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Artists including Central Cee, Raye, Potter Payper and Dave have been recognised at the MOBO Awards.Celebrating black music in the UK and internationally, the 26th MOBOs ceremony also saw special achievement prizes awarded to Soul II Soul, Sugababes and Ghetts. Fresh from being announced as the most nominated artist ever for this year’s Brit Awards, Raye saw off competition from stars including joint nominations leader Little Simz and previous winner PinkPantheress to pick up the MOBO for best female. Image: Sugababes at the MOBO Awards. Pic: PA Central Cee was named best male, beating the likes of Stormzy – who…

Three former bosses of Nectar are returning to the loyalty scheme arena after hatching a deal to buy a big stake in the world’s largest shoppers’ rewards network.Sky News understands that bd-capital, a private equity firm co-founded by Richard Baker, the former Boots chief executive and one-time Nectar chairman, will announce on Thursday that it has struck a deal to buy a big stake in TLC Worldwide. David Johnston, another bd-capital executive who previously ran Aimia – which at the time was Nectar’s owner – will become chairman of TLC.Following the deal, which industry sources estimated was worth in the…

An adult who had contracted measles has died in a hospital in Ireland, the country’s health service executive (HSE) has said.It is the first confirmed measles case in Ireland in 2024. There were four measles cases reported in the country in 2023 and two in 2022.While no cases were reported in 2021, there were five recorded in 2020, the HSE said, with no deaths reported in any of those years.The adult died in a hospital in the Dublin and Midlands health region. Read more: What are the symptoms of measles?”HSE public health teams, along with the HSE measles national incident…

Olly Alexander, the UK’s Eurovision act, has shared a snippet of his new track Dizzy, which he will perform at the song contest in May.The Years and Years frontman was announced last December as the UK’s entry for the 68th edition of the singing competition. Posting a photo of himself on a swing on social media on Wednesday, Alexander announced the name of the song and said “my brand new single is coming March 1st!!”Alexander added: “I actually can’t wait to perform this on the Eurovision stage.” X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and…

Breakaways are being taken away for good, leaving us with just a couple of months to get our hands on the iconic chocolate biscuit bar.Nestle has announced Breakaways will be discontinued from March after 54 years on British shelves. The historic chocolate digestive biscuit bar sealed in its classic yellow wrapper is getting axed alongside Yorkie Biscuit bars due to a decline in sales, Nestle says.If you love regular Yorkies, don’t stress – Nestle has promised they are “staying for good”.The treat makers have vowed to replace the outgoing bars with “exciting new products” later in the year. Image: Yorkie…

Rowan Atkinson has been blamed for “damaging” the reputation of electric vehicles (EVs) and contributing to slow sales.The Mr Bean actor was name-checked in the House of Lords on Tuesday during its environment and climate change committee meeting. Thinktank Green Alliance gave its views on the main obstacles the government faces in its bid to phase out petrol and diesel cars before 2035, and said a comment piece by the Johnny English star published in June 2023 was damaging to the cause.The pressure group told peers in a letter that was shared: “One of the most damaging articles was a…

Two of England’s mayors have outlined their proposals to revive rail in the Midlands and North post-HS2, insisting they “won’t accept a do-nothing scenario”. Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, and his West Midlands counterpart, Andy Street, teamed up after the government axed the northern leg of the high speed rail project last year, and are trying to find an alternative to improve services between the cities with the help of the private sector. Now the pair have offered up three options – from smaller upgrades through to a whole new line – they believe would provide “real benefits” to both…

A crew member has died following a fall on the set of the new Marvel series Wonder Man.The man, a rigger, fell from a catwalk on to a stage at the Radford Studios just outside Los Angeles on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. A spokesperson for Marvel confirmed the man’s death and the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified him as 41-year-old Juan Carlos Osorio of Temple City, California.”Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with his family and friends, and our support is behind the investigation into the circumstances of this accident,” a Marvel spokesperson said.Riggers…

Uber has announced its first full-year profit after bookings rose by more than a fifth in the last three months of 2023.The American company’s revenue for the quarter rose by 15% in the three months to December 30, compared with the same period in 2022. Dara Khosrowshahi, the chief executive, said that 2023 marked a year of “sustainable, profitable growth for Uber” after the company benefited from a shift in consumer spending away from retail towards services.Use of the ride-hailing app has recovered since the pandemic, and the company’s finances have been supported by the successful launch of its food…

A scam website impersonating legitimate phone network Lyca Mobile has found a way to reach the top of Google searches, Which? has warned.Google allows companies to pay for verified adverts, meaning their sites can feature at the top of relevant searches, but they need to pass an advertiser identity verification process beforehand, which is aimed at weeding out dodgy pages. But the consumer champion says a scammer mimicking Lyca Mobile has managed to bypass the verification check, allowing them to put a “persuasive” ad at the top of search listings in an attempt to take consumers to a copycat website…