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Brit School graduates Olivia Dean and Lola Young dominate the nominations for tonight's Brit Awards, with five each, while indie giants Pulp have been put forward for Best Group for the first time in 30 years.

The Brit Awards exist to celebrate the stars behind the best music of the past year - but the red carpet is all about the fashion.

American singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka has died aged 86.

At the wedding venue in Gorton and Denton the Green Party chose for the news conference to mark a seismic by-election victory on national television, it was clear that Zack Polanski and his team were new to all of this.

Shabana Mahmood is set to introduce new legislation to overhaul the UK's asylum system as part a tougher approach to migration.

UK flights to the Middle East have been cancelled - and airports in Dubai and Doha have grounded all services - after the US began attacking Iran.