John Mayall, pioneering figure of British blues, dies aged 90
John Mayall, the linchpin of the British blues scene who gave a platform to some of the 20th century’s greatest rock musicians including Eric Clapton
‘She could have lived in these galleries to create the music’: Taylor Swift in among the V&A permanent collection
The Kensington Valhalla, the Raphael Cartoons, Paul Delaroche’s St Cecilia and the Angels, the pre-Raphaelites, Foggini’s Samson and the Philistines: these are just some of
I Saw the TV Glow review – 90s telly-addict chiller set to be future classic
Cinephiles lie awake at night worrying that talented young film-makers are deserting cinema for TV. Jane Schoenbrun, one of the most gifted around, has just
Canada wildfires: 25,000 evacuate Jasper national park amid multiple blazes
Out-of-control wildfires near the Canadian town of Jasper have forced more than 25,000 to flee one of the country’s largest national parks as multiple blazes
New figures show record number of discrimination reports in football last season
The anti-discrimination and inclusion charity, Kick It Out, received a record number of reports of racism, sexism and faith-based abuse in football last season. Kick
Deadpool & Wolverine review – Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s sarky gagathon mocks the MCU back to life
Can the ailing Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise be redeemed with a metric tonne of frantically self-aware comedy? Now that fewer and fewer people care, can
The secret to living longer: join a club
Between the 1970s and 1990s, the number of Americans who attended a single local civic meeting in a year plummeted by 40%. The number who
Football manager Yuriy Vernydub: ‘I am still a soldier. When something happens, I have to go to my squadron’
Yuriy Vernydub is busy preparing Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih for their Europa League qualifying campaign but unlike other coaches in the competition he knows the call
Wild sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine, scientists say
Wild sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, according to new study by Brazilian scientists, in the latest research to demonstrate
‘Kamala IS brat’: Harris campaign goes lime-green to embrace the meme of the summer
After Kamala Harris announced her bid for president, she reportedly raised a record-breaking $81m donations in just a day – but her most culturally powerful