The Darkness singer Justin Hawkins knew he had to quit drink and drugs when he wet himself on a plane.

The Darkness are getting back together to play the Download Festival five years after splitting up.

Terrified patients and staff fled as a man went on a shooting rampage at a hospital, killing two fellow employees, then himself.

British rockers The Darkness have confirmed they are changing their name following the shock departure of frontman Justin Hawkins last year.

Justin Hawkins, former frontman of glam rock band The Darkness, is bidding to perform at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins quit the British rockers yesterday, after successfully undergoing rehab for drink and drug problems.

Troubled rockers Pete Doherty, Justin Hawkins and Keane frontman Tom Chaplin have set up songwriting sessions together in exclusive London clinic The Priory to cope with their rehabilitation therapy.

Flamboyant rockers The Darkness have blasted reports they've been dropped by their record label, despite confirming frontman Justin Hawkins has entered rehab for substance abuse.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins checked himself into London rehab clinic The Priory on Saturday, according to a British newspaper.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins swapped his catsuit for a wetsuit for his appearance on The Friday Night Project.

The unstoppable Arctic Monkeys were crowned Best British Band at the ShockWaves NME Awards tonight as they collected a hat-trick of prizes.

Phil Taylor coasted to his 13th world title tonight by whitewashing Peter Manley in the final of the Ladbrokes.com World Championship for the second time in five years.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins is still furious with U2 singer Bono for usurping his vocals on last year's Band Aid single, insisting that his singing voice is stronger.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins kicked bass player Frankie Poullain out of the band when he heard about the rocker's scheming plans to turn his brother against him.

Rocker Justin Hawkins doesn't care if his band conquer the US - because American radio stations base their playlists on music industry politics.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has slammed Irish rocker Bono for "fuelling his ego" by arranging an audience with late Pope John Paul II.

The Darkness have announced a huge arena tour, which includes a stop at Dublin’s Point Theatre on February 4, 2006.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins is horrified his former bandmate Frankie Poullain has publicly slammed him for freezing him out of the band - as he insists the bassist alienated himself.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has temporarily stepped away from his rock outfit to record a solo album.

Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins is planning to shock fans with his first ever solo album - by taking a radical new musical direction.

Glam rockers The Darkness were so impressed with R&B star Lemar's cover of their hit I Believe In A Thing Called Love, they have agreed to record with the singer.

Brit Award winner Mike Skinner has become the latest celebrity to lend his name to a long-running campaign against alleged animal cruelty in the fast-food trade, it was announced today.

Glam rockers The Darkness have warned fans they are planning to cut back on live performances now they've made their name.

The new Band Aid single is in pole position to be this year’s Christmas number one, experts said today.

The release of the Band Aid single has left record stores bracing themselves for a massive sales rush.

Flamboyant rockers The Darkness are buying a rural farm in their native Britain so they can rehearse in peace away from the bright lights of London.

Bob Geldof today branded politicians “pathetic” for failing to react to the problems of Africa.

Millions of TV viewers tonight tuned in to an unprecedented cross-channel TV broadcast of the new Band Aid video.

Millions of people were tonight expected to tune in for an unprecedented cross-channel TV broadcast of the new Band Aid video.

The new Band Aid 20 video is being broadcast for the first time today – with pop queen Madonna expected to remind people “none of us can forget”.

Music mogul Louis Walsh today said the Band Aid “Battle of the Lines” between U2 legend Bono and the Darkness front man Justin Hawkins was “ridiculous”.

BONO has won out in the rock rivalry over who should sing the most famous line of Do They Know It’s Christmas?

Bono has won out in the rock rivalry over who should sing the most famous line of Do They Know It’s Christmas?, it was confirmed today.

Making the re-recording of Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas? was a bit like Groundhog Day, says Midge Ure.

The cream the music industry today started to gather for their re-recording of ’Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

A galaxy of music stars will re-record Do They Know It’s Christmas? today, 20 years after the birth of the original Band Aid single.

Robbie Williams, Michael Jackson and the Rolling Stones were among those inducted into the UK’s first Hall of Fame for music at a star-studded ceremony last night.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has denied he seriously damaged his hand in an alcohol-fuelled brawl at the weekend.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has seriously damaged his hand after smashing it through a window during a dramatic alcohol-fuelled fight.

British rockers Coldplay, The Darkness and Travis are joining forces to re-record Band Aid hit Do They Know It’s Christmas? in a new drive to alleviate Africa's famine crisis.

Rockers The Darkness are plotting a massive image change ahead of their next album - because they want fans to realise they're British.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins has scrapped all the new material generated by his band - declaring the songs "sh*t".

Spandex-clad rockers The Darkness tonight vowed to eclipse even the Rolling Stones in their bid for musical world domination.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins is terrified the band's next album will fail to live up to the success of their debut LP and be "sh*t".