9 h. ago Falling palm trees and a faltering Palme d’Or director: how Cannes 2025 went – and who will win

In a Cannes film festival where the greatest movies were about dictatorships and political cruelty, our chief critic shares his picks for the prixCannes this year had a lot to live up to after last year’s award-winners, headline-grabbers and social media meltdowners Anora, The Substance and Emilia Pérez. It makes reading the signs now that bit more difficult: the bizarre event on the Croisette boulevard this year was a palm tree falling over. If it happened in a film, the metaphor would be unbearable.Whether 2025’s Cannes movies are going to spark a new burst of overwhelming excitement remains to be seen, though this year’s vintage feels good – often excellent, although even the biggest names can get it wrong: former Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau presented an incoherent drama called Alpha. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Ivor Novello Awards 2025 winners: Humble Charli XCX downplays Best Songwriter gong while Robbie Williams admits he still struggles with 'self

The Ivors, Britain's annual awards for songwriters and screen composers, marked its milestone 70th year with a star-studded ceremony at London's Grosvenor House.

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17 h. ago The Ivors 2025: Charli XCX, Brandon Flowers, Robbie Williams and U2 among last night’s winners

U2 make history at the 2025 Ivors overnight, as Charli XCX continues her awards tour

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28 h. ago Charli XCX named songwriter of the year at The Ivors awards ceremony

Lola Young won the rising star award while Berwyn took home the best album gong for Who Am I.

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28 h. ago Charli XCX picks up another huge award at prestigious music event

The Ivors celebrated the best in music and songwriting with a glittering event in London

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28 h. ago Ivor Novello Awards winners in full as Charli XCX picks up another major gong

The Ivors celebrated the best in music and songwriting with a glittering event in London

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36 h. ago 35 winners share prize fund of £1.5 million at 25th Scottish EDGE Awards

Scottish EDGE returned for its 25th round as 35 winners with high-growth potential took home £1.5 million in prize money.

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37 h. ago Manchester Airport issue new statement after major change for drivers who pick up and drop off

Drivers no longer have to stop and pay when they exit the car park at Manchester Airport

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42 h. ago Bea and her Business: ‘I would go to record label meetings alone aged 16’

The 21-year-old pop singer Bea Wheeler is up for a Rising Star nomination at this year’s Ivor Novello Awards. Ellie Muir speaks to the musician about sarcastic lyrics, why Lily Allen is her songwriting inspiration and churning out relatable music

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63 h. ago Carey Mulligan joins cast of Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptation

Daniel Craig, Charli XCX and Meryl Streep are rumoured to be joining the project

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64 h. ago What are the worst European football finals based on league position? | The Knowledge

Plus: more strange player-of-the-match awards and shot-shy winners; and did Brian Clough deliberately go down to 10 men?Mail us with your questions and answers“In terms of aggregate league position, will Tottenham v Manchester United be the worst European final ever?” asks Phil Taylor (and dozens of others).Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, who meet in Bilbao tonight, put all their eggs in the Europa League basket sometime before the clocks went back. They are 17th and 16th in the Premier League respectively, giving them an aggregate position of 33. It is, to take a couple of unashamedly gratuitous examples, equivalent to Oldham Athletic playing Southampton in the Uefa Cup final of 1992, or Sabadell meeting Racing Santander in the same competition in 1987. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago The one change that worked: I’ve ditched streaming for CDs – and fallen in love with music all over again

The lure of a limitless digital jukebox was great, but as the algorithm increasingly served up music I didn’t enjoy, I’ve taken back control of my listeningWhen most people were comparing how many times they had listened to Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx and Fontaines DC on Spotify Wrapped last December, I had to make do with Burger King Unwrapped, delivered to me via their app, which told me how many Burger Kings I’d eaten that year (a solitary Whopper meal in July). You see, I’ve stopped streaming music, which, in this modern day and age, seems frankly weird. But hear me out. I’ve gone back to buying CDs, and it’s made me fall in love with music all over again.I listen to music all day, every day. I can’t work without music in the background, or consider doing the washing up without some tunes to groove to. Traditionally, I’d buy albums on CDs or vinyl, and listen to them over and over until I was bored to death with them, by which time I’d hopefully have bought another album. It’s...

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5 d. ago Richard E. Grant and Charli XCX dazzle at a week of celeb parties

Richard E. Grant and Charli XCX dazzle at a week of celeb parties  London Evening Standard

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5 d. ago Richard E. Grant, Jourdan Dunn and Charli XCX dazzle at a week of celeb parties from London to Cannes

It’s been a star-studded week on both sides of the Channel, with A-listers lighting up London and Cannes

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5 d. ago Married At First Sight's 'hottest bride' Evelyn Ellis risks wardrobe malfunction in daring dress as she parties with Charli XCX at star

Married At First Sight's Evelyn Ellis turned heads as she rubbed shoulders with A-listers at the star-studded Magnum party during the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.

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8 d. ago Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96

Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” has died

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8 d. ago A seadragon and flushing worms: Environmental Photography award winners – in pictures

Winning images from the 2025 Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photography award, selected from 10,000 images submitted globally. The contest aims to reward photographers who put their creativity to good use in raising awareness of the importance of environmental protectionShortlisted exhibited in Monaco from 3 June to 31 July 2025 then touring in various locations around the world Continue reading...

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8 d. ago 13 'untouched' Welsh beaches win awards for unspoiled beauty and clean water

The winner of the Green Coast Awards have been announced which recognise smaller, untouched beaches

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8 d. ago Meghan in her ‘concert era’ after attending James Taylor show with Harry

One photo posted to Instagram by Meghan showed the six-time Grammy award winner signing some memorabilia for the couple.

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1 week ago Scotland's 'World Scotch Pie Champion' crowned at prestigious awards

The winners of the 2025 World Championship Scotch Pie Awards have been announced.

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