Prog rock – the music that refused to die. Illustration by Jiro Bevis. At the end of 2008, the journalist Jerry Ewing pitched an idea for a new magazine to a publishing company. His idea was a magazine dedicated entirely to progressive rock, long reviled in the critical mainstream as... 

The union had previously demanded a 5% rise at BT BT has struck a pay deal with the Communication Workers Union, averting possible strike. The company announced this morning that it had agreed a compromise with the CWU’s leadership on a new pay package for its members after the union... 

Photomontage Simon Schmitt Please tell me you don’t believe Wednesday’s thunder and lightning was caused by some sort of weather front, as opposed to the discord tearing apart Simon Cowell’s coven? If you fall into the kooky first category, then you are formally banned... 

Northern Rock will be one of the targets for the Square Mile when the government starts to offload bank assets nationalised during the financial crisis. Photograph: Christopher Thomond A takeover battle is looming for control of banks such as Northern Rock, which was bailed out by the taxpayer... 

© DJDM/WENN Jason Derulo teases his upcoming music video for single “What If” in a short snippet. He drops a question in this preview: what if the only way to save the one you love was to never meet them? Fans can find out the answer when the video arrives...