1982: Pope John Paul II addresses more than 30,000 people at Cardiff City’s Ninian Park ground. 1985: English clubs are banned from playing in Europe indefinitely after the riot at Brussels’ Heysel ...

He noticed dangerous boulders along the creek banks and avoided them the best he could, when the ground slid out from under ...

ADAM FULWILER, executive director, The Hardy Gallery Viewing, experiencing, and engaging with art offers a unique window into ...

There are only a few days left to watch this great Amazon Prime Video movie before it leaves the streamer at the end of May ...

An unmissable evening of beautiful words from Thomas Hardy (read by National Treasure Anton Lesser) and music from Orchestra ...

Chasten Buttigieg debuts his new children's book; Smuin Contemporary Ballet is in town with a world premiere; music ...

Yet 1966 is also notable for another French phenomenon: the launch by Yves Saint Laurent of his Rive Gauche ready-to-wear label. (The house had been strictly haute couture up till that point.) It ...

Fun fact: Piaf’s music was an anthem of hope during World War II, lifting spirits in dark times. Françoise Hardy brought a fresh sound to French music in the 1960s. A big name in the Yé-Yé ...

But the love of Hardy’s life, the father of her son and the agonising inspiration for many of her songs, was the French singer and actor Jacques Dutronc, whom she met in 1967 and married in 1981.

Francoise Hardy may not be a household name in the US, but chances are you've seen the impact of her music and style, even if you haven't realized it. The French singer rose to prominence in the ...

Her melancholic and introspective tone set her apart from the more exuberant pop music of her peers. Hardy’s influence extended far beyond France. In 2023, she was the only French artist named ...

Hardy's son, musician Thomas Dutronc, announced her death on Instagram on Tuesday by writing, "Maman est partie," which translates to "mum is gone", alongside a throwback photo. Hardy was diagnosed ...