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Sun, superstars and other takeaways from Radio 1's Big Weekend

Olivia Dean, Zara Larsson and Fatboy Slim topped the bill - but it wasn't all about the music.

Food orders and phone bills: Jimi Hendrix memorabilia to go on display in London

Exclusive: Exhibition to include letters, work permits and dry cleaning tickets that reveal little moments of domesticity in rock icon’s lifeWhen Jimi Hendrix lived in a bohemian London flat in the 19...

Unseen Rik Mayall material to be shown at festival

The nine-day Rik Mayall Comedy Festival begins in Droitwich Spa on Friday.

‘The knickers that get thrown are bigger now!’: Barry Manilow on fans, love, coming out - and turning 82

The great showman has spent the last 50 years on stage, followed by his adoring “fanilows” - but he’s not slowing down yet. Here, he talks about cancer, ridicule and roaring successHis name is Barry,...

Paul McCartney: The Boys of Dungeon Lane review – at 83, his gift for melody still astounds

(MPL/Capitol)From nostalgic returns to his Liverpool childhood to a crazed Glastonbury fantasia, these are songs written with real purpose and a master’s finesseThe rock legend in the autumn of their...

Olivia Dean brings the curtain down on Radio 1's Big Weekend with 'magic' set

The British pop star has closed out a star-studded line-up at Big Weekend, which also included Fatboy Slim and Zara Larsson.

Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts announces birth of baby girl

The Girls Aloud singer said in an Instagram post that becoming a mother was "heaven on earth".

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Riz Ahmed says UK spies tried to recruit him on three occasions

Actor recounts three alleged approaches by intelligence services, including through senior BBC executiveRiz Ahmed, the Oscar-winning actor, has claimed that Britain’s intelligence services tried three...

The Guardian view on 100 years after Miles Davis’s birth: why he still shapes modern music | Editorial

The trumpeter, composer and band leader still towers over jazz because he treated reinvention not as a betrayal, but as necessary for its survivalThe space reserved for Miles Davis in the pantheon of...

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Race Across the World's Jo and Kush set powerful example for young people

Former teachers in Liverpool said it 'felt like the whole city was rooting' for Jo and Kush.

Musicals are living their High Life in Scotland, says Alan Cumming

The star says a surge in new productions is driving growing interest in musical theatre across Scotland.

‘Growing up, you couldn’t play Bon Jovi – that’s what our parents listened to’: Bebe Rexha’s honest playlist

The chart-topping star makes a strong case for Livin’ on a Prayer and opts for TLC at karaoke. But which song reminds her too much of her ex to listen to?The first song I fell in love with When I was...

Are hardback books things of 'great beauty' or a dying art?

Readers, publishers, shops and libraries share their thoughts on the hardback's future.

New James Bond game shows more vulnerable side to iconic British spy

The video game presents a young Bond before he has earned his "00" spy status.

Rape survivor Pelicot tells Hay Festival how she found love again

Global feminist figurehead tells Hay Festival how she has learned to trust again after ordeal.

Electronic music meets orchestra as DJ Black Coffee stuns O2 crowds

In London for one night only ahead of his Ibiza residency, this sell-out show represented far more than just a performance.

US site apologises to Outlander star over Shotts 'armpit' misquote

The transcript shows Catriona Balfe made the comment about about a "particular place" in the town, rather than Shotts as a whole.

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Stephen Hawking’s father worried his son ‘does not study much’, diaries reveal

Exclusive: New biography uncovers Frank Hawking’s papers in which he lamented that his son had ‘little initiative’In exploring the physics and geometry of the universe, Stephen Hawking became a world-...

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Boards of Canada: Inferno review – after 13 years away, their prodigal return is a big disappointment

(Warp)The Scottish electronic duo remain hugely influential – but their new album’s interrogation of religion is dubious, and the drum programming is worse stillThis is the first album in 13 years fro...

Rap star Rob Base, known for hip-hop classic It Takes Two, dies aged 59

The artist is best known for the 1988 Billboard hit It Takes Two, produced with DJ E-Z Rock.