Doves’ comeback album ‘The Universal Want’ goes straight to Number One

It’s set to be a photo finish in this week’s Official Albums Chart race as Blackpink have surged overnight, significantly closing the gap on midweek race leaders Queen + Adam Lambert.

Queen are on course for their first UK Number 1 in almost 25 years with their new release with Adam Lambert.

at least 137 people across both MMU sites tested positive for Covid-19 with a number of other students also recording symptoms. The council, university and Public Health England jointly agreed to introduce lockdown measures last Friday (September 25).

IDLES have shot straight to the top of the Official UK Albums Chart with their new LP ‘Ultra Mono’.The band’s third album was outselling the whole of the Top Five in the midweek chart and now has reached the summit with 27,000 sales.It also overtakes Liam Gallagher‘s ‘Why Me? Why Not’ as the fastest-selling vinyl album of 2020 so far, having shifted 15,400 copies over the past week, according to the Official Charts Company.IDLES‘ last album ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ peaked at Number Five on

went into lockdown following an outbreak of 127 Covid cases.Students said they had no prior warning and only found out when security staff at the gates told them they couldn't leave.

IDLES look set for their first UK number one album, outselling the rest of the top five combined in the midweek chart update.The band released third album ‘Ultra Mono’ last week (September 25), and it looks set to eclipse their number five chart position for 2018’s ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’.Behind IDLES in second place is Prince, with his super deluxe reissue of ‘Sign O’ the Times’, which features 63 unreleased songs from the Purple One.Michael Kiwanuka currently sits in third position in

Idles have stormed into the lead for this Friday’s UK Number 1 album, outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined on the midweek Official Albums Chart Update.

The decision to ask hundreds of students at Manchester Met University to stay in lockdown has been brewing for more than a month.As far back as August, Manchester's public health team agreed a ten-point plan for the next stage of the coronavirus pandemic that included a specific clause on universities.While outbreaks at primary and secondary schools made the headlines earlier in September, officials have always been concerned that the return of university students would become a major

students to stay on campus over Christmas, amid coronavirus clusters in university halls.In an interview on Times Radio, the UK Health Secretary was asked whether students would be encouraged to stay at university over the festive period.He said: "We have said that students should stay at university until Christmas... We don't rule out the suggestion you just made but I don't want to have to say that.

Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album has appeared as a late contender for this week’s Number 1 album.

The University of Manchester has warned students they could be subject to a curfew following a 'significant' number of coronavirus breaches. It comes after a number of students were caught breaking the rules in the last 24 hours, which led to police being called.Bosses say 'active consideration' is now being given to the introduction of a curfew across halls, or other restrictive measures.

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Congratulations to Doves, who land straight in at Number 1 with their comeback album The Universal Want on this week’s Official Albums Chart.

Doves‘ comeback album ‘The Universal Want’ is racing towards Number One, currently outselling its four nearest rivals combined.It would be the Manchester band’s third chart-topping LP, following 2002’s ‘The Last Broadcast’ and 2005’s ‘Some Cities’.

Doves are speeding towards their third Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart with comeback album The Universal Want.

Niall Doherty Throughout the ‘00s, Doves were responsible for some of indie-rock’s most exquisite music. The trio from Manchester, England released four records between 2000-2009, each a perfectly-balanced ecosystem of euphoric anthems, haunting balladry and dreamy atmospherics.

Declan McKenna and The Rolling Stones appear to be in a tight race for the UK Number One album this week.According to data collected overnight by the Official Charts Company, fewer than 50 physical (CD, vinyl and cassette) sales now separate the two acts in their battle for the top spot.Currently, McKenna is still at Number One as of the latest sales flash with his second studio album ‘Zeros’.However, the group, fronted by Mick Jagger, have the most downloads of the week so far with their