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‘I wanted to try cocaine, but Jimi was against it’: Janis Ian on her tough, starlit life in music
‘His passing has left a huge hole in my life’: readers remember Meat Loaf
Cardi B awarded almost £1m in damages in libel case against gossip blogger
Mother nature’s son: the exotic world of songwriter eden ahbez
Brody Dalle testifies that Josh Homme head-butted her so hard she ‘saw stars’
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal review – a beautiful cross-border conversation
‘Bob wouldn’t be Bob without Rita’: Ziggy Marley on his mother and father
Middlesex chairman condemned for ‘outdated’ views at racism hearing
Nadal survives five-setter as Shapovalov claims officials ‘100%’ favour top players
David Squires on … drones, ghost ships and a weird Premier League weekend
Ash Barty underlines favourite status by trouncing Pegula at Australian Open
Bernal has ‘two successful surgeries’ and in intensive care after training crash
The Breakdown | Elusive back-to-back grand slams remain rugby union’s holy grail
Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers ponder futures after rough playoff exits
Juventus strike €75m deal to sign Dusan Vlahovic from Fiorentina
Eight killed after crush outside Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon
Keith Earls: ‘Hank started to take over. I got to a stage where I hated rugby’
Free-scoring Fulham and another new Watford manager – Football Weekly
What is going on at Derby and will club survive? Key questions answered
Rising temperatures threaten future of Winter Olympics, say experts
Joshua rubbishes reports of £15m deal to walk away from Usyk rematch
Injuries to Courtney Lawes and Jonny May hit England’s Six Nations plans
Reece Topley hits high notes after painful winding road back for England | Simon Burnton
Australian Open reverses its ban on ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts
Rise and shine: how footballers are harnessing the power of sleep
Sportswashing is associated with certain countries – why not Israel? | Jonathan Liew
I challenged an unjust view of the ideal women’s cricketer. It was the right thing to do | Alex Blackwell
Manchester United’s Van de Beek a loan target for Crystal Palace and Valencia
The Fiver | Watford’s fight against the current with waterway enthusiast Cap’n Roy
‘A no-brainer’: Jill Scott joins Aston Villa on loan until end of season
Watford in advanced talks to make Roy Hodgson their new manager
Firestarter Conte turns up heat on Levy by demanding Spurs signings | David Hytner
One year, no wins: decimated Dover fight to avoid unwanted anniversary
In the Strange Pursuit of Laura Durand review – queasy softcore-fantasy road movie
Black Medusa review – deadpan North African vengeance noir
John Cameron Mitchell: ‘There’s been a certain sex panic in the air’
Palm Trees and Power Lines review – an unnerving, remarkable debut
Kombinat review – dark, eerie doc on Russia’s ‘socialist city of steel’
Sharp Stick review – Lena Dunham’s comeback is a misjudged experiment
Fight Club gets a new ending in China - and the authorities win
Ana de Armas fans sue Hollywood studio over ‘deceptive’ Yesterday trailer
Adam Boulton: Sky News faces ‘existential’ crisis as TV habits change
‘You can’t have your birthday cake and eat it’: what the papers say about Johnson’s party
Tinie Tempah puts modern heroes in portrait focus for BBC series
Neil Young demands Spotify remove his music over Joe Rogan vaccine misinformation
Children’s TV makers say British shows could die as ministers scrap £44m fund
Third Mexican journalist killed this year as press corps faces murder crisis
Julian Assange wins first stage of attempt to appeal against extradition
Sarah Palin tests positive for Covid, delaying New York Times defamation trial
‘Brian May has finally become an actor’: say hello to CBBC’s new star, the Godfather of Rock
Google accused of ‘deceptive’ location tracking in fresh round of lawsuits
Paul Dacre’s all for freedom of expression – except when he’s a character in your play | Tim Walker
Vaccine refusers have been asked on to Question Time. Is this a disaster waiting to happen?
From Line of Duty to #JusticeforBarb: TV’s obsession with shock early deaths
Taylor Swift criticises Damon Albarn for saying she doesn’t write her own songs
How we made: Billy Bragg’s A New England
‘Art is appropriation’: folklorist Jake Xerxes Fussell connects forgotten tunes to our times
Evan Rachel Wood accuses Marilyn Manson of raping her on music video set
‘Warm, loving, generous – but he had demons’: inside the life of Meat Loaf
Vote with your feet: film, music, art and more to engage you politically
jeen-yuhs: what can we learn from the new Kanye West documentary?
Genesis Owusu, Banoffee, Nick Cave and more: the best Australian albums of 2021
‘After seeing Aretha Franklin you’re never the same again’: Elvis Costello’s honest playlist
Georgia Maq, Tame Impala, Augie March: Australia’s best new music for January
‘I was so close to the sky. It was spiritual’: Sonny Rollins on jazz landmark The Bridge at 60
Klein review – composer explodes convention into brilliant fragments
D Double E review – grime originator unites the generations
Kanye West and Drake review – the end of an overcooked beef
Jagged Little Pill review – Alanis Morissette musical has moments of silliness and transcendence
Young T & Bugsey: Truth Be Told review – a stream of smooth, self-serious rap
Guinea v Gambia: Africa Cup of Nations last 16 – live!
Chiefs v Bills: did we just witness the greatest two minutes in NFL history?
Cornet outlasts Halep in Australia heat to reach first grand slam quarter-final
Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action
Brendan Taylor to get cricket ban over delayed reporting of spot-fixing plot
Martina Navratilova says Tennis Australia is ‘capitulating’ to China over Peng Shuai
Is the Premier League title race back on? – Football Weekly
France scrum-half Antoine Dupont is rugby writers’ Personality of the Year
Everton to hold talks with Vítor Pereira as manager search continues
Talking Horses: let’s hope for Shishkin v Energumene II at Cheltenham
Ellia Smeding named as 50th and final Team GB athlete for Winter Olympics
Atlético revel in ‘madness’ of wildest win yet – but will it be a turning point? | Sid Lowe
Boost for Joe Root after Ashes as he wins men’s Test cricketer of the year award
Topley’s superb return helps England survive ‘scary’ West Indies six barrage
PK Subban ‘embarrassed’ for ice hockey after alleged racist abuse of brother
De Minaur exits Australian Open in frustrating straight-sets loss to Sinner
Danielle Collins ends year of pain by reaching Australian Open quarter-final
Keith Yandle: the NHL ironman closing in on 1,000 consecutive games
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Premier League postponements are a betrayal of a club’s younger players | Josh Gowling
France favourites and England rebuilding in unusually unpredictable Six Nations | Andy Bull
Pandemic’s reality hits Ryan Fox but New Zealander keeps faith
Milan face derby day of reckoning as Juve clash falls flat on shabby stage | Nicky Bandini
Hertha Berlin go missing in Bayern ordeal to complete week of ‘disgrace’ | Andy Brassell
The rise of Reims shows youth is the future in Ligue 1 – but for how long?
Darboe and Colley leading streetwise Africa Cup of Nations debutants Gambia
Sam Kerr breaks Philippines resistance as Matildas reach Asian Cup last eight
Football transfer rumours: Dele Alli and Yves Bissouma to Newcastle?
Milan draw with Juventus as De Jong scores late winner for Barcelona
There Will Be No More Night review – chilling meditation on modern warfare
My streaming gem: why you should watch Calibre
You Won’t Be Alone review – spellbinding tale of a body-switching witch
Honor Swinton Byrne: ‘My family could not be more different to the one in The Souvenir’
Rossy de Palma: ‘Almodóvar always leaves space for a little bit of life to come in’
‘I got really lucky’: Caitríona Balfe, star of Belfast, on fame, family and fans
Ian Alexander Jr, son of actor and director Regina King, dies at 26
Arnold Schwarzenegger unhurt in four-vehicle Los Angeles crash
Netflix could lose 750,000 UK subscribers as Disney takes control of hit shows
Sarah Palin takes on New York Times in defamation trial
Google warns of ‘devastating’ impact if court ruling on defamatory hyperlinks not overturned
Court of appeal to hear challenge over media ban from Prince Philip’s will court case
Glasgow becomes Gotham for Batgirl as Scottish film industry booms
Online safety bill ‘a missed opportunity’ to prevent child abuse, MPs warn
Proposed anti-trolling laws could worsen online abuse, Australian law experts say
‘It’s a show about love’: Desert Island Discs celebrates 80 years on air
Turkey: prominent journalist detained for insulting president Erdoğan
The hounding of author Kate Clanchy has been a witch-hunt without mercy | Sonia Sodha
What’s the game with the name?
If influencers don’t believe in fairytale endings, who will? | Eva Wiseman
Idles review – like being punched and hugged at the same time
Bono, don’t be ashamed of U2, they put on a great show | Rebecca Nicholson
Sunday with Gregory Porter: ‘I compete with my wife over barbecued pork ribs’
On my radar: Mark Oliver Everett’s cultural highlights
Classical home listening: young composers and Handel’s power women
Anouar Kaddour Cherif: Djawla review – a deft Arab-jazz blend
Rashford changes mood music and rises above frenzy of amateur analysis | Barney Ronay
Brandon King leads West Indies romp after England’s batting out of hell
Aymeric Laporte spares Manchester City’s blushes at battling Southampton
Ash Barty draws on French Open experience in bid to topple Amanda Anisimova
Dave Ryding makes British skiing history with first Alpine World Cup win
Tyrrell Hatton left fuming at final hole after third round in Abu Dhabi
Jimmy O’Brien scores four as ruthless Leinster run 10 tries past Bath
Shishkin gets better of Energumene in classic Clarence House Chase duel
Women’s Ashes second T20 washed out as Australia suffer further injury blow
‘Panicked’ Dan Evans blown away by fast-improving Felix Auger-Aliassime
Bengals upend top-seeded Titans to reach first AFC title game since 1988
Afcon exits of Algeria and Ghana a shock but traditional minnows are catching up | Jonathan Wilson
‘I was in so much pain’: snowboarder Katie Ormerod on injury, recovery and dreams of an Olympic medal
Fans urged to show respect as Nick Kyrgios makes locker room ‘fight’ claim
Tennis Australia ends partnership with Santos after one year
Sabalenka too good for Vondrousova but Inglis run ended by Kanepi
Alex de Minaur is not just the antidote to Nick Kyrgios at Australian Open
Tottenham uprising gains sense of origin story with Antonio Conte | Jonathan Liew
Milan’s Stefano Pioli: ‘Having fun is fundamental … football is passion’
Jack Nowell should be given another chance to shine for England at No 13 | Ugo Monye
The creaky, mediocre Los Angeles Lakers should have seen this coming
Van Dijk is Liverpool’s rock in Klopp’s shift from cavaliers to roundheads
Thomas Tuchel ‘awfully impatient’ to turn Chelsea into title contenders
Scottish Cup roundup: Giakoumakis and Abada send Celtic past Alloa
Championship roundup: Fulham sink Stoke to go eight points clear at top
Buendía downs Everton but bottle incident mars Aston Villa victory
Shelvey’s free-kick gives Newcastle crucial and timely win at Leeds
Pedro Almodóvar on Spain’s tragic past: ‘You can’t ask people to forget’
Nanny review – promising domestic worker thriller gets jumbled
Streaming: Mass and other great single location films
A Human Position review – slow, lingering love story in dreamy, small-town Norway
Living review – Bill Nighy tackles life and death in exquisitely sad drama
Scooped: it was the ‘mainstream media’ that brought Boris Johnson low
David Dimbleby suggests BBC licence fee could be linked to council tax
Fox News host Tucker Carlson compares vaccine mandates to ‘Nazi experiments’
Cadwalladr reports on Arron Banks’ Russia links of huge public interest, court hears
Kanye West wants to approve final edit of Netflix documentary Jeen-Yuhs
Oligarchs use London law firms to intimidate journalists, MPs say
Dutch creator of The Voice accused of victim-blaming over abuse claims on show
Texts show Fox News host Hannity’s pleas to Trump aide after Capitol attack
Guardian and Observer climate justice charity appeal tops £1m
A courageous reissue in the not-so-brave new world of publishing | Rachel Cooke
The BBC must represent the views of its audience | Letters
The fightback starts now! Here’s how the BBC can survive the Tory assault
Trigger Point: Vicky McClure’s bomb disposal thriller will turn you into an expert copper, sarge
Nothing Compares review – poignant, if limited, Sinéad O’Connor documentary
Meat Loaf was a spellbinding performer who fused sincerity with showmanship
Encanto’s We Don’t Talk About Bruno becomes first Disney song to reach UK No 1
Bikes, fights and debauchery: Meat Loaf at the movies
Elza Soares: samba’s greatest star epitomised the vivacious spirit of Brazil
My Bloody Valentine criticise Spotify for showing ‘fake’ lyrics to their songs
Sharleen Spiteri: ‘I blew my drink at Paris Hilton. We ended up nose to nose’
Azeem Rafiq: ‘The ECB needs a reset of its morals and values – simple as that’ | Donald McRae
Morgan’s men bid to lift the dark clouds hovering over English cricket
Raducanu leaves Melbourne with no regrets but new desire to ‘stay at the top’
Alex Dombrandt’s late heroics earn Harlequins thrilling win over Castres
Norwich’s Josh Sargent doubles up on a dark night for Ranieri and Watford
Ralf Rangnick calls Ronaldo’s reaction to being substituted ‘too emotional’
Rory McIlroy battles his game and the wind on brutal day in the desert
Talking Horses: Shishkin v Energumene is a duel to relish
Charlotte Bankes leads medal hopes of GB Winter Olympics snowsport squad
NFL divisional round predictions: Bengals to upset No 1 seed Titans
Wayne Rooney to Everton may not make sense but it sounds seductively real | Barney Ronay
Carlos Alcaraz continues to impress despite loss to Matteo Berrettini
Defending champion Osaka out but not down after Australian Open exit
Former Qatar 2022 employee facing fresh legal action over loan payments
French rugby chiefs’ fury as Cardiff awarded walkover against Toulouse
England captain Owen Farrell suffers injury blow in run-up to Six Nations
Chess: Carlsen jumps into sixth-round lead at Wijk as he hunts rating record
Sports quiz of the week: Comoros, Conte, Caulker, crowds and collapses
The Dallas Mavericks are consistently white in a black league. Why?
A year of Thomas Tuchel: Chelsea remain a cup club in need of new culture
Cádiz cast off their anti-hero in yellow specs for uncertain future in La Liga | Sid Lowe
Rangnick shows signs of shaping longer-term Manchester United future
Tottenham growing confident of signing Adama Traoré from Wolves