Lineker was temporarily

on accusations of "illegally supplying state secrets overseas".Chart-topping indie rockers Franz Ferdinand and acclaimed singer-songwriter Adele Sandé are to kick off a year-long major celebration of music.

The two acts, both BRIT Award winners, will launch the Sunderland Year of Music 2025-2026 in June.It will mark Franz Ferdinand's return to Wearside for the first time in more than a decade, while Sunderland-born Sandé - formerly known as Emeli - will be making her stage debut under her real name.The gigs will kickstart a week of special live events across the city.

Like Sandé, Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos spent his early years in Sunderland before moving to Scotland.However, the last time his band played in the city was in March 2014.

Their self-titled debut album won the 2004 Mercury Prize and their sixth, entitled The Human Fear, was released in January this year.

They are due to play the Glastonbury Festival a few days after their Sunderland show.While the firm said there was no drought or plans for a hosepipe ban, it added "everyone can help by seeing how water can be saved around the home and garden as the warm weather continues".

There was a "medium risk" of drought if there was not enough rainfall in the coming months, the firm added.It said it was "working hard behind the scenes to make the very best use of its water resources".

"This includes using its vast interconnected system of treatment works and pipes to move water from one part of the region to another to 'top up' areas that are lower and tackling leaks."United Utilities, which supplies water to about seven million people in the region, said a person used a daily average of about 140 litres, and spending less time in a shower could save 12 litres per minute.