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Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid took to the stand in London’s high court yesterday in the ongoing song-theft legal battle over Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape Of You’, which he co-wrote. He mainly echoed comments already made by his musical collaborator earlier in the week, while also talking about the “culture” of dubious copyright claims in the US courts that followed the 2015 ‘Blurred Lines’ ruling, and insisting that the thought of plagiarising another artist’s work was “abhorrent”.Sheeran and his songwriting collaborators – including McDaid – are accused of ripping off the earlier track ‘Oh Why’ by Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue when they wrote their 2017 hit.

By Photography by Simone Ashley has spent the last few weeks hanging with her dog, watching old episodes of Friends, going on hikes. She learned kickboxing, ate healthy, and even managed to get some reading done. Not unusual activities for a 26-year-old looking to take some time for herself.

Nick Cannon’s eponymous syndicated daytime talk show is coming to an end after one season. The show’s producer-distributor, Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury, is expected to tell the crew that the two episodes filming today will be the talker’s last ones.

Tiger Woods celebrated a major milestone on Wednesday night in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, as he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 46-year-old golf pro was joined by his family, who reflected on just how far he's come in the last year. Woods was involved in a serious car accident in February 2021 that nearly resulted in having one of his legs amputated. Woods' 14-year-old daughter Sam delivered a speech at the Hall of Fame ceremony, where she talked about her family's reaction to the crash and their collective fears amid his recovery. «About a year ago, you were stuck in your hospital bed at one of your ultimate lows at one of the scariest moments of your life and ours,» she said, addressing her father in the audience.

Irish alt-pop artist Tadhg Daly has created a new live video, stripping back his current single Winter In LA, which you can now watch on irish Charts. 

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentNick Cannon’s daytime talkshow is coming to an end after one season, Variety has learned.Staffers at “The Nick Cannon Show” were informed at work Thursday morning that the show would not be renewed for a second season, and that it would be the final day of production. However, enough episodes have been pre-taped and banked, so that the show will finish out its season with original episodes airing through sometime in May.While the cancellation is sudden, the abrupt ending isn’t quite as abrupt as it may seem for the show’s crew and producers — insiders say that a five-week hiatus was already previously planned, due to Cannon’s busy schedule with responsibilities for his long-running Viacom improv show “Wild ‘N Out” and Fox’s hit primetime series “The Masked Singer,” which he hosts.

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of deliberate fires started around West Lothian.

Motherwell manager Graham Alexander says the Steelmen are starting to regain their energy after a demanding start to 2022.

Pupils and staff will at Cedarbank School are getting ready to move into their new state-of-the art building.

A shattered bar owner claims two families left his pub restaurant looking “like a bomb site” after they left without paying their huge bill worth hundreds of pounds.

Like many makeup fanatics, we consider Estée Lauder’s Double Wear Foundation a cult classic.The beloved formula is famed for its full-coverage, flawless matte finish. It also stays in place all day – at work, at the club, you name it. Saying that, as much as we love the stuff, it’s certainly not the cheapest.

Sam Faiers is said to be wanting to distance herself from her days on The Only Way Is Essex, and rebrand herself to create a more “exclusive and high-end image". Sam, 31, quit the popular TV show in 2014 and has since gone one to welcome two children with her partner Paul Knightley, 33.The pair met shortly after she left TOWIE, and welcomed their son Paul Jnr, now six, a year later.The TV star and her family now reside in Surrey, and Sam, who's currently expecting her third child, reportedly doesn’t plan on returning to Essex.

Ulrika Jonsson has debuted her new tattoo on social media while giving the nod to International Women’s Day. Ulrika, 54, took to Instagram on Wednesday 9 March – a day after the special day that celebrates women across the globe. In a string of photos, Ulrika shared a selfie, followed by a snap of her new ink on her forearm.The tattoo reads “[fem-uh-nist]”.

Holly Willoughby is set to appear on a new BBC One challenge show, Freeze the Fear, which will follow famous faces as they take on epic mental and physical challenges set by the famous Dutch extreme athlete and cold-water therapy advocate, Wim Hof.The star of This Morning will present the show alongside comedian Lee Mack as several celebrities go on a “once-in-a-lifetime, epic adventure”. Holly recently shared a behind-the-scenes look at her new BBC TV show with fans, which she'll present alongside the Not Going out comedian.

Until recently, azelaic acid was something of an unsung hero in the skincare world. It’s been used by experts for aeons, but it’s only in the last few years that it’s really become a popular beauty buzzword among the masses. Unlike glycolic and lactic, azelaic isn’t one of your powerful exfoliating acids – but its credentials are very impressive in terms of how it can improve your complexion, and it's found in many of the best face serums.

Deftones bassist Sergio Vega has confirmed rumours that he has left the band. The split comes, he says, following a contract dispute.

DEALSLittle Mix’s Jade Thirlwall has signed a solo deal with Sony’s RCA. She’s also signed a management deal with Irving Azoff’s Full Stop Management. This all follows her 2019 publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing.Warner Music has signed Indian star Diljit Dosanjh to a global record deal.

Help Musicians has launched its new helpline for people suffering bullying and harassment within the UK music industry. The music charity – which already supports the health and well-being of musicians in a number of ways – announced it was planning to launch this new specific helpline back in January.It follows increased debate within the music community in recent years about bullying and harassment within the sector, and especially the challenges faced by people who are basically freelance – which includes most artists and songwriters – and who therefore don’t usually work in companies which, in theory at least, should have formal systems to deal with such problems.Rebecca Ferguson has been particularly vocal on this issue, of course, while organisations like the Musicians’ Union and the Incorporated Society Of Musicians have pursued various initiatives, including the MU’s Safe Space programme, which offers advice and sign-posts support services to those experiencing bullying, harassment or other abuse while working in musicThe new helpline will seek to complement existing schemes in this domain and – crucially – will be available to everyone working in the music industry, not just artists and songwriters.Explaining how the service works, Help Musicians said earlier today: “Callers are able to immediately speak with a specialist bullying and harassment counsellor, who undertakes a risk assessment.

Carol Kirkwood teased some "exciting news" with her Instagram followers on Thursday. Sharing her usual daily photo on social media, the BBC Breakfast weather reporter teased: "Exciting news to come today….

Miranda Lambert's body art stole the show in a new stunning photo she shared on Instagram and fans were blown away. The country music superstar looked glowing in a shot captured in a desert setting. In the image, Miranda was looking out into the distance and wearing a cowboy hat, strappy top and displaying a huge tattoo on her arm.MORE: Miranda Lambert teases new addition as she announces exciting newsShe captioned it: "Times like these make me feel strange…Tomorrow morning." Her fans said the shot was "gorgeous," and "beautiful," and many mentioned the inking. WATCH: Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin's love story Miranda got the Queen of Hearts tattoo on her right forearm in 2018.She told People: "It represents a lot of things in my life.

Right, so this year’s UK Eurovision entry has been announced. And my natural instinct is to be sarcastic about it. But I just listened to Scott Mills on Radio 1 desperately pleading with the nation to get behind our 2022 entry and stop being so negative about Britain’s Eurovision dabblings.

Leonardo DiCaprio has donated to humanitarian organizations supporting Ukraine, though an earlier widely circulated report was inaccurate. In recent days, reports have circulated online that DiCaprio donated $10 million to an organization to benefit Ukraine, which those reports said was his grandmother's native country.  Neither the donation nor DiCaprio's heritage was accurate, a person close to the actor said on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country could finally get easier access to the UK from next week.