Leeds
Jack Whitehall adds extra dates to UK tour – and tickets are only £25
With two nights at the First Direct Arena.
Comedian Jack Whitehall has announced he will be touring the UK with a brand new show this summer, and tickets are just £25 for a limited time only.
The award winning comedian, actor and writer has said that this will be his most “personal” tour to date, and after three sell-out arena tours he is keen to get back on the road.
Upon announcing, Jack Whitehall said: “This is my most personal show yet, with plenty of material about the big changes that have happened in my life. It’s about my struggle to settle down gracefully.
"I’ve got a long-term partner, a ridiculous dog and am now hurtling towards middle aged without a clue. It’s about a foppish man-child’s cack handed attempt at adulting!”
After his first announcement for the tour attracted huge attention, Whitehall has announced extra dates for his 'Settle Down' tour.
And for a limited time only, the tickets are selling for just £25 each so act fast and grab yourself a bargain here.
The full tour dates are as follows:
Saturday 27 May: Swansea, Swansea Arena
Sunday 28 May: Norwich, Theatre Royal
Wednesday 31 May: Northampton, Royal and Derngate
Tuesday 13 June: Brighton, Brighton Centre
Wednesday 14 June: Brighton, Brighton Centre
Thursday 15 June: Brighton, Brighton Centre
Friday 16 June: Bournemouth, BIC
Saturday 17 June: Leeds, First Direct Arena
Sunday 18 June: Leeds, First Direct Arena
Monday 19 June: Glasgow, Hydro
Tuesday 20 June: Sheffield, Utilita Arena
Wednesday 21 June: Manchester, AO Arena
Thursday 22 June: Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
Friday 23 June: Newcastle, Utilita Arena
Saturday 24 June: Manchester, AO Arena
Sunday 25 June: Liverpool, M & S Bank Arena
Tuesday 4 July: Cardiff, International Arena
Wednesday 5 July: Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
Friday 7 July: Birmingham, Utilita Arena
Saturday 8 July: Birmingham, Utilita Arena
Sunday 9 July: Cardiff, International Arena
Monday 10 July: Cardiff, International Arena
Friday 14 July: London, The O2
Saturday 15 July: London, The O2
Sunday 16 July: London, The O2
Read more: Jack Whitehall announces TWO nights at First Direct Arena for new comedy tour ‘Settle Down’
Leeds
Here’s how you can get FREE Tony’s Chocolonely and Yorkshire Tea in Leeds next week
Clementine Hall
In honour of National Chocolate Week, two big brands are joining forces.
Fancy a freebie? Silly question, of course you do.
Tony’s Chocolonely and Yorkshire Tea have joined forces for National Chocolate Week to ask Brits to declare themselves a ‘Melt’...yes, really.
It comes after the brands discovering a new Gen Z dunking trend, with research finding that 80% of 18–24-year-olds say chocolate is their preferred tea-dunking treat.
To understand why the perculiar pairing has become so popular, the brands recruited Associate Professor of Psychobiology, Dr Lorenzo Stafford, to investigate what happens when tea and chocolate come together.
Associate Professor, Dr Lorenzo Stafford said: "It's fascinating to see how much thought Brits put into what makes a great dunk. Flavour, texture and temperature all shape how we experience food, and the combination of hot tea with melting chocolate creates a particularly enjoyable sensory experience.
"When it comes to dunking, tea and chocolate have great chemistry so it’s no surprise young people have embraced it."
If you want to try it out for yourself, then you can for free - but there is one catch.
From Monday 19 to Friday 23 October, anyone who walks into one of Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds and says ‘I'm a Melt’ will get a free mug of Yorkshire Tea and bar of Tony's Chocolonely.
Not only that, but the first 100 customers will also get a limited-edition ‘Melt’ cap.
Yorkshire Tea & Tony’s Chocolonely said of the partnership, “Brits love their tea and their chocolate and now the science shows why. This National Chocolate Week, we’re inviting everyone to give it a go, embrace their inner Melt and discover just how well chunky chocolate and a proper brew can work together.”
Read more: A 1970s-inspired cocktail bar is coming to Leeds this month from the team behind some of the city’s best bars
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Leeds
Leeds Bradford Airport strikes will NOT go ahead following ‘late offer’ over pay
Clementine Hall
This weekend's strikes at Leeds Bradford Airport have been cancelled.
Around 130 workers were set to walk out this weekend, Unite said, but this has been suspended to allow air traffic controllers to consider a new pay offer.
The Unite members planning on to go on strike were a mixture of air traffic control workers, customer experience staff, security staff and cleaners.
The workers involved in the dispute had recently come out of a four-year pay deal, with some of the departments having fallen behind other airports in equivalent roles.
Pay talks have been happening since December 2025, with the airport's formal offer not going far enough to address the lack of pay parity which led to the decision to strike.
However, as of yesterday 15 October, the workers have been given new pay offers from the airport and the strikes will not take place to allow a ballot on the offers.
Air traffic controllers and hourly paid staff are being balloted separately on their respective offers.
Unite regional officer Neil Whitaker said: "After receiving offers from Leeds Bradford Airport, we have suspended this week’s strike action in good faith to allow members to vote on pay deals.”
In a statement, Leeds Bradford Airport said: "While the ballot process continues with certain members of our frontline colleagues, we remain hopeful that a positive outcome can be achieved and that an agreement can be reached which works for everyone involved.
"Regardless of the outcome of this ballot, LBA has a robust contingency plan in place and will be operating as normal this weekend.
"Our focus remains on supporting a smooth and reliable experience for customers while maintaining safe and efficient airport operations."
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