27 h. ago I tried Simba’s hybrid luxe mattress and it completely transformed my sleep

I put one of the company's most luxurious (and priciest) hybrid mattresses to the test – here's why I'll never look back

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2 d. ago 11 best mattresses, tried and tested by The Independent’s sleep expert

Looking for a new mattress? I’ve slept on the best mattresses for back, side and front sleepers from Simba, Nectar and more

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3 d. ago Kylie Minogue is shiny pop perfection in Manchester AO Arena return

It's utterly joyful shiny pop perfection - just like the woman herself. And if you've got a ticket, you're in for a treat, writes Dianne Bourne

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3 d. ago Kylie Minogue in pictures at triumphant AO Arena Manchester return

Pop princess Kylie Minogue made a triumphant return to Manchester's AO Arena for a record-breaking 32nd time - our photographer captured her entrance

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3 d. ago I tested the Ninja slushi and created ‘one of the best drinks I’ve ever made’

Until another brand makes a good domestic slushy maker, this is really the only option on the market

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4 d. ago Bruce Springsteen, Kylie Minogue and Manchester City fans issued warning

The three major events will all be taking place in Manchester tomorrow evening

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6 d. ago "I built LEGO's Twilight Cullen House and it's full of hidden details from the books and films"

Building LEGO's first-ever Twilight set was a trip down memory lane, bringing iconic scenes from the film saga to life

Culture

6 d. ago Kylie Minogue review – house, techno doom metal? This is a thrilling reinvention of a pop deity

OVO Hydro, GlasgowHer Tension world tour reaches the UK, and it’s the work of a relaxed but inherently flamboyant singer with a bold new vision for her back catalogueThe lights go down in Glasgow, and Kylie Minogue ascends from underneath the stage like a pop deity: head-to-toe in electric blue PVC, sitting in the centre of a giant neon diamond. After acclaimed runs in Australia and the US, she’s kicking off the UK leg of her Tension tour, celebrating an era that started two years ago with lead single Padam Padam – a phenomenon everywhere from gay clubs to TikTok – and continued with her equally hook-filled albums Tension and Tension II.In contrast to some recent over-complicated arena tour concepts from the likes of Katy Perry, the Tension show is admirably straightforward after Kylie’s big entrance, allowing her to remain the focus at all times. She races through hits – some condensed into medleys – at an astonishing pace; from 1991’s What Do I Have To Do, to Good As Gone from Ten...

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7 d. ago Kylie Minogue ahead of Glasgow OVO Hydro gig soaks up some Scottish sunshine

Kylie Minogue's 2025 Tension Tour will continue in Glasgow's OVO Hydro tonight, Friday May 16.

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7 d. ago Add to playlist: underground pop star Neggy Gemmy and the week’s best new tracks

Aggressive, hedonistic and seductive – often in the span of the same song – the independent LA-based singer-songwriter spans shoegaze, vaporwave and capital-P popFrom Los Angeles via VirginiaRecommended if you like PinkPantheress, Kylie Minogue, Daniel Lopatin’s Chuck Person aliasUp next Album She Comes from Nowhere, released 20 JuneNeggy Gemmy has quietly spent the past decade building one of the strongest catalogues in underground pop. Born Lindsey French – and previously known as Negative Gemini – Neggy Gemmy’s music spans coldwave, shoegaze, trance, vaporwave and capital-P pop; her records can be icily aggressive or hedonistic and seductive, often in the span of the same song. Although her work is always distinctive, she’s also canny with iconoclastic references. On 2016’s Body Work, she sampled Britney Spears’ Everytime one song before her own masterpiece of emotional desolation, the breakbeat ballad You Never Knew; the highlight from her underrated 2023 club odyssey CBD Reiki ...

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8 d. ago Are Brita’s water filters worth it? Our wellbeing editor put one to the test

Would the at-home filter jug live up to the hype and more importantly, does it work?

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8 d. ago 11 best bath towels to upgrade your bathroom, tried and tested

These soft and fluffy essentials have all been tried and tested by our experts

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8 d. ago Moment dog walker hurls two pets into a house before dragging tiny dog with lead trapped under its leg through the door

EXCLUSIVE: Ring doorbell footage reportedly shows Mike Johnston, who runs a local business, lifting a bulldog into the air and using its lead to carry it into the house.

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9 d. ago Kylie Minogue's 'favourite' perfume is on sale for £13 and smells like a £245 designer scent

The singer describes this scent as 'glamorous and addictive'– and you can snap it up for under £20

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1 week ago House of Games at Hampstead Theatre review: an efficient, tense piece of work that never quite sings

This continues the venue’s long run of putting on middle to mediocre shows

Society

1 week ago Shark FlexBreeze Hybrid Fan Review: Can It Beat The Heatwave?

Abha Shah tries out the multi-use pedestal-to-table fan operates at impressively whisper levels

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1 week ago Kylie Minogue Glasgow Hydro Stage Times: Gig set times, support, tickets, setlist, age restrictions

The Australian superstar is on her way to Scotland.

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1 week ago ITV Lorraine guest Dannii Minogue lets slip secret about famous sister Kylie live on air

TV presenter Andi Peters was standing in for Lorraine Kelly at the helm of the ITV daytime show on Monday (May 12) when he spoke to Dannii Minogue about her new show I Kissed A Boy

Society

1 week ago Deansgate Locks' lost bars and clubs that once made it a celeb spotters paradise

From Justin Bieber to Kylie Minogue and a host of Premier League stars - Deansgate Locks was once THE place to be seen

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1 week ago Kylie Minogue's 'favourite' perfume has dropped to £16 on Amazon

"Lovely and somewhat nostalgic"

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