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Noel Johansen’s wife Jen Darbellay was killed when an SUV drove into a crowd at a Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver. Photo: GoFundMe

Actor Noel Johansen’s wife killed in Vancouver street festival attack

These are star sign dates, and symbols and their meanings, for every month of the year.

What zodiac sign is May? Star sign dates for every month

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation 2025 Inductees full list revealed

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation 2025 Inductees full list revealed

Former BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court, London, where he was charged with three counts of making indecent images of children following a Metropolitan Police Police investigation.

BBC review finds no toxic culture amid Huw Edwards scandal

Cy Curnin of The Fixx on UK touring, Tina Turner & Mount Everest

Season 5 of Race Across the World will take viewers to China

3 apps for learning Mandarin, for Race Across the World's China start

A public university in Malaysia has defended a controversial classroom presentation by its students that featured them dressed in Ku Klux Klan (KKK)-style robes and holding crucifixes, saying the incident has been taken ‘out of context’.

University defends 'KKK presentation' despite backlash

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UK Easter Bank Holiday spending could top £2.5 billion, says Lloyds

Emma and Matt Willis on board a Disney Cruise Line

Emma and Matt Willis test ‘perfect’ holiday formula

Rydal Mount (Credit: Ashdown Jones, The Lakes and Lune Valley)

William Wordsworth's Victorian cottage on Lake Windermere up for sale

Blondie's Rapture is considered one of the first times rap and rock music collided, and has been an influence ever since - and sampled by some of the biggest names in music.

Celebrate Blondie's Rapture hitting the top spot 44 years ago today

Half of holidaymakers have tried to recreate foreign cuisines at home

Stuck for travel inspo? Take this quiz to find your next destination

Marinakis on Olympiacos’ European success in new documentary

One language app says its Irish language course has seen a huge boost in popularity over the past year

3 ways to start learning Irish - as app reports 200% popularity rise

Josie Mortimer (left), Partou People and Culture Director, and Danni Adams, Partou Learning and Development Manager, who addressed the Nursery World Business Summit in London

Partou’s ‘people first culture’ showcased at national nursery summit

Josie Mortimer (left), Partou People and Culture Director, and Danni Adams, Partou Learning and Development Manager, who addressed the Nursery World Business Summit in London

Partou’s ‘people first culture’ showcased at national nursery summit

HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar, is now in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard home

National Lottery Open Week is back and it's bigger than ever
To celebrate 30 years of The National Lottery and the £30m raised for Good Causes every week by its players, National Lottery Open Week is back — and it’s bigger than ever.
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Veteran reggae singer Cocoa Tea has died at the age of 64.

Veteran reggae singer dies

King Charles III has collaborated with Apple Music to launch The King's Music Room show, sharing his personal playlist of hits that bring him joy

King Charles shares personal playlist and you won’t guess what’s on it

Paris is a dream destination for culture lovers, fashion enthusiasts and foodies alike. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Events under £50 taking place in this popular European city in Spring

Beloved TV personality Edye Ellis and the first African American anchor at WBIR, has died at 81. Photo: debrobertsabc/Instagram

Beloved TV personality and news anchor Edye Ellis has died at 81

Charli XCX has won the first of what hopefully will be a number of BRIT awards ahead of this weekend’s event.

Charli XCX wins BRIT Songwriter of the Year award

K-pop and K-drama stars who have died by suicide in recent years

Britney Spears' sophomore album, Oops!... I Did It Again, was released on May 16 2000 - making the album 25 years old this year.

The pop phenomenon that redefined Britney Spears' legacy

How bad is ageism in the UK, amid claims it is widespread and embedded

Could Central Cee walk away with Best Male Act and Song of the Year at the MOBO Awards this year?

MOBO Awards: final list of performers and nominees for 2025’s ceremony

Jay-Z has been announced as one of this year’s inductees into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame

GRAMMYs announce the inductees into the 2025 Hall of Fame

Ital call for the return of Mona Lisa after Louvre branded 'outdated'

Italy request Mona Lisa's return over 'outdated' Louvre
Italy want Mona Lisa to be returned after Louvre director brands museum ‘outdated’, however, French President Emmanuel Macron promises overhaul of museum instead.
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Celebrate Lunar New Year on a budget with DIY décor and festive feasts

Two-thirds of Brits would fail the citizenship test

Ad Feature Two-thirds of Brits stumped by UK citizenship test, research shows

Former Little Mix member Jesy Nelson.

Little Mix former member Jesy Nelson accused of 'blackfishing'

Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Bernard Sumner, and Peter Hook, of the band New Order, at the Roxy, London, 1986.

Blue Monday 2025: How New Order's hit was a gamble for Factory Records

I visited the alpine city of Innsbruck, taking in all the history, culture, and skiing that the city had to offer.

I visited a beautiful alpine city that is fantastic for a ski break

Orchestrated by Rezső Seress in 1933 and covered by Billie Holiday, this song is considered the most depressing ever committed to record ahead of Blue Monday 2025.

Explainer Blue Monday 2025: the tragic tune that became a musical curse

Is the Arsenal manager the right man for the job?

‘Very clear to me’: Is Mikel Arteta the right man for Arsenal future?

The Natural History Museum’s Dinosaurs Live! is among the shows with January sale discounts

Full list of every theatre in the UK with huge January sale savings

Autor David Lodge has died

Booker Prize-shortlisted author David Lodge dies 3 years after wife

The Xunantunich ruins in Belize

Belize is a nature-lover's paradise, with reefs, rainforests and ruins

21 per cent of Brits never speak in the native tongue when abroad

Three in 10 Brits admit they can't pronounce foreign words correctly

Restaurants and retailers are capitalising on the 'K-Wave' through rapid delivery as orders of East Asian food on Just Eat has grown 23 per cent year on year

Ad Feature Korean culture charms Brits as ‘K-Wave’ injects £3.5bn into economy

Tributes to Sara Sharif where her body was found at home on August 10 (Pic: SWNS)

Dad and stepmum found guilty of daughter's murder

[L-R] Peso Pluma, Bad Bunny and Feid have all returned to the Spotify Wrapped top 10 in 2024, as the three are amongst the most streamed artist by users on the platform this year.

Who are Bad Bunny, Peso Pluma and Feid as Spotify Wrapped is released

Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui in the sequel to 'Moana,' the smash hit 2016 Disney animated feature that gave the world its first Pacific Island Disney Princess.

Moana 2: what have reviews been for the new Disney movie so far?

What are some of the Christmas singles of old that became one-hit wonders?

What are the biggest Christmas one-hit wonders of all time?

Spotify have unlocked hours of audiobooks for Premium subscribers.

Spotify teases Wrapped release date - when will it arrive

Spotify Wrapped

Spotify’s favourite day to release Wrapped - based on past years

One of the singers of McFly, Danny Jones probably needs no introduction. He was one of the coaches on The Voice UK earlier this year - moving up from The Voice Kids. But he is best known for his role with the popular pop-rock band - his band mate Dougie Poynter won I’m a Celebrity in 2011.

What time does I’m a Celeb finish tonight - how long is the episode?

What does listening to indie music say about you? Here's what sociologists think - and explain the differences between hipsters and scenesters.

Explainer What listening to indie says about you as Britpop's revival continues

Research of 2,000 women said they would feel embarrassed and judged by their manager if they admitted the truth

One in four women afraid to tell boss real reason they are sick

Spotify Wrapped has been released for 2021. Picture: Spotify

How many songs are on a Spotify Wrapped playlist?

Watch: I went from budget to full luxury travel experience in Dubai

I stayed at the Mercure Dubai Deira hotel - a hotel that is for travellers looking for local and authentic experiences to really experience the true side of the destination. (Photo: NationalWorld/Mark Hall/Isabella Boneham)

I stayed at a hotel in Dubai's Old Town - the side you should visit

Still from Coca-Cola's AI advert. Photo: Coca-Cola/ YouTube

Coca-Cola faces backlash over ‘creepy’ AI Christmas advert

New podcast, 'Wise Words', caters exclusively for retirees - presented by David Hamilton

Over-65 spends less than an hour a day talking to other people

Khiva, near the unfinished minaret.

I went to the Central Asian country on the verge of tourism boom

Leon Marseglia (left), Co-founder and CEO of Youth Group UK, and Jack Parsons (right), Co-founder and Group CEO of Youth Group.

Ad Feature Youth Careers Launches to Support Social Mobility Youth

The joys of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, with Liam Kennedy and Tui. (pic by Dominic Scurr).

I visited Egypt's desert jewel and left with smile wider than Sinai