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Billie Eilish breaks yet another Instagram record after posting Vogue shot

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19-year-old pop superstar Billie Eilish has broken another Instagram record after posting her iconic British Vogue magazine cover shot, with the photo being the fastest photo to reach one million likes on Instagram. She hit the milestone in under six minutes with the photo currently standing at 16 million likes.

Billie had broken the record for the first time back in March after her blonde hair reveal, with the photo becoming the third most liked on Instagram at 22.8 million likes.

Her other Vogue shot became the fourth most-liked photo of all time with 21 million likes, only surpassed by XXXTentacion’s last photo ever and that egg photo.

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Celine Dion concert postponed to June 23

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The Celine Dion Courage World Tour’s visit to Malta has been postponed to June 23, as confirmed by the organisers.

The concert was originally planned for 2020 but postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 situation at the time, with the organisers stating that “Celine and Concerts West/AEG Present consider the safety and health of patrons as a top priority.”

The star’s visit to Malta was part of a World Tour, with Dion previously planned to perform in 32 cities across Europe and selling out within days in Malta.

Court reports that police sergeant charged of rape ‘appeared to be on drugs’

Court reports that police sergeant charged of rape 'appeared to be on drugs'
May 6 2021 Share

Glenn Carabott, the police sergeant charged with the rape of a woman whilst on duty, ‘appeared to be high on drugs’ according to a court report.

During yesterday’s compilation of evidence, Superintendent Graziella Muscat told the court that the sergeant was a heavy drug user who told the victim that he produces pornographic films for money and shares them to a select number of people.

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The victim also reported that she ‘knew what was coming’ due to childhood abuse and despite allegedly telling Carabott that she had a sexually transmitted disease and addressing him as ‘sir’, he got increasingly aroused.

The victim, who is currently in hospital on an unrelated issue and will testify in due time, described Carabott as an “animal”.

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Sziget Festival in Hungary postponed to 2022 due to pandemic uncertainty

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As many festival-goers and revellers around the world await the much-anticipated arrival of large festival, Hungary’s Sziget Festival took to social media to break the heart-breaking news that it will be postponed to summer 2022.

The Sziget Team stated that ‘the pandemic-induced climate of uncertainty is still very prominent in the festival business’, stating that the award-winning festival will be back and bigger than ever in 2022.

The festival had already faced postponement from 2020 to 2021 due to the global COVID-19 situation, having a star-studded line-up with the likes of Calvin Harris, Kings of Leon, Dua Lipa and more previously set for its return.

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