Roger Waters took a break mid-gig in Manchester on Saturday night after a bee landed on him and wouldn’t budge.
The Pink Floyd founder was performing a huge show at the AO Arena as part of his This Is Not A Drill Tour.
Roger had been storming through a 20-plus-strong setlist of hits from his decades-long career when a bee – which happens to be the symbol of Manchester – took a shine to him.
He had been seated at his piano singing The Bravery of Being Out of Range when he briefly paused his set to delightedly point out the bee.
Roger held his hand up and shouted a few ‘oohs’ and ‘wows’ before grabbing his microphone out of its stand and declaring: “It’s a bee!”
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He then said: “That is unbelievable. That has been on my hand for the whole last chorus!”
Roger then addressed the bee directly, saying: “Hey darling. Sweet thing. Do you come to these concerts often?”
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He continued: “I’m gonna blow on it, and hope it goes and settles on someone else.”
The bee claiming its 15 seconds of fame. Credit: Twitter, @rogerwatersRoger Waters delighted at the arrival of a bee in Manchester. Credit: Twitter @rogerwaters
After the bee stepped back from the spotlight and flew off, the star shouted: “Yeah! What a moment!”
He added on Twitter: “WHAT A MAGICAL END TO THE EU / UK LEG – THANK YOU MANCHESTER!!!”
Even politicians have voiced their opinions on the rockstar, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer saying he ‘fully condemns’ Waters for having ‘clearly espoused antisemitic views’.
And when Bury South MP Christian Wakeford waded in, saying he was ‘concerned’ that Roger Waters was still set to perform at Manchester’s AO Arena, the rock musician lashed back.
Waters said in a YouTube video that it was ‘insane’ that Mr Wakeford was ‘trying to get him banned from performing in Manchester’.
Home Bargains has announced a special two-day closure of all UK stores
Emily Sergeant
Home Bargains has, once again, announced it’ll be closing all its UK stores on both Boxing Day and New Year’s Day this year.
And it’s to make sure staff get a ‘well deserved break’.
After what has been yet another busy year for the retail industry, many workers have been left feeling like they could do with a little extra time off, which is why Home Bargains is following on with what has become a now-annual tradition by shutting up shop on two bank holidays.
All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day & New Years Day.
Announcing the move in a post on social media, the discount retailer confirmed: “All of our stores will be closing for Boxing Day and New Years Day. We would like to thank all our colleagues for how hard you have worked this past year, and want you to relax and enjoy the Christmas break with your loved ones.”
Of course, this isn’t the first time the retailer has kept its doors shut on bank holidays.
Many shoppers will recall it has made the same decision to give hardworking staff a break every year since 2019.
Explaining a little more about the decision taken to close all its stores, Home Bargains said: “As a family-run business, we know the importance of being together at Christmas with those we care about most, now more than ever.
“This is our way of saying thank you to our colleagues for their continued hard work and dedication.”
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Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week
Emily Sergeant
Who says breakfast has to end at 11am?
In news that’s set to be music to the ears of breakfast lovers in Manchester, Greggs is giving them exactly what they want.
We all know that brunch is a ‘thing’ by now, so now it’s time for brinner to make a name for itself instead, as Greggs has teamed up with Heinz to bring its much-loved breakfast menu back for tea time, kicking off from 4pm onwards.
The move comes as a new survey has found that the majority of Mancs (69%) admit to enjoying eating breakfast food in the evening, saying it’s ‘convenient and comforting’ – even ranking breakfast as a ‘more important’ meal than tea, as well (38% vs 36%).
Two Greggs in Manchester will be serving their breakfast menu in the evening next week / Credit: Greggs (Supplied)
Greggs says it has ‘lost count’ of the amount of customers that have tried to order breakfast items after the usual cut-off time, especially in Greater Manchester.
But luckily for those breakfast-loving Mancs, they can finally get their favourite breakfast and sauce pairing long after the morning rush is over next… but only at two Greggs branches, and only for a very limited time.
On Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 October, the Heinz x Greggs Brinner collab will be available at Greggs St Mary’s Gate and Greggs Oxford Road, from 4-7pm only.
“We’ve lost count of the number of customers who have tried their luck ordering breakfast after 11am, so when Heinz came to us with the idea of making Brinner a reality, it felt like the perfect excuse to give the people what they want,” explained Zoe Harris, who is the Customer Director at Greggs.
“And let’s be honest, a Greggs Bacon Roll just wouldn’t be the same without a squeeze of Heinz Tomato Ketchup.”
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13th June 2023 
