Solaiman Fazel Janet Jackson can still remember the first song she wrote. She was nine years old and bored, one rainy afternoon in 1975. Her older brothers – already international megastars – had just returned from an exhausting 10-month world tour. While they recuperated, there was no-one to keep her entertained. Finding herself at a…
If I was a producer on Strictly and saw that video, I would have been worried. For Giovanni. Contestants on I’m A Celebrity, Big Brother and other reality shows are screened for temperament and mental resilience. BBC One’s most successful primetime show doesn’t bother. It exposes fragile egos, highly-strung actors and shiny-eyed amateurs to the…
Watch: Moment Anjem Choudary arrested by police The extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing a terrorist organisation. Choudary, one of the most important radicalisers in the UK, was caught in an international undercover investigation into his long-banned organisation. Officers in the US and Canada posed as would-be terrorists to attend online…
The family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was shot in the face and killed by a white sheriff’s deputy in Illinois, have said police initially tried to cover up her killing. Police audio obtained by the Guardian features someone on scene the night of Massey’s killing – presumably a deputy – saying…
Paris-bound Olympians Heather Cowell and Lauren Torley have signed new contracts with Harlequins. Winger Cowell, 28, will enter her seventh season at Quins after representing Team GB’s rugby sevens in France. Cowell was part of Harlequins’ title-winning side in 2020-21. Full-back Torley, 24, will enter her third season at the club after joining from DMP…
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 and members of Fleetwood Mac, has died aged 90. A statement on Mayall’s Instagram page announced his death, saying the musician died on Monday at his home in California. “Health…
Getty Images Mayall performing onstage in Greenwich Village, New York City, in 1979 British blues musician John Mayall OBE – whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a springboard for stars including Eric Clapton – has died aged 90. The songwriter died at his home in California on Monday surrounded by his family, a statement on…
Getty Images Former shadow ministers Rebecca Long-Bailey and John McDonnell, who served on Jeremy Corbyn’s front bench, were among the seven voting against the government Seven Labour MPs have had the whip suspended for six months after voting against the government on an amendment to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell was…
Google parent company Alphabet reported second-quarter results after the bell Tuesday that were in-line with analyst estimates on revenue and earnings, but missed on YouTube advertising revenue. Alphabet shares were down about 2% in after-hours trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings: $1.89 a share vs. $1.84…