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‘I was there!’ Writers remember legendary gigs by Beyoncé, Brian Wilson, Britney, Oasis, Daft Punk and more‘I was there!’ Writers remember legendary gigs by Beyoncé, Brian Wilson, Britney, Oasis, Daft Punk and more

What’s it like to catch a gig so great it goes down in history? Our writers relive incredible performances by everyone from Amy Winehouse at the North Sea jazz festival to Kanye West at Glastonbury Talking Heads, the Rock Garden, London, 13 May 1977 Continue reading… ...

‘Don’t mention the special relationship’: how should UK’s next PM handle Donald Trump?‘Don’t mention the special relationship’: how should UK’s next PM handle Donald Trump?

Little-known abroad, Andy Burnham has a chance to define a new era of US-UK relations. Should he seek to charm or bargain with the bully in the White House – or treat him ‘like a poorly informed constituent’? If, as expected, Andy Burnham becomes the British prime minister later this ...

‘It was pretty depressing when Stranger Things ended’: Finn Wolfhard on growing up on TV – and his new life in music‘It was pretty depressing when Stranger Things ended’: Finn Wolfhard on growing up on TV – and his new life in music

The actor spent almost a decade fighting monsters – and making friends – on the hit Netflix show. Then, last year, it all came to an end. How’s he adjusting? Finn Wolfhard is remembering his first experience of celebrity. It was 2016 and he was 13. The first season of ...

The kindness of strangers: My son was unconscious and I frantically called out for help – then five teenagers came runningThe kindness of strangers: My son was unconscious and I frantically called out for help – then five teenagers came running

One immediately called an ambulance, another went looking for my younger son. And I still remember the small face of the girl who held her arm around me Read more in the kindness of strangers series I was at the park with my two young boys, aged five and seven, ...

Americans declared independence from a tyrant once. And we must do that again | Claire FinkelsteinAmericans declared independence from a tyrant once. And we must do that again | Claire Finkelstein

America’s founding 250 years ago was a warning cry against leaders like Trump. Our past is a guide for how to handle our present As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, marking the official birth of the new nation, it is worth remembering some ...

On America’s 250th, Mamdani called for unity – while Trump rewrote the past | Moustafa BayoumiOn America’s 250th, Mamdani called for unity – while Trump rewrote the past | Moustafa Bayoumi

In dueling speeches this weekend, the New York mayor faced a ‘nation of contradictions’ while the president offered a stump speech If Donald Trump’s address on 3 July from Mount Rushmore will be remembered at all, it will be because that was the day of competing speeches, and competing visions, ...