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Lana Del Rey has drawn level with other acts like Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead and Blur to secure a sixth number one album, the Official Charts Company said. Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd has become the fastest-selling LP of 2023 so far and makes Del Rey the female solo artist with the fifth-most number one albums. Martin Talbot, chief executive at Official Charts Company, said her “achievement” over 11

Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that he leads a “united” and “positive” Labour Party, as he joined campaigners in Kent ahead of the local elections. The Labour leader appeared in good spirits as he met with campaigners and candidates in Medway, but warned party members that the May poll was an “important step on the road to the next general election”. The campaign trail visit came days after the party’s

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has been “overwhelmed and touched” by donations from the public which have passed £100,000 after the death of the charity’s ambassador Paul O’Grady. The TV and radio presenter became an ambassador for Battersea in 2012 after the success of ITV’s multi-award-winning For The Love Of Dogs, 11 series of which were filmed at the home. After O’Grady’s death on Tuesday evening at the age of

Max Verstappen has threatened to turn his back on Formula One if the sport’s bosses press ahead with plans to expand the number of sprint events. The shortened-race format was first introduced at three rounds in 2021, and has been doubled to six for this year, with the first of the season taking place in Azerbaijan at the end of the month. In its current guise, Friday qualifying determines the

The port has declared a critical incident and says the delays were “due to lengthy French border processes and sheer volume” The Port of Dover has said it is “deeply frustrated” as coach traffic faces “significant delays”. The port, which has declared a critical incident, said the delays were “due to lengthy French border processes and sheer volume”. Additional coach bookings taken by ferry operators for Easter have impacted operations,

The 86-year-old was admitted to the Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday Pope Francis has been discharged from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis. The 86-year-old was admitted on Wednesday to the Gemelli Polyclinic where he received antibiotics intravenously. He left the hospital three days after he was admitted. Francis sat in the front seat of a white Fiat 500 car, waving to a group of journalists outside the

A charge that the former England captain had referred to a group of Asian players at Yorkshire as “you lot” before a match in 2009 was found not proven Michael Vaughan must wait to discover if he has a future with the BBC after a disciplinary panel cleared him of using racist language towards Asian team-mates. A charge that the former England captain had referred to a group of Asian

She was due to appear on TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored in an exclusive video interview on Friday Stormy Daniels has postponed her interview with Piers Morgan, the broadcaster has said. The adult film actress, who alleges she had an extramarital sexual encounter with former US president Donald Trump, was due to appear on TalkTV’s Piers Morgan Uncensored in an exclusive video interview on Friday. He later Tweeted that she had

The Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce the plans next week Water companies could face unlimited fines and penalties under new Government plans to tackle pollution. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce next week plans that ministers believe will “make polluters pay”, with tougher fines levied on water companies put into a “water restoration fund”. It comes as the latest Environment Agency figures showed there were