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Sublime have performed their 1991 track ‘Romeo’ for the first time in 25 years at this year’s edition of Coachella.The legendary band were initially active between 1988 and 1996, before frontman Bradley Nowell died from a heroin overdose at the age of 28.Today (April 13), the ska punk band took over the main stage at the annual music and arts festival with Nowell’s son Jakob stepping in for his father, performing at the same age his dad was when he passed.Jakob was joined by original Sublime band members Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson for a sun-soaked set filled with all of the hits.

It’s a big day for the Zquad!

Timothee Chalamet is spending the day filming the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic!

Candidates for the Local Elections in Trafford on Thursday May 2 have been announced. Each of the borough's 21 wards has three councillors, with one seat being contested at this election.

Love Island's Eve Gale and TOWIE's Demi Sims have revealed they were speaking for three years before going on their first official date together. Eve, who recently starred on Love Island 's All Star series, giddily opened up about having the "best day ever" when reality star Demi, who has returned to screens on her family show House Of Sims, took her out for dinner.

A scheme worth one billion pounds is being offered by the UK Government to help more than 300,000 families across Great Britain heat their home for less this year. The Great British Insulation Scheme aims to help low income households save up to £400 on their annual fuel bills through new energy efficiency upgrades.

It has been said that one should never look a gift horse in the mouth. Evidently, many X followers don’t support that axiom, as they are up in arms about receiving a free blue checkmark from the service.

Households are about to see a whole range of essential bills rise steeply before the end of this month as firms roll out their annual price hikes. Broadband, mobile phone, vehicle road tax, streaming subscription services, the TV licence fee and water charges are all set to rise across Scotland in April.

Millions of older people in receipt of the New or Basic State Pension are set for a significant boost this year after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed payments will rise by 8.5 per cent from April 8, 2024. Those with additional State Pension elements or deferred payments, will see an uplift of 6.7 per cent.

Three open-heart surgeries and a pacemaker haven’t slowed Arnold Schwarzenegger down — or stifled his sense of humor.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange FTX, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for defrauding investors.

Households across the country will face higher bills and taxes in just a few days.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that State Pension and benefit payment rates will rise from April 8, 2024. State Pensions will go up by 8.5 per cent, under the Triple Lock, while most working age and disability benefits will increase by the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate of 6.7 per cent.

Humza Yousaf must be "bold" if he is to be viewed by the public as a leader and not just a commentator on politics, an SNP veteran has said.

A doctor is telling women to set a phone reminder for the first day of each month to check themselves for cancer signs - and stresses it's very important.

The 1975 have surprised fans by performing the early rarity ‘Anobrain’ live for the first time in eight years. Check out footage of the set below.The moment took place during the band’s ongoing run of live shows across Europe, held as part of their ‘Still… At Their Very Best’ tour.Taking to the stage at the Palladium venue in Cologne, Germany on Friday night (March 22), Matty Healy and co.

More than 39,500 people have signed an online petition calling for income tax on the State Pension to be scrapped in order to help “reduce the tax burden on pensioners” despite the UK Government rejecting the proposal earlier this year. The petition was created after it was announced in November the Personal Allowance income threshold will remain frozen at £12,570 during the 2024/25 financial year.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that the number of people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) at the end of October 2023 rose to an all-time high of nearly 3.5 million - and that figure does not include the 137,490 on Adult Disability Payment (ADP) in Scotland. Some 254,034 people on PIP living in Scotland will have their case transferred automatically to the devolved welfare system by the end of 2025.

Council tax across the country is set to rise significantly in just a couple of weeks.