Shane MacGowan, poetic, hard-charging frontman of The Pogues, dies at 65 | Music News

Shane MacGowan, poetic, hard-charging frontman of The Pogues, dies at 65 | Music News

MacGowan won fame for incorporating traditional Irish ballads into Britain’s punk scene in the 1980s and 90s. Shane MacGowan, who galvanised Britain’s punk scene with his incorporation of Irish traditional ballads into that genre in the late 1980s, has died at 65. MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke released a statement…

How Parthenon sculptures sparked a diplomatic row between Greece and UK | News

How Parthenon sculptures sparked a diplomatic row between Greece and UK | News

The UK prime minister cancelled a scheduled meeting with his Greek counterpart after Athens demanded permanent return of ancient sculptures. Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has cancelled a planned meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis, sparking a diplomatic row over the status of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon sculptures housed in…

Parthenon marbles row derails talks between UK’s Sunak, Greece’s Mitsotakis | History News

Parthenon marbles row derails talks between UK’s Sunak, Greece’s Mitsotakis | History News

The Greek PM expressed ‘displeasure’ that Sunak axed their meeting, saying he avoided talks on the disputed marbles. Diplomatic sparks are flying after Britain’s prime minister abruptly cancelled a meeting with his Greek counterpart in which they were due to discuss long-contested artefacts. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was scheduled…

Terry Venables, ex England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80 | Football News

Terry Venables, ex England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80 | Football News

Venables, who guided England to the Euro 96 semifinals and Barcelona to the 1986 European Cup final, died after a long illness. Terry Venables, the former manager of England’s national football team, Tottenham Hotspur and Barcelona, has died aged 80 after an illness, his family said. Venables guided England to…

London protesters at pro-Palestinian march demand permanent Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

London protesters at pro-Palestinian march demand permanent Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Current pause brings little respite after 15,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks during seven weeks of war. Central London was packed with tens of thousands of people who turned out to demand a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The National March for Palestine on Saturday took place on the second day…

Liverpool hold Man City as Haaland scores fastest 50 Premier League goals | Football News

Liverpool hold Man City as Haaland scores fastest 50 Premier League goals | Football News

Liverpool snap City’s 23-match winning run at the Etihad as clash between the Premier League’s top two ends 1-1. An 80th-minute goal from Trent Alexander-Arnold secured Liverpool a 1-1 draw with leaders Manchester City on Saturday, keeping Juergen Klopp’s team a point adrift of the top spot in the tight…

Meghan Markle ‘should have warned’ Harry over drug revelations: expert
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Meghan Markle ‘should have warned’ Harry over drug revelations: expert

Meghan Markle “should have warned” her husband Prince Harry over his candid drug revelations, according to a royal expert. Page Six exclusively revealed that Harry may find himself with his back against the wall — and stripped of his rights to live in the US — over being too honest…

Ant Anstead’s son Hudson visits UK for first time: photos
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Ant Anstead’s son Hudson visits UK for first time: photos

Christmas across the pond! Ant Anstead spent the holidays in the United Kingdom, bringing his 3-year-old son, Hudson, to his native country for the first time. “What a simply INCREDIBLE week of adventures back in Blighty!” the motor specialist captioned an Instagram slideshow Tuesday with the toddler and his half-siblings,…