8 h. ago Legendary 70s musician tragically passes away just weeks before tour as 'heartbroken' bandmates and fans pay tribute

Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen has sadly passed away his 'heartbroken' bandmates have announced in a statement, just weeks before the group's US tour.

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9 h. ago Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen tragically passes away aged 69 just weeks before tour as 'heartbroken' bandmates and fans pay tribute to the 'brilliant musician'

Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen has sadly passed away his 'heartbroken' bandmates have announced in a statement, just weeks before the group's US tour.

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23 h. ago Dave Allen dead: Gang of Four bassist dies weeks before band due to tour

Band members of Gang of Four have paid tribute to bass player Dave Allen who has died at the age of 69 just weeks before a planned farewell tour was due to begin

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57 h. ago Bucks Fizz star forced to pull out of gig as they're stranded on ship in middle of ocean

Cheryl Baker, an original member of the group Bucks Fizz, will miss a gig with her band this weekend as she can't get back to the UK in time

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3 d. ago Dead man's coffin set on fire by 'rivals' in front of grieving mourners at wake

Gang members set fire to a dead rival's coffin as mourners paid their last respects to the deceased man, who was killed in a gun fight with police as he and others tried to ambush rivals

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5 d. ago Skunk Anansie to headline The Independent’s stage at The Great Escape Festival

Rare intimate performance will take place a week before the release of the band’s first album in nine years

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6 d. ago Teenage girl shot dead in north London in feud sparked by social media humiliation, court told

17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, shot dead in Tottenham, may not have been intended victim of gang feud, trial hears

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9 d. ago Horror final moments of lad shot dead in kitchen by gang as family still haunted

Michael Rainsford was shot dead in his family's home by two brothers who were seeking revenge.

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9 d. ago Horror final moments of lad shot dead in kitchen next to dad in gang feud gone awry

A family's life was turnred upside down following the horrific shooting of their beloved son Michael Rainsford with his social media following impacting the case

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2 w. ago Exact Date UK set to be hotter than Greece as temperatures climb to 18C

Temperatures will soar next week as a fresh band of high pressure, coming in from the Atlantic, will send the mercury rocketing - to peak on Wednesday

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3 w. ago Gang member gunned down behind Coatbridge pub taunts rival about dead brother on TikTok

Ryan Chalmers, who was shot in the legs in Coatbridge, north Lanarkshire in 2014, has resurfaced online to take aim at another thug who has fled to Dubai

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