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Madonna has said that she wants to meet with Pope Francis, adding it was unfair that she’d been “excommunicated” by the Catholic church “three times”.The singer has had a difficult relationship with Catholicism for a long time. Her video for ‘Like A Prayer’ was banned by the church in 1989 after featuring burning crosses and an erotic depiction of Jesus. Italian Roman Catholic historian Roberto de Mattei said at the time: “The video is a blasphemy and insult because it shows immorals inside a church” (via The Independent).Pope John Paul II also once encouraged fans to boycott Madonna in Italy and to not attend her ‘Blond Ambition’ tour.

Golden Child have unveiled the dates and venues for their upcoming ‘Meet & Live’ tour of the United States.Today (May 6), US-based production company Studio PAV announced on social media that the boyband would be embarking on a tour of the US this summer, along with a poster of dates and locations Golden Child will be performing.Golden Child will be making stops at a total of 10 cities – San Jose, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, New York and Philadelphia.

Future and Drake have shared the medieval-inspired new video for their collaboration ‘Wait For U’ – you can watch the clip below.The track, which also samples Tems, is taken from Future’s new album ‘I Never Liked You’, which was released last week (April 29).The video for ‘Wait For U’, which has been directed by Director X and produced by Taj Critchlow, was released last night (May 5) and stars Future, Drake, singer-songwriter Moxie Raia, model Cece Rose, producer ATL Jacob, rapper Strick and the comedian Trey Richards.Set in the medieval period, the clip tells “The Tale of the Toxic King” and follows Future as he goes through relationship issues with his queen. Drake, meanwhile, is seen at one point in the video riding a horse and saving a woman’s life.You can watch the video for Future and Drake’s ‘Wait For U’ above, and see behind-the-scenes shots from the video shoot on Drake’s Instagram below.A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)Future’s ‘I Never Liked You’ also features guest appearances from Gunna, Young Thug, Kodak Black and Kanye West.

Brighton star Enock Mwepu has backed Erling Haaland to be a hit if makes the switch to the Premier League this summer - and even quipped that the striking prodigy should join him at Brighton rather than moving to Manchester City.A host of top European clubs - including City - are chasing a deal for Haaland, who is poised to quit Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. And due to a clause in the 21-year-old's contract, Haaland is set to be available for a bargain £67million - even though he's bagged an incredible 85 goals in just 87 games since he made the switch to Germany from RB Salzburg.Mwepu played alongside Haaland at Leipzig before he was lured to the Premier League by the Seagulls.

Roma and Leicester.Ranieri was in attendance at the Stadio Olimpico as two of his former sides battled it out for a place in the Europa Conference League final. The TV cameras panned to him during the second-leg clash and showed him watching as a fan on the big screen.Although the teams were playing against each, the two sets of fans came together to give the 70-year-old a standing ovation. Ranieri smiled as he saw the reaction to him and began waving and clapping, but soon became emotional as the applause continued.

Uri Geller has taken the credit for Rangers' dramatic Europa League semi final triumph against RB Leipzig last night.The Scottish side romped to a 3-1 victory against their German opponents in the second leg of their semi final tie, after a 1-0 loss in Leipzig.And unlikely fan, psychic Uri Geller, best known for his spoon-bending antics on TV, took to social media and appeared to claim he manifested the win for the Glasgow side."I told you fans and team!!! If you can go there with your mind you can go there with your body! Whatever you can visualize you can materialize! Well done Rangers!!!!" he wrote on Twitter, alongside a video. In the video he says: "Hey Rangers, you did it! I toly you you would win! Mind power, wow! I love you.

Coronation Street bosses look to have been searching through the roster of former characters, as another big name has reportedly been lined up for a return.Todd Boyce, best known for playing Audrey Roberts’ son Stephen Reid on the ITV cobbles, is allegedly returning to our screens later this year after 15 years away.Stephen was born to Audrey and her ex Geoff Masters, and is the half-brother of Gail Platt.His storylines in the past have included meeting his long-lost sister Gail and forming a bond with nephew Nick - who was sent to live with Stephen after his relationship with Gail became tense.And now a source has confirmed to Metro.co.uk that Stephen is coming back, amid Audrey’s ongoing frustrations with being viewed as an old woman - with fans fearing she’ll soon be killed off amid rising health concerns.Audrey was diagnosed with cataracts after being forced to see an optician by her fretting family - and after suffering a few car crashes.She's also made a few worrying mentions of her coffin and funeral plans.They said: “There are concerns about her welfare and her drinking and so when Stephen comes back, she finds herself comforted by his support.“It’s the start of a big Platt story that will put Audrey at the centre of the action again – the rest of the Platts will be suspicious over Stephen and what he wants.“So what is he after and should Audrey be listening to the rest of the clan?”Todd made his first appearance on the show in 1996, before eventually departing the cobbles in 2007.He was last mentioned on-screen in 2015, when David persuaded Gail to stay with him while attempting to hide Callum Logan’s body, buried under the garage.

A post shared by Rosie Marcel (@rosiemarcelofficial)"Had surgery the next day and home soon after that."Very very grateful to the nhs for looking after me and treating me quickly. (sic)"#fentanyl #morphine all the good stuff!!! #nhs" she ended her post.Following her post, the star's followers were quick to take to the comments with messages of support.Instagram user  lil_bit_of_chiz wrote: "Oh no.

A number of jobs are at risk in Falkirk as retail giant McColl's faces falling into administration.

The Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has revealed the heartbreaking news that he is battling cancer - but he has vowed to beat the illness.

31 people have been arrested in connection with a climate protest in Clydebank, which has finally ended after three days.

David Walliams brought his pet dog onto BBC's The One Show on the evening of May 5 - but some viewers believe that he was getting a bit too close to the pooch.

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Lisa Armstrong has reportedly hinted that she wants to elope with her current partner to avoid another "cringe" wedding.The former Deuce bandmate and makeup artist met I'm a Celeb presenter Ant in 1994 before he popped the question during a holiday in Dubai in 2005.They tied the knot at a country house hotel in Buckinghamshire a year later and Ant's co-presenter Declan Donnelly assumed the role as his best man.However, after 11 years of marriage, the couple called it quits in 2018 and Ant agreed to hand over an estimated £31 million to his ex-wife.Lisa, who is the head of make-up and hair for BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, began dating James Green in 2020.The duo have been inseparable ever since they started their whirlwind romance, and Lisa seems happier than ever following a challenging few years.It looks like things are well and truly on the up in the romance department as the loved-up couple are reportedly now ready to say "I do" and planning a summer wedding on a tropical island.Lisa is said to want the "complete opposite" of her first wedding to Ant and has even been "dropping hints" about eloping.“She looks back at her wedding pictures with Ant and cringes, as it was so formal,” a source told Heat magazine.Instead of a star-studded ceremony, the 45-year-old reportedly wants to keep things intimate with just close friends and family and stay clear of "a big showbiz wedding"."She doesn’t want anything big or traditional like that – she thinks it’s embarrassing when you’ve already had a big wedding," said the source."This is a completely new chapter of her life – she wants something different.”Lisa and 38-year-old James announced they were dating last year and friends have said the dad-of-two is a “perfect match”

Manchester City fan is in hospital awaiting surgery for a suspected bleed on the brain after he travelled to Madrid to watch City's Champions League semi-final.Stephen Hunt, a 25-year-old father-of-two, travelled to Spain without a ticket to meet up with some friends, but ended up watching City's semi-final clash with Real Madrid without them in a bar. But after watching the match, he was left hospitalised after an incident that he has 'no recollection of', leaving him with a suspected bleed on the brain, a fractured eye socket, a broken nose and a broken jaw.His mother, Dawn Reid, told The Manchester Evening News that her son only remembered 'waking up in hospital' after she was informed that he was in hospital at around 11:30pm. She said "We heard nothing from 11.30pm to 3.30am.

Former X Factor finalist Scarlett Lee concerned fans as she revealed she was rushed to hospital with a mystery illness.The singer, who came runner-up in the 2018 series of the competitive ITV singing series, took to her Instagram Story earlier this week to share an image of herself hooked up to a drip as she sat in a blue hospital chair.The 24 year old added the timestamp of 3.11am, and she added a sad face emoji to the post that concerned her fans. Scarlett did not reveal what was wrong and has not spoken about her sudden visit to the hospital again. Scarlett initially appeared on The X Factor back in 2017 but did not make it through the first round.

alluded to the attack in his lyrics, dodged felony charges in the case and was facing four misdemeanor counts, prosecutors said.

Kasabian have announced details of their first new album since the departure of former frontman Tom Meighan. Check out new single ‘Scripture’ from ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ below, along with our interview with Serge Pizzorno.Having dropped the first taster of their new direction with the single ‘ALYGATYR‘ last year, now the Leicester indie veterans – consisting of chief songwriter Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ian Matthews and guitarist Tim Carter following the departure of Meighan after he was convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend-now-wife in 2020 – return with ‘Scripture’.Co-produced with Fraser T Smith (of Stormzy, Adele, Dave and Sam Smith fame), Pizzorno told NME how the track had “a cinematic elegance to it”,  but was driven by “a heartbeat of empowerment”.“It’s just those first eight bars, it’s all you need to know,” he said.

NCT member Johnny Suh has emerged as the most mentioned person at this year’s Met Gala.According to data by American-based market research firm Netbase Quid, Suh was the most mentioned person on social media at the time, with approximately 240,000 mentions. Notably, he beat out this year’s co-hosts Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, who racked up roughly 48,000 and 220,000 mentions respectively.Other celebrities who also made it to the Top 10 list include Sebastian Stan, Shawn Mendes, the late Chadwick Boseman, Nicki Minaj, Billie Eilish, Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian.

Bad Bunny has released his new album ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ today (May 6), sharing a music video for lead single ‘Moscow Mule’ to mark the occasion.The clip was directed by Bad Bunny’s longtime collaborator Stillz, and opens with the reggaeton star being picked up by a woman for a carefree road trip together. They drive, hang out and party before she leaves him alone in a dark, high-rise apartment.They’re later reunited at the end of the clip, completely naked and frolicking on a tropical beach.