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Ed Sheeran has revealed that he almost retired from music following the birth of his daughter.The singer took a lengthy career break in 2019 and considered making it permanent when his wife Cherry Seaborn gave birth to the couple’s first child, a daughter called Lyra, last September.Sheeran has now told SiriusXM: “I stopped playing music for a bit. And music is entirely me as a person.

Fancy an escape? Sign up to the Chill newsletter for weekly inspiration and advice on UK holidays France is set to re-open to Brit tourists with no quarantines for the jabbed after a Covid variant was successfully contained.Spain and Greece are also likely to stay on the amber list after fears they would move up to 'amber-plus', according to The Times.Amber-plus is a special category forcing 10-day quarantines even for the jabbed.The Beta variant first traced in South Africa last year and made headway in France during June and July.Scientists feared that strain of the virus was more resistant to vaccines, leading the government to create the new amber-plus category for France alone. What do you think about the government's handling

Swimmer Ariarne Titmus might have won the gold medal, but it was her coach who captured people's attention - thanks to his ecstatic celebration.

Callander, on Sunday afternoon to reports of concern for a person in the water. A man was pulled from the loch and rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

The BBC have announced that a special programme on Billie Eilish will be broadcast later this week.

Laura Hamilton is currently in the Costa del Sol making the most of the summer holidays with her young family. During her getaway, the presenter, who joined the cast of A Place In The Sun back in 2012, did her best "jungle shower" impression in a nod to Ant and Dec's reality show I'm A Celebrity...

Former Barcelona forward Samuel Eto’o gave an angered response when asked what it was like to play with Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou by insisting that the Argentine played with him.

Daisy May Cooper has been spreading love for her gal pals and encouraging others to do the same as she leans on her bestie following the collapse of her marriage.

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Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age who need help with covering the costs of daily living tasks or getting around outside the home as a result of a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could give you between £23.70 and £152.15 per week to help with these additional costs, usually paid into your account every four weeks.

David Livingstone Birthplace will reopen on July 28 after three years, having undergone a £9.1m regeneration project with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, South Lanarkshire Council, the Scottish Government and Historic Environment Scotland.Located on the site of the former Blantyre Works Mill on the banks of the River Clyde, the museum includes a brand new exhibition space in the iconic Shuttle Row tenements - the very place where Livingstone was born and raised.There is also a brand new play park, gift shop, cafe and free access to 11 acres of land, making this the perfect summer holiday activity that the whole family will love.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterUna Healy has posted a series of bikini snaps on Instagram while chilling out on a beach in Ireland and she looked amazing.The former pop-star posed in orange floral bikini bottoms, paired with a black crop-top and her own brand of trainers.She flaunted her figure while posing on Connemara beach in Ireland on Sunday.Taking to Instagram, the Saturdays star, 39, shared two new snaps of herself and captioned it: "For any occasion," followed by a bikini and trainer emoji, and adding "@unahealycollection" at the end to promote her shoe brand.In the first photo, Una posed with her arm raised and scrunching the side of her hair while smiling at the camera.In the other, she

And just like that, the Sex and the City kids have all grown up. The reboot has brought us the original ladies out brunching, the new cast members hanging around New York and now we’ve gotten a glimpse at the children.

Miley Cyrus shared a set of photos and videos to her Instagram account on Sunday to celebrate the success of her remixed track with The Kid Laroi, Without You.The 28-year-old hitmaker's gallery was meant to commemorate the redone version of the song, which was initially released in April, hitting the top spot on the US Hot AC radio listing.The Party In The U.S.A. singer also wrote a brief message in the post's caption to express her gratitude to her collaborator and everyone else who was involved with the track's production.

Ciara was still savoring the memories from her one-year-old son Win's birthday party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.The 35-year-old songstress shared more snaps from the 'Rookie' themed baseball-centric party in which she cozied up to Russell Wilson, 32, and her youngest son.'My sweet little baby boy,' she gushed on Sunday evening after spending the day by the pool with her family unit.

Chelsea had of luring Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge this summer appear to have been quashed by Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Marotta.A divisive figure during his Premier League days, it always felt that the jury was still out on his playing ability despite bagging more than 100 league goals over the course of stints at Chelsea, West Brom, Everton and Man Utd.However, there is little doubt nowadays, with the Belgian forward going on to establish himself as one of the most lethal strikers on the continent since joining the Italian giants in 2019 from Old Trafford.Lukaku was an integral part of Inter's success last season, as he helped the Nerazurri end nine years of Juventus dominance by notching 24 goals in 36 Serie A games as

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The Mirror has joined forces with our brand new sister site, TeamDogs, and the fabulous Pooch & Mutt food for dogs company, to find out which dog breed really is the nation’s favourite.

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including The Sex Pistols’ appearance in the High Court in a dispute over a sync deal to include the band’s music in a new show directed by Danny Boyle based on the memoir of guitarist Steve Jones, plus Sony Music’s lawsuit against sportswear brand Gymshark accusing it of using unlicensed music in social media promos for years.SECTION TIMES01: Streaming royalties (00:12:49)02: Sainsbury’s (00:28:51)(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)SUBSCRIBE TO SETLISTListen to Setlist and sign up to receive new episodes for free automatically each week through any of these services…Acast | Amazon Music | Apple Podcasts | audioBoom | CastBox

John Oliver took racist housing policies to task during his segment on Last Week Tonight.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!A woman shared her experience after she got into an argument with her husband over a £20,000 inheritance pay-out. In an anonymous letter in The Telegraph, she explained that she had recently come into a considerable sum of money after the passing of her mother.