Getty Images WrestleMania has come to a close with John Cena making history winning the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Championship for a record-breaking 17th time. The win over Cody Rhodes, which came following a surprise interference from rapper Travis Scott, means Cena has overtaken Ric Flair by winning more world titles than anyone in the...
Getty Images John Cena (left) will face off against Cody Rhodes in an attempt to become WWE’s only recognised 17-time world champion Millions of wrestling fans across the world are gearing up for this weekend’s much-anticipated annual finale – WrestleMania 41. Just ask seven-year-old Oliver, who’s spent the past week of his school holidays waking...
Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Who Believes In Angels? is Sir Elton’s first album with country singer Brandi Carlile Sir Elton John says he is “blown away” after scoring the 10th UK number one album of his career. Who Believes In Angels?, a collaboration with US country star Brandi Carlile, has topped the charts...
Lancashire have signed Hampshire and England fast bowler John Turner on a 14-day loan deal. The 24-year-old will go straight into the squad for the County Championship match at Northamptonshire on Friday. He made his England One-Day international debut in the tour of West Indies in November. Turner will provide cover with veteran James Anderson...
Madonna has said she and Sir Elton John have “buried the hatchet” and put an end to their decades-long feud. Sir Elton, 78, has repeatedly accused Madonna of lip syncing over the years, prompting Madonna’s team – back in 2004 – to respond that she did not “spend her time trashing other artists”. The music...
Charlotte Gallagher News Correspondent Reporting fromRoyal Albert Hall Getty Images Lesley Manville, John Lithgow and Imelda Staunton were among the winners at the Olivier Awards 2025. Here’s five things we learnt at UK theatre’s most prestigious night. John Lithgow’s going to need another door John Lithgow was one of the big winners of the night,...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter at the Royal Albert Hall Getty Images Lesley Manville and John Lithgow won best actress and actor respectively Lesley Manville and John Lithgow were among the big winners at the Sunday’s Olivier Awards, the most prestigious event in UK theatre. Lithgow won best actor for his portrayal of Roald Dahl in...
© Andy Hollingworth Punk poet laureate Dr John Cooper Clarke has joined the line-up for the opening day of Sheffield’s Tramlines Festival that has been curated by local legends Pulp. The Bard of Salford joins Pulp on Friday 25 July for their hometown festival gig, and other guests on the day include Spiritualized, John Grant, Baxter...
Every time I read a column by John Stossel, I think my estimation of him has fallen to its theoretical limit. And then I read the next one. For years, Stossel has tipped his hat to the idea that “pro-market” and “pro-business” are not the same thing. He occasionally gives an example of welfare for...
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Vivien Goldman : John Robb interview The music journalist, writer and musician on her adventures in punk rock, her seminal punky reggae single recorded with John Lydon producing, her pre punk days doing PR for Bob Marley, her music writing days and her role as a punk professor in New York and her acclaimed ‘Revenge...
John Cooper Clarke John Cooper Clarke, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mike Garry, Jan Brierton, Freya Beer ‘In Celebration of World Poetry Day’ At Mancheser AO Arena March 29 2025 Live Review In which the nation’s saving grace and best known poet, John Cooper Clarke headlines a defining bill at the biggest ever poetry event in the UK. It’s fair to...
Laura Kuenssberg and Sean Seddon BBC News Watch: Justin Welby says if Smyth were alive, he would forgive him Justin Welby has told the BBC he forgives a serial abuser at the heart of a scandal that led to his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury. In his first interview since quitting in November last year,...
The governing body did not offer any details around the investigation’s findings, which it said were “final and binding” and that it was “analysing the decision”. However, in his own statement, seen by BBC Sport, Herdman defended his actions and behaviour. “I acknowledge the Disciplinary Committee’s decision, which concluded with an admonishment, without suspension or...
John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs by Ian Leslie Published by Faber & Faber – out now John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie is a majestic biography of two young geniuses whose intertwined talents created one of the greatest bodies of music in history. Leslie traces their journey...