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Ahead of her Manchester Co-op Live shows, what has Billie Eilish been performing and what have reviews been so far?

What has Billie Eilish been performing during her UK tour?

The Patch MK grow over thirty varieties of sunflower each year.

Discover 30 varieties of spectacular sunflowers - only 30 minutes from Banbury

Myles Kennedy returns to the United Kingdom in 2026, this time supporting Alter Bridge's new album with a series of UK tour dates.

Alter Bridge announce five UK tour dates for early 2026

Long before Spotify gave you the world of music at your fingertips, music fans used some 'less-than-legitimate' ways to download music back at the turn of the millennium.

Five nefarious ways we downloaded music before streaming services

Stage splits have been revealed ahead of Bloodstock 2025, with Max Cavelera's one-time project Nailbomb announced as part of this year's line-up.

Bloodstock reveal stage splits ahead of this year's festival

From 'brat' to 'bichota,' these words used by pop superstars have now become part of everyday conversation - or soon will be.

The pop-star words that have made their way into 'polite' conversation

Arts and Entertainment

One of the Roman coins that was discovered at the dig near Broughton Castle.

Time Team detectorist and historian to talk about discovery of Roman villa

A guitar once thought to have been lost for over 50 years, owned by The Rolling Stones, has been discovered as part of a collection at a New York art museum.

Stolen Rolling Stones' guitar found at New York Museum

A theft from a vehicle part of the Cowboy Carter tour saw numerous items stolen - including hard drives featuring unreleased music from the superstar.

Beyoncé the victim of a theft - including numerous unreleased tracks

A new number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship will be decided on this evening's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on Netflix.

UK start time and matches announced so far for WWE Monday Night Raw

Drake performed across all three nights at Wireless 2025, however one headline performance left some fans disappointed with the shortness of the slot.

What has been audience reaction to Wireless 2025 after this weekend?

Things To Do

The dog show at the Banbury Mayor's Funday has been cancelled due to concerns over the hot weather.

Dog show at Mayor's Funday cancelled due to concerns over hot weather

The popular butterfly walks at Blackberry Farm will run all the way through July.

Visitors farm opens its popular summer butterfly walks attraction

Organisers say this year's Bloxham Steam and Country Fair was the biggest yet for attendance and displays.

In pictures: Thousands enjoy traditional steam rally weekend

The highly popular Bloxham Steam and Country Fair is set to return this weekend.

Traditional steam and country fair returns to village near Banbury this weekend

More What's On

Just a taste of the fun at Gulliver’s – all this and more for just £12.50 this summer.

Gulliver’s Milton Keynes tickets now £12.50 for summer holidays

Day Fever will head out on tour once again in September 2025, offering a more sociable time for some of us to go out clubbing at 23 new venues across the UK.

Day Fever adds 23 new club nights across the UK throughout September

Only The Poets

Reading band to play FREE show at two local venues

The clean-up continues at Glasgow Green after this year's TRNSMT Festival - but who do people think are set to perform at next year's event?

Who are the favourites to perform at TRNSMT 2026?

Biffy Clyro and Fontaines D.C. are among the bands performing on what could be a rather loud day at Glasgow Green for day 2 of TRNSMT 2025.

Today at TRNSMT: Set times, weather and Biffy Clyro set predictions

The Family Treasures experience enhances the visitor experience by 20 minutes and features a host of priceless artefacts and collection

Blenheim Palace launches all-new Family Treasures extended tour

IYO SKY defends her Women's Championship against Rhea Ripley at this weekend's WWE Evolution PLE.

WWE Evolution: UK start time and matches confirmed for all-female PLE

The Wyatt Sicks finally get their chance to challenge for the WWE Tag Team Championships after weeks of terrorizing the tag vision on tonight's WWE Smackdown.

WWE Smackdown: UK start time and matches announced so far

Deftones will be returning to the United Kingdom in 2026 after their recent tour of the country this year.

Deftones announce additional UK tour dates for 2026

Drake is set to perform the first of three headlines sets this evening at Wireless 2025.

Friday's set and stage times revealed for Wireless 2025

What could rap superstar 50 Cent perform ahead of his headline slot at TRNSMT 2025 this evening?

Today at TRNSMT: Set times, weather and 50 Cent predictions

Bad Guys 2

Fun for the whole family at Vue Bicester this summer

Former WCW champion Bill Goldberg will be wrestling what is anticipated to be his retirement match at the weekend's WWE Saturday Night Main Event.

How to watch Goldberg's 'last' WWE match at this weekend's SNME

As metal nostalgia continues to resonate with people this week after Ozzy Osbourne's final show, what are some of the most expensive works release by artists from the rock and metal field that sold for a pretty penny on Discogs?

17 huge cassette tape sales on Discogs from the world of rock & metal

With temperatures set to soar to the 30s over the summer, the threat of heatstroke at an outdoor event such as a festival is a very real problem.

How to handle the heat during the remaining outdoor concerts this year

Hotel Villa Angela

I visited Jim Kerr's Sicilian boutique hotel in the hills of Taormina

Big Night Out at The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury

Never Forget announce retro-themed event “The Big Night Out” at The Mill Arts Ce...

Banbury Mayor Kieron Mallon will host an afternoon of games, shows and performances this Sunday at People's Park.

Day of games, shows and performances planned for Mayor's Funday

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