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Image caption Christine and the Queens put on a powerful, theatrical show on The Other Stage The Cure might have been headlining the Pyramid Stage, but Glastonbury’s final day was all about envelope-pushing pop divas. Billie Eilish, Janelle Monae and Christine And The Queens played across the site, bringing with them messages of liberation, empowerment […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The star’s set included hits like Spinning Around, Shocked, Confide In Me and I Should Be So Lucky Kylie Minogue blinked back tears as she finally got to play Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, 14 years after cancer forced her to cancel a headline slot. “In 2005 I was meant to

Sir David Attenborough has taken to the stage at Glastonbury to thank festival-goers for cutting their plastic use. The naturalist appeared shortly before Kylie Minogue’s set, and previewed some of his new TV series Seven Continents, One Planet, which is due to air on BBC One later this year. Thousands of people had gathered for

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe Killers play This Charming Man with Johnny Marr at Glastonbury On Saturday night, Johnny Marr played Glastonbury for the fifth time, with his fifth different band. He first came to Worthy Farm in 1984 as part of The Smiths, and has returned over the years with

A new survey for BBC News Arabic by the Arab Barometer research network suggests only 7% of people say they accept gay relationships in Jordan. While Sharia law forbids homosexuality in the country, same-sex relationships are not criminalised. Khalid Abdel-Hadi runs an online magazine from Jordan that aims to break down the taboos around gender,

A.I.M Collective are an all-female popping crew. They were formed by dancer and choreographer Shawn Aimey. He coaches the dancers in the unique style, first made popular in the 1970s. Aimey says his crew is unique: “The fact it’s all females, I don’t believe there’s another crew like that in the world”. BBC News caught

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Killers drew the biggest crowd of the weekend so far The Killers marked their second Glastonbury headline slot by bringing out the Pet Shop Boys, Johnny Marr and Jimmy Carr for a celebratory encore. The Pet Shop Boys played their cover of Elvis’s Always On My Mind, along

Image caption As well as Lauren’s dedication, Liam played Champagne Supernova in honour of The Prodigy’s Keith Flint As he played Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Saturday, Liam Gallagher dedicated Slide Away to a fan who’d been taken ill. “Last year,” he told the crowd, “I met this lovely lady and she wasn’t too well”. “She

Image copyright Marc Brenner Image caption Kevork Malikyan and Ron Cook play a refugee and a stationmaster respectively Michael Longhurst, the new artistic director of London’s Donmar Warehouse, explains why he is beginning his tenure with a 25-year-old play. Michael Longhurst had never encountered Europe by David Greig until he pulled it off a shelf

Image caption The star’s dance routines were punchy and impressive In the run-up to Glastonbury, Janet Jackson raised a few eyebrows when she tweeted a line-up poster that put her name above the headliners. To be fair, the star is a headline act at home in the US, where she’s one of the most successful