2 h. ago ‘We played to 8,000 Mexicans who knew every word’: how the Whitest Boy Alive conquered the world

He lit up Europe with bands ranging from Peachfuzz to Kings of Convenience. But it was the Whitest Boy Alive that sent Erlend Øye stratospheric. As they return, the soft-singing, country-hopping sensation looks backIf you were to imagine the recent evolution of music in Europe as a series of scenes from a Where’s Wally?-style puzzle book, one bespectacled, lanky figure would pop up on almost every page. There he is in mid-90s London, handing out flyers for his first band Peachfuzz. Here he is in NME at the dawn of the new millennium, fronting folk duo Kings of Convenience and spearheading the new acoustic movement. There he is strumming his guitar in the vanguard of Norway’s “Bergen wave”. Then he’s off spinning records in Berlin nightclubs during the city’s “poor but sexy” post-millennial years. By the 2010s, he’s driving a renaissance of Italian chamber pop as part of La Comitiva, his bandmates hailing from the southern tip of Sicily.It’s hard to think of a figure more musically c...

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4 h. ago Donkey Kong Country Returns coming to Switch 2 — but there's a catch

It just keeps on returning. A new version of Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is available to play on the Nintendo Switch 2 right now.

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38 h. ago Jonathan Pryce on return to 'beautiful country' after leaving Wales almost 60 years ago

The Crown and Slow Horses star Jonathan Pryce returned to his native Wales after almost 60 years to film a compelling Sky crime drama

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38 h. ago Welsh star on returning home to ‘beautiful country’ for new thriller

An iconic star of The Crown has opened up about returning home to film a must-watch new series filmed on the Welsh coast

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59 h. ago 'I ditched UK for Australia but three years later I'm desperate to return'

Luke Tweddle, 25, has been residing in Australia for three years and says it's the best country he's ever lived in - but he's returning to the UK due to three reasons

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3 d. ago Dictator ousted but regime intact – what next for Venezuela’s opposition?

The US snatched Nicolás Maduro but, frozen out by Trump, anti-government activists are unsure how to proceedAs the harsh reality sets in that Venezuela’s authoritarian regime remains essentially unchanged even without Nicolás Maduro, activists who have spent years fighting for the country’s return to democracy are unsure about what the next steps should be.They agree that the country should very soon either hold new elections or install the retired diplomat Edmundo González – widely believed to have won the 2024 election – but neither option appears to be on the White House’s agenda at the moment. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Snow is on the way back: Met Office warns cold temperatures will return for end of the month after Storm Goretti havoc

Snow and cold temperatures are set to return at the end of the month, just as the country recovers from being battered by Storm Goretti.

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4 d. ago Exiled Iranian crown prince urges Trump to carry out 'surgical strike' on IRGC as he vows to return to the country and calls for global support

Reza Pahlavi has been spurring the international community to ramp up pressure on the government in Tehran as deadly protests continue to rock the Middle Eastern nation.

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5 d. ago Love Island fans can’t believe Charlie Frederick’s transformation as he breaks silence on Helena feud

LOVE Island: All Stars fans have been left shocked at Charlie Frederick's transformation as he returned to the ITV2 villa this evening. The personal trainer, 31, first appeared on the show in 2018, and has undergone quite the switch-up when it comes to his looks. Charlie only lasted five days in the villa during his...

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6 d. ago Exact major change by Royal Mail set to affect millions of British households

Parcel lockers will be installed outside Post Office branches across the country, giving customers round‑the‑clock access to send, collect and return parcels outside traditional opening hours

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1 week ago The Guide #225: Everyone loves an origin story: Guardian debuts, from the Beatles to Donkey Kong

In this week’s newsletter: In the first of a new series, we’re digging into the archives to find the first fleeting mentions of pop culture’s great and good. But who’s this little lady?• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereFrom Radiohead playing in backroom pubs as On a Friday to Timothée Chalamet’s early days as an Xbox YouTuber, it’s always fascinating to see the faltering first steps of famous folk. So in this week’s newsletter we’re launching a new regular feature, Origin stories, where we’ll look at how the Guardian first covered some now very familiar pop culture figures or institutions. And you’ll find out who the tyke above is, from a 1973 photoshoot, at the end.To the archives! Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'It's going to change everything': The bombshell twist that could give Harry and Meghan all they ever wanted and allow them to rake in a fortune

The Duke of Sussex has won his lengthy battle for automatic armed police protection - paid for by British taxpayers - when he makes return visits to this country.

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2 w. ago Prince Harry’s UK security review risks making Meghan Markle a 'target'

With the Duke of Sussex’s UK security entitlements under review, a royal expert believes it could put a target on Meghan Markle’s back if she were to return to her husband’s home country

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2 w. ago María Corina Machado vows to return to Venezuela and rejects rule of Maduro’s deputy

Opposition leader says her movement is ready to win a fair election and praises Trump for toppling the presidentFrom elation to frustration: Trump snub wrongfoots Venezuela’s oppositionThe Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed to return to the country as soon as possible and rejected the authority of the interim president backed – for now – by the US after it forcibly removed Nicolás Maduro from power.Machado told Fox News from an undisclosed location that her movement was ready to win a free election, and praised Donald Trump for toppling Maduro. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Venezuela latest: Trump claims opposition leader Machado ‘doesn’t have the respect’ to lead country as she vows to return

President Trump said the White House needs to ‘fix’ Venezuela before allowing country to hold elections

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2 w. ago Trump says US could reimburse oil companies that invest in Venezuela

US president looks to lure sceptical businesses to return to the country following the capture of Nicolás Maduro

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2 w. ago Female solo traveller reveals the country she will never return to due to its 'horrific' treatment of women

American traveller Chloe Jade, who has visited 167 countries and has acknowledged 'hardship' experienced by locals in some nations, has shared three places she has has no plans to return to.

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2 w. ago Republican casts doubt on Trump’s claim US will ‘run’ Venezuela amid Democrats’ anger over Maduro operation – live

Senator Tom Cotton says there are ‘still a lot of questions to be answered’ about what happens next in Venezuela and dismisses Trump’s assertion that the US will ‘run’ the country How Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the USAnalysis – Trump’s new focus on oil reinforces it was never about ‘war on drugs’Keir Starmer also told the BBC that he thinks we are living in a more “volatile” world than we have been for “many, many years” and said global affairs have much more of a “direct impact” on the UK than they have in a long time, citing the effects of military conflicts and the climate crisis.Asked if Donald Trump is worsening global turmoil, Starmer dodges the question and speaks about the so-called special relationship between the UK and the US.The relationship between the US and the UK is one of the closest relationships in the world. It is vitally important for our defence, for our security, for our intelligence.It is my responsibility to make sure that relati...

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3 w. ago Boarding pass rules for TUI, BA, and easyJet in 2026 as Ryanair makes huge change

Many of us use a smartphone to download a boarding pass when we fly, but some people still like the reassurance that comes with a printed boarding pass. However, with Ryanair insisting passengers switch to digital, here are some of the major UK airlines policies' that holidaymakers will need to know.

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4 w. ago BBC viewers switch off 'the worst comedy they've ever seen' within minutes

BBCviewers have complained they had to switch off 'the worst comedy they've ever seen' after just minutes into it.

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