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Kunt and the Gang - "The Wrong Ian Watkins" (2015) What's funny about this is that there are (or were) two British music stars called Ian Watkins: The member of rockers Lostprophets and the member of dance-pop group Steps. In 2015, the Essex "comedy dark musical" band made this song...

Two men have appeared in court over the murder of former Lostprophets rockstar Ian Watkins. The lead singer of the Pontypridd nu-metal band Ian Watkins was jailed for 29 years in 2013 for sexually abusing children and even babies. Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, fellow inmates of...

He spent 12 years in prison and was then executed. So that's slightly worse than just straight execution. People on America's death row often spend longer behind bars before they are executed.

England are now unbeaten in an incredible 37 World Cup qualifiers - more than any other European team right now.

2026 World Cup Qualifier Latvia 0-5 England Skonto Stadium, Riga It was men against boys tonight as a strong England side qualified for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, USA and Mexico after an easy win against Latvia in Riga. The No4 ranked team in the world outmatched their opponents (World...

Ian Watkins, the former lead singer of Welsh rock band Lostprophets, has been murdered in prison. Watkins was serving a 29 year prison sentence for sexually abusing children but was stabbed to death by a fellow inmate at HMP Wakefield this morning.

The Charlatans - "We Are Love" (2025) Formed in Northwich, Cheshire, in 1988, the Britpoppers, famous for their 1990 UK and US Top 10 hit "The Only One I Love", are back with a new single and album... The Charlatans - "The Only One I Love" (1990) 14th studio album "We Are Love" is...

"I want a job that impacts people's lives for the better" The Heir to the Throne Prince William has spoken openly about his future role in a new episode of The Reluctant Traveller on Apple TV+. Talking to host Eugene Levy in a pub in Windsor, the Prince of Wales, 43, said he plans to bring...

British actress Dame Patricia Routledge has died aged 96. Dame Patricia is best known for her hilarious portrayal of social-climbing snob Hyacinth Bucket ("pronounced 'Bouquet'") in British 90s sitcom Keeping Up Appearances . Hyacinth constantly tries to give the impression that she is of high...

63-year-old former NHS nurse Sarah Mullaley has been appointed the first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury. Mullaley - currently the Bishop of London - will take the job and become leader of the world's 85 million Anglicans in January.

Jane Goodall, the British expert on humans' closest relatives chimpanzees and an animal rights campaigner, has died in California aged 91. In a statement, The Jane Goodall Institute announced that she died of natural causes in California, where she was set to appear as part of a speaking tour...

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - "The Legend of Xanadu" (1968) The Salisbury rockers had a No1 UK hit with this

"He's not the sharpest tool in the box" Douglas Murray - a British "neocon" political commentator - has spoken on Sky News Australia about British Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy's ludicrous remarks that Farage flirted with the Hitler Youth in his younger days...

Reform UK respond as Government blames Brexit for small boats crisis GB News host and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage responds to Prime Minister Keir Starmer blaming Brexit for the migrant crisis in which hundreds of mainly young men from crappy countries are entering the country from France each...

This was the moment King Charles III made a touching visit to the world’s oldest person, Ethel Caterham, at her care home. The King travelled to Lightwater, Surrey, to meet the 116-year-old. Sitting in an armchair beside the King, Mrs Caterham - born in 1909 - recalled watching young Charles’s...