It's a real blast from the past, with photo including some of the cast from the hit show and a number of former Wales rugby internationals

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Competing against Beyoncé, Future and others in the melodic rap category, the open-minded young vocalist explains how he ‘manifested’ his successFrom BelfastRecommended if you like Drake, Bryson Tiller, Cash CobainUp next New music anticipated in early 2025Standing among legends such as Beyoncé, Future, the Weeknd and Erykah Badu in the nominees for this year’s best melodic rap performance Grammy is Jordan Adetunji (pictured above), a 25-year-old from Belfast. While the Academy defers to Beyoncé at almost every opportunity, Adetunji could nab it with something he made in his bedroom. Continue reading...

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Thames Valley Police's Major Crime Unit has launched a murder investigation following the deaths of two women in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, on Christmas Day. A man and boy were also injured, while a dog was killed

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Passengers made their final video calls to loved ones before the tragic jet crash as evidence is piling up today that Russian air defences hit the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane.

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The monarch, 76, filmed his special message from a former hospital chapel in London to emphasise the link with the nation's vital healthcare community.

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George Murdoch, 58, known as Dod, was brutally murdered by his last-ever passenger on September 29, 1983.

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World Darts Championship sponsors Paddy Power are paying out huge sums to a fan if a player can land a nine darter - with Luke Littler narrowly missing out at Ally Pally

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A fan of the hit BBC show Gavin and Stacey has shared a "hidden" detail from the finale on TikTok, and people are in hysterics over it – and say it's the little things that really make the show

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Busy central London roads shut as attempted murder investigation continues  Yahoo News UK

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The Home Office spent over £5,000 on sniffer dogs to investigate a bedbug infestation at its Westminster headquarters

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Barry Hearn was inspired to get checked after a campaign launched by Prostate Cancer UK and Paddy Power in conjunction with the ongoing PDC World Darts Championship.

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Security personnel and three armed men killed in clashes in Tartus province, a former Assad stronghold, say monitorsFourteen security personnel from Syria’s new authorities and three armed men were killed in clashes in Tartus province after forces tried to arrest an officer linked to the notorious Sednaya prison, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The monitoring group said the clash broke out in Tartus, a stronghold of the ousted president, Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority, on Wednesday, and was sparked by the attempted arrest of the former prison official. Continue reading...

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Manchester City have been long linked with a transfer for the Newcastle United midfielder

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So much of early 2000s ‘indie’ music was nothing but a backward-looking rerun of movements pastYou’ve probably noticed it by now: the smeared makeup in fashion editorials, the “messy girl” style of gen Z celebrities like Olivia Rodrigo, and the dance-y, LCD Soundsystem-esque sound of artists like the Dare and well, LCD Soundsystem, whose reunited lineup seems to be playing shows every night now.The no-longer-so-niche pop star Charli xcx further foregrounded it with her breakout hit Brat this past summer, an album whose inescapable promotional cycle improbably combined an embrace by the Harris/Walz presidential campaign – cue Jake Tapper trying to explain “brat summer” to your parents – and a birthday party photographed by none other than aughts-era shutter bug the Cobrasnake in his trademark high-flash, low-res style.Each artist fits the mold of a bygone trope. Ryan Adams was the self-professed ‘wannabe beat poet guy,’ fitting the chain-smoking mold of folk predecessors like Bob Dyl...

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We are told that weight loss can be accomplished with a simple injection. This year it was revealed that sales of drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy are expected to hit £120 billion globally by the 2030s.

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Mohammed Kudus is being linked with a move to Manchester City but West Ham head coach Julen Lopetegui is calling on the Ghana star to focus more on his defensive work

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Stranger Things star David Harbour is said to be coping with his marriage split from Lily Allen 'day by day' as his past hardships have prepared him for the heartbreak

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Gavin and Stacey co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones have opened up on the shock twist that ended the final episode of the hit sitcom.

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Gavin and Stacey finally came to an end with a feature-length festive finale on Wednesday, with fans quick to laud the 'perfect' conclusion, 17 years after the iconic BBC comedy first hit screens.

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Sun Chanthy also barred from running for office, in latest case to target critics of governmentThe leader of a Cambodian opposition party has been sentenced to two years in jail and banned from running for office after he was found guilty of inciting social disorder, in the latest legal case to target government critics.Sun Chanthy, the president of the Nation Power party, was found guilty of the charge at a court in Phnom Penh. He also faces a fine of 4m riel (£800) and has been stripped of his right to vote or stand for election.AFP contributed to this report Continue reading...

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