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A Scottish singer has taken to the stage as an opening act for Take That - after Scottish presenter Ross King heard him performing in a hotel bar before the show.

Dua Lipa has shared that she feels “very close to” the people who are suffering from war, injustices and inequality.Lipa was born in 1995 in London as the eldest of three children in a Kosovar-Albanian family. Three years prior to her birth, her father Dukagjin and her mother Anesa fled Kosovo and sought refuge in the UK due to the political instability in Kosovo at the time.Dukagjin – who sang and played guitar in a band called Oda – and Anesa – who studied law – settled in Camden Town where they raised the pop singer to speak Albanian at home and English at school.

Olly Murs has left Scots fans gutted after announcing he will not be performing at the Hydro this evening - just as doors were set to open.

Claire Foy is enjoying a day out with her boyfriend!

Voters in Rochdale have had their say in the 2024 local elections.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shouldn't be using their Royal titles, Piers Morgan has claimed.The TV presenter slammed the couple, who stepped down from Royal duties in 2020. Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, were stripped of their HRH titles after leaving the Royal Family, but the pair occasionally still use their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles.

Prince Harry is set to spend a significant amount of his upcoming UK visit alone, according to royal expert Tom Quinn.

Even though he was born in London, Prince Archie has spent very little time in the UK and is being raised, alongside his younger sister Princess Lilibet, in Montecito, California. Despite this, Archie remains sixth in line to the throne and is officially titled as Prince Archie of Sussex.

Bella Penfold - who shot to fame on The X Factor in 2018 - has told followers on social media that she was "attacked and mugged" in London.The terrifying incident took place on Wednesday night (May 1) and Bella said her phone had been taken during the attack.The 25 year old singer - who competed on season 15 of the ITV show - explained she was left shaken and asked followers on Thursday to "please be patient with me". She shared her Instagram: "Last night I was attacked and mugged in London.

It's finally been confirmed that Gavin and Stacey will be making a return to screens as James Corden shared a snap with Ruth Jones as they held up a script for the new series. He wrote: "Some news… It’s official!!! We have finished writing the last ever episode of Gavin and Stacey. See you on Christmas Day, BBC One.

Foals‘ Yannis Philippakis has shared the first music video from his new project, Yannis & The Yaw, featuring the late Tony Allen – watch the visuals for ‘Walk Through Fire’ below.Last night (May 2), Philippakis released the music video for ‘Walk Through Fire’, the first track to be released from Yannis & The Yaw’s upcoming EP, ‘Lagos Paris London (feat. Tony Allen)’ – the record is due out on August 30 via Transgressive Records.

NIKI has announced her upcoming third album, ‘Buzz’.READ MORE: NIKI – ‘Nicole’ review: 88rising star revisits her teen years in Jakarta with folk-pop confessionals‘Buzz’ will follow 2022’s ‘Nicole’ as NIKI’s third full-length offering under 88rising. It is due for release via the Asian artist-centric label on August 9.

Voters in Oldham have had their say in the 2024 local elections.

BBC sitcom star Angela Thorne has left her £1.6million fortune including a home in London to her two sons. The actress, who was best-known for playing Marjory Frobisher in To The Manor Born from 1979 to 1981, died in June last year aged 84. According to The Sun, probate documents revealed that her son, actor Rupert Penry-Jones, 53, was bequeathed a coastal home in Anglesey.

Rebel Wilson wears a red, lacey dress while attending the UK premiere of her movie The Almond and the Seahorse at Vue West End on Tuesday (April 30) in London.

People living in South Yorkshire have cast their ballot in the local elections 2024.

Voters in Cheshire have gone to the polls for the Halton 2024 local elections.

Voters in Cheshire have gone to the polls for the Warrington 2024 local elections.

People in parts of Cheshire have headed to the polling station to vote in the local elections 2024.

People across West Yorkshire have turned out to vote in the local elections 2024.

People in parts of Staffordshire have taken part in the local elections 2024 to vote in their councillor.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Fifth Season film head Alexis Garcia has launched CAT5, an action film label that will be backed by his former employers, who are among other investors and partners to be announced at later date. As one of its first projects, CAT5 has signed on to co-finance Black Bear’s Levon’s Trade. The film is in production, with David Ayer-directing the Jason Statham vehicle that was adapted from the Chuck Dixon novel by Sylvester Stallone, with revisions by Ayer. Garcia joins as an executive producer. The film is in production in London and slated for wide theatrical release in the U.S. by Amazon MGM Studios on January 17, 2025.

Prince Harry and King Charles are likely to take the next step in mending their relationship when the duke visits the UK next week and another senior royal will be present while they do so.

The Spice Girls have wished David Beckham a happy birthday in the most epic way possible - by unofficially inducting him into the iconic group.The footballer turned 49 on Thursday, receiving birthday messages from his many celebrity pals. David, who's married to Posh Spice herself Victoria Beckham, received an extra special birthday wish from the official Spice Girls Instagram account.The chart-topping group posted a photo of David wearing a Spiceworld Christmas jumper and posing with his arms outstretched.

A former EastEnders star has been confirmed as Death in Paradise's new lead detective.

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Swindell, a former pro skater who is set to be the central subject of a forthcoming skating biopic from MindRiot Entertainment, has signed with The BKS Agency in London. 

Christmas has come early this year for Danny Dyer, who is already in festive mode to film an upcoming film in London.The former EastEnders star was spotted shooting new movie Christmas Karma with The Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar on Thursday. Danny is set to play a London black cabbie in the festive flick, which has been written, directed and produced by Bend It Like Beckham's Gurinder Chadha.The film is modern Bollywood musical based on Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. In new pictures, Danny - who's sporting a Christmas jumper, fetching cap and a gilet - can be seen chuckling along with Gurinder.

Death in Paradise has revealed the next lead to replace Ralf Little on the BBC show - and he's a familiar face to EastEnders fans. The series announced on Thursday that Don Gilet, 57 - who famously played serial killer Lucas Johnson on EastEnders - would become the new star of Death in Paradise. He'll make his debut in the show's feature-length Christmas special this December.

Death in Paradise has announced its new lead, with former EastEnders villain Don Gilet stepping into Ralf Little's shoes as the BBC show's frontman.

Ellise Shafer “Bridgerton” creator Chris Van Dusen is adapting “Girl Abroad,” the novel by bestselling author Elle Kennedy, into a TV series with A24 and Pacesetter producing. The book, published in February, follows 19-year-old Abbey Bly, who jumps at the chance to study abroad in London in order to get some distance from her overbearing retired rock star father. The rights were acquired in a competitive situation.