Family pay tribute to ‘brilliant, happy and very funny’ dad who died in M62 collision after car tyre blowout

A dad attacked a man with machete after he was challenged to a 'straightener' in an 'abusive' TikTok video.

Asake has played his first UK concert since the fatal crush at his gig in Brixton last year, and started the show off by paying tribute to the two fans who were killed.The tragic event took place at his show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton last December and saw two fans – Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson – lose their life after there was a crowd surge at the venue.An investigation by the Metropolitan Police is still under way and, following the incident, the South London live music venue had its licence under review by Lambeth Council and has remained closed since.A 21-year-old woman also remains in critical condition in hospital after being caught in the crush, and police continue to appeal for information.Now, the Nigerian singer-songwriter and Afrobeats star has returned to the stage for his first live UK show since the event, and paid his respects to the victims.The returning gig took place in the city’s O2 Arena last night (August 20) – a venue which has four times the capacity compared to Brixton. Asake, whose real name is Ahmed Ololade, arrived on stage approximately an hour and 20 minutes later than planned and kicked off the show with a three-minute tribute poem to Ikumelo and Hutchinson.Backing performers dressed in white walked into view, before he appeared on stage, with flowers as a spoken word poem was recited in the background.“Up at 02:30 thinking Gaby Hutchinson could be me,” the poem read (via The Independent).

Paul McCartney has paid tribute to the late Michael Parkinson, calling him a “great guy” and a “good friend”.The broadcaster “passed away peacefully at home” this week (August 16) at the age of 88 after a brief illness, his family revealed. Parkinson’s TV career spanned seven decades, which saw him welcome the worlds biggest stars to the studio including Muhammad Ali, Elton John, Madonna and many more.He also appears on the album cover of Wings‘ ‘Band On The Run’ as an escaped convict, and was a personal friend of McCartney’s.Taking to Twitter yesterday (August 19), McCartney wrote of Parkinson: “I first met Michael Parkinson in Liverpool when he and his team came to see us at the Cavern Club.

More than 150 traders will be taking part in the 18th anniversary of Bolton Food and Drink Festival - known far and wide amongst foodie fans.

When your parents are as famous as Coleen and Wayne Rooney, it's inevitable that you'll end up in the spotlight too. And that's exactly what's happened to the proud couple's eldest son Kai, 13, as he's embarked on a new modelling career. Coleen took to Intagram to proudly share pics of Kai taking part in a sportswear campaign for Puma, as he modelled back-to-school gear alongside other teens, including jackets, trainers and bags.

DIY SOS star Jason Liversidge has passed away at the age of 47 after living with motor neurone disease (MND) for ten years. Dad-of-two Jason was diagnosed with the disease in 2013 and appeared alongside his family on the home makeover show in 2015.The family home in Hull was visited by Nick Knowles as the DIY SOS team transformed the home to make it more accessible to Jason. His wife Liz confirmed the sad news of Jason’s passing on Facebook, writing: “Jason Liversidge died peacefully at home surrounded by his girls at 22.59 on the 5th August 2023.

Scottish families are paying £5,000 more a year on mortgages than they were in late 2021, SNP-commissioned analysis has shown. The figures show that a typical Scottish family on an average two-year fixed mortgage rate would be paying £5,268 more in interest than they were two years ago.

Adam Thomas declared 'and so it begins' before opening up about his hidden health battle. The Waterloo Road star has been sweetly supported publically by his wife after he issued a lengthy message on social media after being diagnosed with a painful condition.

A young woman who died whilst detained on a psychiatric unit 250 miles from home should have been given 'higher priority' during the search for a bed at a unit closer to her family, her doctor has told an inquest into her death.

We're just weeks away from the return of Manchester Pride and plans, as you might expect, are well under way. Manchester will be rolling out the rainbow carpet for the annual four-day LGBTQ+ celebration, which takes place over the August 25-28 bank holiday weekend in locations across the city.

The mother of a 12-year-old boy who died after being struck by a car on the M62 has paid tribute to him saying he was a 'beautiful, happy soul.' It comes as a man has been charged in connection with his death. A man from Greater Manchester arrested following the incident has been released on bail.

A 'monster' father who beat his teenage daughter with a metal bar and left her unconscious in a horrific attack outside her school has avoided jail.

The disgraced former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins is reportedly 'fighting for his life' after being stabbed in prison.

A coward who murdered the teenage son of his estranged partner - before trying to flee the country on a dinghy - has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 30 years. Suleman Altaf, 45, also tried to murder his ex during the horrific attack at her home in Miles Platting.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Messages have been pouring in to pay tribute to Jess Search, producer and co-founder of U.K.’s Doc Society, who died Monday from brain cancer at the age of 54. Search was a founding director of Doc Society, the mission of which is to “unleash the transformational power of documentary film to address the two critical and intertwined issues of climate change and democracies in crisis.” Before that, she was a commissioning editor at Channel 4 and a founder of Shooting People, the online filmmakers network.

Roland Emmerich’s upcoming gladiator series Those About to Die has been picked up by Prime Video across Europe.

A young mum who was going from job to job making ends meet for years has seen her life take a turn for the better after responding to a Facebook post.

Fans of singer and songwriter Coco Lee, who was known for her powerful voice and live performances, were gathering with flowers to pay their respects to their idol at her funeral in Hong Kong on Monday.The evening services were expected to be attended by her family, friends and supporters. Lee died July 5 at age 48.She was born in Hong Kong and attended school in San Francisco before releasing her first album in 1994 at age 19.

Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary have officially bid 'goodbye' to This Morning - but only for a short while. Their last week of shows have been heavily disrupted by ITV's coverage of the Fifa Women's World Cup and despite their last of the summer being cut by an hour, they still enjoyed a jam-packed show.

The Leonardo DiCaprio and Neelam Gill romance rumours continue.