
6 Music Festival Heads to Newcastle in March 2027
BBC Radio 6 Music has named Newcastle as host of its 2027 festival, with five days of gigs and DJ sets in the city's independent venues.
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BBC Radio 6 Music has named Newcastle as host of its 2027 festival, with five days of gigs and DJ sets in the city's independent venues.

League Two Fleetwood Town knocked out the Premier League champions in a shootout, ending a tie in which Arsenal's Max Dowman was sent off.

The Killing Eve star will take part in a live conversation with director Philip Barantini at the Epstein Theatre on 3 December. Tickets cost £21.

Stuart Broad says the county did not treat James Anderson with the respect due to a great of the game. Anderson, 44, will not have his Lancashire contract renewed.

The musician has filed a second lawsuit over the use of his 1989 song Rockin' in the Free World. He first sued Trump's corporation in 2020.

The Grade I-listed hall has welcomed visitors back into rooms that had been closed, as the last phase of a six-year restoration programme ends with a refurbished West Wing.

Former world champion Amir Khan and Liverpool's Paul Smith are backing a fundraising drive for an investigation into medical care, pay and support for combat sports fighters.

The Busted guitarist said doctors had given him a few years to live before his younger brother Chris donated a kidney. Both are recovering from surgery.

Liverpool host Chelsea in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday with several senior players out, and Florian Wirtz now a doubt after a twisted ankle.

Liverpool's free light festival opened on Monday evening, three days late, once the high winds that forced its cancellation had passed.

The US singer received an eight-month sentence, suspended for 12 months, for hitting a man with a tequila bottle at a London club in 2023.

The Liverpool singer-songwriter will play Pier Head on 18 June, with The Cheap Thrills in support. Tickets go on general sale on Friday.

Museums, libraries and councils from Liverpool to Blackpool are offering free Halloween crafts, trails and shows for children this week.

Solicitors in Liverpool and Greater Manchester say the 2001 film shaped how they see themselves, while the Law Society says many women still feel they do not belong.

Liverpool took their first home Premier League win of the season, 2-0 against Brighton, ending the visitors' run of four straight league wins.