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British rapper Sway, who made history as the first unsigned artist to win a MOBO Award, has died aged 44.

The UK's "dismal record" in the Eurovision Song Contest is going to be investigated by MPs after years of poor results.

The stadium owner at the heart of the row over the removal of rapper Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's US tour says Sheeran asked him to match his own $2m (£1.5m) donation for "aid in the region".

Disgraced BBC presenter Huw Edwards has taken to an online platform to argue that if we wasn't a "highly visible" public figure, he may not have faced criminal charges.

Ireland will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for the second year in a row in protest at Israel's participation, broadcaster RTE says.

All of the artists scheduled to support Ed Sheeran on his upcoming tour have pulled out in protest after US rapper Macklemore was removed as his opener over his comments about Palestine.

Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for Rob Reiner's son Nick, who is accused of murdering the late film director and his wife in Los Angeles last year.

Welsh star Matthew Rhys has made Emmy history by winning two best lead actor awards at the same ceremony.

A British woman who was abducted in Malawi has been rescued and reunited with her family after a shoot-out between officers and the kidnappers, police said.

A man has died after being mauled by a shark while swimming at a popular beach in the state of Western Australia.

At least 16 people have been killed in Pakistan after a vehicle carrying explosives rammed into a police compound and a gunfight broke out.

A previously unknown species of wild cat has been identified in South America.