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If you're captivated by Meghan Markle's Netflix series With Love, Meghan and dreaming of emulating her picture-perfect lifestyle, there's good news. Although her jam flew off the shelves in an hour, the Duchess has revealed top fashion and beauty essentials – including a 'glass skin' moisturiser that's available from Boots.

Nintendo Switch 2 went live earlier today (April 4) at a number of UK retailers – and they’ve already sold out.The Switch 2 was first announced earlier this year in a hardware-focused teaser trailer and Nintendo revealed more about the console this week during a hour-long Direct presentation.The Nintendo Switch 2 is due for release June 5 and will cost £395.99. To try and stop scalpers getting hold of the console and reselling it for inflated prices, the official Nintendo store will prioritise players who have racked up more than 50 hours on the original Switch and have an active Nintendo membership when pre-orders go live next week (April 8).However a number of UK retailers put their Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders live earlier today, and many have already sold.

Catfish & The Bottlemen have announced details of three more shows, set to take place in the UK and Ireland later this year. Find ticket information below.The dates come as an extension to the previously announced run of live gigs from Van McCann and co.

Ghosts has been a hit for the BBC in the UK and CBS in the U.S. Now viewers in France are going to get their own version of the comedy series, which follows a group of spooks from different eras who reside alongside a living couple who move into a country mansion.

told People in a statement. “At this time, we would like to grieve privately.”The “Top Gun” actor had a six-year bout with throat cancer after being diagnosed in 2015.The condition had affected his ability to speak due to chemotherapy and radiation therapy, which required two tracheotomies.

Naman Ramachandran Manoj Kumar, the Indian actor-filmmaker best known for infusing the country with a brand of fervent nationalism through films like “Upkar” and “Purab Aur Paschim,” died April 4 in Mumbai. He was 87. He died of a heart attack caused by cardiogenic shock.

Alex Ritman Clio Barnard, the BAFTA-nominated writer/director behind acclaimed British indie films such as “The Selfish Giant,” “Dark River” and “Ali & Ava,” has set a buzzy ensemble cast for her next feature. “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning,” based on the novel of the same name by Keiran Goddard (“Hourglass), will star Anthony Boyle (“Say Nothing,” “Masters of the Air”), Joe Cole (“Gangs of London,” “A Prayer Before Dawn”), Jay Lycurgo (“Steve,” “Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself”), Daryl McCormack (“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” “Bad Sisters”) and Lola Petticrew (“Say Nothing,” “She Said”). The cast also includes Millie Brady (“Surface,” “The Last Kingdom”), Lucie Shorthouse (“We Are Lady Parts,” “Rebus”) and James Eeles (“The Batman,” “Darkest Hour”).

Flavor Flav has revealed that he recently relapsed after over four years of sobriety – see what the rapper had to say below.The Public Enemy rapper – who used to have a substance abuse problem and in 2023 revealed that he had spent a whopping $5million on drugs in a three-year stretch – has been celebrating his sobriety from alcohol since October 2020. However, his streak has now come to an end, with the rapper admitting that he recently had a brief relapse. Flavor Flav wrote in an Instagram Story last night (April 3): “I remain authentic to who I am and a large part of the past 4.5 years for me has been my sobriety journey.

BABYMETAL have released a collaborative new single featuring Poppy – listen to ‘From Me To U’ below.The song will appear on the Japanese kawaii metal band’s fifth studio album ‘Metal Forth’, which is due to arrive on June 13 via Capitol Records (pre-order/pre-save here).Speaking about their thunderous, post-hardcore new track, the group described ‘From Me To U’ as “a kawaii metal song [that] was born from a collaboration between BABYMETAL and Poppy”.They added: “Check out Poppy’s shouts and BABYMETAL’s dance in the Neo Tokyo setting! Kawaii is sprinkled throughout the intense sound! Kimi ni todoke!”Poppy explained: “I have been a fan of BABYMETAL for years and I am so happy for this song to finally be here! They have inspired me so much, enjoy ‘From Me To U’!”The single is accompanied by a high-concept official video, starring Poppy. It also sees BABYMETAL unleash their signature choreography among “a futuristic world teetering on the edge of destruction”.Towards the end of the visuals, Poppy makes an explosive transformation into a dragon – emerging amongst the surrounding fire and carnage, as BABYMETAL dance their way through the disaster.

NME The Cover stars ENHYPEN have released a new English single titled ‘Loose’ today (April 4).ENHYPEN’s new song ‘Loose’ has been described by their label Belift Lab as a “seductive track with a cutting-edge pop sound”. Its official lyric video features a portable CD player on someone’s lap, with a CD loaded in and lyrics appearing on its analogue screen.“Loose / I’ve been waiting to get next to you / I can tell how bad you want it too, ooh / All this tension, baby, let your body loose,” ENHYPEN sing on the English song’s chorus.‘Loose’ marks ENHYPEN’s first music release of 2025.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Richard Burton never got around to writing an official set of memoirs before his untimely, alcohol-hastened death in 1984, though the star’s posthumously published diaries are among the great volumes of their kind in the showbiz library: sometimes brutally candid about himself, often savagely catty about others, and reflective of a wry, wicked mind behind the boorish antics that kept him in the headlines. There’s little of that wit or mischief to be found in Marc Evans‘ quiet, earnestly soft-hearted biopic “Mr.

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Matt Berninger has played his solo material live for the first time, and aired his new album ‘Get Sunk’ at his show in Leeds.The National frontman released his debut album ‘Serpentine Prison’ in 2020, but could not perform any of the tracks because of COVID. His new album ‘Get Sunk’ is due to arrive on 30th May via Concord/Book Records.

Stereolab have teased that new music is on the way after sending mysterious packages out to fans in the post.The art-rock group’s founding members Lætitia Sadier and Tim Gane reunited in 2019 with former bandmates Andy Ramsay and Joseph Watson after an initial run from 1990 to 2009.Since then, the five-piece have toured the world and reissued their albums on vinyl as expanded editions that included rare demos and extensive liner notes. The band’s last album release was 2010’s ‘Not Music?’Now, the band are teasing what appears to be a new album.

Billy Bragg has marked former Labour politician Tony Benn’s would-be 100th birthday by posing his “five questions to ask the powerful” to Elon Musk.Posting on his Facebook page, the folk musician listed five questions to Elon Musk – which were originally coined by politician and left-wing campaigner Benn.“Whenever I see Elon Musk gloating about how he’s laying waste to ‘woke’ government departments, sacking hundreds of thousands of people on a whim, I think of Tony Benn’s five questions to ask the powerful,” he wrote.The questions are: what power have you got; where did you get it from; in whose interest do you exercise it; to whom are you accountable; and how can we get rid of you?Read Bragg’s full post directed to Musk below:Whenever I see Elon Musk gloating about how he's laying waste to 'woke' government departments, sacking hundreds of…Posted by Billy Bragg on Thursday, April 3, 2025Tony Benn was a Labour Party politician who, as per The Guardian, “went from being ‘the most dangerous man in Britain’ to a national radical treasure”. He died aged 88 in 2014.He became known for being an instrumental part in creating a left wing of the Labour Party in the 1980s, and then later was praised for his campaign against the invasion of Iraq, addressing the UK’s biggest ever demonstration during the Stop the War rally of 2003.At the time of his death, the then Labour leader Ed Miliband said: “Tony Benn spoke his mind and spoke up for his values.

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Susanna Reid shared with Good Morning Britain viewers her plans for a brief break from the show on Thursday morning.The beloved presenter, who's been a familiar face since the show's inception in 2014, appeared alongside ex-Labour MP Ed Balls today. As the show wrapped up, Susanna announced her short hiatus, reassuring fans she'd return soon. "See you in a couple of weeks, I'm going to go and spend some time off.

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Giggs has returned with an emotive, stripped-back new single called ‘11th Of May’ – listen to the new track below.The track, which is a reference to Giggs’ own birthday, explores his life which a press statement says is “less about the [birthday] celebration – more about the scars, the survival, and the soul-searching.”On the contemplative diary-entry like new track, Giggs raps over sparse piano-led production by Levi & Side Real and Desro: “Been in it from the trenches…I have got my little ones I need to encourage…feel like I’m scared to trust, it’s like I don’t care no more because I care too much.”A statement adds of the Landlord’s song: “No gloss, no gimmicks – just grown-man truths, laid bare in that unmistakable baritone. It’s a slow burn of a track, where reflection hits heavier than the beat…this is Giggs holding a mirror up to himself and daring us to look too.”Check out the track here:Last October, Giggs teamed up with Quavo on the new track ‘Big In Da Game’ which marks the debut single on KidSuper Records.Colm Dillane, the founder and designer of the KidSuper fashion label has now branched out into music, creating KidSuper records – the company’s own record label.

Hard-Fi have announced a deluxe reissue of their ‘Stars Of CCTV’ album to celebrate the 20th anniversary. Find out the details below.Set to arrive on July 4, the new release will celebrate the indie band’s iconic debut album with a limited edition yellow gatefold 2-LP vinyl, as well as through two CDs.

Adolescence’s reign at the top of the UK Netflix charts has ended, as a true crime hit has taken its place in the number one spot.Since its arrival on March 13, the drama, about a father (Stephen Graham) whose world is turned upside down when his son is accused of murder, has rarely been out of the headlines.Hailed for its storytelling and prompting discussions about toxic masculinity in society, producer/star Graham has said he had “no idea” of the impact that it would have, and that he and partner Hannah Walters are already in talks for a follow up.However, according to today’s (April 3) daily data from the streamer, the show has been usurped by the documentary series Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer. Released on March 31, the series tells the story of the Gilgo Beach serial killings, told from the perspective of loved ones and victims. The series of killings claimed over 11 victims from 1993 until 2011.