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Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac and Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid have won their High Court copyright battle over 2017 Number 1 single Shape of You.

Former Love Island contestant Jamie Jewitt has said that his recent weight loss has been spurred on by his desire to be a "better dad" to his daughter. The 31 year old found love in the infamous Love Island villa with fellow participant and fan favourite Camilla Thurlow, and the pair continued their relationship when the show ended.

Kris Jenner unveiled a brand new hairdo that saw her ditch her signature pixie cut style for a new bob look as she wowed her followers in her latest Instagram stories.The 66 year old star, who will be celebrating her eldest daughter Kourtney Kardashian's wedding to Travis Barker behind the scenes after the couple reportedly got married in Las Vegas, is now rocking more of a 70s style like she used to. Returning to her roots with a sleek and elegant bob instead of her choppy yet sharp business look, the Kardashian family matriarch also opted to grow out her fringe into a wispy feminine style, as she shared a video of the change.

Ed Sheeran has won his High Court copyright battle over his hit song Shape of You.The singer, who recently spoke about being supported by his wife Cherry Seaborn throughout the case, was accused of being a "magpie" who "borrows" ideas from other artists, and he denied copying other songwriters Sami Chokri and Ross O'Donoghue and their song Oh Why, which was released in 2015. Chokri and O'Donoghue had claimed the Shape of You chorus, which 31 year old Sheeran sings out “oh I oh I oh I”, was actually stolen from their own chorus “oh why oh why oh why”. Mr Justice Zacaroli concluded Mr Sheeran "neither deliberately nor subconsciously" copied the phrase in a ruling today (April 6).

As fans of Billie Faiers' reality show, Billie & Greg: The Family Diaries (Wednesdays on ITVBe) will know, the latest series has seen the couple busy working on their dream home. But as our exclusive clip from this week’s show proves, the pressure of creating their ideal space to bring up kids Nelly and Arthur is taking its toll on Billie, when she breaks down crying on a date night with husband Greg Shepherd, and admits, “I do feel like I'm going to explode.” And as her tears fall and Billie blurts out that she’s struggling to cope, Greg feels bad for the turn the conversation has taken when they are meant to be spending quality time together. The pair are enjoying time away from the kids in a bar, when Greg picks up his wife on the fact that she can’t make a decision about some aspects of their renovation project.

In a world where streaming entertainment is king, it pays to have all of your entertainment options in the same place, for the best possible price. Broadband and entertainment giants, BT, are offering substantial discounts on their packages.

Your wedding day is one of the most beautiful and momentous experiences of your life, not only for you as a couple, but also for those you chose to share it with, creating memories that you can all reminisce on for years to come. It is also true to say that despite this, when beginning to plan a wedding, it can feel like an overwhelming task with a number of key decisions to make; whether it be location, flowers or food, there seems to be endless options to choose from.

A woman tragically died after she was struck by a traditional hobby horse costume during a traditional May Day festival in Cornwall.

Drivers were hit by the largest monthly spike in fuel prices on record last month, amid rising oil costs and the war in Ukraine.

Ed Sheeran has won his copyright case at the High Court over claims that he plagiarised hit song ‘Shape Of You’ from two other writers.Sheeran along with two of his co-writers – Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid and producer Steve McCutcheon – had been accused of plagiarising part of a track called ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Chokri, who performs under the alias Sami Switch.Chokri claimed that Sheeran’s 2017 hit infringed “particular lines and phrases” of his 2015 song. He and his co-writer Ross O’Donoghue further alleged that the main “Oh I” hook in ‘Shape Of You’ is “strikingly similar” to the “Oh Why” refrain in their own song.Chokri also claimed that he and Sheeran had “overlapping circles” of artists, writers and producers in common, stating that there had been a “concerted plan” to bring ‘Oh Why’ to Sheeran’s attention, were denied by Sheeran’s party.Sheeran and his co-authors, denied all allegations of copying, claiming that they don’t remember hearing ‘Oh Why’ before the claims were lodged.Now, after an 11 day trial, Justice Zacaroli ruled this morning (April 6) that Sheeran “neither deliberately nor subconsciously” copied a phrase from ‘Oh Why’ when writing ‘Shape of You.’Zacaroli did acknowledge there were “similarities between the one-bar phrase” in ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Oh Why’, but added that “such similarities are only a starting point for a possible infringement” of copyright.He went on to say there were “differences between the relevant parts” of the songs, which “provide compelling evidence that the ‘Oh I’ phrase” in ‘Shape Of You’ “originated from sources other than ‘Oh Why'”.He said there was only a “speculative foundation” that Sheeran had head Chokri’s song before writing ‘Shape of You’.

Charli XCX’s lockdown documentary Alone Together later this month, NME can share an exclusive clip of the film. Watch it in full above.The project, which originally premiered at SXSW in Austin, Texas last year, documents the creation of the singer’s fourth studio album ‘How I’m Feeling Now’ while in quarantine in 2020.The above snippet shows Charli revealing her plans for the record to fans via video chat, including sharing early demos and opening up about her album-making process.“For me, my positivity goes hand-in-hand with being creative,” Charli says in the clip.

West Dunbartonshire’s MP has slammed the UK Government for “abandoning” local families as rocketing energy price hikes take effect.

APPOINTMENTSUtopia Music has appointed Bastien Vidal to the role of Acting Chief Finance Officer and VP Operational Finance. The acquisitive company says it has further acquisitions planned and that, in his role, Vidal will be “responsible for supporting Utopia’s considerable growth trajectory”.———————————————-RELEASESMichael Franti & Spearhead have announced that their new album ‘Follow Your Heart’ will be released on 3 Jun.

Hamilton Accies boss Stuart Taylor hopes striker Andy Winter is hitting form at the right time to take his side further up the Championship table.

TikTok users are horrified after watching the most 'convincing' ghost video they have ever seen.

Do you think your songwriting would be more impactful if only you could do that songwriting in the very same spot as the young Paul McCartney and John Lennon? Well, we can now put that to the test. Or at least, a select group of early career artists will be able to put that to the test.McCartney and the National Trust – the latter owning the former’s childhood home in Liverpool – have announced The Forthlin Sessions, which will allow a number of musicians to do some music-making in that very property at 20 Forthlin Road.The project is also being supported by McCartney’s brother Mike who has spoken to Sky News about his memories of growing up on Forthlin Road.

flight to Abu Dhabi but claims the "whole experience was traumatic".The woman said she is "totally reliant" on receiving help for her and her husband through the various points of the airport due to her disability but faced delays in getting any during recent trips.She claimed that there was not only a lack of staff at the check-in and security, but also at the wheelchair assistance area.The traumatised passenger says they waited for two and a half hours for a wheelchair and "only got one" because her plane was due to leave in 20 minutes and her husband offered to push her through.She said: "I've never experienced anything like my trip through Manchester Airport last week. It's normally very easy and smooth travelling as a disabled passenger and in 10 years of needing this service have never experienced what I did."I felt so anxious the whole time."The passenger has also alleged that security was a "nightmare" and claims "people were falling" on her.She added that due to her disability she cannot stand in queues and the couple eventually had to ask for their cases to be booked in at the business desk.She said: "The worst was when we couldn't negotiate a wheelchair and bags at security.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the tech giant's product strategy has "failed" and that demand for the recently-launched AirPods 3 is "significantly lower" than AirPods 2, with orders cut by about 30% in total after they were launched alongside the new iPhone 13. In a tweet, Kuo said he believes that Apple will discontinue the current model of the AirPods Pro later this year "to avoid repeating the same mistake" with its high-end earphones in 2022.

Josie Gibson had been chatting about what Phillip Schofield is really like off-screen after spending more time as his co-host. The presenter has become an even regular face on the show as she gets drafted in as the main host.

Stockport’s political map has been redrawn for the first time in nearly 20 years. The electoral rejig aims to ensure councillors represent roughly the same number of voters - known as ‘electoral equality’ - and that wards reflect community ties and identities.

Seven Ukrainian filmmakers, who are remaining in the country as Russia continues its invasion, have spoken out about their experiences on the front line of the war in their country. Directors Valentyn Vasyanovych, Roman Bondarchuk, Nariman Aliev, Maryna Er Gorbach , Antonio Lukich, Alina Gorlova and producer Darya Bassel have all called upon the international film and television community to issue cultural sanctions against Russia.