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Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah takes aim at Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj
Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah has taken aim at Donald Trump and Nicki Minaj as he opened the 2026 ceremony. After Bruno Mars and Rose opened the show with their single APT, Noah said Minaj, who recently visited the White House and expressed her support for US President Mr Trump, was “not here”....
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British stars and Dalai Lama win Grammys as celebrities protest against Ice
British stars FKA Twigs and Cynthia Erivo joined the Dalai Lama as early Grammy Award winners as artists protested against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers deployed in US cities. Singers Joni Mitchell and Kehlani, and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon were among artists wearing “Ice ...
British stars and Dalai Lama win Grammys as stars protest Ice on red carpet
British stars FKA Twigs and Cynthia Erivo joined the Dalai Lama as early Grammy Award winners as artists protested against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officers deployed in US cities. Singers Joni Mitchell and Kehlani, and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon were among artists wearing “Ice ...
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Kelly Osbourne says she is ‘not doing so great’ after Ozzy’s death
Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of late Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne, has said she is “not doing so great”, during an interview on the red carpet at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The 41-year-old was speaking ahead of a tribute performance to her father at the awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena...
Kelly Osbourne says she is ‘not doing so great’ after Ozzy’s death
Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of late Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne, has said she is “not doing so great”, during an interview on the red carpet at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The 41-year-old was speaking ahead of a tribute performance to her father at the awards ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena...
Doechii confirms new album after winning best music video at the Grammys
US rapper Doechii has confirmed she is planning to release a new album after winning best music video for her song Anxiety at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The 27-year-old, whose real name is Jaylah Hickmon, wowed crowds with her performance at last year’s event, at which she became the third woman to w...
Doechii confirms new album after winning best music video at the Grammys
US rapper Doechii has confirmed she is planning to release a new album after winning best music video for her song Anxiety at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The 27-year-old, whose real name is Jaylah Hickmon, wowed crowds with her performance at last year’s event, at which she became the third woman to w...
Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in south-west England – Met Office
Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in the south-west of England in the wake of Storm Chandra, the Met Office has warned. A yellow rain alert has been issued for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset for Monday and into Tuesday, which will affect previously sodden ground following the recent s...
Celebrities including Joni Mitchell and Kehlani protest Ice at Grammy Awards
Joni Mitchell, Kehlani and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon were among artists wearing “Ice out” and “Be Good” pins at the Grammy Awards 2026 as a statement against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) policies. Kehlani, 30, cursed Ice in her acceptance speech as she won her first Grammy f...
Celebrities including Joni Mitchell and Kehlani protest Ice at Grammy Awards
Joni Mitchell, Kehlani and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon were among artists wearing “Ice out” and “Be Good” pins at the Grammy Awards 2026 as a statement against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) policies. Kehlani, 30, cursed Ice in her acceptance speech as she won her first Grammy f...
Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in south-west England – Met Office
Further rainfall could exacerbate flooding in the south-west of England in the wake of Storm Chandra, the Met Office has warned. A yellow rain alert has been issued for Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset for Monday and into Tuesday, which will affect previously sodden ground following the recent s...
Andrew and Mandelson face pressure to reveal what they know about Epstein
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson are facing calls to reveal all they know about Jeffrey Epstein to US lawmakers, as the peer resigned his membership of the Labour Party to avoid causing it “further embarrassment”. Andrew and Lord Mandelson are both featured in the more than th...
Derry Death Notices - Monday, February 2, 2026
Latest Derry obituaries and death notices The following deaths have occurred:- • Malachy Kelly, 11 Broadway, Creggan, Derry • Bernadette McDevitt (née Begley), 94 Glenowen Park, Derry • Pauline O’Hea (née Devlin), Derry • Brian Scully, 61 Ballynahone Road, Knockloughrim • Nancy (Nan) ...
Most ‘cash heavy’ and ‘cash light’ parts of UK for Link ATM withdrawals revealed
UK adults made an average of 15 trips to cash machines last year, according to figures from ATM and cash access network Link. People typically withdrew £1,352 from cash machines in 2025, a 5% decrease compared with an average of £1,424 withdrawn across 2024, Link said. In total, people over the ag...
Savings of close to £1m agreed in taxi bill for home-to-school transport
Savings of close to £1 million have been agreed with taxi firms which provide school transport provision in Northern Ireland. The Education Authority (EA) has said the high cost of home-to-school transport costs is linked to a lack of school places for children with special educational needs (Send)...
Most ‘cash heavy’ and ‘cash light’ parts of UK for Link ATM withdrawals revealed
UK adults made an average of 15 trips to cash machines last year, according to figures from ATM and cash access network Link. People typically withdrew £1,352 from cash machines in 2025, a 5% decrease compared with an average of £1,424 withdrawn across 2024, Link said. In total, people over the ag...
Labour vows to ‘strengthen justice system’ as majority of abusers avoid prison
Scottish Labour has pledged to “strengthen the justice system” as figures show the majority of domestic abusers convicted in 2023-24 avoided prison. Figures released in December show 453 of the 897 people convicted under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act were given a community payback order, whi...
Scottish young people save hundreds on bus travel compared with rest of UK
Young Scots are saving hundreds of pounds a year on bus travel compared with those in England, the SNP have said. The Scottish Government introduced free bus travel for under-21s as part of the coalition deal with the Scottish Greens, with the policy eventually extended to include all under-22s. A s...
US crayon maker Crayola pledges multimillion-pound investment in UK and Ireland
US crayon maker Crayola has pledged to invest millions of pounds in the UK and Ireland as part of plans to double its business in the region, as its boss aims to reignite creativity among children and families in the digital age. The 120-year-old business, which is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, la...
Scottish Government to set out new measures to help long-term jobless
New action to tackle long-term unemployment is to be announced by the Scottish Government. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes will unveil details of the measures, planned for this year and 2027, on a visit to a building site in Glasgow on Monday. There Ms Forbes will meet workers who have overcome ob...