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Paul McCartney says he invited Taylor Swift to serenade Travis Kelce during their wedding

Paul McCartney says he invited Taylor Swift to serenade Travis Kelce during their wedding

Published by Daniella Wilson

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Sir Paul McCartney has shared details on the performance he gave at Taylor Swift’s wedding earlier this year. The pop singer and her NFL player husband, Travis Kelce, both 36, married at New York’s Madison Square Garden on July 3. Over 1,000 guests attended the event, including Sir Paul, who sang a rendition of The Beatles track “I Want To Hold Your Hand”. The track, released back in 1964, was the band’s first number one single in the United States and was credited with kicking off Beatlemania after they played on The Ed Sullivan Show. Sir Paul has now provided further insight into his performance at the celebration. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he explained that …

A walking tour of Andalucía’s historic white villages: ‘Nightingales serenade us as we wind along lush river valleys’ | Andalucia holidays

A walking tour of Andalucía’s historic white villages: ‘Nightingales serenade us as we wind along lush river valleys’ | Andalucia holidays

Published by Sam Flores

‘The wind is in from Africa / Last night I couldn’t sleep.” Joni Mitchell has ear-wormed her way into my head as my wife and I step out from Zahara de la Sierra into the mountains of Sierra de Grazalema natural park. The Africa bit probably comes from yesterday’s visit to Zahara’s castle museum. Here, high above the tiled terracotta mosaic of village rooftops, we learned how the recapture of this picturesque hill town was a turning point in the Reconquista – the military campaign of the 1400s that saw the Catholics retake southern Spain after seven centuries of Moorish control. As for sleep deprivation, I may just have overdone it on last night’s tapas. Either way, Africa feels present as we tramp through the countryside of Andalucía, if only in the wildlife. The painted lady butterflies drifting over the flower-spangled verges, the turtle doves purring from the olive groves and the booted eagle drifting overhead: all are summer visitors recently blown in from the great continent to our south. Bee-eaters in Sierra de Grazalema …

Liam Gallagher speaks out as England fans serenade Three Lions with Oasis classic Wonderwall

Liam Gallagher speaks out as England fans serenade Three Lions with Oasis classic Wonderwall

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Liam Gallagher has called on England fans to “keep the biblical vibrations going” after supporters at the World Cup once again joined players in singing Oasis’s “Wonderwall” at full time. The tradition began following England’s 4-2 triumph against Croatia in their opening group game of the tournament, which is being held across the US, Canada, and Mexico. The post-match singalong has since become a regular occurrence after subsequent matches. After England staged a comeback to beat DR Congo 2-1 on Wednesday, the 53-year-old musician posted on X: “Let’s keep the biblical vibrations going if the governments we put in power can’t bring it then it’s down to the people c’mon England.” Following their latest victory, secured by a brace from Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane, the squad lined up before the England supporters and collectively belted out the 1995 single. Gallagher said in …