Here are the bookies’ odds for who’ll win the 2021 Mercury Prize

A charity football match that will see former professionals take on celebrities is taking place next month to mark the fifth anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing.

The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson has seen a wave of protests today (March 5) as Russian troops advance into the region.

Sport's brand Nike have dropped a clanger involving Manchester United's Marcus Rashford at their American headquarters in Oregon.

Bloom Twins, who’ll also be performing on the night.All money raised will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee to support humanitarian and emergency response work in Ukraine and neighbouring countries.On February 24, Russia sent military forces into Ukraine. As reported by The Washington Post, The United Nations has recorded at least 752 civilian casualties so far across Ukraine, with 227 killed and 525 injured, including scores of children.

Taskmaster has launched its own worldwide streaming service, bringing together episodes of the British comedy show alongside international versions.Taskmaster Supermax+ is available now for £5.99 a month. Subscribers will eventually get every episode of Taskmaster ever made, ad free. As of today though (March 5) only the first 3 series of the British version of the show are available, with series 4 joining the service on March 11.“As I’ve been told quite a few times that not everyone everywhere can watch Taskmaster, we wanted to create a channel where fans can watch all episodes ad-free; the complete global home for all things Taskmaster,” reads a welcome message from creator Alex Horne.”Season 9 will premiere soon so people in the US can finally see me dressed up as a mermaid.

Clairo has rescheduled a number of upcoming dates on her US tour due to a sinus infection.The singer is currently on a nationwide tour behind 2021 album ‘Sling’, with support coming from Arlo Parks.Taking to her Instagram Stories, Claire Cottrill wrote: “I’m really sorry to announce that we’ve decided to reschedule the next few shows,” detailing three gigs that will now be moved to July, and two Chicago dates to be shifted to later this month.Of the reasons behind the postponements, she added: “I came down with a sinus infection in the last two days and I haven’t been able to sing at all.“I also just need to take a step back from performing in general (for a little bit),” she wrote. “I hope you understand.”See the post and Clairo’s updated US tour schedule below.MARCH 202216 – Chicago, Riviera Theatre17 – Chicago, Riviera Theatre18 – Minneapolis, The Fillmore20 – Denver, The Fillmore23 – Seattle, Paramount Theatre25 – Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Hall28 – Vancouver, The Orpheum30 – San Francisco, The Masonic31 – Oakland, Fox TheatreAPRIL 20222 – Los Angeles, Greek Theatre3 – Anaheim, House of Blues5 – Tempe, Marquee Theatre7 – Dallas, South Side Ballroom9 – Austin, ACL at Moody Theatre10 – Houston, Bayou Music Center13 – Miami, The Fillmore Miami Beach14 – Orlando, Hard Rock Live16 – Atlanta, TabernacleJULY 202229 – Detroit, The Fillmore30 – Cleveland, Agora Ballroom31 – Indianapolis, Old National CenterFor the tour, Clairo has partnered with SafeTour and Calling All Crows to ensure the safety of attending gig-goers.“Every show will have a person/resource to go to if there’s harassment in the crowd,” she wrote upon the tour’s announcement, adding that a “no bullshit” policy would be in place.

Instagram and makes money from offering X-rated content to subscribers on content sharing platform OnlyFans. Speaking on a recent episode of the Inside OnlyFans podcast, she opened up about her “favourite fan’s” bizarre request to buy her poo for £600.And, in the same episode, Bree also revealed that she has followed other influencers – such as Twitch streamer Amouranth – down the supposedly lucrative route of cashing in on their farts.“You can make a lot of money doing fart stuff,” Bree revealed.“They can either pay per fart, or I’ll do a compilation of a bunch of farts and it’ll be like a 30 second video.“I’m fully clothed, and I’ll be out in public like, ‘I have a fart, shhhh’, and then I’ll hold the fart in my butt and unleash the fart.“I love the fact that something that is so innocuous, so PG, can become X-rated all of a sudden, I think it’s hilarious.”Bree admitted that she had come across the unusual money making scheme after fans had requested the content, but also claimed that she had been honing her abilities from an early age.“I was raised in a very open [family], we are bodily functions to the win.

mum of 16 who has never used contraception has no plans to stop having kids and is now considering names for when she falls pregnant with number 17.Patty Hernandez from Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States says she is feeling “really fertile” so is confident the family will have a new addition soon.The 40-year-old mum added that they plan to continue their ‘cute’ naming tradition - all children have names beginning with ‘C’.The tradition began in honour of their father, 39-year-old Carlos.Speaking to The Mirror, Patty said: "We are trying for baby number 17. We are doing God's will and our prayer to him is to extend our family more if he wants to."We always wanted a big family but never thought God would bless us this much."I know I can conceive (again) as I am really fertile and trust God."We are thinking of naming the child Carter if he is a boy and Clair if she is is a girl."Patty, who runs her own cleaning company, gave birth to her 16th child, Clayton, in May last year.While it was her toughest pregnancy yet, Patty described the birth as a 'blessing from God', adding that she was open to having more children.The mum revealed she and her husband had struggled to think up a new name beginning with 'C' before Clayton was born.She previously said: "We couldn't figure out a name and then Clayton just popped into my head."All the kids have names beginning with 'C' and we wanted to keep that going.

Lewis Hamilton has suggested Max Verstappen is a "bully" in previously unseen Formula One footage.With the second part of testing in Bahrain just days away and the 2022 season on the horizon, Hamilton and Verstappen are set to renewal their heated rivalry.The title contenders had several skirmishes on track last year as they fiercely contested the crown which Verstappen now holds.It was at the British Grand Prix in July when the tensions between them sky-rocketed.Their high-speed crash on the first lap at Silverstone saw Verstappen fly out of control at Copse Corner and hit the barriers with an impact of 51g after Hamilton had clipped his right rear wheel.The race is the focus of episode three of the upcoming fourth series of Drive to Survive, Netflix's inside look at the world of F1.Ahead of its release on March 11, an interview clip with seven-time World Champion Hamilton has emerged where he discusses Verstappen.Via the Express, he told Drive to Survive: "I think Max is aggressive as hell. And more often than not, he pushes it to the limit and beyond.Does Verstappen take it too far? Let us know in the comments section."I've raced against a lot of drivers.

Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley has said she "visualised" her husband Phil Bardsley before he ever messaged him. The former glamour model and reality star is married to professional footballer Phil after they tied the knot in 2014, and they have three sons together – Rocco, Renz and Ralphi.And Tanya, 40, reckons the universe sent her the hunky sportsman – even though she "kept telling him to f*** off".

The One Show viewers flocked to social media to comment on Matt Lucas' weight loss transformation during a recent episode of the BBC evening talk show programme.The comedian and Great British Bake Off star appeared on the The One Show to celebrate World Book Day on March 3, 2022.As well as discussing his new book, My Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Silly Book of True or False, he also revealed that has spent time working on his weight loss journey and becoming "fitter".His appearance certainly caught viewers' attention as fans took to social media to praise Matt's weight loss transformation, with one saying: "Matt Lucas is looking fabulous on The One Show tonight.

Halsey was recognized with the Innovation Award this week at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 on Wednesday.The singer took to Instagram to accept the award as she was not able to make the ceremony in London. Holding up the award, she licked it as she looked into the camera for a very provocative post.The beauty was wearing a black lace camisole that made the most of her ample chest as she wore her hair in a shaggy rocker style.Scroll down for list of winners...

Angelina Jolie noted the staggering number of Ukrainians who have been forced to flee their homes and country due to the ongoing Russian invasion on Thursday.In an Instagram post, the 46-year-old actress and activist compared the plight of Ukrainian refugees escaping to safety with the struggles of other refugee groups across the globe.She wrote to her 12.4 million followers that — regardless of their nationality or race — 'All refugees and displaced people deserve equal treatment and rights.' Equal treatment: Angelina Jolie, 46, urged her Instagram followers to treat refugees around the world with the same compassion that they have shown for Ukrainians fleeing from the Russian attacks on Thursday; seen in 2011 in LAJolie's post included striking photos of what appeared to be refugees from various countries, including a photo of a somber Ukrainian girl looking through the window of a bus.'One million refugees have now fled Ukraine,' she began her caption. 'Before a single Ukrainian refugee crossed the border, there were already more than 82 million people forced from their homes globally — the highest number on record,' she continued.'They include over 6 million Syrians — the world’s largest population of refugees — who’ve been displaced for over a decade already.

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– Anon, LancsLove and romance are notoriously difficult to analyse. The late Barry Cryer used to say that trying to analyse a joke was like dissecting a frog: ‘Painful, not funny and the frog dies.’ So it is with matters of the heart, especially when love and desire are tangled up in grief.So I hesitate to try and reduce your new romance to its constituent parts.

Arlo Parks is set to return to the Official Albums Chart Top 40 this week following her Mercury Prize win with her debut album Collapsed in Sunbeams.

Ghetts has spoken to NME about what went into making his Mercury-nominated album ‘Conflict Of Interest‘, as well as progress on his new material. Watch our video interview with the rapper above.Ghetts was speaking to NME on the red carpet at the Mercury Music Prize last night (September 9), where he opened up about what it meant to be among this year’s shortlisted records.“It’s such a moment for me, man,” Ghetts told NME.

Arlo Parks was last night announced as this year’s winner of the Mercury Prize for her album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams’.“It took a lot of sacrifice and hard work to get here”, she said while accepting the award. “There were moments where I wasn’t sure whether I would make it through – but I am here today, so thank you very much”.The judging panel added in a statement: “It was extremely difficult to choose a winner of the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize.

Arlo Parks has won the 2021 Hyundai Mercury Prize for her album ‘Collapsed In Sunbeams.’Parks was crowned the winner at a live ceremony at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith tonight (September 9).Parks was the bookies’ favourite to win before the ceremony, beating competition from the likes of SAULT, Ghetts and Laura Mvula.This is a developing story, check back for updates.

Black Country, New Road are one of 12 artists up for the Mercury Prize on Thursday night which recognises the best British album of the year. When asked by reporters on the red carpet what will they do if they win the £25,000 prize they joked: “Buy as many meal deals as that gets us.

Can you remember all 29 winning albums that took home the Mercury Prize? Refresh your memory on the big, the bold, and occasionally forgotten winners of the Mercury Prize.