Maria Alyokhina forced to appear at parole decision appeal by video link despite hunger strike over right to attend in person

Brit Awards organisers are to launch a new annual honour to celebrate major figures in music with Sir Elton John announced as the first ever recipient.

Russia’s parliament will debate a controversial law on Tuesday that could see people arrested for behaviour that is deemed to promote homosexuality.

Since 2007's Era Vulgaris, Josh Homme has undergone both life-threatening medical emergency and life-affirming parenthood, band break-up and superstar collaboration, all of which made recording this follow-up rather fraught – hence the ironic title.

Fatboy Slim has been announced as the final headliner for Bestival's 10th anniversary event.

Elton John is championing their rise to the world’s most famous flowerbeds

Electric Soft Parade

The hair/make-up

Odell’s soft croon regularly apes Chris Martin

Theo Fennell issued a profits warning yesterday after another year of poor Christmas sales.

The private equity investor seeking to acquire Theo Fennell, the loss-making retailer of luxury jewellery, has been granted an extension to its deadline to hammer out a deal.

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Wearing a baggy cagoule, apparently fashioned from a bin bag, paired with black pvc shorts, Ellie Goulding takes the stage in the first gig of a tour to promote her new album, Halcyon.