42 m. ago Frontman of Manchester rock band injured after falling off stage at festival

The band were headlining the festival as the accident happened

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58 m. ago Grammys' launch 'suspicious' new category amid outrage over Sabrina Carpenter’s shocking album art

The Recording Academy’s baffling move is curiously timed as the singer’s controversial release goes viral

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60 m. ago Urgent Glastonbury warning over world's most contagious disease

Crowds of over 200,000 are expected to descend on Worthy Farm for one of the biggest music events of the year in just a little over two weeks.

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92 m. ago Met Office map reveals the exact time thunderstorms could hit London tonight

The Met Office has issued an amber thunderstorms warning from Friday evening into the early hours of Saturday

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1 hour ago Kim Cattrall has a 'blast' with 'fun playmate' Russell Thomas

The Sex and The City star had been married three times before she met boyfriend Russell

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1 hour ago Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell drops engagement hint after kids admission with Joe Sugg

The professional dancer and YouTuber met on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2018

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1 hour ago People told 'stay indoors' as Met Office issues rare amber warning for parts of UK

Rare amber thunderstorm warnings have been issued by the Met Office with a "potential risk to life and property"

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2 h. ago Keys to success: the 2025 Van Cliburn piano competition, the instrument’s Olympics

One of the world’s most prestigious and intensive musical competitions took over downtown Fort Worth these past few weeks. Will its winner prove to be another Yunchan Lim-style sensation?A distinctive line drawing of a grand piano adorns a clock face in Sundance Square. At night, it beams like a Tracey Emin installation, presiding over Fort Worth’s downtown district. At the intersection leading to Bass Performance Hall the crosswalk has been replaced with an oversized keyboard, and, inside the cavernous venue, sartorial style favours black and white stripes. A pop-up gift shop in the lobby boasts an array of musical-themed memorabilia; there’s the line drawing on a bubble-gum pink T-shirt, an enormous travel mug, a steak-branding fork. The theme-park feel is confirmed by a white Steinway emblazoned with Mickey Mouse – a limited hand-painted Disney edition (price on request). Welcome to piano city, smiles the sign.Every four years, piano lovers from across the world gather in this Te...

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2 h. ago Beyoncé fans have one last chance to buy tickets for Cowboy Carter

Beyoncé will be hitting Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the final time this week.

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2 h. ago West Dunbartonshire bracing for heavy rain and thunderstorms as flood alert is issued

A yellow weather warning for rain is in place for western and northern parts of the UK on Saturday, with the Met Office warning of potential travel disruption and power cuts

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3 h. ago Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst: ‘There was a time I wished I’d never made music’

In the last few years, the singer-songwriter has weathered divorce, grief and false allegations of sexual assault. Now, he’s back writing, performing – and rediscovering his political rageIn the mid-90s, Omaha made a pretty decent tour stop for up-and-coming bands. Nebraska sits near-plum in the US’s middle, and in its most populous city, once famed for its fur trade, stockyards and railroads, there had grown a thriving subculture that centred largely on a book and record store named the Antiquarium and a small venue named the Cog Factory.Conor Oberst spent much of his early teens puttering between these locations, filling his young brain with music and literature. By 12, he had begun writing his own songs, and by 13 he had recorded his first album, releasing it on his older brother’s label and selling it in the record store. Sometimes he would take to the stage at the Cog Factory, a small, pale boy with an acoustic guitar and a lot of words. Continue r...

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3 h. ago Met Office issues amber thunderstorm warning for parts of eastern England

Intense rainfall could lead to flooding and power cuts as widespread yellow warnings also issued.

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3 h. ago Moment furious mother storms into student house party packed with 300 revellers to demand they turn the music down because her daughter has GCSE exams the next day

The woman, who has not been named, was among 30 householders who complained about the racket coming from late-night rave in a garden on Cliff Road in Leeds.

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3 h. ago The Streets, Royal Festival Hall review: Mike Skinner goes high culture

The opening gig of Little Simz’ Meltdown saw Mike Skinner getting to grips with the Southbank stage

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4 h. ago Met Office issues rare 'amber' thunderstorm warning for parts of UK

It is the latest in a series of thunderstorm warnings affecting the UK this week

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4 h. ago Met Office issues rare AMBER thunderstorm warnings for the weekend threatening floods, lightning strikes and power cuts after 30C heat today

The Met Office has issued a rare amber thunderstorm warning as Brits are set to be pummelled by floods as well as lightning strikes after power cuts amid soaring 30C temperatures today. 

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4 h. ago Met Office issues updated warning as 28 hours of thunderstorms to batter Wales

Flood alerts have also been issued with disruption expected across the weekend

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4 h. ago Met Office issues ‘danger to life’ warning as flooding and thunderstorms to hit UK

The Met Office has issued an amber warning as thunderstorms and flooding are set to hit parts of southern and eastern England tonight.

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4 h. ago LCD Soundsystem at Brixton Academy: 'beg, borrow or steal for a ticket'

James Murphy and co have their residency in Brixton underway and it is an LCD love-in

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4 h. ago If you think Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover is ‘disturbing’, you need to get a grip

The new princess of pop has sent shockwaves across the internet with her artwork for ‘Man’s Best Friend’. But anyone who thinks it’s ‘off-brand’ has clearly missed the point of the singer’s provocative persona, argues Helen Coffey

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