93 m. ago ‘We wouldn’t still be playing if we’d got stinking rich’: the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail hunting

An appetite for self-destruction left Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies hugely influential but financially insecure. They’re back with a big show and their first album together since 1995‘There isn’t one songwriter, and so the flavour of the band is always going to change,” says Dave Vanian, reflecting on 50 years of the group of which he has been the sole constant member, the Damned. “Captain Sensible is a great fan of syrupy pop music and prog and glam rock. So his writing is very poppy, melodic and quite wonderful. My writing is more melodramatic, more theatrical. And Rat Scabies was a mod who really loved bands like the Who. That melting pot would either not work at all, or be an absolute firecracker.” As the history of the Damned attests, it has, on occasion, been both.There have been three break-ups: in the late 70s, late 80s and early 90s; Sensible and Scabies have had repeated spells out of the band; Scabies only started working with them again in 2022, after 27 ...

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2 h. ago Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia

Economics

2 h. ago Man Utd transfer news: Bruno Fernandes exit decision as deal for goal machine 'approved'

Manchester United look to have a busy month ahead as the January transfer window starts to heat up, with Michael Carrick potentially tasked with incomings and outgoings in his first month at the helm

Economics

2 h. ago Some young MAGA men are taking drugs and altering their bodies to look like Newsom and not JD Vance

An emerging internet sub-community of men values physical looks over all other character traits, and goes to extreme lengths to transform their bodies, or ‘looksmax’

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4 h. ago James Van Der Beek ditches 'impossible' New Year's resolutions amid cancer battle as fans hail actor's 'healthy' appearance

Clad in a cozy grey sweater and white t-shirt, the actor argued that winter is the perfect time for 'cocooning' and not setting fitness goals.

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4 h. ago Dining with his Tory colleagues last week, Robert Jenrick must have felt like Judas at the Last Supper: ANDREW PIERCE takes us inside the build

There was an unmistakable frisson at the Carlton Club, the inner sanctum of the Conservative Party, last week.

Politics

4 h. ago Love Island: All Stars villa is rocked as bombshell Scott van

The long-awaited new series of Love Island: All Stars finally kicked off on Thursday with the public pairing up the returning Islanders.

Events

5 h. ago WWII bomb discovery in Plymouth building site forces 800 people to evacuate homes overnight

The wartime bomb is being removed from the site and those living close to the removal route have been evacuated from their homes overnight as work is carried out

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7 h. ago The Traitors star opens up on betrayal after exit saying 'I wanted to slap him'

The Traitors contestant Adam didn't hold back after his dramatic exit on Thursday

Politics

7 h. ago Love Island fans shaken as 'vile' bombshell Scott leaves star 'close to tears'

Scott Van Der Sluis arrived as a late bombshell and immediately laid into Sean Stone for a reason fans could not figure out.

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7 h. ago Strictly's La Voix pokes fun at Claudia Winkleman exit in Traitors job tease

The drag queen previously asked Claudia on the BBC dancing competition where she could hand in her CV

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8 h. ago BBC The Traitors star fumes over betrayal after exit 'I wanted to slap him'

Adam became the latest Faithful to be murdered by Traitors Rachel and Stephen on Thursday

Politics

9 h. ago Former Rangers kid takes Macclesfield inspiration as he aims to grasp 'lost' Ibrox opportunity

Former Rangers academy player will finally step onto Ibrox turf almost seven years on from exit

Politics

9 h. ago Traitors star forced to leave BBC show immediately but fans saw it coming

The latest Traitors exit came as no surprise to viewers

Politics

9 h. ago Two Traitors stars booted from castle after set destroyed with chainsaw

Two BBC contestants have been removed from The Traitors castle following an explosive roundtable and a horrifying incident with a chainsaw and a glass window

Politics

10 h. ago Emmerdale fans concerned as missing character is replaced amid Ray's murder

As Emmerdale's DS Walsh looks into the murder of Ray Walters and the drama with Celia Daniels, fans have been left perplexed about a different detective who has vanished

Events

10 h. ago Family pay heartbreaking tribute to university student, 20, who suddenly vanished from campus as body found in water

THE family of a university student who vanished from campus have paid tribute to their "everything" after a body was found in water nearby. Connor James Calleja, 20, went missing from Lincoln University in the early hours of Sunday morning. Local police confirmed on Tuesday that they made the grim discovery of a male body...

Society

10 h. ago 'Unrecognisable' Coronation Street child star sets record straight after exit fears

Coronation Street star Jude Riordan shared an update with his fans this week

Politics

10 h. ago Moment delivery man removes water bottles from doorstep of Kent home that's been left without supply for more than a week

The bizarre Ring doorbell footage was captured outside the home of Sam Purslow, 35, from Tunbridge Wells, who has been without water for over a week due to issues at South East Water.

Society

10 h. ago SARAH VINE: Jenrick has proved he's a morally vacant coward you can't trust with power... while Kemi's shown an unflappable core of steel

Kemi Badenoch's decision to fire Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet and remove the whip has, I'm afraid, been a long time coming.

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