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Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa are teaming up for their latest track Potion which drops tomorrow.

BBC Radio 6 Music has posted record listening figures in the first quarter of its 20th year of operation, the BBC has announced.The radio station was launched in 2002 with a focus on alternative music. At the time, it was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years.According to the BBC, more than 2.8million listeners tuned in to BBC Radio 6 Music in the first quarter of the year.

'Allo 'Allo star Robin Parkinson has died at age 92.The esteemed comedian and actor passed peacefully with his family by his side. A statement issued on behalf of his devastated family said: "Robin Parkinson, actor, known for 'Allo 'Allo and as the voice of Button Moon, has died peacefully at the age of 92 with his wife and daughters by his side." The 92 year old rose to stardom in the 70s and 80s securing a place as a regular on TV screens.

A woman who had her period every ten days has described how she feels “forced” to choose between freezing her eggs and owning her own home. Erin McDermott, 29, began taking the pill in her early teenage years because of the frequency of her periods, but wasn't given tests to find out what was causing it.

The BBC has commissioned a six-part drama about the UK’s ska and two-tone music scene, which hails from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

WWE star Adam Bryniarski, has tragically died aged 41. The wrestling star was a regular in BANG! Promotion from 1999 to 2005 as Adam Windsor, died on Thursday at the age of 41. After being born in Coventry, he trained under Neil Adams, before being brought to Ocala, Florida, to wrestle.

Harry Styles has been announced as the final headliner for Radio 1's Big Weekend this year.

This bank holiday weekend is set to be brighter than the rest of the week, and as the sun comes out, Gopuff customers can enjoy a free tub of ice cream. Here’s how to claim one.

A 14-year-old boy has been left too terrified to go to school after six months of alleged relentless bullying by fellow pupils.

Yungblud performed his latest single ‘The Funeral’ during last night’s episode of The Late Late Show in the US – you can watch the singer’s energetic performance, during which he kissed host James Corden, below.The Doncaster artist released the track earlier this month before sharing its official video, which features a cameo from Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne.Yungblud performed ‘The Funeral’ on the Corden-hosted Late Late Show last night (March 28) with his live band, who paid tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last week, with the message ‘4 Taylor’ on their bass drum skin.During the performance, Yungblud left the stage and ran over to Corden’s desk, where he planted a series of kisses on the host’s face before running back to rejoin his band to finish the song.Yungblud later ended the performance by highlighting his band’s drum tribute to Hawkins, which Corden also acknowledged – you can watch the performance of ‘The Funeral’ above.‘The Funeral’ is expected to feature on the follow-up to Yungblud’s 2020 album ‘weird!’. In an interview earlier this year, he said the new record would contain “the most personal music I’ve ever written”.

Amadou Bakayoko believes he is far more than a super sub coming off the bench to grab strikes as he homes in on his best goals return in a season at Bolton Wanderers as he feels the competition in the final third is keeping all the forward players on their toes.

Chloe Madeley and James Haskell have shared the exciting news that they’ve bought their first marital home. The pair said their ‘I dos’ in December 2018, and are currently expecting their first child together. While Chloe, 34, was born in Manchester, the blonde beauty was brought up in London, and is now relocating to the capital which she calls her home.

Bolton Wanderers forward Amadou Bakayoko has been rewarded with his recent form in front of goal with a call-up for Sierra Leone and has explained why he feels now is the right time to head on to the international stage.

Radio 1 has announced the line-up for this year’s Big Weekend festival, which will take place in Coventry in May. Headlining the first physical edition of the event since 2019 – thanks to the pandemic – will be Mr Ed Sheeran himself.“I can’t wait to kick off festival season and perform in front of a live audience at Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry”, says Sheeran, covering all the facts as efficiently as possible.If you’re wondering what a less efficient version of that statement would look like, here’s Head Of Radio 1 Aled Haydn Jones: “We are kicking off the UK’s festival season in true Radio 1 style with an incredible line-up of acts already on the bill, and more exciting names to be revealed this week.

Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris, Aitch, AJ Tracey, Anne Marie, Central Cee, Joel Corry and Yungblud are all set to perform on the main stage on Saturday, May 28 in Coventry.The BBC Music Introducing Stage will welcome Artemas, Celina Sharma, Deyah, Jordan MacKampa, Tamera, Thomas Headon, USNA and Willow Kayne on Saturday and Alfie Indra, Crawlers, Danniella Dee, Hope Tala, Lizzie Esau, Piri & Tommy, Queen Millz and Sad Night Dynamite on Sunday (May 29).It was announced last November last year that Radio 1’s Big Weekend would return in 2022 from May 27-29 after a two-year break. The annual event was held virtually in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-enforced restrictions.The 2019 edition of Big Weekend took place in Middlesbrough, with performances coming from Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus, The 1975, Foals, Vampire Weekend and more.Some #BigWeekend line-up news! Performing on the Main Stage on Saturday 28th May:✨ @CalvinHarris✨ @EdSheeran✨ @OfficialAitch✨ @ajtracey✨ @AnneMarie✨ Central Cee✨ @JoelCorry✨ @Yungblud Everything you need to know about this year’s event: https://t.co/GNEZRXbbVS pic.twitter.com/uswiaDjRkJ— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) March 14, 2022Both Ed Sheeran and Anne Marie have told Radio 1 they “can’t wait” to perform at the festival (via BBC), with Sheeran adding: “See you all there!”More names will be revealed in due course, along with the main stage acts for the Sunday edition.There are 8,000 tickets available to purchase for Friday and 39,500 tickets available to purchase, per day for Saturday and Sunday.

A "callous and calculating" heroin user who killed three people in less than a week has been convicted of raping one of his victims, a woman who was five months pregnant, before he murdered her.

EastEnders actor Nitin Ganatra has revealed that he has a new career working with his brother in his family's corner shop in Coventry. The TV star had played Masood Ahmed on the hit BBC soap until leaving three years ago. But he said he is now enjoying helping out in the shop between his acting roles.

K.J. Yossman The U.K.’s industry-led skills body ScreenSkills has teamed with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to offer workshops on live performance.The workshops, titled “Live Performance Goes Digital” and led by the team behind the RSC’s stage-to-screen productions, will be open to regional theatres and touring companies as well as independent producers, directors, stage managers and other live performance professionals to share understanding on how to capture live performance.

Rammstein‘s forthcoming new album has reportedly been delayed due to a paper shortage.The German band had been expected to release their follow-up to 2019’s ‘Untitled’ later this year. Guitarist Richard Kruspe said back in November that the record should be arriving before the start of Rammstein’s world tour in May.However, an unexpected complication has now reportedly cast doubt on Rammstein’s initial release plans.As Metal Sucks reports, German composer and musical director Sven Helbig – who has contributed orchestral parts to the new album – revealed in a recent interview with Sachsische that a “lack of paper” is the problem currently facing the band.“The band itself doesn’t know at the moment,” Helbig told the publication about when the album might now be released (via RammWiki).

Delia Derbyshire, will coincide with International Women’s Day 2022.Deliaphonic, which is now in its fourth year, returns to Coventry on March 3-6 for four days of screenings, music performances, Q&As, visual arts exhibitions and more.The festival will fall shortly before International Women’s Day on March 8. Events will take place at Coventry Cathedral and The Tin Music and Arts.Derbyshire, who was from Coventry, was one of electronic music’s early female pioneers.

A five-year-old boy knifed to death at his home has been named by police - as his heartbroken parents pay tribute to the "most beautiful child in the world".

Tony Mowbray has admitted that he wants to face Manchester City's Pep Guardiola to show that you do not need a 'sexy foreign manager' to be successful.

Ian Evatt believes that the departed Harry Brockbank would have had reduced game time at Bolton Wanderers owing to the return to fitness of Gethin Jones and the signing of Marlon Fossey as he wished the defender all the best for the future.

Harry Brockbank has said the chance for a fresh challenge in football potentially in America and a new lifestyle are reasons behind his exit from Bolton Wanderers.

Myles Stephenson has introduced his adorable 'mini me' Shiloh after announcing he was expecting a baby with his partner Keli Hall. The 30 year old Rak-Su member shared a sweet snap to his 590,000 Instagram followers as he held his little one with the singer donning a pinstripe suit while his son wore a matching waistcoat with an adorable navy bow tie. Doting dad Myles captioned the post: “Like father like son.

Three men have been jailed for the ‘savage and senseless crime’ which left a teenager killed after being attacked at a petrol station.

Bolton Wanderers should have forward Amadou Bakayoko back fit and available for this weekend's League One encounter against Wycombe Wanderers.

Damon Albarn showcased a host of new tracks from his solo album alongside Blur classics in Coventry last night (December 7) during his UK tour.The frontman performed a selection of cuts from ‘The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows’ at the HMV Empire including the title track, ‘The Cormorant’ and ‘Royal Morning Blue’, footage of which you can view below.He then went on to play a host of Blur classics such as ‘Beetlebum’, ‘For Tomorrow’, ‘Tender’ and ‘Girls & Boys’ before wrapping up

Coventry City supporters will be loving the ride that has been their storming start to the season back at the CBS Arena in the Championship. Mark Robins has done an incredible job to give the club realistic Premier League aspirations having managed them in League Two only a few years ago.

Ian Evatt believes time is needed for Bolton Wanderers to see the best of Amadou Bakayoko after admitting the attacker was rushed back from injury.

Pa Salieu has said that “authorities” have cancelled his forthcoming headline show in Coventry, set for next month.The rapper was due to play a hometown show at the Kasbah venue in the Midlands city on November 27 as part of a UK tour in support of his EP ‘Afrikan Rebel’.In a new statement posted to Twitter today (October 21), Salieu said that the show has now been cancelled “due to reasons beyond my control”.He wrote: “Sadly due to reasons beyond my control, the authorities have decided that I

Amadou Bakayoko is no stranger to promotion out of League One having done so with Coventry City.

Ed Sheeran debuted two new tracks during an intimate show in Coventry last night (August 25).The singer-songwriter, who will release his fifth album ‘=’ in October, performed at the city’s 1500-capacity HMV Empire in celebration of the music retailer’s 100th birthday.Sheeran’s 19-song set included his previous hits ‘Castle On The Hill’, ‘Thinking Out Loud’, ‘The A Team’ and ‘Shape Of You’, as well as recent singles ‘Bad Habits’ and ‘Visiting Hours’.The small crowd was also treated to two new ‘=’

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