[ Israel’s war in Gaza has stoked enormous passions in the UK, with hundreds of thousands of people coming out on the streets to protest and feelings running high on all sides. But despite the intensity of the public’s response to the conflict, it has had relatively little impact in Westminster over the past six … Read more
[ Ultravox bass guitarist Chris Cross, who co-wrote the new wave band’s classic hit Vienna, has died aged 71. The musician, whose real name is Chris Allen, died on 25 March, and the news of his death was announced last night. Midge Ure, Ultravox’s frontman, led tributes to his “instant” friend on Facebook, posting an … Read more
[ Fit, slim young people don’t get cancer, right? Wrong. More people under 50 are getting cancer than ever before. Nobody knows precisely why it is happening, and as the recent sad announcement from the Princess of Wales, 42, proves even apparently healthy women can fall victim to the disease. The Palace has not specified … Read more
[ Claudia Winkleman has said her final goodbye to BBC Radio 2 today after joining the station in 2008. Ms Winkleman, 52, announced in December she was leaving her 10am to 1pm Saturday slot to spend more time with her children. Romesh Ranganathan, who currently has a midnight to 1am weekend show on BBC Radio … Read more
[ The dual life of Jack Antonoff is one of modern music’s more curious phenomena. Super-producer and collaborator to a host of pop A-listers – Taylor Swift, Lana Del Ray, Lorde and The 1975 among them – the 39-year-old’s aesthetic is all over the defining music of the current era. He has the Grammys to … Read more
[ An investigation has reportedly been launched at The London Clinic over claims staff tried to access the Princess of Wales’s private medical records. At least one member of staff tried to access Kate’s notes while she was a patient at the private hospital in central London in January, The Mirror reported. The princess was … Read more
[ Rachel Reeves faces her big moment in the spotlight tonight. Well, a spotlight of a sort – she’s not joining Celebrity Big Brother or turning out for Chelsea Women – but in the world of economics, the Mais Lecture being delivered by the shadow Chancellor on Tuesday evening is a big deal. This annual … Read more
[ Mollie King is currently tackling the biggest endurance challenge of her life to raise money for Comic Relief. The Saturdays star, who later built a career as presenter on BBC radio, will cycle from London to the northern city of Hull, a journey of roughly 500 kilometres, stopping at some of the UK’s most … Read more
[ By now, Holly Humberstone’s preoccupation with places is well established; the title of last October’s debut album, Paint My Bedroom Black, suggested she believed in the importance of some feng shui when making an emotional restart. But even before that, she was lamenting the loneliness of stop-gap house shares on her 2021 EP The … Read more
[ Wayne McGregor is holding a glass of water aloft in his hands. He’s illustrating to me the idea of physical intelligence – how all of us, not only dancers, think with our bodies, even if we’re not wholly aware of it in our everyday lives. “When I pick up this glass,” the choreographer schools … Read more
