Geldof and Colman urge Home Office to reconsider climate activist’s deportation
Exclusive: Actors and musicians condemn ‘harsh deportation’ of Dartford Crossing protester Marcus Decker
October 2023
Bob Geldof gives nod of approval to the Old Vic’s Live Aid musical
Just for One Day to tell stories around 1985 fundraising concert during two-month run next year
February 2023
Channel 4 documentary to showcase life of Paula Yates
Two-part special will feature previously unreleased interviews with late television presenter
December 2022
LadBaby break Beatles’ record to score fifth Christmas No 1 single
Santa Claus is coming to frown! Why the best Christmas songs are sad and slow
October 2022
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TV tonight: sex addicts, new money and murders … welcome back to the White Lotus hotel
F Murray Abraham and Aubrey Plaza join Mike White’s five-star comedy. Plus, Alan Yentob’s busy and The Walk-In comes to a compelling conclusion. Here’s what to watch this evening
September 2022
Meghan says ‘it’s nice to be back’ in first UK speech in two years
Poetic justice: WB Yeats’s time in London to be celebrated at last
April 2022
‘That’s it? It’s over? I was 30. What a brutal business’: pop stars on life after the spotlight moves on
Musicians from Bob Geldof to Robbie Williams and Lisa Maffia reveal what they did – and how they felt – after the hits dried up and the crowds vanished
January 2022
Uproar in the garden of England at homes plan that could ‘swallow up’ villages
The housing crisis needs solving but in Kent protesters fear for their way of life
November 2021
Southern Water: Geldof backs non-payment campaign over sewage dumping
Singer and activist supports protest by Kent residents over firm’s continued discharges into sea
August 2021
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Message in a wine bottle: how Sting got stung when he bought a vineyard
The singer and his wife, Trudie Styler, bought an Italian wine-producing estate after being given a glass of plonk by the owner. There was just one problem...
May 2020
TV tonight
TV tonight: the story of Bob Geldof's Irish punk
'No rear view mirror in this car': Bob Geldof on love, loss and lockdown
April 2020
Morning glory: why Channel 4 should resurrect The Big Breakfast
It was the star-making TV sensation that brought cheeky irreverence to the pre-pre-watershed slot. At a time of crisis, we need it back more than ever
March 2020
The Boomtown Rats: Citizens of Boomtown review – nostalgia and toe-curling currentness
(BMG) Citizens of Boomtown has succeeds best when at its most understated. But then they added the rap track …
July 2019
Bob Geldof's firm's use of tax haven is legal, but the system hurts African nations
Martin Hearson
Private equity company 8 Miles channels funds through Mauritius in a ‘depressingly routine’ arrangement
December 2018
Naomi Campbell among stars at Johannesburg concert to honour Mandela
Also at the event were Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, Trevor Noah and Bob Geldof
November 2018
‘My girlfriend wants to experiment, do I?’: Rita Ora answers your questions
How to curb your phone addiction? What happens when your flatmate has unsavoury toilet habits? The pop star turns agony aunt
October 2018
‘Cultural jail’: Brexit could bring booming industry to its knees
Top UK musicians tell PM in open letter why Europe is so important to their industry
