3 h. ago ‘We played to 8,000 Mexicans who knew every word’: how the Whitest Boy Alive conquered the world

He lit up Europe with bands ranging from Peachfuzz to Kings of Convenience. But it was the Whitest Boy Alive that sent Erlend Øye stratospheric. As they return, the soft-singing, country-hopping sensation looks backIf you were to imagine the recent evolution of music in Europe as a series of scenes from a Where’s Wally?-style puzzle book, one bespectacled, lanky figure would pop up on almost every page. There he is in mid-90s London, handing out flyers for his first band Peachfuzz. Here he is in NME at the dawn of the new millennium, fronting folk duo Kings of Convenience and spearheading the new acoustic movement. There he is strumming his guitar in the vanguard of Norway’s “Bergen wave”. Then he’s off spinning records in Berlin nightclubs during the city’s “poor but sexy” post-millennial years. By the 2010s, he’s driving a renaissance of Italian chamber pop as part of La Comitiva, his bandmates hailing from the southern tip of Sicily.It’s hard to think of a figure more musically c...

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34 h. ago Primary school teacher, 50, sues outdoor adventure playground company Go Ape for £60,000 after breaking her leg on a slide in area 'aimed at children'

Rosemary Mountain, 50, suffered a 'severe' fracture coming down a 10 to 12m long 'Big Bounce' netted fabric tube slide at Go Ape's Black Park adventure site near Slough.

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3 d. ago Hamilton Accies wage bill laid bare as club paid £30,000 safety bonus to players despite relegation

We can exclusively reveal the crisis club's wage bill and the task new owner Rob Edwards faces to cut costs

Economics

5 d. ago The Traitors fans laud the show's 'most terrifying mission' ever as the players are left screaming in horror by 'absolutely mental' cabin with a VERY creepy twist

In a bid to add £6,000 to the prize fund, the remaining players travelled to a haunted cabin in the woods, where they were tasked with solving cryptic clues.

Events

8 d. ago Prehistoric shell trumpets used as walkie talkies play a tune for the first time in 6,000 YEARS after scientists discovered they were used to communicate long distances

Your iPhone's battery life might be impressive, but it's nothing compared to the longevity of these ancient 'walkie-talkies'.

Politics

1 week ago Wildcard tennis player’s performance in £22,000 tournament leaves viewers wondering if it’s her first match

A wildcard tennis player's performance has left social media users wondering if she had ever played before entering a professional tournament with a $30,000 (£22,000) prize.

Sport

1 week ago Hunt for the mysterious 'world's worst tennis player': Egyptian tennis chiefs say they know NOTHING about 21

Hajar Abdelkader, 21, went viral for her 37-minute-long 6-0, 6-0 defeat to world No 1026 Loren Shaedel after only managing to win three points and looking at times as she was unfamiliar with aspects of the sport.

Sport

2 w. ago How DID tennis's worst ever player get into a £22,000 professional tournament? Mystery surrounds 21

Hajar Abdelkader lasted just 37 minutes against Germany's Lorena Schaedel as she fell to defeat 6-0, 6-0, winning just three points in her ITF W35 first-round match in Nairobi.

Economics

2 w. ago How DID tennis's worst ever player get into a £22,000 tournament? Mystery surrounds 21

Hajar Abdelkader lasted just 37 minutes against Germany's Lorena Schaedel as she fell to defeat 6-0, 6-0, winning just three points in her ITF W35 first-round match in Nairobi.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘I’ve got a fearlessness to being laid bare’: how Yungblud became Britain’s biggest rock star

In 2025 the Doncaster-born singer-songwriter has earned two UK No 1s, three Grammy nominations and the respect of rock’s greats – and he says it’s all down to putting fans firstIn November, Dominic Harrison, better known as Yungblud, received three Grammy nominations. The news that he had become the first British artist in history to be nominated that many times in the awards’ rock categories came as a suitably striking finale to what, by any metric, was an extraordinary year for the 28-year-old singer-songwriter.In June, his fourth studio album, Idols, entered the UK charts at No 1, outselling its nearest competitor by 50%. The same month, the annual festival he curates and headlines, Bludfest, drew an audience of 30,000 to The National Bowl in Milton Keynes. In July, he played at Back to the Beginning, the farewell performance by Black Sabbath, whose frontman Ozzy Osbourne died 17 days after the gig. On a bill almost comically overstuffed with heavy metal superstars paying tribute...

Politics

3 w. ago EuroMillions winning numbers LIVE: Lottery results for December 26 with £46m jackpot

There will also be a Thunderball draw this evening with players standing to win a fixed top prize of £500,000. If multiple players match winning numbers they all receive the full prize

Economics

3 w. ago Set For Life results LIVE: National Lottery winning numbers for December 25

The December 25 Set For Life draw is taking place at 8pm with players standing to win a massive £10,000 payment every month for the next 30 years

Politics

4 w. ago National Lottery winning numbers LIVE: Lotto results for December 24 with £15million jackpot

A Thunderball draw will also take place this evening with players standing to win a fixed top prize of £500,000

Economics

4 w. ago Euromillions winning numbers LIVE: Lottery results for December 23 with £35m jackpot

There is also a Thunderball draw this evening with players standing to win a fixed top prize of £500,000. If multiple players match winning numbers they all receive the full prize

Economics