Damon Albarn’s solo debut and chart-topping duo Royal Blood heads the shortlist for this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

The new warm and fuzzy Ryanair needs to be more than just a publicity stunt, writes Kari Lundgren

Record-breaking star Adele will battle it out with two previous winners PJ Harvey and Elbow for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize.

Matt Cardle could miss tomorrow’s ‘X Factor’ show through illness, it has emerged today.