By Patrick Frater
Good things come to those who wait: the longest gaps between debut chart entries and first Number 1s on the Official Singles Chart
24.04.2020 - 20:11 / officialcharts.com
It's not often you score your first Number 1 on the UK's Official Singles Chart 30 years into your career, but that's what Michael Ball did this past week.
The singer and actor topped the charts with You'll Never Walk Alone, his charitable collaboration with 99-year-old fundraising machine Captain Tom Moore. The song was to raise money for the NHS, topping up the incredible £28m that the war veteran had already raised. While the Captain became the oldest person ever to claim a Number 1 single,
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breakingnews.ie
05.05.2020 / 21:39
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown makes £15,000 donation to NHS charities
Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown has made a £15,000 (€17,000) donation to NHS staff on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic.
ok.co.uk
05.05.2020 / 09:29
Strictly Come Dancing's Graziano cut fiance's hair because he prefers it shorter
Their love story so far has been a bit of a fairy tale. Graziano Di Prima met Giada Lini on Italian talent show Amici Di Maria De Filippi in 2014, and, although she resisted his advances at first, it wasn’t long before he won her over.
peoplemagazine.co.za
30.04.2020 / 14:41
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher donate protective equipment to U.K. frontline workers
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have sent PPE (personal protective equipment) to U.K. frontline workers tackling the Covid-19 crisis.
etonline.com
24.04.2020 / 20:49
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Call in to First Hearing in Court Case Against British Tabloids
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's battle with the British media has officially begun. On Friday, a procedural hearing in the duchess' court case against the was held virtually in front of Justice Mark Warby, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The case began at 10:30 a.m. GMT and the Sussexes' team told that the couple got up at 4 a.m. PT in order to call in to part of the proceedings from their new residence in Los Angeles.
nme.com
24.04.2020 / 19:43
Deftones’ Chino Moreno is hosting a live-stream set tonight
UK fans will have to stay up late...
dailyrecord.co.uk
24.04.2020 / 17:47
Events company boss imports PPE from China for Perthshire health workers
A shipment of PPE was brought from China to Perthshire by local event organiser, David Fox-Pitt.
variety.com
23.04.2020 / 12:01
BBC Studios Sets Content Deal With China’s Xigua Video
By Patrick Frater
billboard.com
21.04.2020 / 07:51
Gerry Cinnamon, Enter Shikari Start High on Midweek U.K. Albums Chart
Gerry Cinnamon can just about taste his first U.K. No.
deadline.com
20.04.2020 / 12:33
‘My Brilliant Friend’ Second Season Heads To China After Fremantle Inks First-Of-Its-Kind Deal With Three Platforms
By Andreas Wiseman
dailyrecord.co.uk
18.04.2020 / 22:09
Gerry Cinnamon 'overwhelmed' as new album rockets to top of UK iTunes album chart
Scots singer Gerry Cinnamon released his much-anticipated new album on Friday - and it's already rocketed to the top of the UK iTunes album chart.