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A woman who has been living in a hospital bed for 18 months has been arrested and evicted from the NHS hospital where she has resided.

Lightning Seeds have extended their ‘Greatest Hits Tour’ into 2025 with a new 11-date run of UK shows in October.The tour followed the release of their ‘best of’ compilation ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Of Lightning Seeds’, which was released last year. The initial 22 dates of the UK tour sold out, and now they have announced an additional 11 nights “due to overwhelming demand”.The new shows will kick off in Ipswich’s Corn Exchange on October 2 and will take in Bath, Northampton, York, Leicester, Holmfirth, Middlesbrough, Lincoln, Keele and Bournemouth, before rounding off the tour in Chesterfield on October 25.Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday (March 28) and you can find yours here.We’re pleased to announce that we will be extending our ‘Tomorrow’s Here Today: 35 Years Greatest Hits Tour’ with new dates this October.

Pete Doherty has reunited with his Babyshambles bandmates on stage for versions of ‘Albion’ and ‘Fuck Forever’ – see footage below.The band have been largely inactive since the 2014 reformation of The Libertines, but at a Doherty solo show in Watford’s Palace Theatre on Friday night (March 21), he was joined by bassist Drew McConnell and drummer Adam Ficek for a seven-song encore.The trio played ‘Albion’ and ‘Fuck Forever’ from their 2005 debut album ‘Down In Albion’, as well as The Libertines’ ‘What Katie Did’, ‘Time For Heroes’ and ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’. They also played Doherty’s 2009 single ‘The Last Of The English Roses’ and rounded out the set with a cover of The Stone Roses classic ‘I Wanna Be Adored’.Watch fan-captured footage here:A post shared by Luisa Piccin (@lupi_gram)‘Suicide In The Trenches’ ‘Music When The Lights Go Out’ ‘Horrorshow’ ‘Night Of The Hunter’ ‘Pot Of Gold’ ‘Calvados’ ‘What A Waster’ ‘Felt Better Alive’ ‘Death On The Stairs’ ‘Sheepskin Tearaway’ ‘Ed Belly’ ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’ ‘The Boy Looked At Johnny’ ‘Run Run Run’ ‘Albion’ ‘The Last Of The English Roses’ ‘What Katie Did’ ‘Time For Heroes’ ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’ ‘Fuck Forever’ ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ Doherty, McConnell and Ficek played a similar show together in Northampton last August, which was their first time playing together in a decade.

Kristina Rihanoff has taken to Instagram amid reports that she has split from Ben Cohen, whom she met on Strictly Come Dancing over a decade ago.The fair found love on the hit BBC show in 2013, when rugby star Ben - who was married to then-wife Abby Cohen - was paired with the professional dancer. Russian dancer Kristina, 47, and Ben, 46, were reportedly hit by the Strictly curse, with the couple becoming an item after Ben split from wife Abby.They later welcomed daughter Mila together in 2016.

There's nothing quite like a debate about the dividing line between North England and South England to spark a lively discussion among the English. Few people agree on where the north-south divide actually lies, but one northerner has created a map that's so accurate, many think he's come close to cracking the code.

Pete Doherty has teased a Babyshambles reunion for next year to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, ‘Down In Albion’.The band has been largely inactive since 2014 thanks to The Libertines re-forming. However, during a Pete Doherty solo gig in Northampton in August, bassist Drew McConnell and drummer Adam Ficek joined him on-stage for the first time in a decade. Sources told NME that guitarist Mik Whitnall was at the venue before the show too, but was unable to stay for the gig.The band played a version of The Libertines’ ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’ before performing hits including ‘Baddie’s Boogie’, ‘Back From The Dead’ and ‘Albion’ before finishing off with ‘Time For Heroes’ and ‘Killamangiro’.Following the show, Ficek hinted the band could reunite properly.

Public Image Ltd (PiL) have added more dates for 2025.Fronted by former Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, the post-punk band last performed in the UK in September 2023 before embarking on a run of European dates in support of their 11th and most recent studio album, last year’s ‘End Of World’.Lydon later said that he thought the group may not tour together again, comments which came after his lifelong friend and manager, John Rambo Stevens, died suddenly following the last PiL tour, in December 2023. Lydon’s wife, Nora, also passed away that April.However, the outpouring of support he received from fans when he undertook a spoken word tour of the UK earlier this year inspired him to hit the road with PiL once again.In November, they announced what was initially a 23-date run, with the ‘This Is Not The Last Tour’ kicking off in May 2025, making stops in Bristol, Newcastle, Dublin, Cardiff, Oxford, Sheffield, Northampton, Holmfirth, Coventry, Cork and more.We are pleased to announce 4 more UK shows for 2025.

Storm Conall has been named by forecasters in the Netherlands, as wind and rail blows in to hit parts of the UK.

Public transport is facing further disruption today after Storm Bert caused ‘devastating’ flooding over the weekend. More than 180 flood warnings remain in place on Monday, while several rail operators have cancelled services.

Ethan Shanfeld James Acaster has announced his first HBO comedy special, titled “Hecklers Welcome.” The stand-up hour will debut on HBO and Max on Nov. 23 and will find the British comic exploring his “love/hate relationship with stand-up by relinquishing control of his set and accepting a healthy dose of audience interference – aka heckling.” During his previous show, “Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999,” Acaster faced an increased number of hecklers, leading him to question whether he wanted to continue performing stand-up comedy.

Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice has revealed a massive 2025 tour with Anton du Beke. Despite rumours that the Sicilian pro was leaving the UK for good after announcing his participation in Italian dance show Ballando con le Stelle, he has now confirmed a 2025 tour with Anton, entitled Together Again.

If you're a big true crime fan, which counts for a lot of us, you've probably heard of Murder Trial - a BBC series that gives viewers intimate access inside courtrooms.

For Stirling’s Ritchie Currie-Jenkins, taking to the skies to face his fears for a potentially life-affirming cause is just the latest step on a journey to confirm who he really is.

Prince Harry reportedly stayed at Princess Diana's childhood home, Althorp House, during his recent secret visit to the UK.

X Factor and Union J star Jaymi Hensley has shared a heartbreaking tribute after the devastating death of his fiance Olly Marmon following a fall from a third-floor window at a hotel in Northampton.The incident occurred on Sunday, August 11. Emergency services were called to the hotel at around 11.30pm where 33-year-old Olly was sadly pronounced dead at the scene an hour later.

People have been left scratching their heads after a traffic warden slapped a penalty notice on a child's pedal car.

A 19-year-old girl who disappeared was last seen getting to a car with a man in broad daylight, with Police Scotland launching a missing person probe. Officers are asking the public for information on the whereabouts of Katie Cash.

X Factor and Union J star Jaymi Hensley has broken his silence after the devastating death of his fiance Olly Marmon following a fall from a third-floor window at a hotel in Northampton. In a moving statement the singer, 34, described Olly, who was declared dead at 12:30am on Monday morning, as "beautiful" and thanked fans for their messages of support.The pair had been together for 14 years before the tragedy at the Hind Hotel in Wellingborough.

X Factor star Jaymi Hensley has broken his silence following the tragic death of his fiancé Oliver Marmon.

The fiance of an X Factor boyband star has died after falling from a hotel window.

The X Factor star Jaymi Hensley's fiancé Olly Marmon heartbreakingly passed away aged 33 after falling from a third floor hotel window in Northampton. On Sunday (11 August) evening emergency services rushed to the Hind Hotel in Wellingborough after Olly fell at around 11.30pm, but despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.30am yesterday, Northamptonshire police have released.