Record label admits ‘heartbreaking’ losses after warehouse fire
A week after it was revealed that Universal Music’s archive had been devastated by fire, the company’s boss has described the losses as “painful”. In an email to staff, Sir Lucian Grainge said, “the...
View ArticleEd Sheeran wins council battle to keep pub sign dedicated to his wife
Ed Sheeran has won a fight to keep a pub sign he put up without permission at his country estate in Suffolk, dedicated to his wife. It is the latest victory for the singer, who has found himself in hot...
View ArticleTraditional fare at The Cave Affair at Domboshava Caves.
THE Cave Affair Coffee Bar and Restaurant is open every day of the week. Surrounded by a grove of sacred mazhanje trees, it’s a hop, skip and a jump away from the granite hills of Domboshava, a...
View ArticleSir Elton John gets France’s highest civilian honour from President Emmanuel...
Sir Elton John has received France’s highest civilian award, the Legion d’Honneur. Sir Elton says he is “proud” to receive the prestigious Legion d’Honneur during an event in Paris. Through his own...
View ArticleYouTuber Elijah Daniel buys town and renames it Gay Hell to troll Donald Trump
A YouTuber has bought the small Michigan town of Hell – and renamed it Gay Hell. Elijah Daniel, 25, said he bought it as an act of rebellion against the Trump administration rejecting requests from US...
View ArticleTake fewer selfies to fight against negative body image
Social media influencers need to take fewer selfies to help the fight against negative body image, the education secretary says. Damian Hinds, speaking on Stop Cyberbullying Day, said children are...
View ArticleIs Facebook the future of money?
Has Facebook’s plan for a new crypto-currency proved that the bitcoin believers were right all along? That’s just one of the big questions we seek to answer in this month’s Tech Tent podcast, which is...
View ArticleMichael Jackson: The story of the troubled star’s final day, 10 years on
News of a medical emergency involving Michael Jackson started filtering through at around 22:00 BST on Thursday 25 June 2009. I know because I was on my way to watch cheesy 90s boy band East 17 in the...
View ArticleProstate cancer: New urine test hope
An experimental new urine test can reveal if men with early prostate cancer will probably need aggressive therapy or can be left untreated but monitored, UK researchers say. Current PSA blood tests...
View ArticleFake meat unlikely to be a hit in Zimbabwe.
THE chips are down. Prices are sky-rocketing, and the Zimbabwean economy is sliding back into hyperinflation. Conversation, whether when chatting to your neighbour, trawling the supermarkets for...
View ArticleJanet at Glastonbury: Slick, energetic set from an R&B queen
In the run-up to Glastonbury, Janet Jackson raised a few eyebrows when she tweeted a line-up poster that put her name above the headliners. The star’s dance routines were punchy and impressive To be...
View ArticleApp used to ‘undress’ women taken offline by its creators
An app that used a machine learning algorithm to “undress” images of clothed women has been taken offline by its creators. The makers of the DeepNude app have faced a backlash over the way it...
View ArticleJustin Bieber defends manager Scooter Braun over Taylor Swift’s ‘bullying’...
Justin Bieber has defended his manager, Scooter Braun, after Taylor Swift accused the music mogul of “incessant, manipulative bullying”. Taylor Swift has accused music executive Scooter Braun of...
View ArticleKim Kardashian-West: Missguided USA ordered to pay $2.7m in damages
Kim Kardashian-West has won $2.7m in damages after accusing Missguided USA of ripping off her outfits. Kim Kardashian -West smiling all the way to the bank She took the fashion brand to court in the...
View ArticlePaul McCartney: ‘I cried for a year when Linda died’
Sir Paul McCartney bought his farm in Kintyre before he met Linda but it was her love of its “wildness and freedom” that created so many happy memories. The former Beatle says the west of Scotland...
View ArticleBuffet at The Pavilion a riot of tastes, colours and textures.
IMAGINE a well-run multi-functional farm focusing on re-forestation, landscaping, the prevention of soil erosion, plant and animal diversity, care farming (promoting mental and physical health through...
View ArticleStevie Wonder to have a kidney transplant
Music icon Stevie Wonder has told fans at his Hyde Park show in central London that he will undergo a kidney transplant later this year. The singer assures his fans that everything is “all good” and...
View ArticleThe artist building a parliament from recycled train seats
Dozens of worn plastic train seats and dilapidated wooden lockers that were destined for the dump in Ghana have ended up in a Manchester art gallery, in a work by one of Africa’s most exciting young...
View ArticleNicki Minaj quits Saudi Arabia show in support for women’s rights
Singer Nicki Minaj has pulled out of a music festival in Saudi Arabia to show her support for women’s rights, LGBTQ community and freedom of expression in the conservative kingdom. A human rights...
View ArticleTaylor Swift is highest paid celebrity with $185m earned last year: Forbes
Singer Taylor Swift topped the list of highest-paid celebrities this year, according to Forbes. Taylor Swift has earned $185m since last June, making her the highest paid celebrity in the world The...
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