11 h. ago Legendary band Fleetwood Mac 'in talks' to reunite for 50th anniversary of iconic album

In recent months, there was a lot of speculation about iconic band Fleetwood Mac reuniting to celebrate the 50th anniversary of a fan-favourite album

Culture

12 h. ago Fleetwood Mac in talks for huge reunion for 50th anniversary of classic album

The group have not performed together since 2019, and they were left devastated when bandmate Christine McVie died in 2022.

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39 h. ago Search for remains of Disappeared victim Columba McVeigh moves to new area

It comes ahead of the 50th anniversary of the murder and secret burial of the Co Tyrone teen by the IRA on November 1 1975.

Events

4 d. ago Hilarious BBC blunder as live performance by legendary band Pulp is wrongly subtitled with lines from Miss Marple

A SONG by Pulp was wrongly subtitled with lines from Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple in a BBC blunder. Phrases such as “Morning, Miss Marple. How’s the leg?” accompanied Jarvis Cocker. Hard-of-hearing viewers were baffled as the frontman belted out Spike Island at the Mercury Prize awards ceremony on Thursday night. Subtitles as he prowled the...

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6 d. ago Emmerdale Liv Dingle star Isobel Steele now three years after heartbreaking ITV exit

Isobel Steele played Liv Dingle on the ITV soap from 2016 until the character was tragically killed off in a devastating 50th anniversary special

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7 d. ago London Home of Late Fleetwood Mac Star Christine McVie Sells For Nearly £7 Million

London Home of Late Fleetwood Mac Star Christine McVie Sells For Nearly £7 Million  Mansion Global

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7 d. ago ‘A defining moment of our nation’: Cape Verde goes wild to celebrate historic World Cup spot

By blending diaspora players with homegrown talent the island nation of fewer than 600,000 people has qualified for 2026 tournament On 5 July 1975, the Cape Verdean flag was raised for the first time at Estádio da Várzea in the capital city of Praia, marking the nation’s declaration of independence from Portugal. At that moment, there was no national football team – and no sign of what was to come.Exactly 100 days after the 50th anniversary of independence, the same flag was waved at the very same ground, where crowds gathered to celebrate Cape Verde’s historic first World Cup qualification with the players who had earlier secured the decisive 3-0 win over Eswatini five miles away at the National Stadium. This island nation off the coast of Senegal, with a population of fewer than 600,000, has become the second-smallest country to qualify for the tournament, after Iceland in 2018. Continue reading...

Culture

8 d. ago Larry Lamb talks reuniting with ex Lady Colin Campbell after she detailed 'rampant' affair

EXCLUSIVE: I'm A Celeb legend Larry Lamb has toyed with the idea of going back into the ITV jungle but bumping into more than just critters as he could one day be lined up with his famous ex

Politics

1 week ago Hillary Clinton looks unrecognizable as she shares throwback snaps on 50th wedding anniversary

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated 50 years of marriage to her husband, Bill Clinton, on Saturday, with a nostalgic Instagram tribute from the day they tied the knot back in 1975.

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1 week ago Melania Trump reveals talks with PUTIN... leading to eight children being reunited with families in past 24 hours

First lady Melania Trump said Friday she is working with Vladimir Putin to discuss the well-being of the children in Europe torn away from their families during the Ukrainian war.

Politics

1 week ago Melania Trump says 8 Ukrainian children reunited with families after she talked to Putin

The first lady told reporters she has had an ongoing "open channel of communication" with the Russian hardman for months

Politics

1 week ago Emmerdale icon announces music album in huge career move away from soap

The Emmerdale legend has unveiled a secret talent after starring in the ITV soap for over two decades.

Culture

1 week ago The Waverley paddle steamer saved from scrapheap celebrates record sailing season

The Waverley has seen the highest number of trips in more than a decade on her 50th anniversary with almost 160,000 passengers on board since May.

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2 w. ago The Magnetic Fields at Union Chapel: '69 Love Songs over two nights is staggering'

New York cult band The Magnetic Fields play their legendary album 69 Love Songs over two nights at the reverential Union Chapel

Politics

2 w. ago Iconic David Bowie pic set to become most expensive album artwork ever

This could be the most expensive album artwork ever sold when it goes under the hammer later this month but how did David Bowie come up with the idea for the Aladdin Sane album cover photo?

Politics

2 w. ago Barry McGuigan remembers Thrilla in Manila 50 years on from legendary fight

This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Thrilla in Manila between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Former world champion Barry McGuigan gives his memories on the momentous fight

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2 w. ago Taylor Swift sings about Travis Kelce romance and his 'wood' on The Life Of A Showgirl

The star has dropped her latest record, The Life Of A Showgirl, and it is full of Easter Eggs

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2 w. ago George Michael's estate responds after Taylor Swift featured his iconic track Father Figure on her new album The Life of a Showgirl

Ahead of the record's release on Friday, it was revealed the hitmaker has recorded a song called Father Figure, which shares the same name as George's 1987 track, as well as an interpolation.

Culture

2 w. ago ‘She’s leaning into the idea that her image is a gilded fantasy’: how Taylor Swift embraced the showgirl

Swift, who returns with her 12th album in the guise of the ultimate iconic performer, is the latest pop star to take on the 19th-century traditionTaylor Swift has gone through many evolutions over her 20-year career: the guitar-strummer of her 2006 debut, the wide-eyed New Yorker on 1989, the introspective storyteller of Folklore and Midnights. Her two-year Eras tour established her as the defining entertainer of her generation, and after her recent engagement to American footballer Travis Kelce, one of its biggest celebrities. Now, after an unexpectedly brief hiatus, Swift returns with her 12th album in yet another guise: a showgirl.Swift made The Life of a Showgirl with Swedish super-producers Max Martin and Shellback while touring Europe last year. She described the project as a tribute to her “joyful, wild, dramatic” life as an entertainer, and a look “behind the scenes” of the Eras spectacle. Album imagery by fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott shows Swift bejewe...

Sport

3 w. ago I rewatched the Thrilla in Manila with Muhammad Ali. He still winced at the blows years later

This week marks the 50th anniversary of one of boxing’s greatest fights. As Muhammad Ali’s biographer, I knew the toll the bout took on himIn 1989, with Muhammad Ali sitting beside me, I watched a tape of Ali’s historic triumph over Joe Frazier in Manila, which took place 50 years ago this week.For months, Ali and I had been reviewing his fights for a book I was writing as his authorized biographer. We’d watched Henry Cooper knock Cassius Clay to the brink of oblivion with a picture-perfect left hook. From the vantage point of my living room, that had amused Muhammad. Continue reading...

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