08 September 2023

Friday 08 September

2023-09-08

Events

 * 2023 Rugby World Cup begins in France. The defending champions are South Africa, who defeated England in the 2019 (in the UK televised on ITV with live commentary also on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app).
 * First anniversary of the death of Elizabeth II. The Prince and Princess of Wales travelled to St David's Cathedral in Pembrokeshire, Wales to mark the occasion.
 * New releases: Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS, Chemical Brothers - For That Beautiful Feeling, Romy - Mid-Air

Charts

 * Singles: NN1 Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red (2), N2 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (4), N3 Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (1). HNE/N19 Kylie Minogue - Tension (-)
 * Albums: HNE/NN1 Royal Blood - Back to the Water Below (-) N2 Travis Scott - Utopia (5). NE/N6 Slowdive - Everything is Alive (-)