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How a folk band, football club and Fifa 11 came together for an unlikely terrace anthem
After playing a bit of Fifa 11, Kingfishr leader singer Eddie Keogh posted a song in tribute to English League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
The GuardianCulture
Six buds in a freaky coat: Split Enz share stories behind their colourful costumes – in pictures
Emerging in early-1970s New Zealand, the band turned pop into surreal theatre. Percussionist Noel Crombie was the band’s visual architect, shaping their looks via outlandish costumes, makeup, hair design, album covers and music videos. In a new book written with music journalist Michael Dwyer, Crombie and the band…
The GuardianCulture
Bottles, brass bands and a blood red sea: a trip through the Balkans – in pictures
Irina Rozovsky’s latest book Black Mountain Heart provides a stunning view of the Balkan states, balancing vitality and life with suggestions of a dark history
BBC NewsWorld
Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
The GuardianWorld
British consulate in East Jerusalem will stay open as UK mission, says Ed Miliband
Foreign secretary says former consulate general will remain independent, operational and serving Palestinian people The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, has said Britain’s consulate general building in East Jerusalem will not be closing but will be known as a UK mission, remaining independent, operational and…
The New York TimesCulture
Fontaines D.C. Feels Its Way Out of the Darkness
After losing a beloved manager, and ahead of releasing the most anticipated album of its career, the Irish band works its way through despair.
The GuardianWorld
Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting woman drugged by her husband
Sean Peers admits offence against woman who was drugged and attacked for more than two decades A man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, whose husband had drugged her and invited other men to abuse her. Sean Peers, 38, had been due to stand trial alongside 11 other men, but admitted one…
The GuardianWorld
Husband of Norfolk GP found dead at home appears in court charged with her murder
Mark Cain, 45, charged on Tuesday after Hannah Cain was found dead in Fern Hill, Dersingham, on Sunday night The husband of a GP has appeared in court charged with her murder. Dr Hannah Cain, 45, was found dead at her home in Fern Hill, Dersingham, near the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, on Sunday 4 October.
The GuardianCulture
Choral evensong has been on our airwaves for 100 years today. Long may this vibrant, thriving art form continue | Jonathan Davies
One hundred years since the BBC first broadcast choral evensong, MP and former chorister Jonathan Davies hymns a beautiful and empowering collective experience that we should praise – and protect Some sounds seem to belong to Britain. The peal of church bells. The brass band on a village green. The roar of a football…
The GuardianCulture
24 Hour Party People review – daring metatextual paean to the Manchester music scene
Rereleased for its 24th anniversary, Michael Winterbottom’s freewheeling film about a journalist who championed post-punk bands couldn’t have starred anyone but Steve Coogan Michael Winterbottom’s intriguing, daring, freewheeling movie is being rereleased for its 24th anniversary. It is about Manchester legend…
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Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and husband sue ex-friends for ‘betrayal of trust’
Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett launch defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles, claiming ‘coordinated series of devastating public attacks’ The Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and her husband, the American businessman Durek Verrett, are suing several former members of their inner circle for defamation over what they…
The GuardianCulture
V/H/S/Mixtape review – murderous puppets pull the strings in mixed bag of gory music-themed mini-movies
Metal band Gwar host this instalment of the horror series, which serves up darkly humorous movie morsels that would struggle to frighten a toddler The latest in the long-running horror-feature series is, as per usual, a decidedly diverse ragbag of shorts, strung together with the thinnest of connective tissue. The…
BBC NewsBusiness
BT agrees rescue deal to buy broadband operator TalkTalk
The takeover still needs to be approved by the regulator, but would give certainty to TalkTalk's millions of customers
The GuardianBusiness
BT to buy broadband supplier TalkTalk in £400m rescue deal, saving 900 jobs
Virgin Media O2 complains of ‘stitch-up’ over rival provider, which has 1.5m customers Nils Pratley: BT’s purchase of TalkTalk is cosy – but probably politically sensible BT has agreed to buy the broadband supplier TalkTalk out of administration in a £400m rescue deal that will save 900 jobs. The company said it had…
The GuardianCulture
‘Each artist on their own terms’: why Lee Krasner was every bit the equal to husband Jackson Pollock
At a landmark exhibition at New York’s Met Museum, Mrs Pollock finally steps out of her spouse’s shadow In addition to managing her own career as an artist and being a devoted partner to an often unpredictable and tumultuous Jackson Pollock , Lee Krasner had at least one other duty – acting as the unofficial publicist…
The GuardianCulture
Metallica review – metal titans on fine form in spectacular rarities-focused show
Sphere, Las Vegas The first night of a new residency is an immersive plunge into the band’s visual world that showcases the depth of their catalog Las Vegas’s Sphere takes on the characteristics of whatever it’s advertising on its exterior. Depending on when you look, you might see Orbi, the Sphere mascot, winking at…
The GuardianSports
Next Generation 2026: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs
We pick the best youngsters at each club born between 1 September 2009 and 31 August 2010, an age band known as first-year scholars. Check the progress of our classes of 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 … all the way to 2014
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The Feeling album recorded in a Sussex shed
The Feeling's debut album turns 20 as the band prepare for Eastbourne and Margate shows.
The GuardianBusiness
From the Bayeux tapestry to Glastonbury: top tips and tricks to grab the hottest tickets
Nothing is guaranteed but there are ways to boost your chances of experiencing such in-demand events Whether your passion is the battle of the bands or the Battle of Hastings, what are probably Britain’s hottest cultural tickets are about to go on sale – and to be in with a shout of going, there are insider tips that…
