Dizzee Rascal

From London's cockney twang to Birmingham's Brummie accent, the UK is home to over 40 regional dialects, each with its own unique terms. A new report has found that the bizarre regional terms at risk of dying out. According to SAS Northern Europe researchers, the South West's 'ansum' and Yorkshire's 'thoile' are just two of the phrases that have decreased in use by up to 99% in the last 100 years.

Vince Power, the Irish-born father-of-eight (bottom left in 1990, right in 2020, bottom right with Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan), had a number of jobs, including turning ice cream bars into boxes before he rose to become a central figure in the music industry. With headline acts ranging from Nirvana and the Stone Roses to Eminem and Dizzee Rascal, he converted the Reading Festival from a struggling jazz festival that he started in 1989 to a highlight of the music scene. Power's list of events (bottom right, last year) appeared at Leeds Festival in 1999. In 1982, Mean Fiddler, a former gambling den in Harlesden, north-west London, that had previously been frequented by gangsters the Kray twins and the Richardsons, opened in a former gambling den, which had once been frequented by gangsters the Kray twins and the Richardsons. It was there that the likes of the Pogues, Johnny Cash, and Roy Orbison appeared. Nell, the power's daughter, paid tribute to her father on Instagram yesterday. 'My always optimistic funny driven warm father" a slew of photos (one inset) of them together, she wrote, 'My eternally positive funny driven generous warm dad.' A number of actors had their own warm words for the promoter. On X, Paul Weller, the Jam's former frontman, expressed regret for the loss of Vince Power, who was a good friend and will be greatly missed.' Thank you mate and well done.'

HMV is back, just a decade after defunct as young music enthusiasts abandon streaming in favour of vinyl and physical media, according to one of its bosses. Generation Z, according to Phil Halliday, the firm's managing director, is assisting the once-ailing chain in resurrecting its position as one of the High Street's most recognizable and dependable shops. Vinyl has seen a revival in popularity, with record sales in the 21st century hitting new heights last year - although many people are still suffering from'streaming exhaustion.' This, as well as a dramatic rise in cassette sales, that Mr Halliday says has left HMV'very optimistic' about the future, it's this. As a result of record-breaking sales, the company, which was once forced to close down stores and layoff employees, is now planning an exciting expansion into Europe and Canada.