23 h. ago Elton John and Brandi Carlile: Who Believes in Angels? review – a true meeting of minds

(Island EMI)The British star and the US country artist spur each other on in this tuneful, swinging set with poignant momentsIn the twilight years of his career, Elton John has been anointing the next generation with a keener ear than most, championing new stars from Chappell Roan to Wet Leg via his Rocket Hour radio show and collaborating with artists as genre-diverse as Britney Spears, Gorillaz and Young Thug. Who Believes in Angels?, however, feels like a genuine meeting of minds. Created alongside American country rock royalty Brandi Carlile, an 11-times Grammy winner, there is the audible sense of two artists pushing each other and raising the other’s game; on the rollicking rock’n’roll romp of Little Richard’s Bible, or the full-blooded country duet Swing for the Fences, 78-year-old John sounds like a man half his age.Where many of his recent collaborations have seen him enter the sonic palettes of modern pop, Someone to Belong To’s interweaving harmonies, or the rousing piano...

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26 h. ago AD FEATURE: Spring into action and grab tickets to these six incredible shows in Manchester

Artists like Wet Leg, Gary Barlow, Olly Murs and more are set to visit the city this year

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30 h. ago ‘This weird dream just keeps going!’ Wet Leg on overnight success, sexual epiphanies and facing fears

The UK indie-rockers won two Grammys for their debut album. Ahead of their second, they explain how they protected one another amid sudden fame – and how queer love and Davina McCall inspired themWet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale looks like a pop star from a different era. She walks into a bar in east London wearing a giant, floor-length pale-pink padded coat. She has bleached eyebrows, dip-dyed hair, drawn-on freckles and jewels stuck to her nails and teeth. For a moment, Top of the Pops could be on primetime TV and a copy of Smash Hits in my bag. But then Wet Leg’s story always did feel anachronistic. In 2021, they managed what indie bands don’t often manage any more and became an overnight success. That June, they released their first single, Chaise Longue, a deadpan, perfectly simple and cheerfully daft megahit; they conquered the US and Japan, toured arenas and topped the album charts with their scathing, self-titled debut, scoring two Brit awards and two Grammys.They were still touring...

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61 h. ago Queen's Park fear Willie Haughey set to walk away as Spiders chiefs face fight to keep major backer at Hampden

Record Sport has learned he has grown increasingly frustrated by the bureaucracy at the top of the Championship club

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61 h. ago Trump's trade war kicks off: US president unveils 'Liberation Day' tariffs including 25% on ALL foreign car imports amid fears UK faces being battered

Donald Trump is expected to confirm that the UK will not escape the pain of levies he claims will restore 'fairness' in global trade.

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4 d. ago Starmer admits UK will face Trump tariffs this week amid global recession fears: Live updates

Donald Trump will unveil sweeping tariffs on any country that ‘treats the US unfairly’ on Wednesday

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4 d. ago Celebrity Big Brother's Will Best names dream housemate but says 'it would be weird'

Celebrity Big Brother hosts Will Best and AJ Odudu have opened up about the new series of the rebooted ITV reality show and opened up on their housemate wish list

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4 d. ago Starmer admits UK will face Trump tariffs this week as US president sparks global recession fears: Live

Markets tumble across UK, Europe and Asia after Trump announced he is set to impose a barrage of high tariffs on imported goods from around the world

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7 d. ago Around me in Istanbul there is fear on every face – but I see a resilience that refuses to die | Carolin Würfel

Many turbulent years have taught my friends never to make plans. Yet, even after Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest, they have hopeCarolin Würfel is a German writer based in IstanbulWhen I first visited Istanbul nearly 20 years ago, I spoke with an academic who had lived through Turkey’s military coups and political upheavals – some that had unfolded overnight. He was wise and wary, and though I didn’t fully grasp the weight of his words then, they have stayed with me. “If we’re not careful,” he warned in 2006, “we’ll end up under an authoritarian regime.”For two decades, his premonition lingered, occasionally breaking through the surface. But last week, the erosion of democratic principles became undeniable. Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was arrested on charges of corruption after a court ruling. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Families fear Scotland's southernmost village faces 'death spiral' of depopulation

With a population of around 500, Drummore sits at the east side of the Rhinns of Galloway, near the Mull of Galloway, about 16 miles south of Stranraer.

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1 week ago Wet Leg Debut Seven New Songs at Intimate Shows in Brighton and London

Wet Leg Debut Seven New Songs at Intimate Shows in Brighton and London  Billboard

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1 week ago 'I fear I could die any moment after common symptom turned out to be brain aneurysm'

Amber Ford, 31, from Scotland, was a 'healthy' individual before she became unwell in 2018, and now faces a grappling decision as she lives in fear of when she could die

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2 w. ago Miami Open: Gauff condemns Kenin to double bagel as Fearnley progresses

Third seed beats fellow American 6-0, 6-0Qualifier Fearnley will face Alexander ZverevThird seed Coco Gauff crushed fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-0, 6-0 at the Miami Open on Thursday, as the former US Open champion produced a flawless display to reach the third round.Gauff, aiming to win her maiden Miami Open title, won 84% of her first-serve points, saved the one break point she faced and converted six of her nine break points in the 47-minute match. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Hundreds of migrants occupied Paris theatre next to our businesses... now we face bankruptcy: Neighbours fear financial 'ruin' after venue invited refugees to a free show and they refused to leave

The Gaite-Lyrique theatre has been overtaken by some 450 Africans who were previously sleeping rough on the streets of the capital.

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