Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Rea gig axed after collapse on the stage
SINGER Chris Rea halted his tour last night after collapsing on stage.
The Driving Home For Christmas star, 66 – who suffered a stroke last year – slumped to the floor mid-song at the Oxford gig on Saturday.
He was said to be “stable” in hospital.
Rea’s show at Brighton last night, on his Road Songs for Lovers tour, was called off and a decision is yet to be made on Tuesday’s Bournemouth date.
Darren Fewins, 46, said the Middlesbrough-born musician had been on stage for 40 minutes.
He said: “He took three or four steps backwards.
“Then he just collapsed on the stage backwards.
“There was no one there to catch him, he just fell into a clump.” PRINCE Harry has reportedly been on a hunting trip with a friend whose shooting skills have earned him the nickname The Boar Terminator.
It is said Harry travelled to Germany to visit the pal, Hereditary Prince Franz Albrecht zu Oettingen-spielberg, who is a renowned marksman.
It is believed they were joined by around 60 others for a hunt.
Fresh from his engagement to Meghan Markle, Harry and a security detail flew from Britain on a private jet, landing at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport before driving to Görlsdorf in Brandenburg, apparently for the hunting party.
He made a similar trip to Germany last year when he was among a group of 50 who set out to shoot wild boar, deer and “just