82 m. ago Robbie Williams: Britpop review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Columbia)Framed as the music Williams wanted to make post-Take That, Britpop surpasses pastiche and swerves unpredictably. Homoerotic paean to Morrissey, anyone?The arrival of Robbie Williams’s 13th album has been a complicated business. It was announced in May 2025 and was supposed to come out in October, when its title would have chimed with the 90s nostalgia sparked by the Oasis reunion. Williams spent the summer engaging in promotion, unveiling fake Britpop-themed blue plaques around London and staging a press conference at the Groucho Club. There was a launch gig at storied Camden venue Dingwalls, at which he performed not just his new album in full, but his 1997 solo debut Life Thru a Lens.It was a bold choice, given that Life Thru a Lens initially threatened to derail his solo career: at the time, the now nakedly obvious supernova hits Angels and Let Me Entertain You were overlooked while people criticised Williams’s muddled attempts to fit in with, well, Britpop. On stage a...

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82 m. ago Robbie Williams' Britpop review: Why has he made this? And how is it actually great?

Robbie Williams attempts to record the record he should have made after Take That split up, which is so wrong an exercise that it feels right

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2 h. ago Petulant bodybuilder booted off Southwest flight 'after erupting with fury when man chatted to his wife'

An irate man was recently kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight after he blew up over another man talking to his wife, according to social media users.

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2 h. ago Arrest made in Georgia years after rapper was gunned down in Ohio over a music video

Ronell Scott, 25, was charged with murder over the death of 20-year-old TreShawn Smith in October 2022

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5 h. ago ICE agent brags about £150k salary as he threatens protestors in shock footage

An ICE agent in military garb warned a man and a woman on the streets that he would arrest them if they got in his way before boasting about how much money he earns

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5 h. ago Police commended after rescuing injured passenger from train tracks with seconds to spare

A pair of police officers jumped onto rail tracks to save an injured person from and oncoming train.

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5 h. ago Oleksandr Usyk could fight in front of WORLD RECORD boxing crowd at event with 150,000 people and a music festival

SAN FRANCISCO is reportedly gearing up to host a world-record boxing event which could feature heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk. The 38-year-old has not set foot in the ring for a professional bout since his fifth-round knockout victory over Daniel Dubois in July. But he is now in demand for a huge card which will...

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5 h. ago Jesy Nelson’s fiancé shares poem to 'warrior' twin daughters following SMA Type 1 diagnosis

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5 h. ago Scotland discover World U20 opponents as tournament is expanded, rebranded

Sixteen teams will head to Georgia in summer

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5 h. ago Dashcam footage captures second crane collapse in two days in Thailand

Dashcam footage has captured the aftermath of a deadly crane collapse in Thailand, just a day after a similar incident in the country’s northeast killed 32.

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6 h. ago Prince William tries his hand at tree pruning as he gets stuck into chores on family farm visit

The Prince of Wales paid a visit to a family farm where he tried his hand at tree pruning on Thursday (15 January).

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6 h. ago Cops leap on to rail tracks to save injured person with train just one minute away

A pair of police officers jumped onto rail tracks to save an injured person just a minute before a train came.

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6 h. ago Teargas deployed at Minneapolis protests after Venezuelan man injured in ICE shooting

Protesters in Minneapolis have been teargassed during clashes with ICE officers, after a federal agent shot a Venezuelan immigrant in the leg one week on from the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

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6 h. ago Florida cop forced to cuff runaway emu after it kicked him during chase

A Florida cop was forced to cuff a runaway emu after the bird kicked him during a chase.

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6 h. ago Massive music star’s latest hit single deemed ‘safety risk’ to drivers because fast tempo may trigger reckless driving

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6 h. ago Gunman who posed as Deliveroo rider jailed for 38 years after shooting father and his eight

Jazz Reid, 34, shot girl who had been celebrating her birthday and her father in Ladbroke Grove

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7 h. ago US authorities storm Carnival cruise ship and arrest passenger

Jose Martinez said the incident was ‘dehumanising’ after he was taken off the cruise ship and into a holding cell

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7 h. ago Birmingham student with 'terrorist motivations' jailed for owning bomb making video

Adam Mahmood asked another TikTok user to send him an instructional video on making a bomb and during an investigation was also found to have "medieval weapons" at his home

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7 h. ago Eurovision song contest to go on tour to celebrate 70th anniversary

‘Iconic performers’ will visit 10 European cities, as event reels from boycott over Israel’s 2026 participation The Eurovision song contest will go on its first ever tour to celebrate its 70th anniversary, its organiser has said, as it reels from a boycott due to Israel’s participation.Five countries have pulled out of the contest over Israel’s war in Gaza, leaving 35 to participate in the world’s biggest live televised music event – the fewest since entry was expanded in 2004. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Awkward moment Nigel Farage left waiting as Robert Jenrick fails to appear at his own Reform unveiling

This is the awkward moment Nigel Farage was left waiting as Robert Jenrick failed to appear at his own Reform UK unveiling.

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