66 m. ago Gene Simmons says it’s ‘better to be rich’ after defending $12k package to be his tour assistant

The Kiss frontman said the hefty cost of being his tour roadie for the day is worth the experience

Politics

1 hour ago Vladimir Lenin is back as giant bust of despot returns to Russian station

A metro station in St. Petersburg has mounted the 'bas-relief' in its usual place at the end wall of Udelnaya metro station following an 11-month overhaul to improve and repair the travel point

Politics

2 h. ago Dolly Parton refused to work with Sabrina Carpenter without four very strict rules

Country music star Dolly Parton recently teamed up with pop icon Sabrina Carpenter, but the 79-year-old issued a clear warning to the Please Please Please singer ahead of their recording session

Politics

3 h. ago Amanda Holden fans are all saying the same thing about her husband Chris Hughes as she posts rare date night snap

The radio presenter, 54, looked incredibly glamorous as she posed for a selfie with her music producer husband Chris Hughes, 51.

Politics

3 h. ago US banks predict climate goals will fail – but air conditioning firms will thrive

Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41%The world is on track for disastrous global heating – but this will create profits for some air conditioning companies, according to forecasts by leading Wall Street financial institutions.Recent reports by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and the Institute of International Finance all make clear the finance sector considers the Paris climate agreement limiting global temperatures, signed a decade ago by nearly 200 nations, is effectively dead and investors should plan accordingly. Continue reading...

Society

3 h. ago Urban Village Fete celebrate 10 years with Gilles Peterson headlining

The fete on Greenwich Peninsula is celebrating a decade in style

Politics

4 h. ago On stage with Antony Szmierek ensured his London show is one I'll never forget

DAILY STAR LIVE: Antony Szmierek greeted me mid-show and as I responded, the penny swiftly dropped in real-time that he'd revealed his favourite service station and Greggs order to me just weeks earlier

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4 h. ago Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood says technology takes ‘heartbeat’ away from music

He spoke at a launch event for the hardback edition of Buddy Holly: Words Of Love, a book that celebrates the life of the late rock and roll musician.

Politics

4 h. ago Angelina Jolie's daughter Shiloh, 18, debuts new look at dance class after years of tomboy style

Shiloh Jolie debuted a fresh new hairstyle while attending a dance class in Los Angeles on Tuesday, showcasing a softer look. The adorable teenager is famous for her tomboy aesthetic.

Culture

4 h. ago What time do Lady Gaga tickets go on general sale for UK tour 2025

Lady Gaga is visiting the UK later this year on her MAYHEM Ball Tour

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4 h. ago What time do Chris Brown tickets go on general sale for UK tour 2025

The Breezy Bowl XX Tour is heading our way later this year

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4 h. ago Mark Ronson rushed to hospital and shares update after suffering painful injury

Mark Ronson was taken to hospital after he 'popped two bicep tendons' during a concert - but the music producer still managed to finish the remainder of his set

Events

5 h. ago Manic Street Preachers fans realise their error in saying band's name after 39 years

Manic Street Preachers have been a staple of the UK music scene for almost 40 years - but fans have only just realised they've been saying their name wrong

Politics

6 h. ago Stars are making ‘music’ that could explain where the cosmos came from, scientists say

The “music” of stars could help explain how galaxies form, according to scientists.

Politics

6 h. ago Life and death decisions, a gobs**** and our very own Berlin Wall

Welcome to this week's 'Unmissable', our digest of the stories we think you might have missed

Events

6 h. ago Kurt Cobain’s Iconic MTV Unplugged Guitar Comes to London for the First Time

Kurt Cobain’s Iconic MTV Unplugged Guitar Comes to London for the First Time  That Eric Alper

Politics

7 h. ago Daughter of iconic 80s pop star poses with Piers Morgan at Arsenal match

Beaming as she posed with the former newspaper editor, 60, the daughter of music royalty cut a sophisticated figure in a trench coat. The snap was posted to Instagram by her mother on Sunday.

Politics

7 h. ago Monaka wears her cyclops mask to work: Niccolò Rastrelli’s best photograph

‘Japan is the mecca of cosplay. Monaka runs a cafe in Tokyo called Monster Party, where people go dressed as characters from a subculture known as tanganmen. Her brother is holding a picture of their mum’My personal projects have often focused on the topic of identity, so the world of cosplay immediately appealed to me. I knew nothing about it until I saw some photographs on Instagram and became interested in these people who spend their free time turning themselves into characters from manga, anime, movies and video games – or even into creations they’ve come up with by themselves.Italy’s biggest annual cosplay event is held in the region where I live, Tuscany. I started going and taking pictures, just on my phone at first, and that’s where I first approached cosplayers to ask if they’d like to help me with a project I had in mind. In the 1970s, John Olson took some portraits for Life magazine of musicians such as Frank Zappa and Elton John at home with their parents. They contrast...

Culture

7 h. ago Wall Street stocks slide as investors brace for Trump tariff announcement

Indices fall as US president prepares to escalate trade war on ‘liberation day’

Economics

8 h. ago Chesney Hawkes performs special Music Box session as he releases first album in over a decade

Nineties pop sensation Chesney Hawkes performed an intimate acoustic session for The Independent’s Music Box sessions as he prepares to release his first album in over a decade.

Culture