‘Gutted for Raducanu not being able to continue. Absolutely amazing she came this far’: Fans and celebs react to heartbreaking withdrawal as the 18-year-old star’s Wimbledon fairytale is over due to breathing difficulties against Ajla Tomljanovic By Max Mathews For Mailonline Published: 21:49 BST, 5 July 2021 | Updated: 01:09 BST, 6 July 2021 Fans … Read more
There can be few better adverts for a trip to Poland (when travel reopens) than this set of photographs. They come courtesy of Karol Nienartowicz, from Krakow, who you won’t be surprised to learn is a professional photographer. His images capture Poland’s most enticing aspects, from its fairy-tale castles and fascinating cities to its epic … Read more
Gavin and Stacey creators EDIT OUT controversial Fairytale Of New York lyric following backlash ahead of the Christmas special repeat By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 08:38 GMT, 24 December 2020 | Updated: 08:38 GMT, 24 December 2020 Gavin and Stacey have edited out a controversial lyric from the Fairytale Of New York scene in … Read more
Fairytale of old York: Kindly woman hires a full brass band to belt out festive Christmas hits for her neighbours while raising £150 for a local food bank The New York Brass Band played Christmas hits to entertain householders Among the tracks covered by the band was The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York The impromptu … Read more
Alexa, don’t you know a Christmas classic when you hear one? Amazon device refuses to play Pogues’ Fairytale of New York because of its ‘offensive’ lyrics Owners must turn off the ‘profanity filter’ for Fairytale Of New York to be played Comes after song was embroiled in censorship row over words ‘f****t’ and ‘sl*t’ Radio 1 … Read more
Britain’s Christmas driving Number One: The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York beats Chris Rea’s classic Driving Home for Christmas as top festive tune to listen to behind the wheel Fairytale of New York has been named as the top Christmas song to drive to Study found the Pogues song is still the top festive tune … Read more
BBC Radio 1 insiders have defended a decision to play its ‘alternative version’ of Fairytale of New York to avoid offending younger audiences who are ‘particularly sensitive’ to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality. The station decided to edit the words ‘f***ot’ and ‘sl*t’ from the track – sung by Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and … Read more
BBC Radio 1 insiders have defended a decision to play its ‘alternative version’ of Fairytale of New York to avoid offending younger audiences who are ‘particularly sensitive’ to derogatory terms for gender and sexuality. The station decided to edit the words ‘f****t’ and ‘sl*t’ from the track – sung by Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan and … Read more
BBC Radio 1 BANS presenters from playing uncensored version of Christmas favourite Fairytale of New York because of its ‘offensive language’ Presenters for BBC Radio 1 must play an edited version of Fairytale of New York Track changes ‘f****t’ for ‘haggard’ and mutes the word ‘s**t’ from another lyric Insider said boss decided to change … Read more
He has enjoyed his first week of parenthood since welcoming his newborn daughter last Tuesday with his girlfriend Sharon Fonseca. And Gianluca Vacchi transformed his home into a fairytale kingdom as the couple brought their baby girl, Blu Jerusalema Vacchi, home for the first time on Sunday. The Italian playboy, 53, surprised his model girlfriend … Read more