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Chas Hodges – one half of the musical duo Chas and Dave – has died at the age of 74. The duo’s Twitter account said he recently received treatment for oesophageal cancer but died peacefully in his sleep in the early hours. Known for their rock and cockney style, Chas and Dave enjoyed the height of their fame in the ...

Sir Elton John and David Furnish have accepted “significant” libel damages over a newspaper allegation that their dog inflicted “Freddy Krueger-like” injuries on a child at a play date. The couple brought proceedings against News Group Newspapers over a front page story in The Sun on Sunday in February. Their solicitor said the injuries were not serious and that the ...

Pop singer, actress and designer Rihanna can add another accolade to her growing list of achievements after being given a new ambassadorial role by the government of Barbados. The artist, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, was named “Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary” for her home country on Thursday. The role involves promoting education, tourism and investment. Prime Minister Mia ...

The man behind Netflix series Maniac has been named as the director of the next James Bond film. Cary Joji Fukunaga replaces Danny Boyle, who dropped out last month blaming “creative differences”. Producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli praised Fukunaga’s “versatility and innovation”. He recently directed Netflix’s dark comedy Maniac, starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and directed season ...

Diesel has been criticised for including Nicki Minaj in a new anti-bullying fashion campaign. Some of those who have hit out at the company believe they have been bullied by Nicki online. The advert, which also includes Bella Thorne and Barbie Ferreira, features celebrities wearing clothes with slurs they’ve been called by others online. Nicki wears a hoodie with the ...

Justin Bieber surprised fans by serenading partner Hailey Baldwin outside Buckingham Palace in London. The pop star performed acoustic versions of Cold Water, his 2016 collaboration with Major Lazer and MO, and Tracy Chapman’s 1988 hit Fast Car. Last week, it was rumoured that Bieber and Baldwin had secretly married after they were seen in a New York City courthouse. ...

Henry Cavill’s cryptic response to rumours he’s hung up his Superman cape has prompted fan reactions ranging from “I am so confused” to “don’t leave us”. His Instagram video sees him stare into the camera, slowly lifting and then lowering a boxed Superman doll, while The Blue Danube – which features barking dogs – plays in the background. It follows ...

The old man lies in the hospital bed, drawing his last, rattling breath as he fades away from life. The film camera, positioned just next to him, keeps rolling. We see the nurses move him to another room before they gently clean his body. “Nobody wants to die but it’s a natural thing, we are biologically determined to die,” says ...

In 2012, in the besieged city of Homs, photojournalist Paul Conroy was lucky to escape alive when a makeshift media centre came under fire from Syrian government forces. His colleagues Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik were killed. A new documentary Under the Wire tells the story – the first of two films this year to feature Colvin and Conroy. Despite ...

Nicki Minaj says she was left “mortified” after being involved in a scuffle with Cardi B. The pair came to blows at a New York Fashion Week party on Friday, which Cardi later suggested was because Nicki made comments about her parenting. Nicki said on her Beats One radio show: “It’s so sad for someone to pin that on me, ...