25 h. ago Simon Cowell insists BGT audition 'wasn't set up' and vows to take lie detector test

During an appearance on This Morning, Simon Cowell addressed concerns over Max Fox's impromptu audition on Britain's Got Talent being a 'set up'

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49 h. ago Anne visits grave of British officer honoured with VC for Gallipoli gallantry

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie is buried where he was killed by a sniper after leading a successful beach landing in April 1915.

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5 d. ago In a difficult year being unemployed, I learned what success really means | Sunil Badami

For most of that year, I didn’t tell anyone. I didn’t want to burden them with my troubles. And, to be honest, I felt ashamedFrom finance to academia, on radio and TV and even in a Kings Cross sex shop, I’ve had a diverse range of jobs, most largely freelance, casual or contract.I loved doing new things, learning new skills and meeting new people. I was so busy for so long, with so many contracts overlapping each other, that I often didn’t have much time for anything else. By August 2023, I was burnt out.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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1 week ago Watch Ed Sheeran embrace Persian traditions and Farsi in behind

Ed Sheeran learned the Beshkan, or Persian snap, and studied Farsi pronunciation in behind-the-scenes footage from his upcoming music video accompanying his new song "Azizam."

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1 week ago Gemma Collins leaves commuters gobsmacked with surprise new career

Gemma Collins has dabbled in many things throughout her career - including car sales, clothing boutique owner, reality star and author - and now she can add pianist to the list

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1 week ago Gemma Collins leaves commuters gobsmacked with surprise piano performance

The Only Way Is Essex legend Gemma Collins showed off a secret skill - piano playing. She was filmed tinkling the ivories, and singing with a gospel choir, in front of shocked commuters at London's Liverpool Street Station

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2 w. ago Gemma Collins stuns commuters with surprise piano performance at busy London station

The 'GC' surprised commuters at London's Liverpool Street station with her piano playing as she took part in a day-long music session alongside fellow celebs

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2 w. ago Gemma Collins surprises commuters with her piano skills at Liverpool Street Station

The TOWIE favourite took part in a 24-hour pianothon, showcasing her surprisingly impressive skills

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3 w. ago Ed Sheeran shocks commuters at King's Cross station as he treats them to surprise gig

The singer, 34, played his acoustic guitar and belted out hit songs including Shape Of You, Perfect and Bad Habits.

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3 w. ago Watch Ed Sheeran surprise commuters with impromptu set at King’s Cross station

Sheeran treated commuters to an impromptu performance in King’s Cross

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3 w. ago Onlookers say they ‘struck gold’ after seeing Ed Sheeran perform at King’s Cross

The singer performed outside the London station to promote his new single Azizam.

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3 w. ago Ed Sheeran surprises fans with gigs from a London bus and outside King's Cross station

The singer has been busy promoting his new single Azizam

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3 w. ago Olly Alexander stuns fans as he performs duet with lookalike at London train station

Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander surprised commuters at St Pancras station as he belted out a duet with his lookalike double, who was performing a live busking set

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3 w. ago ‘Meta has stolen books’: authors to protest in London against AI trained using ‘shadow library’

Writers will gather at the Facebook owner’s King’s Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI modelsAuthors and other publishing industry professionals will stage a demonstration outside Meta’s London office today in protest of the organisation’s use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence.Novelists Kate Mosse and Tracy Chevalier as well as poet and former Royal Society of Literature chair Daljit Nagra will be among those in attendance outside the company’s King’s Cross office. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lumo aims to treble London train services with routes to Manchester, Scotland and West Country

King’s Cross operator wants new services from Euston and Paddington

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4 w. ago 'Professional thief' swiped bag from senior Tory Sir David Davis during £15k crime spree at London's busiest train stations, court told

Abderrahim Mamma, 28, allegedly stole Sir David's bag at King's Cross Station on November 4 last year.

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last month Huge UK pop star surprises train riders with impromptu gig in unrecognisable disguise

One of the UK's most successful music artists surprised subway commuters in New York by performing an impromptu gig while disguised in a black hoodie, wig, and sunglasses

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last month Sabrage at Lafayette review: 'an onslaught of flexing, frotting and twerking'

Sabrage has landed in King’s Cross with some dazzling of circus and burlesque routines but audience participation demands too

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