3 h. ago Swiss Eurovision star: I would love for Celine Dion to be in Basel

Dion has stepped away from touring in recent years, due to increasing health issues while living with stiff-person syndrome.

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4 h. ago Salvage operation of 'cursed' Bayesian super yacht halted after diver, 39, is killed while horrified colleagues watch on CCTV

Rob Huijben, 39, died as he worked to remove a boom hinge from Bayesian's trademark 237ft mast at a depth of 160ft as preparatory work for the lift began on Friday.

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6 h. ago Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at age 73

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6 h. ago Excess belly fat ‘impairs learning, memory and emotion control in teenagers’

Researchers said the findings are “particularly alarming” given the importance of adolescence when it comes to brain development.

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7 h. ago Duke and Duchess of Sussex have ‘fun date night’ at Beyonce concert

The US pop star is touring her Grammy-winning album Act II: Cowboy Carter.

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8 h. ago The moment I knew: I heard her sing for the first time and awe ran through me

Alyssia Algeri and her new girlfriend knew they shared a love of music. But everything changed when Elissa started singing Adele’s One and OnlyIn 2023 I made my regular queer pilgrimage from Melbourne to Sydney to strut the streets at Mardi Gras in flared pink pants. With my best friend in tow we moved through the masses of glittered faces.We stumbled on a house party – the balcony overflowing with people dancing. Partygoers littered the street below, praising the DJ as they hung from trees and danced on car roofs, waving their rainbow fans in sync with the music. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago European football: Kane and Bayern lift trophy as Müller says goodbye

Kane scores opener against Mönchengladbach in 2-0 winBochum and Holstein Kiel relegated from BundesligaBayern Munich eased past Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 in the Bundesliga as the champions’ club legend Thomas Müller bade farewell in his final home game after 25 years at the club.The 35-year-old Müller, who came through the Bayern youth ranks to win dozens of titles including a record 13 league crowns and two Champions League trophies, was the focus even before the start. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Sir Rod Stewart 'escorted to car after five hours of heavy boozing' on wild night out

Music icon Sir Rod Stewart has proved he still knows how the party as he was filmed leaving a bar in the early hours while being escorted by three of his minders

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12 h. ago Southampton claim point to avoid ‘worst team in Premier League history’ tag

Pep Guardiola has an extremely fond memory of St Mary’s Stadium. It was here on the final day of the 2017-18 season that he watched Gabriel Jesus score a stoppage-time winner to ensure Manchester City finished as the Premier League champions with a record 100-point haul. It was a number at the opposite end of the spectrum that provided a prominent subplot this time.Southampton kicked off on 11 points, level with the lowest haul in the competition – that collected with apologies by Derby in 2007-08. Could Southampton, who had suffered so much, get something to lift them clear of the unwanted association? Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Jamie Oliver's warning to anyone just about to throw out £2.48 kitchen scrap

Jamie Oliver has urged home cooks not to throw away the Parmesan rind of a block of cheese, as it can serve a very important purpose when whipping up a hearty batch of soup

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13 h. ago Yungblud says he's 'calmer than ever' after confronting his demons and taking up boxing

EXCLUSIVE: The singer, 27, is coming out fighting with his new music - and he's not shying away from the hard topics to climb the charts either

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14 h. ago Wrexham stars 'trapped in lift' during wild promotion party laid on by Ryan Reynolds

Wrexham are currently toasting a third successive promotion in Las Vegas courtesy of their famous co-owners, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney - and they've been celebrating hard

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16 h. ago Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump's deportation plan

More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain and worried

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16 h. ago ‘Ich komme!’ The smutty Eurovision songs that dodge the censors

From ensuring your swearwords are in languages other than English to outrageous euphemisms, contestants in the famously camp extravaganza have ways to avoid being toned down When the winner of this year’s Eurovision song contest is announced shortly before midnight next Saturday, it won’t be the first climax of the evening. “I’m coming / I’m coming,” a scantily clad Lithuanian will announce in the chorus of her song. Australia’s male entrant will invite listeners to “sh-sh-shake me good” so they can get “a taste of the milkshake man”. And Malta’s submission is going to prompt the audience to shout the word “Kant” – due to it sounding like a rude English term for female genitalia.After the 2024 edition of the world’s largest live music contest was largely overshadowed by political positioning over the war in Gaza, many artists at this year’s event in the Swiss city of Basel are returning to what they like to do best: celebrating the act of lovemaking in pop songs. Because even though...

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16 h. ago Country music singer dies aged 73 after being admitted to hospice care as family pay tribute

The Texas-born singer, who had a string of number one hits in the 1970s, passed away on Friday after being admitted to hospice care.

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16 h. ago Johnny Rodriguez dead aged 73 as family pay emotional tribute to country music star

Johnny Rodriguez was best known for the smash hit Riding My Thumb To Mexico.

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17 h. ago Country music legend Johnny Rodriguez dies as heartbroken family pay tribute to star

Country music has lost one of its brightest stars as singer Johnny Rodriguez has passed away at 73, with his devastated loved ones branding him as "irreplaceable"

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17 h. ago US Air Force creating AI chip the size of rice grain that 'mimics human brain'

Modern warfare could change forever if scientists are successful in creating a new AI chip that will be used in mini drones. Terrifyingly, it will mimic the human brain

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17 h. ago Baxter Dury enters his brat era: 'I want to escape the trap of mature man music'

Baxter Dury’s new album Allbarone is a dancefloor filler resulting from a love of Charli xcx and a producer who wouldn’t listen to him

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17 h. ago Johnny Rodriguez dead: Country music star dies as family pay emotional tribute

Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at the age of 73, with the Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico singer's family confirming the sad news in a social media post

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