7 h. ago John Swinney leads tributes to Sir Tom Farmer after 'outstanding' businessman's death

John Swinney paid an emotional tribute to Sir Tom Farmer after the businessman's death at the age of 84.

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12 h. ago When was the last time the Eurovision Song Contest was held in the UK?

With the 69th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest fast approaching, you may be thinking to yourself, when was the last time the United Kingdom hosted the famous singing competition?

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29 h. ago BBC music star who entertained millions dies aged 74: Tributes pour in after musician's sudden death

He was best known for his work with the BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC Proms, the Highgate Choral Society and the London Chorus.

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29 h. ago Trombone player on one of the most famous pop songs of all time leaves behind just £1,000 in his will after his death aged 79

Peter Bassano was among the performers on a 1968 hit single that topped the charts worldwide and sold an estimated 8million copies.

Economics

32 h. ago US grants asylum to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, reports say

Donald Trump has directed officials to grant refugee status to Afrikaners who he claims suffer discriminationThe US has granted refugee status to 54 white Afrikaner South Africans, who could arrive as soon as Monday in Washington DC, where they will be welcomed by government officials, according to media reports.Donald Trump suspended the US refugee settlement programme in January on his first day in office, leaving more than 100,000 people approved for resettlement stranded, having fled war and persecution in countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Afghanistan. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Carry On TV legend leaves £25,000 in his will to supermodel daughter

The Doctor Who and The Sweeney star and Star Wars voiceover performer died at the age of 80 and has been fondly remembered by one actress in a touching tribute

Economics

37 h. ago Eurovision 2025: we pick the best Eurovision songs of all time

‘She could sing the phone book’ - our picks for best Eurovision songs 🎙

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50 h. ago James Foley, director of Fifty Shades sequels and Glengarry Glen Ross, dies aged 71

The film-maker, whose credits also included many Madonna music videos, died of brain cancerDirector James Foley, whose credits included Glengarry Glen Ross and the Fifty Shades sequels, has died aged 71.According to the Hollywood Reporter, his death was confirmed by his representative who said he died “peacefully in his sleep earlier this week following a years-long struggle with brain cancer”. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago Having a child has been both the most transformative and mundane experience of my life | Rebecca Varcoe

Parenthood has opened the door to a new kind of love – one not necessarily more sacred or pure than the love for my friends, parents and husbandGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailTwo years ago I fell pregnant and within five weeks I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum, a medical condition that causes extreme nausea and vomiting. It lasted my entire pregnancy and that year was (almost) the worst of my life. Now, I keep being told the relief of no longer being sick is the main reason I enjoyed the first year of my child’s life so much.Shortly after my baby was born, I started seeing social media content about Charli xcx’s song “I think about it all the time” and its articulation of the apprehension many women have about becoming mothers. I have recently started back at work and miss my child terribly. It’s the unhappiest I have been since she was born, around the same time Chappell Roan said none of her friends with children were happy.Sign up for the fun stuff with our ...

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55 h. ago Baywatch icon who worked with Pamela Anderson dies at age 77... just 12 days after his wife's death

He died only 12 days after his wife of 31 years, Linda, passed away making it a double tragedy for the Nichols family. Paul was a publicist in 1991 when he helped the show from being canceled.

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3 d. ago Liam Payne left a £24m fortune which will be controlled by Cheryl

Liam Payne's former partner Cheryl has been granted the power of administration of the late singer's estate following his tragic death last year at the age of 31

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3 d. ago MSC Virtuosa 'murder': Emergency 'call for help' blasted as man 'on stag do' killed in 'fight'

The MSC Virtuosa set sail from Southampton for a two-night mini cruise to Bruges in Belgium - but hours in, a brawl reportedly broke out, resulting in the death of a man aged in his 60s

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4 d. ago Tributes pour in for former Fulham footballer after his sudden death aged just 37: Teammates say 'he was the best of us'

The former Fulham and AFC Wimbledon goalkeeper, who made 23 appearances for his National Team, died after being in coma for weeks.

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5 d. ago Trump administration offers $1,000 to undocumented immigrants to leave US

DHS claims payment will be issued after individuals leave the US and it has been confirmed through their appUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has announced a new program offering a $1,000 payment to people in the US without immigration status as an incentive to return to their home country voluntarily.The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) outlined the initiative on Monday, pledging “financial and travel assistance” to undocumented immigrants who agree to leave the country using an app called CBP Home. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The song voted the UK’s favourite – for the seventh year running

For the seventh consecutive year, George Michael's "Careless Whisper" has claimed the top spot as the UK’s favourite song, according to Smooth Radio's All Time Top 500 poll.

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5 d. ago Child actor Millena Brandão dead at 11 after suffering ‘multiple heart attacks’

Brandão appeared in Netflix’s ‘Sintonia’

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5 d. ago John Oliver on Trump deportations: ‘usually blatantly racist and always cruel’

The Last Week Tonight host decries Trump’s fearmongering on immigration and disregard for the rule of lawJohn Oliver took a deep dive through the Trump administration’s brutal and bewildering campaign of deportations on Sunday evening, starting with the White House’s “nauseating social media posts”. Posts to the official White House Instagram account include a video of shackled people led on to a plane soundtracked to the song Closing Time by Semisonic, along with the caption “you don’t have to go home but you can’t stay here.”The track “obviously isn’t the right song choice”, the Last Week Tonight host said. “The right song choice would be no song at all, because deportation Instagram reel is a combination of words that should never exist, like ‘Oscar winner Mr Beast’ or ‘Stephen Miller nudes’ or ‘Bill Belichick speaks about his relationship with 24-year-old girlfriend.’” (Semisonic has denounced the choice of the song.) Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Kula Shaker on making Govinda: ‘Crowds would sing the lyrics as, “Go cash your giro giro”’

‘It was great to get a song that’s entirely in Sanskrit on Radio 1. It has a power that’s beyond us. We’re just the vessels’It’s not our song; it’s as old as the hills. The first time I heard it was in a Krishna temple as a kid. George Harrison was the first person I know of who recorded it – it’s the last track on 1971’s The Radha Krsna Temple album. We were all living together as a band in Swiss Cottage, London, and that record got played all the time. So I had it absorbed. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Charley Scalies, The Wire and The Sopranos actor, dies at 84

The Philadelphia-born actor played Thomas 'Horseface' Pakusa in 'The Wire' and Coach Molinaro in 'The Sopranos'

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6 d. ago The 1% Club wipes out ALL finalists with ridiculously tricky question

The 1 Percent Club dramatically knocked out all of its players on Saturday night with a particularly tricky question, leaving the £97,000 prize pot unclaimed by the five players.

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