7 days ago

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup ⊕

found 2026 › Feb › 20 (Fri) @ 12:39 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The Barbecue at No 9 by Jennie Godfrey; A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver; A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford; Holy Boy by Lee Heejoo; A Stranger in Corfu by Alex Preston

The…

4 months ago

Catherine Connolly’s election as president has added a new dynamic to Irish politics | Justine McCarthy ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Oct › 26 (Sun) @ 13:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

After a bizarre contest in which both government candidates blew their chances, the left has shown it can unite to win

The magical ingredient required to become the president of Ireland is as mysterio…

7 months ago

Bob Geldof, Midge Ure and Brian May join other A-listers at star-studded Live Aid 40th Anniversary Gala ○

found 2025 › Jul › 14 (Mon) @ 01:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The Live Aid 40th Anniversary Gala took place this weekend - with the likes of Midge Ure, Bob Geldof , Brian May in attendance.

Live Aid wouldn't happen today because everyone is too glued to their phones, claims Ultravox frontman Midge Ure ○

found 2025 › Jul › 13 (Sun) @ 00:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The former Ultravox frontman - who organised the mega-concert with Bob Geldof - says that technological advances have brought with them too many distractions.

Incredible unseen photos of Live Aid rediscovered in the attic: MURRAY SANDERS was a young local paper photographer who had to buy a ticket to get in...now his precious memories have become a stunning new book ○

found 2025 › Jul › 12 (Sat) @ 10:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Edging my way down a packed Wembley Way one Saturday morning in July 1985, I already knew I was about to witness history.

The curse of Live Aid: How the lives of the stars who took to the stage at Wembley have been blighted by tragedy in the last 40 years ○

found 2025 › Jul › 09 (Wed) @ 00:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

While Live Aid was undoubtedly one of the most successful set of benefit concerts in history, many of the line up were undoubtedly plagued by personal tragedies of their own.

Bob Geldof told Freddie Mercury ‘don’t get clever’ before 1985 Live Aid set ○

found 2025 › Jul › 01 (Tue) @ 04:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Fellow Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May say Geldoff told Mercury: ‘Just play the hits – you have 17 minutes’

Freddie Mercury’s performance with Queen at Live Aid in 1985 is often seen as the c…

8 months ago

80s pop icon who penned smash hit Christmas song is unrecognisable as he boards budget Ryanair flight - but can YOU guess who it is? ○

found 2025 › Jun › 11 (Wed) @ 14:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

The famed musician organised the iconic two-venue Live Aid concerts alongside Bob Geldof some 40 years ago, bringing a host of the decade's biggest stars together to raise money,

9 months ago

Bono: Stories of Surrender review – megastar tries out humility ○

found 2025 › May › 16 (Fri) @ 22:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Cannes film festival
The U2 singer’s ‘quarter-man’ solo stage show sees him reflect likably on his anguished family past and have a decent go at being an ordinary Joe

The stadium-co…

10 months ago

‘They didn’t call us for Live Aid’: the stars behind Black Britain’s forgotten charity record ○

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 13:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

In 1985, a star-studded lineup of Black UK musicians, including Aswad, Dennis Brown and Janet Kay, recorded a charity single to raise funds for famine-stricken Ethiopia. Why are their efforts so litt…