following the death of his mother, , the title just got a little more official.On September 10, Charles was formally proclaimed King by the Accession Council in front of , , and key members of the British parliament at St. James Palace.
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Take your mind back 27 years ago (we know) to 1995, when the Britpop movement was arguably at its apex.
Two of its brightest stars were bands whose releases helped vault Britpop on to the international stage; Oasis and Blur. Traditionally, two bands who never shied away from a headline-grabbing controversy or two.
And in August 1995, one of the most talked-about and highly-publicised chart battles in Official Charts history took place. The stage was set. Oasis and Blur had a new single each - Oasis' Roll With It and Blurs' Country House. Who would snatch the Official Singles Chart from the other became the topic of intense national debate and the chart battle even earned its own moniker - the Battle of Britpop!
The hysteria began when Blur moved the release date of Country House (the lead single from their fourth album, The Great Escape) up to directly clash with Oasis, who were dropping Roll With It (the second single from (What's The Story?) Morning Glory). The two bands had already fostered an intense rivalry with one another...and the games began.
Of course, as always, the controversy and conversation around the Battle of Britpop was not just about the music. The clash between Oasis and Blur bought many different things into the mix; mainly class and regional divisions, given Oasis hailed from the North and Blur from the South.
But, as with every chart race, there had to be a winner. And this instance, Blur came out on top. Country House debuted at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with sales of 207,000 in its first week. This was more than 50,000 ahead of Oasis, who debuted at Number 2 with Roll With It, with sales of 163,000.
That's just half the story, however. As music fans will know, Blur may have won
following the death of his mother, , the title just got a little more official.On September 10, Charles was formally proclaimed King by the Accession Council in front of , , and key members of the British parliament at St. James Palace.
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BBC Breakfast star Bill Turnbull has sadly died aged 66 after a heartbreaking battle with prostate cancer.
BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull has passed away at the age of 66. His family released a statement with the sad news saying that his death came after the presenter’s battle with prostate cancer which he was diagnosed with five years ago.They wrote: “Following a challenging and committed fight against prostate cancer, Bill passed away peacefully at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family on Wednesday, 31st August”.They continued: “Bill was diagnosed in 2017 and has had outstanding medical care from the Royal Marsden and Ipswich Hospitals, St Elizabeth Hospice and his GP.” Bill became a beloved voice of morning television when he landed his role at BBC Breakfast.The presenter first appeared on the show in 2001 as a weekend host and while he regularly appeared on the weekday version of the show, it wasn’t until 2008 that he became the main weekday presenter. However Bill had actually started his career on radio in 1978 and became a regular on USA radio while corresponding from the region for the BBC.