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April Fool’s Day 2026: All the best jokes and pranks

It’s April Fool’s Day! Some of the country’s best-loved brands including Tesco, Dole and Zizzi have embraced the silliness, with other unlikely tales popping up on several news feeds. Here are some of the best jokes for 2026. Asda on Wednesday announced it was rolling out adult-sized trolley seats to…

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Wolf Alice at the Royal Albert Hall review: sublimely inventive, playful fare from rock's heavy hitters

5/5 The band served us treat after treat in their closing night gig for the Teenage Cancer Trust

Evening Standard

Jack Savoretti: ‘I make music for love — there's no other reason'

He’s one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of his generation but having reconnected with his Italian heritage, he is on a new creative roll and set for the biggest gigs of his life

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Olivier Awards 2026: Full list of nominations as Paddington and Into the Woods dominate

Nick Mohammed will host the Olivier Awards at The Royal Albert Hall in April

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US tourist suing Royal Albert Hall over balcony fall during guided tour

Karla Walker Schindler claims she was the victim of safety failings on a Royal Albert Hall guided tour

Evening Standard

Robert Smith's Teenage Cancer Trust line-up revealed: Elbow, Manics, Wolf Alice to play Royal Albert Hall

Robert Smith has taken over as ‘cureator’ of the Teenage Cancer Trust gigs at the Royal Albert Hall, and his first line-up is quite something

Evening Standard

The Royal Albert Hall gets a modern rebirth in majestic rebrand

Heritage design gets a flexible, future-proof revamp.

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Jack Savoretti announces first headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall

His song, Do It For Love, was co-written with singer Miles Kane.

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Nicole Scherzinger on battling her demons, vanity and her critics: ‘I’ve had therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists'

Nicole Scherzinger has gone from pop princess to Tony award-winning stage star. She talks about battling demons, playing the Royal Albert Hall and mastering Scottish humour

Evening Standard

Danish National Symphony Orchestra review – punchy Prom reaches a triumphant conclusion

There was plenty to admire as a fine lineup of soloists stirred the emotions on a night that paired Beethoven’s Ninth with Anna Clyne’s subtle meditation on time

The Guardian - UK

Royal Albert Hall apologises after man refused entry over Palestine pin

Roger Cauthery, 81, said that he and his wife felt strongly that Palestine should be recognised as a state

The Independent UK

Royal Albert Hall apologises to man refused entry over Palestine flag pin

Roger Cauthery, 81, and wife, Angele, were attending BBC Proms when initially barred from going into concert

The Guardian - UK

‘He made the dust fly!’ Mick Jagger and others on 100 years of Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco

Whether playing the Royal Albert Hall or a rooster fight, Chenier’s scorching Creole blues blew minds. As a tribute album is released, starry admirers and family members remember one of history’s great live performers

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OPINION - Tanni Grey-Thompson: It is shocking that a Tube station like South Kensington is still not step-free

This summer, the VA Museum opens its doors to a new exhibition Design and Disability, which aims to celebrate the creative force of Disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent people across design, art and culture. Described as “both a celebration and a call to action”, the exhibition will highlight the many ways…

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Boxing was seen as a ‘murky, masculine’ world, until a women’s revolution changed the game

IN FOCUS: A major show at the Royal Albert Hall will give way to the biggest fight of the summer. Here’s how women’s boxing reached new heights, as told by stars of the sport, promoter Ben Shalom, and Alex Pattle

Evening Standard

Big Easter Egg Hunt 2025 returns to London: Where to find the giant eggs

Eggs to be hidden in Chelsea, Canary Wharf, Marble Arch, Battersea Power Station, The Barbican, The British Museum and The Royal Albert Hall

Guitar World

“George gets up and says, ‘Andy was not the first choice. There were seven guitarists and he was the seventh choice’”: Before Andy Fairweather Low joined George Harrison’s band, the Beatle was eyeing up Gary Moore and Alvin Lee

The prolific session player joined Harrison for his 1991 tour of Japan, but it turns out he was rather low on the pecking order when the Beatles legend came to assembling his band

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Sandi Toksvig: ‘I’m not someone who’s going to sit and watch a meringue dry’

The quizshow host, activist, wedding officiator – and now Santa Claus at the Royal Albert Hall – is still reaping the rewards of saying yes to life. Just don’t ask her about Bake Off ...

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Sumo wrestlers bring 1,500 years of tradition to London as the sport has an international moment

London’s Royal Albert Hall is preparing to host a different kind of spectacle: Sumo wrestling

The Independent UK

Disability music charity aims to fulfil late MP Sir David Amess’s Broadway dream

The Music Man Project, which was formed 25 years ago in Essex, has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the London Palladium.

The Conversation

Bob Dylan just finished what could be his last tour – but remains a defiant artist forging new ideas

This November, Bob Dylan performed the final concerts of his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The tour picked up where Dylan left off just before the COVID pandemic – endlessly on the road since 1988. But now at the age of 83, the…

Evening Standard

Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces biggest UK headline tour

The singer experienced a revival following her 2001 hit track Murder On The Dancefloor featuring in Emerald Fennell’s film Saltburn last year.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Strictly is back, hopefully minus scandals

Chris McCausland, Toyah Willcox and Punam Krishan are among the celebs braving the dancefloor. Plus: flag-waving mayhem at the Royal Albert Hall as the Proms conclude. Here’s what to watch this evening

Evening Standard

Bob Dylan announces UK tour including three nights at the Royal Albert Hall

The Mr Tambourine Man hit-maker’s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour will be a strictly phone-free affair

Evening Standard

Swan Lake in-the-round at the Royal Albert Hall review: tutu-tacular scales up the spectacle but not the emotion

This 60-strong show is an impressive feat – even if it does lack a frisson

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