Russell Brand found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault

In April 2025, the 51-year-old was charged with five offences – rape, oral rape, indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault – relating to four women between 1999 and 2005. In December 2025, Brand was charged with…

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Pattie Gonia keeps nude photo promise after Democrats win US midterms

The drag performer shared the image to Instagram after the Democrats secured control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s elections. Read next Before the vote, Pattie had told followers they…

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Elke Sommer obituary

Sommer, who has died aged 85, matched them for glamour but not dramatic prestige. Her sex-kitten image gave her a decade in the limelight playing exotic continental paramours for leading men and glamorous assassins in…

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‘A hero’s origins’: the true story of the first drag queen presidential candidate

Her slogan: "Lick Bush in '92!" Her platform: fire everyone in the White House and paint it pink, reroute the military budget towards education and healthcare, then give the land back to Indigenous people "and let them…

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ITV cites net zero climate action strategy in planning application to retain Emmerdale village set permanently

Fans who have been watching since the very beginning will know that there have been three versions of the village since 1972. For the soap's first four years, the tiny Yorkshire hamlet of Arncliffe doubled as Beckindale…

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Black Doves stars Ambika Mod and Keira Knightley address "gaps and divides" in Helen and Laila's relationship for season 2

It's very quickly apparent that they aren't going to get along, as evidenced by their stinging back-and-forth, with Knightley going so far as to say Laila is "horrible" to Helen in the action-packed opening. Explaining…

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Ozzfest announces details of UK return for 2027 at Milton Keynes Bowl

She said Ozzfest – which hosted its first edition in 1996 – would “absolutely” return with the former Black Sabbath frontman’s blessing. Advertisement But due to continuing construction, it will be held in Milton Keynes…

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Spencer Cullum, Erin Rae, Hollow Hand team up for collaborative album Banquet Rock

They were joined by Dom Billet on drums, Harry Bohay on bass, and Rich Ruth on guitars and synths. The backing band - from Nashville, London, and Brighton - convened for the session at the 16th-century building back in…

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1tbsp readies debut LP big soaps and shares “Carottes” ft. miki

They wrote three songs in that window, with two of them making it to the LP. As 1tbsp, aka Maxwell Byrne, said: “We really clicked instantly.” miki's process typically involves collecting small found-sound fragments and…

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Members of Geese and Sunflower Bean announce second Star's Revenge album

They work with a ramshackle power pop style that owes debt to Sarah Records alums such as Talulah Gosh and the college rock era of the Replacements et al. The band will mark the album release with a four-night residency…

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