77 m. ago Jack Black’s A Minecraft Movie song becomes shortest track to enter UK charts

The song Steve’s Lava Chicken has a running time of just 34 seconds.

Culture

2 h. ago Sex Pistols star's shock meningitis coma 'helped' him in wife's Alzheimer's battle

Punk rock icon Johnny Rotten has revealed he is keen to duet with Taylor Swift, despite having infuriated Swifties with his harsh criticism of the 'incredibly dull' star

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3 h. ago Hundreds of hungry customers queue outside legendary takeaway for classic chippy tea on Good Friday

While some families will be racing to get on the road or on a flight this Good Friday, droves of people lined for an hour to get their hands on a tasty meal from a chip shop in South Tyneside.

Economics

3 h. ago Strictly star's secret health battle which once left her unable to walk

Olympian Montell Douglas has spoken out about the agonising health condition she's been battling for years, and even forced her to be hospitalised and unable to walk

Society

3 h. ago Police hunt twisted owner who dumped over 80 dogs, cats and a chicken in faeces covered home

Revolting images show the inhumane condition dozens of animals, including 78 springer spaniels, who were left to fend for themselves after officers raided the property in Bristol

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4 h. ago The Latest: Trump administration takes aim at Harvard international students and tax

President Donald Trump’s administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status

Politics

4 h. ago Joe Thompson's devastated wife pays heartbreaking tribute to former Man United starlet in emotional Instagram post after he lost his battle with cancer

Thompson's wife Chantelle, the mother of their two children Thailula and Athena Rae, paid tribute to her husband in a message she 'thought I would never have to write'.

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4 h. ago Lottery winner hired killer author who buried him under concrete slab and stole £26m jackpot

Abraham Lee Shakespeare won the Florida Lotto jackpot in 2006, but three years later he vanished before he was found shot and buried underneath concrete in a garden

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4 h. ago 'UK's most dangerous killer' out of 'glass cage' as he's sent to new prison after 46 years

Robert Maudsley, 71, has been transferred from Wakefield jail in West Yorkshire for the first time in nearly five decades, after the quadruple killer went on hunger strike

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4 h. ago Trump says Maryland senator ‘looked like a fool’ in El Salvador while meeting Ábrego García as legal battles continue – live

Trump administration insists it cannot do anything to free Ábrego García; senator’s visit comes amid court battles over returning Maryland man to the USThe US is optimistic that it can end “the very brutal war” between Russia and Ukraine, Vice-President JD Vance said before a bilateral meeting with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Friday.The meeting comes less than 24 hours after the pair met in Washington. Vance said:I want to update the prime minister on some of the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine even in the past 24 hours, we think we have some interesting things to report on.Since there are the negotiations I won’t prejudge them, but we do feel optimistic that we can hopefully bring this war, this very brutal war, to a close. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago The Who drummer Zak Starkey's secret health battle and tragic drug debts after band firing

Ringo Starr's son Zak Starkey has been fired from The Who after decades as their drummer, but it's not the only tragedy he's suffered after being born into the wild world of rock and roll

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5 h. ago Our son died after being attacked while sticking up for his female friends on a Halloween night out

Ben Smith, 18, was punched outside a McDonalds in the early hours of the morning while dressed up for Halloween on a night out with friends in Bath.

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5 h. ago People asked for views on plans to roll back town centre pedestrianisation

Cars are set to return to streets that have been pedestrian-only

Politics

6 h. ago Senate Democrat meets Ábrego García in El Salvador as legal battles continue – US politics live

Visit by Maryland’s Chris Van Hollen comes as a federal appeals court rules against the Trump’s administration’s efforts to block return to the USThe Democratic senator from New Jersey, Cory Booker, plans to travel to El Salvador, a source familiar with his itinerary said, as Democrats seek to pressure the Trump administration to return Kilmar Ábrego García, the wrongly deported Maryland resident.Booker’s trip to the Central American country would come after the Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen traveled there this week to meet with his constituent.The Supreme Court was clear: the Trump administration must act to facilitate the return of Kilmar Ábrego García to the United States. There is no room for debate – yet Trump is refusing, in defiance of a lawful court order.Every member of Congress should be standing up for the Constitution and demanding that the administration act to return Mr. Ábrego García to the U.S. and to his family.” Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Joe Thompson's wife's tribute to 'incredible and courageous' dad after his death, aged 36

Former Rochdale footballer Joe has sadly died aged 36 after a battle with cancer

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6 h. ago Joe Thompson's wife's tribute to 'incredible and courageous' husband after his death, aged 36

Former Rochdale footballer Joe has sadly died aged 36 after a battle with cancer

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6 h. ago Dozens of dogs found crammed in 'squalid' property with cats and chicken

Police officers were said to have been "immediately taken aback by the smell, the conditions and the volume of animals living inside".

Politics

6 h. ago Police find 82 dogs, two cats and a chicken after raiding home

Animals were crammed inside a house, where police officers were called after reports of an 'overwhelming smell'

Events

7 h. ago Neighbours legend was 'supposed to die last month' after terminal cancer diagnosis

Neighbours star Ian Smith has bowed out of iconic Aussie soap after nearly four decades in the job, and has now opened up about his heartbreaking terminal cancer battle

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7 h. ago Joe Thompson's wife's heartbreaking tribute after footballer's tragic death aged 36

Rochdale confirmed the tragic death of their former star Joe Thompson on Friday after a long battle with cancer and his wife Chantelle has now spoken out on the sad news

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