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You can always count on Lady Gaga to bring a touch of controversy with her wherever she goes…

We’re all well accustomed to the zany and often revealing costumes in which this quirkiest of pop queens tends to perform, from dresses made of meat to costumes made of thin air.

True to form, Gaga generated a gaggle of complaints as a result of her performance on last Sunday night’s X Factor results show, with some viewers taking exception to the considerable amount of flesh on show and the explicit nature of the lyrical content. Somewhere in the region of 200 viewers lodged...

Take That star and X-Factor judge Gary Barlow has visited British military personnel on operations in Camp Bastion this week.

Barlow spent a 3 days with sailors, soldiers and airmen, both regular and reservist, experiencing life on the base while filming a musical concert for broadcast later this year. During his visit, Barlow met of British personnel who are serving on Operation Herrick 19, signing autographs and posing for photos and messages for loved ones in the UK. Senior Aircraftman Danny Bedford met Gary Barlow at his office at Camp Bastion’s fire station after his team...

James Blake has walked away with the 2013 Barclaycard Mercury Prize for his album Overgrown . The 25-year-old musician triumphed at an awards ceremony held on Wednesday night (30 October) at the Roundhouse in London, chosen ahead of 11 other artists who included David Bowie (for his comeback album The Next Day ), Arctic Monkeys, Laura Marling and the favourite Laura Mvula.

The winner, who takes away a cheque for £20,000, was selected by a jury of industry people from a shortlist of twelve albums. The list included five debut albums, while Overgrown is Blake's second album. His...

Youth unemployment is a ‘public health time bomb’ according to new research from the World Health Organisation. Young people not in education, employment or training, have risen to more than 1 million in the UK. There is a large range of health risks associated with even a short period of unemployment. In the short term depression and suicide rises sharply amongst the unemployed, while in the long term chronic illnesses such as cancer increase. “Unemployment, particularly the persistent high levels of youth unemployment, is a public health time bomb waiting to explode,” said Professor Sir...