25 h. ago Atlantic Starr singer Wayne Lewis dies as bandmates pay tribute to R&B legend

Wayne Lewis, who was the lead singer of the chart-topping band Atlantic Starr, has died at the age of 68, the band confirmed in a statement shared to social media

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44 h. ago How to talk to someone who is grieving: a mother who lost her son explains

Katja Faber’s son Alex Morgan was killed a decade ago — a story we delve into in the Standard’s new chart-topping podcast, Killer Privilege . She shares her story of heartbreak, acceptance, and how she has learnt to mourn

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60 h. ago Beyoncé review – a hugely enjoyable concert that adds a ferocious potency to Cowboy Carter

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, LondonThe big hits might be truncated to make way for her latest, country-inflected album – but seen live, these songs sound like a powerful act of protestIt clearly hasn’t escaped Beyoncé’s notice that the meteorological omens auger ill for the first UK show of her Cowboy Carter tour. The weathermen are predicting a thunderstorm, the Tottenham Hotspur ground is noticeably lacking a roof, and she’s no sooner arrived onstage than she’s suggesting that the prospect of rain “ain’t gonna stop the party”.The thunderstorm never comes, but a cynic might suggest the glowering skies, and a sudden downpour – through which the singer will be required to fly on a giant neon-lit horseshoe – act as a kind of metaphor for the fortunes of the Cowboy Carter tour. It’s thus far attracted the usual laudatory reviews – such is the blanket critical acclaim for everything Beyoncé does, you rather get the feeling that were she spotted using a public convenience, there would be a...

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68 h. ago PETER HITCHENS: The police are revolting against the people of this country

Our police chiefs have now quite obviously grown too big for their helmets. Their heads have got too swollen, while their feet have gone soft from lack of contact with the pavement.

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69 h. ago The London socialite. His aristocrat killer. And a mother’s search for justice

The brutal, ketamine-fuelled killing of public schoolboy Alex Morgan shocked the world. In our new chart-topping true-crime podcast, we tell the real story

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3 d. ago Footballer ex of Sugababes star Keisha Buchanan appears in court ahead of trial for assaulting the singer and 'banning her from the gym, watching TV and controlling what she ate'

Taiwo Leo Atieno, 39, is accused of repeatedly assaulting the chart-topping star, banning her from wearing red lipstick, and controlling her every move, from what she ate to when she could shower.

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4 d. ago Netflix true crime thriller slammed by critics as ‘underwhelming’

An intriguing true crime thriller has shot to the top of the Netflix charts, but it has left critics divided

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4 d. ago Netflix’s ‘chilling’ murder mystery shoots to top of the charts despite ‘underwhelming’ reviews

A murder mystery film is currently at the top of Netflix’s movie chart - but is it worth watching?

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5 d. ago Heavy rain and winds hit UK but 31C 'Spanish scorcher' could be on its way

The latest UK weather as forecasts predict the country is set to be hit by a 400 mile-wide heatwave

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7 d. ago Caleb Plant stunned by unheralded Armando Reséndiz in massive upset

Reséndiz wins interim WBA title in major shockPlant outlanded 186–108 in high-volume battleCharlo drops LaManna three times, wins by TKOArmando Reséndiz pulled off a massive upset on Saturday night, defeating former world champion Caleb Plant by split decision to capture the interim WBA super middleweight title at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas.Reséndiz (16-2, 11 KOs) won on two judges’ scorecards by identical 116-112 scores, overruling one card that had Plant ahead 115-113. The 25-year-old Mexican outworked and outlanded Plant over 12 rounds, handing the American his second straight loss and third in his last five fights. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago X Factor's Wagner exposes 'fakery' on controversial talent show: 'Nothing you saw on TV was real'

Wagner, 69, reached the quarter-finals of the show in 2010 in a season that was won by Matt Cardle and also spawned chart-topping boyband One Direction .

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9 d. ago Morgan Wallen review – country’s biggest star sings of whiskey, heartbreak and more whiskey

Roundhouse, LondonPlaying a rare intimate show as new album I’m the Problem tops the charts, the laid-back American singer is hardly groundbreaking – but there are funny, moving momentsMorgan Wallen’s world domination continues apace. The country singer’s last two albums spent 29 weeks at the top of the US chart. This week his latest, fourth offering, I’m the Problem, had the biggest opening week of the year so far in the US as well as going straight in at No 1 in the UK.This prodigious achievement may owe a little to a canny release strategy: streaming metrics mean that longer albums often chart higher, and I’m the Problem weighs in at a staggering 37 tracks. Equally, all 37 are in the US singles chart this week, setting a new record – Wallen is a commercial phenomenon, the biggest country star to cross over to mainstream success since Taylor Swift. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Former CIA chief reveals next country on Vladimir Putin's hit list after Ukraine

Former top spy David Petraeus has warned Vladimir Putin will want to move in on another European country after installing a pro-Kremlin puppet to carry out his bidding in Ukraine

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1 week ago Beautiful European country attracting 4.8m Brits hit with 'risky' FCDO warning

A beautiful country with white-sand beaches, ubiquitous history and acclaimed waterparks aims to attract almost five million British tourists this year - despite a fresh FCDO travel warning

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1 week ago Rick Derringer, ubiquitous guitarist in US pop and rock, dies aged 77

Singer and guitarist scored a US No 1 fronting 60s rockers the McCoys, before work with artists as varied as Barbra Streisand, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper and Weird ‘Al’ YankovicRick Derringer, the singer and guitarist who topped the US charts with his band the McCoys and was a sideman for a host of stars including Barbara Streisand, Cyndi Lauper and Steely Dan, has died aged 77.The news was announced in a Facebook post by his close friend Tony Wilson, who did not give a cause of death. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Biggest Films of 2025: Here are the 11 hit films topping the box office charts so far this year

‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ is out this week and is likely to be one of the biggest films of the year - but can it beat these 11 titles?

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1 week ago The Lumineers Glasgow Hydro Stage Times: Gig set times, support, tickets, setlist, age restrictions

A band famed for thier chart-topping Americana are on their way to Scotland.

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1 week ago Legendary Welsh rocker looks unrecognisable with a greying beard more than three decades after his iconic band's chart

With thick facial hair and a salt and pepper hairline, the 56-year old musician looked vastly different as he stepped out almost thirty years after telling us in no uncertain terms that Everything Must Go.

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1 week ago Spain braces for late May heatwave with 40C forecast in south of country

High pressure and hot, dry air from north Africa to bring temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal for time of yearSpain is bracing for another sweltering end to May, with the mercury in southern parts of the country set to hit 40C (104F) as high-pressure areas and a mass of hot, dry air bring temperatures more than 10C above the seasonal norm.The high temperatures come almost exactly three years after some areas of Spain experienced their hottest May since records began and the temperature at Seville airport reached 41C. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bank holiday washout set to continue everyday this week with heavy showers and 50mph winds

The UK is set for a washout bank holiday with thunder and rain due to hit parts of the country, but Brits could soon be set for a change in fortunes as the sunny warm weather is set to return

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