Victoria Pendleton announces twin brother, 42, has died after brain tumour battle

Måneskin made their Glastonbury debut yesterday (Saturday 24 June) – catching up with NME backstage to tell us about dreams of meeting Guns N’ Roses and Lana Del Rey, collaborating with Bring Me The Horizon, and thoughts for their next album.Taking to the packed-out tent of the Woodsies stage in the early evening, the former Eurovision winners turned global rock sensation gave Worthy Farm a taste of their arena spectacular as the world tour for acclaimed 2023 album ‘RUSH!‘ rolls on.In a break for the madness, we met the foursome for a quick chat and a photoshoot to take stock.Victoria De Angelis, bass: “It’s not too hard of a battle!”Thomas Raggi, guitar: “We are super excited. Of course, you can see all these historic videos of bands of the past, so we are excited for tonight.”V: “You can really feel the energy. The festival is really raw, free and wild, and people are really in a good mood so I think it’s going to be quite different from other festivals.”T: “We wish! I met him when we played in Rock In Rio.

Shannen Doherty is putting on a happy face. The star was seen out for one of the first times since announcing she has stage 4 brain cancer, and she appeared to be in good spirits. On Thursday, Shannen was spotted outside the Soho House in Malibu, California, where she had dinner with her mother, Rosa Doherty. The 52-year-old actress, who was dressed in jeans, a navy sweater, reflective sunglasses, and held a blazer, smiled at cameras as she made her way to her vehicle. The sighting comes after Shannen has shared several photos and videos of herself in the hospital amid her cancer battle. Most recently on June 14, she posted a video where she's seen preparing to undergo brain surgery.

It’s no surprise an upcoming Spice Girls documentary has reportedly sparked a bidding war among streaming services.

Strictly Come Dancing star Victoria Pendleton has shared the heartbreaking news that her twin brother Alex has passed away. In an Instagram post, Victoria shared a photo of her and Alex together and paid tribute to her twin, who fought a long battle with an aggressive brain tumour. "Alex Pendleton, 24.

Victoria Pendleton revealed that her twin brother Alex died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. The Strictly Come Dancing star shared the devastating news with her Instagram followers where she shared a picture of the two along with a heartfelt statement. She penned: ‘Alex Pendleton 24.

EastEnders star James Bye has welcomed his fourth child with his wife Victoria.

BBC soap since 2014, already shares three sons with Victoria, 40, with the pair welcoming their new beautiful bundle of joy into the world. Taking to Instagram, Victoria wrote: "Oh baby…. He’s here… 'After a long induction, a long labour, lots of ups & downs & all the drama along the way (oh don’t you worry I’ll be filling you in on everything… ☺️) our hearts are near to bursting with the arrival of our precious baby boy…"READ MORE: EastEnders viewers predict new Christmas murder victim after 'vile' behaviourShe added: "I just can’t believe I have him, here, in my arms, safely home and ours to keep for always.

A sick teenager asked his mum if he was 'going to survive' after being diagnosed with a rare brain tumour.

Sigur Rós bassist Georg Hólm has admitted that he considered leaving Iceland after the band was accused of tax evasion.The Icelandic government accused the band of of evading 151m króna (£840,000) of tax between 2010 and 2014. Blaming an accounting error, they repaid the debt plus interest, but then faced a second prosecution for the same offence in 2020, which froze their assets. They have since been acquitted.At a similar time, their drummer Orri Páll Dýrason left the band following allegations of sexual misconduct by artist Megan Boyd, which he has consistently denied.“I really did feel like I can’t live in this sort of society,” Hólm told The Guardian.

After Priscilla Presley and Riley Keough settled their messy estate battle over the late Lisa Marie Presley’s trust, they have reunited for a special occasion.

Big Brother star Lauren Harries’ family have updated fans on her health, after she was put into an induced coma due to a mystery illness, after undergoing brain surgery. After falling ill with a mystery illness back in April, Lauren underwent brain surgery and was placed into an induced coma following a seizure. On June 10, her family updated her fans that she was now awake however she was “unable to walk”.

A post shared by Urge Overkill (@urgeoverkill)In a follow-up post on Instagram, the band shared an image of Rowan with actor and musician Jack Black. “Thank you for the love and support today.

BBC News her agent Lionel Larner said she passed away after a brief illness.He added: “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side.“She recently completed filming The Great Escaper in which she co-starred with Michael Caine.”Jackson became an international star in the 1970s, winning Academy Awards for the 1969 film Women In Love and 1973’s A Touch of Class.She also famously starred as Queen Elizabeth I in the BBC drama Elizabeth R from 1971.Jackson gave up acting to join the House of Commons as a Labour MP in north London from 1992 to 2015 before she later returned to acting, winning a Bafta for her comeback role in the TV drama Elizabeth Is Missing in 2020.This is a breaking news story, check back for further updates.

Amber Heard has finally ponied up the $1 million she owed ex-husband Johnny Depp after losing a nationally-televised defamation trial in Virginia last year, according to a source close to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor. The six-week courtroom spectacle ended in June 2022 with a $10.35 million judgment against Heard for defaming Depp by penning a 2018 op-ed that referred to herself as a domestic abuse victim.The jury handed Heard $2 million in her countersuit.  Depp, 60, agreed to settle the case last December for $1 million, which was paid this month by the "Aquaman" actress' insurance company.

QTY, has died.News of the musician’s death was shared on The Lemonheads‘ Facebook page this week with the caption: “Life is short and unforgiving.“RIP Dan Lardner, we will forever love you.”The news was accompanied by a photo of Lardner hugging The Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando.The QTY musician was Dando’s guest of honour when the latter opened for Psychedelic Furs on their recent US tour.No further details about the cause of death have been shared.Lardner performed guitar and vocals in indie rock band QTY, alongside Alex Niemetz (guitar/vocals), Peter Baumann (bass), and Alan Yuch (drums).The New York group started in 2014 and signed to Dirty Hit Records, releasing their self-titled debut album in 2017, produced by former Suede member Bernard Butler.In 2017, NME described QTY as “New York’s most exciting new band”, before they were featured on the NME 100 list in 2018, describing their sound as “guitar-pop at its most catchy” that “follows in the long line of bands from New York who sound oh so very much like they’re from New York”.“There was a point in the studio where Alex and I wanted to play around a bit and Bernard told us we knew what we wanted to do with the songs – which we did, we knew what we wanted to do with them before we got into the studio – so we didn’t need to [do that],” Dan told NME back in 2017.

The Nerves‘ frontman and writer of Blondie’s 1978 hit ‘Hanging on the Telephone’, Jack Lee, has died aged 71.Lee’s passing was confirmed by his family and management in a statement shared with Pitchfork, saying he had been living with colon cancer for three years. “He never gave up on his music, to the very end. His guitar, right by his side,” Lee’s family wrote.

Eurovision Song Contest in 2021, has also revealed he recently split from his long-term girlfriend, Italian model Giorgia Soleri, after the clip emerged on TikTok.“I am very sorry this video came out, it was not how I wanted to handle the situation and it was my mistake,” David, 24, wrote on his Instagram stories, according to People.David added “no betrayals of any kind” occurred, and that he and Soleri split “several days ago”.“I hope this doesn’t affect Giorgia’s image and that you can respect the delicacy of this moment,” he finished.Soleri, 27, has yet to make a statement. She last shared a post with her boyfriend on Instagram in May.The sweet photo showed the former couple kissing, with Soleri’s caption reading, “more and more every day.”David, for his part, shared a photo with Soleri to celebrate her 27th birthday in January, saying it “never felt so good to be a toy boy.”It’s not the first time David has courted controversy.Following his Eurovision win in March 2021, alongside bandmates Thomas Raggi, Ethan Torchio and Victoria De Angelis, David was forced to undergo a drug test after he was caught on camera appearing to snort something off a table as they were celebrating after their performance.

Breaking Bad actor Mike Batayeh has died aged 52, his family have confirmed.Batayeh, who played laundromat manager Dennis Markowski in the iconic series, passed away on June 1 after suffering a heart attack at home in Michigan, his family told TMZ.His sister Ida Vergollo told the outlet that he died in his sleep and had no prior history of heart issues.In a statement to the Detroit Free Press on Saturday (July 10), the family added: “It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of our dear brother, Michael (Mike) Batayeh, who passed away unexpectedly of a massive heart attack at his home.They added: “He was very well known in the Arab-American community. Mike was part of the first wave of Western comics to perform for local audiences in the Middle East in such places as Dubai, where he filmed a comedy special for Showtime Arabia.“Mike never lost touch with his roots in Detroit, and he gave back to the community in countless ways.

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths has received an "all clear" scan result after suffering with bowel cancer. The 48 year old announced the happy news on social media, as he shared a snap of the email he received after his scan. It read said:"Your CT scan has just come through.

Hollyoaks fans have shared that they've been left in tears following tonight's episode, which saw the death of fan favourite character Juliet Nightingale, played by Niamh Blackshaw.The troubled teen was heartbreakingly diagnosed with stage three Hodgkins Lymphoma earlier this year. Wednesday night's episode saw the final moments of Juliet's life as she romantically shared what she had hoped would one day be her wedding vows. She began: "You were my friend first, my beautiful amazing friend, and then suddenly you were so much more.