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More than 7,400 people packed Cowboys Music Festival to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest drag show ever, with RuPaul headlining the historic celebration in Canada.

We speculated on the rumours and she's only gone and confirmed it — Madonna will headline Amsterdam WorldPride on 1 August, bringing her Club Confessions party to the Canal Parade.

Two Scottish acting legends will bring the acclaimed queer film to the stage at Pitlochry Festival Theatre next summer, in a production directed by John Tiffany.

London's LGBTQ+ community will gathered in Soho Square to remember those killed and injured in Saturday's attack at Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebrations.

Speculation is rife that the Queen of Pop will perform at WorldPride in Amsterdam after she cryptically posted Dutch lyrics, though organisers won't officially confirm her appearance.

The world's leading translated fiction award has doubled its prize fund to £100,000 and revealed a 13-book longlist featuring four queer love stories and debut authors from four continents.

A renowned climber who served in the British military for 16 years is among 10 people missing after an avalanche struck one of the world's highest mountains.

A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy, in what is being hailed as a "landmark moment".

Spain and France's record-breaking wildfires were made more likely due to human-caused climate change, a group of scientists have found.

He's won Grammys, Brits and even has an Oscar - now Sir Paul McCartney has a Mercury Prize nomination to add to his list of accolades.

The white three-piece suit worn by John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever could fetch as much as $400,000 (£300,000) when it is auctioned next month.

Oscar-winning musician and actor Glen Hansard has been killed in a motorbike crash in Dublin.

Amy Winehouse's father has been ordered to pay just under £1m to two of his daughter's friends after a failed High Court claim over the auctioning of the late singer's items.

Actor Tom Chadbon, known for his roles in major series such as Doctor Who and Game Of Thrones, has died aged 80.

Gianni Infantino is rapidly losing support to remain as FIFA president, Sky News has learned, after European nations announced a World Cup boycott if he goes ahead with selling part of the tournament to private investors.

A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy, in what is being hailed as a "landmark moment".

A renowned climber who served in the British military for 16 years is among 10 people missing after an avalanche struck one of the world's highest mountains.

Labour grandee Harriet Harman has said Labour should ban men from running in its next leadership election.

A Virgin Atlantic engineer died of a traumatic brain injury after an explosion as he worked inside a plane fuel tank, an inquest heard.

Two of the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway's most significant private sector deals have been renegotiated, the government will announce on Friday, as it tries to demonstrate that Britain's biggest infrastructure white elephant is finally under control.