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A 2017 photo shows Andy Fletcher performing in Germany, during the band's Global Spirit Tour.
Music

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies

Imran Ahmad Khan was found guilty of assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a house in 2008.
World

Ex British lawmaker jailed over sexual assault of teen

Zara Phythian (right) and her husband Victor Marke denied all the charges, but were found guilty after a two-week trial.
Movies

Actress Zara Phythian and husband jailed for child sex abuse

Liverpool-born English actress Jodie Comer took home the coveted statue for Best Actress for the TV drama film Help (2021).
TV

Bafta television awards spotlights British social issues

Princess Charlotte turns seven on May 2.
World

British royals mark seventh birthday of Princess Charlotte

Actress Zara Phythian (right) and husband Victor Marke.
Movies

Doctor Strange actress and husband accused of sex with teen

Aravindan Balakrishnan, Singaporean cult leader who raped two follwers and held his daughter captive for 30 years, died in prison on April 8.
World

Ex-Singaporean cult leader dies in prison in Britain

Harry Maguire, who lives with his fiance and two young children, had received the threat via email.
Football

Man Utd's Maguire receives bomb threat at family home: BBC

Shaun Pinner (left) and Aiden Aslin in Syria a few years back. It was unclear how freely the two men were able to talk.
World

2 captured Britons appear on TV, ask to be swopped

    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech on immigration at Lydd Airport in Britain on April 14, 2022.
    World

    Russia bans entry to British PM Boris Johnson

    Because her character was disguised as a boy in some seasons, she had to sport short hair and was made up to look more masculine.
    Movies

    Actress Maisie Williams resented playing Arya Stark

    A study by Imperial College London showed that peak infections in March surpassed the highs of the previous wave in January.
    World

    Record Covid-19 rates in England

    The report listed a catalogue of repeated failings at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust over a 20-year period.
    World

    Britain apologises for hospital scandal over 200 baby deaths

    Queen Elizabeth arrives for the service of thanksgiving for late Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey on March 29, 2022.
    World

    Queen Elizabeth attends late husband's memorial

    The black and white pictured was photographed by Antony Armstrong-Jones in the early years of Elizabeth's 70-year reign.
    Fashion

    British Vogue puts Queen Elizabeth II on cover to mark Platinum Jubilee

    Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge on the third day of their tour of the Caribbean, on March 21, 2022.
    World

    Prince William pledges 'solidarity' with Ukraine

    Fong Soong Hert was arrested in December last year after his wife, Madam Pek Ying Ling, was found dead in a luxury apartment in Newcastle.
    Singapore

    Singaporean in UK admits to manslaughter

    British actor Tom Hiddleston (left) is engaged to his girlfriend, actress Zawe Ashton.
    Movies

    Marvel star Tom Hiddleston to marry actress girlfriend

    Movie stills from The Power of the Dog (left) and Dune.
    Movies

    The Power of the Dog, Dune triumph at Bafta awards