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ABBA singer Björn Ulvaeus has married his partner Christina Sas in a ceremony officiated by the comedian and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig.Ulvaeus, who has been married twice before, met Sas in Nuremberg, Germany, in 2021 in connection with the release of his band’s last album ‘Voyage’.“Today on the 21st of September 2024, Björn Ulvaeus married Christina Sas from Herning, Denmark,” a post on his Instagram page said on the day of the wedding.“They met in Nürnberg in 2021 in connection with the release of Abba’s last album Voyage and started dating in the spring of 2022.”A post shared by Björn Ulvaeus (@bjornulvaeus)The wedding took place in Copenhagen in the presence of close friends and family.Ulvaeus posted a number of photos from the day, one of which showed the host of BBC show QI, Toksvig, dressed in red robes standing next to Ulvaeus and his wife Sas.Representatives for the singer confirmed to PA (via The Guardian) that Toksvig had officiated the ceremony.ABBA originally comprised two couples – Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog, and Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. Fältskog and Ulvaeus, who married in 1971, divorced in 1980, while Andersson and Lyngstad divorced in 1981 – a year before the band split.

Ricky Gervais has announced the first set of UK dates for his new stand-up show ‘Mortality’ – find all the details below.The Office star announced the new tour in June, confirming he would be revisiting all of his favourite arenas around the world, with a Netflix special of the show to follow.Now, the first run of 11 UK dates has been confirmed, with Gervais set to kick off the run in York’s Barbican on October 22. From there, he will play Oxford, Newcastle, Manchester, St Albans, Brighton, Nottingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Ipswich, before wrapping up at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on January 28.These are only the first few cities on the UK leg of the #Mortality tour but it’s a start. Tickets on sale Friday.

A freight train derailment caused 'substantial damage to railway infrastructure', investigators said today as an official probe into the incident was announced.

Marvin Humes has said it's 'not normal' as he was left gushing over his wife Rochelle as she prepared for her latest big move. Fans who follow the This Morning star on social media will be aware she's currently in Paris for the city's Fashion Week.

Usher has spoken out after his Twitter/X account was temporarily wiped following Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ arrest.Diddy was arrested in New York last Monday (September 16) and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transporting for prostitution.

Spoiler alert! Don’t continue reading if you haven’t watched the premiere episode of Kathy Bates‘ new CBS drama, Matlock.

Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic is still in the works.Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic was first released in 2003 but remains one of the most beloved Star Wars games ever made.In 2021, it was confirmed a remake of the game was in the works, but it’s been a rocky road so far. Aspyr Media started work on the reimagined Knights Of The Old Republic before the project was put on hold the following year after two senior developers were fired.

The Cure have shared full release details of their comeback single ‘Alone’.The track, which is taken from their forthcoming album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, will be released this Thursday (September 26) via Fiction/Polydor. You can pre-save it here.The single will debut on Mary Anne Hobbs’s BBC Radio 6Music show at 12pm BST with further “details about the album” also being released that day, according to a press release.The band have also shared the artwork for the single, in a clip which you can view below.It comes after a snippet of the new comeback single was shared last Friday (September 20).ALONEOUT SEPT 26 | 12PM BST | 7AM EST | 9PM AESTEXCLUSIVE FIRST PLAY WITH #MARYANNEHOBBS @BBC6Music pic.twitter.com/CZbqle5coE— The Cure (@thecure) September 23, 2024For those who signed up to the band’s site and joined their Whatsapp community, a message was sent out which read: “Want to hear ‘Alone’?”.

Succession, has said she “did not believe” that her character’s phone sex relationship with Roman Roy was real at first.The hit HBO black comedy ran for a total of four seasons between 2018 and 2023, telling the story of the Roy family, the powerful owners of a global media company, and their internal fight for control of their empire amid the ailing health of the family patriarch Logan, played by Brian Cox.Smith-Cameron played Gerri Kellman in all four seasons, the general counsel to the Roy family who becomes a mentor figure to Roman Roy, one of Logan’s sons played by Kieran Culkin. The two characters also share an unlikely sexual relationship, involving elaborate roleplay and phone sex conversations.In a new interview with The Guardian, Smith-Cameron has revealed that she was very surprised to learn about this aspect of her character.Explaining how the idea for it came about, she said: “[Culkin and I] were in a bar, and we had this little exchange, and then I left – and apparently Kieran kind of looked back at me, and then just as he turned around, I looked back at him.

Liam Gallagher has bid farewell to his live band at the last scheduled gig he’ll play as a solo artist before Oasis reunite next year.The singer performed at his Liam Gallagher And Friends Malta Weekender on Sunday night (September 23) where he celebrated the end of this chapter of his career as a solo Gallagher brother.Addressing the crowd, LG praised his band who had “been with us from the beginning”, adding that “this is going to be our last show for a bit, massive respect”.“And the beautiful girls,” he continued, praising his trio of backing singers.Check out some footage and the full setlist from the gig below.And so Liam Gallagher’s solo career comes to a close tonight in Malta.

The Kelly Clarkson Show is returning today on NBC, and we have all the exciting news you need to know!

The first teaser trailer for Marvel’s upcoming movie, Thunderbolts*, is here!

Gary Neville has defended Keir Starmer for accepting more than £35,000 worth of free football tickets since 2019.

Johnny Depp was “humbled” to be asked to direct the upcoming biopic Modì, according to the film’s producers.Modì is a dramatisation of the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, and stars Riccardo Scamarcio and Stephen Graham. It is set to receive its world premiere on Tuesday (September 24) at the Sam Sebastian International Film Festival and will be released theatrically on December 5.The film has been written by Jerzy and Mary Kromolowski and was brought to Depp by Al Pacino as far back as 1997, when the two actors were working together on Donnie Brasco.

Iron Maiden have promised they will not participate in dynamic ticket pricing for their upcoming 2025 tour.Yesterday (September 22), the legendary band shared an Instagram post in which they detailed how the fan club presale for their 2025 ‘Run For Your Lives’ UK and European tour will be kicking off tomorrow (September 24).In the caption of the post, the group shared: “There will be no dynamic ticket pricing for the 2025 Run For Your Lives Tour. Ticket resale in the UK will be capped at face value and won’t open until much closer to the start of the tour.” They added: “As always, we urge fans to only purchase tickets from approved outlets.”A post shared by Iron Maiden (@ironmaiden)Fans immediately took to the comments to share their happiness with the band’s decision to not partake in dynamic pricing.

Spooky season is around the corner and fans are already getting into the spirit as the fall season arrives.

A child rapist whose victims have lived with the "horror" of his crimes for more than thirty years has finally been locked up. Philip Tomlinson was sentenced to 20 years at Chester Crown Court today.

Kylie Minogue has announced a 2025 ‘Tension’ world tour – check out all the dates and find ticket details below.The pop icon will be performing shows across the UK, her home country of Australia and Asia next year.The ‘Padam Padam’ singer will kick off the tour with a performance at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia on February 15, before she continues on to Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.The Asia leg will begin with a show in Bangkok on March 10, followed by gigs in Tokyo, Kaohsiung and Manila – with all venues still yet to be confirmed.The pop star will then embark on the UK leg with a show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on May 16, before she continues on to Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, London, Nottingham and a final concert at Birmingham’s BP Pulse Live on May 31. She’s also teased that more dates will be announced soon.General sale tickets for UK dates will be available from Friday (September 27) at 10am BST here.General sale for Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney starts Wednesday, October 2 at 11am local time, and 1pm local time for Melbourne.

Janette Manrara has shared the rule she has that she's 'adamant' about sticking to when it comes to parenting her daughter. The dancer and presenter welcomed her first child into the world in July 2023.

shared a photo of her new granddaughter’s foot poking out of a blanket, alongside a sweet message about the life milestone.“Thank you my son and my lovely daughter in law for giving us this beautiful gift!” Suleman wrote in her caption. “We are so blessed that she is a new addition to our family!”She added, “Baby girl you are so very loved and we can’t wait to watch you grow!!”Suleman’s post revealed that her granddaughter was born on August 30.The ex-porn star is mom to 14 children including her octuplets: Jonah, Nariyah, Josiah, Maliyah, Isaiah, Noah, Jeremiah and Makai.

A muscle expert and professional bodybuilder has shared a diet and workout routine to lose fat, build muscle and maintain a healthy body shape. Speaking to BBC Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett on his podcast show, Diary of a CEO, Dr Michael Israetel explained how people can make one change to get rid of fat.

The National have announced plans to release a new live album.Entitled ‘Rome’, the 21-track digital and double vinyl LP set was recorded live on June 3 this year at the Italian city’s Cavea at Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone.The release, which is mixed by longtime collaborator Peter Katis, will also come in a tricolour triple-LP featuring five additional songs to complete the 26-song set on coloured vinyl, available via the band’s Cherry Tree fan club. It is out on December 13 and can be pre-ordered here.As a taster, the band have shared four tracks from the record today (September 23) on a new EP entitled ‘NTL RM EP I’ which features the tracks ‘I Need My Girl’, ‘Lemonworld’, ‘The Geese of Beverly Road’ and ‘Lit Up’. You can listen to them below.Other live tracks set to feature on ‘Rome’ include ‘The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness’, ‘England’ and ‘Fake Empire’ plus more recent tracks including ‘Eucalyptus’, ‘New Order T-Shirt’, ‘Tropic Morning News’ and ‘Smoke Detector’.The full tracklisting for the digital/double LP version of ‘Rome’ is as follows:1. ‘Runaway’2. ‘Eucalyptus’3. ‘Tropic Morning News’4. ‘New Order T-Shirt’5. ‘Don’t Swallow The Cap’6. ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’7. ‘The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness’8. ‘I Need My Girl’9. ‘Lemonworld’10. ‘The Geese Of Beverly Road’11. ‘Lit Up’12. ‘Alien’13. ‘Humiliation’14. ‘Murder Me Rachael’15. ‘England’16. ‘Graceless’17. ‘Fake Empire’18. ‘Smoke Detector’19. ‘Mr November’20. ‘Terrible Love’21. ‘Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks’Elsewhere, the band recently told NME that they are in a “very creative space” and are in the “gardening phase” of writing new material.The band dropped two albums in 2023 – ‘The First Two Pages Of Frankenstein‘ and ‘Laugh Track‘ – but this

Andy Burnham has rolled out a crucial part of his plan to change education for young people in Greater Manchester.

David Schwimmer revealed the reason why he turned down Will Smith‘s role in Men In Black back in 1997.

was arrested on sex-trafficking charges.Over the weekend, almost all posts, media and replies on the “Yeah!” singer’s X account (formerly Twitter) were seemingly wiped, which caught fans’ attention. But Usher, 45, claimed Sunday his account was “hacked.”“Account got hacked and damn y’all ran with it!” he wrote in a tweet. “See you tonight at Intuit Dome,” he added, referring to his sold-out show in Inglewood, Calif.

Andy Serkis has teased a new project featuring “AI characters” as he describes the growing, invasive tech as “another form of magic that is frightening people.”

EXCLUSIVE: When Plan B’s Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner handed RaMell, the visual artist and filmmaker, Ross Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Nickel Boys — the story of Black boys beaten, tortured and worse at a notorious state-run reform school in the Florida Panhandle — he knew he was being asked to bring his vision to the table, and not what he calls Black “trauma porn.”

Prepare to be entertained, promises the new look at Ridley Scott‘s much-anticipated follow-up, Gladiator II.

Kazakhstan has submitted Askhat Kuchinchirekov’s coming of age tale Bauryna Salu to the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards, after it won best film at the country’s Tulpar cinema awards.

Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has dismissed retirement claims following his knockout defeat to Daniel Dubois.

Coronation Street star Peter Ash was seen reuniting with some of his former co-stars while also taking a nostalgic trip down memory lane as he recalled a role years before his one on the cobbles.

Boxing might be known as the fight game, but it’s not something you play at. It can be a brutal, murky and dangerous business.

A second woman has tragically passed away after a collision involving a car and a bus at an M6 junction.

Pete Wicks had just a one-word response to dance partner Jowita Przystal as she praised his efforts in the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom. The pair were seen performing together for the first time as the BBC One dance contest got underway.

Kai Widdrington has exposed his own blunder as he was seen back in the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom over the weekend. The professional dancer was on hand to support his colleagues after he wasn't given a celebrity dance partner this year.

Amy Dowden has left fans emotional as she and JB Gill shared a 'first and last update' with their follower following their first live performance on Strictly Come Dancing.