4 d. ago Wet Leg: Moisturizer review – Doritos, Davina McCall and dumb fun from British indie’s big breakout band

(Domino)After winning multiple Grammys and Brits, the Isle of Wight band explore love and sexuality on their second LP – but there’s still room for some barbed put-downsMoisturizer concludes with a track called U and Me at Home. In it, Rhian Teasdale sings about the pleasures of doing nothing over guitars that bend in and out of tune in the style patented by My Bloody Valentine. Nothing much happens in the song – there’s some discussion about possibly getting a takeaway, and a brief nod to the “happy comatose” effects of weed – but it does feature a few lines that function as a kind of Wet Leg origin story. “Maybe we could start a band as some kind of joke,” sings Teasdale. “Well, that didn’t quite go to plan now we’ve been stretched across the world”.You don’t need to be a member of Wet Leg and aware of the circumstances of their formation – apparently the result of a conversation between Teasdale and guitarist Hester Chambers while on a ferris wheel – to feel slightly surprised at...

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4 d. ago ‘Risk to life’ warning over scenic Isle of Wight road that could fall into sea

The Isle of Wight’s Military Road is an 11-mile stretch of tarmac that skirts the island’s cliffs, sometimes coming within five metres of the drop

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9 d. ago LL Cool J says he won't perform at Philadelphia's July Fourth festival in support of workers strike

Rapper LL Cool J says he will not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia

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9 d. ago TOM UTLEY: I like an honest pint, the Isle of Wight and Tim Henman. Am I next for a Lifetime Achievement Award in Dullness?

Raise a glass with me today to Peter Hansen, 85, worthy winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award presented by The Dull Man's Podcast for that most admirable of qualities, dullness.

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1 week ago Wet Leg: Davina's favourite band are coming to get you. And second album, Moisturizer, proves that the Isle of Wight indie rockers are no one

Formed at music college by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, they were clearly talented but also, as that name suggests, a bit silly. Four years on, they are a more serious proposition.

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1 week ago Switzerland hoping for festival of football as hosts get Euro 2025 party started

Enthusiasm is palpable as fans buy in to a tournament where progress should be made on and off the pitchIn any downtime from ensuring Euro 2025 passes smoothly, Uefa staff can take a short walk to watch Nyon’s summer jazz festival in full flow. Rive Jazzy is in its fourth decade and there should be something for everyone. The Greasers will be on stage to set a tone before England face Wales on 13 July; this Friday anyone with a penchant for swing can turn up at Place du Molard to enjoy harmonies by the Hot Shooters.The more pressing hope is that there will be plenty of those on Switzerland’s football pitches across the next 25 days. At its elite level, the women’s game has never before been blessed with the depth of quality it can showcase this month. There is justified optimism that no weak link will stick out like a sore thumb among the 16 contenders in this European Championship; at the top end a valid expectation exists that, while Spain are obvious favourites, at least three or...

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2 w. ago What time The Maccabees are playing Glastonbury Park Stage tonight

It will be the London band's fourth time playing the festival

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2 w. ago What time The Libertines are playing Glastonbury Pyramid Stage today

This will be the iconic band's fourth appearance at the festival

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2 w. ago Glastonbury 2025 fans make plea for iconic act after 'huge' return

As the fourth day of the festival arrived, fans were excited to see one act perform after 30 years

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2 w. ago The town abandoned by tourists: How once 'booming' seaside resort is now an 'utter disgrace' packed with ghost hotels

A once 'booming' seaside town which hosted Jimi Hendrix as a guest has become a ghost town with rotting hotels and an empty High Street as locals and tourists blast 'eye-sores' on the seafront.

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2 w. ago Isle of Wight is slammed by Glastonbury stars as Lewis Capaldi is on verge of tears

Glastonbury saw Wet Leg peform on Friday with Lewis Capaldi making a welcome comeback before Robbie Williams teased a possible return too and was that a young Liam Gallagher see at Worthy Farm?

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2 w. ago Isle of Wight slammed by Glastonbury stars as Lewis Capaldi is on verge of tears

Glastonbury saw Wet Leg peform on Friday with Lewis Capaldi making a welcome comeback before Robbie Williams teased a possible return too and was that a young Liam Gallagher see at Worthy Farm?

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2 w. ago Hero electrician recalls moment he pulled schoolchildren from Eastleigh bus wreckage

Inspector Andy Tester of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary praised the bravery of members of the public and emergency services who helped at the scene

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3 w. ago 'My mum left us to live in Kenyan hut with toyboy Masai warrior

Cheryl Thomasgood left behind her two sons and second husband in the Isle of Wight for a new way of life in Kenya after falling in love with warrior Daniel Lekimencho - however she didn't get her happily ever after

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3 w. ago Stereophonics headline Isle of Wight Festival for fourth time

A total of 55,000 party-goers have crossed the Solent to reach Seaclose Park in Newport, for the four-day festival.

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3 w. ago An Englishman in Newport – Sting wows Isle of Wight Festival

Other bands taking to the Main Stage on Friday included Lottery Winners, Amy Macdonald, The Corrs and Faithless.

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3 w. ago Stereophonics Kelly Jones says band 'wasted years' after mistake over their fans

Stereophonics have reflected on their successful career as they rock the headline act at the iconic Isle of Wight Festival – but admit there was one thing they wished they realised sooner

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3 w. ago Zara Phillips catches the eye in stylish trouser suit as she joins fellow royals at Ascot racing festival

The daughter of Princess Anne donned the unique outfit for the fourth day of the Berkshire racing festival on Friday.

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3 w. ago King Charles greets Duchess of York with a kiss on the hand as he shows his affection with the royals at Ascot

The King and his glamorous relatives embraced the fun-filled spirit of Royal Ascot today as they jovially greeted one another on the fourth day of the racing festival in Berkshire.

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3 w. ago A royally good day out! Princess Eugenie and an affectionate King Charles lead the glamorous royals having fun in the sun at Ascot

The King and his glamorous relatives embraced the fun-filled spirit of Royal Ascot today as they jovially greeted one another on the fourth day of the racing festival in Berkshire.

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