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Mike Stock hits out at Bob Geldof for omitting Band Aid II from Do They Know It's Christmas? Ultimate Mix

Record producer Mike Stock has hit out at Bob Geldof for reducing 1989's Band Aid II to a "footnote" as it is not included in the new 40th anniversary 'Ultimate Mix' of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'.

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“We were on our way to our Christmas party when Bob Geldof called us and said ‘It’s your turn’”: The story of Band Aid II, the Do They Know It’s Christmas? they tried to forget

With the 40th anniversary remix featuring nothing from 1989’s version, let’s take a deep dive into the big-selling charity single that no one remembers

MusicRadar

Pete Waterman becomes patron of Brain Tumour Research in honour of son Paul

Waterman is backing the charity’s calls to increase national investment in brain tumour research to £35 million per year.

Evening Standard

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Time to get on board with model railways

Letters: Colin Boocock has noticed more young people taking an interest in the hobby, while Prof Keith Hayward is jealous of Rod Stewart’s layout

The Guardian - UK

From Harry and Meghan's rumoured house hunt to Dua Lipa's renovations, here's where London's celebs live now

With a new Primrose Hill set, rumoured royal return and the odd mega renovation, the capital’s celebs have been busy on the home front this year

Evening Standard

Stock Aitken Waterman’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As a musical featuring the British production trio’s songs tours the UK, we list their best tracks – from Divine to Dead or Alive

The Guardian - UK

Pete Waterman’s penthouse for sale for £1.35m – near Stock Aitken Waterman ‘hit factory’ studios

The producer’s songwriting partnership sent Kylie stratospheric and produced seven number ones in 1989 alone

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‘It was our response to glamour photos of Mel resurfacing’: how we made Mel & Kim’s Respectable

‘Our record company thought we’d be embarrassed by the pictures appearing in the tabloids. But we were streetwise girls. We had dealt with far worse than that’

The Guardian - UK

This Old House: Rick Astley’s childhood home up for auction

The Never Gonna Give You Up singer lived in the house in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, until he was 19.

Evening Standard

Pete Waterman praises 'amazing' Liverpool and makes Eurovision claim

The former Radio City presenter has worked with Kylie Minogue and Steps on number one hits

Liverpool Echo

Night at famous superclub where 'hysterical girls keeled over'

The event completely sold out

Liverpool Echo

World premiere of Stock Aitken and Waterman musical I Should Be So Lucky featuring songs of Kylie and Jason in Manchester

"A truly original and shamelessly enjoyable rollercoaster ride through our hits."

Manchester Evening News

‘There were fist-fights down at CD:UK’ – 90s pop remembered by those who lived through it

Conflict between bands, conflict within bands, booze, breakdowns and awards-show agony: in these extracts from oral history Reach for the Stars, Five, Steps, Pete Waterman and more spill about the dark side of the decade

The Guardian - UK

Memories of 'crazy nights' at lost nightclub that was 'the place to go' in the 1990s

ECHO readers have been sharing their memories of the club's foam parties, podium dancing and more

Liverpool Echo

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Lost Merseyside nightclub loved in the 1990s remembered in unearthed The Hitman and Her footage

Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan filmed a special two-hour live episode at the club in 1992

Liverpool Echo

Michelle McManus' life from babies to bar attack as she celebrates 19 years of fame

The Pop Idol star marked the milestone with a throwback picture on Twitter

Daily Mirror

Stock Aitken Waterman to reunite for Channel 5 documentary about chart-topping music trio

Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman – known as Stock Aitken Waterman – are set to be the focus of a new docuseries which will explore the pop music producers' success in the industry

Daily Mirror

Rick Astley on shunning limelight at height of fame - and how he calms down superfans

Icon Rick Astley is rolling back the years after appearing with the Foo Fighters but recalls how he 'didn't have the heart and energy' for fame when he made it big

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Manchester Evening News

The day Sarah Harding auditioned for Popstars: The Rivals in Manchester

It's been two decades since Girls Aloud first formed

Manchester Evening News

Where the Popstars The Rivals acts are now - Girls Aloud, One True Voice, Javine and more

It's been two decades since the TV singing competition entertained the nation

Liverpool Echo

Where are Popstars The Rivals acts now? One True Voice, Javine and more

It's been 20 years since the competition took place

Glasgow Live

Platform to offer nostalgia-fuelled overload with The Hit Man & Her tribute night full of 80s and '90s classic tunes

The city centre spot is transporting people back to the heady days before social media with a night dedicated to the classic 80s ITV show The Hitman & Her starring Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan.

The Guardian - UK

A new start after 60: ‘I started to experiment upcycling old clothes – and they sold’

Herbie Mensah was a shopaholic soul boy who modelled for Vivienne Westwood and made a single with Pete Waterman. After 20 years working in social care, he has returned to his first love with a stall at Portobello Market

Manchester Evening News

Messy Saturday night raving at lost Bolton nightclub unearthed on 90s TV show

Pleasuredrome was a 'throbbing, pulsating, hot, sweaty and joyous experience' that saw clubbers queuing around the block to get in every weekend

Daily Mirror

Inside Darius' death apartment as mystery deepens over why he was in Minnesota

Darius Campbell Danesh's death age 41 shocked fans as the news broke of his passing after he was found responsive in bed at his apartment in Rochester, Minnesota

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