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MYSTERIOUS: Bez | Mind Blowing Facts

Celebrity Gogglebox star reveals the surprising way he gets through filming

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The Independent UK

Celebrity Gogglebox star admits he can only film show when drunk: ‘We love it’

Happy Mondays star has been a ‘Celebrity Gogglebox’ staple since 2019

The Independent UK

Marc Marquez dismisses "karma" narrative after Marco Bezzecchi injury

Marquez hopes Bezzecchi can make a quick recovery after a crash at the Sachsenring left him with a fracture

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MotoGP riders react to Marco Bezzecchi’s marshal slap and race ban

Bezzecchi’s race ban was the biggest talking point at Brno, with riders offering their views on both the incident and the severity of the punishment

Motorsport

Aprilia: Marco Bezzecchi coping well with pressure but real test yet to come

Rivola believes Bezzecchi is thriving under pressure, but says Jorge Martin’s championship experience remains a major asset

Motorsport

Marco Bezzecchi explains what all went wrong in disastrous Jerez sprint

Marco Bezzecchi left Saturday empty-handed after another difficult sprint in 2026, with technical problems for team-mate Jorge Martin compounding Aprilia’s woes

Motorsport

Why Marquez wants Bezzecchi to carry the favourite tag for the 2026 MotoGP title

Things are not going the way of Marc Marquez in MotoGP at the moment - but there’s one bit of psychological warfare he can use against Marco Bezzecchi...

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“You’d have Mark talking about strings, Our Kid talking about amplifiers. Whereas me and Bez would just walk in and be ourselves. So nobody wanted to talk to them”: Shaun Ryder on life in the Happy Mondays

Singer has a new memoir out this month

MusicRadar

Manchester 1, London 0: The Brits highs and lows

The Brits’ first appearance in Manchester turned out to be a triumph, with a winning bit of Manc edge

Evening Standard

Wolf Alice call for support for UK’s small venues in Brits group of the year win

Pop star Olivia Dean and singer-songwriter Sam Fender won song of the year for Rein Me In.

Evening Standard

Harry Styles, Rosalia and Olivia Dean turn heads on Brit Awards red carpet

Women in pop dominated the 2026 Brit Awards nominations, with Lola Young, Olivia Dean and Lily Allen leading the charge.

Evening Standard

Harry Styles, Lola Young and Olivia Dean lead red carpet style at Brit Awards 2026

Cobalt blue, feathers and monochrome tailoring dominated the Manchester red carpet.

The Independent UK

In Pictures: Bez and co bring touch of ‘Madchester’ to Brit Awards in Manchester

The music awards are being held in the North West city for the first time, after nearly 50 years in London.

Evening Standard

Watching Watership Down on acid with Bez: Shaun Ryder releases new memoir 24 Hour Party Person

Happy Mondays frontman says forthcoming book will include bullet-dodging scrapes in Jamaica and New York as well as ‘bust-ups and benders’ with his bands

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Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder calls for statue in Manchester in honour of late Stone Roses legend Mani

Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder has called for a statue to be erected in Mani's hometown Manchester in honour of the late Stone Roses bass player.

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Shaun Ryder missed Mani’s funeral due to pneumonia

Happy Mondays star Shaun Ryder was forced to miss Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's funeral last month because he was struck down with a bout of pneumonia.

The Independent UK

Shaun Ryder forced to miss funeral of Stone Roses star after he ‘collapsed’ from illness

‘I had to throw everything I could down me, you know, every sort of painkiller and everything else, just to get through it,’ says Happy Mondays frontman

Evening Standard

Shaun Ryder sparks awkward moment with Good Morning Britain comment on BBC Breakfast

The Happy Mondays frontman appeared on the BBC sofa alongside bandmate Bez to mark the 35th anniversary of their landmark album Pills ’n’ Thrills and Bellyaches

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Evening Standard

Shaun Ryder says he missed funeral of Stone Roses’ Mani due to bout of pneumonia

Ryder said he was struck down with the illness days before Christmas.

The Independent UK

Awkward moment Shaun Ryder mentions rival show during BBC Breakfast interview

Shaun Ryder and Bez of the Happy Mondays appeared on BBC Breakfast on Tuesday morning to commemorate 35 years of their seminal album Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches. Speaking to presenters Jon Kay and Sarah Campbell, Ryder was asked whether the group ever thought they'd be sitting on the BBC…

Evening Standard

In Pictures: He was adored – Star-studded send-off for Stone Roses’ Mani

Gary Mounfield died last month at the age of 63.

International Business Times UK

Tiktoker Goes Viral for 'Disastrous' Wedding Outfit, Gets Slammed in Comments Section: What Did She Wear?

A TikToker went viral after showing up to a black-tie wedding in a colourful outfit, sparking online backlash and debate.

AAP

Phillip Island lap record smashed in MotoGP practice

Italian Marco Bezzecchi has responded from a horror crash in Indonesia two weeks ago to smash the Australian MotoGP lap record at Phillip Island.

Motorsport

Marco Bezzecchi still in “lot of pain” as he explains Marc Marquez crash

The Aprilia rider has accepted full responsibility for his collision with Marquez in Indonesia

Motorsport

Marco Bezzecchi “in too much of a rush” in Marc Marquez battle, says Ducati

Bezzecchi should have been more patient given the advantage he had over his rivals, say the bosses of the Ducati and Aprilia teams

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