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Tom Waits made a rare public appearance this week to honour actor Nicolas Cage.The singer-songwriter presented Cage with a lifetime achievement prize at the SFFILM Awards Night in San Francisco, California on Monday evening (December 4).Waits’ participation in the event had not been announced prior, and his presence prompted “gasps” and “wild applause” from those in attendance, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.After taking to the podium at the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, the musician spoke about how he and Cage have known each other since the Oscar-winner was a teenager working for Waits as his driver.“He was the same as a teenager. It was troublesome for his family and other people around him,” Waits joked in his speech.

Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance’s (SCAA) longest-serving pilot has proved he’s the best in the business.

N.W.A.’s Eazy-E.The street, on the 100 block of Auto Drive South, has been officially named Eazy Street, with some of the late rapper’s family in attendance, as well as Compton mayor Emma Sharif.Eazy-E, real name Eric Wright, was a member of the groundbreaking group N.W.A., along with Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella and Arabian Prince.

Friends are reportedly “planning a special reunion” to honour their late co-star Matthew Perry.Perry, best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends, was found dead in his hot tub at his Los Angeles home on October 28. He was 54 years old.

Prince George was notably absent from his grandfather King Charles' first State Opening of Parliament speech as monarch this week.

Girls Aloud are reportedly planning a massive comeback with new music and a tour, following a 'secret reunion'. The iconic girl group, made up of Cheryl, Kimberley Walsh, Nicola Roberts and Nadine Coyle, have apparently met in London to film a new music video.

Taylor Swift sent her co-writer Diane Warren flowers and a thank you note for writing ‘1989‘ Vault track ‘Say Don’t Go’ with her.Swift’s latest ‘Taylor’s Version’ re-recording came out last week, which featured five new ‘From The Vault’ track of songs from the ‘1989’ era that didn’t make the original record.The second new track, ‘Say Don’t Go’, was co-penned with songwriter Diane Warren nine years ago.As the song has finally come to light, Swift shared her appreciation with the songwriter by sending her flowers and a thank you note.“Diane, It was a dream come true to write with you. I hope you love ‘Say Don’t Go’ as much as I do!! Sending the biggest hug to you! Love, Taylor,” Swift wrote in the message, posted to Warren’s Instagram on Sunday (October 29).A post shared by Diane Warren (@dianewarren)“Just got this from @taylorswift.

The alarm was raised at 3.47pm on October 22nd 1971. Smoke spotted escaping from a basement rapidly became a raging blaze engulfing an entire factory. It destroyed a five-storey spinning mill and changed one family's life forever.

Manchester United fans flocked to Old Trafford to pay their respects to Sir Bobby Charlton. The 86-year-old Reds and England icon died peacefully in the early hours of Saturday (October 21) with his family at his side.

A new development of 'affordable' living is in store for Oldham - and will be named after a well-known figure in the town. The three-storey senior living block is being built on Ashton Road West, on the site of the old Failsworth Mill.

Ayrshire folks born in 1948 are being invited to attend a birthday bash next month to help mark His Majesty King Charles III’s 75th birthday.

U2 honoured the late Sinead O’Connor at their Las Vegas Sphere show last weekend by performing a snippet of her song ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ during ‘With Or Without You’.The Irish rockers kicked off their residency at the brand new $2 billion MSG Sphere venue at the Venetian Resort last Friday (September 29), which saw them christen the 18,000 seated structure that has 160,000 speakers and a dome-shaped wraparound LED screen.During Saturday night’s (September 30) show, the band performed their 1987 classic ‘With Or Without You’ in which frontman Bono concluded the song with the lyrics, “Nothing compares to you“, from O’Connor’s 1990 release of the same name.Watch footage of the performance below.Irish music legend O’Connor died at the age of 56 in July.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s rumoured romance.The pop star was spotted at the Kansas City Chiefs vs Chicago Bears game in Kansas City last weekend (September 24), where she was seen spectating from a suite with the American football player’s mother.However, it was the singer’s food choice that created the biggest viral buzz, after a fan account noted that Swift was eating a piece of chicken “with ketchup and seemingly ranch”.

Usher will be performing in front of the biggest audience of his career.

Len Goodman’s legacy is living on.

David Beckham has got a new tattoo in a sweet tribute to his wife of 24 years, Victoria Beckham. Former football star David, 48, has had the word 'Posh' tattooed on one of his fingers - the name that Victoria used when she was a member of the Spice Girls - the biggest girl band of the nineties.The pair met in 1997 at a charity football match, when they were both at the height of fame - David as a star player for Manchester United, and Victoria as one of the Spice Girls.They married in 1999, four months after welcoming their first child - son Brooklyn.The couple are now parents to four children, including Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21, Cruz, 18, and 12 year old Harper.

Jo O’Meara has opened up about S Club ’s upcoming UK tour and has revealed their plans to “honour” Paul Cattermole following his tragic death earlier this year. Paul passed away in April at the age of 46, just weeks after the band announced touring plans to celebrate their 25th anniversary as a group. In his memory, Jo alongside bandmates Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens, and Tina Barrett, will “celebrate” his life as they complete the 15 date tour.

China has been named Country Of Honour at next month’s Mipcom Cannes and Tencent VP Sun Zhonghuai is set to keynote the confab.

Amy Winehouse’s band have announced details of a special London show, set to celebrate the singer for what would have been her 40th birthday.The upcoming gig will be held at the KOKO venue in Camden this December and is set to celebrate the life and music of the late singer, as well as the legacy she left behind.The band set to headline the event are the same musicians who were working with Winehouse from the very start of her career, up until her unexpected death in 2011. This includes her long-term Musical Director and bass player Dale Davis – who is also working as the music consultant on the upcoming Amy biopic, titled Back to Black.Alongside the original band members, the show will also feature vocals by singer Bronte Shandé, as well as a variety of on-screen visuals and rare footage of the singer.The one-off special gig will be held in the late musician’s Camden hometown on December 22 – and will celebrate what would have been her 40th birthday this Thursday (September 14).

For a sovereign so admired and respected, plans for a number of statues and memorials to the late Queen Elizabeth are not only to be welcomed, but expected. During her 70-year reign, high-profile buildings and projects were named in her honour, notable among them the London Underground’s Elizabeth Line and Elizabeth Tower, which houses the legendary “Big Ben” bell in Westminster. Since the Queen’s death last September, politicians have called for the construction of a major memorial in central London to mark her status as the country’s longest-serving monarch.

An Annan restaurant has scooped an honour at the Scottish Bar and Pub Awards.

Carol Vorderman's been making fashion waves again, as she posted a picture of herself at a close friend's wedding in a glamourous green 'dress of dreams', as it's been dubbed by fans. The lit look has stunned followers on her Instagram, where she's also shared more about her Vogue honour.

Tish Cyrus and Dominic Purcell‘s wedding looked every bit like a fairytale, and Miley Cyrus couldn’t have looked happier!

When naming a new royal baby, there are certain traditions that the Royal Family like to stick to. More recently babies born into the family have been given far less formal names, however, they are still in keeping with royal heritage. Nine of the late Queen's descendants are named in her honour, even if they don't share her first name.

Pink is sending support to Britney Spears amid her divorce from Sam Asghari.

King Charles' recent decision to appoint one of his senior aides to Permanent Lord in Waiting is likely to displease Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as he has given the honourable role to one of their "biggest hate figures" in the palace.

Toronto rapper Haviah Mighty is reflecting on hip-hop turning 50.

A mum of three who was made an MBE for her passionate commitment to parental involvement in schools says she hopes her award will inspire others to volunteer. Margaret Wilson says she still can't quite believe that she "had a chat with the King" - despite having the medal to prove it happened.

Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette paid tribute to Sinéad O’Connor last night (July 29) with a cover of ‘Mandinka’.The collaborative performance came during Dave Grohl‘s band’s set at Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival. You can view it below.Introducing the cover, which appeared O’Connor’s 1987 debut album ‘The Lion And The Cobra’, the frontman said: “We’re singing this song for a reason tonight,” before Morissette added: “For a beautiful women with high intelligence and deep empathy, way ahead of her time, who is no longer with us.

Duran Duran are set to play a special benefit concert next month in honour of guitarist Andy Taylor, with proceeds going to a cancer charity.Set to take place at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, California, the one-off show will be held on August 19 and held in honour of Taylor, who revealed his own diagnosis of prostate cancer last year.Proceeds raised by the show will go to benefit the UK charity Cancer Awareness Trust, which raises money to fight against cancer and helps develop special treatments that allow patients like Taylor to extend their lives.“We are heading to Northern California to play many of the songs that we wrote together with our dear friend, Andy Taylor, to help him and others in their fight against prostate cancer,” frontman Simon Le Bon said in a statement. “It is the right thing to do.”Drummer Roger Taylor also spoke about the motivation behind the benefit show, and thanked those who have helped make the idea into a reality.

Robin Williams’ kids are paying tribute to their late father, on what would have been his 72nd birthday.

James Patterson, Suzanne Collins and Margaret Atwood are among thousands of writers endorsing an open letter from the Authors Guild urging AI companies to obtain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies.

As the master of the gritty sonnet, the man himself would have appreciated where the idea to honour him was hatched - in a backstreet pub off Chapel Street in Salford.

Riley Keough and Priscilla Presley are honouring the memory of Benjamin Keough on the third anniversary of his death.

King Charles seems to have been awkwardly forced to step in and move US president Joe Biden along yesterday as they inspected troops during a meeting at Windsor Castle.

Coldplay paid tribute to Elton John during the final night of his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road‘ tour in Stockholm via a video broadcast last night (July 8).The music icon completed his world tour in the Swedish capital’s Tele2 Arena this weekend, after 333 shows and nearly five years.During the show, Coldplay – who were performing in Gothenburg, Sweden at the very same time – appeared onscreen through a video broadcast which was beamed out at the musicians’ respective concerts.Chris Martin and co. were performing John’s classic ‘Rocket Man’ at Gamla Ullevi stadium when the frontman called out to the musician.“Elton, can you hear us, from Gothenburg?” he asked, before John appeared on the screen.