Blundering trainee gravediggers dig up ancient green space by mistake

Kendrick Lamar has said in a new song that he was “confused” by Kanye West and Drake‘s reunion last year.Last November saw West share an image of himself and Drake posing together after seemingly ending their longstanding feud, which is believed to have been ongoing since at least 2009.Earlier that month, Ye extended an olive branch to the Canadian rapper and invited him to perform at a Larry Hoover benefit show in LA in December. Drake obliged, with the pair subsequently appearing on-stage together at the special concert.Lamar released his long-awaited, 73-minute fifth studio album ‘Mr.

Glastonbury has announced the 2022 line-up for its Croissant Neuf stage.The Worthy Farm festival, which this year will be held from June 22-26, has confirmed a host of on-site line-ups recently, including the bills for the Acoustic Stage and the Glade, Common, Left Field and Shangri-La areas.Today’s Glastonbury announcement (May 13) concerns the Croissant Neuf stage, which is located in the Green Fields.The solar-powered stage is set to welcome performances from the likes of Cut Capers, Moulettes, K.O.G, Steve Knightley & Seth Lakeman, Katy J Pearson Band, Sam Lee, TC & The Groove Family and many more.You can see the full line-up poster for Glastonbury’s Croissant Neuf stage below.We're pleased to reveal the 2022 line-up for the solar-powered @CroissantNeuf stage, once again bringing great live music to the Green Fields! pic.twitter.com/S1HRCqjIxH— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) May 13, 2022“In 2022, Croissant Neuf continues its legendary mission of subtly delivering the concepts of caring for our planet and ourselves through the medium of environmental displays, eco-friendly chats and workshops and oodles of Solar Powered music in our big top and on our Bandstand,” a statement about Croissant Neuf that has been posted on the Glastonbury website reads.“Croissant Neuf pioneered the use of Solar Power at festivals, starting in 1987,” it adds.

Sam Ryder as the UK’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 have spoken to NME about the singer’s chances of winning, and the need to put politics aside.Last year it was announced that TaP Music (the music publishing and management company behind the likes of Dua Lipa, Lana del Rey and Ellie Goulding) would be collaborating with the BBC to choose the next song and act to represent the UK at Eurovision.They selected viral TikTok sensation Sam Ryder, who, with his song ‘Space Man’, is currently the second-favourite to win the competition, according to bookmakers.Speaking to NME about the selection process, TaP’s Ben Mawson – who previously managed Dua Lipa – said: “I remember thinking, ‘Why do we do so badly every year? We’re one of the homes of some of the best pop music of all time. Is it political, or is there more to it than that?’”He continued: “There’s this historic cynicism in the UK, and maybe we’ve been too casual about it. We weren’t convinced that you could blame it on politics.

Dave surprised his fans at his show in Toronto, Canada last night (May 12) by bringing Drake out on-stage – check out the footage below.The south London rapper and musician performed at the History venue in Drake’s home city as part of his 2022 North American headline tour. Dave is out on the road in support of ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’, which came out last July.According to The Line Of Best Fit, Dave and Drake delivered a live rendition of their 2016 collaboration ‘Wanna Know’ as well as a joint version of Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ track ‘Knife Talk’.Speaking to the audience, Drake hailed Dave as a “once-in-a-generation talent”.

Police Scotland has paid out almost £1 million to a former gun officer who took legal action against the force for being victimised by senior cops.

A lifeline East Kilbride charity which faced closing for good during the pandemic officially opened the doors to its new community hub this week.

Premier League side Manchester City have just unveiled a statue to a club legend created by the sculptor behind the Kelpies.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIs Elon Musk getting cold feet over his $44 billion bid for Twitter — or is he just trying to drive the price tag down?Early Friday, the mega-billionaire tweeted that his deal for the social network was “temporarily on hold,” citing the need to conduct due diligence on Twitter’s claim that fake and spam accounts represent less than 5% of its active user base. He linked to a Reuters story based on Twitter’s latest quarterly 10-Q with the information.However, that disclosure has been in Twitter’s SEC filings for years — literally since the company first went public in 2013.

Naman Ramachandran Clement Cogitore’s “Sons Of Ramses” (“Goutte d’Or”) will have its world premiere in Cannes as a special screening in the Critics’ Week strand of the festival. The film follows Ramses, a skilful clairvoyant in the multicultural Parisian district of La Goutte d’Or.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian state broadcaster RAI’s president Marinella Soldi, who is a former CEO of Discovery Networks Southern Europe, has a longstanding rapport with the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s the show on which she remembers first seeing ABBA, one of her favorite pop bands, “with their white flares.” Soldi more recently was mesmerized by Måneskin and the swagger of the Italian glam-rock band, which by triumphing last year at Eurovision, against all odds, caused RAI to be host broadcaster of the 2022 edition of this massive event. Måneskin will be performing during the grand finale on Saturday.In a rare interview, Soldi spoke to Variety about the politically heated lead-up to this year’s contest and the European Broadcasting Union’s decision to ban Russia from competing at Eurovision after the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Rebekah Vardy said she sent “personal messages” to Peter Andre and his wife following a kiss-and-tell interview she did in 2004. It came after the interview, in which she described Andre’s “chipolata”, resurfaced in her libel trial with Coleen Rooney. Vardy was accused by the fellow WAG of leaking fake stories about her in October 2019.

Deborah James was left in floods of tears as she responded to the Queen's decision to her a Damehood. Sharing an emotional update on her Instagram page, the 40 year old mum-of-two, who is married to husband Sebastian Bowen, said she was left "humbled" by the honour, and couldn't believe she was even considered for it.

Evil Dead: The Game is finally here, and gamers are buzzing to play the latest iteration of the popular asymmetrical multiplayer genre.Based on Sam Raimi's demented 80s B-movie of the same name, Evil Dead is a five player survival horror game in the vein of 'Death by Daylight'. It sees four human characters team up against a powerful human-controlled enemy online, with classic weapons, monsters and environments from the classic film.

Coleen Rooney has opened up about her marriage woes as she took the stand in her court case against Rebekah Vardy.The mum-of-four stepped up to give her account of how she became suspicious of Vardy's motives for befriending her as day four of the hearing got underway.Coleen claimed that she had started to wonder if Vardy was genuine because "she was not in my circle of friends" and allegedly often contacted her whenever she had difficulties in her private life.She claimed: "It was always to try and get information out of me. It was often when there was something not nice going on in my personal life.

school a year after he was kicked out.Zac Wall, who was four when he last went to school, was kicked out of his previous school seven months ago because of "bad behaviour".Mum Laura Jordan, 36, claimed that her son had “undiagnosed special education needs”, so refused to send him back to another mainstream school in that time.She has slammed Worcestershire County Council for failing, she claims, to find him an adequate school to go do.After what will be a year off, Zac will be attending an autism unit at Chaddesley Corbett School in Kidderminster from September.Having accused the council of “breaking the law”, Laura told the Mirror: “The council have now offered Zac a school place and we will start the slow process of reintegration after the next half term, with an aim to start full time in September.“September is a long time away. He’s fallen behind.

BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has been accused of using a "slur" against Eurovision.On Friday's programme (May 13), she starred alongside co-host Charlie Stayt and both chatted to Eurovision correspondent David Sillito.During the segment, Naga and Charlie both revealed that they don't think UK entrant Sam Ryder will win, but think he will do well.Talking to David via video link, Naga put a rather controversial question to him on air.Naha asked: "That was our speculation about how the voting would go, and I would not say it's a fair process always, would you?"David replied: "I would say it is evidently fair, that's an outrageous slur on poor Eurovision there, it is also entirely unpredictable."He continued: "You do not know what is going to go on and what drama we have had at the semi-finals."Poor Ireland, poor, poor Ireland is out. There was such hope they would get through to the final."You have got to remember Ireland is Eurovision royalty having won, I think, seven times."Serbia and Finland were through and they are truly an example of how bizarre Eurovision can be."The reporter confessed he felt positive about the UK's chances this year, especially in comparison to previous years.David added: "What I mean by UK's year is a top 20 finish at least, that's as far as I am going."However, yesterday I got to meet Sam Ryder, we had some time together, and the only thing you can say is wherever you are in Turin at the moment you keep on hearing his song Spaceman and there is a bit of a buzz about it."Naga was also left fuming during the show as Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg branded the Downing Street party fines a "non-story".

Kim Kardashian as a teen has left fans gushing over how pretty she was before plastic surgery.Kim, now a mother-of-four, has always been evasive when asked if she has had plastic surgery but it has been widely acknowledged that the reality TV star has had some.In the TikTok video clip, borrowed from Entertainment Tonight, Kim is seen as a high school student heading to what appears to be a high school dance.Fresh-faced and bubbly, she looks very different from the Kim of today.However, it appears she always was determined to get in front of the camera as she gives an interview at the dance, asking: "Are you taping this? Because I hope you do, so you can see me when I'm famous and older and you'll remember me...this beautiful little girl."As the cameraman looks to leave, Kim isn't satisfied, calling: "Excuse me are you leaving?"She introduces herself: "My name is Kim Kardashian, I'm the dopest on the ropest person in this class."Fans loved the insight into the young Kim's life, with plenty of followers complimenting the star's looks.One penned: "She’s absolutely gorgeous tbf no wonder she has a massive ego."Another added: "That strong chin! It’s very clearly shaved and sculpted now but it looked great back then, her features really went well with it!"Plenty of others commented on how "beautiful" and "pretty" the star looked.Kim endured a messy divorce with her ex-husband Kanye West but in March, was officially granted permission by a judge to change her legal marital status to single.She is currently dating Pete Davidson.The Saturday Night Live comedian blamed Kanye for the 'strange' past year.During Pete Davidson's Presents: The Best Friends show at the Netflix Is a Joke Fest, the comedian put his dating life with Kim

Manchester United cult hero Kleberson believes his old club made a mistake sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and appointing a manager who has a completely different methodology to the Norwegian. United dismissed Solskjaer after a dismal 4-1 defeat to Watford in November, with the club seventh in the table and 12 points adrift of leaders Chelsea at the time.

Rebecca Hall has enjoyed a diverse career, sinking her teeth into smaller passion projects and behemoth blockbusters alike. Demonstrating her mainstream appeal through her highly critically and commercially successful collaboration with Christopher Nolan in the 2006 film “The Prestige,” Hall has since become a stalwart of the Sundance Film Festival, having equally exhibited an inclination towards its more independently spirited projects.

The cheapest and most expensive places in Scotland to rent a flat have been named in a new study.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxA council has issued a grovelling apology after trainee grave-diggers ruined an "irreplaceable" protected beauty spot following a "communication error".Mendip District Council claimed the workers "misunderstood" when asked to use a cemetery for training instead.Somerset locals were left furious when they dug up an area nearby which the authority has agreed not to build on in Easthill, Frome.Mark Player, a member of the Friends of Easthill, told the BBC he had found the gravediggers practising on the site on January 28.He said the field was "protected and enhanced for its irreplaceable ecological value" to Frome and the group had been