18 h. ago A British hippie era Sixties icon who mysteriously vanished without trace 35 years ago presumed dead is ALIVE... as Mail tracks elusive singer down to new life in California

Licorice McKechnie's mesmerising performance with The Incredible String Band at the most celebrated concert of the decade turned her into a sixties icon

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3 d. ago At least 42 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off coast of Libya

Seven survivors have been located after the vessel's engine failed in high waves several hours after it departed from Zuwara, a coastal city northwestern Libya

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3 d. ago At least 42 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya, says U.N.

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya last week, with 42 people missing and presumed dead, the U.N. migration agency said

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3 d. ago 'Skilled' sailor who 'vanished' in Bermuda Triangle resurfaces after going silent

A sailor feared to have vanished without a trace in the notorious Bermuda Triangle is now expected to safely reach Puerto Rico by Sunday, her relieved mum has revealed

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3 d. ago Boy George reveals Tracey Emin was in ‘early rehearsals’ with Culture Club

The singer said Dame Tracey decided band life ‘wasn’t for her’.

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6 d. ago Last bid to solve mystery of boy, three, who disappeared 80 years ago

Peter was playing with his brother and sister when he vanished without a trace

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6 d. ago Vanished without a trace: ANDY WEBB reveals the damning BBC dossier that could prove its cover

Before the infamous Panorama interview in which he lured Princess Diana onto primetime TV through a series of lies, Martin Bashir was more or less a nobody in media circles.

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7 d. ago Dad 'comes back from the dead' as family notice him breathing at his funeral

A 70-year-old Indian man presumed dead began breathing again just as his family prepared for his funeral, after mourners had gathered and news of his passing had spread online

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9 d. ago Michael: first trailer unveiled for controversial Michael Jackson biopic

Star will be played by the real-life singer’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in a film that will ‘humanise but not sanitise’ himThe first trailer for the Michael Jackson biopic has landed online after reports of a troubled production.Filming on Michael had been completed in May 2024 and the film had originally been scheduled for release in April 2025, a date that was then pushed to October, but reshoots were needed in the June, pushing it once again, to April 2026. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How a gruesome urban myth derailed the search for missing Blackpool schoolgirl Charlene Downes

Charlene Downes, 14, vanished without a trace from her home town of Blackpool more than two decades ago.

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2 w. ago ‘It’s taken me seven albums of material to get to the point where I’m playing rooms like this and I f***ing love it’

Tom Odell’s Wonderful Life Tour proves that the Another Love singer can perform arenas with ease

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2 w. ago Tom Jones' wife's poignant last wish after standing by him through affairs

Tom Jones' wife Linda was the 'love of his life' and the pair were childhood sweethearts - but the singer also had hundreds of affairs

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2 w. ago Tom Jones' wife's tragic final request before death after standing by him through affairs

Tom Jones' wife, Melinda, was the love of his life and the pair were childhood sweethearts - but the singer had hundreds of affairs, including with Miss World contestant Marjorie Wallace

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3 w. ago What happened to Gogglebox pair who vanished after one series?

Gogglebox has seen a number of families and friends take part in the Channel 4 show over the years, but some of them have vanished without a trace

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3 w. ago 'Charlotte Church was so excited when I proposed to her but six weeks later we broke up'

Charlotte Church became the latest victim on Celebrity Traitors, with the singer often commanding media attention for her personal life

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3 w. ago The Celebrity Traitors’ Charlotte Church breaks silence after savage ‘murder’ and reveals surprise benefit to show axe

SHOWBIZ recluse Charlotte Church admits today that her faith in stardom has been partially restored — after her “murder” last night on The Celebrity Traitors. The Voice of an Angel singer, who retreated from public life a decade ago to set up a wellness sanctuary, said she loved her stint back in the spotlight with...

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3 w. ago ‘At night, his guitar comes into my mind’: Amadou and Mariam’s surviving singer on life after losing her husband and musical partner

As Amadou and Mariam, the blind couple tenaciously carved out a career as one of Africa’s biggest global acts. Now, after Amadou’s death this year, his wife tells the story of their first posthumous albumOn 4 April, Amadou Bagayoko died suddenly, aged 70, in Bamako, Mali. The country’s ministry of culture announced the news. Thousands attended the funeral, including former collaborators Manu Chao, Youssou N’Dour, Malian–French rapper Mokobé and Congolese superstar Fally Ipupa, all paying homage to a man they knew as an uncle, a blues-guitar giant, a leader, a friend.“I miss him so much,” says Mariam Doumbia, his wife and musical partner of 44 years in the duo Amadou and Mariam. “We did everything together. We travelled together. We composed together. The sound of his guitar is always between my two ears. Especially at night, it comes into my mind. Even right now, I just heard it.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Taylor Swift continues to make chart history with The Life Of A Showgirl as it retains number one album in UK for second week

The singer continues her domination, securing a rare double victory with The Life Of A Showgirl topping the Official Albums Chart, while Ophelia maintains its reign on the Official Singles Chart.

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last month Life after Liam Payne: How the One Direction singer's inner circle have dealt with their grief one year on from his tragic death at the age of 31

It has been a year since the music industry was rocked by the tragic news of Liam Payne's death.  

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last month Unseen Bohemian Rhapsody verses to feature in Freddie Mercury lyric book

Drafts of other Queen hits and photos from singer’s private archive will also feature in A Life in LyricsHis voice is one of the most distinctive in pop history and now the words Freddie Mercury sang are to be given the rock star treatment in a lyric book that will also include unreleased songs and alternative versions of Queen anthems.A Life in Lyrics will feature abandoned verses for Bohemian Rhapsody and drafts of Don’t Stop Me Now. The material, taken from Mercury’s personal notebooks, has been released by Mary Austin, the singer’s former fiancee and closest friend. Continue reading...

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