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Stone Roses legend Mani’s cause of death revealed

Gary 'Mani' Mounfield died peacefully in his sleep of "respiratory issues" following a long-standing battle with the lung condition emphysema.
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Mike Batt: David Bowie could have been a novelty act

Mike Batt “often used to wonder” if David Bowie could have ended up a novelty artist. The 75-year-old conductor-and-songwriter...

Mike Batt didn’t want to be ‘world superstar’

Mike Batt is “glad” he was never a “world superstar”. The 75-year-old conductor-and-songwriter – who was the musical brains...

Mike Batt ‘used to wish’ he had Sir Elton John’s voice

Mike Batt “used to wish” he had a voice like Sir Elton John. The 75-year-old conductor-and-songwriter – who was...

Reginald Perrie to return as stage musical

'The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin' is returning as a stage musical. Writers Jonathan Coe and David Quantick are reviving the classic 1970s...

Matt Lucas to star in first recording of The Hunting Of The Snark

Matt Lucas is part of an all-star line-up for the first ever full-length recording of the score of West End Show 'The Hunting Of...

Ray Winstone to voice Womble

Ray Winstone has joined the cast of 'The Wombles'. The 59-year-old hardman will lend his voice to a new computer animated series of the classic...

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Sammy Hagar's Las Vegas residency is a "dream come true for an elderly rock star". The former Van Halen...

Duchess Catherine’s cancer note

Catherine, Princess of Wales left a handwritten note at an art installation dedicated to those who have lost their lives to cancer....