2 h. ago You Me At Six's Josh Franceschi left 'throwing up' hours before final ever concert

You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi revealed that hours ahead of the bands final concert, he was left in a state of panic due to illness but vowed to get on stage

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3 h. ago For the age of Amorim, this Manchester derby feels like a decisive moment

Against a backdrop of internal strife, facing their sky blue rivals provides a struggling team with chance to rebuild the brandThis brave overhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, this collection of generic spires with a massive plastic handkerchief chucked over the top. Three weeks on from first sight of the conceptual drawings for Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s stately pleasure dome, also known as the proposed Manchester United Stadium Soccer Product Hub, there is still a sense of double-take about the whole thing.Early impressions of the new ground ranged from a defunct Venusian mercury mine, to Dubai Butlin’s, to a pointed corporate monument to our divided world. Welcome to the Staff Lunch Arena, embodiment of the 21st-century conviction that if you just stopped buying so many sandwiches and also fired the tea lady you could probably afford a vast and unattainable house. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago ‘The fighter still remains’: Paul Simon kicks off comeback tour in New Orleans

The 83-year-old played his first date of an intimate 20-city tour after quitting live performances back in 2018Paul Simon largely avoided mention of the health problems that had kept him off the road for the previous seven years when the storied singer-songwriter kicked off his return – and evident farewell – tour in New Orleans on Friday.Yet, having strummed and crooned his way through some of his catalogue’s more discreet entries, and having reached a part where he treated the audience to a closing salvo of three of his mega hits, Simon made apparent reference to those issues by letting some lyrics from The Boxer hang in the air. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Proposed state pension age rise could see you work until you're 71

A report says anyone born after 1970 may have to work much longer than they were planning to

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8 h. ago Taylor Swift fan, 16, gets to see idol in concert thanks to once

Keisha Martin spent her 16th birthday in hospital but was still able to see Taylor Swift live in concert thanks to an anonymous German

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11 h. ago Ed Sheeran shocks commuters at King's Cross station as he treats them to surprise gig

The singer, 34, played his acoustic guitar and belted out hit songs including Shape Of You, Perfect and Bad Habits.

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12 h. ago Debenhams slashes price of 'sophisticated' Marc Jacobs sunglasses by 67% in spring sale

Designer sunglasses don't always come cheap, but we've found a gorgeous designer Marc Jacobs pair on sale for a fraction of their usual cost, and will stay on trend for years

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12 h. ago Watch Ed Sheeran surprise commuters with impromptu set at King’s Cross station

Sheeran treated commuters to an impromptu performance in King’s Cross

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13 h. ago Soap spoilers for next week: Emmerdale death teased and Coronation Street proposal

There's some big moments coming up across Emmerdale, EastEnders and Coronation Street next week according to new spoilers, from sad discoveries to a deadly twist

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14 h. ago The horrifying new trend that is 'worse than drinking driving': How young Brits are dying in 'hippy crack' car crashes

Experts have warned of a 'concerning' trend of teens inhaling nitrous oxide - or 'hippy crack' - before getting behind the wheel, with the reckless act leading to multiple deaths in recent years.

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15 h. ago Onlookers say they ‘struck gold’ after seeing Ed Sheeran perform at King’s Cross

The singer performed outside the London station to promote his new single Azizam.

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20 h. ago Four types of PIP claimants with highest chance of £749 award

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed proposed plans to reform Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

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23 h. ago Labour 'plotting to delay AI copyright law for up to four more years'... while tech firms carry on 'burgling' creatives

The government reportedly wants to conduct a full 'technical review' of its proposal to give Big Tech firms an exemption from copyright law when training AI models.

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24 h. ago Perfect: Seven get engaged at one Ed Sheeran gig as singer admits becoming a 'trend'

Ed Sheeran has revealed a trend for public proposals taking place during his concerts - with fans tending to pop the question as he plays popular love songs Perfect and Thinking Out Loud.

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26 h. ago Ed Sheeran reveals very 'awkward' run in with Sir Elton John over unexpected reason

Ed Sheeran and Sir Elton John have been friends for years - but the Shape Of You singer has admitted that he had to have an "awkward" conversation with the older music icon

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27 h. ago Ed Sheeran reveals the 'awkward' conversation he was forced to have with Elton John

Ed Sheeran recently admitted he had to have an awkward conversation with Elton John about how he often mispronounces his name, even though the two have known each other for 15 years.  

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28 h. ago Ed Sheeran's 'Azizam' sparks emotional outpouring from Persian fans despite critics' poor reviews

Ed Sheeran's 'Azizam' sparks emotional outpouring from Persian fans despite critics' mixed reviews"

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29 h. ago The row between Manchester's tallest tower and £150m tourist attraction

'The proposed development does not complement the heritage assets but instead subsumes [them]'

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31 h. ago Ed Sheeran surprises fans with gigs from a London bus and outside King's Cross station

The singer has been busy promoting his new single Azizam

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33 h. ago Raspberry scented weirdness: will Elio be Pixar’s wildest ride to date?

The Inside Out studio’s latest, long-awaited project is a neon-drenched star-straddling adventure featuring an orphan, a tardigrade and a wannabe astronautPixar’s film-makers are famously asked to pitch three unique ideas when proposing new projects. In terms of Elio, unique is very much the operative word. Presumably that pitch went somewhere along the lines of: “A lonely kid is mistaken for Earth’s ambassador by a UN-style council of sentient celestial bath bombs dipped in day-glow glitter and floating in a malfunctioning lava lamp.”If you thought Inside Out, with its candy-coloured Freudian crisis management team, was pushing it, the studio’s latest project may make you suspect Pixar has fully surrendered to the void, and is now making films for children who are made of sherbet and tie-dye, rather than flesh and bones. Continue reading...

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