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Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson are fighting on Twitter –
Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson and Naughty Boy are having a row on Twitter. It seemed to start when Naughty Boy posted a picture of himself and Zayn along with the caption, “Replace this” – which Zayn then retweeted. Louis then wrote: “Remember when you were 12 and you used to think those Mac filters for your pictures were cool haha ! Some people still do HA!” Zayn then replied directly to Louis, saying: “Remember when you had a life..?” Naughty Boy, who has been working with Zayn, also had his own back-and-forth row with Louis on the social network. Also see Top Twitter Trends – #TOMLINSONSLAYSAGAIN [BBC]
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Spanish domestic football to be suspended-
The Spanish football federation says it is suspending indefinitely all end-of-season games in disputes with the government, including over TV rights. A federation statement said it was also unhappy with receiving only 4.55% of pools revenue, though it said it was still open to dialogue. All matches will be suspended from 16 May, including the domestic cup final. In the top division, Barcelona lead La Liga rivals Real Madrid by two points, with only three games left to play. In the statement, the RFEF federation said it had acted after three months of talks with the government had failed to resolve the dispute. It said more than 600,000 players and 30,000 matches across the country would be affected by the suspension. [BBC]
Japan: Zoo sorry for naming monkey after new princess –
The Takasakiyama Zoo, in southern Japan, was inundated with complaints after announcing the female macaque monkey’s name on Wednesday, the Kyodo news agency reports. The zoo says the name was chosen after a public vote, a tradition for their first newborn macaque monkey each year. Charlotte received the most votes, although it wasn’t exactly a runaway winner, with 59 out of 853 people choosing it. But other members of the public felt that it was disrespectful to the British royal family to name a monkey after a princess. The zoo faced a “barrage” of complaints from people wanting them to re-name the macaque, with some noting that the Japanese people might not be best pleased if a British monkey were named after one of their own royal family, Kyodo reports. The zoo has apologised in a statement on its website. [BBC]
Hot Chocolate frontman Errol Brown dies, aged 71 –
Hot Chocolate frontman Errol Brown has died aged 71, his manager said. The singer, famous for hits including You Sexy Thing and It Started With A Kiss, died at home in the Bahamas. His manager, Phil Dale, said he had suffered from liver cancer. [Daily Telegraph] (See Video of the Day and List of the Day)
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Hot Chocolate – You Sexy Thing
List of the day –
Hot Chocolate’s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| 1969 | “Give Peace a Chance” (as Hot Chocolate Band) | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1970 | “Love Is Life“ | 6 | – | 13 | – | – | – | |
| 1971 | “You Could Have Been a Lady” | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| “I Believe (In Love)” | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1972 | “Mary-Anne” | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| “You’ll Always Be a Friend” | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1973 | “Brother Louie“ | 7 | – | 19 | – | – | 36 | |
| “Rumours” | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1974 | “Emma“ | 3 | 2 | 7 | – | 8 | 6 |
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| “Changing World” | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| “Cheri Babe” | 31 | 10 | – | – | – | 68 | ||
| 1975 | “Blue Night” | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| “Disco Queen” | 11 | – | 16 | – | 28 | – | ||
| “A Child’s Prayer” | 7 | – | 6 | – | – | 92 | ||
| “You Sexy Thing“ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1976 | “Don’t Stop It Now” | 11 | – | 12 | – | 42 | – | |
| “Man to Man” | 14 | – | 17 | – | – | – | ||
| “Heaven Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac” | 25 | – | 19 | – | – | 32 | ||
| 1977 | “So You Win Again“ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 12 |
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| “Put Your Love In Me” | 10 | 20 | 19 | – | – | 90 |
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| 1978 | “Every 1’s a Winner” | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
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| “I’ll Put You Together Again” | 13 | 14 | 8 | 31 | – | 12 | ||
| 1979 | “Mindless Boogie” | 46 | 46 | 21 | – | – | – | |
| “Going Through the Motions” | 53 | 49 | – | 33 | 53 | – | ||
| 1980 | “No Doubt About It“ | 2 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 56 |
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| “Are You Getting Enough of What Makes You Happy” | 17 | – | 15 | – | 65 | – | ||
| “Love Me to Sleep” | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1981 | “Gotta Give Up Your Love” | – | 42 | – | – | – | – | |
| “You’ll Never Be So Wrong” | 52 | 15 | – | – | – | – | ||
| “I’m Losing You”/”Children of Spacemen” | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1982 | “Girl Crazy” | 7 | 4 | 11 | – | – | 9 | |
| “It Started with a Kiss” | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | 15 |
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| “Chances” | 32 | – | 8 | – | – | 85 | ||
| 1983 | “What Kinda Boy You’re Lookin’ For (Girl)” | 10 | 17 | 4 | – | – | – | |
| “Tears on the Telephone” | 37 | 18 | 22 | – | – | – | ||
| “I’m Sorry” | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1984 | “I Gave You My Heart (Didn’t I)“ | 13 | – | 12 | – | – | – | |
| 1986 | “Heartache No. 9” | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1987 | “You Sexy Thing (Ben Liebrand Remix)” | 10 | 56 | 8 | – | – | – | |
| “Every 1’s a Winner (Groove Mix)” | 69 | 59 | – | – | – | – | ||
| “No Doubt About It (Remix)” | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1988 | “Heaven Is in the Backseat of My Cadillac (Remix)” | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| “Never Pretend” | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1993 | “It Started with a Kiss” (Re-issue) | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1997 | “You Sexy Thing (Ben Liebrand Remix)” (Re-issue) | 6 | – | 19 | – | – | – | |
| 1998 | “It Started with a Kiss” (Second re-issue) | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | |
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Other News Stories –
- Disasters and accidents
- Authorities in Japan raise alert level for the Mount Hakone volcano in the Lake Ashi tourist area. (Bangkok Post)
- A French investigation finds that Andreas Lubitz, perpetrator copilot of the murder-suicide disaster of Germanwings Flight 9525 had practised rapid descent on a previous flight. (BBC)
- Tornadoes of 2015
- Tornadoes are reported across several states in the Great Plains region of the United States including Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.(NBC News)
- Law and crime
- Bollywood star Salman Khan is convicted of culpable homicide for running over five men in Bombay in 2002 causing the death of one and is sentenced to five years imprisonment. (BBC)
- 2015 Baltimore riots: The Governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, rescinds a state of emergency imposed following the riots prompted by the death of Freddie Gray. (Baltimore Sun)
- Politics and elections
- Senator Christine Milne announces her resignation as leader of the Australian Greens. Senator Richard Di Natale is elected as the new leader.(Sydney Morning Herald), (ABC)
- Israeli legislative election, 2015: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at an agreement with Habayit Hayehudi – the last party to join – just before midnight deadline for the talks. With Naftali Bennett‘s party agreeing to a deal, Netanyahu’s coalition will number 61 Members of Knesset – the bare minimum needed. (Haaretz)
- Sport
- Deflategate: In American football, the National Football League finds that two New England Patriots employees intentionally deflated footballs used in the American Football Conference game against the Indianapolis Colts and that quarterback Tom Brady was generally aware of the inappropriate deflation of the balls. (NBC News)
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