Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has died in hospital in Spain after suffering from a severe infection, his manager has said. The veteran musician was taken into hospital in Marbella on Thursday evening due to complications with a pre-existing shoulder injury. He died there at lunchtime on Saturday, his manager and family said in a statement. The Surrey-born guitarist had been dogged by health concerns for years, most recently pulling out of the band's tour following a heart attack over the summer.
Zara and Mike Tindall reveal they have lost their baby after Queen's granddaughter suffered a heartbreaking miscarriage, just weeks after announcing she was pregnant with their second child
Zara and Mike Tindall have lost their baby, a spokeswoman for the couple has said. Equestrian champion Zara - the Queen's granddaughter - and former England rugby player Tindall announced at the end of November they were expecting their second child. A spokeswoman for the couple said: 'Very sadly, Zara and Mike Tindall have lost their baby.'
- 'He rocked our world': Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt - the rock legend who opened Live Aid - dies in hospital in Spain, aged 68 after an infection following years of ill-health
- Zara and Mike Tindall reveal they have lost their unborn baby after the Queen's granddaughter suffers a miscarriage weeks after announcing she was pregnant with their second child
- The Great British Bake Flop: Paul Hollywood's latest book sells just 9,000 copies while Mary and Nadiya's recipes sell like hot cakes
- Nephew of Berlin truck killer Anis Amri is arrested 'for being a member of his terrorist cell and planning to join him in Europe' as family say killer should not have been shot dead and must have had an accomplice
- Giving children dummies, letting them spend hours on the iPad and not wiping their noses enough: Parents reveal the things they swore they'd never do before they had kids
- Shaken and stirred: Judi Dench stormed out of first ever audition after being told she had 'every single thing wrong' with her face
- Former England international Kenny Sansom reveals: 'If I could end it now, I would,' as he talks openly about his soul-destroying battle with drink
- After shocking revelations about widespread malpractice at Marie Stopes clinics, SARAH VINE says... I support abortion but it's time feminists like me started asking hard questions
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- The mad dash home! Christmas getaway in chaos as rail passengers at Paddington discover it is already shut and won't reopen until Thursday
- SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Princess Eugenie is called to quit as the patron of a 'racist' London theatre
- British woman, 74, missing after 'falling overboard' during Caribbean cruise on Queen Mary 2 liner
- 'ISIS attempted kidnap' outside an RAF base was a bungled mugging by opportunist thieves or road rage, police believe
- The great lottery sting: How the rapist who faked a £2.5m win was unmasked by his Camelot accomplice who killed himself – after leaving police a tantalising trail of evidence
- 'We're forever thankful': Wife's 'relief' as her policeman husband will be allowed to die after he was left in a vegetative state in horror smash
- Drunken thug PUNCHED a doctor in the face as she helped him in hospital after he fell over and banged his head
- Fans of Ivanka Trump flood Clinton supporter's Amazon book page with one-star reviews after his husband accosted the future first daughter on JetBlue flight
- Couple married for 64 years spend their final moments holding hands in their hospital beds before dying just hours apart
- Carrie Fisher's daughter rushes to mom's intensive care bedside with her beloved dog, as pilot call reveals actress, 60, suffered a major heart attack on flight and 'stopped breathing for 10 minutes'
- EXCLUSIVE: She's STILL with her - Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin are pictured together for the first time since losing election, after a five-hour meeting at the failed candidate's New York office
- Italian TV presenter gives viewers a real news flash when she forgets she is sitting behind a glass desk
- Baby boy dies when devastated parents decide to take him off life support after babysitter accidentally drops him on his head
- Zara and Mike Tindall reveal they have lost their unborn baby after the Queen's granddaughter suffers a miscarriage weeks after announcing she was pregnant with their second child
- First contact: Incredible images show lost Amazonian tribe living like their ancestors did 20,000 years ago - and firing SPEARS at photographer in his helicopter
- Lawyer who was thrown off JetBlue flight for accosting and screaming at Ivanka Trump flees the airport as First Daughter and her family are switched to private jet by Secret Service after clash
- 'Christmas ruined': Internet user berates brother-in-law's 'unusable toilet facilities' and others agree he is 'a monster' - but can YOU see why this photo is causing a stink?
- Baby starves to death in home days after her parents died from heroin overdoses within minutes of each other
- Huge brawl erupts at wedding reception after 'the bride's ex-boyfriend put pictures of her performing a sex act on the tables'
- The Obamas honor the military in their last holiday message from the White House: 'Their courage allows us to enjoy the season'
- Meth mom, 25, is charged with manslaughter after her SECOND newborn child is killed by her falling asleep on them
- A tale of two very different Christmas dinners: What's on the menu when, in an historic break with tradition, William and Kate spend the 25th with the Middletons while the other royals gather 170 miles away
- REVEALED: The Brooklyn lawyer who chased down Ivanka on a JetBlue flight and his Hillary supporter husband who BOASTED about the verbal attack before they were thrown off
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The mad dash home! Christmas getaway in chaos as rail passengers at Paddington discover it is already shut and won't reopen until Thursday
As the great Christmas getaway continues with millions heading home or on holiday for the festive season, stricken rail passengers have been left angry after one of the busiest stations in the capital closed. No trains will operate to or from London Paddington from Saturday until Thursday because of work to build Crossrail - and a technical fault in the Eurotunnel is leading to delays for those crossing the channel. Furious passengers took to social media to express their outrage at Paddington rail station closing for several days (inset) as millions face a 'nasty cocktail' of potential road disruption, the AA has warned, on what is expected to be the second busiest day for traffic over the festive period. Motorists are also facing long delays as the M1 in Bedfordshire was closed due to a major accident.
SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Princess Eugenie is called to quit as the patron of a 'racist' London theatre
Carrie Fisher's daughter rushes to hospital with star's beloved dog Gary as dramatic pilot call reveals actress, 60, suffered a massive heart attack on flight and 'stopped breathing for 10 MINUTES'
Carrie Fisher's daughter has rushed to her bedside as the actress battles for her life in intensive care after suffering a massive heart attack while on board an 11-hour transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles. A harrowing distress call made by the flight's pilot revealed that Fisher (shown right) - best known for her role as Princess Leia (inset) in the Star Wars franchise - was kept alive with CPR administered by a fellow passenger after she stopped breathing for about 10 minutes. Her 24-year-old daughter Billie Lourd was photographed sitting outside the UCLA Medical Center (pictured left) on Friday afternoon as family and friends wait for an update. The star's brother, Todd Fisher, said there was 'no good or bad news' from doctors, with reports that Fisher is currently breathing through a ventilator. The 60-year-old actress's medical emergency was revealed in a tweet sent by fellow passenger and YouTube performer Anna Akana (bottom right inset).
'Twas the fight before Christmas! Staggering in the street, slumped in a bus stop, boozed up brawls and some VERY merry Santas...It can only be Black Eye Friday (part two)
There were scenes of chaos overnight as revellers took to pubs and clubs to make the most of the last Friday night before Christmas. It is dubbed Black Eye, Mad or Fighting Friday - and as seen in these shocking photos, it is not hard to see why the last Friday before December 25 has earned such a poor reputation. Men and women were pictured vomiting in the road, collapsing and fighting each other in cities across the country. And this year, there have been two 'Mad Fridays' as many enjoy an unusually long break thanks to Christmas Day and New Year's Day both falling on a Sunday - meaning Friday, December 16 was a similarly rowdy affair as workers across the UK held their office parties. Several arrests were made in Cardiff and Birmingham as the excessive alcohol intake led to a number of fights, while officers revealed all of their custody cells in Hull were filled. According to Greater Manchester Police, there were dozens of arrests in the city while some drivers were caught more than three times over the limit. Betting sites even encouraged people to put their money on which city would see the most arrests.
You've still got time... just: Desperate last-minute shoppers pack the high streets despite the fact that Boxing Day sales have already started online
Retail analysts say millions of Britons will spend the Christmas break searching for bargains from today predicting as much as £9billion could be spent. Sainsbury's and Amazon began cutting prices on their websites by up to 88 per cent from midnight, and rivals including Debenhams, John Lewis and House of Fraser are launching their own deals today. Shoppers descended on Oxford Street in London today, pictured inset left, to grab last minute bargains, while thousands of people headed to Smithfield Meat Market for the annual Christmas Eve auction, pictured main and inset right, to secure their Christmas dinner.
'She's too much of a legend to change faces': Fans outraged as EastEnders bosses sensationally cast new actress as Michelle Fowler after Susan Tully refuses Albert Square return
Her soap son Martin made his debut on Albert Square earlier this year. And now it's been revealed that Michelle Fowler (left) is about to make a startling return to EastEnders, however original actress Susan Tully, 49, is set to be shockingly replaced. Instead, the feisty Walford character will be played by Olivier Award-winning actress Jenna Russell (right), as TV insiders hint that she could arrive to the Queen Vic as soon as Christmas Eve. The startling news has caused outrage on social media with a number of fans taking to Twitter in their droves to express their opinion. One loyal viewer wrote: 'Michelle Fowler has been recast! I think that for some characters you just can't do that. Michelle is too much of a legend to change faces.'
Roofs are torn off buildings and 12ft waves batter the coast as Storm Barbara continues to wreck havoc with 83mph winds... and now Storm Conor is on its way
Storm Barbara is continuing to wreck havoc along the coastlines of the UK as the country braces itself for the arrival of Storm Conor. In Caernarfon, north Wales, a school's roof has been ripped off with tiles scattered across the town, pictured left, while in Blackpool, residents have to fight just to stay upright as fierce winds blow along the coast. But it could be the warmest Christmas Day since records began 160 years ago, with predictions of 16C made by the Met Office.
The Great Ball of China: How Chinese president Xi Jinping is pouring billions into football to relegate the Premier League to the second division
As the signings of two of global football's most famous faces this week shows - England's top league faces a new challenger in the Far East. There was a time when the only competition for players, managers and TV viewers came from the top leagues in Italy, Spain and Germany. But booming wealth in China, coupled with president Xi Jinping's love of the beautiful game, means money is being pumped into the country's Super League like never before. The Chinese Super League has laid out huge summers for stars including Oscar (top right), Hulk (bottom right), Alex Teixeira (centre bottom) and Jackson Martinez (centre top).
Good cop, bad cop: Prince Harry's girlfriend Meghan Markle surprises a friend's daughter with a Christmas present as photos of the actress playing a gun-toting FBI agent emerge
While Prince Harry's girlfriend was busy surprising a friend's daughter with an early Christmas present (pictured left), footage has emerged of a minor role that she took up in long-running sci-fi show Fringe (right). Meghan played Junior FBI Agent Amy Jessup for two episodes back in 2009, as her character looks for justice following an unusual road crash in New York. More recent pictures show Markle enjoying Christmas away from Harry back in her native Toronto, as she surprised a friend's young daughter with a Christmas present. Currently Harry is preparing to celebrate Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham.
Personal trainer subjected to a vicious hate campaign orchestrated by his married ex-lover and her jilted husband reveals he was so terrified he suffered sleepless nights and kept a crowbar in his van
Sean Smith, a personal trainer, was targeted by his ex-lover and her husband, Neil and Louise Ansell, at his home in Welwyn Garden City when their affair came to light after it ended in 2013. The pair, pictured left and centre, daubed offensive graffiti over his driveway and set his new girlfriend's car on fire. Mr Smith, right, told how he was left so terrified he lose sleep and suffered nightmares, and even kept a crowbar in his van.
WESTMINSTER TODAY
- Culture Secretary vows to protect freedom of the press as she hints that draconian libel rules WON'T go ahead in full
- We will not be cowed! Theresa May urges Britons to enjoy Christmas as usual and refuse to bow to the terrorists after the Berlin attack
- Arch Corbyn critic Jamie Reed is to QUIT Parliament and trigger a nightmare Brexit by-election for Labour
Dreaming of a black-and-white Christmas: Heart-warming nostalgic photos reveal how travellers from yesteryear celebrated the festive season
A collection of fascinating vintage pictures reveal that Christmas has long been celebrated in style by travellers; from Father Christmas snapped after a flight in a bi-plane over rural England, delighting children of the 1930s (left) and British troops at Victoria Station celebrating with bubbly in 1929 (right) to railway chefs showing off their Christmas puddings at Euston Station in 1953 (inset).
Hollywood actor Tom Hardy joins the search for missing RAF gunner who vanished more than three months ago
Hollywood actor Tom Hardy has joined the hunt for a missing RAF airman who vanished after a night out more than three months ago. Corrie McKeague, 23, disappeared in the early hours of the morning on September 24 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Darroch McKeague, Corrie's brother, posted the video to the 'Please help us find Corrie McKeague' Facebook group, which has so far gained thousands of views. The London-born star urged people to contact police or Corrie's family directly with information.
What Shackleton's men dreamed of for Antarctic Christmas dinner 108 years ago: Turtle soup, penguin patties, seal cutlets and roast REINDEER
The menu (left) was printed with equipment Ernest Shackleton (bottom, centre) took with him on the Nimrod expedition while the men endured bone-chilling temperatures and a lack of food during the winter of 1908. While the made-up menu is based largely on fantasy, it does hint at some of the more unpleasant food the expedition team did have to consume, such as whale meat. The menu was found slipped in a rare copy of Aurora Australis (bottom right) - the first book published and printed on the Antarctic continent. Pictured top right, Shackleton (second left) with fellow members of the Nimrod expedition.
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Welcome to fight club, Buddhist style! Child monks punch each other in the head in a savage bare-knuckle boxing match to 'toughen them up'
Shocking footage has emerged of child monks punching each other in the head a bare-knuckle fight club-style boxing match. A clip shot in the grounds of a temple shows the children in red robes and shaven heads repeatedly hit and kick each other. It is said that the boys were 'training for Buddhist roles'. A monk named Khun Kampon shot the footage in Udon Thani, northern Thailand.
WORLD NEWS
- 'It's all too convenient': Questions over how police missed Berlin attack suspect's ID in truck for 24 hours - as it emerges far-right leader 'KNEW attacker was a Tunisian Muslim' hours after the atrocity
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- Police storm a Berlin mosque and set off stun grenades as manhunt for terrorist intensifies after officers arrest four of his friends in raids on refugee centres, halfway houses and flats across Germany
- Back in business: Berlin Christmas market throngs with visitors amid huge security operation - just three days after terror attack which killed 12 people
- How Germany's obsession with privacy let the Christmas market killer escape: Berliners' hatred of CCTV after years of state control left police with no live video footage of the city square
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- President Putin carries red roses as he leads tributes at ceremony for Russian ambassador to Turkey who was gunned down in front of his wife by a man shouting 'Allahu Akbar'
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- Italian banks in crisis: Rescue plan for World's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi risks falling short unless it can find 5 BILLION euros
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- Fatwa bans Muslims wearing Santa hats: Indonesia's killjoy imams say it is forbidden and police start to enforce 'law'
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- 'Mobsters, oligarchs... and staggering poverty': Russian woman among the first generation to grow up after Glasnost reveals what life was really like post Communism
- No need for mascara! Russians enjoy an Arctic blast with temperatures plunging to a bone-crushing minus 62C leaving their eyelashes frozen over
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President Putin carries red roses as he leads tributes at ceremony for Russian ambassador to Turkey who was gunned down in front of his wife by a man shouting 'Allahu Akbar'
Russia staged a sombre memorial ceremony on Thursday for Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey gunned down in Ankara on Monday by a man shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and 'Don't forget Aleppo'. President Vladimir Putin (main) laid red roses at the foot of Karlov's coffin and spoke with his relatives. Karlov's widow Marina inset) kissed his head as he lay in a coffin at the ceremony in Moscow on Thursday