Coronavirus: Elderly couple married for 65 years 'die within hours of each other'

BMG has acquired a whole load of music rights from the estate of blues musician John Lee Hooker. This includes his entire publishing catalogue – in a joint deal with Fujipacific Music – all of his royalty income from his recordings, and a sizeable chunk of his actual recorded music catalogue, spanning releases put out from 1980 and posthumously since his death in 2001.The Hooker estate is managed by JAM Inc.

An LA judge has declined to dismiss the negligence and wrongful death claims made by the mother of the late rapper Lil Peep against her son’s former management company First Access Entertainment. Lawyers for the management firm had argued that those claims were too weak to proceed to trial, but judge Teresa A Beaudet does not concur.Lil Peep, real name Gustav Åhr, died in November 2017 of an accidental drugs overdose, aged 21.

A New York judge has significantly cut back a defamation lawsuit filed against Mariah Carey by her brother in relation to the star’s 2020 memoir ‘The Meaning Of Mariah Carey’. However, his defamation claim in relation to allegations he sold drugs at New York clubs in the 1980s will be allowed to proceed.Both of Carey’s siblings – Alison and Morgan – sued their sister over claims she made about them in her 2020 book.

David Beckham, 46, left fans swooning on Thursday after sharing a steamy shirtless photo from inside a sauna.SEE: Victoria Beckham's £6million country house is a family party pad – with a lakeIt's likely the star took the snap from his £12 million Cotswold's estate, where David and Victoria Beckham escaped to the countryside with their family this week while their youngest daughter, Harper Seven, is on half term. The Beckhams have decked out the country retreat with everything they'd need for an indulgent break, where David invested in an extra-special log cabin for the garden.WATCH: See inside David and Victoria Beckham's gorgeous Cotswolds bathroomThe structure is fitted with a sauna and steam room. Perfect for some rest and relaxation.Taking to Instagram to share a moody selfie, David revealed several of his tattoos, many of which are dedicated to his family."Early morning sauna.

Fans were quick to jump on to the post and express their well wishes and condolences.In response to Lorraine's quote Tweet, @Feesbabe said: "So very sorry for your loss Heather."He looked a gorgeous little fur baby. May he rest in peace over the Rainbow Bridge."@Grierson_Judy wrote: "Sleep tight little one."@SuePerkins said: "The pain is equal to the love.

Emmerdale's Jeff Hordley, 51, has been married to his wife and now co-star Zoe Henry, 48, since 2003. In an unearthed column, Zoe admitted that there are benefits to working together, as when Zoe has "upsetting" story lines, Jeff will always "completely understand" her if she is having a "bad day".Jeff was cast as Cain Dingle on Emmerdale in 2003, before having a short break from the show between 2006 and 2009.His wife, Zoe, who plays Rhona Goskirk, has had a permanent role on the show since early 2010.Zoe wrote a column back in March 2019, giving an insight to her daily life.The actress detailed her heavy storylines and how she deals with them.She said to The Sun: "Tough storylines can be heavy going."Rhona, my character on Emmerdale, has been through a lot, including rape and a hysterectomy."But when we cover difficult subjects there’s a really good rapport between the actors and crew as soon as the camera stops rolling."Zoe then continued to praise her husband, and how they both understand each other on set.She continued: "It’s important to have a laugh in-between takes so upsetting stories don’t get you down too much."Working on the same show as Jeff, who plays Cain Dingle, also helps because if one of us is having a bad day then the other will completely understand."Jeff recently addressed his long standing career and why he appeared to have gone on a television hiatus after not being on-screen for some years.It comes after the Cain Dingle actor had made the decision to leave Emmerdale 16 years ago.Speaking on Mike Artistik's Ego Podcast last year, the Dales star admitted that he had his fair share of setbacks.Jeff explained: "It's about knockbacks.

Just because Mark Wahlberg got COVID, his family wasn’t about to give up their vacation.

A tiny frog has been found in a bunch of bananas at a primary school - having journeyed 5,000 miles to get to the north west.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Osaka Asian Film Festival has unveiled its biggest ever program – a total of 76 films – to unspool next month (March 10-20, 2022).Its competition section includes the acclaimed Korean debut film “Aloners,” which offers an exacting critique of the alienating effects upon life of modern capitalist economies; Hong Kong biopic “Anita”; the world premiere of “Angry Son,” which combines LGBT and mixed race themes in a heartwarming comedy; Kong Dashan’s new take on “Journey to the West,” as a ragtag group of people on a UFO hunt; “Mama’s Affair,” the second film by Kearen Pang, whose 2017 debut “29+1” won Osaka’s audience award, “No Land’s Man” from Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and festival circuit hit “Barbarian Invasion.” The spotlight section includes ten titles. Among them are “The Ground Beneath her Feet” from Bangladesh’s Mohammad Rabby Mridha; “A Room of Her own” from China’s Xie Yiran; and Carlo Francisco Manatad’s “Whether the Weather is Fine.”The largest component section is the twenty-title Indie Forum, a platform for Japanese indie films that allow the winner to claim the Japan Cuts Award.

Charlotte Dawson has been wowing fans while on holiday thanks to her regular social media updates.

A train operator is 'strongly urging' people not to travel on the railways tomorrow as Storm Eunice hits the UK.

The speed limit on Mancunian Way has been reduced significantly this week and we'd like to know what you think of the decision.

Celtic outcast Boli Bolingoli could finally be set for the exit door as it's reported he's in talks over a move to Russia.

Storm Dudley wielded it’s power yesterday afternoon as the plane transporting Manchester City back to the UK was forced to abandon its landing.

BBC Radio 2 fans have been left devastated after hearing that host Paul O’Grady is being taken off air after 23 years and will be replaced by comedian Rob Beckett.

An internal candidate has been appointed to a lucrative council job.

A bustling Ferguslie Park community hub is urging groups in the area to apply for a share of £25,000 funding to help reduce isolation and increase health and well-being.

A music teacher guilty of a campaign of rape, abuse and grooming against six female pupils has been jailed for 11 years.

Alec Baldwin is in "complete denial" and refuses to accept "any responsibility" for the death of "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, her family's attorney says. Hutchins was killed on Oct.

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after he recently spoke out against “alarming” drill music.Adams, who took office last month as the 110th mayor of New York City, said last week that he wanted to sit down with social media companies to “state that you have a civic and corporate responsibility” in regards to promoting drill music.“You know, I mean, we pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing, yet we are allowing music – displaying of guns, violence – we’re allowing it to stay on these sites,” he added.On Tuesday (February 15), Adams met with the likes of Fivio Foreign, Maino, B-Lovee, Slow Bucks and Bleezy to discuss public safety in the city and the gun violence that is impacting the hip-hop community (via ABC News).Speaking to reporters yesterday (February 16), Adams said that the group came to the meeting “with a lot of energy” and were concerned that the mayor intended to “ban” drill music.A post shared by JERMAINE (@mainohustlehard)Adding that he had “a great conversation” with the group, Adams said that he was primarily concerned by drill rappers who make violent threats to their rivals in their music.“Violent people who are using drill rapping to post who they killed, and then antagonise the people who they are going to kill, is what the problem is.”In a video from the meeting that was shared on Instagram, the rapper Maino says: “There’s been a lot of talk about drill rap, drill music in New York City, connecting violence with the culture, and I just wanted to create a conversation with the mayor.”The clip then sees Adams add: “We’re going to roll out something together on the whole conversation, and we’re looking forward to it.”You can see a selection of social media posts from Adams’ meeting with the rappers below.A post shared by