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Radio and television presenter Jonathan Coleman has died after suffering from prostate cancer, his family have said. The UK-born 65-year-old Australian, nicknamed “Jono”, died on Friday with his wife and two children by his side. He first appeared on TV in 1979 in Australia and later teamed up with Ian “Dano” Rogerson to become a

UEFA has rejected a request for Frank Skinner and David Baddiel to perform Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home) on the pitch before the Euro 2020 final. Skinner claimed the tournament’s organisers said performing the song at Wembley before England play Italy on Sunday would be “too partisan and not fair to the Italians”. The comedian

When England beat Ukraine 4-0 in their Euro 2020 quarter-final, it wasn’t just the goals, the images of manager Gareth Southgate and the praise for the players that were sweeping the internet. Footage of Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon performing the fan-made reworking of their 2001 hit Whole Again – now a declaration

Britney Spears’s father has said he opposes paying for the extra security costs of the singer’s carer, after claims she had received death threats. Lawyers for Jodi Montgomery, who has looked after Spears‘s healthcare as part of the star’s controversial conservatorship arrangement since 2019, said that she had been sent death threats after the performer

Rapper Lil Baby has been arrested in France as part of a drugs investigation. The 26-year-old, real name Dominique Armani Jones, had been in Paris with NBA star James Harden for Fashion Week. He was detained with one other person in the city for allegedly carrying drugs, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed to NBC News

When Rory Graham, the artist better known as Rag’n’Bone Man, performed on stage at the Brit Awards earlier this year, he was wearing the same sunglasses as he is for our interview. He needed them, he tells Sky News. Singing Anywhere Away From Here, his duet with Pink, in front of an audience filled with

Robert Downey Sr, a renowned filmmaker, has passed away at the age of 85, his son Robert Downey Jr has announced. Writing on Instagram, the Iron Man actor wrote: “Last night, dad passed peacefully in his sleep after years of enduring the ravages of Parkinson’s. “He was a true maverick filmmaker, and remained remarkably optimistic

Security guards at the Love Island villa were forced to remove an intruder who gained access during the night, ITV has said. An area of the house in Majorca had to be deep cleaned before contestants were allowed to use it again following the security breach, under the reality show’s COVID-19 safety guidelines. Image: No

Twenty-five years on from the release of their debut single Wannabe, the Spice Girls remain the best-selling girl group of all time. As they mark the milestone anniversary this week, music licensing company Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL) has compiled a list of their most played songs since 2000. While many of the Spice Girls‘ hits

The hotly-anticipated Paddington 3 will begin production next year, its studio says, in the third cinematic outing for the marmalade-loving bear. Confirmed to be going ahead in February, the film will follow on from the critically and audience-acclaimed Paddington 2, regarded by some as one of the greatest movies of all time. The announcement of

Richard Donner, director of hits such as Superman, The Goonies, and Lethal Weapon, has died aged 91. Warner Brothers studio confirmed his death but did not give a cause. The New York-born director started his career in TV in the 1960s, taking charge of episodes of shows such as The Man from UNCLE, The Twilight

The famous tune Football’s Coming Home has been around for a quarter of a century. Ian Broudie is still enjoying the enduring love affair between England football fans and his 25-year-old lyrics. “People walk past my window late at night singing it, it just makes me smile,” he said. The Lightning Seeds frontman, who produced

Everyone seems to know the score, they’ve seen it all before… Except this time, maybe, they haven’t. Clean sheets. More and more goals as the tournament has progressed. Could football (whisper it) actually be coming home? We have David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds’ Ian Broudie to thank for that central refrain now

The Prince of Wales has revealed a selection of his favourite tracks, including Givin’ Up, Givin’ In by The Three Degrees which he says used to give him “an irresistible urge to get up and dance”. Speaking on a pre-recorded hospital radio show to be aired at noon today, dedicated to volunteers of the Hospital

“When the wings of your stage are Turkey and the UK, there’s a very big stage to cover,” Amir Nizar tells Sky News, pawing over a map showing the 5,000 mile journey he is about to embark on with his band of puppeteers. The creators of War Horse and The Jungle hope their latest puppet

Reality star Stephen Bear has appeared in court accused of sharing a secretly recorded sex tape of a woman without her consent. The 31-year-old, who has appeared in shows like Ex On The Beach, has been charged with voyeurism, two counts of disclosing private, sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress, and an