The death has been announced of comedienne Victoria Wood. She had recently been diagnosed with cancer. No further details have yet been revealed. Victoria Wood had her first break on the Esther Rantzen show – a popular Saturday night light ...

The newspapers are full of royal news today – the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday. Tucked alongside coverage of the sovereign’s longevity is material on the next generations: unusually, the monarch and her next three direct heirs are ...

He used to be Junai Kaden – but now he’s back with a new name, a new sound and a new record label. Jay Kadn is the new name, and he is now signed to Kiss records who want to ...

Tower Hamlets has been chosen as a finalist in the Britain in Bloom competition – one of only two London Councils to be nominated! The Britain in Bloom competition is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. It’s a national competition ...

Back in February, Beyoncé performed at the Superbowl. Right wingers were incensed by the “Black Panther” imagery used in the half-time show. They called a demonstration to protest. Here, Young Turks Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian discuss how it went. ...

Club launch new kit at pre-season dinner Muhammad Talha Scintilla Cricket Club launched their new kits as team members enjoyed a pre-season get together before the start of the new cricket season. During the summer, the Essex-based club will have ...

Activists from environmental pressure group Greenpeace are scaling key monuments across London to place over-sized surgical masks on them to protect them from pollution in the air. Police, ambulance and fire crews attended the various scenes and cordoned off areas ...

Parents will today find out which primary school their children have been given places at. The general public has today found out that the allocation system favours pupils from wealthier families. And we all stand on the brink of a ...

As part of our occasional “have we learned nothing over the last half century?” series, we present US satirist Tom Lehrer performing a song he wrote in 1960 about pressing environmental problems. The recording comes from a 1967 concert in ...

NPICC to host an evening of fun and laughter Emdad Rahman The Newbury Park Islamic Culture Centre (NPICC) is presenting a side-splitting family comedy night in aid of the charity. The show – “Not Just A Laugh” – and it’s expected ...