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Padel elbow – the injury harming Britain’s new favourite sport
A new boom in the sport has given birth to a new problem that physios are seeing pop up all over the country Padel is Britain’s fastest growing sport. It’s easy to pick up, it’s simple to play and it looks a lot like tennis. That’s why 73,000...
Music and peace take centre stage in Upper Ferntree Gully
By Shamsiya Hussainpoor Upper Ferntree Gully’s St Thomas Anglican Church will open its doors on Saturday, 1 November for the Sacred Stage Charity Concert to celebrate peace, faith and community. The event will feature an impressive line-up of...
Starmer, in Turkey, closes $11B fighter jet deal, the ‘biggest in a generation’
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that London has signed an agreement to sell Eurofighter jets to NATO-member Turkey in a 10-year deal worth nearly $11 billion, after talks in Ankara with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “This is a...
Vail Mountain Unveils 2025/26 Winter Season Music Lineup Featuring 50+ Live Performances
Vail Mountain, the world’s premier alpine destination, is redefining winter travel with an extraordinary blend of sport, culture, and entertainment for the 2025/26 winter season. More than 50 live music events will span the mountain and the...
‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star Susan Boyle stuns fans with unrecognizable new look
Susan Boyle shocked fans with her new ‘do while making a rare red carpet appearance in London. The Scottish singer, 64, stepped out with a blond bob and blunt bangs when she attended the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on...
Final moments of Lola Daviet before tragic suitcase murder in France
Bradley Jolly Overnight News Editor and Emma O'Neill Assistant Live News Editor 08:48, 25 Oct 2025 A 12 year old girl was raped, tortured, and killed in a hideous ordeal. Lola Daviet was discovered dead in a suitcase in Paris, and the rapid police...
‘Britain’s Got Talent’ phenom Susan Boyle stuns fans with unrecognizable new look
New hair, who dis? Susan Boyle has stepped out sporting a glamorous new look, leaving fans amazed at just how different she now looks. The Scottish songbird, 64, recently hit the red carpet at the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House...
Maja Pencic Explores Pathos and Dreams on the Streets of Prague in Documentary ‘Minimum Love’
When Maja Pencic first set out to hit the streets with her camera as a Prague film student, she was determined to document the reality she found by asking direct questions. That approach to documentary filmmaking in the Czech Republic, where it’s...
Sanam Marvi casts sufi spell in Paris
Embassy of Pakistan brings folk and spiritual music to life in the city of lights ISLAMABAD: The echoes of Pakistani folk and Sufi music filled the Theatre de la Ville in Paris on Sunday night as celebrated singer Sanam Marvi left a packed...
Music review: Requiem A by Sven Helbig (Methodist Central Hall, Westminster)
THE self-taught German composer Sven Helbig wrote his Requiem A in response to his own feelings of powerlessness and horror that conversations about possible and ongoing wars have again become part of everyday life. Given its première in Dresden...
Fundraising concert for James Burton Foundation coming to Bossier City
BOSSIER CITY, La. - The James Burton International Guitar Festival and the James Burton Foundation, in partnership with Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino and Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler, will hold a special benefit concert featuring...
British Airways breaks ties with Louis Theroux after interview with ‘Death to the IDF’ artist Bob Vylan
British Airways has dropped its sponsorship of documentarian Louis Theroux’s podcast following an interview with British punk musician Bobby Vylan where the artist defended his chants of “death, death to the IDF” at the Glastonbury music festival....
The Sound of Music: Johann Strauss’s Bicentennial
Exactly two hundred years ago, on October 25th, 1825, Johann Strauss II, also known as the Waltz King, was born in Vienna. Waltz King or even Emperor: he truly deserves this title, as he is one of those very rare classical composers—like Mozart or...
Japan cast to perform British musical 'Six' in Japanese on London stage
Cast members from the Japanese production of the musical "Six" perform on stage at London's Vaudeville Theatre on Oct. 23, 2025. (Kyodo) LONDON (Kyodo) -- The cast of Japan's production of "Six" will perform the British stage musical entirely in...
Pop Star Dies Days After Finishing New Album At 66
Soft Cell cofounder and electronic music innovator Dave Ball died in his sleep Wednesday at his London home, the band announced. He was 66. The group said Ball “passed away peacefully” just days after finishing “Danceteria,” Soft Cell’s...
Britain’s brightest small businesses celebrated at the 2025 eBay Top Seller Awards
eBay UK has today announced the winners of its 2025 eBay Top Seller Awards, celebrating the small businesses and entrepreneurs starting, scaling and exporting, highlighting the vital role they play in driving Britain’s economy forward. The 2025...
The Demonic Connection
Title Group/Artist Catalog # UPC L'Apprenti Sorcier [for Danse Macabre] Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson EMI France 5 55385 2 724355538520 1000 Years of Gregorian Chant (History of Music, Disc 3) Deller Consort Harmonia Mundi...
‘Pop’: A man, a vet, a life (Part 1)
“Our veterans don’t always go around telling stories of their heroism so it’s up to us to ask and to listen, to tell those stories for them and to live in our own lives the values for which they were prepared to give theirs.” — Barack Obama, 44th...
Carly Rae Jepsen is married! Call Me Maybe singer ties the knot with music producer at iconic NYC hotel
Carly Rae Jepsen officially said 'I do' to music producer Cole M.G.N. during a romantic ceremony at the iconic Chelsea Hotel in New York City earlier this month. The 39-year-old singer - who announced her engagement last year in September - walked...
Spotify users cancel memberships over ICE recruitment ads
Why is Spotify running ICE ads so controversial? ICE is a federal law enforcement agency under the supervision of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Its stated mission is to conduct criminal investigations, enforce immigration...