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  Oasis will kickstart their long-awaited worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff on Friday, their first concert in almost 16 years. Brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher will perform together for the first time since their dramatic split in 2009, when they appear at the Welsh capital’s Principality Stadium. The brothers announced the Oasis Live ‘25 tour last August, starting with two dates in Cardiff on Friday and Saturday, before heading across the UK and Ireland. Doors are expected to open at 5pm, with Cast and the Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft in support. Former members of the group are expected to make a return, with Andy Bell on bass, and Gem Archer and Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs on guitars. Noel was spotted getting off the train in Cardiff on Tuesday, while a drone display spelling out the band’s name could be seen over the stadium on Wednesday. Fans across the city have also heard what they believe to be rehearsals in the Principality throughout the week. The reunion announcement came ...

  Councils will have to agree targets to improve the number of children ready for school, under new plans to be announced by the Education Secretary. Bridget Phillipson will decry “a national scandal” when she speaks at a Government regional improvement conference on Friday. Ministers have previously set a target of 75% of school children being “school-ready” by 2028. As part of the Government’s plans, Ms Phillipson will confirm that all local authorities will have to work with Whitehall to agree targets that could improve school readiness in their area. Officials have pointed to wanting to bring down the number of children starting school in nappies or unable to hold a pencil as part of their plans. A tool focused on school readiness data will also be launched this autumn, designed to help schools support children through their Reception year, and will be demonstrated at the conference. Ms Phillipson is expected to tell school leaders: “How can there be a fair race to success in o...

  Mourners are to gather to honour Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota at a wake in Portugal on Friday morning, a local parish priest has said. The 28-year-old father of three, who had married his long-term partner Rute Cardoso just 11 days ago, died in a car crash in Spain alongside his brother Andre Silva after a Lamborghini they were travelling in veered off the road and burst into flames following a suspected tyre blowout. The pair were found dead following the crash on the A-52 in Palacios de Sanabria near the city of Zamora at 12.40am on Thursday. Jose Manuel Macedo, parish priest at the Igreja Matriz de Gondomar in Sao Cosme, told the PA news agency in a translated message that a wake for the brothers will take place on Friday at the nearby Capela da Ressurreicao before their funeral at the Igreja Matriz on Saturday at 10am. The wake is expected to begin late in the afternoon. Liverpool manager Arne Slot said the “sense of shock is absolute” for the club. “Diogo was not just our...