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Heston Blumenthal

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Heston Blumenthal mental health

"wife sectioning me is the best thing to happen" TV chef Heston Blumenthal says he believes that his wife sectioning him is the “best thing” that could have happened as he pushed for awareness on him living with bipolar disorder. The restaurateur, 58, who presented Channel 4 shows Heston’s Fantastical Food and Heston’s Feasts, has taken on a role as official ambassador for Bipolar UK, after he was diagnosed with […]

todayFebruary 28, 2025

Gene Hackman

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Hollywood star Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa dead

Both found dead along with their dog. Oscar-winning American actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead in their home in New Mexico in the US. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the couple, who had been married since 1991, were found dead along with their dog on Wednesday afternoon in their Santa Fe home. The police said it is currently an active investigation but they do […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

Boyband 5ive reunite with original members

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Boyband 5ive reunite with original members

Will tour together for first time in 25 years. Boyband 5ive are to reunite with their original line-up for the first time in 25 years. The group, made up of Abz Love, J Brown, Ritchie Neville, Scott Robinson and Sean Conlon, have performed as a four piece and with three of their original members following the band’s break-up, but have not fully reunited since splitting in 2001, when they were […]

todayFebruary 27, 2025

John Cooper Clarke to receive 2025 Northern Music Award

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John Cooper Clarke to receive 2025 Northern Music Award: ‘I am honoured’

Punk poet John Cooper Clarke is to receive the 2025 Northern Music Award in recognition of his influence in the world of music and poetry. The awards, which celebrates musical talent from the north of England, will also see singer Yungblud presented with the disruptor in music award and Mercury Prize-winning band English Teacher awarded the album of the year gong for This Could Be Texas. Clarke, 76, also known […]

todayFebruary 26, 2025

Grammy-winning US singer Roberta Flack has died age 88

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Grammy-winning US singer Roberta Flack has died age 88

Roberta Flack has died age 88, her publicist Elaine Schock has confirmed to the PA news agency. Flack was known for hits including The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song. Schock said: “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning February 24 2025. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. “Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025

Claudia Winkleman wanted to cry after pair won £100,000 on One Question

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Claudia Winkleman wanted to cry after pair won £100,000 on One Question

Claudia Winkleman said she wanted to cry when a father and daughter won £100,000 on Channel 4 gameshow One Question. Dave and Emily, from Chorley, made history on the programme as they won the top prize without looking at all of the possible answers. The quiz show challenges players to answer just one question correctly to win £100,000 by eliminating 16 possible answers they are shown. On Friday’s programme, the […]

todayFebruary 23, 2025

Actor Christopher Chung

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Slow Horses actor Christopher Chung to star in next series of Doctor Who

Slow Horses actor Christopher Chung is to star in the forthcoming series of Doctor Who. Australian film and TV star Chung, 36, best known as MI5 agent Roddy in the popular spy series, will play Cassio in a new adventure airing later this year. His character will meet the Time Lord, played by Ncuti Gatwa, and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) – who is another new addition to the sci-fi show. […]

todayFebruary 22, 2025

Jeremy Clarkson was ‘accommodating and kind’ in surprise appearance on Car S.O.S

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Jeremy Clarkson was ‘accommodating and kind’ in surprise appearance on Car S.O.S

Car S.O.S host Tim Shaw says people might be surprised by “how accommodating and kind” Jeremy Clarkson was during an episode of the vehicle repair show. The National Geographic car renovation show is returning for a new series with a reveal to an owner due to take place at Clarkson’s Oxfordshire farm in episode five. Shaw said industry people told him that the former Top Gear and The Grand Tour […]

todayFebruary 21, 2025

Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford to cover for Rachel Riley on Channel 4’s Countdown

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Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford to cover for Rachel Riley on Channel 4’s Countdown

Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford will stand in for Rachel Riley on Channel 4’s Countdown while she takes a short break to work on another project, it has been announced. Dr Crawford is well-known for his Tom Rocks Maths YouTube account, where he has more than 200,000 subscribers, with some of his videos clocking up millions of views. His YouTube videos see him make “elite mathematics teaching available to everyone”, and […]

todayFebruary 21, 2025

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