Once again she thought she could distantly understand the urge to revolution, and wished she could’ve seen some nobleman’s ...

Three impressive and engaging books mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the monarch who united Great Britain — and make a convincing case for his relevance today ...

Garvey grew up as one of seven kids in Bury, and mealtimes were always a bit of a scrum. “It could be intense and it gave me a sense that eating in public is in some way shameful. That stays with you, ...

The balloons were supposed to be buoyant, joyous. Instead all 40 pointed heavily toward the floor, like ripe fruit, testicles, cartoon bombs’ ...

More streamed than Björk, the singer has an eclectic style that fuses the pop-rock of Taylor Swift with the dramatic vocals of Barbra Streisand ...

There are a few moments when Maxim Emelyanychev rushes the music, delightfully in Belinda’s “Haste, haste to town”, less so in some of the other choruses and the Sailor’s buoyant aria. The dances, ...

At the ‘Wimbledon of jousting’, Simon Usborne finds historical re-enactment is becoming big business — and meets the knights and tourists partying like it’s 1499 ...

A joyful documentary traces the evolution of funk, from its roots in Black resistance to its enduring impact on pop, disco and hip-hop ...

Big tech has assumed a dominant position in global public markets because of a winner-takes-all dynamic that has created a handful of almost unfathomably enormous and successful listed corporate ...

After decades of global expansion and a turbulent stint as a public company following a 2021 stock market listing in New York, Soho House is returning to private ownership in a $2.7bn deal announced ...

When it comes to tax policy, the UK government is in kite-flying mode. In recent weeks, a litany of new tax ideas have been floated in the press — from the potential closing of “generous” inheritance ...

An exhibition at the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital delves into visions of the unconscious mind — and suggests a disturbing idea ...