Weekends in Soweto, South Africa, circa 1985, were the best time to be a musician. The police stayed home for a few days, so they weren’t out patrolling, following the sounds of music to unlicensed…

Harry Kane has a shot saved by Wolves keeper Jose Sa during his substitute appearance for Tottenham at Molineux (David Davies/PA Images). (PA Wire)Harry Kane continues to dominate the transfer rumours with Manchester City eager…

(REUTERS)Follow live coverage as Arsenal welcome Chelsea to the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League this afternoon.The Gunners made a disastrous start to the new season last week with a 2-0 defeat by newly promoted…

It’s not a meritocracy and it’s not a level playing field,” says Minnie Driver. She’s talking about Hollywood, the industry with which she’s had a love-hate relationship for three decades. Roles have rarely come without…

Bill Bailey, David Baddiel and Ricky Gervais have led tributes to the comedian Sean Lock, who has died at the age of 58.The 8 Out of 10 Cats star died from cancer, his agent confirmed…

Patrick Cockburn is an award-winning Independent columnist who specialises in analysis of Iraq, Syria and wars in the Middle East. He has been with The Independent since 1990. In 2014 he forecast the rise of…

Martha Wainwright has spent much of her life feeling second-rate. She is the daughter of not one but two celebrated folk singers, Loudon Wainwright III and the late Kate McGarrigle. Her older brother, Rufus, is…

Johnny Depp has revealed he feels he is being boycotted by Hollywood, as the US remains the only territory yet to release his new film, Minamata. The 58-year-old stars in the movie as W Eugene…