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The scene in Back To The Future where Marty McFly grabs a guitar before bursting into a rendition of Chuck Berry's Johnny B Goode is perhaps one of the most iconic in movie history.However, in 2025 the guitar's creators might be wishing they had time-travelling capabilities of their own as the location of the Cherry Red Gibson ES-345 is a mystery 40 years after the film's release. Gibson, based in […]

The National Trust says it has taken down a piece of art featuring JK Rowling's name after it was "tampered with by a member of the public".It has urged people "not to damage or tamper with artworks" once they are finished and on public display. Between April and November last year, visitors to Derbyshire's Hardwick Hall were invited to nominate a "contemporary Virtuous Woman", whose name was then sewn into […]

A-ha frontman Morten Harket has revealed he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.The 65-year-old has been lead singer of the Norwegian band since it was founded in 1982 - and sung the track "Take On Me" which remains one of the most popular songs of the 1980s. In a statement on the band's website, and confirmed by record label Sony Music, Harket said he had undergoneseveral rounds of brain surgery […]

Singer Jessie J has been diagnosed with "early breast cancer". The Price Tag singer, whose real name is Jessica Cornish, said in a video posted to Instagram that she has recently spent a lot of time "in and out of tests". She said she will "disappear for a bit" after performing at Capital Radio's Summertime Ball later this month to have surgery."I was diagnosed with early breast cancer," the 37-year-old said […]

A YouTube star has been hired by a thinktank supportive of Reform UK as it looks to strengthen Nigel Farage's policy agenda, Sky News can reveal.Archie Manners, a comedian and magician who has performed high-profile pranks on celebrities and Just Stop Oil activists, has been hired through his own company by Resolute 1850, which is planning to change its name to The Centre for a Better Britain. It is understood […]

Sarah Jessica Parker was the subject of some unwanted headlines over the past few weeks after saying she reads two books a day.While speculation of her reading capabilities circulates, the actress continues the challenging mountain of novels she has to get through in order to be a judge for the Booker Prize. The actress is part of a panel of judges for the literary award which announces the "Booker Dozen" […]

An actor who appeared in animated series King Of The Hill and hit show Parks And Recreation has been shot dead near his home.Jonathan Joss, 59, was found injured by police in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday evening. Officers tried to save him but he was pronounced dead at the scene.The actor's husband claimed the gunman shouted "violent homophobic slurs" before opening fire, and that Joss had pushed him out […]

Race Across The World contestant Sam Gardiner has died at the age of 24 in a car crash, his family has said.In a statement, his mother Jo - who appeared on the 2019 series with him - and his father Andrew said: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved son Sam in a terrible accident."Sam left us far too soon, and whilst words will never fully capture the […]

US comedian Reginald D Hunter is being privately prosecuted by the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) over posts he sent to a woman, a court heard.The 56-year-old stand-up is accused of three counts of sending an offensive communication to Heidi Bachram on X on 24 August, 10 September and 11 September last year. He was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday but Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram issued […]