A musical “lifeline” for people with dementia could improve lives and reduce pressure on the NHS, according to organisers of a project which will analyse the effects of the therapy.More than £1 million has been committed to making Greater Manchester the UK’s first centre of excellence for music and dementia, with a three-year programme, starting in October, delivering regular music cafes for more than 1,000 people living with dementia in the region.Music therapy programmes will be delivered in each of Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs by the Manchester Camerata orchestra and the Alzheimer’s Society, who will work with the University of...

During an earnings call for Electronic Arts, CEO Andrew Wilson said the new Battlefield entry is "going to be another tremendous live service" - and gamers have let out a collective groan on social media.A live service sees the release of regular new content post-launch, with premium content usually only accessible through a higher subscription tier or payment, to keep players playing the game as long as possible.The Battlefield franchise was huge in the late 2000s and early 2010s through the Battlefield: Bad Company entries and the third and fourth numbered releases.It seems fans have been clamouring for games in...

When Drake told Metro Boomin to shut up "and play some drums" – no one predicted what was going to happen next. The producer beckoned to the Canadian rapper's call and created (dare we say it) a catchy, summer anthem 'BBL Drizzy.' And now, it has spawned a catalogue of genres taking aim at Drake in what might be a hip-hop first. So, where did it all start? In his diss song 'Push Ups,' Drake took a swipe at Metro with the line: "Metro, shut your ho ass up and make some drums."He later turned to Instagram to further troll...

LGBT+ icons are once again staging provocative and creative performances for popular music events, and right-wingers are - again – throwing a tantrum over imagery they consider to be “satanic”, with Ireland’s Eurovision entrant Bambie Thug being the latest individual to be met with conservative outrage.The artist – real name Bambie Ray Robinson – describes themselves as a “rebel witch conjuring Ouija Pop since 1993”, and is in the contest with their song, “Doomsday Blue”.Queer and non-binary, Bambie has already been praised by social media users for waving the trans pride flag during Tuesday night’s semi-final (which saw them qualify...

The remains of a ship that suddenly disappeared more than a century ago have finally been found.The wooden steamship Adella Shores was last seen transporting salt across the the icy waters of Lake Superior, which straddles the US and Canada, on 1 May, 1909.It was trailing behind a larger vessel at the time, but then, as it was rounding the Michigan cape Whitefish Point, it seemingly vanished into thin air.Nobody witnessed what happened, but all 14 Adella Shores crew members were presumed to have gone down with the steamer into the lake’s murky depths.Some debris was subsequently found, but no...

Black holes are the behemoths of the universe, with not even light able to escape their clutches.It’s no wonder, therefore, that science fiction has always been fascinated by the question: what would happen if you went through one?Now, a NASA supercomputer has attempted to answer this by creating a jaw-dropping simulation."Simulating these difficult-to-imagine processes helps me connect the mathematics of relativity to actual consequences in the real universe," Jeremy Schnittman, an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center who created the immersive visualisation, said in a statement."So I simulated two different scenarios, one where a camera – a stand-in for...

Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s heated feud seemed to come out of nowhere a few months back, and things have escalated to unprecedented heights – but there’s one person who saw the whole thing coming. Former president Barack Obama predicted that Lamar would beat Drake in a rap battle no fewer than eight years ago. Of course, Obama knows his stuff when it comes to pop culture, posting a list of his favourite movies, books and music from the year every December.He was asked about a hypothetical battle between Drake and Lamar during an interview back in 2016 – and it...

Have you ever thought about the way you talk?People on TikTok have been establishing whether they are "top teeth talker" or "bottom teeth talker" as part of a new trend, inspired by actor Megan Fox.The Transformers actor tends to show her bottom teeth when talking, while she also talks through her teeth, along with bobbing her head, and having her mouth slight open, these characteristic have been shared in videos on how to speak like her.But it's the bottom teeth element that has gone viral as TikTokers have been lip syncing to the trending song "Hideaway" by Dayna to figure...

The Eurovision Song Contest has always insisted it is ‘non-political’, despite taking the decision in 2022 to block Russia from competing over its illegal invasion of Ukraine and, this year, warning fans not to bring the Palestinian flag to the event in Malmö, Sweden.It comes amid the ongoing bombardment of Gaza by Israel, which is being allowed to compete in the contest, sparking fury and calls for a boycott of the event among Palestine supporters.And the controversy has continued off the back of the first semi-final on Tuesday, when Swedish singer Eric Saade - part of the opening performance -...

Occasionally, Sledgehammer Games drops a double XP weekend for Call of Duty gamers to progress their rank, guns and battle pass more quickly.Well, the next one is coming up very soon for Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone.On the Call of Duty home screen after loading up the game, when navigating across to the 'events' tab, a screen comes up for 'double XP weekend'.It says 'coming soon' just below that and above the title, it says it starts in two days (at the time of writing on May 8).That means the next one seems to be scheduled to start on May...

Genuinely sickening horror movies don’t come around all that often, but In a Violent Nature seems to be exactly that – according to reports on social media, at least.Every now and then you’ll hear about people throwing up during horror movies in theatres (mostly American people, let’s be honest) and people often take it as a pretty good sign it’s going to be a rollercoaster of a watch – and the latest film making people feel ill is subverting the genre.Rather than most horror and slasher films telling the stories of the victims, In a Violent Nature is told from...

Toronto police have issued an update after a security guard was shot outside of Drake's house on Tuesday 7 May. Police were called around 2am at the affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood in Toronto after a person shot the guard and fled the scene. Authorities did not confirm whether Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, was home at the time. His team is said to be cooperating. Toronto Police Inspector Paul Krawczyk said they are now assessing footage from the incident in an ongoing investigation."When officers arrived, they located a male who was suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. That...

Porn star Stormy Daniels has described the awkward alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006. Daniels, 45, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was testifying against the former president, 77, on 7 May with claims hush money was paid to keep her quiet. Trump remained quiet during her testimony, occasionally shaking his head and whispering to his lawyer. Daniels said she tried not to think about having sex with him during the alleged encounter and was staring at the ceiling wondering how she got there. When asked by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger whether Trump was wearing a condom, Daniels responded:...

Well, we didn’t expect to be saying this, but Rio Ferdinand just got involved with Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud. The former Manchester United and England player went in two-footed over Drake’s lack of football loyalty while speaking on his YouTube channel.It came when he was discussing the biggest feud in music, which has seen Lamar and Drake hit back at one another in a series of diss tracks. Things initially began when J Cole referred to himself, Drake and Lamar as the “big three” in rap. Then, Lamar featured on the track “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin...

It was the moment the world or, at the very least, the tabloids had been waiting for: Stormy Daniels took to the witness stand of a New York courtroom.The porn star (real name Stephanie Clifford), was there on Tuesday (7 May), to share her testimony in a hush-money case against Donald Trump.The former president, 77, is accused of paying her to keep quiet about an alleged sexual encounter they’d had years before, but Daniels, 45, certainly wasn’t keeping quiet now.During proceedings, the trial’s judge, Juan Merchan, even had to scold prosecutors about the “degree of detail” she went into when...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/a3-keyvvJhI?rel=0Two stunning animations show how planet Earth could change to form one huge supercontinent made up of the majority of land mass seen in the world today.Around 200 million years ago, it's said the last supercontinent called Pangea began to break apart. This is because plate tectonics moved continents into the world that's recognised today.Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the planet's mantle.There are three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent, where they move into each other; divergent, where they move away from each other; transform, where they move...

A tailor in New York City has had to defend itself after a Nazi swastika armband was hung up in its store.In many countries around the world, including the UK, Austria, Poland and France, the use of symbols of the Nazi Party and Nazi Germany are legally restricted.When one man walked into a New York bar dressed as a Nazi for Halloween, the offensiveness he caused was quickly felt as he was swiftly escorted out.Now, Ignacio’s Tailor shop on East 60th Street on the Upper East Side has sparked similar outrage after a Nazi swastika armband attached to a white...

TikTok is the go-to destination for home hacks, food inspiration, catchy dance challenges, hot takes – and memes that initially don't make sense to many. Take 'Rizz Party' for example, with half the platform jumping in on the bandwagon and others remaining blissfully unaware. Let's break it down... A group of friends celebrating a sweet 16th became an overnight sensation with millions of views under their belt. The clip of the youngsters dancing to Kanye 'Ye' West's 'Carnival' was shared by Island Entertainment, who were hired to film the event. The footage was soon hailed the TikTok Rizz Party, with...

Microsoft has announced four studios that are part of Bethesda will shut, with one of them merging with a different developer.Arkane Austin, Alpha Dog Studios and Tango Gameworks will all cease operations for good with the team at Roundhouse Games joining ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS) which develops The Elder Scrolls Online, according to IGN.Tango Gameworks has made games such as Hi-Fi Rush, Ghostwire: Tokyo and The Evil Within series, Arkane Austin made Redfall and Alpha Dog Studios made the mobile game Mighty Doom.Bethesda Game Studios, Arkane Lyon, Machine Games and id Software are reported to be unaffected - games across...

A mansion in Los Angeles worth $2.4 million has sat empty and deserted for 60 years because of a spine-tingling curse plaguing residents.Urban explorers typically love finding deserted buildings to search through, but the mansion at 2475 Glendower Place in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, is one they might want to avoid.The property is set over 5,000 square feet and has five bedrooms. Yet, despite its potential, it has remained empty for 60 years by several different owners who have not been able to shake the bad things that have happened to previous residents.The mansion was built in 1925 and was...