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Tom Fletcher

Tom Fletcher

English musician, singer, composer, author and YouTube vlogger

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  • 4h ago

    Tom Jones leaves The Voice UK after ITV cites insurance costs for dismissal

    The 86-year-old Welsh singer announced his departure from The Voice UK after 13 seasons, stating ITV dismissed him over insurance costs and offered only a reduced guest role.

  • Jun 27

    Venezuela earthquake toll surpasses 1,450 as 11-year-old boy rescued after 70 hours under rubble

    The death toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck northern Venezuela on 24 June has risen to 1,450, with over 3,200 injured and about 50,000 people still missing, while international rescue teams continue to pull survivors from collapsed buildings.

  • Jun 27

    Death toll climbs to 920 after twin earthquakes rock Venezuela, over 50,000 still missing

    Two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela on Wednesday evening, killing at least 920 people and leaving more than 50,000 missing, as international rescue teams scramble to find survivors amid widespread destruction.

  • Jun 16

    Paddington: The Musical sets Broadway dates after tying Olivier record in London

    Winner of seven Olivier Awards and playing to sold-out London audiences, Paddington The Musical will open at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York next spring. Previews begin 30 March 2027, with an official opening on 18 April; Broadway casting has yet to be announced.

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Twelve countries ban settlement goods

Allies punish settlements as missiles hit Saudi sites and AfD shakes Germany

Governments spent the day drawing lines, then discovered how quickly others could cross them. Europe hardened trade policy toward Israeli settlements, Saudi energy sites burned after Houthi strikes, and German conservatives confronted the scale of their eastern collapse.

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    Second Panel of the Supreme Court votes to remove Federal Police Director-General Andrei Rodrigues, prompting other top directors to resign in protest.

  • Twelve nations target settlement goods

    Poland and 11 other nations restrict or review trade on goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, following a joint initiative announced by the UK Foreign Office.

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Culture, media and the new divides

Ireland's media regulator opened a formal probe into X under the Online Safety Code, adding a national enforcement track alongside the Commission's existing DSA case against Meta.

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