Only 13 per cent of UK festival headliners are female, study finds

Simon Pegg looked back on his addiction to alcohol, admitting that, had he not received treatment, he would “one hundred per cent” be dead.

Over the years, contestants who have gone onto Love Island have proved that the show has the potential to launch its islanders into a newfound world of fame and fortune. From Molly-Mae’s growing business empire to Alex and Olivia Bowen’s success as a power couple, the popular ITV2 can transform the lives of its contestants almost overnight. And it appears that in anticipation of the potential benefits that a Love Island appearance can bring, Gemma Owen began preparing for the series months before even entering the villa.

Arctic Monkeys, My Chemical Romance, Miley Cyrus and more have been announced on the line-up for this year’s edition of Mexico’s Corona Capital festival.The festival will run for three days across November 18-20, taking place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez race track in Mexico City. The event, which typically features alternative and rock acts, also counts Paramore, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Two Door Cinema Club and Liam Gallagher among its 85 acts.Elsewhere, on the pop front, the festival will welcome Lil Nas X, Remi Wolf and The 1975, while The Kooks, Jamie XX, Foals and IDLES will further represent the UK.

Two British soldiers captured whilst fighting in Ukraine have been 'sentenced to death' and are now set to face a firing squad it has been reported.

aespa have sold more than 1million copies of their upcoming album ‘Girls’ through pre-orders alone.The K-pop quartet’s label, SM Entertainment, told South Korean news outlet Yonhap News Agency earlier today (June 9) that aespa had managed to sell a million copies of their forthcoming second mini-album titled ‘Girls’ so far. Notably, it’s only been a week since pre-orders started on June 2.This achievement makes aespa the second K-pop girl group in history to sell a million copies of an album in pre-sales, following BLACKPINK with their 2020 record ‘The Album’.

COVID lockdowns and police operations against supply chains has led to a sharp and potentially harmful increase in fake MDMA, the study published in the Drug Science, Policy and Law journal claimed.Festival goers are therefore being warned about an “unprecedented shift” in the UK MDMA drug market, which has seen huge changes between 2019 and 2021 when Brexit was enacted and COVID lockdowns came into force.The Loop is testing @Parklifefest again this weekend & we are very keen to see what is in circulation this summer. We envisage it is more like 2019 but there are still some cathinones in circulation & a few sock drawer & old stock legacy pills from last year doing the rounds.

Love Island has teased a first look at the new 2022 series ahead of its official launch tonight (6 June), and host Laura Whitmore has been spotted rewearing one of her iconic outfits from the show.The TV presenter, 37, can be seen heading into the famous villa in Mallorca as she gets ready to meet this year's contestants in the new photos, while wearing an all-red outfit. Laura originally wore the stunning red waistcoat-style top back in 2020, when she presented the Winter Love Island final.

People suffering with obesity could be helped to lose more than 20 per cent of their body weight with a simple injection, according to researchers. The revelation follows a study into a drug which is normally used to treat patients with diabetes.

Blueberries could protect middle-aged people from developing dementia, according to a new study.

It was recently revealed that the energy price cap is set to increase again in October, leaving millions of Brits out of pocket. In order to help with the rising cost of living, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rushi Sunak, has unveiled plans to give all UK households a £400 energy bill discount later this year.

Average petrol prices have exceeded £1.70 per litre for the first time, new figures show. The average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Tuesday was 170.4p, according to data firm Experian Catalist.

EXCLUSIVE: Bong Joon-Ho’s follow-up film to Oscar winner Parasite is currently in pre-production at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden.

N-Dubz is back with a UK tour and a brand new single. The hip-hop trio, from London, announced their comeback earlier this week - eleven years after they decided to take a two-year break.

fashion fabulousness to get you through your week? Look no further than the red carpets of Cannes Film Festival 2022, which kicked off on Tuesday and will run until May 28. The event, which was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid and made a partially-masked return in 2021, is back with a bang this year as the red carpet is once again rolled out on the Croisette.