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‘That’s the Christmas No 1!’ How East 17 made festive favourite Stay Another Day
Tony Mortimer, singer, songwriter
I didn’t see the band going much further than two or three singles, but our early dance hits built up such a fanbase that we had to keep going. The dance era was coming to an end and Britpop was exploding, but then this American rock …
Athletics the biggest loser in funding cut of nearly £1.75m for LA 2028 Olympics
Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee aims to run 2hr 7min London Marathon
“With running, I feel like I’ve never stopped itching the scratch,” the …
Rescuers work to save Italian caver trapped 585m underground
A huge rescue operation was under way north-east of the Italian city of Bergamo to free a caving instructor who became trapped while exploring a cave.
Ottavia Piana, 32, considered an expert spelunker, injured herself after falling 5 metres (16ft) on Saturday evening during an expedition with eight others to …
Alleged Chinese spy linked to Prince Andrew named as Yang Tengbo
The alleged Chinese spy who got close to Prince Andrew as a way to gain access to the UK establishment has been named as Yang Tengbo, a businessman also known as Chris Yang.
Yang, whose identity was previously protected by an anonymity order, can be named after judge lifted the …
A volcanic explosion every 15 minutes: how Australia’s museums are turning to tech to lure us in
It starts with a low rumble, then an explosion and a deafening roar. A pyroclastic flow bursts from the volcano and hurtles towards us at a frightening speed. Showers of ash appear to pummel the space around us – well technically, it’s a pumice lapilli unique to Mount Vesuvius – …
Assad uncle used Guernsey adviser to secretly manage vast wealth
An uncle of the recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad used an adviser in Guernsey to secretly manage his wealth, which included a vast European property empire worth hundreds of millions of euros that prosecutors claim was acquired with funds looted from the wartorn state.
Rifaat al-Assad, known as the …
More ‘discreet’ Viagra-type drug could soon be available in Britain
It is a little blue pill that has transformed male health and the sex lives of millions.
But while Viagra’s success has made the erectile dysfunction drug famous, a less conspicuous form could soon become available.
The US company Viatris has created a new version of Viagra: a wafer-like film …
Paula Vennells ‘devastated’ over missing information about faulty Horizon system
Paula Vennells, the former Post Office chief executive, has continued to maintain her innocence, saying she remains “devastated” that other executives did not share crucial information about the faulty Horizon IT system.
Lawyers for Vennells, writing on her behalf in closing submissions to the inquiry into the Post Office scandal, …
Everything you need to know about Mayotte, the cyclone-hit French territory
Winds of at least 140mph from Cyclone Chido have
devastated the French overseas département of Mayotte
, leaving an estimated 100,000 people without shelter or water and hundreds, possibly thousands, dead.Here is a brief look at the small archipelago – and why it is so ill-equipped to …