57 h. ago Russell Martin's admission jolts Rangers transfer plan as Vardy, Darling, Ramazani and Metinho hit the fast track

Transfer arrivals look to be imminent with just days until the Ibrox squad return for pre-season

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68 h. ago Tractor hit by Manchester train 'asked for permission to cross tracks' as more crash details revealed

An investigation has been launched after a train travelling from Manchester struck a tractor near Leominster

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8 d. ago James Blunt reveals famous song he wrote about 'being high as a kite on drugs' and 'stalking someone's girlfriend' bought him a house as he celebrates 20th anniversary

James Blunt revealed the huge purchase he made 20 years ago following the success of his hit song, You're Beautiful, as he celebrated the tracks 20th anniversary. 

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9 d. ago Iggy Pop, 78, goes shirtless for London gig as The Passenger singer belts out hit tracks to a packed crowd in

Iggy Pop, 78, goes shirtless for London gig as The Passenger singer belts out hit tracks to a packed crowd in  Daily Mail

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1 week ago Inside Scots DJ Calvin Harris' big life changes from fatherhood to copyright row

Calvin Harris has been in the eye of the storm recently over his new track Blessings, which has been compared to Chicane's hit Offshore, leading to TikTok debate.

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1 week ago Four people still ‘very ill’ in hospital after Liverpool parade collision, says mayor

Metro mayor, Keir Starmer and Jürgen Klopp express support as questions raised about how car could enter area of celebrationLiverpool parade collision – live updatesFour people are still “very, very ill in hospital” after a car ploughed into fans celebrating Liverpool’s Premier League victory, the city’s metro mayor has said.A 53-year-old British man from the Liverpool area, believed to be the driver of the vehicle, was arrested after the “horrific” incident in Water Street in the heart of the city on Monday. Four children were among about 50 people who were injured when the vehicle careered into the packed crowd shortly after 6pm. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BGT audience member proposes to girlfriend as part of magician’s semi

Magician Harry Moulding has been fast-tracked to the final after guest judge KSI hit the golden buzzer for his act.

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2 w. ago Ed Sheeran reflects on $100M copyright trial as he performs 'emotional' new single inspired by the case for the first time during surprise appearance at Radio 1's Big Weekend

The singer, 34, wrote the track after revisiting an old phone during the lawsuit over his hit 'Thinking Out Loud.'

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2 w. ago ‘Dylan said: teach me that!’ Martin Carthy on six decades of Scarborough Fair – and his new solo album

As the folk icon celebrates his 84th birthday today, he looks back on falling out with Paul Simon, smashing up pianos with Dylan – and the classic song he’s still not got quite rightMartin Carthy has returned to Scarborough Fair. It’s been 60 years since he first recorded the song on his self-titled debut album, and famously taught it (or tried to teach it) to both Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, when they came to watch the young guitar hero playing in the London folk clubs. Dylan transformed the song into Girl from the North Country, while Simon turned it into Scarborough Fair/Canticle, a hit single for Simon & Garfunkel and the opening track on their 1966 album Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.Carthy’s new version is on Transform Me Then into a Fish, his first solo album in 21 years, released on his 84th birthday today. It now has sitar backing from Sheema Mukherjee, giving it a mysterious, spooky edge. “That’s the kind of a song it is. Try not to be scared of it,” said Carthy, who...

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3 w. ago UK on track for driest spring on record as temperatures to hit 25C this week

The UK is not expected to see any significant rainfall over the next 10 days

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