Northern has launched a £1 ticket sale this morning, and there’s more than a million tickets up for grabs.
The rail operator is making the advance purchase tickets available on Tuesday (24 August) for passengers to travel from 6 September to 22 October, and no discount codes are required to take advantage of the spend-savvy offer.
To take advantage of the offer, you will need to buy a ticket on Northern’s website or app.
Instead of applying a discount code, travellers will just need to search for a journey and, if it’s on one of the Advance Purchase routes with tickets are available, the reduced price rate will be presented.
More than one million £1 tickets are included in the offer, with children able to travel for just 50p.
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Speaking on the launch of the flash ticket sale this morning, Mark Powles – Customer and Commercial Director at Northern Rail – said: “The past 18 months have been tough for all, and as things begin to return to normal we wanted to give our customers the chance to explore all the north has to offer for the best possible value.
“It also gives our customers the chance to see first-hand the palpable improvements we’ve made while they’ve been away.
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“Our trains, stations and ticket buying options have never been better and together with our staff we are ready to help people across the north to go do your thing.”
This unmissable ticket offer comes following Northern’s introduction of 101 new trains, and installation of more than 600 ticket machines over the pandemic.
You can take advantage of Northern Rail’s flash ticket sale here.
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I’m A Celebrity 2024 line-up announced, with Coleen Rooney and Alan Halsall entering the jungle
Daisy Jackson
The full line-up for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here 2024 has just been announced, with a host of famous faces heading into the jungle.
The hugely popular reality TV show will see the celebrity campmates thrown into the Australian wilderness, ready to take on a series of Bushtucker Trials and other challenges.
This year’s line-up includes Coleen Rooney, Corrie’s Alan Halsall, Strictly star Oti Mabuse and former boxing champion Barry McGuigan.
There are also a few big names from the music industry, social media stars, and daytime TV favourites joining the I’m A Celebrity line-up for 2024.
Last year, the hit show – presented by Ant and Dec – was the biggest entertainment series on any channel, with just under 11 million viewers.
This year’s is sure to bring in similar numbers with its star-studded cast.
Coleen Rooney is arguably the biggest name on this year’s I’m A Celebrity line-up (especially once you factor in the rumours that Rebekah Vardy may be added as a surprise campmate later in the series…)
Coleen said that the hardest part of heading into the jungle will be being away from her husband, footballer Wayne Rooney, and their four sons.
She said: “Wayne is supportive. He did say, ‘You know you are going to be on camera 24/7?’ but I said, ‘Yeah that’s the show!’. He is fine with it all.”
Coleen Rooney has joined the I’m A Celebrity 2024 line-up. Credit: ITV PlcOti Mabuse is also heading into the I’m A Celebrity jungle. Credit: ITV Plc
“I haven’t spoken about it with my younger two boys as not many know, but my eldest son told me: ‘Yeah go for it’.
“My second one was a bit more emotional. He thought about me being away for a long length of time, but hopefully that will pass. My parents are happy too that I’m doing something for me.”
Coronation Street legend Alan Halsall, who has played Tyrone Dobbs since 1998, is also joining this year’s camp, saying that he’ll miss being on Corrie for a bit (and golf) but hopes people will get to know him rather than his character.
As for phobias, he said: “I’m not scared of anything at home but if you were to put ten snakes on my head, I don’t know how I would feel about that as clearly I’ve never been in that situation before!”
Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse will be one of the famous faces around the campfire this autumn – and she’s foolishly admitted she’s petrified of snakes, so will inevitably be faced with a bucket of them on arrival. Great telly.
Corrie’s Alan Halsall is on the I’m A Celebrity 2024 line-up. Credit: ITV PlcThe famous campmates include Danny Jones from McFly. Credit: ITV Plc
She said: “I’d like to think I will be a comfort mum in camp. I can listen to stories, motivate and hopefully entertain everyone with a bit of dancing. I hope to teach everyone a few moves. We will create our own talent show in the jungle!”
McFly star Danny Jones said that he hopes he doesn’t ‘come home with new phobias’ after his stint in the jungle.
Speak of his prep for I’m A Celebrity, he said: “I’d love to have my guitar… to be without it is going to be a killer.
“I’ve stopped drinking caffeine. I’ve lowered my calories a little bit. It’s going alright. I felt the hunger for a few days. It’s not going to be anything like the rice and beans!”
Loose Women’s Jane Moore sounds like she’s going to have a horrible time with the Bushtucker Trials – she said: “I’m not sure how I will feel when faced with Australian creepy crawlies, as they are so much bigger and I’m not fond of cold water either – so any of the water Trials I would not really want to do.”
Tulisa Contostavlos of N-Dubz fame said: “I am like Frodo Baggins on an unexpected journey. I feel really adventurous this year and the place I am now in, I want to do things that take me out of my comfort zone.
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“I have always said I wouldn’t do this show in the past, as there are things that have terrified me. But the person I am now, I want to throw caution to the wind.”
GK Barry is heading into the jungle. Credit: ITV PlcTulisa from N-Dubz is on the I’m A Celebrity 2024 line-up. Credit: ITV Plc
GK Barry will be swapping out podcasts for the jungle, saying that she’s an Ant & Dec super fan.
“I can’t wait to meet them in Australia in the jungle. I am also excited to meet everyone on the programme, as the cast is always so amazing.”
Radio 1 DJ Dean McCullough is another one who is apparently scared of everything, saying: “The more I think about being put in the ground with 50 snakes or getting those green fly things that bite poured over me – well there’s just no point thinking about it, as otherwise I won’t get on the plane!
“When Ant & Dec say things like, ‘We are going to suspend you off the side of that cliff’, you know it is not going to be a fun day out. It’s no Alton Towers – it will be torturous.
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“I made the mistake of watching episode one from last year and I nearly passed out watching it. I had to turn it off. And I hate cockroaches. There was a cockroach in a hostel I stayed in once and I checked out during the middle of the night, as the thought of it – urgh, even talking about it now gives me the chills.”
TV presenter and DJ Melvin Odoom said snoring is his biggest fear and added of his friend Marvin Humes (a previous I’m A Celebrity star): “I want to look like Marvin did last year when he looked sick in the shower!”
Boxing champion Barry McGuigan said his role might fall into the category of referee: “I acted as a referee and appeaser in Hell’s Kitchen. But this is different. A whole different set of circumstances. It’ll be a challenge.
“I would imagine I’ll be one of the elders and you can look at that in a calming down way. I might get irritated. I really don’t know.”
I’m A Celebrity will return to the air on Sunday 17 November 17.
This company is looking to hire the UK’s first cheese fondue tester
Emily Sergeant
Consider yourself a cheese connoisseur?
It may sound a little too good to be true, but we promise you it isn’t. Events booking company, DesignMyNight, is currently recruiting for the first job opportunity of its kind in the UK, and the successful applicant will be tasked with taste-testing cheese fondues at several different venues nationwide, primarily down in the capital of London.
Anyone with a love for lactose (even if it doesn’t love them quite the same) is encouraged to stick an application in for the coveted role.
More than £1,000 worth of fondue experiences will be tried out by one lucky applicant.
Open to anyone in the UK, no matter where you live, the chosen taste-tester will have the chance to visit five of London’s finest spots for fondue – including Somerset House’s amazing pop-up, The Chalet, Champagne + Fromage, The White Haus, and Munich Cricket Club.
Cheese may be the main event, but it isn’t the only thing on the menu either, as the lucky applicant will also be visiting the iconic Soho dessert spot, Cocomelts, for a taste of their chocolate fondue too.
Applications are now open until midnight on Friday 6 December, and all you need to do is fill out your details and provide a sentence on why you think you should be chosen for the role.