Madeleine McCann's real abductor will go free as Germans have wrong man, expert claims

Paolo Nutini has shared another track from upcoming album ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ – check out the anthemic ‘Shine A Light’ below.The track follows on from ‘Lose It’ and ‘Through The Echoes’ which were both released last month to announce Nutini’s fourth album, the follow-up to 2014’s ‘Caustic Love’.‘Shine A Light’ is an upbeat slice of arena-ready pop which is perfectly timed, since Nutini will headline TRNSMT and Victorious Festival this summer, and later this month he’ll perform two large outdoor shows in Bristol and Belfast. He’s also set to support Liam Gallagher this weekend at one of his two Knebworth shows.Listen to ‘Shine A Light’ below: Nutini’s ‘Last Night In The Bittersweet’ is released on July 1 via Atlantic Records.

BTS were spotted spending time with American singer H.E.R during their visit to Washington D.C.In a series of Instagram Stories posted to J-Hope’s page on June 1, he and fellow bandmates Jungkook and Jimin can be seen spending time with H.E.R at an arcade. The various clips uploaded showcased the trio engaging in friendly competition over numerous classic arcade games, including a punching-bag game and a basketball game.Aside from their meet-up with H.E.R at the arcade, several members of BTS had also posted to Instagram about having dinner with Coldplay’s Chris Martin ahead of the English band’s concert.

Måneskin have shared their feelings about being associated with The X Factor, despite the derision some people have for the show.The Italian band, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021, got their start on The X Factor in their home country in 2017, on which they came second.Speaking to NME for the latest Big Read cover story, Måneskin explained the reasoning behind their decision to go on the programme and discussed changing attitudes to talent shows. “Basically, we were sick of carrying instruments and amplifiers on our fucking shoulders,” frontman Damiano David said of the move.

An Alexandria mum has said she feels like a prisoner in her own home, after pleas to be moved away from a violent neighbour fell on deaf ears.

Clan legend Matt Haywood is gutted his record-breaking spell with the club ended with him feeling like a “last resort”.

Neil Gray, the Holyrood representative for Airdrie and Shotts, has welcomed the launch of a consultation to help tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis by supporting Scotland’s transition to a zero waste and circular economy.

A West Lothian man says he is “thrilled” to have received a medal in the Queen’s Birthday honours for his outstanding work in helping people with hearing loss.

District, the ultra-modern Thai BBQ restaurant in the city’s Northern Quarter has been announced as one of the finalists in a new category as part of the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards. District is one of 10 finalists to make the cut of the new ‘Food Lovers Award’.

A depraved pervert begged undercover cops to send him sick pictures and said: "I'm 100% paedo." Graham Handlon thought he was talking to another man online.

Manchester City left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko has admitted that he and his Ukraine teammates have been dreaming about reaching the World Cup after moving to within one win of the finals in Qatar.

EXCLUSIVE: London- and Australia-based film and technology company Fablemaze has partnered with UK science fiction film festival Sci-Fi-London to host the 2022 Short Film Program on its new video hosting and annotation platform. The program has been extended to June 4.

The Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend is expected to get off to a sunny start in Greater Manchester. Highs of 19C are forecast for the region today although some areas could see rain later on.

Kim Petras has covered Kate Bush‘s ‘Running Up That Hill’ to celebrate the start of Pride Month – check out the cover below.In a statement about the cover, recorded for Amazon Music, Petras joked that “my timing for this was strangely perfect!” – ‘Running Up That Hill’ has gone viral this week after soundtracking various scenes in season four of Stranger Things, which debuted on Netflix on Friday (May 27).“I have always been obsessed with ‘Running Up That Hill’,” Petras said in a statement about why she chose to cover the song.“It means so much and it’s so elusive. You can definitely decide what you want it to mean.

A former Dundee councillor has been cleared over an ‘offensive’ Twitter post.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently announced a £15 billion package of further financial support for millions of households across the UK finding it increasingly more difficult to make their incomes stretch to cover the rising cost of living.

Damian Lewis has been made a CBE after an acting career spanning Second World War epics, terrorism thrillers and period dramas.The 51-year-old television, film and stage star has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to drama and charity.Among his best-known roles are Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band Of Brothers, Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series Homeland and Henry VIII in Wolf Hall.Last year he bowed out of his most recent high-profile role, that of ambitious hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod in Billions, after five series.During the coronavirus lockdowns, he and his late wife Helen McCrory co-founded Feed NHS, a fundraiser to give food from high street restaurants to NHS staff and by April 2020 they had raised around £1million for the charity.News of his honour was previously rumoured, with a friend telling The Sun: ‘This is richly deserved for all the work Damian has done for so many people with so much done with little or no public fanfare.’Lewis was born on 11 February 1971 in St John’s Wood, London, and attended Eton College.After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1993, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Amber Heard is planning to appeal the verdict of her defamation trial against Johnny Depp, after the Pirates of the Caribbean actor won.The jury decided that Depp – who was not in court – would be awarded $10million (£8million) in compensatary damages and a further $5million (£4million) in punitive damages.Heard, 36, won one of her three defamation countersuit claims against Depp, 58, and was awarded $2million (£1.6million).She had her head bowed in court as she listened to the jury verdict come in.Metro.co.uk understands that Heard now intends to appeal the decision.In a statement after the court hearing, Heard said: ‘The disappointment I feel today is beyond words.‘I’m heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence, and sway of my ex-husband.‘I’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback.‘It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated.‘It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. ‘I believe Johnny’s attorneys succeeded in getting the jury to overlook the key issue of Freedom of Speech and ignore evidence that was so conclusive that we won in the UK.‘I’m sad I lost this case.

was pictured asleep with a woman, who later identified herself as Taylor Jane Wilkey, on his bed. Taylor has since claimed nothing happened between them.Despite Billi, 34, reportedly being ‘utterly humiliated’ by her fiance, 33, the wedding is still set to take place this Saturday.A source said: ‘Billi has been utterly humiliated by Andy but deep down she still loves him.‘A number of her friends and some of her family have said she should postpone the wedding but Billi’s mind is made up now.’The source added to The Sun: ‘The wedding is in just two days — everything is booked and their guests are all ready to go.‘She believes nothing happened in Dubai and just wants to put a brave face on it and move on.’They added that friends and family are supporting her in whatever ways they can.

Alec Baldwin’s son Eduardo was rushed to hospital after suffering a ‘very bad allergic reaction’, the actor’s wife Hilaria shared.Luckily, the 20-month-old youngster is on the road to recovery following the ‘scary’ incident and has since been provided with an EpiPen, a medication that can help decrease your body’s allergic reaction.Hilaria took to Instagram to reveal the traumatic experience and posted a picture of herself with Eduardo sitting on her lap.‘Never a dull moment for us…Edu had a very bad allergic reaction today and I had to give him an EpiPen,’ she penned.‘I’ve never had to administer it on my own…it was a scary experience. He is ok now and home, but I share with you to remind you that this is a lifesaving tool you may be able to keep around the house.‘He was in such distress and I believe it may have saved him today.

Madeleine McCann’s murder insists he has no alibi.Hans Christian Wolters defended his claim Christian Brueckner is behind the Brit girl’s 2007 disappearance.It came after TV investigator Mark Williams-Thomas said he was convinced the convicted child sex offender was innocent.Mr Wolters, who is heading the case in Germany, said: “Because Mr Williams-Thomas doesn’t know the files we are not surprised by his opinion. It’s a fact that the suspect has no alibi.“We found nobody who gives Christian B an alibi.

Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner confessed a catalogue of crimes to TV investigator Mark Williams-Thomas.But he insisted he had nothing to do with the then three-year-old’s disappearance.The Brit ex-cop, 52, is the first person the convicted child sex ­offender has opened up to since he was accused of killing the missing youngster by law chiefs in his native Germany two years ago.In a Channel 5 film Madeleine McCann: The Case Against Christian B, tomorrow (Wednesday, May 11) at 9pm, Mark said: “There were quite a lot of letters back and forth. He talks very openly.”Brueckner, 44, confessed to flogging drugs from his camper van at an Algarve tourist beach.