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Coldplay review, Glastonbury 2024: Chris Martin and co deliver the spectacle of a lifetime
If archaeologists ever excavate the leyline reputed to flow beneath the Pyramid Stage field, it will likely look like this. A shimmering ocean of 200,000 luminous neon specks, undulating across the vale to the sound of twinkling synth rock. Tonight’s spectacular preview comes courtesy of the vast array of LEDContinue Reading
Led by Donkeys interrupt Nigel Farage speech by lowering huge Putin banner
Nigel Farage’s latest rally was disrupted after political activists lowered a remote-controlled banner showing Vladimir Putin behind him while he spoke. While talking at The Columbine Centre in Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex, the Reform UK leader was initially unaware that the Russian president was on the poster, with the words ‘IContinue Reading
Clive Tyldesley’s last words on air as ITV commentator bids farewell at Euros
Clive Tyldesley kept things as professional as ever with his final words on the microphone after covering his final game for ITV. The veteran commentator is leaving the broadcaster after 28 years, having been informed before the start of Euro 2024 that his contract would not be renewed. The 69-year-oldContinue Reading
England Euro 2024 stars helped by Ben Stokes as Harry Kane issues rallying cry
England captain Harry Kane has shared how a meeting with cricket star Ben Stokes is helping Gareth Southgate’s squad weather the storm of criticism threatening to derail their Euro 2024 campaign. Stokes, who has won World Cups in two formats and helped reinvent the Test team with his aggressive ‘Bazball’Continue Reading
The Streets review, Glastonbury 2024: An hour of joyous pandemonium
What a belter. On their last two appearances ats Glastonbury, The Streets have closed the festival on the Sunday night in the recently-renamed Woodsies tent, providing a rowdy last hurrah to exhausted revellers. A sonic “one for the road”, if you will. So it is something of a fillip toContinue Reading
Germany vs Denmark halted as lightning and biblical rain disrupt Euro 2024 clash
Germany’s game against Denmark at Euro 2024 was suspended due to ‘adverse weather conditions’ as torrential rain and lightning wreaked havoc in Dortmund. The match, which was still goalless, was halted just before half-time with referee Michael Oliver leading both sets of players off the pitch. The game kicked offContinue Reading
Keir Starmer warns ‘hardest mile’ ahead as he tries to rally Labour activists for final push
Keir Starmer has warned Labour activists the “hardest mile” is still ahead as he attempted to rally his troops for a final push towards polling day. The Labour leader told an event in central London: “This is the final furlong. This is the last push. The last mile, the hardestContinue Reading
Failed Tory project fear drove voters to Labour and Reform, poll reveals
The Conservatives’ “project fear” tactic deployed to scare voters with the threat of a Labour “supermajority” has spectacularly backfired, new polling has revealed. According to findings from Techne UK for The Independent, twice as many people are “more likely” to vote Labour (26 per cent) than more likely to voteContinue Reading
Service record spat and Sunak’s D-Day blunder – but Johnny Mercer fights on for one last campaign
“On the doorsteps I’ve noticed a real shift,” Johnny Mercer tells his assembled troops on the grass verge at a post-war council housing estate on the northwestern fringe of Plymouth. Poring over a road map, the 42-year-old former Commando, wearing a polo shirt, combat trousers and rough-terrain shoes, says peopleContinue Reading
England star ‘put on standby’ as Gareth Southgate’s plans are leaked
We’re only an hour away from the first knockout round match of Euro 2024 – Italy vs Switzerland in Berlin. And the teams have been confirmed… Italy XI: Donnaruma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Mancini, Darmian, Barella, Fagioli, Cristante, El Shaarawy, Scamacca, Chiesa Switzerland XI: Sommer, Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez, Rieder, Freuler, Xhaka,Continue Reading