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Richard Ashcroft has announced two new major headline shows for this autumn.The former The Verve frontman will play Manchester’s AO Arena on October 14 and Brighton’s The Brighton Centre on October 15. Tickets go on sale this Friday (March 25) at 9.30am –  purchase yours here.The gigs will follow other previously announced summer headline shows.

Wednesday.The actor played Wednesday Addams in the original 1990 Addams Family franchise, and will be a series regular in the new Netflix show led by Jenna Ortega in the title role.According to Deadline, Ricci will be playing a new character as opposed to an older version of Wednesday, although no details have been revealed yet.The actor is reportedly replacing Thora Birch who has exited the show, and has been filming for several weeks in Romania.Burton’s reboot series is reportedly set to be told from Wednesday’s perspective and will be set in the present day.Wednesday is described as “a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy,” in a Netflix description obtained by the Hollywood Reporter.It continues: “Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorised the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.” Wednesday will be directed and executive produced by Burton alongside showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar who previously developed Smallville.“When we first heard Al Gough and Miles Millar’s pitch for Wednesday we were struck, like an arrow from a crossbow, right in our hearts,” Teddy Biaselli, Netflix’s Director Original Series told Deadline earlier this year.The release date is yet to be confirmed for Wednesday – stay tuned for updates.

Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan took to Twitter last night to defend Phil Mickelson, after the golfer apologised for a series of controversial statements he had made about Saudi Arabia.The journalist called out the “ongoing cancellation” of the athlete and even offered to play a round of golf with him.Piers, 56, tweeted out to his 7.9 million followers: “Golf’s ongoing cancellation of Phil Mickelson has now forced him out of the Masters. “You don’t have to agree with the things he said recently, for which he apologised, to think this is now turning into an unedifying sporting crucifixion. “I’ll play with you,” he added, tagging Phil in his post.Phil, 51, is set to miss The Masters for the first time in 28 years, after being removed from the list of competitors for next month's tournament.The golf star is currently taking a break from the sport following the fall-out from his comments about the PGA Tour and a potential Saudi-backed rival circuit.Phil announced towards the end of February he was taking a break from golf "to work on being the man I want to be".He also apologised for his "reckless" comments about a proposed Saudi-backed breakaway league.The controversy began last month when author Alan Shipnuck, who was writing an unauthorised biography on Phil, released excerpts from the book in which the golfer called the Saudis "scary", but said he was willing to look past their human rights records to gain leverage with the PGA Tour.Saudi Arabia's government has denied accusations of human rights abuses and Phil has apologised for his comments, claiming they were off the record.In the comments section of Piers’ tweet, people were split on the journalist's attitude towards the golf pro.Stephen Mills pointed out:

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been dressed to impress on their royal tour of the Caribbean. From exploring Mayan ruins in Caracol to boogieing with locals - who endured the Duke’s dad dancing! - they’ve been well looked after in Belize. But life’s luxuries were soon swapped for survival as the Cambridges stepped into the jungle for a military masterclass.The pair learnt to sharpen hunting spears, catch turkeys and fashion a bamboo tree for shelter during the crash course.

Prince Andrew is planning to attend the memorial service for his late father Prince Philip.The Duke of York, 62, is expected to appear at the service at Westminster Abbey honouring his late father on 29 March.The service will celebrate the life of the late Duke of Edinburgh, who died last April at the age of 99. A spokesperson for the Prince confirmed the news that he will be present at the memorial service to the BBC .

Ted Cruz was the main topic of discussion during Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue on the March 21 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live. The references to Ted came after the Texas senator was seen having an apparent heated exchange with an airline worker in Bozeman, Montana on March 20. Video of the moment in question went viral on Reddit on March 21 when the Reddit user who claims to have posted the video share more details about what went allegedly went down. The poster claimed that Cruz “made thinly veiled threats towards the employment of the people involved” after he missed his flight. Security reportedly had to get involved.

Amanda Bynes' conservatorship is likely to come to an end Tuesday, according to new documents filed in California. Court documents obtained by Fox News Digital show that Bynes' case is set to be discussed Tuesday morning in Ventura County. "The court intends to grant the petition for termination and order the conservatorship of the person of Amanda Bynes be terminated," the papers state.

might be other life forms scattered around the cosmos, far from our grasp or understanding. But what if there was a whole another universe next to ours? Well, according to scientists studying the symmetries of the universe, there might actually be an alternate universe next to ours.

Ever since the government announced plans to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, people have been rushing to buy electric vehicles (EVs).With rechargeable batteries and smart driving technology, EVs can be a great solution to skyrocketing petrol prices as well as climate emissions.However, this new technology is still in its early stages, as the experience of one electric car owner shows.A driver who spent around £62,000 on an electric car is moaning that the battery only lasts a few hours and is unable to make long drives on the motorway without recharging.After trading in his BMW Diesel for the flash new car, he complained to the Telegraph that his car's battery, which is supposed to have a range of 285 miles, often only has a maximum range of 145 miles.The disgruntled driver claimed that his drive up north to see family at Christmas took "nine hours each way", and that it was a "nightmare".He then claims that, when he turned to help from BMW seven days after purchase, they blamed the car's performance on use of the aircon and heated seats.The driver, from Essex, said: "I want to get rid of it, but the dealership is only offering me £50,000.""The latest thing I've been asked to do is jot down the details of every journey I make in a notebook, which is taking up all my time.

football just last month scored a fairytale winner on his Serie A debut.Moustapha Cisse was part of a team of refugees from the eighth tier of the Italian game when he was spotted by Atalanta scouts in a friendly. They signed him to their academy in February, and he bagged three goals in three games for the Under-19s.That earned him a first senior appearance on Sunday (March 20) as he came on as a 65th-minute substitute against Bologna.

Caitlyn Jenner has announced that she has become a grandma for the 20th time. The former Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 72, announced on Instagram that there was another new arrival in her family, with her son Burt and his partner Valerie Pitalo welcoming a baby girl.

Liverpool were in with a shout of at least getting a point at the Stadium of Light against Sunderland in October 2009 had it not been for an inflatable beach ball to fall from the heavens and deflect Darren Bent’s strike into the net. Some things are just up to the football Gods and you can’t do anything to stop it.And fans think having a good luck charm on your side can help too.

Vladimir Putin’s alleged lover Alina Kabaeva are begging her to persuade him to end the Russia-Ukraine war.The 38-year-old, who has been romantically linked to the Russian president since as far back as 2008, is currently facing expulsion from Switzerland amid claims she has been hiding with their secret children in a luxury villa. Her female friends are now urging the Kremlin supporter to return to Russia and convince Putin to end the war on Ukraine, according to Page Six. A source told the news site: "Alina’s female friends are begging her to fly to Putin and persuade him to end the war.

Abbey Clancy showed fans she's still got it as she posed for a series of spectacular snaps while flaunting her toned figure. The TV star and former Strictly Come Dancing champ looked stunning as she shared a series of Instagram snaps of her in a long black simple dress with yellow writing.

Summing up has begun in the big old ‘Shape Of You’ song-theft case, with Ed Sheeran’s lawyer declaring that the legal dispute has been “deeply traumatising” for his client, and should never have got as far as the High Court.Sami Chokri reckons that Sheeran got a copy of his 2015 track ‘Oh Why’ through mutual friends or industry connections and then, when the star and his songwriting pals got together in late 2016 to write ‘Shape Of You’, he either consciously or subconsciously utilised a key element of the earlier song within his hit.But Sheeran and his collaborators deny having ever heard ‘Oh Why’ before writing ‘Shape Of You’.

Megan Thee Stallion’s label 1501 Certified Entertainment has formally responded to the rapper’s most recent lawsuit over whether or not her album ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ was in fact an album. It was not, 1501 argues in its new legal filing, while also taking issue with how an earlier legal battle was concluded.The rapper, real name Megan Pete, has spent quite a lot of the last two years griping over the 2018 contract she signed with 1501 – an independent label owned by former baseball player Carl Crawford – which gave the company an interest in her recordings, publishing, merchandise and live activity.An earlier legal battle centred on various issues Pete raised about that 2018 contract, which she and her lawyers argued was entirely “one sided” in the label’s favour and didn’t follow “industry standards”.

A Wishaw woman has been elected to the Fellowship of Scotland’s national academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).

More artists have been announced for STV's Concert for Ukraine fundraiser.

Adult Disability Payment has started to replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for new claimants in three pilot areas across Scotland.

A university student is throwing his hat into the ring for South Ayrshire council elections this May.

Ed Sheeran and his co-writers in the ‘Shape of You’ copyright trial has said the legal row has been “deeply traumatising” for them.Ian Mill QC described the dispute as “terribly, terribly unfortunate” at a hearing in London yesterday (March 23) and argued that the case “should never have got to trial” [via Metro].The High Court was informed of Mill’s comments as the trial is expected to conclude today (March 22) and Mr Justice Zacaroli’s judgment to follow at a later date.Grime artist Sami Chokri, who performs under the name Sami Switch, is claiming that Sheeran’s 2017 hit infringes “particular lines and phrases” of his 2015 song ‘Oh Why’.