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Sabrina Carpenter, Lola Young, Addison Rae and Taylor Swift pushed pop to flirty and dirty new heights in 2025.

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Pop music got filthy in 2025. Why?

Sabrina, Taylor and pop’s top girls got explicit this year. Like most things, it’s probably Donald Trump’s fault.

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Sunday Life

The November 16 Edition

In our cover story this week, Lily Allen opens up on the end of her marriage to David Harbour, and the “messiness” that inspired West End Girl.

November 16, 2025

Lily Allen: “Dating apps make people disposable and that leads to the idea that if you are not happy, there’s so much more to choose from – right in your pocket.”

Sunday Life

At 39, Lily Allen thought she was out of good songs. Then her entire life blew up

West End Girl has been described as the revenge album of our time. But what inspired it?

November 16, 2025
Jonathan Dean

David Harbour and Lily Allen at the Met Gala earlier this month.

Celebrity relationships

The sordid saga of Lily Allen and David Harbour’s marriage

The singer’s new album, West End Girl, paints an unflattering picture of an open relationship gone wrong.

October 27, 2025
Liam Kelly

Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen had a strong message for the Supreme Court at Glastonbury over the weekend.

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From Roe v Wade protests to John Lennon: The top five moments from Glastonbury

After two years of COVID cancellations, Glastonbury returned this weekend in a swirl of joy and rage. Here’s what you might have missed.

June 27, 2022
Meg Watson

The Last Night of the Proms will look and sound different in 2020.

Culture wars

'Time we stopped our cringing embarrassment': Boris Johnson urges Rule Britannia rethink

The decision to withdraw the anthem song from the Last Night of the Proms has touched off an almighty clash that may test the public's patience with contemporary reassessments of Britain's history.

August 26, 2020
Bevan Shields

Allen powered through the show despite being under the weather.

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Lily Allen cured my bad mood with a cheeky grin and a killer attitude

Lily Allen proved a remedy after an afternoon of misfortunes as songs such as F--k You, It's Not Fair and Lost My Mind were therapeutic to say the least.