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Ali G is back. But is the character past its sell-by date?

Borat and Bruno creator Sacha Baron Cohen returns as Ali G, more than two decades after the release of Ali G Indahouse.

A moment that changed me: I was devastated by a breakup – and saved by a sweaty moshpit

When my relationship broke down, my usual playlist of pop girl anthems and love songs left me in tears. Then I discovered hardcore punkNobody warned me that heartbreak would ruin my relationship with...

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Mystery of Roman sarcophagus unearthed at Westminster Abbey solved at last, expert says

Archaeologist says skeleton inside coffin inscribed to Valerius Amandinus is likely to be remains of 11th-century abbotIt has all the ingredients of a chilling mystery: the skeleton of an unknown man...

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Residents of ‘1066 Country’ lose battle for Bayeux tapestry tickets

Exclusive: East Sussex MP Helena Dollimore says ‘shambolic’ museum phone line has made her constituents lose out to ‘queue jumpers’Hastings residents have missed out on tickets for the Bayeux tapestry...

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Mariah Carey wins dismissal of brother’s defamation lawsuit over her memoir

Morgan Carey sued his sister over claims in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which he said falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealerA judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Mariah Carey’...

Christina Applegate says she was wrongly diagnosed with MS

She said in a Tuesday release of her Messy podcast that she was not happy about the new information and her symptoms have only "gotten worse".

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The Trip's Rob Brydon originally against playing fictional version of himself

Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan initially thought playing fictionalised versions of themselves was "passé".

Woman says she 'couldn't speak or breathe' during alleged rape by Russell Brand

The entertainer denies three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.

The little-known friendship between Nina Simone and Langston Hughes

A new book charts how a 1949 meeting between the renowned poet and the legendary musician, then a 16-year-old girl, sparked enduring ties and fruitful collaborationIn 1949, the poet and writer Langsto...

Katie Razzall: BBC closures make business sense, but far more savings are needed

The BBC announced it will close its BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels.

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Vast Beatles museum, hailed as ‘extraordinary’ by Paul McCartney, to open in Liverpool in 2028

City’s Beatles Story museum to move to 100,000 sq ft new home and official ownership, along with Yellow Submarine makeover of Liverpool’s second-tallest buildingLiverpool is to unveil a new 100,000 sq...

McCartney and Starr back new Beatles attraction

The surviving Beatles have welcomed plans for an immersive visitor experience in Liverpool.

‘I had no plan. Just total scorched earth’: how Kiran Leonard survived teen success to make songs of full-body joy

Hailed as a prodigy at 16, the Saddleworth singer-songwriter was patronised in the press and lost his musical path. Now courted by imaginative new bands, he explains his route backKiran Leonard presse...

BBC Three, BBC Scotland and Radio 4 Extra broadcast channels to close

The closures are announced as the corporation continues to try to save £500m over two years.

‘Taylor Swift tells us to take the lead!’ Could highly organised pop fans clinch victory for Brazil’s Lula?

Brazil’s famously outspoken fandoms have near-unanimously rallied behind the leftwing presidential candidate. On the streets of São Paulo, they explain their missionEarlier this month, Brazil’s presid...