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Stone Roses and ex Primal Scream bass player Gary Mani Mounfield dies aged 63

Former Stone Roses and Primal Scream bass player Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield has died aged 63, his former bandmate Ian Brown has confirmed.

Covid probe calls for reform to help the UK be better prepared for pandemics

The human and financial cost of the Covid-19 pandemic will be “in vain” unless lessons are learned from the crisis, the chairwoman of the pandemic probe has said.

Wales to host Bosnia and Herzegovina in World Cup qualifying play off semi final

Wales will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Cup qualifying play-off semi-finals in March.

Lily Allen announces new live dates to sold out tour

Singer Lily Allen has announced a string of new live dates to her sold-out tour.

Asda to sell off stores for 568m to shore up finances

Asda has agreed to sell a raft of supermarket stores and a depot in order to bolster its finances.

Coldest night of season recorded in most of UK as snow forces school closures

Hundreds of schools have been forced to close, roads are disrupted and homes left without power because of snow, after most parts of the UK recorded the coldest night of the season.

Nandos opening 14 restaurants in UK as profits jump higher

Nando’s has said it is accelerating UK restaurant openings as the chicken chain reported stronger sales and profits for the past year.