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Noughties pop group McFly have signed their first record deal in a decade and will release a new album later in the year.

Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field have said they were both threatened with being beheaded during a charity trip to Haiti.

Lesley Manville has signed up to play Princess Margaret in the fifth and final series of The Crown.

Liam Gallagher, Sir Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Little Mix and Take That are among hundreds of music stars who have joined forces in calling for action to save the UK’s “world-leading” live music industry.

KT Tunstall has said the coronavirus pandemic could be an “extinction level event” for some music venues and force “an entire generation of artists” to quit the industry.

Organisers of the Oscars have revealed details of the latest stars, directors and other industry experts invited to vote, saying they have exceeded a target for diversifying membership by 2020.

Bernie Ecclestone has become a dad again at the age of 89 – after his wife gave birth to the billionaire’s first son.

Richard Madeley has apologised for an advice column in which he appeared to downplay a reader’s concerns that their neighbour might be a victim of domestic violence.

Singer Sia has revealed she has become a grandmother at 44 after adopting two teenage sons last year.

Tributes are being paid to US rapper Jordan Groggs, who has died at the age of 32.