Manchester United could be without 10 players for their Premier League meeting with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday evening (5.30pm).
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Wham!‘s ‘Last Christmas’ at a recent match, potentially ruining the game ‘Whamaggedon’ for thousands.In the cult game ‘Whamaggedon’, players try and avoid the Wham! classic until Christmas Eve, and are knocked out of the game when they hear it.In Northampton Town’s game against Portsmouth on December 2, DJ Matt Facer made the unfortunate decision to spin the track. “I never knew people took it so seriously,” he said.
“I gave it a spin, thinking it would be quite funny to wipe out 7,000 people who couldn’t avoid it, but clearly it isn’t funny.He went on to say he had received “a bit of an insult on Twitter, light-hearted, [saying] it was not a nice thing to do, and apparently that was quite tame to what was being said in the stadium.“So I officially apologise to everybody whose Christmas I’ve ruined.”In our regular series Does Rock N’ Roll Kill Braincells?, NME asked Wham! member Andrew Ridgeley whether he knew the name of the annual game. “Yeah, well good luck with that! Whamageddon,” he said.He also reacted to the single finally reaching Number One in 2020: “Oh yeah! Although we were both fully behind the Band Aid purpose and donated our royalties from ‘Last Christmas’ that year to charity, it did needle that it had kept us from the top spot because we felt right from the word go when George first composed the bones of it on a rainy Sunday in October ’84 that it was a nailed-on Number One.
And it was – it just took 37 years!”‘Last Christmas’ is a contender to top the charts again this year, alongside The Beatles‘ final song ‘Now And Then’ and Sleaford Mods’ charity single cover of ‘West End Girls’.Two campaigns have also been launched to snag the top spot. AC/DC fans are determined to get the band to Number One in
.Manchester United could be without 10 players for their Premier League meeting with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday evening (5.30pm).
Princess Diana heartbreakingly spent her last Christmas alone after a Royal festive tradition meaning she spent the day away from her two sons.
Over 27,000 properties have been hit by power cuts in the north of Scotland as Storm Gerrit continues to cause chaos across the country.
The royal family marked Christmas Day by attending the traditional festive church service on the King’s Sandringham estate.
Now that it is finally here, people all over Scotland will be enjoying spending Christmas Day with their nearest and dearest. And while you are going through your usual festive rituals and traditions, take a moment to think what the end of the year would be like with no Christmas.
Far from the world of royal banquets and formal regal traditions, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex prefer a more low-key Christmas these days. Since moving to balmy Montecito in California in March 2020, Harry, Meghan and their two children Prince Archie, four, and Princess Lilibet, two, have opted for relaxed festive celebrations on their luxury five-acre estate. “We’re probably talking barbecues and walks on the beach for the Sussexes rather than obligatory black-tie dinners and pheasant shoots at Sandringham,” says royal expert Duncan Larcombe.
The Royal Family will be gathering in Sandringham to celebrate Christmas together, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle won't be joining in on the fun.
Christmas Eve weekend is here and it looks to be starting out with characteristically Mancunian weather as the festivities begin. Here is the weather forecast for the weekend, and the weather expected to roll in on Christmas Day and Boxing Day over Greater Manchester.
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Over the years, the Royal Family have introduced many customs which have gone on to become popular traditions. One of the most famous of these is the Christmas tree which is thought to have first seen in the UK thanks to King George III's wife, Queen Charlotte.
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Lil Tjay and Fivio Foreign have flipped Wham!‘s iconic 1986 song ‘Last Christmas’ into a rambunctious drill song.Tjay and Foreign have been friends for some time. The latter even credited the former for getting his deal at Columbia Records in a 2020 interview with esteemed radio personality Angie Martinez.
Furious Scots holidaymakers who were left stranded in an airport for days claim they were offered a £6 voucher for compensation.
When we're asked to name our favourite festive songs, the list usually contains classics such as All I Want for Christmas Is You, Baby It's Cold Outside and Last Christmas. But it would seem that the Prince of Wales' song of choice is far from traditional when he confessed what it was during a Christmas interview with young children for the Royal Marsden Hospital radio station.The surprising revelation, which is also a sweet nod to Prince William's incredible hidden talent, also saw us learn what his go-to festive film is and the board game he's not played with his three children.
The Royal Family are notorious for their strange and unique festive traditions, from opening their presents on Christmas Eve to allegedly banning the game Monopoly because it becomes too "vicious". Another funny tradition sees them buy each other joke gifts at Christmas time, with previous presents including a leather toilet seat, a 'grown your own girlfriend kit' and even a shower cap which had "Ain't life a b****" written on it.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released their official annual Christmas card, and fans everywhere are delighted with this year's offering. For the 2023 festive season, the famous couple have chosen a sweet still from Harry's recent Invictus Games, which were held in Düsseldorf, Germany, back in September.
Kate Middleton and Prince William always eat separately on Christmas Day due to a long-standing royal tradition.
harshest in the world, was enacted in May and carries the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” according to NBC News.Secretary of State Anthony Blinked said the move comes with a growing consensus that Ugandan officials are responsible for, or complicit in, enacting policies aimed at repressing members of marginalized or vulnerable populations.“These groups include, but are not limited to, environmental activists, human rights defenders, journalists, LGBTQI+ persons, and civil society organizers,” said Blinken.In addition to Ugandan officials, Blinken announced officials from Zimbabwe will also be found ineligible for U.S. visas.He cited the contested August 2023 election of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which cleared the way for the president’s second term.