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Bryan Adams said he wrote an anti-war song in response to the “lack of peace talks” amid worldwide conflicts. The Canadian singer, known for hits such as Run To You and Summer Of ’69, has released the track What If There Were No Sides At All, which he co-wrote with collaborator Gretchen Peters. The music video, co-directed by the music star, sees the 63-year-old holding a white flag emblazoned with […]

A child killer who murdered a seven-year-old girl in 1992 has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years. Sex offender David Boyd, 55, had a “sinister purpose” when he lured seven-year-old Nikki Allan to a derelict warehouse in Sunderland’s East End in October 1992, prosecutors said. Boyd was convicted of murder earlier this month after jurors heard he battered her with a brick and stabbed her […]

Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary will fill in as hosts on This Morning on Monday following Phillip Schofield’s departure from the show, ITV has confirmed. On Saturday, Schofield announced he was stepping down from presenting the ITV talk show with “immediate effect” after more than 20 years on the programme. Holly Willoughby, who Schofield has hosted alongside since 2009, will remain on the show but she is taking early half-term […]

Manchester City celebrated with their fans after being crowned Premier League champions for a fifth time in six seasons. City were presented with the trophy for a third season in succession after comfortably beating Chelsea 1-0 in their final home match of the campaign at a sun-drenched Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Their latest triumph could be the first leg of a treble with City still having the FA Cup and […]

The Home Secretary is expected to face questions about claims she asked civil servants to help her to arrange a private speed awareness course as the threat of an inquiry hangs over her. The Prime Minister is expected to speak with Suella Braverman following suggestions her alleged request for support from Home Office officials after being caught speeding may have breached the ministerial code. Rishi Sunak, who faced questions about the Home […]

Leeds were shoved to the brink of relegation from the Premier League after their ‘must-win’ match at West Ham ended in a 3-1 defeat. Sam Allardyce’s rescue mission reached crisis point after goals from Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen and Manuel Lanzini denied them the victory their new manager admitted they needed to have any realistic chance of staying up. Allardyce arrived at Elland Road as a last-ditch appointment with four […]

Andy Murray has withdrawn from this year’s French Open, the PA news agency understands. The second grand slam of the year begins next week, but after struggling to find his best form on clay recently, the Scot will prioritise a busy grass-court schedule in the build-up to Wimbledon. Murray was beaten in the first round of the Italian Open and earlier this week made another early exit on clay after […]

An animal charity has taken steps to protect nine baby swans which had to be rescued after shooting over the edge of a weir while swimming with their parents. The cygnets got into difficulties while paddling in a millpond in Nash Mills, Hertfordshire, on Monday. A rescuer from charity Swan Support, which is based in Datchet, Berkshire, saved the chicks. Steve Hermon, who runs Swan Support with wife Wendy, clambered […]