7 h. ago Elton John declares he will 'fight' President Donald Trump over cuts to AIDS relief spending as he warns 'people's lives are at stake'

Sir Elton John said he is ready to 'fight' and go 'face to face' with President Trump over cuts to AIDS relief spending.

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9 h. ago Elton John in 'awful state' over making album while war is going on in Middle East

Sir Elton John has opened up about making his latest album featuring Brandi Carlile but admits his mind was in two places during the recording due to conflict in the Middle East

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41 h. ago Sir John Curtice: 'Inevitable' the SNP will be at the core of next Scottish Government

The polling guru also says the independence debate could be reignited thanks to the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Politics

63 h. ago Sir Elton John 'cried for 45 minutes' thinking about 'how long he has left'

The Rocket Man singer revealed he was recording a new song when he began to weep after contemplating how much time he has left on Earth

Politics

64 h. ago Sir Elton John slams X Factor as 'worst thing that can happen' in brutal swipe

Music legend Sir Elton John ripped into The X Factor for its mistreatment of artists, and offered some stern but fair advice to artists hoping to break into the industry

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65 h. ago Elton John buys swanky flat in the country to be closer to his eldest son Zachary, 13

Music icon, Sir Elton John, shares two sons, Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, with his Canadian film producer husband, David Furnish, who he has been married to since 2014

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66 h. ago The prized university degree being awarded to Sir John Curtice and Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri

Sharleen Spiteri and Sir John Curtice are among recipients of the honour

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69 h. ago How Elton John became a close friend of the Royal Family: From jiving with the late Queen to becoming part of Meghan and Harry's inner circle

From Rocket Man to Tiny Dancer and all the hits in between, members of the British Royal Family have been long-time fans of Sir Elton John, who turns 78 today.

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5 d. ago Sir Jim Ratcliffe faces 99 Man Utd questions as fan who slammed Glazers changes focus

Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has drawn the ire of John-Paul O'Neill, the fan behind the formation of breakaway club FC United of Manchester in 2005

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6 d. ago Sir Elton John claims 'X Factor is the worst thing that can happen to you in the music industry' as he encourages new artists to 'go and play in a pub' to get a 'backbone'

Instead, the legendary musician suggests new artists 'go and play in a pub' to 'take risks' and get a 'backbone'. In a new interview, he stressed how important playing live is for musicians.

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6 d. ago Sir Elton John slams X Factor as 'worst thing that can happen to you' in music industry

Elton John, who is releasing album Who Believes In Angels on April 4 with American musician and friend Brandi Carlile, advises new artists to go play in a pub

Culture

7 d. ago U2 to make history as first Irish songwriters awarded Ivors Academy fellowship

They follow in the footsteps of artists including Sir Elton John, Kate Bush, Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen.

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7 d. ago Sir John Curtice: Operation Branchform could hit SNP's election spending and stop 'effective ground war'

With a pro-independence majority sitting on a knife edge, Professor Sir John Curtice says the lack of trust in the SNP could make a big difference

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7 d. ago What a dark energy discovery means for the fate of the universe – podcast

Dark energy, the mysterious force powering the expansion of the universe, appears to be weakening over time, according to a major cosmological survey that has thrown the laws of modern physics into doubt. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay how this new finding could shed light on the ultimate fate of the cosmos, and Saul Perlmutter, who won a Nobel prize for his work proving the universe is expanding, describes how the new development could upend assumptions about how this mysterious force operatesSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sir Elton John's health woes in full as he struggles to sign autographs for fans

Sir Elton John has been open about his health conditions over the years, with the star revealing his deteriorating eye health last year

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1 week ago Sir Elton John struggling to sign autographs in latest health battle

The 77-year-old star is reported to have had to simplify his autograph

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1 week ago Sir Elton John's health is 'deteriorating as the singer, 77, is unable to sign autographs properly on new album'

The legendary musician, 77, contracted a severe eye infection in July which left him blind in his right eye, with 'limited vision' in his left.

Culture

1 week ago Age campaigner Alison Clyde to receive honorary degree from Stirling University

The University of Stirling is to award an honorary degree to Scottish age campaigner, Alison Clyde, at its Spring graduation ceremony next week.

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2 w. ago Starmer: Home Office to examine case of couple fined over immigrant in bike rack

Conservative former minister Sir John Whittingdale, who raised the case in the Commons, said the couple should be ‘thanked rather than punished’.

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2 w. ago Sir John Nott who led the recapture of the Falkland Islands as Margaret Thatcher's Defence Secretary left a fortune to his family after his death at 92

Sir John Nott, the former Defence Secretary who played a key role in Britain's response to the Falklands War, left an estate valued at £2 million to his family following his death at the age of 92.

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