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Opera singer Lesley Garrett has helped to launch a new Jubilee anthem composed in honour of the Queen as a “thank your” for her 70-year reign. The two-part composition features the renowned soprano and West End baritone star Rodney Earl Clarke, along with the London Community Gospel Choir. Garrett said: “I think in a way we’re representing the country and the Commonwealth and hopefully expressing what everyone feels about the […]

TSB said people should be on alert for fraudsters pretending to be from banks or organisations asking for money. A bank has warned people to be on the alert for scammers as cases of impersonation fraud surge. TSB said the average victim of impersonation fraud loses £4,000, with household names like Royal Mail, Amazon and BT being used to lure unsuspecting people into sending money to scammers. Paul Davis, director […]

Johnny Depp says his consumption of drugs and alcohol over the years has never been “for a party” but rather to numb himself from “the ghosts from my youth”. The actor said his “substance abuse” had been “grossly embellished” by Amber Heard and that many of her allegations were “plainly false.” Mr Depp, 58, is suing the Aquaman star for libel over a 2018 article she wrote in The Washington […]

Proposals for new internet safety laws have cleared their first Commons hurdle, amid calls for ministers to tighten up the measures to combat online hate. MPs gave the Online Safety Bill an unopposed second reading and it will undergo further scrutiny at a later stage, with amendments tabled for consideration. The legislation is expected to force the biggest operators, such as Meta – formerly Facebook – and Google, to abide […]

Ronnie O’Sullivan could be sanctioned after appearing to make a lewd gesture at the World Snooker Championship. O’Sullivan missed a black off the spot in the 13th frame of his 10-5 first-round victory over David Gilbert and appeared to make the gesture while walking back to his seat. “We are aware of the incident and it has been referred to the WPBSA disciplinary committee,” a World Snooker Tour spokesperson told […]

Kim Kardashian and her family sat in the front row of a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday as prospective jurors expressed their feelings about the celebrities to their faces. Ms Kardashian, her mother Kris Jenner and her sisters Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner were present in the court as they are defendants in a lawsuit brought by Rob Kardashian’s former fiancee Blac Chyna. “Anything that has to do with their […]

Alexander Skarsgard says it was “such a treat” to reunite with Nicole Kidman in his new Viking epic The Northman. The Swedish actor said it had been a “privilege” to be able to explore more intimate scenes with his Oscar-winning costar as well as action sequences. Kidman and Skarsgard previously worked together on popular US drama Big Little Lies, playing married couple Celeste and Perry Wright. In The Northman the […]

Piers Morgan says his departure from ITV over comments about the Duchess of Sussex was a “farce” as he prepares to launch fledgling news channel TalkTV. The channel will launch with shows from Morgan, Sharon Osbourne and Tom Newton Dunn on Monday April 25. Former tabloid editor Morgan left ITV after storming off the set of Good Morning Britain when he said he did not believe Meghan’s claims from her […]

Boris Johnson goes into a new week ready to defend his premiership again as he prepares to insist to MPs there are bigger issues to focus on than the partygate saga. Despite being fined by the Metropolitan Police for his birthday bash held in the Cabinet room in June 2020, while coronavirus restrictions were in place, the Prime Minister is expected to tell MPs on Tuesday that this should not […]