4 m. ago Brits face 29C 'sizzle ’n’ storms' summer as floods threaten festivals and school hols

Forecasters say Brits could be in for a very mixed summer – with both storms and scorching heat set to run through the UK, expected to interrupt music festivals and school holidays

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5 h. ago Bonnaroo 2025 cancelled after just one night due to severe storms days after co

Luke Combs was the only of the four headliners for this year’s festival to take the stage

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5 h. ago Parklife 2025 in pictures so far as heavy rain fails to dampen spirits and good vibes

The festival is set to host close to 80,000 people at Heaton Park today

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6 h. ago Darts star slams heat on World Cup stage in Frankfurt as he fires drop warning over sweltering oche

Irish ace William O'Connor reckons it's a furnace for players and admitted 'the quicker we get off that stage, the better'.

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8 h. ago Let women be horny – but Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover isn’t helping | Arwa Mahdawi

The Man’s Best Friend image has reopened a debate: sex-positive feminism or soft porn for the male gaze?Please join me for a quick game of “is this sex-positive feminism or just a lazy repackaging of the patriarchy”? Today’s protagonist is Sabrina Carpenter, a pop star whose music videos have got a Brooklyn priest demoted and might have played a small role in getting the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, indicted.Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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8 h. ago 17th Century Scottish pub named among the best in the UK for live music

A much-loved Glasgow pub has been named one of the UK’s top live music venues by Eat Drink Meet

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9 h. ago Dramatic footage shows heavy rain at Parklife 2025 as partygoers run for shelter

It's a bit of a wet start to proceedings

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9 h. ago Download rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpit ‘collisions’ cause accidental 999 calls

Police received nearly 700 false emergency alerts from Leicestershire heavy metal event last yearWhen hundreds of 999 calls came in from fans at the Download festival two years ago, the emergency services must have thought a disaster was unfolding at the three-day heavy metal gig in Leicestershire.In fact, the calls were made automatically from smartwatches and other devices worn by fans because “the tech assumed that people in moshpits had been in a collision”, according to Leicestershire police. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Download festival rockers told to take off smartwatches after moshpits spark emergency alerts

Police received nearly 700 false ‘collision’ 999 calls from Leicestershire heavy metal event in 2023When hundreds of 999 calls came in from fans at the Download festival two years ago, the emergency services must have thought a disaster was unfolding at the three-day heavy metal gig in Leicestershire.In fact, the calls were made automatically from smartwatches and other devices worn by fans because “the tech assumed that people in moshpits had been in a collision”, according to Leicestershire police. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Markram steers South Africa to historic World Test Championship final triumph

Final, D4: SA, 138 & 282-5, bt Aus, 212 & 207, by five wktsVerreynne sees Proteas home against AustraliaFirst trophy since 1998 banishes ‘chokers’ barbAs the South African balcony erupted in ecstasy, and the green shirts in the crowd sent a roar ringing around St John’s Wood, Temba Bavuma simply sat there with his head in his hands. Relief? Disbelief? Whatever it was, it was the culmination of a journey from the township of Langa to the new pinnacle of Test cricket at Lord’s. South Africa, World Test Championship winners under his calm leadership, had made history.There were a couple of stutters along the way, moments when South African backsides started to twitch like a rabbit’s nose and memories of all those self-inflicted heartaches at International Cricket Council events came flooding back. But in the end, guided by a masterful 136 from Aiden Markram - catharsis after last year’s loss in the T20 World Cup final under his captaincy - they squeezed out the remaining 69 run...

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10 h. ago Reclusive superstar hailed 'next Prince' vanished from spotlight and changed name

Terence Trent D'Arby shot to fame in the 1980s after releasing his debut studio album, but after just a few years, his music career came to an abrupt halt and he disappeared from the limelight

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11 h. ago Jarvis Cocker is Britpop’s ultimate comeback king in scintillating Pulp show

The band’s arena show at the O2 proves they are every bit as vital in 2025 as they were three decades ago

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12 h. ago EXCLUSIVE: Britain's Got Talent child star hits out after having her entire image 'controlled'

Natalie Okri made it to the Britain's Got Talent semi-finals as a child, and went on to get signed by Simon Cowell's music label. Now as an adult she is still making hits but has gone in a completely different direction

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13 h. ago John Lydon slams Sex Pistols for performing in Scotland without him

Lydon, who fronted the original line-up from 1975 to 1978 as Johnny Rotten, says the original members don’t want him in the line-up

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13 h. ago Parklife 2025 LIVE: Thousands head to Heaton Park for day one of huge music festival with big headliner

More than 80,000 people will be heading to Heaton Park today

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14 h. ago Irish comedian ARDAL O'HANLON: 'I wouldn't mind sharing a beer with Roger Federer and picking up a few tennis tips'

The actor and comedian, 59, tells Charlotte Vossen about the ploy that got him his first pint, his precocious coffee habits, and how to make the best margarita

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14 h. ago The Grammys tweak rules to create two new categories for 2026

The Recording Academy has carved out a stand-alone category for best album cover, just as Sabrina Carpenter takes the spotlight

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15 h. ago Music icon hailed as 'next Prince' changed his name after ditching fame

Terence Trent D'Arby was a huge name in the late 1980s with his debut album earning him critical acclaim and a host of awards but his career would take a very different path

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16 h. ago ‘Misshapes, mistakes, misfits’: Pulp’s signature secondhand style has stood test of time

Band’s ‘on the edge of kitsch’ aesthetic is still relevant three decades later as young people focus on vintage clothing Thirty years ago this month Pulp played the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury and took their reputation to another level. If part of this was due to a storming set taking in their new hit Common People, debuts for their future hits Mis-Shapes and Disco 2000, and the star power of singer Jarvis Cocker, it was also down to their look.There was Steve Mackay, bass guitarist, in a fitted shirt and kipper tie, Russell Senior on violin in a blue safari shirt, keyboardist Candida Doyle in sequins and – of course – Cocker, in his now signature secondhand 70s tailoring. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago 13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

Not even the greatest musicians in the world can put out golden hits all the time. Kevin E G Perry reaches for his earplugs and asks, where did it all go wrong?

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