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Love Island's Olivia Hawkins and Maxwell Samuda sparked split fears just days after the show final, after Max was spotted attending the Big Weekend launch party in London on Wednesday, but Olivia was nowhere to be seen. Instead, 27 year old Liv posted a video as she watched a football match in Brighton, after going home to see family following the celebrity-packed Love Island finale party in London on Monday.

Bob Goody, veteran British stage and screen actor and co-writer of 1985 BBC1 comedy Wilderness Road, has died aged 71.

Interpol have announced details of new UK headline shows for summer 2023 – find the full list of dates below and ticket details here.The New York indie icons, who released seventh album ‘The Other Side Of Make-Believe’ last summer, will return to the UK for five headline dates spread out across the summer.On May 28, the tour will begin in Brighton, before dates in Leeds, Edinburgh and June over the next few days.A month later, the tour will end on July 9 with a final gig at the O2 Academy in Liverpool.Tickets for all shows go on general sale on Friday, March 17 at 9am GMT. You can buy yours here.See Interpol’s 2023 UK headline tour dates below.MAY 202328 – Brighton Dome29 – Leeds O2 Academy31 – Edinburgh The Queen’s HallJUNE 20231 – Bristol O2 AcademyJULY 20239 – Liverpool O2 AcademyThe tour dates come around Interpol’s headline appearance at the 2023 edition of Bearded Theory Festival, where they will share the stage with Primal Scream, Gary Numan, Echo And The Bunnymen and more.The 2023 bash, which will take place at Catton Hall in Derbyshire between May 25-28, will also feature Gogol Bordello, Yard Act, Viagra Boys, The Beths, The Mysterines, Flogging Molly, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, She Drew The Gun and Snapped Ankles.

Two days on since she was brutally dumped from the Love Island villa, Olivia Hawkins has finally returned to reality as she arrived back in Brighton to an adorable welcome home gift. The 27 year old star was dropped from the villa on Wednesday alongside her partner Maxwell Samuda, but after finally getting back to normality and reconnecting with her friends and family, the bombshell has broken her silence and admitted the “real journey starts now.” Upon arrival back home, Liv was greeted by a a pink and white balloon from her loved ones with the sweet message “So proud of you” written across the front.

Separated by two security guards, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon appeared in the dock accused of killing a baby girl. The pair appeared at Crawley Magistrates Court earlier today (March 3), facing three charges.

Constance Marten's baby was discovered in a plastic bag under some nappies in an allotment, a court has heard. The aristocrat and her partner Mark Gordon have been charged with manslaughter and remanded into custody after appearing in front of magistrates today.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been charged after the remains of a baby were found in a woodland area in Brighton.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been charged after the remains of a baby were found in woodland in Brighton. The pair have been charged with gross negligence manslaughter the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed tonight (Thursday).

Manchester City will face Vincent Kompany's Burnley in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after the four ties were confirmed in this evening's draw.

Detectives have been given more time to question Constance Marten and Mark Gordon as the remains of a baby were found close to the scene of their arrest.

Detectives leading the search for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's missing baby said they 'must consider' that it has 'come to serious harm' as they seek an extension to the pair's detention.

Love Island fans have called Olivia Hawkins the "biggest gameplayer" on the show, after she shared her suspicions over Jessie Wynter’s behaviour. Olivia, a 27 year old ring girl from Brighton, has often been called out by fans for playing games and starting feuds with other islanders, including Samie Elishi, Zara Deniz Lackenby-Brown and Tanyel Revan.

An urgent search for the baby of aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon has moved into its third day amid growing police fears that the child may have come to harm.

Missing aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon - who went missing after their car was found burning on the M61 in Bolton - are in police custody after being arrested in Brighton.

Tara Conlan Guest Contributor After five years of quietly gathering steam within the international TV community, the 2023 edition of the London TV Screenings is its biggest outing yet. Running Feb. 27 to March 3, the event features more than 25 distributors and 400 buyers. But how did the confab evolve from a set of casual screenings by rival distributors of the BBC into an event that now rivals MipTV in Cannes? Its genesis goes back to 1976, when BBC Showcase was created from 25 European buyers gathering in Brighton’s Old Ship Hotel to watch episodes of shows such as “Fawlty Towers,” and buy such programs for audiences back in their home countries. The showcase then moved to other locations, including Edinburgh and Harrogate, before returning to Brighton, and eventually relocating to Liverpool in 2012.

The team at Loose Women have said goodbye to one of the much-loved members of the team after 20 years. During today’s programme, panellists Kaye Adams, Carol McGiffin, Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore starred on the show.

Ricky Gervais has shared what’s included on his “luxurious” backstage rider.The comedian, who is midway through his Armageddon stand-up tour, posted a picture on Twitter showing the items on his rider request list.“When you are an international comedy mega-star, it is inevitable that your backstage rider is ridiculously luxurious,” Gervais wrote. “Sometimes your demands are a test to see if you are still important to the promoter.

Caroline Polachek is currently working on a song for an upcoming A24 film.The news was confirmed in a Vulture feature, in which the singer was speaking about her new album ‘Desire, I Want To Turn Into You’, which came out today (February 14).“In the weeks before the album’s release, Polachek will travel back to London,” the article reads, “where she spends half the year, to rehearse tech and choreo and pick out outfits and put together backdrop video animations for her tour, which will include an on-stage “theatrical volcano-scape,” all while wrapping up a song she made for an A24 film.”In the same feature, Polacheck discussed her current tour. “Full disclosure: I’m taking my European tour at a loss,” she said.“But it’s worth it for me.

Nova Twins have explained how their remix of Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ ‘Unholy’ came about. Watch our video interview with the duo above.Speaking to NME on the red carpet of The BRIT Awards 2023 – where they were nominated for Best Group and Alternative/Rock Act – the duo discussed their rocked up version of the track which was released last December.“We got the chance to submit a remix, but when they actually said they loved it we were like ,’No way!’, because you never know if it’ll even fly,” bassist Georgia South explained.Singer and guitarist Amy Love continued: “And we love the song as well, the song is so sexy,”“As soon as we heard it, we were like: ‘This sounds like it needs a heavy riff on it'”, South finished.When asked which of the other attendees they’d like to hop on a remix with, they shouted out BRITS Rising Star Award winners FLO.

The Great Escape yesterday added a stack more artists to the line-up for this year’s festival, which takes place in Brighton in May.Among the artists newly announced for the 2023 edition of the big old showcase festival are The Big Moon, Sad Night Dynamite, Willie J Healey, James Ellis Ford, Stone, Lime Garden, English Teacher, Billie Martin, Caity Baser, Yunè Pinku, Deki Alem and Mestizo Collective.In addition to the line-up announcement, the festival’s organisers have also revealed that a show will take place in Liverpool on 2 Mar as part of the TGE Presents programme, a series of gigs presented by the TGE team in the run up to the festival in May.TGE is partnering with Licks Magazine and Ticketmaster New Music to stage that gig, which will be headlined by Lime Garden, with supports to be announced.As for May, the TGE festival is obviously accompanied by the TGE Conference for music industry delegates, which includes the CMU+TGE Sessions that this year will put the spotlight on music and education, music and deals, and music and the creator economy.You can find our more information about that here.

Reece Donnelly found himself back in The Apprentice boardroom for the second week in a row following Thursday night's task in Brighton. The contestants were all sent to the seaside town in southeast England to secure nine items synonymous with the area, with Denisha Kaur Bharj as Project Manager for team Apex.

A student was left devastated after losing out on a £182million EuroMillions jackpot due to 'payment failure' on her winning ticket. Rachel Kennedy, 21, had the correct numbers for the huge cash prize but was informed that her payment for the £2.50 ticket hadn't gone through.

Scots Apprentice star Reece Donnelly narrowly avoided being fired from the boardroom after a disastrous challenge as project manager.

Primal Scream have paid tribute to their keyboardist Martin Duffy who has died at the age of 55 after suffering a brain injury.

Some people have the perception that growing old mostly involves withering away in front of the telly, barely able to move due to aching bones but ageing does not necessarily mean you can't still find new stimulating activities to do.

A 'murdered' mum left behind a trail of handwritten clues in her home before she vanished last year, Hove crown court has heard. The letters were discovered by police in Alexandra Morgan's home in Cranbook, Kent, which were written by the missing woman before she disappeared in November last year.

The mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has said the Conservative Party has 'forfeited the right to govern' and it's 'very hard to see how' Prime Minister Liz Truss will survive.

Inspiral Carpets have confirmed that they are reuniting for a UK tour in spring 2023 – see full dates below and find tickets here.The indie veterans will hit the road for gigs next March and April, with the tour kicking off in Northampton and stopping in Newcastle, Oxford, Brighton, Cambridge, Manchester, Nottingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, London, Coventry and Frome.The band last played together in 2015, before they went on indefinite hiatus following the death of their drummer, Craig Gill. At the time the likes of Liam Gallagher, Stephen Holt and the city of Manchester paid tribute to Gill over Twitter.Formed by Clint Boon, Gill joined Inspiral Carpets at the age of just 14 in 1986.

Islander Gemma Owen has told OK! she’s “so happy” with boyfriend Luca Bish, but their relationship is very much a long distance one. Chatting to us exclusively last week, the 19-year-old revealed that the couple, who were runners-up on Love Island, have no plans to live near each other. Gemma is with her family in Cheshire and Luca is in Brighton, but she says they are “kind of just making it work for us”.

Animal Collective have cancelled their forthcoming UK/European tour citing economic difficulties.The band were due to kick off their jaunt in Ireland on November 2 with further dates in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow and London before moving on to Europe.But this evening (October 10) the band issued a lengthy statement confirming that all tour dates have been cancelled and explained their reasons for doing so. You can view the statement in full below.“Friends, we are absolutely gutted to announce today that we are making the decision to cancel our UK/EU dates for this November.

Eurovision 2023 will take place in Liverpool, Graham Norton has announced. The 59 year old star, who does the BBC's commentary on the Song Contest, shared the news during Friday night's episode of The One Show and revealed that the event will take place on May 13 2023.

Sir Michael Caine has been snapped on the set of his new series, The Great Escaper, which tells the story of a war veteran's escape from a British care home. The 89 year old actor was pictured at Camber Sands, East Sussex, as he takes on the starring role of Bernard Jordan - the former navy officer who made headlines around the globe in 2014. The then-90 year old left the safety of The Pines care home in Hove, East Sussex, to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy, France.

Morrissey has performed his new song ‘Kerouac’s Crack’ for the first time in Blackpool. Watch a clip of the performance below.He debuted the track, which comes from his upcoming album, ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’, last night (September 28).

A series of train strike dates are planned throughout October over an ongoing dispute regarding jobs, pay, and working conditions.

You'd like to think that Emma Bunton would just be 'Emma' to her closest pals but it appears she's Baby Spice to everybody, including her nearest and deareast. The singer appeared on The One Show on Wednesday night (September 28) to promote her upcoming string of shows.

Sergio Gomez has not played much since joining Manchester City this summer, but he has revealed a quality of his that could help him find more first team minutes in the months and years ahead.