9 d. ago Poland is sliding back towards populism. Democrats elsewhere should heed our mistakes | Karolina Wigura and Jarosław Kuisz

Donald Tusk has failed to offer a positive vision for the future. Without one, liberals will just be an interval between populist actsWe were travelling across Poland by train the day after the country’s sensational parliamentary elections in autumn 2023. When news of the results came through, passengers in our compartment fell into each other’s arms, rejoicing as though a great weight had been lifted from their shoulders. Hard as it was to believe after eight years, the national populists of the Law and Justice party had been ousted from power on a record turnout of 75% of voters. We felt the potential of democracy to change things for the better as a physical sensation.Less than two years have passed but this enthusiasm has disappeared without trace. The Law and Justice-backed candidate Karol Nawrocki won the presidential election run off in June with 50.89% of the vote, securing the admiration of Donald Trump in the process. Days before Nawrocki’s swearing in on Wednesday [6 Augu...

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3 w. ago Inside Noel Gallagher's tense feud with Lewis Capaldi and 'third world' Scotland

Noel Gallagher is no stranger to causing controversy and that was certainly the case when he branded Scotland a 'third world country' and reignited his feud with Lewis Capaldi

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3 w. ago Noel Gallagher says Scotland is a 'third world country' in bitter feud with Lewis Capaldi

Oasis are set to play Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium for three nights next month but Scots fans may not be impressed to hear what Noel has said about Scotland in the past.

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3 w. ago Lewis Capaldi stops writing songs to battle mental health issues

Lewis Capaldi hasn't written music in six months as he recovers from mental health issues. He learning to take foot off gas and has his brother helping him shed pounds after tipping 20 stone.

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4 w. ago Busker's 'heart broken' after stranger has unexpected reaction to performance

A street performer shared the touching moment he started singing a Lewis Capaldi song - and was met with a surprising and emotional reaction from a man walking by

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4 w. ago Lewis Capaldi says unfinished Glastonbury set in 2023 was ‘blessing in disguise’

The Scottish singer announced a break from touring shortly after the performance.

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Lewis Capaldi has revealed that looking back on his 2023 Glastonbury performance it was probably the most important day of his life as if shifted his mindset.

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4 w. ago Lewis Capaldi 'convulsing' backstage at show weeks before emotional Glastonbury comeback

The singer has opened up about his return to the iconic music festival after suffering a bad experience just weeks before

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4 w. ago Lewis Capaldi confesses to 'convulsing' backstage during worst panic attack as he admits 'breakdown' at Glastonbury 2023 was the 'most important day of his life'

Lewis Capaldi has reflected on his lowest moments as he admitted how bad his panic attacks got prior to his 'breakdown' on stage at Glastonbury back in 2023. 

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4 w. ago Lewis Capaldi gives Scots chance to bag free tickets to sold

Fans have hailed Lewis Capaldi and Greggs' collab as "the most iconic British combo since tea met biscuits".

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4 w. ago Lewis Capaldi spotted in Celtic top as he arrives for The Tonight Show appearance in New York

The Scots singing sensation summed up his Glastonbury performance to host Jimmy Fallon in three words.

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last month Lewis Capaldi jokes birth of first child won’t compare to Glastonbury 2025 performance

Lewis Capaldi says that the birth of his first child won’t compare to his performance at Glastonbury on 27 June.

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last month Lewis Capaldi beams with Dolly Parton as he says meeting star was a 'dream come true'

Lewis Capaldi met Dolly Parton after he performed a show in Nashville last week, saying it was "better than meeting the Queen" on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.

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last month Lewis Capaldi feared he’d made a ‘terrible’ decision before Glastonbury comeback

‘In the lead up to it, I thought it was horrific,’ admitted the singer

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