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For an entire generation growing up the 1980s and 1990s, Rik Mayall was one of the most familiar – and fascinating – faces on television. And now, 11 years after …

Shakira has cancelled her upcoming concert in Washington DC after "complications" with the stage at her previous show in Boston – an event that was also called off. The Colombian …

Stuart Ralston was destined for a culinary career. His dad was a chef, his mum was a chef and his brothers went into the business too. It was necessity that …

A man will dress up as a tortoise while completing a 24 mile charity walk to reflect the resilience seen by children undergoing cancer treatment. The inspiration for Dave Southby's …

"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen." So supposedly said the Russian revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The diplomatic whirlwind that has surrounded US …

An authority has seized £17,900 of illegal vapes, tobacco, and cigarettes as part of a crackdown. Hampshire County Council's Trading Standards Service said they were discovered during recent operations in …

Plans to remove bins from an outdoor area in Nottinghamshire have faced criticism from some visitors who said it was not "human nature" to carry a bag of dog poo …

A man found guilty of attempted murder has been sent to a psychiatric unit and given an indefinite restraining order. Kubilay Bostanli, 27, of Devizes in Wiltshire, chased his victim …

Churches in the south-west of England will be open for people to gather, light a candle and pray for the late Pope, the region's Catholic diocese has said. The Vatican …

A man who carved a giant Easter rabbit out of a huge bushy yew tree has explained why he created the leafy sculpture. The bunny hedge, which is almost as …