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The mother of a child who vanished over three decades ago is on tenterhooks as she awaits DNA results from an individual claiming to be her son, missing since 1991.

Prince William is to feature in a hard-hitting two-part ITV documentary focussing on homelessness within Britain.

Rock legends Brian May and Roger Taylor have backed official Queen tribute band Queen Extravaganza as they announce a 25-date UK and Ireland tour for 2025. Queen Extravaganza is the official Queen tribute produced by Roger Taylor and Brian May.

No stranger to the Royal spotlight and media attention, Prince William, is set to reveal a different aspect of himself in an upcoming documentary series. Unlike his brother Prince Harry, who previously shared insights into Royal life with his wife Meghan Markle in a Netflix documentary last year, William will be championing a cause close to his heart - ending homelessness.

Prince William is set to star in an eye-opening two-part ITV documentary that will put the spotlight on homelessness in Britain.The documentary, working title Prince William: We Can End Homelessness, promises to offer a unique glimpse into the first year of the Homewards programme, which is dedicated to tackling homelessness. The specials, each lasting one hour, are scheduled for broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX this coming autumn.

English Teacher have spoken to NME about their love for Sheffield songwriter Richard Hawley and his Standing At The Sky’s Edge musical – watch the interview above.Speaking at Glastonbury 2024, vocalist Lily Fontaine, alongside guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden, told us about their experience of seeing the show, which is currently playing in London’s West End. The production interpolates a slew of tracks from across Hawley’s discography, including 2006’s Mercury-nominated ‘Coles Corner’ album.“After our recent New York show, I went outside and a guy came up to me and said, ‘I really enjoyed the set. I live here but I’m from Sheffield’,” Fontaine said.

Neil Robertson has pulled out of stage two of the Championship League snooker tournament due to a "mishap" in China.

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has branded their song ‘Medicine’ as “shit”.The third single of their 2019 record ‘amo‘ was heavily played during their tour that year, but has since trickled out of the Sheffield band’s setlists. After being played just 17 times between 2020 and 2022, the song has not been performed since.Now, Sykes has shed light onto the reason why at the band’s recent show in Germany.

EXCLUSIVE: Sky, Warner Music Entertainment and Screen Scotland are collaborating on a feature doc profiling the unique legacy of Scottish funk sensation Average White Band, with Warner taking North American distribution.

Empire State Bastard will be putting on their own festival in Sheffield next month called Bastard Fest.Fresh from a US tour supporting Sleep Token, the supergroup consisting of Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil and Oceansize’s Mike Vennart will top the bill, with Bitch Falcon bassist Naomi Macleod and former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo in tow.The event will take place at Sheffield’s Corporation on July 13 and features a host of heavyweights from British metal, including Heriot, Conjurer, Pupil Slicer and Sheffield’s own Hidden Mothers. It comes a day after the band’s performance at 2000trees Festival.Tickets will go on sale tomorrow (June 20) via the venue website and See Tickets.Empire State Bastard released their debut album ‘Rivers Of Heresy’ last year.

The tiny village of Castleton, Derbyshire, occupies a prime spot in a beautiful winding landscape. Tucked away in the rolling hills of the Peak District National Park, the village of under 1000 people is almost perfectly situated between Manchester and Sheffield.

Alex Ritman While he may be best known for features such as “The King of Scotland” and “The Mauritanian,” Kevin Macdonald has directed a number of documentaries about well-known figures, including 2012’s Bob Marley doc “Marley,” 2018’s revelatory “Whitney” about Whitney Houston and last year’s “High & Low: John Galliano.” His latest film, “Klitschko: More Than a Fight” — which opens the 2024 Sheffield Doc/Fest on Wednesday (and lands on Sky Documentaries in August) — is a little different. At its center is Vitali Klitschko, the Ukrainian heavyweight boxing legend who, alongside his brother Wladimir, dominated the sport for a decade starting in the mid-2000s.

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has given hints about what fans can expect from their new music in the ‘Post Human’ series.The frontman recently spoke to NME from the band’s HQ in Sheffield fresh off releasing their latest album, ‘Post Human: Nex Gen‘. It marked the second album in their ‘Post Human’ series, the first, ‘Survival Horror‘, was released in 2020, and ‘Nex Gen’ was surprised released last month after multiple delays.The band initially planned to release four ‘Post Human’ EPs in a year, but changed upon lockdown lifting: “We thought we were going to be in lockdown for a lot longer than we were.

Beabadoobee has confirmed details of a UK leg of her ‘This Is How Tomorrow Moves’ tour, set to take place later this year. Find ticket details below.Announced today (June 11), the upcoming tour dates will take place towards the end of 2024, and see the London-based singer-songwriter head to numerous cities across the country in a nine-date run.The dates come on the heels of the North American leg of the tour, for which tickets recently went on sale and the shows will lead Beabadoobee up until September.

Manchester council chief executive Joanne Roney CBE is set to leave the town hall after seven years, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. Having taken over from Sir Howard Bernstein in 2017, she is expected to become top boss at troubled Birmingham council, returning to her hometown.

Liam Gallagher has shared official footage from his ‘Definitely Maybe’ anniversary tour on the opening night in Sheffield.He kicked off his 30th anniversary tour over the weekend playing every song from the iconic 1994 album with his band – several of which were the first time ever he’s performed them outside of Oasis – along with B-sides from that era.Now, he has shared snippets from the night in footage which you can view below.Captioned: “Sheffield it’s been too fucking long 1.6.24,” the clip kicks off with the build up to the show as Gallagher prepares to come on stage.A post shared by Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher)It then shows snippets of a host of Oasis’ classic tracks being performed by Gallagher including ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’, ‘Cigarettes & Alcohol’ and ‘Slide Away’.The night began with album opener ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’, after which Gallagher and his band performed the songs in a different sequence from its tracklist. Last week (May 22), Gallagher confirmed that he would not be performing the album in order as he “can’t be singing ‘Live Forever’ [four] songs into the set.”Midway through the night, Gallagher dedicated 1994 B-side ‘Half the World Away’ to “my little brother” Noel, who originally sang on the track.

Katie Price graced the stage at the Mighty Hoopla festival in London over the weekend, but fans couldn't help but notice a detail about her striking pink jumpsuit.The former glamour model, 46, performed songs from her brief stint as a pop artist at the Brockwell Park festival on Saturday (1 June). Ensuring she'd wow the crowd, Katie donned a busty, baby pink flared-trouser leg playsuit, with her face printed all over it in black and white.

Liam Gallagher drove fans wild as he kicked off his Definitely Maybe anniversary tour that includes three huge homecoming gigs at the new Co-op Live Arena.

Liam Gallagher has revealed that he is “blown away” by the live production of his upcoming ‘Definitely Maybe’ tour, and described the stage as being almost identical to the image he had envisioned.The former Oasis frontman is due to play the Britpop band’s 1994 debut album in full across the UK and Ireland next month to mark its 30th anniversary. The dates will include four gigs at The O2 in London and the new Co-Op Live arena in Manchester, as well as further stops in Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow and Dublin.Now, with just days to go before the opening night, the singer has shared insight on the live production for the tour, and described it as being like “a photo of what’s in my mind”.“Production rehearsals tday for DM shenanigans CMON,” Gallagher wrote on X/Twitter yesterday (May 27).

We Are Scientists have announced a run of UK tour dates, set to kick off later this year. Find all dates and ticket details below.Announced today (May 24), the upcoming live shows will see the New York duo embark on eight shows across the country in celebration of their sophomore album ‘Brain Thrust Mastery’.Originally released back in 2008, the album contained hits including ‘After Hours’, ‘Chick Lit’ and ‘Impatience’, and will be celebrating its 15th anniversary this year.