Event organisers have issued a hot weather alert ahead of Oasis’ long-awaited return to Manchester this weekend.
Manchester is all set for a sensational summer of sound, and as more than 300,000 music fans prepare to descend on our city from tomorrow as a little-known band called Oasis (sarcasm detected) reform for the first time in over a decade.
With the Gallagher brothers staging five nostalgia-drenched gigs at Heaton Park starting this Friday (11 July), event organisers have now announced some very important information for gig-goers.
Hot weather alert issued ahead of Oasis Live ’25 Manchester gigs / Credit: Simon Emmett (Publicity Picture)
But one of those all-important details that everyone heading to Heaton Park this Friday or Saturday needs to have on their radar is the weather – that’s right, the ‘suuunshhhiiiiiiiiine’.
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In case you weren’t aware, both the Met Office and UKHSA has already issued heat health warnings for much of the UK – with temperatures warming up more as the week goes on, and heatwave criteria expected to be reached in parts of the UK by the end of it.
Here in Greater Manchester, it’s forecasted that we could be seeing highs of 30°C tomorrow (Friday 11), and similarly again on Saturday with highs of 29°C.
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“With very hot weather forecast on both Friday and Saturday, please stay hydrated,” event organisers issued ahead of the gigs this weekend.
“You will be permitted to bring a sealed bottle of water up to 500ml. This must be collapsible plastic. Solid plastic, metal etc containers will not be permitted on the grounds of safety. Bottles with broken seals will be emptied. There is free water to refill your bottle on site.
“Wear sunscreen. You will be permitted to bring in a small bottle 200ml or under and protect yourself from the sun overall. You can also wear a hat, we know the legendary bucket hat will be making an appearance, so you’ll fit right in.”
How will the Government’s new digital ID alternative for alcohol sales work?
Emily Sergeant
All licensed venues across England and Wales now have the choice to introduce digital proof of age for alcohol sales alongside physical.
Instead of having to hand over physical ID that contains personal information, such as names and home addresses, customers now have the choice to simply provide confirmation that they are 18 or over on their phone – helping to better protect privacy and personal safety in the process.
This means that, no matter whether you’re buying a drink at your favourite pub, heading to a festival, or enjoying a night out at a concert, you won’t need to worry if you’ve left your ID at home.
According to the Government, this new change will benefit businesses greatly too, as certified digital services are able to check that an ID is genuine and belongs to the person presenting it much easier than the alternative can, which therefore helps to reduce the risk of any fake or borrowed IDs going undetected.
Well, according to the Government, it could be as simple as a customer showing a QR code for staff to scan, or tapping their phone against a compatible reader, where staff will then receive a clear confirmation on their device that the customer has passed the age check.
This change follows a 2024 Government consultation where it was reported that 72% of respondents supported the use of digital identities for age verification when buying alcohol.
Digital Government Minister Stephanie Peacock reiterated that ‘it will remain an individual or business’ choice whether to use or adopt [digital ID]’ and that physical ID will ‘still remain a valid way’ for customers to prove their age.
“This groundbreaking change in the law will mean you do not need to carry a physical ID, nor hand over sensitive personal information such as your name or address just to prove your age, allowing everyone to feel safer on a night out,” she concluded.
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Manchester to host G20 Summit in 2027 with more than a dozen world leaders descending on the city
Emily Sergeant
Manchester has been confirmed as the host city for the G20 Summit next year.
It was already announced back in November last year that the G20 Summit would be coming to the UK in 2027, and plans were apparently already being discussed to host it in Manchester even before Andy Burnham became Prime Minister and Number 10 North was set up.
But now, ahead of this year’s leaders’ summit being held in Miami in December, it has been confirmed that the G20 Summit will arrive in Manchester in November 2027.
Manchester is said to have been picked to host the leaders’ summit because of its ‘cultural heritage’.
Bringing together 19 of the world’s largest economies and two major multilateral bodies – the European Union and the African union – G20 members who will be invited to attend the summit next year make up 85% of global GDP, 75% of international trade, and two-thirds of the world’s population as a whole.
Manchester has been confirmed to host the G20 Summit in 2027 / Credit: 10 Downing Street | Paul Kagame (Flickr)
G20 members are also some of the UK’s closest economic partners, the Government insists.
17 of the UK’s top 20 global export markets attend the summit, as do 18 of the UK’s top 20 sources of foreign direct investment.
The presidency of the G20 is currently held by the US but will pass to the UK after the leaders’ summit hosted by the president at his Trump National Doral Miami golf resort in December.
The 2027 summit will be held at Manchester Central, it has been confirmed, and other locations across the UK will also host other G20 events as part of the year-long presidency, but these are yet to be announced.
Emily Sergeant -
10th July 2025 
