audience that his voice was fading and that he could no longer give the audience the performance they deserved after he performed Kiss Me Like You Mean It. He continued, “I can’t go on,” before saying that he would work things out before coming back.
The singer, who was due to perform in Manchester tonight, has confirmed the concert at the AO Arena won’t be going ahead. “Never expected to be writing this today,” a sad-looking Olly said on Instagram.
Read the entire story here.
Two 16- and 17-year-old teenagers killed in a car crash, horror.
Our news team received a report early this morning that two teenagers had died as a result of a serious collision between a car and a motorcycle.
Lower Broughton Road was closed off near a nearby primary school after reports of a collision, which was followed by emergency services in Salford. The two 16-year-old boys, according to police, were allegedly riding the same motorcycle before colliding with a Vauxhall Viva while making their way to a new street.
The two teenagers were sadly taken to a hospital, but they both passed away. No arrests have been made in relation to the car’s driver, a 24-year-old woman, who remained on the scene to assist police.
Read the entire story here.
The panelist’s brutal portrayal of a Tory MP is applauded by the BBC Question Time audience.
In the midst of a contentious discussion about crime, a panelist was applauded by the audience for telling a Tory MP he was “not helping anyone” with his dangerous rhetoric.
Dr. Kieran Mullan, the Shadow Minister for Justice’s critic of a significant sentencing review, which demanded a number of politically difficult decisions in the most politically volatile sentencing review in more than 30 years, took exception to Hashi Mohamed, a barrister and author. The recommendations made in the review are put aside because Dr. Mullan, the MP for Bexhill and Battle in East Sussex, argued that it is improper to let criminals leave jail early.
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13 years after all stores were permanently closed, high street legend set to return.
Our Money team revealed earlier today that the much-loved and sadly undiscovered electricals chain Comet will reappear after its 13-year collapse.
The Comet brand has been revived as an online store thanks to the online marketplace OnBuy.com. OnBuy’s founder, Cas Paton, stated that the company intended to invest more than £10 million to relaunch Comet with its original branding.
In 1933, Comet was founded in Hull, started out selling batteries and radios, and quickly developed into a major high-street brand. The 236-store chain, which suffered 7, 000 job losses in 2012, was one of the biggest high street casualties of recent years, but it eventually hit the wall after racking up significant losses.
Read the entire story here.
Energy bills to fall as Ofgem announces a new price cap?
Another big story from our Money team today saw Ofgem announce a new price cap, meaning that millions of households will see their energy bills fall this summer.
Although there is no actual cap on how much money you can spend on energy, the price cap is decreasing by 7%. How much gas and electricity you use will affect your bill.
Their annual energy bill will decrease from £1, 849 to £1, 720 from July, a £129 reduction, for the typical dual-fuel household that uses direct debit.
The annual fee for someone who pays on receipt of a bill is decreasing from £1, 969 to £1, 855, and the price cap for someone paying by pre-payment meter is decreasing from £1, 803 to £1, 672.
Source: Mirror
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