Students at a Cardiff high school were left utterly astounded when Ed Sheeran made a surprise entrance during their morning assembly. The global music sensation serenaded nearly 2,000 pupils at Fitzalan High School in Cardiff on Thursday morning, sparking excitement and joy among the crowd.

LONDON — Ed Sheeran wants people to take music in schools seriously ... Addressing a group of pupils in Wales on Thursday, alongside his songwriting partner Amy Wadge, Sheeran said that music should be treated as a legitimate career option.

Ed Sheeran told students there was too much pressure in schools towards financial jobs when the arts is such a key part of the British economy. Sheeran's comments come as he was launching the new Ed Sheeran Foundation, which advocates for the teaching of music in schools across the UK.

Ed Sheeran is taking his love for music education to a new level, launching a foundation to ensure that children in the United Kingdom have access to high-quality music education. This initiative is close to the singer-songwriter's heart,

Ed Sheeran is taking his love for music education ... In his visit to a school in Wales, Sheeran, accompanied by his songwriting partner Amy Wadge, spoke to students about the value of pursuing ...

Ed Sheeran Goes Back to School to Launch New Music ... Addressing a group of pupils in Wales on Thursday, alongside his songwriting partner Amy Wadge, Sheeran said that music should be treated ...

Ed Sheeran has shared that he often stays with Courteney Cox, who is a close friend of his when he is in Los Angeles, with the pair being known to have recreated the iconic Friends dance routine together, have impromptu kitchen jams and play pranks on each other.

Millions of people have received emergency phone alerts over the approaching Storm Éowyn. The worst disruption is due to hit Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland on Friday, where the Met Office has issued rare red weather warnings and forecast gusts of up to 100mph (161km/h) in some coastal areas.

Not really that big, as it goes. More of a Medium Weekend. But we've still got weary Arsenal v weary Villa on Saturday evening, which should be adequate.

Bebe King, Alice da Silva Aguiar and Elsie Dot Stancombe were stabbed to death by Axel Rudakubana during a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club on 29 July last year. Here the BBC's Judith Moritz looks at Rudakubana's past, which was punctuated by acts of violence from a young age.

Internationally acclaimed musician Ed Sheeran recently visited the Oh Yeah Music Centre and other music organisations in Belfast. Accompanied by Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, the surprise appearance in Northern Ireland comes as Sheeran launches his latest charity, The Ed Sheeran Foundation.

Some can rock a bobble hat, others will always resemble Where’s Wally, but the big question is why the bobbles are there in the first place. Harry Pearson finds out as he celelbrates a knitted that creation belongs on every hat rack.