Unreleased songs from the first ever recording session by punk pioneers The Clash are to finally see the light of day.

Their Britpop rivalry was legendary, but Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn have put their musical differences aside to perform together in aid of a cancer charity.

'Nick Cave is the quintessential frontman'

"I want to dedicate this song to all the lovers here tonight," explains the 68-year-old singer. This is the sort of ripe line that was perfectly acceptable in the early 1980s.

Sir Kenneth Branagh will direct and star in a new production of Macbeth as part of next year's Manchester International Festival.

Monogamy hormone stops men straying

In a week when it has at times seemed to be tearing itself apart with blunders and recriminations, the BBC has came together at last.

Deadly snakes seized from truck

Damon Albarn is to celebrate 90 years of radio with a three-minute composition to be played on every BBC station at the same time.

Old animosities are suspended for a party in the park

Londonewcastle Project Space, London

If now's the time to assess Blur's place in the grand scheme, this was a reminder that they were always streets ahead of the monobrows