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1. Karren Brady quits as West Ham vice-chair after 16 years

   Karren Brady has been in her vice-chair role at West Ham for over 16 years but is now walking away from the club

2. Victoria Beckham has a performative parenting problem and we can see right through it with her Gap collection

   According to the fashion designer, her 14-year-old daughter Harper is going to love her new Gap collection when she ‘gets her hands on it’. It’s ‘Brand Beckham’ speak, like so much else when it comes to her children, says Charlotte Cripps

3. Alan Osmond death: The Osmonds eldest member dies aged 76

   Guitarist Alan was diagnosed with MS almost 40 years ago

4. Massive Attack, Kneecap and Brian Eno sign open letter calling on fans to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel

   Campaign groups No Music for Genocide and BDS call for boycott unless the European Broadcasting Union kicks Israeli broadcaster KAN out of the contest

5. Starmer-Mandelson latest: Olly Robbins says No 10 put ‘pressure’ on approving Labour peer as US ambassador

   Sacked civil servant tells MPs No 10 wanted Mandelson in Washington as quickly as ‘humanly possible’

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   Get up to 50 per cent off tickets with our verified Alton Towers promo codes for 21 April 2026

7. What’s happening to Timmy the whale? The lost humpback that’s likely to die in the Baltic Sea

   A humpback whale’s likely final days in the Baltic Sea have been livestreamed across the globe

8. Cabinet minister grilled over fears of unvetted staff inside government after Mandelson scandal

   Cabinet minister Nick Thomas-Symonds faced a grilling from Victoria Derbyshire over fears of unvetted staff inside the government following the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.

9. Chinese car giant targets European comeback with new factory and models

   The firm was one of the first Chinese car companies to launch in Europe

10. BBC Proms 2026 reveals American classical line-up with tributes to Paul Simon and Marvin Gaye

    Los Angeles Philharmonic will make a highly anticipated return to the Proms after nearly 25 years as well as the Met Orchestra’s debut