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A man has admitted murdering his ex-partner who was fatally stabbed following a brutal attack in her own home. Perseverance Ncube, 35, known as 'Percy' to friends, was murdered by Obert Moyo.

French acting star Gérard Depardieu was taken into police custody in Paris on Monday morning for questioning over two separate sexual assault accusations, according to French media reports.

A teenager is in hospital after a stabbing at a train station in Glasgow on Sunday night.

Bayer Leverkusen keeper Patrick Pentz was quizzed over reported interest from Celtic in the Austrian press - and admitted his future is out of his own hands.

Reforms to the way that young workers start to build up their pension pot which could add close to another £100K to their retirement funds, have been missed once again, according to pensions provider Standard Life.

It was perhaps the most shocking killing in a long-running feud littered with them. And to this day, the gunman who shot dead 15-year-old Jessie James in Moss Side in 2006 has not been identified.

Work is expected to start in August on a £4million refurbishment programme of council homes discovered to have crumbling concrete roof panels in West Lothian. The programme will focus on 69 individual properties and 15 blocks of flats in Broxburn, Bathgate, Linlithgow and Craigshill in Livingston, a meeting of the Housing Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel heard. The work will take almost two years. Answering a question from Livingston North Conservative councillor Alison Adamson, Marjory Mackie, the housing strategy and development manager confirmed the flatted blocks were a range of types but made up another 73 homes.

As Prince Harry is slated to return to the UK this week, it has emerged that he will make the trip solo, leaving wife Meghan and their children in America. That's despite reports suggesting that his brother, Prince William, and sister-in-law, Kate Middleton, encouraged the entire family to come.

Alex Ritman Gerard Depardieu has been taken into police custody in Paris to face questioning over sexual assault allegations. The lawyer for the French actor told CNN affiliate BFMTV that the 75-year-old presented himself at a Parisian police station on Monday, where he’s to be questioned over sexual assault allegations from two women.

A man has been found dead on a busy Scots road, as cops launch a probe into the "unexplained" death.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left completely gobsmacked after discovering the stone head she unearthed in a drain could fetch up to £5,000.

Russell Brand has revealed he is getting baptised to “leave the past behind”.The comedian was accused of multiple counts of rape, assault and emotional abuse between 2006 and 2013 in a joint investigation between Channel 4, The Times and Sunday Times last year. The star has strongly denied all the accusations.In a post shared on Instagram last week, Brand confirmed that he was “taking the plunge” and “getting baptised”.“What’s been explained to me is, it’s an opportunity to die and be reborn,” he said.

Spotify has announced record profits of over €1billion (£860m), following staff being laid off, subscription prices rising and costs being cut across the board.The growth of the company comes as streaming continues to dominate the music industry, and the platform has gone on to offer its subscribers access to podcasts and audiobooks too.Currently, the Swedish company has around 615million users across the globe, and has invested a huge amount of money in growing the brand since its initial launch back in 2006. However, reports of the profit come following a year of the brand cutting costs and laying off staff.Late last year, Spotify announced that it was cutting down 17 per cent of its workforce in order to save costs.

The family of a 'much-loved' 40-year-old man who died after being hit by a car in Tameside have paid a touching tribute to him.

A school in Old Trafford with an Islamic faith ethos where pupils learn about faiths and cultures different from their own has been praised by inspectors. The independent Afifah School on Clifton Street has received a ‘good’ rating overall and in all sub-categories of assessment from Ofsted following a visit in early March.

The mother of Gogglebox star George Gilbey has shared the last words between her and her son before his tragic death, aged 40. Mr Gilbey was best known for appearing on the Channel 4 series alongside his mother Linda McGarry and stepfather Pete McGarry, who died aged 71 in 2021.

A man was found dead in Manchester city centre this morning after emergency services were called to 'reports of concern for his welfare'.

The UK is set to experience its first 30C heatwave of the year, with forecasters predicting even more hot weather on the horizon.

Queen of Tears, starring Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won, has set a new viewership record for tvN.Queen of Tears, which aired its finale yesterday (April 28), has achieved record viewership numbers for South Korean cable network tvN, with its finale episode clinching a 24.9 per cent viewership rating, per Korea JoongAng Daily.The final episode of Queen of Tears surpasses a previous record held by the popular K-drama Crash Landing On You, which peaked at 21.7 per cent viewership rating with its finale on tvN back in 2020.The figure also places Queen of Tears as the third highest viewed cable K-drama of all-time in South Korean, only beaten by the 2020 series The World of the Married (with 28.4 per cent) and Reborn Rich (with 26.9 per cent). Both those shows aired on the cable network JTBC.Queen of Tears also notably marked the acting comeback of Kim Soo-hyun, whose last project was 2021’s One Ordinary Day.

Prince Harry is due to return to the UK for the Invictus Games in less than two weeks, and King Charles has "left the door open" for an in-person meeting with the possibility of "reconciling".

Oral hygiene is an important part of a daily routine and people are recommended to brush their teeth twice a day - but what are the facts around using mouthwash?