Time flies. We can look forward to hanging out and putting all our clocks back tonight in Europe as clocks "fall" back to GMT and CET.

The Isle of Wight Festival, which takes place from Thursday, 17 June to Sunday, 20 June 2027 has revealed the first names for the 2027 edition with Fatboy Slim, Robbie Williams and Kings of Leon confirmed as headliners.

Remembering Aberfan and all who lost their lives that day, or who have been touched by it since. Certainly nobody alive in the UK at the time sixty years ago, 21 October 1966, will ever forget that dreadful morning, and nor should they.

Apple Corps has announced that it will take over management of the award-winning Liverpool attraction The Beatles Story in 2028, moving it from Albert Dock to a new location in St Johns Shopping Centre. The new experience will be more than four times its current size.

Sadly not able to get along to Clapham Grand tonight to see the wonderful Adriana Calcanhotto in concert in London. Lucky to see her a number of times, including in a tiny jazz bar on the shores of the Lagoa in Rio at the start of her career. Tickets still appear available.

175-years ago,on 18 Oct 1851, the world first learned of a whale called Moby Dick. It was on that day that Herman Melville first published his epic-novel in London in three volumes as "The Whale",and under its definitive title, "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale", in New York in Nov 1851

65-years ago, on 18 October 1961, that “West Side Story” premiered and gave Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet a new life on the streets of New York and the big screen. The UK would have to wait until 26 February 1962 when it was given a Royal film premiere in London.

Crowds are out in force in Woking for the town’s annual car show. Cars of every, shape size and colour on display, from the Ford Capri to the latest McLaren supercars. And from Ghostbusters to Smokey & the Bandit via Transformers.

Wishing Festival de Cannes and everyone involved with it over past eight decades, the very best on 80th anniversary of start on 20 Sept 1946 of what is considered to be the first festival. It ran from 20 Sept to 5 October. The 80th “edition” of Cannes takes place in May 2027.

Battle of Britain Day is celebrated on 15 Sept to commemorate the day in 1940 when the Royal Air Force decisively defeated the German Luftwaffe, a pivotal moment in WWII. It was on 15 September 1969 that world premiere of Guy Hamilton’s “Battle of Britain” took place in London

70-years since Jim Laker took all ten Australian wickets in their second innings for England to win the 4th test at Old Trafford in Manchester on 31 July 1956. In the Ashes match Laker took 19 Australian wickets for 90, 9 for 37 in the first innings and 10 for 53 in the second.

As always Barack Obama’s summer playlist offers an ecelctic, interesting and thoughtful mix of music. Now who can’t I imagine ever coming up with such a selection?

It was 60 years ago today that England won its first and only FIFA World Cup title on 30 July 1966, beating West Germany 4-2 at Wembley Stadium after extra time.

It is fifty years since Don't Go Breaking My Heart topped the UK Singles Chart in July 1976 for six weeks, giving Elton John and Kiki Dee their very first UK No. 1s. It also became Elton’s sixth No.1 single in the US, and topped the charts in many other countries.

As always there was plenty to see and learn about at the Farnborough International Airshow

Look forward to returning to the Farnborough International Airshow next week. Chance to see what Airbus, Boeing, Embraer and many others have to offer in terms of aviation. #boeing #airbus #embraer #farnboroughairshow

Congratulations to Argentina. Without question the best team on the night won. Now we look forward to a great FIFA World Cup Final on Sunday between Argentina and Spain.

International efforts to protect the ocean and the vital ecosystems it supports have been strengthened today, as the UK ratifies the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement (BBNJ Agreement), better known as the High Seas Treaty.

How time flies. In this case 80 years since BOAC's first non-seaplane services between London and New York. First flight on 1 July 1946 took nearly 20 hours via Shannon and Gander and was operated by a Lockheed Constellation 049.

There only appears to be two options for Les Bleus as they reach the last 16. Either France will win the FIFA World Cup or this team will join the Brazil team of 1982 as the greatest team not to win the World Cup.