The Hives say they are franchising and want cover bands to join them

Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, has been the go-to holiday getaway for the royal family ever since 1862, when Queen Victoria purchased the home for one of her sons, the future Edward VII.The country home has long been the location for the Windsor clan to gather and celebrate each New Year holiday.The jolly holly festivities are typified by merry traditions that King Charles, Queen Camilla and the rest of the Firm can enjoy as they come together.Despite Sandringham being a place of joyful memories, it also involves some tragic ones as well.

Mariah Carey has reunited with Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson to perform ‘Oh Santa!’ in New York. The ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ star was joined by Grande and Hudson during the New York date of her ongoing ‘Merry Christmas One & All!’ tour in Madison Square Garden on Saturday night (December 9).They performed their 2020 collaboration, a re-recording of Carey’s ‘Merry Christmas II You’ cut ‘Oh Santa!’, for her Apple TV Christmas special that year, ‘Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special’.

The Killers have said that they scrapped their planned new album because it didn’t feel “authentic”.Speaking to The Sun newspaper frontman Brandon Flowers and co said the new sound “just didn’t feel right” and they decided to stop making the album they’d planned.He told the newspaper: “It just didn’t feel authentic. It felt like we were forcing something.

The Killers have shared that they are “open” to doing a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere.The MSG Sphere is a $2.3billion (£1.8billion) dome with an 18,000 capacity and 160,000 speakers. It’s complete with an LED screen that completely wraps around inside the dome. The Sphere opened on September 29 with a residency performed by U2.After being asked In a new Q&A interview with The Guardian if the ‘Smile Like You Mean It’ hitmakers would ever do a residency at the mega venue in their hometown of Las Vegas, The Killers frontman, Brandon Flowers said: “You can take the boys out of Vegas, but it will always be a part of us.

Naman Ramachandran The BBC has revealed a first look for season 2 of show “The Traitors.” Season 1 was a huge success and won two BAFTAs, including for host Claudia Winkleman. Set in a Scottish castle, the format sees 22 strangers compete in a series of missions for a chance to win £120,000 ($151,000). However, amongst the players lie the ‘Traitors,’ who meet in secret and decide who to eliminate from their fellow players known as ‘Faithfuls.’ “The Traitors” will return on Jan.

Kate Middleton secretly brought two of her three children — Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — to a taping of the UK’s version of “Dancing With the Stars” on Saturday.The future queen appeared in great spirits despite being recently named — alongside father-in-law King Charles III — as one of the royal family members who allegedly questioned the color of Prince Harry’s son’s skin prior to his birth, which was revealed in the Dutch translation of the book, “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survial” by Omid Scobie.Instead, Kate put on a brave face as producers of the show, called “Strictly Come Dancing,” introduced her to BBC hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, while Louis put on a toy crown, the Sun reports.Not to be outdone, older sister Charlotte also joined Louis by sitting in a judge’s seat and held up paddles with scores on them.Kate, 41, “took pictures of the children in the judges’ seats,” a source told the outlet. “She seemed really relaxed and was all smiles,” the source added.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has confirmed changes to payment dates for Child Benefit, Guardian’s Allowance and Tax Credits over the festive fortnight. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Social Security Scotland have not announced any changes yet, but as in previous years, is expected to follow the same payment pattern as HMRC.

If you’re looking for a winter manicure that embodies the spirit of the season without screaming ‘ Christmas ’ then we’ve found just the thing for you. ‘Frosty’ pearl designs are the perfect way to incorporate some winter whites into your nail designs without looking too stark, and nail artist Simu of @Simlynail on Instagram gave the perfect easy-to-follow tutorial on how to create the ultimate swirled icy design.

Ethan Shanfeld On a cold November Saturday night, hordes of mulleted and mustachioed Brooklynites line up outside Warsaw, the Greenpoint Polish cultural center turned punk club, waiting to see indie rock band Geese. On a wall opposite the box office, a sign warns: “No Moshing.” That rule is broken not 20 minutes into the set, when the band unleashes the smoldering guitar riffs of “2122,” a shape-shifting blues-rock romp flecked with nonsense lyrics, banjo plucking and Elvis impersonations.

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Drivers could be slapped with a fine and three points on their licence if they break a rule while de-icing their car windows this week.

Good Morning Britain viewers were not happy and criticised ITV for debating the shocking revelations from Omid Scobie's new book, Endgame.The show's hosts, Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley discussed the explosive claims from the book about the Royal Family. The book was recently pulled from shelves in Holland as it seemed to reveal the identity of a "royal racist". In 2021, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused an unnamed senior Royal of expressing concern over their child's skin colour in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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The Snuts have announced their third album ‘Millennials’ and shared the new single ‘Deep Diving’.The Scottish four-piece – Jack Cochrane, Callum ‘29’ Wilson, Joe McGillveray and Jordan ‘Joko’ Mackay – are set to release their new album on February 23, 2024 through their newly established label Happy Artist Records, via The Orchard. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.The band first dropped the opening track ‘Gloria’ back in May, and the latest taste of the 10-track record is out now, called ‘Deep Diving’. It comes after fans were given an exclusive listening experience of new track ‘NPC’ via the band’s Discord channel last week.“’Deep Diving’ is a raw exploration of our mortality, the ticking clock of our lives and the consequences of being caught in the maze of one’s own mind,” shared lead singer Cochrane of the track.Listen to it below.According to frontman, the 10 tracks were written as The Snuts toured the world in support of their last album ‘Burn The Empire‘.“Leading into this new record, the original idea was: are there any songs we’ve forgotten to write?” said Cochrane.

An independence campaigner whose complaint sparked an investigation into SNP finances has accused Police Scotland of "dragging its heels" in the case.

The White Lotus season two stars Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall have confirmed that they are in a real-life relationship.Following months of speculation, the pair were recently pictured kissing while taking a walk in the rain in New York City.While both Fahy and Woodall have shared photos of each other on Instagram and commented “I love you” on each other’s posts, neither has publicly confirmed the relationship.When Fahy was asked in January on Watch What Happens Live, she told host Andy Cohen, “Oh, I don’t kiss and tell. Come on, guys… For you, I’ll say sure.

The Hives have announced they are looking for cover bands to perform their own live shows for their “franchise”.The Swedish five-piece are currently on tour having released their new album ‘The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons’, their latest music after an eleven-year hiatus. It received four stars from NME upon release: “The Hives zapped straight back into the only mode they know: pure pandemonium. It’s about time new generations received this healthy dose of old school Hives, packed with the same intensity, goofiness – and of course, the matching black and white suits.”Today (November 22), the band have put out a statement encouraging fans to sign up here to put on their own tribute shows and uncover “rewards”.“THE HIVES FRANCHISE NEEDS YOU,” they began.“We have arrived at a point where The Hives can no longer keep up with public demand for concerts.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are facing “their duties as equal partners”, a royal expert has claimed. On Tuesday 20 November, the pair were all smiles when they joined other members of the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace to view artefacts from the Royal Collection alongside President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of the South Korean president’s state visit to the UK.

Adam Sandler and his wife, Jackie Sandler, are no strangers to the red carpet, but lately, they’ve been joined by their daughters Sadie, 17, and Sunny, 15. The happy family has been making movie magic together, releasing their second film this year, “Leo.” On Sunday, the Sandler family was all smiles at the premiere at the Regency Village Theater in Westwood, California.Each member of the family showed off their unique style.