43 m. ago Christopher Bucktin: I watched America burn for George Floyd

For a moment, it felt like history had shifted after George Floyd's murder. America had turned a corner on accountability. But now, five years on, the country is asking: what really changed?

Events

95 m. ago BBC Casualty's Barney Walsh flooded with congratulations following exciting news

Things are on the up for Bradley Walsh's son Barney as fans rushed to comment on the update

Events

1 hour ago Pete Doherty's Libertines bandmate issues major health update after 'toe amputation' scare

Pete Doherty's health has been a cause for concern in recent months, after the musician was warned that he risked having his toes amputated if he didn't change his ways

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1 hour ago Russell Mael: ‘Describe myself in three words? One handsome dude’

The Sparks singer on shoplifting red liquorice as a child, a head-to-head with Godzilla, and underselling his life storyBorn in California, Russell Mael, 76, and his brother, Ron, first recorded under the names the Urban Renewal Project and Halfnelson, before becoming Sparks in 1972. Two years later, they relocated to London and had a hit with their song This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us. More recently, they composed a radio opera, The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, collaborated with Franz Ferdinand in supergroup FFS, and released a film, Annette, which won five César awards in 2022. Their 28th studio album is Mad! and their tour comes to the UK in June. Mael lives in California.What was your most embarrassing moment? Signing away the rights to my life story to a major motion-picture company for a sum that I have since been told was way below the market rate. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Escape to The Country's Nicki Shields had to ‘prove myself’ as she shares ‘pride’ over new role

Former Escape to The Country presenter Nicki Shields has forged a very successful career on screen, but it's her latest roles in a completely different genre that sees her ooze with pride

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1 hour ago Josh Taylor insists he has gone from hunted to being the hunter as Tartan Tornado targets win to reignite boxing career

The 34-year-old takes on Ekow Essuman in Glasgow after successive defeats in the ring

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2 h. ago Ronan O'Gara's mind blown as Cardiff horror incident sees fans say same thing

'You are very, very lucky,' said Andy Goode of Sam Underhill.

Events

2 h. ago Callum O'Hare hopes it's third time lucky as Sheffield United head into £200m Wembley showdown

Fate has not been kind to Callum O'Hare at Wembley for the last two years - but he hopes Sheffield United will enjoy a change of fortune in the £200million promotion shoot-out with Sunderland

Economics

2 h. ago What happened to 90s star Maria McKee? Singer, 60, who topped the charts with Show Me Heaven and was pals with U2 and Johnny Depp admits she found touring 'horrible'

Now aged 60, after a career spanning five decades, Maria has revealed that she hasn't just slowed down, she's stopped altogether.

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2 h. ago Cody Gakpo: ‘If I want to keep growing in football, I’ve got to keep my mind open’

The Dutch forward talks to Jamie Braidwood about strengthening family ties to Togo, faith, finding a home in Liverpool and taking inspiration from Mohamed Salah

Politics

2 h. ago Children with special needs in England may lose legal right to school support

Exclusive: Schools minister declines to rule out replacing EHCP documents as part of plans to change Send systemHundreds of thousands of children with special needs could lose their legal entitlement to extra support in schools in England under plans being considered by ministers, a move that campaigners warn could force thousands more pupils out of mainstream education.The reforms relate to education, health and care plans (EHCPs), statutory documents families have relied on for more than a decade to guarantee their children’s right to support for conditions such as autism spectrum disorder and mental health issues. Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Heartbreak for 90s boy band as sole survivor pays moving tribute

LFO once topped the charts with carefree summer anthems, but behind the music lies a story of unimaginable loss.

Events

2 h. ago Amanda Holden shares sweet snap as Britain's Got Talent panel taken over by judges' children

Amanda Holden has shared a mock up shot of Britain's Got Talent mini-mes in the judges chairs - made up of her daughter, Simon Cowell's son and Alesha Dixon's children

Events

3 h. ago Does your man have dreaded lizard skin? How to banish unsightly blemishes and get rid of 'skin Krispies'

Mary Killen is famous for her matchmaking skills, but older men who ignore unsightly bumps and blemishes are making her task harder. Take better care of your skin, chaps

Politics

3 h. ago Actress Diane Kruger reveals the 'ultimate gift' that changed her life

She waited until she was 42 to have a child - then found herself faced with judgmental parents. Now DIANE KRUGER is in a new TV drama about toxic playground politics.

Politics

3 h. ago Lewis Hamilton’s name change shock, Monaco winner’s net worth, F1 star's dating history

Sir Lewis Hamilton has once again been named as the UK's richest active sportsperson, but the F1 star's life has seen a lot happen away from the track

Events

4 h. ago Your Freeview TV gets new channel and a trio of changes in latest shake

Freeview is refreshing things and here's what's new.

Politics

4 h. ago My cultural awakening: a punk band told me quit drinking. So I did

As a teen, I was surrounded by binge culture. But then a band called Minor Threat taught me it was radical to be sober – and it changed my lifeI started drinking when I was 14. It was how we’d have fun as kids in Aberdeen – I didn’t come across any youth clubs or anything particularly productive. You drank beer or alcopops in some shady lane, and you drank so quickly that you’d get drunk but then be sober enough to get home at 11pm so your parents wouldn’t notice anything. It wasn’t drinking for pleasure: binge drinking was just what everyone – regardless of social groups – seemed to be doing.During my teenage years I worked at a newsagent and I would read Kerrang! every week, which was extremely formative for me in discovering music. It’s incredible how many new bands I was introduced to, and just how my music taste evolved – from nu-metal bands such as Korn to Rage Against the Machine and, most influentially, Fugazi. Continue reading...

Culture

4 h. ago ‘Something has gone very wrong’: how the carers scandal was exposed

A Guardian investigation revealed how hundreds of thousands of people were plunged into debt – and some criminalised – for looking after their loved onesOne February afternoon in 2016, Sir Robert Devereux, at the time the most powerful official in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), was stopped by a junior colleague as he walked through the car park of a civil service office in Preston, Lancashire. Was he aware, the worker asked, about the problems with carer’s allowance?Devereux, on a flying visit to the DWP outpost, asked for details and promised to look into it. A few days later, Devereux’s office received a long and detailed note, complete with 80 anonymised case studies, setting out how years of shortcomings in the administration of the carer’s allowance benefit had wasted millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money and inflicted untold hardship and misery on thousands of unpaid carers. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago Coleen Nolan 'reeling' at Loose Women cull as stars 'fight for their jobs'

One of Loose Women's most beloved presenters, Coleen Nolan, is said to be 'blindsided' by the revelation of huge changes to the show which she has been a part of for 25 years

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