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Manic Street Preachers and Suede 's co-headline show at London's O2 Arena delivers a masterclass in how to make big spaces feel intimate, while reminding all just how important both bands have been to British musical…
Read moreThe most amazing thing that ever happened in their lives – magic nanny, alien friend, psychic abilities, otherworldly adventures – was already over when they were kids. If that bad Harry Potter play taught us anything…
Read moreThe story of Iphigénie among the Taurians, adapted from Euripides by Gluck and his librettist Guillard in 1779, is being told at English National Opera for the first time. It's sung in French – more on that later – and…
Read moreThe Canadian series, which stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as star-crossed hockey rivals-turned-lovers Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, has become an international phenomenon since its release in November 2025.…
Read more"I do guerrilla signings," she tells me conspiratorially. "They let me go in and I sign all the books, just in case. I love the idea of kids buying a book, going on holiday and seeing that I've signed it. Sometimes I…
Read moreThe non-ranking event brings together the tournament winners from the past year at the Leicester Arena in a battle for supremacy. 2025 champion Mark Selby and losing finalist Judd Trump are among those in the 16-strong…
Read moreThe Spanish singer released ‘Lux’ on November 7, 2025, and has now marked its first birthday with a new limited-edition box set and a lengthy post on Substack , titled ‘Dar A Lux’. Advertisement In the post, she…
Read moreThe Spanish singer released ‘Lux’ on November 7, 2025, and has now marked its first birthday with a new limited-edition box set and a lengthy post on Substack , titled ‘Dar A Lux’. Advertisement In the post, she…
Read moreAfter her body was found near the Seine in September 1949, city police wrote off the young woman, immortalised as "the girl of 100 portraits", as loose, libertine and – worse – an unmarried mother. They closed their…
Read moreThe Paternoster Gang: The Misplaced World is the latest addition to The Worlds of Doctor Who, a collection of stories created by Big Finish. Madame Vastra (Neve McIntosh) is sent on a mission by the Eighth Doctor (Paul…
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