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Sting backs teachers' strike and brands Tories 'a disgrace' over pay dispute

The 71-year-old was a primary school teacher before he found stardom, and he says educating children is too important to skimp on

Daily Mirror

Alan Shearer in crowd as Sting performs special show in Newcastle with help from Jimmy Nail

Football legend Alan Shearer took to Twitter to share a photo of himself with Jimmy Nail and Sting in Newcastle

Chronicle Live

The crime movie with big-name stars that was filmed and set in 1980s Newcastle

Stormy Monday starring Sting, Melanie Griffith and Tommy Lee Jones had its premiere in America in April 1988, finally arriving in British cinemas the following year

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Ian Bairnson, guitarist for the Alan Parsons Project and Kate Bush, dies aged 69

The Scottish session player performed the solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights, and collaborated with the likes of Paul McCartney, Sting and Mick Fleetwood

Guitar World

Diddy admits he still pays Sting an eye-watering sum each day for sampling hit song

Diddy claims he still pays The Police star Sting thousands of pounds a day for sampling his hit Every Breath You Take in his 1990s record I'll Be Missing You

Daily Mirror

IMF predicts five-year economic dip, with low-income countries hardest hit

We look at why the IMF's predicted economic growth of just 3 percent, the lowest forecast since 1990, could hurt developing nations most. We also take a closer look at Airbus's deal in China, as French President Emmanuel Macron meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Finally, we find out why…

France 24

Sting said he got $2,000 a day off a rap sample. Diddy took 5 years to correct him

Thanks to "Every Breath You Take," Diddy is paying Sting every day he wakes — generously.

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‘Diddy’ says he pays Sting $5k every single day for sampling his hit song without permission

The Police frontman said he put his kids through college with the income.

Fortune

Diddy says that he has to pay Sting $5,000 a day for his use of the Every Breath You Take sample in I’ll Be Missing You

Every little play of it is magic for the former Police frontman, but not for guitarist Andy Summers…

MusicRadar

Shy by Max Porter review – exhilarating portrait of a lost boy in 90s Britain

A young delinquent takes stock of his bad luck and bad decisions in this brief but brilliant novel from the author of Grief Is the Thing With Feathers

The Guardian - UK

The best April Fools Day pranks by celebrities - including Ant & Dec, Cheryl, James Corden & more

There have been a number of absolute corkers over the years by celebrities, both local and further afield. Here's our pick of the bunch.

Chronicle Live

Stewart Copeland breaks down The Police in a new book and orchestral live show

ANAHEIM, Calif. — As he sifted through the hours and hours of Super 8 footage for the 2006 rockumentary, “Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out,” The Police drummer Stewart Copeland knew he needed familiar music from the band to go along with the film.

The Orange County Register

'The sun will come out tomorrow': Review of Annie at the Theatre Royal Newcastle

Expect belly laughs, wonderful acting and sets and songs galore in this fantastic production

Chronicle Live

Sting to join Live Theatre's 50th birthday celebrations in April alongside Jimmy Nail, Stewart Lee and Nadine Shah

Live Theatre in Newcastle will mark its big milestone with a star-studded month ahead of a forward-looking year of new writing

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Evening Standard

Ant and Dec recall their worst ever celebrity interview: ‘It was bad’

The duo reminisced about the SM:TV Live days and revealed how Sting changed the show for the better

Daily Mirror

Ant and Dec reveal worst ever interview with moody A-Lister who refused to take shades off

Ant and Dec lift the lid on the celeb guest who gave their worst interview as they look back on the early days of their presenting career on TV show SM:TV Live

Newcastle Herald

Storm stung Sting fans get refunded for cancelled show

STING fans caught up in Saturday night's concert cancellation at Bimbadgen have been offered full refunds.

Evening Standard

Alison Hammond reveals her secret childhood acting gig with Sting

The Bafta host says her future may involve a film career

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Sting in the weather as concert called off in Hunter Valley

Sting cancels first Hunter Valley concert due to storm

The Independent UK

Sting joins greats such as Paul McCartney and Elton John to become a Fellow of The Ivors Academy

Kate Bush is also among the other music icons to have received the honour

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sting to Get Highest Ivors Honor at Songwriting Awards

Music star Sting will be honored at this year's Ivors, the annual awards honoring songwriters and screen composers, receiving an Ivors Academy fellowship, organisers said on Wednesday. The award is the highest honor bestowed by the UK-based Ivors Academy to those "who have truly reshaped and redefined the art and…

Newcastle Herald

Here's 5 fun things to do this week in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley

Sting in concert, WorldPride events, the Maitland Show and more.

Daily Record

Top 10 highest paid showbiz stars from rock legends and royal friends to iconic cartoons

Rock legends Genesis, fronted by Phil Collins, came out as the top earner on the list which looks at famous people's earnings to see who made the most money.

Wales Online

Best paid showbiz stars of 2022 revealed - with old faces topping list

There was just one woman on the list drawn up by Forbes

Newcastle Herald

Sting's son Joe Sumner is forging a folk path

"I am quite a shy person most of the day but as soon as it's show time, for whatever reason, I'm like 'Right, I'm ready, let's do it!' I find the bigger the crowd the easier it is, to be honest."

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