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Usher put on a halftime show at the Super Bowl marked by impressive choreography and several guest appearances.He performed a 13-minute show at the Super Bowl halfway point at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, starting with Caught Up and moving on to U Don’t Have To Call, Superstar and Love In The Club. Alicia Keys joined him in front of a red piano resembling an abstract sculpture for her song If I Ain’t Got You, which morphed into My Boo.The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. Image: Usher and Alicia Keys. Pic: Mark J Rebilas-USA TODAY…

A 57-year-old Dutch man has broken the world record for the longest-surviving heart transplant patient.Bert Janssen has lived for 39 years with the donor heart, which he received at Harefield Hospital in northwest London in 1984. The achievement has now been recognised by Guinness World Records.Mr Janssen developed flu-like symptoms and was diagnosed aged 17 with cardiomyopathy, a condition that impacts the heart’s ability to pump blood around the body.A heart transplant had never been carried out in the Netherlands, but Mr Janssen’s cardiologist had ties with Harefield and transplant pioneer Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, who eventually carried out the…

Elon Musk has been ordered to testify for a third time in the probe into his takeover of Twitter, now known as X.US magistrate judge Laurel Beeler issued an order on Saturday night after Musk failed to appear before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the arranged date. The judge said Musk “did not appear” and “resists the subpoena on the grounds the SEC’s investigation is baseless and harassing and seeks irrelevant information”.The SEC sued the Tesla owner in October to compel him to cooperate in its probe of the $44bn (£35bn) Twitter takeover. Officials want to hear his…

Bosses of water companies responsible for illegal sewage spills are to face a ban on their bonuses after years of campaigns and public outrage.  Environment Secretary Steve Barclay announced payouts would be blocked to chiefs who oversee the polluting of rivers, lakes, and seas – starting with bonuses in the financial year starting this April. It was revealed bosses received more than £26m in bonuses, benefits, and incentives over the last four years.Analysis by the Labour Party found nine water chief executives were paid £10m in bonuses, £14m in incentives and £603,580 in benefits since 2019.Senior executives from five of…

NatWest Group is preparing to pay out about £350m in staff bonuses as the government draws up plans for a retail share offer that could drastically reduce the state’s remaining stake in the bailed-out lender.Sky News has learnt NatWest is finalising proposals for the bonus pot ahead of annual results this week that are expected to reveal its most profitable year since its rescue by British taxpayers. The payouts will be slightly below last year’s figure of £367m despite City forecasts of higher profits buoyed by rising interest rates.The announcement of NatWest’s results, which will be overseen by interim chief…

Directed by Sean Durkin, The Iron Claw takes inspiration from the lives of the Von Erichs – a renowned professional wrestling family in the US.The A24 film centres on wrestling, of course, but also takes a deep dive into the impact of toxic masculinity and the refusal to examine emotions. “That’s one of the things that Sean spoke about early on in this process that drew me to the story”, Zac Efron says.The 36-year-old actor plays Kevin in the film – the oldest of the Von Erich siblings who has dedicated his life to professional wrestling under his father’s wing.Efron…

When Ella* gets up in the morning, she often starts her day with a Class A drug before breakfast. A cup of tea and a small capsule of magic mushroom “dust”, before taking her three children to school and carrying on with her day.The 36-year-old, who lives in Buckinghamshire, says she is not tripping as she waves them goodbye. Rather, she is one of a number of parents microdosing hallucinogens, which she believes eases the stresses of modern life. “I’m a better parent,” Ella claims of her psychedelic use. She says she feels calmer, happier, less anxious, less likely to…

Taylor Swift has begun her journey back to the US from Tokyo to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl.Swift, 34, told fans at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday: “We’re all gonna go on a great adventure.” She was likely referring to her rush to get from Japan to Las Vegas with less than 24 hours to spare before the biggest NFL game of the season. Image: Umbrellas block the view of Taylor Swift as she departs Tokyo. Pic: AP Self-proclaimed ‘Swifties’ across the globe have been speculating about the potential strain on her time schedule for…

Ozzy Osbourne has said he refused Kanye West permission to use a Black Sabbath sample because he’s an “antisemite” – but claims the rapper used it anyway.The rocker said West had asked to use an excerpt from a 1983 live performance of Iron Man.But, writing on X, Osbourne said he “refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many”.Osbourne, 75, added: “He went ahead and used the sample anyway at his album listening party last night. I want no association with this man!” X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies…

A new report has suggested the state retirement age may need to rise to 71 to maintain the number of people who financially support the pension system – and it adds that it might need to happen as soon as 2040.On this Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson explores what effect this would have with pensions expert and Conservative peer, Baroness Ros Altmann.Plus, economist and co-author of The 100-Year Life, Andrew Scott, discusses why our outlook on retirement might need to change sooner than we think.Click to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcastsSenior podcast producer: Annie…