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Liam Gallagher issues first update on Oasis reunion tour – and it’s GOOD news for fans who landed tickets

LIAM Gallagher has issued his first update on the Oasis reunion tour – and it’s GOOD news for fans who landed tickets.

The 52-year-old and brother Noel, 57, sent Oasis fans into a frenzy when they announced their 2025 UK and Ireland gig back in August.

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Tickets for their highly anticipated reunion tour went on sale on August 31st – which sold out in minutes.

Many fans were left without after the site crashed, and they later released more dates in September next via year a private ballot for those who missed out.

One excited fan asked Liam on X, formerly known as Twitter, if the pair had started rehearsals yet.

Liam simply replied: “We’ve started.”

There were rumours that the band were going to also perform over in the US – and then they were later confirmed when tickets went on sale for their gigs in North America at the beginning of October.

It’s safe to say that the reunion will be one of the biggest music events next year.

And The Sun exclusively revealed the band’s plans to cash in on their reunion.

A source told us: “They have big plans for merchandise.

“Millions of people wanted to get tickets to the shows and Oasis know they’ll also be splashing the cash on branded stuff.

“The new trademark is for Oasis Live ’25 and covers everything.

“Clothes pegs and Christmas wreaths, deodorants and moisturisers are also listed.”

Experts estimate the tour will generate £400million from ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandise, and more.

The brothers are expected to make at least £50million each.

Oasis will also be performing a leg of their tour in Australia.

It is also believed they will be performing in South America and Asia.

Oasis shot to fame in the 90s, but split up in 2009.

Oasis 2025 tour dates

OASIS brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have revealed a 17 gig comeback tour next summer - here are the details

The Wonderwall hitmakers will delight crowds as follows:

JULY 2025
4th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
5th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11th – Manchester, Heaton Park
12th – Manchester, Heaton Park

16th – Manchester, Heaton Park
19th – Manchester, Heaton Park
20th – Manchester, Heaton Park
25th – London, Wembley Stadium
26th – London, Wembley Stadium

30th – London, Wembley Stadium

AUGUST 2025
2nd – London, Wembley Stadium
3rd – London, Wembley Stadium
8th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
9th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium

12th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
16th – Dublin, Croke Park
17th – Dublin, Croke Park

SEPTEMBER 2025
27th – London, Wembley Stadium
28th – London, Wembley Stadium

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I thought I was going to die days after my baby was born reveals BBC Breakfast star

FORMER BBC Breakfast star Louise Minchin has opened up about having a terrifying health scare just days after she gave birth to her first child that left her fearing for her life. 

The 56-year-old presenter, who co-hosted BBC Breakfast until 2021, shares two daughters, Mia and Scarlett, with her husband David. 

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Louise, who co-hosted the breakfast show until 2021, revealed she feared for her life after giving birth[/caption]
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She suffered serious health complications after giving birth to her daughter Mia[/caption]

However, while speaking on Gabby Logan’s podcast, The Mid-Point, Louise revealed that she had a serious and “traumatic” health scare after Mia was born, which she needed counselling to recover from. 

“I think I’ve been through quite a few things in my life that I just put them in a box and shut it,” Louise told the retired gymnast as she began to open up.

Louise continued: “That’s what I do with lots of things. When Mia was born, that’s the only thing I’ve ever kind of had to seek help for, actually.

“When Mia was born, a week after she was born, I had a burst appendix. It was really, really serious.”

Louise also explained that she still isn’t sure if her appendix rupturing was a result of her pregnancy or just a “ridiculous” coincidence, but she ended up needing emergency surgery.

Recalling how she felt at the time, Louise said: “It was my first pregnancy, so I didn’t know. I kept telling them that I had this pain, but they just thought, ‘It was your body, you’re having this baby, what do you expect?’

Thankfully, Louise had not left the hospital yet and was being monitored when her appendix burst, so she got treatment right away. 

That didn’t make it any less scary, though, and I’m A Celebrity star admitted that she was terrified she was going to die just days after giving birth to her daughter. 

“Literally six days after she was born, and it burst while I was in hospital and it was very dramatic and very traumatic.

“That’s the only thing I’ve ever had help with, actually, because I thought I was going to die six days after my baby was born,” Louise said. 

Although Louise said on the podcast that she put this part of her past and shut it, she did open up about her experience once before. 

Louise previously revealed that after her appendix burst, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and needed months to recover along with counselling. 

Speaking to The Mirror in 2013, the BBC presenter said: “After coming out of hospital, I was still in pain. I’d sleep for hours and was in lots of pain. It took nine months to recover.

“At the time, I called the scars my M25. I’m glad to say that after 11 years, the M25 is looking better. It’s still there, but there aren’t so many bumps any more!”

Who are the current presenters of BBC Breakfast?

The flagship BBC show has had dozens of presenters during its impressive 40 years on air but the current stars are:

Jon Kay – Since 2022

Sally Nugent – Since 2021

Charlie Stayt – Since 2006

Naga Munchetty – Since 2014

Carol Kirkwood – Since 1997

Louise did go on to have a second child, her daughter Scarlett, but admitted she was hesitant after such an ordeal. 

“Although the scare didn’t put me off having more children, I delayed it. But the birth of my second was a breeze,” she explained. 

Ultimately, Louise is just happy there were no complications for Mia when she was born.

“It was lucky it all happened after Mia was born. I can’t imagine what would have happened if I had been pregnant. It changed me, but I’m more positive now.

“When something like that happens, it gives you a different perspective,” she concluded.

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Colin Cowherd goes on three-minute rant over Kansas City Chiefs and says ‘everyone else plays for second’

FOX Sports personality Colin Cowherd went on a viral tirade concerning the Kansas City Chiefs.

The NFL squad, led by three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes, beat the New Orleans Saints on ESPN’s Monday Night Football in Week 5.

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The Chiefs dominated the Saints in the contest and improved to an NFL-best 5-0 record.

After the effort, Cowherd appeared on his FS1 show The Herd with Colin Cowherd and gave his thoughts on the primetime victory.

Cowherd shared that he believes that while other teams seem to be affected by unfortunate circumstances, the Chiefs seem to never be phased by obstacles.

He brought up that Kansas City has dealt with injuries, including a season-ending one to wide receiver Rashee Rice in Week 4 and a multi-week one to running back Isiah Pacheco in Week 2, and still have found ways to win.

“They just make everything work. Circumstances don’t matter. All these other teams in the NFL use excuses. … I don’t want to hear it,” Cowherd said.

The 60-year-old also mentioned that Kansas City still beat New Orleans despite Mahomes throwing an interception in the endzone and kicker Harrison Butker missing a 52-yard field goal in the third quarter.

“Everybody in this league is fighting for second place,” Cowherd said.

“Here what’s terrifying: Kansas City is 5-0. Mahomes is 19th in passer rating.”

Cowherd finished his rant by calling the Chiefs’ win a “Monday Night Football flex” due to their unique playcalling throughout the game, including a lateral play from star tight end Travis Kelce.

NFL fans were in agreement with Cowherd’s argument on social media.

“The truth is the truth. Bengals and Ravens fans hear this and probably break down emotionally,” one commented.

“100 percent facts,” a second wrote.

“At least one analyst gets it,” a third added.

The Chiefs’ Week 5 victory was the first win by more than 10 points for the season.

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Kansas City will have a bye week in Week 6.

They will face the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 20 as part of a Super Bowl rematch.

The Chiefs will look to complete the NFL’s first-ever three-peat.

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Hoda Kotb gives update on 5-year-old daughter Hope’s medical crisis after Today host quits show and moves to suburbs

HODA Kotb has given an update on her 5-year-old daughter Hope’s medical crisis after quitting Today and moving to the New York suburbs.

Broadcaster Hoda, 60, shocked NBC viewers with the announcement that she would be stepping down from her co-anchor role last month.

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It was revealed at the time that the TV personality, who is mum to Hope, as well as Hayley, seven, wanted to focus on her family.

She has now shared a positive update on Hope’s health, following a two-week hospital stay earlier this year for reasons never made public.

Hoda told People: “We’re in a place where Hope is thriving. She’s improving, we’re watching her, and I think as time goes on, we’ll have a better handle on it, but we’re already seeing great differences.

“We really have excellent care; I have people helping us out. I feel like she is finding steady footing.

“I just see that life for them in this perfect house in this beautiful little town where I know they’ll be able to blossom into beautiful, independent, strong women.”

Her move to the suburbs was motivated by a desire to provide her daughters with a sense of normalcy and a quieter environment away from the hustle and bustle of New York City.

Hota, who adopted both girls, broke off her engagement to her longtime fiance Joel Schiffman in 2022 after eight years of dating.

An insider said after her Today exit: “She wants a boyfriend, she wants to be able to date, she wants to have that in her life.”

She was last seen with a mystery man in March this year.

Today’s fourth-hour co-star Jenna Bush Hager has done her best to set up Hoda in recent years but didn’t have any success.

Hoda was previously married to tennis coach Burzis Kanga from 2005 to 2008.

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The source added that NBC had tried to convince the beloved host to stay at Today.

“For the last year, they were trying to convince her to stay. They didn’t want her to go, so they actually sweetened the pot and she was offered more money, but she just doesn’t want to do it,” they said. 

“Hoda feels at 60 years old, that morning TV is a young person’s game. If you get up at three or four in the morning, it messes up your whole life.

“She started falling asleep during dinner. She had told me she has dinner ridiculously early because she’s been up since four, her whole rhythm is screwed up.”

The source said Hoda wants more of her life back, and it comes down to more time with her girls and finding love again.

HODA'S NBC LEGACY

Hoda's illustrious career at NBC spans well over two decades.

Hoda joined the NBC network in 1998 as a correspondent for Dateline.

She became a standout once paired with Kathie Lee Gifford in the 10 am hour of Today in 2008.

During her time on the show, Hoda was open about her battle with breast cancer and her fertility struggles.

Fans of the show then watched as she adopted her two daughters; first in 2017 and then in 2019.

She was also vocal about her daughter, Hope’s, scary medical crisis.

Hoda continued in the fourth hour after Jenna Bush Hager replaced Kathie Lee.

She was then named an interim co-anchor along with Savannah after Matt Lauer’s firing from the network in late 2017.

Hoda and Savannah became the first female-led duo to co-anchor Today since its premiere in 1952.

A recent highlight of her time on Today was the previously mentioned birthday surprise.

Hoda’s co-anchors shocked her with an hour-long celebration in August honoring her 60th birthday.

ALL ABOUT THE GIRLS

The single mother was grappling with not having enough time to dedicate to her two kids.

The insider said that Hoda wants to be fully present for her girls, but that “she’s just completely wiped by the time it gets around to after school.”

They also added that everything changed when her daughter Hope fell ill last year.

“When Hope was sick and hospitalized, everything changed for her with her views on work,” they added.

At the end of the day, the host struggled to create a healthy work-life balance.

“I think people don’t realize to be on morning TV, it’s like being an athlete. Your whole life is about that.”

The insider said Hoda’s bedtime of eight o’clock meant that her growing girls were now having a later bedtime than their mom, and that was just one of the many issues.

“Hoda’s 60th birthday was a wake-up call that morning TV is a young person’s game, and the hours just get harder as you get older.”

HODA’S NEXT ACT 

The beloved host has been in talks with NBC about her departure for “about a year” the source said.

The insider said that she will be staying within the NBC family and will be changing gears to special correspondent work and interviewing celebrities in long-format segments.

Hoda plans to continue recording her podcast, Making Space, and the accomplished children’s author will also continue authoring books.

Hoda Kotb's farewell letter to staff

Longtime Today host Hoda Kotb penned the following letter to staff announcing her departure:

“To my Today family,

“As I write this, my heart is all over the map. I know I’m making the right decision, but it’s a painful one. And you all are the reason why. They say two things can be right at the same time, and I’m feeling that so deeply right now. I love you and it’s time for me to leave the show.

“My time at NBC has been the longest professional love affair of my life. But only because you’ve been beside me on this twenty-six-year adventure. Looking back, the math is nuts. 26 years at NBC News – Ten years at Dateline, seven on the seven o’clock hour, sixteen on the ten o’clock hour. I’m picturing your faces and your families and all the ways you’ve lifted me up and inspired me. That’s my heart singing. So many of my professional relationships have become some of my most cherished friendships. Savannah: my rock. Jenna: my ride-or-die. Al: my longest friend at 30 Rock. Craig, Carson, Sheinelle and Dylan: my family. Libby, Mazz and Talia: my fearless leaders. I will miss each and every one of you at TODAY desperately.

“I’ve been weighing this decision for quite a while – Am I truly ready? But, my sixtieth birthday celebration on the Plaza felt like a shift. Like a massive, joyful YES, you are! I saw it all so clearly: my broadcast career has been beyond meaningful, a new decade of my life lies ahead, and now my daughters and my mom need and deserve a bigger slice of my time pie. I will miss you all desperately, but I’m ready and excited.

“Because I’ll be working through the beginning of 2025, there’s plenty of time to talk about what’s ahead for all of us. But one thing I know for sure right now is this: everything’s going to be just fine. The Peacock’s feathers are never ruffled… no matter who comes or goes. TODAY and its amazing people — all of you — never waver. You always weather change with grace and guts.

“Happily and gratefully, I plan to remain a part of the NBC family, the longest work relationship I’ve been lucky enough to hold close to my heart. I’ll be around. How could I not? Family is family and you all will always be a part of mine.

“Love,

“Hoda”

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Sir Mark Cavendish’s last ever race confirmed after Tour de France heroics – but it won’t count if he wins

SIR MARK CAVENDISH has confirmed his final pro cycling race will be next month – but he can’t add to his staggering haul of official victories.

The Manx Missile, 39, earned a record-breaking 35th Tour de France stage success in July.

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Mark Cavendish is bowing out this year as an all-time great British cyclist
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In all, the 39-year-old has 165 wins, including stage triumphs at the 2024 Tour Colombia and Tour of Hungary.

And having already announced he’s retiring this year, Cavendish has now revealed the Singapore Criterium will be his last hurrah on the pro stage.

The three-time UCI track world champ will compete in the professional peloton on day two, November 10.

However, the criterium is not a UCI event, so whatever happens Cavendish’s career CV will remain on 165 victories.

The all-time great road sprinter insists he WILL take the wheel for other, non-pro races after his peloton in the Far East.

But Cavendish has yet to say when and where, and has ruled out racing beyond 2024.

After picking up a knighthood from Prince William last week, the husband of former model Peta Todd said: “I’ve still got races this year. 

“I’m still training for them, it will be really nice to race as a Knight Commander.”

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Cavendish added: “I’ve already said I won’t do another Tour de France.

“I am very fortunate to have got to do what I love for so many years and to see other people inspired by that and riding bikes themselves.”

Cavendish is best-known for passing Belgian icon’s Eddy Merckx record of 34 Tour de France stage triumphs in the summer, having won his first way back in 2008.

After reaching his landmark 35 this summer, he said: “I’m in a bit of disbelief.

“You sprint as hard as you can until you get to the finish and maybe your life changes if you cross that line first, maybe it doesn’t if you don’t.

“That is the nature of this race and what makes it so beautiful.”

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Death row inmate Richard Moore has just days to make chilling choice of HOW he’ll die – and firing squad is an option

A DEATH row inmate set to be executed in just weeks has been asked to make a chilling choice of how he would like to die.

Richard Moore, 59, has been sentenced to death next month for brutally shooting a store assistant dead in South Carolina in 1999.

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Death row inmate Richard Moore has been asked to choose his preferred method of execution[/caption]
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A letter from the state’s prison authorities asked Moore whether he would prefer to get executed by firing squad, lethal injection or electric chair.

And he must choose before October 18, the letter said.

If he fails to make a decision, he will be electrocuted to death as per the state laws.

South Carolina’s electric chair, which was built more than a century ago in 1912, was tested last month – and was found to be working properly.

The state also permits execution by firing squad, a method that was introduced by the government in 2021.

Bryan Stirling, South Carolina’s Corrections Director, said that the prison has trained and instructed three volunteers on how to shoot a person directly in the heart.

The appropriate guns and ammunition have also been stocked, he added.

In 1999, an unarmed Moore entered a shop run by James Mahoney in a bid to rob it.

The shopkeeper was initially not hurt, but a brawl between the two led to a shootout where Moore was able to grab hold of a gun and shoot the store clerk in the chest.

Mahoney later died from the fatal bullet wounds.

Moore was also linked to a series of crimes, including habitual traffic offences, unlawful weapon possession, purse snatching, robbery and physical assault, Post and Courier reports.

He was also a regular consumer of crack cocaine, Daily Mail reports.

The convicted killer has been sitting on a death penalty sentence for more than 23 years now.

He is the first person ever to be given a death sentence in a murder case where the killer was initially unarmed.

Moore has pleaded to the US Supreme Court to stop the execution – and has asked the state governor Henry McMaster for a mercy petition.

But a South Carolina governor has never granted mercy to an inmate on the death penalty in recent times.

If the execution – set to take place on November 1 – goes ahead, Moore will only be the second person to be put to death by authorities after the state resumed death penalties following a 13-year pause.

The first person to be executed in recent years was Freddie Owens who was convicted of murdering a convenience store worker in 1997 following a failed robbery attempt in Greenville.

But he was sentenced to death when he killed Christopher Lee, a fellow prisoner, at a county jail during his trial.

His final moments saw his face twitching for five minutes as he was executed in a South Carolina prison last month.

The cold-blooded killer uttered a single “bye” to his attorney before he was given a lethal injection.

U.S. death penalty laws

THE death penalty in the United States is governed by both federal and state laws.

Its legality and application can vary depending on the jurisdiction.

The federal government allows the death penalty for certain crimes such as terrorism, espionage, treason, large-scale drug trafficking, and murder of a federal official or law enforcement officer.

The Federal Death Penalty Act (1994) provides the legal framework for death penalty procedures in federal cases, outlining offenses that are eligible for capital punishment and procedural protections for defendants.

As of now, 24 states permit the death penalty, while 23 have abolished it or have moratoriums.

Each state has its own laws regarding which crimes are punishable by death, usually limited to first-degree murder with aggravating circumstances (e.g., multiple murders, killing a police officer, or murder during a violent crime like robbery).

Lethal injection is the most common method of execution across the U.S., but some states have alternative methods, such as the electric chair, gas chamber, hanging, or firing squad, as secondary options or by choice of the condemned.

Some states have imposed moratoriums (temporary halts) on executions, such as California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, even though the death penalty remains legal in those states.

There has been a growing trend toward abolition, as public opinion has shifted, concerns about wrongful convictions have arisen, and the costs of death penalty cases have increased.

Death penalty cases involve a complex and lengthy appeals process, which includes automatic appeals to higher courts.

This process is designed to ensure that convictions are accurate and that no constitutional rights were violated during the trial.

Defendants in capital cases are afforded specific protections, such as the right to effective legal counsel and mental health evaluations.

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Full strict terms of Yung Filly’s bail from social media BAN to reporting to police daily as YouTuber charged with rape

THE full terms of Yung Filly’s bail includes a ban from social media and reporting to police daily.

His tight restrictions come after the famous comedy YouTuber was charged with rape and strangulation by Western Australia police following a performance last month.

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Filly, real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was arrested by cops after allegedly attacking the woman in her 20s in his Perth hotel.

The 29-year-old appeared in a Perth court for the first time today after he was arrested in Brisbane Tuesday.

Filly was bailed following the hearing but only after Magistrate Tanya Watt rejected police’s attempt to keep him in prison.

Watt bailed Filly, but has banned him from contacting the victim and posting on social media about the case.

He must also pay a $100,000 (£50,000) surety, report daily to Perth Police Station, and he must stay in WA.

Filly appeared in court after detectives from WA Police’s sexual assault squad charged Filly with four counts of sexual penetration without consent.

They also arrested him on three counts of assault and one count of impeding a person’s normal breathing or circulation by applying pressure to their neck.

Prosecutors said they had an “extremely strong” case supported by CCTV and photo evidence.

WA police prosecutor Julius Depetro said Filly should remain behind bars and not get bail: “This has already made headlines.”

“Given nature of social media, nature of people jumping on bandwagons, given the nature of (the) power imbalance between the parties.”

Depetro also provided the magistrate with photos that raised the issue of consent and were not shown to the court, the ABC reported.

Filly’s lawyer, Perth barrister Seamus Rafferty, argued that prison would be too onerous and his client would likely face 23-hour lockdowns for two years before a trial.

Rafferty also argued that banning social media for Filly was unrealistic in the modern age.

The defence questioned the strength of the prosecution’s case saying she did not raise concerns about sexual assault during a call with a friend at 5.30am local time.

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Filly performing in the Perth nightclub hours before the arrest
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He said the issue of intoxication would be a significant matter at trial.

Filly was in Australia at the time for a music tour – with the alleged rape happening after a performance at Bar1 Nightclub in northern Perth.

Footage of the rapper performing at Perth’s Bar1 Nightclub just hours before the alleged rape was posted to TikTok by the venue.

The raucous show had a packed crowd rapping along with Filly’s songs.

The alleged attack happened on September 28 after he had performed the show on the 27th.

Filly kicked off his Australia tour in Perth before heading to Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast, where he played four shows.

He had performed at Havana Nightclub on the Gold Coast two days before his arrest.

Police arrested the rapper in Brisbane, on Australia’s east coast, and flew him six hours back across the Outback to Perth.

Footage showed Filly being escorted through Perth airport with his hands cuffed in front of him on Wednesday flanked by two officials.

Further footage shows the influencer – who landed his own BBC show called Hot Property in 2019 – being placed in the back of a car.

Fans of Filly gathered outside the court and sat inside the public gallery during the hearing, while others commented on the bar’s social media channels.

Filly has 1.8m subscribers on YouTube and 3.2m followers on Instagram.

Filly’s lawyer revealed in court his client earns $700,000AUD (£360,000) a year from social media alone.

Barrientos began his online career in 2013 before breaking into the music industry in 2017.

He featured on Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off in 2022 and has previously presented on the BBC’s Hot Property.

Who is Yung Filly?

By Joanne Kavanagh and Charlotte Everett

YUNG Filly’s rise to fame saw him start out as a social media star.

The influencer got his big break on YouTube before moving into mainstream TV.

Although he goes by Yung Filly, his real name is Andres Felipé Barrientos.

He was born on August 6, 1995, and moved to the UK from Colombia when he was two years old.

Filly then relocated to southeast London during his childhood.

When asked what it was like growing up in the capital, he told Indy100: “I come from the bottom of the barrel…and that’s why I’m so grateful for the position I’m in now.

“My mum definitely shaped me with the lessons she taught me.

“She’s a single mum with three kids, my dad was a s*** dad so she just had to make it happen.

“She did loads of cleaning jobs. My mum worked at Poundland at the time I had some mad BBC series…just getting my mum out of the position she was in was just the biggest motivation.”

Filly is best known for being a member of the comedy group known as The Wall of Comedy.

He is affiliated with fellow YouTuber Chunkz and the pair have collaborated on many videos and tracks.

Over the years, Filly has also taken part in The Sidemen‘s Charity Football Match, organised by members Josh Bradley, Simon Minter, Tobi Brown, KSI, Ethan Payne, Vikram Barn and Harry Lewis.

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Sister Wives’ Janelle Brown struggles to sell late son Garrison’s Arizona home as star slashes price by $25k

SISTER Wives star Janelle Brown seems to be having some trouble selling her late son Garrison’s Flagstaff, Arizona home, as the price has been slashed by $25,100. 

Janelle, 55, listed Garrison’s four-bedroom, two-bathroom home for $425,000 in September. 

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The price of the home, seen here, was cut by $25,100 after a month on the market[/caption]

According to property records, The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal a price cut was made to the home of $25,100, as the abode is now listed at $399,900. 

The home was initially listed for sale on September 13 for $425,000.

Garrison purchased the 1,441-square-foot home in December 2021 for $329,000. 

“The home has fresh paint, vinyl floors and air conditioning. On the main level you will find a living room with gas fireplace, kitchen, pantry, laundry/washer dryer and an office/den with a 3/4 bath,” the real estate listing reads. 

“Upstairs has four bedrooms, each with vaulted ceilings. A full bath is also located upstairs. The home has a small fenced-in courtyard and a small fenced backyard as well.”

The house has been featured on episodes of TLC’s Sister Wives

Under Arizona’s intestate succession law, a property is given to the deceased’s parents if he or she has no spouse or children. 

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TRAGIC LOSS

Garrison, whose first name is Robert, passed away on March 4, 2024 at 25 years old. 

He died of suicide, as he passed from a gunshot wound in the bedroom of his home. 

Garrison’s body was found by his brother Gabe on the morning of March 5.

In the police report obtained by The U.S. Sun, Gabe told police his older brother “had been struggling with mental health concerns and alcohol abuse.”

The cops also interviewed Janelle, who informed authorities that Garrison “stopped texting” the night before his suicide and sent “troubling messages.”

Garrison had texted a group of people that the Brown family works with on their TLC show.

The message reportedly read, “I want to hate you for sharing the good times. But I can’t. I miss these days.”

Janelle told authorities she “should have gotten Garrison help in the past.” 

ESTRANGEMENT FROM KODY

She also noted that he was “estranged from his father.”

Garrison and Kody, who is a father of 18, had a tumultuous relationship for years.

As featured on Sister Wives, Kody and Garrison had a falling out because he refused to follow his dad’s strict covid rules. 

Kody living full time with his fourth wife Robyn and their five children added to the rift, as he rarely saw his three wives Meri, Christine and Janelle, and his children with them. 

REMEMBERING GARRISON

Despite their estrangement, Kody wrote on his Instagram at the time, “Janelle and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown.

“He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him. Our loss will leave such a big hole in our lives, that it takes our breath away.”

Janelle recently posted on Instagram for the six-month anniversary of Garrison’s passing. 

“6 months ago today you went away. You come up in my photo memories almost every day. Sometimes it doesn’t seem like you’re gone. And then I remember I won’t be getting a call or text from you and it all comes rushing back. 

“I know you fought hard but in the end you just couldn’t stay. I love you so much and will see you again when my journey is done,” Janelle wrote. 

A private funeral was held on March 9. 

Then on March 24, the Sister Wives family gathered at the Clark County Armory in Las Vegas, Nevada, to honor Garrison, as he was formerly a Staff Sergeant in the Army National Guard.

Apart from Garrison, Janelle shares LoganMaddieHunterGabe, and Savanah with Kody.

Season 19 of Sister Wives is currently airing on Sundays on TLC. 

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Kody Brown was estranged from Garrison [R] at the time of his death[/caption]
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Janelle Brown paid tribute to her son six months after his tragic passing[/caption]

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Is Iran’s top military chief a TRAITOR? Rumours grow that missing Esmail Qaani is behind Israel’s incredible terror cull

THE disappearance of Iran’s top military commander has sparked shock claims that he is the traitor behind Israel’s incredible cull of its terrorist enemies.

Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, 67, is the terror state’s most powerful military figure after legendary strongman Qasem Soleimani was assassinated by a US strike.

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Iran’s top military commander Esmail Qaani is suspected of being an Israeli spy and hasn’t been seen since October 4[/caption]
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Qaani was appointed as the head of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 2020[/caption]
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Qaani is being probed over the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (pictured)[/caption]

Qaani has not been heard of – even by his family – since an October 4 strike on a bunker in Beirut where he was believed to be meeting Hezbollah top brass.

But sources claimed today that Qaani was being interrogated while under house arrest – and was under suspicion of being Israel’s top spy.

Qaani was believed to have died alongside Hezbollah heir apparent Hashem Saffeieddine, 60, in last week’s bunker blast.

But sources in Lebanon, Iraq and Iran have since revealed was not at the meeting – and dodged another a week earlier in which Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was blitzed.

And his vanishing act was last night sparking consternation across Iran’s panicked military as rumours spread that he had turned on the evil Islamist regime.

Qaani leads Iran‘s powerful Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force and has been confirmed to be “alive and in good health” by the regime.

He is also being probed over the September 27 bunker buster assassination of Nasrallah, 64.

Nasrallah’s death sparked a desperate hunt for Israel’s mole by the Guard Corps – whose investigators are now said to suspect their own leader..

Multiple sources said yesterday/today (Thurs) that Qaani and his team are under lockdown as interrogators demand answers.

Qaani became head of the Quds Force – the IRGC’s overseas unit – after the US killing of its previous leader, Qassem Soleimani, in January 2020.

Israel has succeeded in wiping out dozens of enemy commanders across the region with intelligence led assassinations and its incredible pager and walkie-talkie bomb blitz.

They included Safieddine, who is believed to have been killed at a meeting of Hezbollah’s Shura Council in Beirut which Qanni was due to attend.

Within minutes of arriving, his bunker beneath tower blocks in southern Beirut was hammered  by multiple strikes which demolished the neighbourhood.

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Qaani was, at first, thought to have been killed or wounded but has since emerged that he pulled out of the meeting.

On Tuesday, Iraj Masjedi, deputy commander of the Quds Force and former Iranian ambassador to Baghdad said Qaani was “in good health and is carrying out his daily duties”.

The commander of an armed faction close to Iran said: “The Iranians have serious suspicions that the Israelis have infiltrated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, especially those working in the Lebanese arena, so everyone is currently under investigation.

“Nothing is certain at the moment. The investigations are still ongoing and all possibilities are open.”

It comes as:

Iran’s probe into Nasrallah’s death have also focused on the final movements of Quds force commander Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, who died alongside the terror chief.

Nilforoushan had only just taken over from Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, who was killed in another Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Syrai in April.

Sources said Nasrallah had been outside Beirut’s southern suburbs the night before his killing, but returned to the area to meet with Nilforoushan in a secret operations room.

Nilforoushan, who had flown from Beirut from Tehran earlier, was taken directly from the plane to the bunker beneath in the Haret Hreik suburb.

And Nasrallah was killed by six enormous bunker-buster bombs as soon as he set foot in the meeting to join Qaani’s comrade.

Another source said: “The breach was 100 percent Iranian and there is no question about this part.”

Qaani was in Lebanon a week later and had been expected to attend the Shura Council meeting at Safieddine’s invitation on the day of the air strike.

But he was reported to have Qaani apologised and backed out shortly before Israel struck again.

A Hezbollah source told Middle East Eye: “Israel targeted the venue of this meeting with a raid that was bigger and harsher than the raid that targeted Nasrallah.

“Safieddine’s head was what was wanted, and no one else.

“Qaani was invited to this meeting and under the current circumstances he should have been present.”

Who is Esmail Qaani?

IRAN'S top military commander hasn't been since an October 4 bunker strike in Beirut

Esmail Qaan is an Iranian brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, appointed Qaani as the Commander of the Quds Force in 2020 following the death of General Qasem Soleimani was killed by a targeted U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport.

During the Iran–Iraq War between 1980-1988, Qaani led the 5th Nasr Brigade and 21st Imam Reza Armored Brigade.

In 1981, he received his military training in Imam Ali Officers’ Academy in Tehran.

In the 1990s, he fought against Afghan drug cartels on Iran’s border with Afghanistan.

Qaani was appointed deputy commander of the Quds Force in 1997 and oversaw financial disbursements to paramilitary groups including Hezbollah.

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Israeli forces have blitzed parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs in targeted attacks against Hezbollah leaders[/caption]
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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburb[/caption]
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Iranians place flowers next to a pictures of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during an anti-Israel protest in Tehran on Monday[/caption]
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Ethel Kennedy’s life after husband RFK’s assassination as tragedy left her so heartbroken she refused to speak about him

ACTIVIST Ethel Kennedy never remarried or even spoke about her husband, Robert F Kennedy, after his horrific assassination.

Kennedy died on Thursday at age 96 after a life of tragedy, bravery, and progress.

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Kennedy and Robert F are seen smiling outside the Senate Chamber in 1965[/caption]

The news was shared by her grandson, Joe Kennedy III, who said their “hearts are full of love.”

“She died this morning from complications related to a stroke suffered last week,” he said in a statement.

“Along with a lifetime’s work in social justice and human rights, our mother leaves behind nine children, 34 grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren, along with numerous nephews, all of whom love her dealer.

“Please keep her in your hearts and prayers.”

Kennedy is remembered for her esteemed history advocating for human rights, despite living through the tragedy of her husband’s assassination.

On June 6, 1968, Robert F was shot and killed in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan as he campaigned for president.

He was 42, three months into his run, and his wife was four months pregnant with their 11th child, Rory.

Kennedy suffered more tragedies, including the loss of two children, but throughout it all, she remained the stalwart member of the family.

The widow never remarried, unlike fellow widow Jackie Onassis, and dedicated her life to representing the Kennedy name.

She founded the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights organization shortly after his assassination.

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