4 h. ago Ian McKellen delights fans with surprise appearance at Scissor Sisters gig

The 85-year-old actor took to the stage to recite spoken-word vocals for the band’s hit song Invisible Light.

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13 h. ago Russell Mael: ‘Describe myself in three words? One handsome dude’

The Sparks singer on shoplifting red liquorice as a child, a head-to-head with Godzilla, and underselling his life storyBorn in California, Russell Mael, 76, and his brother, Ron, first recorded under the names the Urban Renewal Project and Halfnelson, before becoming Sparks in 1972. Two years later, they relocated to London and had a hit with their song This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us. More recently, they composed a radio opera, The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, collaborated with Franz Ferdinand in supergroup FFS, and released a film, Annette, which won five César awards in 2022. Their 28th studio album is Mad! and their tour comes to the UK in June. Mael lives in California.What was your most embarrassing moment? Signing away the rights to my life story to a major motion-picture company for a sum that I have since been told was way below the market rate. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Tragic final moments of famous drummer killed in San Diego jet crash revealed... six years after he dodged death

The jet crashed into the street and burst into a fireball, killing all six people on board.

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36 h. ago Snow Patrol fans are only now realising what 'Chasing Cars' means after 19 years

Snow Patrol fans are only just realising the meaning behind their hit song "Chasing Cars", which was released 19 years ago. It turns out some people have been ignorant for years

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55 h. ago San Diego plane crash: 'Multiple' people dead as aircraft crashes into residential street

Neighbours report ‘loud boom’ with homes evacuated

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67 h. ago Washington shooting: Terrorism police swarm city street as two people killed in horror attack

The man and the woman were shot dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum near Penn Quarter, Washington DC, and police have warned members of the public to avoid the area

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3 d. ago Busker performs hit song in the street before people realise who he is

A resurfaced clip shows a man busking for coins in the street, performing a legendary song to passers-by - but it takes them a while to realise who it is that's singing

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5 d. ago Jessica Simpson returns to live TV for first time in 15 years to help crown new American Idol

Singer performed her new song ‘Blame You’ and her hit cover of ‘These Boots Are Made for Walkin’

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7 d. ago ‘It's close to an epidemic': Hollyoaks and Queer as Folk stars on Manchester's chemsex scene

'I know for a fact that I could go on to Canal Street any night of the week and there would be people taking a range of drugs'

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1 week ago ‘Cheeky, kind and full of life’: Mum pays tribute to boy, seven, killed in drugs lab explosion as man jailed

Reece Galbraith jailed for 14 years after explosion in Newcastle terraced street that killed two peopleA man operating a cannabis drugs lab which caused an explosion in a terraced street has been jailed for 14 years for the deaths of two people, including a seven-year-old boy.The boy, Archie York, was asleep in the flat above the drugs lab being run by Reece Galbraith, 33, when the blast happened in the Benwell area of Newcastle in the early hours of 16 October 2024. Continue reading...

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1 week ago These high street sandals look exactly like the £610 designer pair fashion people come back to year after year

There are some equally chic and more affordable alternatives available on the high street this season, from brands like Dune and Mint Velvet.

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1 week ago Katy Perry fans baffled after learning 'real' words to hit song after 17 years

One of Katy Perry's biggest hits has been going viral on social media recently, and it's made some fans realise they've been singing the wrong words for almost two decades

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2 w. ago The moment I knew: I heard her sing for the first time and awe ran through me

Alyssia Algeri and her new girlfriend knew they shared a love of music. But everything changed when Elissa started singing Adele’s One and OnlyIn 2023 I made my regular queer pilgrimage from Melbourne to Sydney to strut the streets at Mardi Gras in flared pink pants. With my best friend in tow we moved through the masses of glittered faces.We stumbled on a house party – the balcony overflowing with people dancing. Partygoers littered the street below, praising the DJ as they hung from trees and danced on car roofs, waving their rainbow fans in sync with the music. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Steve Irwin's son Robert weighs in with wild take on viral '100 men vs one gorilla' debate

The conservationist, 21, said he 'couldn't believe' he was chiming in on the conversation after being asked the question repeatedly - even being stopped by people on the street.

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2 w. ago Derby stabbing: Witnesses heard 'screaming' as 'family man' knifed to death in Lloyds bank

A man, aged in his 30s, has tragically died after he was attacked inside Lloyds Bank in St Peter’s Street, Derby, in the middle of the afternoon with two people arrested

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3 w. ago Onlookers 'petrified' as man swings machete in street and threatens to 'stab' people

The terrifying incident was witnessed by a couple who were coming back from a day at the beach and locked their car doors in fear

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3 w. ago Eurovision 2025 TV and radio schedule confirmed by BBC with days to go

The hit song competition is celebrating 69 years on air as it returns to Switzerland

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3 w. ago Lennon Miller owns best Scotland player 'rogue shout' as he's hit with epic one liner after initiation song

Miller He understands the vast majority of this football-mad nation took no issue with one of our finest talents talking himself up

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3 w. ago UK's Eurovision entry gives unique take on hit song from Netflix show

Remember Monday have recorded a cover of a track from the Netflix film about the competition

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3 w. ago King Charles issues statement after nine people were killed when 'car ploughed into crowd at Vancouver street party'

A message from Charles was posted on social media after a vehicle is reported to have entered the street where the Lapu Lapu Day festival was taking place just before 8.15pm on Saturday.

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