Russell Crowe is related to the last man beheaded in Britain — known for ‘laughing his head off’

The Last Dinner Party have revealed that Courtney Love helped advise them on how to censor their ‘Nothing Matters’ lyrics for radio.The original version of the quintet’s debut single has a chorus where vocalist Abigail Morris sings: “and I will fuck you, like nothing matters.”On the radio and during recent TV performances on The Graham Norton Show in the UK and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Stateside, they changed the word “fuck” to “have”.Speaking to Music Week, Morris revealed how Love advised them on changing the lyric when meeting them at a festival.“We met her at The Great Escape and at the time we were in agony over what on earth we were going to use instead of [the F-word] because that’s the whole point,” Morris said.“After the show she stormed up the dressing room stairs saying, ‘I’ve got it!’ She had an empty packet of painkillers and she’d scrawled ‘punch’ on there.“She was kinda pitching to us. We were like, ‘Yeah, thanks!’ We appreciated her passion.”Elsewhere in the same interview, Morris expressed the band’s love for Florence + The Machine, who they supported at a 2023 gig and who recently told the band that they were the winners of BBC Radio 1’s Sound Of 2024 poll.“Florence Welch was someone we spoke to who really made an impact on us,” Morris said.

The mother of a teenager found stabbed to death said she blames a man who he owed £180 for drugs for her son's death, a jury has heard. Callum Riley, 17, died after being stabbed at a property on Heywood's Darnhill estate.

The Last Dinner Party have announced a tour across North America for 2024.The UK baroque-pop band will be heading across the pond in March, April, July and August in support of their debut album ‘Prelude To Ecstasy‘, which is out February 2.The group will begin the 20-date stint at Lunario in Mexico City on March 19, making stops in Boston, New York, Toronto, Portland, San Francisco and more, before they wrap up at The Complex in Salt Lake City on August 7. Miss Grit will also perform as support across select dates.Pre-sale starts Tuesday (January 23) at 10am ET, ahead of general sale Friday (January 26) at 10am ET from here.A post shared by THE LAST DINNER PARTY (@thelastdinnerparty)“North America Dinner Guests!!! We are thrilled to unveil that we will be gracing your beauteous towns and charming cities from March, with support from @miss_grit,” the band shared on Instagram.“Chime the bells, flare the beacons, and signal the alarms to secure thy tickets swiftly!”MARCH19 – Mexico City, MX, Lunario21 – Austin, TX, Scoot Inn22 – Dallas, TX, The Studio at The Factory 24 – Boston, MA, Royale Boston*26 – New York, NY, Webster Hall*27 – Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Steel* 29 – Montreal, QC, Le Studio TD*30 – Toronto, ON, The Concert Hall*31 – Detroit, MI, The Majestic Theatre*APRIL2 – Columbus, OH, Newport Music Hall*4 – Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue*5 – Milwaukee, WI, Turner Hall Ballroom*9 – Portland, OR, McMenamins Crystal Ballroom*10 – Vancouver, BC, Hollywood Theatre*11 – Seattle, WA, The Showbox*14 – Phoenix, AZ, Crescent Ballroom*16 – San Francisco, CA, Bimbo’s 365 Club*JULY 31 – Kansas City, MO at The TrumanAUGUST2 – St. Charles, IA, Hinterland Festival6 – Englewood, CO, Gothic Theatre7 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Complex*with

Although the start of January is mostly for recovering from Christmas and hiding from the cold, as February finally draws nearer now is the perfect time for getting your home shipshape and ready for the rest of 2024. We might be wistfully dreaming of a proper spring clean, but with storms still raging across the UK we’ll settle for something more achievable, like making sure our day-to-day routines are a little easier to manage, which is exactly where the latest home hack from Stacey Solomon comes in.

Tributes have been paid to a doctor who looked after patients in Stockport for over four decades. Dr Sikander Malik worked at four GP practices and two hospitals during his 43 years spent working in the borough.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large As the possibility of a third season of “Big Little Lies” picks up steam, HBO and Max content chairman/CEO Casey Bloys is ready for it. Bloys confirmed to Variety that he has heard “a little bit about the idea. I think it could be great.” “Big Little Lies” stars and executive producers Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman have teased the prospect of a new season of the series — which last aired in 2019 — while speaking to reporters in recent weeks.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Paul Mescal is already an Oscar-nominated actor with a diehard fanbase thanks to his roles in “Normal People,” “Aftersun,” “All of Us Strangers” and more, but his fame is surely going to explode this fall when Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2” opens in theaters. Mescal is headlining the sequel opposite a heavyweight supporting cast that includes Pedro Pascal and Denzel Washington. The original “Gladiator” made Russell Crowe one of the world’s most famous actors and won him the Oscar for best actor.

As the start of 2024 has already shown, this year will be a difficult one for hospitality as it continues to grapple with the impact of the cost-of-living crisis and rising gas and electric prices. However, while we’ve sadly said goodbye to a number of high profile restaurants over the last two weeks, we’re also gearing up for an exciting 12 months of activity.

Heavy snow has been forecast for parts of England this week, as the severe cold snap and plummeting sub-zero temperatures continue to move in.

Jeffrey Wright, star of Cord Jefferson’s provocative debut feature American Fiction, says he felt a personal affinity with his character Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison in the film, in part because of the challenges Monk experiences with regard to family issues. Monk is an author and a professor of English literature who discovers he may have to lower his standards to attain some kind of glory in the phony world of publishing. We follow him as he takes an enforced leave of absence to care for his ailing mother, a situation that the actor himself is painfully familiar with — Wright’s mother died a year before he received Jefferson’s script.

Pouting while he sits behind the wheel, this is the face of a man who would kill his girlfriend, then try to blame her. 'Callous and dishonest' Kevin Marsh smashed head-on into a bin lorry near Greater Manchester, while partner Michelle Atherton was a passenger.

EXCLUSIVE: With the almost impossible-to-believe Post Office scandal bedecking the front of most UK national newspapers this week, the writer of the ITV smash drama about the saga has said it “tapped into” frustrations with the “politics of the moment.”

Armed robbers stabbed a man in the chest and leg before stealing his 20-year-old Ford Focus said to be worth 'about £300'. Police say the victim is in a critical condition in hospital following the apparent car jacking in Trafford on Friday.

A row has erupted over the release of a council report on the use of bailiffs ahead of a crucial meeting.

It left a trail of destruction which triggered national attention. About 100 homes were damaged when a tornado ripped through part of Stalybridge just before midnight on December 27th.

has been with the 35-year-old music producer and food critic since in early December. After secretly dating her and fellow foodie for six months, Gomez told wary fans that he's “the best thing that's ever happened to me.”While some haters have shared some rude opinions that don't bear repeating, others were concerned about the coupling for more valid reasons.

A man who punched drag star The Vivienne in a Liverpool McDonald's has been sentenced for committing a homophobic hate crime.

Russell Crowe has had several brushes with the law over the years — and it turns out that one of his distant ancestors was also something of a rogue.

Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe has revealed just how close his connections to Scotland are.

It was another historic year with another change in Prime Minister, a new monarch officially crowned and the Lionesses reaching the World Cup final.