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TV presenter Jay Blades has been charged with two counts of rape, police have confirmed.West Mercia Police said the 55-year-old is due to appear in court next week. The force said: "Jason Blades, 55, of Claverley in Shropshire, has been charged with two counts of rape."He is due to appear at Telford Magistrates' Court on 13 August 2025."Blades found fame on the furniture restoration programme The Repair Shop after he started […]

A woman who saw a man falling from an upper tier at Wembley Stadium says a similar incident at an Oasis concert over the weekend in which a fan died makes her wonder whether lessons have been learned.Stephanie Good, 39, said a man fell during a Euro 2020 match between England and Croatia at Wembley in June 2021. He landed "right next to where we were" on the "stairwell between […]

Sean "Diddy" Combs has been denied bail ahead of his sentencing on prostitution-related charges.Judge Arun Subramanian said the hip-hop mogul had failed to show sufficient evidence he is not a flight risk and also cited admissions of previous violence made during his trial. Combs, 55, has been in prison since his arrest in September last year.During a two-month trial, jurors heard allegations that he had coerced former girlfriends, including singer […]

Oasis have said they are "shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of a fan" at their Wembley Stadium concert on Saturday.Together with their bandmates, Liam and Noel Gallagher have offered their "sincere condolences to the family and friends of the person involved". Metropolitan Police said officers on duty at the stadium responded, alongside venue medics and the London Ambulance Service, to reports a person had been injured […]

Donald Trump has waded into the debate surrounding Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad.The American Eagle ad, which features the 27-year-old actress, who starred in the HBO series Euphoria and White Lotus, has the tagline "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans". It has sparked a debate in the US over race and Western beauty standards. Image: One of the Sydney Sweeney jeans ads. Pic: AP In a Truth Social post, the US president […]

Indian actor Dhanush says he has been left "completely disturbed" by the re-release of one of his hit films with an alternative ending assisted by AI - but the production company behind it has rejected criticism of the move.Hindi-language romantic drama Raanjhanaa, called Ambikapathy in its Tamil-language title, has made headlines over its re-release 12 years after first hitting cinemas in 2013. Eros Media World says the new version, which […]

A Jewish comedian who says her original comedy slot at Edinburgh Fringe was cancelled by the venue has told Sky News she will now be able to perform at the event after being offered new locations.Rachel Creeger: Ultimate Jewish Mother will take place across two different venues in the city - The Big Tent at Hoots @ Nicolson Square Gardens, and Dirty Martini at Le Monde. Last month, Creeger said […]

Soulja Boy has been arrested and charged with possession of a firearm during a traffic stop.The rapper, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, was a passenger in the car that was stopped in the Fairfax area of Los Angeles early on Sunday morning, the LAPD said. "A passenger was detained and police arrested DeAndre Cortez Way for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm," the statement added.Possessing […]

The BBC has responded after it was reported that two Strictly Come Dancing stars have been accused of taking cocaine.The broadcaster is said to have hired an external law firm to probe the drug-taking allegations, which a source said were "well-known" on the show, The Sun on Sunday reports. The claims were reportedly made on behalf of celebrity contestant Wynne Evans in a legal submission to the BBC in March.In […]