5 h. ago Fashion writer's top festival outfit picks from unlikely high street retailer

The collection includes gorgeous lace, sequin and neon garments perfect for a festival

Culture

8 h. ago Edinburgh festival 2025: 20 theatre shows to see this summer

Peter Pan has a pop fantasy, Faustus is in Africa, Brian Cox leads a banking satire and Billy Connolly meets the late Alasdair Gray. Elsewhere, the joy of pickling, a landmark jazz album and Elton John’s libel case take centre stageWhenever you see a performance in Canada, it will begin with a land acknowledgment; a way of crediting those who were there before the Europeans arrived. Indigenous playwright Cliff Cardinal questions the motives of such declarations in a broadside that uses Shakespeare’s pastoral comedy to comment on our attitude to the natural world.Church Hill theatre, 20-23 August Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Shoppers rave about cooling eye gel that made eyes ‘brighter and less puffy’ in 30 seconds

Everything from hayfever to late nights spent dancing at festivals can leave you with puffy, tired eyes during summer, but this eye gel is said to improve them in 30 seconds

Politics

3 d. ago Fashion writer's 'top picks from Ann Summers' festival collection ahead of Glastonbury

The high street brand has launched a range of bold and playful pieces that will ensure music fans stand out in the crowd

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4 d. ago Charli xcx at LIDO Festival review: strap in for Brat summer 2.0

The singer took to the stage for a victory lap performance featuring all the hits

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4 d. ago 'This £12 inflating mascara from a beloved brand gave me a false lash effect in one coat'

Fashion and Beauty Writer Rachel Williams checked out Maybelline's new mascara - and is it enough to rival the beloved Lash Sensational Sky High?

Economics

4 d. ago Boots Festival Edit Beauty Bag 2025: £45 summer set worth over £161

I tried the Boots Festival Edit Beauty Bag £45 with over £160 worth of beauty products inside.

Economics

4 d. ago McFly's strict stage time routine with set meal times and no bust

The mellow band have a summer full of festival dates having just played Download festival before taking their McFly Vs Busted show to Capital’s Summertime Ball this weekend

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5 d. ago Electrolyte sachets are everywhere – but will they cure a festival hangover?

Marketed to ‘party people’ and touted as a faster route to hydration than water, electrolytes are in the middle of a boomThe tickets are bought, the line-ups have been announced and it’s nearly time to drag last year’s tent out of the cupboard for a wipedown – and to evict a few dead earwigs. And this summer, there’s one more festival accessory that partygoers won’t be travelling without: electrolyte tablets.Touted as a faster route to rehydration than water, and a way to replace vital salts lost during heavy drinking and partying, the focus on festivals is the latest twist in a global boom for electrolytes, as everyone from triathletes to YouTubers sings the praises of these super-hydrating mineral supplements. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Brat summer is forever at Charli XCX’s victory lap LIDO Festival show

One year on from the birth of the cultural phenomenon, Charli and her fans at Victoria Park are holding on tight to the moment she created

Culture

5 d. ago Charli XCX tells LIDO Festival crowds Brat Summer is ‘forever’

The singer writhed, twisted, pumped and raved across the stage to the delight of the sold-out crowd.

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5 d. ago Brits face 29C 'sizzle ’n’ storms' summer as floods threaten festivals and school hols

Forecasters say Brits could be in for a very mixed summer – with both storms and scorching heat set to run through the UK, expected to interrupt music festivals and school holidays

Events

6 d. ago JD Vance threatened to deport him. The ‘menswear guy’ is posting through it

Derek Guy, a popular fashion writer, revealed his family escaped to the US without documentation. It sent the far right into an online frenzyDerek Guy was a relatively unknown menswear writer with 25,000 followers on Twitter in 2022. Now, in 2025, Guy has 1.3 million followers on the platform, now called X, where this week both the vice-president of the United States and the Department of Homeland Security posted threats to deport him from the US – the country he has called home since he was a baby.“Honestly didn’t expect this is what would happen when I joined a menswear forum 15 years ago,” Guy quipped on X on Monday. “Was originally trying to look nice for someone else’s wedding.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago All the headliners for BST Hyde Park 2025 as Olivia Rodrigo prepares to kick off summer festival

The central London event takes place over several weekends and should be one of next summer’s best festivals

Politics

7 d. ago Best festival tents for 2025: Top picks for Glastonbury and beyond

Ready for a summer of disco-tents? Festival season is back

Politics

7 d. ago We Love Green: What London can learn from the Parisian version of All Points East

From location to lineup (and a fabulously French food offering), here’s why you should sack off one of your London day festival for Paris next summer

Politics

8 d. ago Simple M&S wedding guest dress that's less than £50 had my friends shocked over where it's from

Fashion writer Eve Rowlands wore a simple black dress to a wedding recently and, with its bubble hem, elegant high neck and open back, friends couldn't believe it was from Marks and Spencer

Economics

8 d. ago Bank statement alert for anyone going to festivals this summer

MoneySuperMarket issued an alert for music lovers heading to summer festivals

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8 d. ago 'I'm a fashion writer and have found the perfect pair of animal print jeans at M&S for £45'

Grunge, but make it polished — these are the trousers that our shopping writer Lauren will be living in this season

Economics

8 d. ago Glastonbury warning over 'highly infectious disease' as festival

Health officials have issued a warning about a 'circulating' infection ahead of Glastonbury and other festivals this summer

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