Kirsten Grant

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Pet Shop Boys revel in cheesy euro-pop, St Vincent knows how to rattle your bones, Justice get back to basics, Porij are the band to watch

Since its inception in 2009, Capital's annual mini-festival has hosted almost every major chart-topping pop act of the last 15 years. Previous line-ups have seen the likes of Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Ed Sheeran perform to an 80,000-strong audience of mostly pre-teens and their parents. This year, there were rumours that Swift, who is bringing her Eras Tour to Wembley for three nights later this week, might swing by the stadium early for a surprise appearance.

The young crowd went wild for the quirky, self-assured US singer – but Raye was in a class of her own

It's been more than two decades since Dreamworks' first Shrek film was released to critical and commercial success.

The Japanese-American star had the audience in the palm of her hand with a performance of astonishing theatricality

In 1908, Princess Dinubolu of Senegal made history by becoming the first black person to compete in a beauty pageant in the UK.

Real-life political clashes have proved fine dramatic fodder for Britain's leading playwrights in recent years.

As David Tennant transfers Macbeth to the West End and Ncuti Gatwa prepares for an upcoming production of The Importance of Being Earnest , fellow

You Me Bum Bum Train has quite the reputation for provoking extreme reactions and transforming people's lives – one participant has credited it with