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  As the world brings in 2023, we asked a number people about their plans for New Years Eve. House party with friends Ben, from Edinburgh, is heading to Glasgow for a house party with friends. He said: "I never like going out on NYE, it's always more expensive and always far too busy." Big night out in Edinburgh planned for some people Adrian, currently living in London, is heading to Edinburgh for the night. He told us, it's always a great occasion in Edinburgh." Is the night always a let down Sophie from Manchester is staying in tonight. She added: "NYE is always a major let down and for me, symbolises the end of the wonderful Christmas period." This is a view supported by a growing number of people. Whilst a house party is the most popular tool for celebration, less people are going out and more people are simply doing nothing. Whatever you're doing, we hope it's a great one. Happy New Year from everyone at the Super News network!

Let's explore the history of one of the world's most unique sporting rivalries We will also examine some of the best matches between the two sides Picture taken from 2021/2022 season What is the Old Firm? The Old Firm is the collective name for Celtic and Rangers. The two clubs are by far the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It has reflected and contributed to, political, social, and religious division and sectarianism in Scotland. As a result, the fixture has had an enduring appeal in all areas of the world. Dominance of Scottish football Between them, the two clubs have won 107 Scottish League championships, Rangers with 55 and Celtic with 52. 74 Scottish Cups, Celtic with 40 and Rangers with 34 and 47 Scottish League Cups (Rangers with 27 and Celtic with 20). Interruptions to their ascendancy have occurred rarely, mainly in the two decades after the Second World War from 1946 to 1965 wh

 Peep Show is a British television sitcom starring David Mitchell and Robert Webb. It was adored by people across the United Kingdom and even became a cult hit in various parts of the world.  A brief bit of history It was broadcast on Channel 4 from 2003 until 2015.  In 2010, it became the longest-running comedy in Channel 4 history in terms of years on the air. It also became one of the most popular programmes in the history of the channel. Let's explore some of our favourite episodes. This list is in no particular order. Before the list, there was the iconic theme tune. Wedding The episode revolves around Mark making a huge mistake by marrying Sophie ("You only get one life, and I've ruined mine") but not before breaking Jeremy's will. The key message in this episode is the bond between the 'El Dude brothers. They both still have each other. This is as close as Peep Show ever gets to being sentimental. Quantocking This episode contains some truly sensati

 What are your thoughts on Avatar: The Way Of Water  It has made reportedly $1bn (£831m) at the global box office in just 14 days, becoming the fastest film to pass the milestone this year. The long-delayed sequel has proved a hit with audiences across the world and is one of only three films to surpass $1bn this year, after Top Gun: Maverick and Jurassic World Dominion. The film picks up after the events of 2009's Avatar. It is the highest-grossing film of all time and box office receipts of $2.97 billion (£2.47 billion).  Watch the trailer for the film below. Credit :  Avatar - YouTube   What did you think of Avatar: The Way of Water? The release of the film has created an incredible amount of discussion online and perhaps proves that the days of "event cinema" are not over yet.  This Twitter user said: "I keep seeing people say they’ve heard nothing about Avatar: The Way of Water, so they just assumed it was bad. This movie doesn’t need any more advertising. I w

 Attention from around the world from music fans is now turning to Glastonbury. We spoke to music fans from across the world to put this list together Picture from  Basil Parylo | Flickr Arctic Monkeys in 2007. Suggestion from John in London Arctic Monkeys achieved a massive feat, headlining the Pyramid Stage a year after the release of their debut album. Despite being new to the festival scene, fans were screaming Alex Turner’s lyrics from the get-go as the band delivered a top-tier set while wearing jeans and trackies. They wrapped up their set with the now legendary A Certain Romance. John said: "They were just so energetic throughout." Kylie Minogue in 2019. This suggestion was put forward by Arabella in Reading The Princess Of Pop played the Sunday Legends slot in 2019. The performance saw a plethora of the best Kylie Minogue songs and an almost constant stream of confetti. Her fabulous set smashed the record for the most-watched Glastonbury performance, with an aver

We now take a look at another icon of sport This time it's Eric Cantona As a footballer, he combined technical skill and creativity with power and goalscoring ability. Upon retirement from football, he got involved in the world of cinema. This article will analyse and examine Eric Cantona's varied career. Transfer from Leeds United to Manchester United The news of Eric Cantona's impending transfer from Leeds to fierce rivals Manchester United was met with hostility from Leeds fans.  However, the transfer was seen as a good piece of business by most football experts. The Yorkshire club had removed a troubled player from their side and got decent money for him even though he played a part in them winning the league during the previous season.  Watch: Eric Cantona's 14 goals for Leeds United Eric The King Cantona made his first appearance for the club on 1 December 1992 in a friendly match against Benfica in Lisbon to mark Eusébio's 50th birthday, wearing the numbe

 As we bid farewell to 2022, many people across the world will be taking the opportunity to make some New Year’s resolutions. This article will explore some of the most popular ideas being put forward. Do more exercise and improve your fitness. Health-based resolutions are believed to be more popular among women than men. Losing weight is also a more popular resolution for women.  Sophie from Manchester in the UK said: "I want to do a lot more running this year. Even a light jog every day will be a massive benefit to my mental and physical health." Save money for the future. Recent research from YouGov states that four in ten people across the United Kingdom who are making resolutions (41%) say they want to save more money. This is up from 30% who resolved to put more money into their savings in 2022. This resolution is again more important to women with 46% saying they hope to save money as part of their plans for 2023 compared to 34% of men.  How many Britons have m

London is known for many things If you're stuck for something to eat, there are many places to visit. Let's explore some of the best and most unique. What do you fancy? Scarlett Green Google says: "Buzzy, bi-level cafe & restaurant drawing on elevated Antipodean-inspired cuisine & drinks. DJ lives near this place, he said: "This is one of the best places to go in that particular part of London. Paladar Google says: "Classy, art-decorated restaurant offering Latin American share plates, cocktails & sidewalk tables." There is a great variety of different options on the menu. For the meat lovers, we'd go for the crispy pork belly, We have yet to try the vegan and veggie options but we've heard good things. Do you want more options. This video from  South East Foodies - YouTube  explores the top 30 places to eat in London Chamisse Google says: "Simple modern restaurant serving traditional Lebanese mezes, salads and meat dishes, plu

Let's explore Major League Soccer The MLS is a football (or soccer) league that is growing in popularity. There are many differences to other leagues from throughout the world. This article will explore these differences and explore some iconic players from the last twenty or so years. A little bit of history Picture credit -  Aftn Canada | Flickr The MLS is the most recent in a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada. It is the predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL). This league existed from 1968 until 1984.  Its history essentially dates back to 1988, when the United States bid to host the 1994 World Cup. The United States governing body for the sport said they would establish a tier 1 professional league in exchange for the right to host the World Cup. In 1993, U.S. Soccer selected Major League Professional Soccer (the precursor to MLS) as the exclusive Division 1 professional soccer

What is David Beckham best known for? In case you didn't know. Who is David Beckham? He is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing ability and bending free-kicks as a right winger, Beckham has been hailed as one of the greatest and most recognisable midfielders of his generation, as well as one of the best set-piece specialists of all time. He is the first English player to win league titles in four countries: England, Spain, the United States and France. Start of his career and development with Manchester United Beckham's professional club career began with Manchester United, where he made his first-team debut in 1992 at age 17.  During the 1994/1995 season, he spent a period on loan at Preston North End. Beckham often talks about this being an important part of his development as a player. With United, he won the Premier League title six times, th

Are you stuck at work but looking for a place to eat?  Next up, we're looking at Glasgow! There are many places to choose from Cafe Wander Google says: "Cheery independent cafe serving simple breakfast and lunch menu, plus homemade burgers and cakes." One reviewer added: "Quirky cafe with lovely soups and selection of wraps panini and sandwiches. I had the delicious steak burrito" Cafe Fame Google describes this place as a "relaxed coffee shop in an art deco space offering espresso, pastries & light Italian fare." There have been over 300 reviews on Google with one stating: "Excellent coffee, a wide choice of delicious sandwiches, pastries and cakes. Helpful friendly staff in a very clean covid safe relaxed atmosphere. We called in three times in two days. One of the best in Glasgow." Mosob Bar & Restaurant Now for something a little different. This East African restaurant is located near Glasgow Queen Street and is adored by

 We hope that you're ready for more train disruption in 2023.  Train passengers across Britain are being warned to expect disruption into the New Year as rail strikes continue. Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) at CrossCountry began a 24-hour strike from 21:00 GMT on 26 December. And more TSSA members at Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains will walk out on Wednesday and Thursday. RMT union members at Network Rail will resume strikes over pay and conditions on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 January. Their latest walkout ended at 06:00 GMT on Tuesday. However, delays continued into the afternoon as services got back up and running. The late handover of engineering works also caused some disruption, including at Paddington. Do the public support the strikes? Dan from Salford said: "The strikes are a massive inconvenience, but I massively support the strikes. Workers need more support and a pay rise!" I support the Nurses, the Ambul

 It has been a memorable year for English cricket. This article will explore a few moments that involves England's men's and women's sides in 2022. Root scores his 10,000th Test run in an England victory There were many highlights for the England test side. One was Joe Root scoring his 10,000th run. Their summer began with a tense win over New Zealand at Lord's as Root got the memorable milestone. Root became the second England player to reach 10,000 runs in Tests - doing so aged 31 years and 157 days. He was the exact same age as his former team-mate Alastair Cook when he reached the landmark. Women's Ashes The Women's Ashes Test ended with one of the most incredible finales that women's cricket has ever seen. Both looked set to snatch victory at various stages of a spellbinding Test match. However, both sides settled for a draw after a rollercoaster day four in Canberra. Watch the highlights in the video below. Ultimately, this was as good as it got fo

 We are going to explore some of the highlights of 2022. First up is a look at how football came home. It wasn't delivered by Harry Kane and Phil Foden, but by Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone.  Chloe Kelly’s winning goal in extra time against Germany at Wembley crowned a first senior title for an England national team since 1966.  The goals in the final were scored by Kelly and Ella Toone, each introduced from the bench. The game management from the players and management took the match away from an experienced Germany team overwhelmed by the Lionesses’ depth of talent.  Kelly’s goal, scrambled in after a corner, was the achievement of a dream and will have inspired many others to play the game of football. A look at the match report from European Super Football Substitute Chloe Kelly got what proved to be the winner after she poked home a loose ball from a corner to send the record crowd of 87,192 wild with ten minutes of extra time remaining. There was a short wait before a VAR chec

 Are you stuck at work but looking for a place to eat?  This range of article will explore some of the best places to go across the United Kingdom. Next up we're looking at Birmingham. Often regarded as England's second city, Birmingham has some amazing options for food. Let's explore the best of them. Grand Central Kitchen This is a small, easy-going outpost serving classic English breakfast alongside wraps, pizza & sandwiches. One reviewer said: "We had breakfast there 2 days running as we were there for the weekend. It was fabulous, greeted us with a smile and a handshake, and showed us to our table, the food was very reasonably priced, the portions more than enough and was very tasty, I didn't take a pic of my full English on the first day but I did of the house omelette (choose 3 toppings) with toast it was around £8 ish. Highly recommend." Land Restaurant This is a Polished space serving international plant-based dishes using seasonal ingredients.

This article will examine the impact of someone that wasn't actually a musician. A man that had a huge impact on the music industry across Greater Manchester and the rest of the UK. Anthony Howard Wilson (known by many as Tony Wilson) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. Tony Wilson was behind some of Greater Manchester's most successful bands. He was one of the five co-founders of Factory Records and the founder and manager of the Haçienda nightclub. Wilson was known as "Mr Manchester", due to his immense work in promoting the culture of Manchester throughout his career. His involvement in popular music stemmed from hosting Granada's culture and music programme So It Goes. Wilson, who intensely disliked the music scene of the mid-1970s which was dominated by such genres as progressive rock and arena rock, saw the Sex Pistols at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade

Are you stuck at work but looking for a place to eat? This article will explore some of the best places to go across the United Kingdom. First up we're looking at the Greater Manchester area Bundobust in Piccadilly Gardens Vegan and veggie food that is sure to warm you from the inside out – Bundobust is an amazing place to go for lunch. There’s an express lunch menu of two dishes for £8.50, including the classic Bundo Chaat, a street snack of broken samosa pastry, and puffed rice, peas, onion, pomegranate, and tomato in tamarind chutney. Found on the edge of Piccadilly Gardens, the interiors are simple but cool. Northern Soul on Tib Street, Northern Quarter Northern Soul’s cheesy delights range from brie, feta, cheddar, and blue cheese – they do it all and stick it in a grilled sandwich. Extra sandwich fillers include pulled port, jalapenos, and onion chutney with sriracha glazed fries on the side – the best bit is, that they’re all under £10. This place is definitely worth a v

 It's time to explore another sporting icon.  This time it's Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff. He is an English television and radio presenter and former international cricketer. Flintoff played all forms of the game and was one of the sport's leading all-rounders, a fast bowler, a middle-order batsman, and slip fielder. He was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket. Following his debut in 1998, he became an integral player for England.  A few years later, Flintoff and a few players became cricket icons across England and Wales. 2005 Ashes series In the Second Test against Australia at Edgbaston in August 2005, he broke Ian Botham's 1981 record of six sixes in an Ashes Test Match with five in the first innings, and a further four in the second innings: he scored 141 runs in total. In the same game, he took a total of seven wickets (across both innings), including the wickets of Langer and Ponti

It's to time explore another icon from the world of music Sir James Paul McCartney is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles. He is regarded as one of the most successful composers and performers of all time, Paul McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre–rock and roll pop to classical and electronica. His song writing partnership with Lennon remains the most successful in history. Born in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and song writing as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock and roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960.  The cute one? Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later involved himself with the Lo

Is this a wise decision? Regulated rail fares in England will rise by up to 5.9% from next March, the Department for Transport has announced. The rise is being capped at a level well below inflation, "to help reduce the impact on passengers", the transport secretary said. The fares will officially rise on 5 March 2023. Before the Covid pandemic, fares were raised in January each year, based on the retail prices index (RPI) measure of inflation from the previous July.The normal formula is RPI plus 1%. However, the government said that rail fare increases for 2023 would be capped at 5.9%, well below July's RPI figure of 12.3%. Like last year, the government is also freezing fares for January and February, so that passengers have more time to buy tickets at the existing prices. Reaction This has resulted in some interesting discussions across social media. George, a pub manager from Manchester, said: "The train services in the country are just not reliable enough. T