2 h. ago Building the Band review – Liam Payne’s controversial final show is the kind of reality TV that made him

Is it ghoulish to posthumously release this singing contest featuring Payne as a judge? Or a moving tribute? Netflix’s mashup of Love is Blind, The Circle and The Voice certainly claims the latterNetflix’s new series is the latest in a long line of TV shows attempting to talent-spot the next big pop phenomenon. It feels as if the format has been dormant for a while, its role as A&R taken over by social media aeons ago. The glory days of American Idol and The X Factor have passed, and while The Voice trundles steadily on, it has been many years since those on-screen machines churned out the stars they were once capable of creating.Building the Band aims to modernise the format by bolting on parts of other reality TV shows. Its wannabe singers perform to other singers, sight-unseen, who then decide whether they’d like to be in a band with each other, by pressing a button, and collecting “likes”. It is Love Is Blind meets The Circle meets The Voice, though mostly, it is The Voice, ...

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3 h. ago Heavy metal icon dies age 68 as devastated fans pay tribute to 'true legend'

Kevin Riddles, the original bass player of Angel Witch, has died at the age of 68, it has been announced by his former bandmate Kevin Heybourne on Instagram

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16 h. ago Ben Fogle pays tribute to late castaway 'who found joy after losing millions'

David Glasheen, one of the original castaways who featured in the Channel 5 documentary series New Lives in the Wild, has passed away at the age of 81

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19 h. ago Kate Middleton pays tribute to French designers in timeless Dior outfit as she greets Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron

Kate, 43, joined her husband Prince William to greet their guests at RAF Northolt in west London, undertaking the role on behalf of King Charles.

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19 h. ago Pictured: Second boy, 16, who died in railway tracks tragedy as family pay tribute to 'cherished son, grandson and brother'

Jordan Everett was killed along with Joshua Myers, both 16, in Greater Manchester on Thursday last week.

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22 h. ago BREAKING: Second boy, 16, who died in railway tracks tragedy named as family pay moving tribute

Jordan Everett died alongside fellow 16-year-old Joshua Myers in a double tragedy on a railway track near Stockport - his 'devastated' family have paid a moving tribute

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22 h. ago Second boy, 16, who died in railway tracks tragedy named as family pay moving tribute

Jordan Everett's family say they are 'devastated' after he died in Poynton

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23 h. ago Gogglebox star dies as final poignant words revealed and fans rush to pay tribute

One of the stars of Gogglebox has passed away following a battle with dementia, her family have confirmed.

Sport

23 h. ago Gogglebox star dies as harrowing final words shared by family members

Gogglebox Australia star Emily Silbery, known as Emmie, has died aged 96 after a battle with dementia - with her family and former co-stars paying tribute to the TV legend

Events

35 h. ago Portugal stars pay moving tribute to Diogo Jota before Euro 2025 match vs Italy

Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota and his brother Andrea SIlva died in a car accident on Thursday and their compatriots in the women's national side have paid tribute

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54 h. ago Dave Grohl pays tribute to late bandmate Taylor Hawkins for Foo Fighters' 30th anniversary

It's been three years since the 50-year-old Grammy winner - who had an enlarged heart - was found dead at the Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina Bogota in Colombia

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55 h. ago The King's poignant message 20 years on from the 'senseless evil' of 7/7: Charles pays tribute as Home Secretary says Islamic extremism still 'greatest threat' to UK

Charles praised those 'who rushed towards danger to help strangers' and said comfort can be taken from the 'spirit of unity' which allowed the nation to heal afterwards.

Society

64 h. ago Family pay tribute to schoolboy, 16, found dead with another lad on Manchester railway tracks

Joshua Myers, died on Thursday, June 3, after police and paramedics rushed to the tracks near Poynton station at around 10.09pm.

Events

65 h. ago Family pay heartbreaking tribute to 'precious' boy, 16, found dead on railway with friend

Joshua Myers, 16, was found dead on railway tracks alongside his friend on Thursday - his heartbroken family has paid an emotional tribute to the teenager they said was 'incredibly precious to us'

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68 h. ago Richard Gere pays tribute to Dalai Lama at leader’s 90th birthday

Hollywood actor and practicing Buddhist Richard Gere paid tribute to the Dalai Lama at his 90th birthday celebrations in Dharamshala, India on Sunday (6 July).

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68 h. ago Family pay tribute to 'incredibly precious' boy, 16, found dead on railway tracks

Another 16-year-old boy was also pronounced dead at the scene

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3 d. ago Ozzy Osbourne pays touching tribute to Liverpool footballer Diogo Jota at their farewell show

Black Sabbath took to the stage to reunite for one last time in their final ever live performance together amid frontman Ozzy's ailing health.

Economics

3 d. ago Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – epic all

Villa Park, Birmingham The biggest names in rock, from Metallica to Slayer, came to pay tribute to the men who created their entire genre – and even in old age, Sabbath’s sound has bludgeoning forceFireworks burst over Villa Park’s pitch, Black Sabbath wave goodbye, and the inventors of metal leave the stage for the final time. It has not been an epic show – just War Pigs, NIB, Iron Man and Paranoid – but is the farewell this extraordinary band deserve, with an undercard of stadium-fillers and festival headliners come to pay tribute.The returning Bill Ward adds the swing other Sabbath drummers have never managed, Tony Iommi churns out those monstrous riffs, Geezer Butler flits around them on bass, and Ozzy Osbourne is Ozzy Osbourne, a baffled and discomfited force of nature. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne: Back to the Beginning review – all

Villa Park, Birmingham The biggest names in rock, from Metallica to Slayer, came to pay tribute to the men who created their entire genre – and even in old age, Sabbath’s sound has bludgeoning forceThe big farewell in pictures: Metallica, Jason Momoa and Ozzy’s middle fingerFireworks burst over Villa Park’s pitch, Black Sabbath wave goodbye, and the inventors of metal leave the stage for the final time. It has not been an epic show – just War Pigs, NIB, Iron Man and Paranoid – but is the farewell this extraordinary band deserve, with an undercard of stadium-fillers and festival headliners come to pay tribute.The returning Bill Ward adds the swing other Sabbath drummers have never managed, Tony Iommi churns out those monstrous riffs, Geezer Butler flits around them on bass, and Ozzy Osbourne is Ozzy Osbourne, a baffled and discomfited force of nature. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mel B shares first kiss with husband Rory as Mel C pays tribute to newlyweds

Mel B shares first kiss with husband Rory as Mel C pays tribute to newlyweds  The Mirror

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