Martin Kemp has appeared in numerous successful motion pictures and television programs as well as with his band Spandau Ballet. However, his son Roman had some harsh words for his father and fellow bandmates.
Martin along with daughter Harley Moon, wife Shirlie and son Roman Kemp(Image: (Image: Keith Mayhew/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images))
The biggest rock concert ever held in July 1985 was a concert for Ethiopian famine victims, with some of the hottest stars of the time taking to the stage in London and Philadelphia.
Spandau Ballet was one of the performers in the Wembley Stadium Live Aid lineup. Roman Kemp, the son of Spandau bassist Martin Kemp, has now accused his father of being an “idiot” after performing a major faux pas at the star-studded concert.
On a bill that featured the majority of the biggest bands of the time, Spandau placed sixth. Along with Virgin, a cut from their then-upcoming album Through the Barricades, they chose to play two of their most recent hits, Only When You Leave and True. However, the latter wasn’t successful.
Speaking on You About?, one of his four regular podcasts, Roman told pal Tom Grennan that his dad’s mistakes had inspired a solid piece of advice: “The number one thing that my dad always has the most is, ’Enjoy the moment.’
If you’re too focused on something else, like my dad did, you could play a new song at Live Aid, because the thing is, “Roman added.”
Martin [L] conceded that it was a big mistake to premiere a new song at the gig(Image: Redferns)
Before calling the band “idiotes” for making the wrong choice, he continued, “They played a new song that no one knew really, “he added.
Tom, 30, is currently a top-ranking rider. With his fourth album, No. 1 in the UK expressed surprise that Martin had even performed at Live Aid.
Martin admitted to Roman earlier this year about the band’s embarrassing error, saying, “Tony goes up to the mic and says, “Here’s a new one. “
“And two billion people around the world go ‘Oh b******s.’ You know when you go to see a band and they play a new song off the latest album? You don’t want to know.”
Martin told Roman, “It was the worst mistake of our lives.” Because we had rehearsals on the track, it was terrible. It was going to appear on a new album soon. “
Roman’s pal Tom Grennan hadn’t even realised Spandau Ballet were on the bill for the world-famous gig(Image: WireImage)
One of the only acts to release new material that day was Spandau, along with Adam Ant. According to Martin, they made the error because “we had egos bigger than everyone else’s.”
He claimed Gary, his older brother, was the composer of the song, but Gary also attributed the blame to band manager Steve Dagger in another interview.
Martin recalled that sunny Saturday in July 1985 as one of his musical highlights despite his disappointment with his own band’s performance.
Martin and wife Shirlie went home for a snooze together half-way through the show(Image: Getty Images)
“probably the happiest that I ever knew my band,” Martin said as they watched opener Status Quo from the side of the stage.
We were watching them from the side of the stage, he continued, and it was stunning. My favorite musical experience is this.
How to do eyebrow lamination at home for less is a well-known salon beauty treatment that lifts and sets eyebrow hairs higher for a more broad-awake appearance.
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I tried laminating my brows at home(Image: Laura Mulley)
Brow lamination, a salon treatment that applies a perm-like technique to lift, define, and set brow hairs into your desired shape, giving a more groomed effect, has been popular for a while. Professional treatments typically last for between four and six weeks and cost between £30-£60, but we’ve tested out a new DIY kit that has the same results for less money.
The Brow Wow Lamination Kit from Mylee, a company renowned for its at-home gel manicure kits, is a new set that includes everything you need to quickly and simply laminate your own brows at home. For the price of one in a salon, you’d normally pay for three applications in this, which costs only £35. This implies that each use costs less than £12.
Our beauty editor Laura Mulley tested it out to see if it would set and shape her thick brows…
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The kit costs £35(Image: Laura Mulley)
I have thick, lifted brows and have never had my eyebrows laminated in a salon, but I love that on my own thick, curly hairs, so I was interested to see if this Mylee kit would help.
If you follow the instructions, which consist of several different solutions that must be applied in a certain order, you can easily do this: apply glue to clean your brows and brush up, then apply a lifting solution (wait 10 minutes), then a setting solution (wait another 10 minutes), and so on. You can quickly remove it all with a damp cotton pad (avoid soaking the area for 24 hours).
You don’t have to worry about leaving the solutions on for too long, unlike dyeing your brows at home, and it was really simple. A distinct perm-y smell is present, but it vanishes after 24 hours.
It contains enough for three applications(Image: Laura Mulley)
My brows definitely have thicker, tidier brows, and gaps that I normally have close to my nose have filled them. This lamination kit definitely helped “firm them up” and prevent sagging because my hairs are particularly thick and heavy. However, it didn’t firmly lock them in like my favorite extra-strong brow gel (REFY Brow Sculpt).
The real test would be the following morning, though. I wear a thick eye mask to bed every night, toss and turn frequently, and when I wake up in the morning, my eyebrows are all over the place, the hairs pointing in all directions. However, after laminating them, I discovered that they were remarkably well-tamed. A quick brush through and I’d be good to go.
Before (left) and after (right) the treatment(Image: Laura Mulley)
Mylee advises using any dyeing after laminating, but I also use my go-to Eylure Dybrow to give them more definition.
Although this kit isn’t quite strong enough to cover my own coarse brows, I believe it would work really well for someone with “normal” or “fine brows.” A coworker who has used other home lamination kits praised Mylee’s one because it comes in single-use sachets rather than tubes (apparently air exposure causes them to function less effectively).
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Another that she had success with is Nanobrow Lamination Kit, £34, which also has shoppers :so impressed with this Nanobrow kit and how easy and quick it is”.
Rylan Clark, a presenter on This Morning, recently confirmed that he is no longer dating and that his divorce was what he had previously described as a “traumatic” divorce.
Rylan Clark just made it clear that he is dating someone else.
Last week, Rylan Clark said he is “happy” and “content” with a new partner he has been “seeing” in secret for several months. During the latest edition of his BBC Radio 2 show, the 36-year-old gushed over his new lover, who has also had the seal of approval from his co-stars.
He also stated that he would love to start a family with his mystery man in a recent interview for his podcast, How To Be In Love. After overcoming a challenging period in his personal life, Ryan finally accepted his new love life status.
We examine his previous admissions, from admitting to dating difficulties as a result of his fame to being open about what caused his divorce.
Rumors and dating struggles
Before meeting his new partner, the This Morning star said he found dating a struggle, particularly due to his fame. Speaking to Bella Magazine, he said: “I find it a lot more difficult because of my job. It can be tricky to know what someone wants from me.
What will I do if I pass away with cats alone? I have a cat allergy! You must promote yourself. After being spotted kissing, Rylan denied dating Declan Doyle in 2022.
He revealed that he was single and that he had signed up for the celebrity dating app Raya in an effort to have fun and take things slowly with someone of interest after this moment.
He admitted that nothing changed because he admitted in his subsequent BBC travel documentary Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour that he had been on two dates over the previous two years.
Reports have also previously indicated that he and his co-star Rob Rinder could be more than friends, though he recently denied this.
He stated last week on his BBC show that, according to his remarks, “There are all these fake news stories about me and Rob Rinder, and we’ve married.” My friend is Rob. I cherish him dearly.
Rylan Clark set the record straight about his ‘love’ for Rob Rinder (Image: Getty Images for BAFTA)
both marriage and divorce
His most recent romantic partner, Dan Neal, was his current ex-husband for seven years. After the presenter admitted to infidelity, the pair divorced in 2021. They had previously co-starred on This Morning together.
Rylan claimed years prior to confessing to his mistake in his 2022 memoir Ten: The Decade That Changed My Future, and that he had been unfaithful before Dan would leave him.
I had my reasons for what I did when I was a kid, but I have no excuses. I believe “he penned” was a long time ago and I felt a little like an imposter. that nothing I was doing was improper or inadequate.
“Sometimes, people told me this, and it confirmed my own self-loathing.” And you know that when those closest to you give you this feedback, you will take it seriously.
Rylan claimed that Dan told him “it was over” and that he had broken his confession. You don’t seem surprised, right? That’s what I understand. But he wrote, “I couldn’t believe it.”
Rylan Clark was married to Dan Neal from 2015 until 2021 (Image: Can Nguyen/REX/Shutterstock)
health issues and a career break
After his body “completely shut down,” Rylan took four months off from work following the breakdown of his marriage. The presenter claimed that during this time, he attempted to commit suicide on two occasions.
“I wouldn’t eat,” he declared. On Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place podcast, he said, “I went through a stage where I couldn’t even talk,” which he claimed was quite handy. My speech simply sounded like it. My mother assumed I was a stroke victim.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Rylan said, “It feels like a different person that I’m talking about.”
“I did not know who I was for that five months, but yeah, I did [try to end my life] – unsuccessfully, luckily. I genuinely felt like the world was against me.”
He continued, “I went into this thing called SCT [Supraventricular tachycardia], where my heart rate was way over double,” referring to heart problems he also had at the time. And it continued to go on.
Rylan Clark took time out of work to focus on his health (Image: GETTY)
struggles to achieve fame
The presenter believes Rylan’s packed schedule, along with his health issues, hindered his recovery. He previously stated on the High Performance podcast that “I believe my marriage ending was the driving force behind the machine stopping.”
“But actually, it was nine years of never stopping, never having time to breathe, or ever fully comprehending what transpired.” I simply stopped and sat down for five months. I made an attempt on my own death. I twice tried it.
Rylan rose to fame on the X Factor in 2012 and has since thrived in the world of showbiz.
Just some of his work includes presenting on This Morning, Big Brother, and Dating Naked UK.
Without his work on Big Brother, Rylan said he doesn’t think he would have a career or become his husband. Following a stint as a contestant on the Celebrity version, the presenter was hired as a host.
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It opened my career. He told iNews that it then gave my husband and gave me the life I now live in. I don’t believe any of this would have happened without Big Brother. The best apprenticeship I could have requested was offered.
On August 20, Islamabad, Pakistan- , India announced that its intermediate-range ballistic missile, Agni-V, had been successfully tested fired from a range in Odisha on its eastern Bay of Bengal coast.
The Agni-V, meaning “fire” in Sanskrit, is 17.5 metres long, weighs 50, 000kg, and can carry more than 1, 000kg of nuclear or conventional payload. It is one of the world’s fastest ballistic missiles, capable of traveling more than 5,000 kilometers at nearly 30 000 km per hour at hypersonic speeds of nearly 30 000 km/h.
According to experts, the Agni test took place exactly a week after Pakistan announced the formation of a new Army Rocket Force Command (ARFC) to address deficiencies in its defensive posture exposed by India during the four-day conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors in May.
But experts say the latest Indian test might be a message less for Pakistan and more for another neighbour that New Delhi is cautiously warming up to again: China.
Most of Asia, including parts of China’s northern regions, and parts of Europe are within reach thanks to the Agni’s range. The missile’s timing, according to analysts, was crucial even though this was its 10th test since 2012 and its first since March of last year.
It came just ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, amid a thaw in ties – after years of tension over their disputed border – that has been accelerated by United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war against India. In response to tensions over New Delhi’s oil purchases from Russia, US tariffs on Indian goods increased to 50%  on Wednesday.
Despite this teasing, India continues to see China as its main threat in the region, according to experts, underscoring the complex relationship between the world’s two most populous countries. And it’s at China that India’s development of medium and long-range missiles is primarily aimed, they say.
India’s advantage with missiles over Pakistan
India admitted losing an unspecified number of fighter jets in the May skirmish with Pakistan, but it also caused significant damage to Pakistani military installations, particularly with its supersonic BrahMos cruise missiles.
The BrahMos, capable of carrying nuclear or conventional payloads of up to 300kg, has a range of about 500km. Its low altitude, terrain-hugging trajectory, and blistering speed make it difficult to intercept, making it relatively easy to penetrate Pakistani territory.
This context, according to many experts, demonstrates that Pakistan’s announcement of the ARFC is not directly connected to the Agni-V test. Instead, they say, the test was likely a signal to China. Before Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Russia in October 2024, the two countries engaged in a deadly standoff along their disputed Himalayan border for four years following a deadly clash.
First time visiting China since 2018, Modi will make the trip to the SCO summit on Sunday. In the past, India has often felt betrayed by overtures to China, which, it claims, have frequently been followed by aggression from Beijing along their border.
According to Manpreet Sethi, a distinguished fellow at the New Delhi-based Center for Air Power Studies, “India’s requirement for a long-range, but not intercontinental, missile is dictated by its threat perception of China.”
A nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a range of 5, 000 kilometers is Agni-V, which India has developed as a tool for its nuclear deterrence against China. It has no relevance to Pakistan”, Sethi added.
The University at Albany’s assistant professor of political science, Christopher Clary, concurred.
The Agni-V’s main task would be to strike China, he told Al Jazeera, though Pakistan might be a useable country for it. “China’s east coast, where its most economically and politically important cities are situated, is hard to reach from India and requires long-range missiles”.
South Asian missile race
In recent years, India and Pakistan have steadily developed new missile systems with greater reach.
Before announcing the ARFC, Pakistan showcased the Fatah-4, a cruise missile with a 750km range and the capability to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads.
Meanwhile, India is working on Agni-VI, which is expected to have a range of more than 10,000 kilometers and support multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), an ability that is already present in Agni-V.
MIRV-enabled missiles have a number of nuclear warheads that can strike specific targets, significantly increasing their destructive potential.
Mansoor Ahmed, an honorary lecturer at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, said India’s latest test demonstrates its growing intercontinental missile capabilities.
This test served as a technological demonstration of India’s developing submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) capability, Ahmed said, adding that India was working on various Agni variants with multiple capabilities.
India will be able to deploy 200 to 300 warheads on its SSBN force alone over the next ten years, he added. SSBNs (ship, submersible, ballistic, nuclear) are nuclear-powered submarines designed to carry SLBMs armed with nuclear warheads. Two more SSBNs are currently being constructed in India, and two are already in use.
In contrast, there are no nuclear submarines or long-range missiles in Pakistan. Its longest-range operational ballistic missile, the Shaheen-III, has a range of 2, 750km.
The first ballistic missile capable of hitting anywhere in South Asia with MIRV technology, Ababeel, is the shortest-range, MIRV-enabled system ever deployed in any nuclear-armed state, according to Ahmed.
Former Pakistani army brigadier and expert on nuclear policy, Tughral Yamin, said missile ambitions reflect different priorities.
“Pakistan’s programme is entirely Indian-specific and defensive in nature, while India’s ambitions extend beyond the subcontinent. According to Yamin, the author of The Evolution of Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia, its long-range systems are designed to help it become a global power, especially in relation to China, and establish itself as a great power with effective deterrence against major powers.
However, some experts contend that India is not the only country that is involved in Pakistan’s missile development program.
Ashley J Tellis, the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP), said that while “India wants to be able to range China and Pakistan”, Islamabad is building the capability to keep Israel – and even the US – in its range, in addition to India.
Tellis told Al Jazeera, “Both countries’ conventional missile force is designed to strike critical targets without putting manned strike aircraft in danger.”
US concerns about Pakistan’s ambitions, and a quiet acceptance of India’s rise
Pakistan’s missile programme came under intense spotlight in December last year when a senior White House official warned of Islamabad’s growing ambitions.
In a statement from Jon Finer, a member of the then-Biden administration, Finer referred to Pakistan’s “emerging threat” to the United States.
On the eve of Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day on August 14, 2025, in Islamabad, an AP photo was taken.
“If the trend continues, Pakistan will have the capability to strike targets well beyond South Asia, including in the United States”, Finer said during an event at the CEIP.
Tellis argued that Washington and its allies don’t consider India’s growing arsenal to be destabilizing.
Tellis cited the US’s arrest of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan in 2011 as an example of how Pakistan’s capabilities are unsettling because the country’s nuclear program had anti-Western overtones and sentiments that have since changed with the Abbottabad raid.
Ahmed, the Canberra-based academic, said India’s long-range missile development is openly supported by Western powers as part of the US-led Asia Pacific strategy.
“India has been viewed and encouraged to act as a net security provider by the US and the European powers.” Without signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), he claimed, the civil nuclear agreement between India and the US and the waiver by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) gave India de facto nuclear weapons.
The NPT is a Cold War-era treaty aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons, promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy and advancing the goal of nuclear disarmament. It formally recognizes only the United States, Russia, China, France, and Britain as nuclear weapons states.
India was able to engage in global nuclear trade despite not having signed the NPT, which elevated its status in the eyes of the NSG, a group of 48 countries that sell nuclear materials and technology.
Clary from the University of Albany, however, pointed out that unlike the Biden administration, the current Trump White House has not expressed any concerns about Pakistan’s missile programme – or about India’s Agni-V test.
Inter Miami defeated 10-man Orlando City 3-1 in the final 15 minutes of the match, and Lionel Messi’s two goals and assist set up an MLS League Cup match against Seattle Sounders.
After missing two straight matches with a right thigh injury, Messi scored a penalty in the 77th minute to make Inter 1-1, and he combined with Jordi Alba in the 88th minute to make it 1-1 in the second semifinal on Wednesday.
Miami made it back to the semi-finals of the Leagues Cup, a cross-border competition featuring teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX, thanks to Telasco Segovia’s injury.
Messi’s first season in the MLS, 2023, won it.
As Javier Mascherano watched from the stands as he was serving a red card suspension, “We are at a loss for words when it comes to talking about Leo Messi,” said Javier Morales, the Inter assistant coach.
He played 90 minutes, and the way he played created situations where he scored goals. He only trained for two or three days.
Messi admitted to feeling some reluctance after only playing once since August 2 when he was injured.
He said, “I knew how crucial it was to play against a very tough opponent who had defeated us in both of our previous games this year,” adding, “I prepared.” “In the first half, I was a little afraid, but I gradually loosened up.”
After the Sounders defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-0 in California to claim the title, Miami will travel to Seattle for the Sunday final.
Pedro de la Vega and Osaze Rosario both scored in the seventh minute and Osaze Rosario added another goal for the Sounders, who held on with 10 men after Nouhou Tolo was shown a yellow card for a sliding tackle on Gabriel Pec.
The winner of the third-place playoff between Orlando and Los Angeles will also receive a regional tournament ticket, with both of the finalists guaranteed to advance to the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
In the @LeaguesCup final, @SoundersFC will play @InterMiamiCF. pic. twitter.com/E5gc0c0qVh
Miguel Uribe, the 15-year-old shooter of Colombia’s presidential candidate, who was killed in August after being attacked in June, has received a seven-year juvenile detention sentence.
The teenager shot the right-wing politician in the head at a campaign event in Bogota, according to prosecutors’ a statement on Wednesday. The victim “must remain in a specialized care center for seven years, deprived of liberty.”
Because Colombian law forbids changing charges after they have been accepted by a minor defendant, the teen was charged with attempted murder and illegal possession of weapons, not homicide.
A 39-year-old opposition legislator died on August 11 from a cerebral hemorrhage after two months of intensive care in Bogota.
In Colombia, five presidential candidates were shot in the second half of the 20th century, which was akin to the worst years of political violence there.
Before the June 7 attack, video footage of Uribe addressing a rally in a working-class neighborhood of Bogota revealed gunshots. In the midst of hundreds of supporters’ screams, the bloody candidate fell.
Additional five people have been detained.
Before the candidate’s bodyguards could inflict wounds and detain the shooter, the minor shot Uribe three times, including twice in the head.
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