Louis Tomlinson has been hailed the “god of Glastonbury” after bringing a TV into the festival so fans could watch the England game.
In case you missed it, England took it right to the wire but (somehow) managed to book a coveted place in the Quarter Finals of UEFA Euro 2024 last night after beating Slovakia 2-1 in extra time, thanks to two very late goals from Jude Bellingham and captain Harry Kane, despite it being another particularly poor performance overall.
But for those who were camped out in the fields of Worthy Farm at this year’s Glastonbury festival, the chance to catch all the sporting action unfold could have passed them by.
While Glastonbury has been known to screen the football in other years in the past, this wasn’t the case for 2024, as officials had announced earlier in the week that the match would not be shown at this year’s festival due to clashes with performances on the major stages.
Louis Tomlinson hailed Glastonbury ‘god’ after bringing TV for fans to watch England game / Credit: Flickr | England (via Instagram)
This left many festival-going England fans with the dilemma of having to decide to either watch their favourite music artists, or support Gareth Southgate’s men in European football’s flagship tournament instead on Sunday night, and One Direction star – and famously a massive football fan – Louis Tomlinson was one to have found himself in this predicament.
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However, he hatched a plan… and it was this very plan that saw him hailed a “hero” and the “god of Glastonbury” by hundreds of others at the festival.
The 32-year-old Doncaster-born singer – known for being one-fifth of boyband One Direction, turned solo artist – was one of the approximately 210,000 people who attended this year’s Glastonbury festival, but after he found out that he wouldn’t be able to watch England’s Round of 16 match, he decided to head to the nearest Argos earlier that morning and buy a big flat-screen TV and a generator, so he could stream it using WiFi.
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Judging by all the pictures and videos shared on social media, and the TikTok posted by his little sister, Lottie – which has already amassed 650,000 views and counting – it looks like dozens of campers got wind of his plan, and all gathered together around the TV screen in the field to watch the drama live.
Louis, his sister, and their other friends and family who attended the festival with them, wheeled the TV into the campsite and set it up on a little stand using plastic buckets filled with stones.
Glastonbury doesn't show football. But in one of the campsites, someone set up a flatscreen to screen the England match.
Tomlinson told the BBC’s Culture and Media Editor, Katie Razzal, that it was pretty “touch and go” with at times with the signal of the live stream, but they made it work and were able to see England clinch that last-minute victory.
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“It was a little… well, we brought a TV in,” Tomlinson told the BBC.
“Very Glasto, in some stones and a little stand. It was a little bit touch and go at times, because the signal kept going in and out, but yeah, luckily we got the win.
The Three Lions will now face Switzerland in Quarter Finals of the Euros this Saturday at 5pm in Dusseldorf.
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Subway is handing out FREE footlong cookies and churros in Manchester tomorrow
Emily Sergeant
Subway will be handing out free footlong cookies and churros to people in Manchester city centre tomorrow.
In what is a bid to properly celebrate the launch of the popular fast food chain’s new range of footlong sides, also known as the ‘Footlong Sidekicks’, people who find themselves at a loose end in Manchester city centre tomorrow will be able to head on down to Spinningfields Square and help themselves to a free treat.
Mancs will be able to try out Subway’s new footlong cookies, churros, and range of savoury ‘dippers’, all without spending a penny.
Subway is handing out free footlong cookies and churros in Manchester tomorrow / Credit: Subway UK&I (via Instagram)
Debuting in Subway restaurants across the UK earlier this month, following their successful launch in the US at the beginning of the year, Brits can now get their hands on treats such as the Footlong Cinnabon Churro, Footlong Dippers – which come in three hot and tasty fillings – and of course, the star of the show being the Footlong Cookie.
As if Subway cookies weren’t already cult-favourites enough as it is, now you can get them in full Subway sandwich size too.
As well as trying out the new footlong treats, anyone in Spinningfields tomorrow will also get to meet magician Ben Hanlin.
The renowned Birmingham-born magician will first be starting off his day doing a shift as one of the chain‘s famous ‘Sandwich Artists’ at a yet-to-be-confirmed city centre Subway branch, and then he’ll be taking to the Manchester streets to show off his own ‘footlong’ tricks and showcase what else Subway can make ‘footlong’.
Hanlin will be stretching Subway’s classic cookies into footlong treats, and then giving these away to lucky passers-by for free.
Thousands of freebies from the full ‘Sidekicks’ range will be available tomorrow (4 July) between 11am-8pm, on a first-come-first-served basis while stocks last, so you’ll want to be quick if you’re keen to bag yourself a free treat.
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Channel 4 is looking for Manc couples to take part in a big ‘sex experiment’
Emily Sergeant
Channel 4 is currently casting for one of its boldest TV shows, and needs some “adventurous couples” from Greater Manchester to take part.
If you cast your minds back to right at the beginning of this year, you may remember that Channel 4 grabbed headlines when it announced that it was looking for adult virgins who were willing to volunteer themselves for a brand-new reality series with the working title ‘The Intimacy Retreat’.
The nature of the new TV show might not have come as a mega shock to some, as the broadcaster is also behind other sex-based reality shows such as Naked Attraction and Sex Box too.
But now, Channel 4 has put out another nationwide casting call, and this one’s for the potential third series of what is probably one of its most daring shows yet, Open House: The Great Sex Experiment – with producers currently on the look-out for the UK’s most “adventurous couples”, including those from Greater Manchester, to take part.
Channel 4 is looking for Manc couples to take part in a big ‘sex experiment’ / Credit: Channel 4
Unfamiliar with the premise of Open House: The Great Sex Experiment? Well, in a nutshell, the series basically explores whether relationships can thrive without monogamy.
In what is described as a “bold social experiment”, a group of monogamous couples are asked to consider, for the first time, if they would be happier in open relationships, while relationship coaches and sex therapists assist them in their journeys to challenging the notion that having sex with other people is at odds with being in a committed relationship.
However, it’s not all plain sailing, as the couples discover the difficulties involved with abandoning monogamy.
The bold reality show’s producers are on the look out for “adventurous couples” / Credit: Channel 4
The casting call on the Channel 4 website reads: “Do you fancy taking part in a potential new series of ‘Open House: The Great Sex Experiment’? Do you question monogamy? Would you like the opportunity to explore opening up your relationship? In this bold concept, committed couples come to a luxury retreat to test whether opening up their relationships and having sex with other people will strengthen their bond.”
Reckon you’re up for it then? If you fancy taking part in the next series of Open House: The Great Sex Experiment, then head on over to the Channel 4 website to find out more and apply.
Emily Sergeant -
1st July 2024 
