Mercedes Gleitze was the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1927. In the same year she also became the first person to swim
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Beach Boys star Brian Wilson looks back at his life in new film
With songs including California Girls, Good Vibrations and God Only Knows, Brian Wilson and his band The Beach Boys took Californian surf music and made
Mystery book sculptures to be auctioned in Edinburgh
In the book Gifted, published in 2012, the sculptor wrote that at the heart of the project was “a woman, who had been a girl,
More and more musicians are releasing their own music: Here’s why
Kylie Minogue’s latest album, Disco, was released on her own label, Darenote. Dave and Little Simz, who are up against Adele and Ed Sheeran at
NDAs misused in casting – actors and agents warn
“Given that it is an obligation given to us by the producers, I think it should be their offices who do the administration, it shouldn’t
Fans sue Universal Pictures over film without Ana de Armas
“Although defendant included the scenes with Ms de Armas in the movie trailer advertisements, for the purposes of promoting Yesterday and enticing film sales and
Dennis Skinner play to chart life of ‘Beast of Bolsover’
Mr Fegan – who has written for theatres nationwide, including Salford’s Lowry and Leicester’s Curve – charts Mr Skinner’s political encounters through seismic events such
Connecting people through music
The World Harmony Orchestra was created to bring musicians across the UK together, to play for humanitarian causes. But when the pandemic hit the group
Meat Loaf: Stars pay tribute to ‘one-off’ Bat Out Of Hell singer
The resulting tour was punishing. Meat Loaf ended up with exhaustion and his career stalled. Worse still, contractual problems meant he received no royalties from
Obituary: Meat Loaf
However, Meat Loaf was ill-prepared for the demands of overnight celebrity and continuous touring. Overwhelmed by his new star status, he suffered a cocaine and