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Musician founded the jangle-pop band the Chills in 1980 when he was 17

Lady Colin Campbell set up the fundraiser for Thomas Markle after he was ‘abandoned’ by his daughter

Six British lawmakers have announced they are running to lead the defeated Conservative Party

Things are getting worse for the primetime show

Marks awarded out of 10 by judges before extremes eliminated to ensure results stay fair

Greater Manchester Police officer suspended from duty as watchdog launches criminal investigation

Canadian star sang an Edith Piaf classic as she made her hugely anticipated comeback at the opening ceremony

Liz Carter, co-editor of The Good Food Guide, talks about the trends she saw come out of this year’s list

Heavy rain on Friday and into Saturday has affected the levels of bacteria in the water.

Fans packed the grassy hill with so many people that from a distance the scene looked like an anthill

Weather and wave conditions have been tricky in French Polynesia

Exclusive: Last-minute cheap flights from the UK to the French capital as low as £27 with hotel bargains on arrival in Olympic host city

‘I don’t besmirch it at all,’ the actor said

Pop singer recalled an awkward week after hosting the actor on her chatshow in 2008, where he seemed to think she was ‘leading him on’

Stars ‘couldn’t stop looking at each other’ during interviews

How is this going to work?

A tearful Adam Peaty hugged his son after winning silver in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke final at the ParisOlympics on Sunday, 28 July.

Irish singer’s death certificate was formally registered by her former husband in Lambeth, London

‘It would be unfair for Anton to lose his reputation and credibility,’ former contestant said

‘This feels so lazy,’ one Marvel fan complained about Iron Man star’s return

Film crosses $200m in opening weekend, one of nine other movies in Hollywood’s history with the record

With less than a minute left in his rematch with Muhammad, Edwards sliced open his challenger with an onslaught of elbows – but it was too l...

A training session for the swimming section, due to held in the Paris river, has been cancelled just 24 hours before the main event

Daley has a new partner in the synchronised 10m diving final while Tom Pidcock defends his mountain bike title and Rafael Nadal and Novak Dj...

Rachel Reeves is expected to claim the previous Tory government overspent this year’s budget by billions of pounds