Sadiq Khan set to be re-elected London mayor - becoming first ever to win historic third term

The Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals kicked off in Malmö, Sweden and fans from Ireland have rejoiced as Bambie Thug has become the first Irish Eurovision Song Contest finalist since 2018.The Cork-born singer, 31, triumphed with their witchy and mesmerising execution of their alternative song Doomsday Blue. During their first Eurovision performance, Bambie’s male dancers also looked almost devil-like with blue paint, highly exaggerated ears and fake teeth. Halfway through the end of the song, they also revealed the trans flag on their costume ahead of fire appearing to be set off around the stage.

Lana Del Rey has announced her first ever US stadium headline show taking place in Boston this June. Find all the details below.The one-night-only show will take place at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on June 20, 2024.The artist’s debut US stadium headline performance at the 37,755-capacity venue will follow her recent headline performances at Coachella 2024, and a sold-out amphitheater run of shows across select cities in the US late last year.General sale ticket will be available this Friday (May 10) at 10am local time from here.

F1 star Lando Norris is having a great day at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome on Sunday (May 5) in Miami, Fla.

Britain's Got Talent fans have confessed that they "feel old" after watching previous winner George Sampson.The then 14-year-old dancer George won the show with his famous Singing in the Rain routine back in 2008. After winning the second series of BGT, George then went on to land acting roles in the likes of Waterloo Road.

John Swinney must “make amends” to the Covid bereaved for deleting key WhatsApp messages if he is to become Scotland’s next first minister, the Liberal Democrats have said.

A post shared by Tunbridge Wells Forum (@twforum)Recently, it was announced Alien Ant Farm and CKY had become the first American band to add a £1 ticket levy to their UK tours.It follows a similar move by Enter Shikari last year; last May, the band shared details of a 2024 run of UK tour dates, where £1 from each ticket sold was donated to the Music Venue Trust.Other companies have launched similar initiatives. Independent ticketing company Skiddle announced in October it would donate 50p of every ticket sold towards saving grassroots music venues, while taxi firm FREENOW pledged to donate £1 from every ride to the cause.Ticketmaster have introduced a Music Venue Trust charity upsell option, enabling fans to make direct contributions to MVT when purchasing tickets.

People across London have cast their vote in the London mayoral election.

Tom Brady stands out in a red shirt while leaving the gym on Monday (April 29) in Miami Beach, Fla.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Victoria Justice, best known for her starring role on Nickelodeon’s “Victorious,” recently said on SiriusXM’s “Hits 1 LA with Tony Fly and Symon” that her upcoming role in the movie “Depravity” required her to film her first sex scene. The experience was “uncomfortable” but the crew pulled it off with “taste.” “My first day on set I had my first ever sex scene. I’m like, ‘Really, guys? We’re gonna schedule this for the first day? Cool.

Zayn Malik has announced his first-ever solo live show in London in celebration of his upcoming album.The ‘Pillowtalk’ singer will be making his debut live appearance at the O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on May 17 in celebration of the release of his fourth album ‘Room Under The Stairs‘.He will be performing a selection of tracks from his new LP, and the gig follow the world premiere of his documentary Road Back To The Mic.A post shared by Zayn Malik (@zayn)Tickets for the gig will only be available via a pre-sale. In order to access the chance to purchase a ticket, you must pre-order ‘Room Under The Stairs’ via Zayn’s official website by 3pm BST next Wednesday (May 8).

Voters in the capital will choose who they want to be the London Mayor on Thursday, May 2.

EXCLUSIVE: Gilles Bannier, the director of the first seasons of hit series Blue Lights and Trigger Point is opening up a new drama indie, Alef UK. The London-based label will be a subsidiary of Alef One, Nora Melhli’s Paris-based prodco that counts Flight MH370 and doc Carlos Ghosn The Last Flight among its credits.

An SNP Minister has warned Kate Forbes would need Tory support to become the next First Minister.

WWE WrestleMania to London, should he be re-elected as mayor for a third term.On Thursday (April 25), Khan took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce his plans, adding that the nation’s capital will also attempt to attract the Super Bowl and NBA, as well as launching another bid for the 2040 Olympics.“London is already the sporting capital of the world. If I’m re-elected next Thursday – we’ll go even further,” he wrote.

The first stalking prevention order against a child in the UK has been secured by police in Greater Manchester. The teenage girl subjected a family in Heywood, Rochdale, to more than a year of terrifying harassment and threats.

Google and YouTube parent Alphabet blew away Wall Street estimates with revenue up 15% to $80.5 billion driven by strong ad growth. The company also announced a major milestone, its first ever dividend of 20 cents a share in June. The stock is up more than 12% after market close.

EXCLUSIVE: The Talk may be wrapping up after 15 seasons in December, but Executive Producer Rob Crabbe and his team are not going down without a fight.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Spotify announced Wednesday that Taylor Swift‘s “The Tortured Poets Department” has become the first album in the app’s history to pick up a billion streams in a single week. And it did that with still a couple of days left to go in the seven-day period in question. The previous high-water mark for most album streams in a week belonged to Swift’s last all-new release, “Midnights,” in October 2022.

Courteeners, English Teacher and Louis Tomlinson were among the acts to be honoured at the first-ever Northern Music Awards.The inaugural ceremony – hosted by the UK’s largest music therapy charity, Nordoff And Robbins – took place at the Albert Hall in Manchester last night (April 23) to celebrate northern artists, festivals, venues and industry figures.Presented by BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Chris Hawkins, the event featured live performances from Courteeners frontman Liam Fray, as well as English Teacher, Lisa Stansfield, The K’s and more.Guest presenters from the region included former Manchester United footballer Gary Neville, New Order‘s Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Norris, and Grimsby-born actor Thomas Turgoose (This Is England). ‌ Neville awarded Courteeners with the Band Of The Year prize. Responding to the nod, Fray said: “It’s really nice to be in a room with this much talent… but this isn’t about us, it’s about Nordoff And Robbins and the work that they do, it’s about music, and the way they’re changing lives with music and sometimes even saving lives with music.”The singer also delivered an acoustic rendition of Courteeners’ classic single ‘Not Nineteen Forever’ and a cover of Oasis‘ ‘The Masterplan’.Rising Leeds band English Teacher picked up the Best Newcomer award, and performed ‘Albatross’ and ‘Albert Road’ from their acclaimed debut album ‘This Could Be Texas’ (watch the video below)..@Englishteac_her commanding the stage with the first song off their album.

Kellie Pickler is making an emotional return to the stage.