Azerbaijan foiled a bid to stage “terrorist” attacks while it was hosting the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend and arrested dozens of suspected plotters, the security ministry said.

There was Irish success in four Bafta categories in London last night.

Sweden won, Jedward didn’t fare too well on the scoreboard and for Engelbert Humperdinck, things were even worse.

Irish comedian Brendan O’Carroll, star of BBC1’s Mrs Brown’s Boys, saw off competition including Rev and Fresh Meat to win the Situation Comedy category.

Jedward have taken to the stage in Baku giving a typically energetic rendition of their song 'Waterline'.

Undeterred Jedward fans are expected to descend on Dublin Airport tomorrow evening to welcome their high-haired heroes home from Azerbaijan.

Simon Cowell wants to take charge of Britain's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Jedward and Engelbert Humperdinck came face to face yesterday — and immediately formed a mutual admiration society.

Eurovision hopeful Engelbert Humperdinck said he never thought of splitting up with his wife despite her claim he had “more paternity suits than mattresses”.

Nortonmania ran wild in West Cork as BBC presenter and comedian Graham Norton returned to his old school.

Veteran singer Engelbert Humperdinck has said he is nervous ahead of his performance at Eurovision.

Engelbert Humperdinck will sing a love ballad at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, representing the UK.

Jason Donovan said he "declined" the chance to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest this year.

The BBC has received a host of complaints after choosing Engelbert Humperdinck to represent Britain at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest.

Veteran crooner Engelbert Humperdinck, whose last top 10 hit was 42 years ago has been chosen as the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Music stars have been badly hit by the recession, with the likes of Elton John and Robbie Williams losing around a quarter of their personal wealth over the past year, it was revealed today.

R&B star Usher was celebrating last night after booting DJ Casper’s novelty song Cha Cha Slide off the top spot in the British pop charts.

A DJ from Chicago has knocked Britney Spears off the top of the British charts with a novelty song he wrote eight years ago as an aerobics workout.

Comic Peter Kay has teamed up with crooner Engelbert Humperdinck for his latest beer ad.

Chart star Robbie Williams is the music world’s biggest winner of 2003, according to a new list of the all-time greats today.

Pop princess Kylie Minogue has shot past stars such as Whitney Houston and Prince to claim a place as one of the most popular chart stars of all time.

IT came as a shock to Charlie Haughey. It brought down the Berlin Wall, put paid to the mini-skirt and accounted for such disparate phenomena as punk rock and crooner Engelbert Humperdinck.