HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

Blair happy to keep guitar from Bono – but not one from Mexico’s president

Newly-released files show the former PM agreed to pay to keep the gift from the U2 singer after he left office.

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Why Tony Blair was unhappy with guitar gifted by Mexico’s president

The then-prime minister was given multiple guitars as gifts

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

Bono survived on instant mashed potato and leftover airline food during his teenage years

U2 rocker Bono survived on instant mashed potato and leftover airline food during his teenage years following the death of his mother Iris when he was 14.

BANG Premier · Jul 16, 2025

Noel Gallagher's Oasis Live '25 programme tour notes reveals message to fans

Noel Gallagher has opened up on why Oasis have connected with fans over the decades.

BANG Premier · Jul 3, 2025

Erling Haaland Sends Emphatic Two-Word Response to Transfer Rumours

Social media was rife with speculation claiming that Erling Haaland was tapping up a rival player for a Man City transfer.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 2, 2025

Live 8 – 20 years on: how the Pink Floyd reunion topped a miraculous line-up

PLAYBACK: Macca played with Bono and George Michael, Elton John with Pete Doherty, but getting Roger Waters and David Gilmour together for the final time really took some doing. Mark Beaumont remembers a history-making day, with the help of Razorlight and UB40

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Manchester City looking to bring star back from Saudi Arabia in shock move: report

Manchester City might require further squad surgery and are looking towards Saudi Arabia to find the solution

FourFourTwo · Jul 1, 2025

Bush, Obama and Bono bid farewell to USAID as researchers warn agency’s closure means 14m extra deaths

Departing staff thanked by two former presidents and a rock legend as new study reveals human cost of Trump administration’s decision to axe global humanitarian agency

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

Obama and Bush call Trump’s USAID closure a ‘travesty’ as report warns of 14 million extra deaths

Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush and singer Bono send emotional message to staff as organisation closes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

FIFA Club World Cup Team of the Group Stage: PSG, Bayern and South American Stars

Sports Illustrated names its Club World Cup Team of the Group Stage, with Michael Olise, Enzo Fernández and Thiago Silva among the players selected.

Sports Illustrated · Jun 27, 2025