Mad Cool festival has sold out. All 45,000 tickets for its 2017 festival are taken, just under three months before the event takes place. Headlined by Green Day, Foo Fighters and Kings Of Leon, the three - day festival takes place at Madrid’s Caja Magica tennis centre, between the 6th – 8th of July. Mad Cool have also confirmed that they have reached an agreement with DIY magazine for them to become the festival’s official media partner for the next two...

Of all the wise words that have propelled Emmanuel Macron to within a grasp of the French presidency the one that will strike a chord with British people is: "A Left that does nothing achieves nothing". After two terms of Conservative rule and a soon-to-be third term around the corner if the polls are to be believed it is clear that the left is out of sight for the time being in Britain, with our divorce from Europe confirmation that "tensions...

By Linda Marric Fans of the Shakespeare might be a little surprised to find out that William Oldroyd’s brilliant debut feature Lady Macbeth isn’t exactly an adaptation of one of the Bard’s most loved tragedies. Set in rural England, this Victorian chamber piece is every bit as dark and twisted as any shakespearian tragedy worth its salt. Not only does Oldroyd manage to immerse his audience in this suffocatingly patriarchal world, but he also offers a very modern stance on...

Since opening in 2015, Flat Three has become renowned for a number of mind-blowing Japanese, Scandinavian and Korean-inspired dishes. The restaurant’s fermented cauliflower kombu broth, for instance, is delicious – available paired with poached sea bass. With patience, the recipe for that particular broth is fairly simple to recreate at home – with the cauliflower kimchi requiring at least two weeks’ inactive preparation. Trust us, the final result is worth the wait. Ingredients You will need a sterilised jar with...

Millions of Brits could be descendants of Vikings – especially if your surname ends in ‘son’ according to experts. Despite it being more than 900 years since the Viking Age, almost one in three believe their roots can be traced back to the Scandinavian invaders. And experts say surnames can give you an indication of a possible Viking heritage in your family, with anything ending in ‘son’ or ‘sen’ likely to be a sign. Other surnames which could signal a...

Check your nooks and crannies on your next house move - The average home owner is likely to leave behind a small fortune in forgotten possessions when moving home, according to research. The study of 2,000 homeowners revealed that 26 per cent of movers have forgotten a beloved item when packing up their home, to the tune of a tasty £138.13 on average. That totals over £493million in forgotten items nationwide - not to be sniffed at. Twelve per cent meanwhile...

A railway record was put on track on Sunday as four trains arrived at the same station for the first time in British history - spanning a whopping FOUR generations. The event celebrated the past, present and future of one of Britain's most iconic pieces of railway - the East Coast Main Line - before arriving at York yesterday. World-famous Flying Scotsman travelled alongside two trains from Virgin Trains' revitalised fleet, an HST (Class 43), an InterCity225 (Class 91), and the...

As we approach the middle of 2017, the list of objects attainable with change from just one polymer fiver is slimmer than ever. A bottle of supermarket brand Prosecco, or a day’s bus pass might return a mere handful of shrapnel. That same note will be enough to pay for an average of just 4.27 litres of petrol. If you’re very lucky, that same plastic portrait of Sir Winton Churchill might even stretch to cover a pint of Continental lager...

April, you spoil us. Look at these releases. We had massive new cuts and genuine AOTY contenders from Kendrick Lamar, Arca and Joey Bada$$ to keep us busy, but it was really snaking, cooler-than-thou indie and alt that stole focus in the end, plugging the glorious gaps between the headline-stealing drops. Our header stars Pile released their slimy, heart-squeezing fourth effort, A Hairshirt of Purpose, in a tight show of musty Boston realness, while Milk Music and Hovvdy kept things slow, low and sleepy on...