British spy novelist John Le Carré ‘died an Irishman’

 Saturday Night Live in a move away from the show’s traditional opening sketch.The Chorus, who were founded in 1949 as a way for Ukrainian immigrants to “preserve and cultivate the rich musical heritage of Ukraine”, were introduced by SNL regulars Cecily Strong and Kate McKinnon at the show’s opening.Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on February 24.The Chorus went on to perform an emotive rendition of ‘Prayer For Ukraine’, which you can watch below.After that, the show went on to reveal a set of candles in the shape of the word ‘Kiev’, Ukraine’s capital, which is still currently under siege.“Prayer for Ukraine” performed by Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York pic.twitter.com/5pi2l1Olpx— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 27, 2022198 Ukrainians – including three children – have been killed at the time of writing, according to Health Minister Viktor Liashko. A further 1,115 people have reportedly been wounded, including 33 children (via Al Jazeera).

Kanye West looks to be in the studio with Baltimore dream pop duo Beach House.Beach House – Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally – are currently on a US tour behind new double album ‘Once Twice Melody’, playing Madison, Wisconsin and St. Paul, Minnesota this weekend.Taking to Instagram yesterday (February 26), Kanye shared a pair of photos of him in the studio with the duo, which have since been confirmed as legitimate by John Cunningham, a producer on ‘DONDA 2’, say Stereogum.It’s not clear whether the photos were actually taken yesterday or if the acts were in the studio together in the past, but Ye appeared to be wearing the same outfit in the studio photos and an Instagram Live that same day.See the photos below.A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)Meanwhile, Kanye has updated his bespoke Stem Player platform to add 12 new songs to ‘DONDA 2’, bringing it up to a current total of 16 tracks.

Metallica have played their first show of the year, kicking off 2022 with a performance at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.The show took place on Friday night (February 25), opened by support acts Ice Nine Kills and Greta Van Fleet. Metallica charged through a 16-song setlist, comprising classic cuts including ‘Ride The Lightning’, ‘Moth Into Flame’, ‘Nothing Else Matters’ and ‘Enter Sandman’, among others.Fan-filmed footage of the performance captured some fiery moments, as the band set off fitting pyrotechnics for the songs ‘Fuel’ and ‘Moth Into Flame’.

Kodak Black has shared an official music video for his new track ‘On Everything’, lifted from his recently released album.Black dropped his new LP ‘Back For Everything’ on Friday (February 25), featuring the single ‘On Everything’. He shared a music video for the track to mark its release, in which we see Black rapping in a white suit, surrounded by a flashy car and private plane.

Spider-Man actor Kirsten Dunst has said she isn’t ruling out a return for her Mary Jane to the Marvel franchise.The actor played Mary Jane Watson opposite Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker in three Spidey movies: Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).The most recent Spider-Man movie, No Way Home, features three web-slinging heroes, with Tom Holland joined by predecessors Andrew Garfield and Maguire for a cameo appearance. Which is exactly why Dunst doesn’t see why her Mary Jane couldn’t appear in a future film.She told Deadline: “There’s still time.

LCD Soundsystem were the musical guests on last night’s (February 26) episode of Saturday Night Live – watch them play ‘Thrills’ and ‘Yr City’s A Sucker’ below.The band last played the show in 2017, when they were promoting their last album, ‘American Dream’, and were joined by John Mulaney as host on the latest episode of the show.For their performance, the band played two tracks from their 2005 self-titled debut album.Watch the performances of ‘Thrills’ and ‘Yr City’s A Sucker’ below.Elsewhere, LCD Soundsystem have announced a series of concert residencies in Philadelphia and Boston this spring.The band will perform four shows at Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia from March 28-31, followed by four shows at new Boston venue Roadrunner from April 3-5. The two sets of shows will mark the band’s first live dates of 2022.In November 2021, LCD Soundsystem began their Brooklyn Steel residency, where the band were scheduled to play a run of 20 gigs in New York City.The news arrived just a few months after frontman James Murphy said that the band were “on a full hiatus”.Their first gig since 2018 took place November 23 and saw the band cover Joy Division’s ‘No Love Lost’ alongside tracks from across their back catalogue.

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supports HTML5 videoMaksim Chmerkovskiy has been forced to seek refuge in a bomb shelter in Kyiv amid Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.The country has come under intense gunfire and bombing since Thursday, when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack.Overnight, airfields and gas pipelines appear to have been hit, and the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine confirmed that missiles also hit a radioactive waste disposal site near Kyiv.The Dancing With The Stars professional has now posted clips on his Instagram story from the capital city, insisting that he was staying safe.For the latest updates on the Russia-Ukraine war, visit our live blog: Russia-Ukraine live‘Hey everybody, I’m in the bomb shelter, aka a parking lot,’ the 42-year-old began, panning the camera to show cars lined up behind him.‘A lot of people here that I don’t want to show. I have no idea what I’m doing and I just don’t want to do something that I shouldn’t.‘I’m safe, I’m in a bomb shelter but Kyiv is under a serious attack from what I understand, from what I heard. ‘We had a crazy alarm so we all ran downstairs.’‘As soon as I know something concrete that I check out, I’ll throw it on my feed.

Eamonn Holmes has been absent from social media for a whole week but delighted fans when he returned on Sunday morning.MORE: Ruth Langsford talks Eamonn Holmes's shock exit - and reveals future on This Morning and Loose WomenThe star took a break from Instagram after he was forced to defend the comments he made about his former This Morning colleague Phillip Schofield in an interview.WATCH: Ruth Langsford makes brave admission about 'struggle' with Eamonn Holmes after having JackThe TV presenter spoke to Daily Mail's Weekend magazine last week about his former employer, ITV, and called out Phillip for "snubbing" his wife, Ruth Langsford after he cut her off during a trailer for Loose Women on This Morning in 2019.READ: Ruth Langsford returns to social media after Eamonn Holmes' 'snub' commentsRELATED: Holly Willoughby breaks silence following Eamonn Holmes' comments about Phillip Schofield"Phillip is renowned for snubbing people. He's very passive-aggressive.

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Prince William and Kate Middleton will be battling it out at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday as their teams England and Wales go head to head in a Six Nations clash. It is the first time the national teams have played against each other since Kate was named as England Rugby's new patronage.The 40 year old's husband William, 39, is the patron of Wales Rugby, meaning the married couple will be rivals as they watch on alongside their eldest son Prince George, eight. And while William and Kate are out spectating at the match, royal fans may wonder who will be looking after their two younger children; Princess Charlotte, six, and Prince Louis.

LEAN, mean, fighting machine Joy Corrigan looks a knock-out in a nude bikini. The 27-year-old model — a black belt in Korean martial art tang soo do — soaked up the sun on a fashion shoot for the Indah brand.

DENISE Van Outen’s cheating ex-fiancé Eddie Boxshall has gone on a keep fit drive after admitting the pair’s split left him unable to sleep.  The DJ, 49, posted a photo showing him in the gym and confessed that the stress of the last few months has caused him to lose weight.  He wrote: “Going to start a picture diary of my muscle and weight gain which I lost due through stress, no appetite and a lack of sleep.” Eddie then urged  other people in a similar situation to get help and said was “not looking back” following his break-up with Denise.  His vow comes days after a Sun on Sunday report told how Eddie had lost over a stone in weight following his split with the 47-year-old presenter and actress.  She dumped fiance Eddie after seven years last month after finding out he had been having phone sex and dates with other women. Two weeks ago Eddie posted a message about putting yourself first in the wake of their break-up.

One of the world’s great spy novel authors, John le Carré, took Irish citizenship shortly before his death after becoming disillusioned with England over Brexit, hit son Nicholas says in a new documentary.