Singer who replaced Olly Murs at Take That concert thought offer was a 'joke'
Monday, 6 May 2024 A Scottish singer plucked from obscurity at the last minute to replace Olly Murs as the opening act for Take That in Glasgow has told Sky News he thought the life-changing opportunity was a "joke".
Sir Keir Starmer receives a standing ovation as he states the “Scottish people stand with the people of Ukraine”. Speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow the prime minister says: "Nobody wants the bloodshed to continue, least of all the Ukrainians”. Sir Keir insists “Britain will take a leading responsibility, we have to be ready to play our role if a force is required in Ukraine, once a peace agreement is reached”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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