14 h. ago Brat’s back: Charli XCX to make Glastonbury return after prize

The 32-year-old played her Partygirl set at Glastonbury Festival in 2024, but this time the singer is taking to a much bigger stage.

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52 h. ago Bantock: The Seal Woman album review – Celtic folk opera that never quite gets its head above water

Howard/Carby/Scottish Opera/Andrews(Retrospect Opera, two CDs)Granville Bantock’s story of a Selkie emerging from the sea is a century-old curio whose beauty has faded over the yearsExcept perhaps in Birmingham, where his memory is still cherished for what he did for the city’s music, including co-founding the CBSO, Granville Bantock (1868-1946) has slipped quietly into the margins of 20th-century British music. But as well as being an academic and conductor, Bantock was a prolific composer, with a work list including four symphonies, five concertos and nine operas, of which the last, the “Celtic folk opera” The Seal Woman, is easily the best remembered now.The premiere of The Seal Woman in 1924 was the Birmingham Repertory theatre’s first production; librettist Marjory Kennedy-Fraser took the main role of the Cailleach, whose dreams and visions tell the story of the Selkie, seal-people who emerge from the sea every seven years to live on land, shedding their skins to take human for...

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3 d. ago Love Island winners get 'yearly gift' and thanks to a show icon we now know what it is

It turns out £50k cash isn't the only prize

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3 d. ago Glastonbury gates open: Thousands arrive early to bag their places for Britain's biggest music festival as organiser Emily Eavis confirms Kneecap are 'welcome'

This year's event at Worthy Farm in Somerset will see headline performances from British rock/pop band The 1975, veteran singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US popstar Olivia Rodrigo.

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3 d. ago Coronation Street's Kirk 'to find love again' after Beth and it’s with returning icon

Coronation Street fans are convinced that Kirk Sutherland is about to get a new love interest - with viewers sure that a former legend will be making a return to the cobbles

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3 d. ago Glastonbury gates open: Thousands arrive early to bag their places for Britain's biggest music festival

This year's event at Worthy Farm in Somerset will see headline performances from British rock/pop band The 1975, veteran singer Neil Young and his band the Chrome Hearts, and US popstar Olivia Rodrigo.

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4 d. ago Premier League icon admits he'd love to join Ryan Reynolds' Wrexham this summer

Premier League icon Asmir Begovic has admitted he's intrigued by Wrexham's project and he'd love to move to the Welsh club as he still has "plenty left in the tank"

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5 d. ago Jessie J shares ‘lows and highs’ of breast cancer journey following surgery

The Price Tag singer announced in early June that she had been diagnosed with early breast cancer and that she would be undergoing treatment.

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5 d. ago Naked Attraction icon lines up as ITV bombshell as she wants Love Island toyboy in hideaway

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island has been heating up but it could be about to become extra spicy if Naked Attraction star Chrissie Wunna gets her own way with her toyboy eye candy

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7 d. ago Dua Lipa surprises fans with Jamiroquai frontman during London show

Amid a flurry of costume changes and confetti canons, the singer powered through tracks from her latest album at Wembley Stadium.

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9 d. ago Liam and Noel Gallagher pictured together for first time since tour announced

The band, who split in 2009 prompted by a backstage brawl at a festival, confirmed their long-awaited reunion in August 2024.

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9 d. ago EastEnders icon 'to return' 19 years after debut as Zoe Slater's love interest 'revealed'

EastEnders fans are convinced they have 'worked out' Zoe Slater's new love interest following her return - and it's safe to say cousin Stacey won't be happy

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9 d. ago Alesha Dixon needed 'oxygen mask' during music video and says 'I didn't want to let them down'

The Britain's Got Talent star appeared in an iconic music video before taking a seat at the judging panel

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9 d. ago 'I'm old enough to date son or dad just like Bonnie Blue,' jokes Love Island icon

EXCLUSIVE: Love Island legend Anna Vakili has said it's 'annoying' that the guys that try and hit on her are in their 20s, but she has confessed she isn't ready to rule them out just yet

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1 week ago Love Island icon urges fans to try out new obsession that left her wanting more

EXCLUSIVE: Daily Star caught up with everyone's favourite bubbly Islander Chloe Burrows and chatted to us about her dating habits, as well as something new she's been trying...

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1 week ago Emma Willis teases 'inevitable catastrophes' as EastEnders star and Love Island icon join ITV series

The series is fronted by Emma and popular comedian Tom Allen

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1 week ago College unveils Oasis masterclass for fans ahead of reunion tour

Glasgow Clyde College said the class will help the band Live Forever by introducing the next generation of gig-goers to the group.

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2 w. ago Pulp can finally bring Britpop back after it ran out of gas and they had 'fatigue'

Pulp's Jarvis Cocker got demoralized with Britpop in the 1990s after hoping for a revolution. They knew it was time to make a full comeback when new songs came fast on tour

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2 w. ago Pop star Dua Lipa confirms engagement to British actor Callum Turner

The Grammy award-winning artist, known for her hit songs New Rules, One Kiss and Houdini, has reportedly been dating the actor since January 2024.

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2 w. ago Ed Sheeran says he identifies culturally as Irish: ‘That’s what I grew up with’

Appearing on Louis Theroux’s podcast, the singer-songwriter also opened up about enlisting 24-hour security after a series of attempted break-ins at his Suffolk home

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