内容摘要：that he would give away 99% of his vast fortune by 2045, by when his foundation planned to end its operations.

that he would give away 99% of his vast fortune by 2045, by when his foundation planned to end its operations.

However, critics of his foundation say Gates uses its charitable status to avoid tax and that it has undue influence over the global health system.A piece of art representing the ban on LGBT people serving in the military will be lit up on Wednesday to mark 25 years of the policy being dropped.

Grimsby artist Annabel McCourt's neon artwork, Per Ardua, will be switched on by Pride group Rainbow Youth at the 20-21 Visual Arts Centre in Scunthorpe.Ms McCourt, 49, who is gay and grew up surrounded by the sounds of "A10 Tank Busters punctuating my childhood bedroom", said those factors had shaped and influenced her work."Per Ardua" is a reference to the RAF motto "Per ardua ad astra", which translates as "Through adversity to the stars".

Homosexuality was illegal in the armed forces until 2000, and Ms McCourt crossed out "ad astra" in her work, in a reference to the stars being unattainable for LGBT personnel before the ban was lifted.The spiral design represents a "constant loop of adversity", the artist said.

The ban was repealed after a campaign led by a group of veterans called the Rank Outsiders.

In 2023, Rishi Sunak, who was prime minister at the time,The vocalist of a thrash metal band said he felt "lucky" that the group has been selected to perform at a festival he first attended more than 15 years ago.

Lee Margaillan, from Collapse The Sky, a band from Norwich, said the group entered a competition to play at Download Festival as part of its, Leicestershire, between 13-15 June with headliners Green Day, Sleep Token, Korn and McFly amongst the line-up.

He said: "It's something that we've entered in the past but this year we are lucky enough to be selected and to be performing at one of the most major rock and metal festivals in the country and probably the world."The band made up of Mr Margaillan, Flynn Green on the guitar, Karl Morse on the bass and Luke Fowler on the drums, will play the Doghouse Stage on Wednesday, 11 June in the community takeover slot.