3 d. ago Cannabis changed me, claims 'sword killer who hacked boy aged 14 to death after hallucinating that his cat was causing "Armageddon"', court hears

Marcus Monzo, 37, admitted that he had been using cannabis 'extensively' which had changed his personality and caused a mental health decline.

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4 d. ago Surprising age gap between Kerry Katona, 44, and her new hunky boyfriend is revealed

It was revealed on Thursday that the former Atomic Kitten star, 44, had moved on from her ex Ryan Mahony with Paolo Magaglione after meeting during the filming of Celebs Go Dating.

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4 d. ago US fast food chain 'that beats KFC' set to open 45 new restaurants in UK

The chain opened its first UK restaurant in 2021 at the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, London - but now, the fast food giant as confirmed its plans to expand with even more UK sites

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5 d. ago Beach Boys genius Brian Wilson hailed as a 'true giant' by music legends

Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Bob Dylan were among the famous faces paying tribute to Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson following his death at the age of 82

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5 d. ago ‘He taught the world how to smile’: Brian Wilson bandmates pay tribute along with Bob Dylan, Elton John and more

Beach Boys members Al Jardine and Mike Love give lengthy tributes to late songwriter, with Jardine calling him a ‘humble musical giant’• Brian Wilson: a life in pictures• Twelve of Brian Wilson’s greatest songsFollowing his death aged 82, Brian Wilson’s Beach Boys bandmates have been among those paying tribute to one of the great figures in American popular music.Speaking to the BBC’s Today programme, Al Jardine described Wilson as “a real gentleman, a real musical intellect, who taught the world how to smile.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Whether wistful or euphoric, Brian Wilson made pop’s most overwhelmingly beautiful music

He was the Beach Boys’ resident genius, seeping melancholy into even peppy teenybopper hits. Beyond all the myths about his life, that brilliance is still intoxicatingBrian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82Brian Wilson: a life in picturesIt’s fair to say that no one who bought the Beach Boys debut single in 1961 would have realised they were in the presence of genius. Surfin’ sounded exactly like what it was: one of dozens of cheap, hastily-recorded singles released on a tiny independent label to cash in on the burgeoning craze for surf music, albeit a regionally-successful example of type. You might easily have expected to never hear of the band who made it again.But the 19-year-old Brian Wilson was determined – he was the taskmaster that had relentlessly drilled his unwilling younger brothers Carl and Dennis into learning to harmonise – and a quick learner. The leap in quality between Surfin’ and its 1962 follow-up Surfin’ Safari was striking. The ...

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6 d. ago Beach Boy Brian Wilson wrote 'greatest song of all time' but battled demons

The Beach Boys singer Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82 - Wilson was the eldest and last surviving of the three musical brothers who formed the American rock band in 1961

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6 d. ago Brian Wilson dead aged 82: Tributes paid to legendary Beach Boys singer and songwriting genius

‘We are at a loss for words right now’, his family said as they announced the death of the hugely influential musical star

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6 d. ago Twelve of Brian Wilson’s greatest songs – from surf to psychedelia and beyond

Elaborating classic pop and doo-wop into divinely beautiful and inimitable hitmaking, these are some of the late musician’s most unmistakable masterpiecesBrian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82Although co-written with Gary Usher, this reflective hymn to isolation was pure Brian autobiography, conceived as the pressures of pop success loomed. “I had a room I thought of as my kingdom,” Wilson said, “somewhere you could lock out the world.” The domain in question was the Wilson family’s music room where Brian slept “right beside the piano”. Part-inspired by the Charms’ 1956 doo-wop hit Ivory Tower, which the Wilson brothers sang themselves to sleep with, In My Room sonically recreates Brian’s feelings of sanctuary by blending his brothers’ sweet-sad harmonies with finger cymbals, harp glissandi and Santo & Johnny-style Sleep Walk guitar. Soothing yet eerie, the song spoke to the nation of 60s teenagers whose only refuge was their bedroom, and whose ...

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6 d. ago Brian Wilson dead: Beach Boys singer and songwriting legend dies aged 82

‘We are at a loss for words right now’, his family said

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6 d. ago Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson dies aged 82 as family 'lost for words'

“We are at a loss for words right now”

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6 d. ago Brian Wilson dead: The Beach Boys star dies at 82 as family share tear

The Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82, his family have announced in a tearful tribute shared on social media

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6 d. ago Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82

Musician, who suffered from mental health problems, wrote and produced the 1966 album Pet Sounds – seen by many as the greatest album of all timeBrian Wilson, the Beach Boys musician, songwriter and producer who created some of history’s most purely beautiful pop music, has died aged 82.In a post shared on Instagram on Wednesday, Wilson’s family wrote: “We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved father Brian Wilson has passed away. We are at a loss for words right now. Please respect our privacy at this time as our family is grieving. We realize that we are sharing our grief with the world. Love & Mercy.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson dies aged 82 as family share 'grief with the world'

The Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson has died and his family have announced the sad news after it was revealed last year that he was battling a disease similar to dementia

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6 d. ago Boys accused of murdering teen on his way to football appears in court

Three boys, two aged 14 and one aged 16, appeared at Manchester Youth Court.

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8 d. ago Stabbed boy, 14, who ran to house for help, named and pictured as murder arrests made

Ibrahima Seck, 14, has been named as the teenager who was stabbed to death in New Moston, Greater Manchester, yesterday - two boys aged 14 and 16 have been arrested on suspicion of murder

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8 d. ago Murder inquiry as boy, 14, stabbed to death in 'horrific incident'

Two boys, aged 14 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of murder

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1 week ago 'Link a railcard with your Oyster': Londoners share their life hacks for living in the capital

From joining community centres to figuring out where the tube doors open, the internet has all the answers

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1 week ago Kirsty Gallacher hits out at people who say she 'looks amazing' for 49: 'It really p****s me off'

The presenter, whose boyfriend Darren Clayton is 10 years her junior, believes that age matters less in the modern world and that she is as young as she feels.

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1 week ago Father and son, aged 27 and 53, appear in court accused of murdering boy, four, killed in pickup truck crash that also injured his dad, mother and baby sister

Patrick Maughan, 53, and Owen Maughan, 27, of Darenth, Kent, appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates' Court to each face four charges over the fatal crash near Dartford

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