Rihanna appears with Jay-Z and Kanye West at London gig - BBC News
Jay-Z and Kanye West were joined on stage by Rihanna at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday night (20 May).
The rappers are set to play five nights at the venue.
Their Watch The Throne Tour will then move on to Switzerland, Germany and Denmark before returning to play various concerts in the UK.
Rihanna also attended Chelsea's celebrations at a London nightclub
More than 20,000 people watched as the pair ran through solo material and tracks from their multi-platinum joint album Watch The Throne.
Rihanna received one of the biggest cheers of the evening as a special guest.
The singer performed Run This Town and All of the Lights alongside the duo.
Also watching from a special VIP area was Kanye West's girlfriend, reality star and model Kim Kardashian.
The evening was rounded off with the rappers performing In Paris.
After returning for an encore they went on to do the track another five times.
Jay-Z is one of the headliners for Radio 1's Hackney Weekend in June with Rihanna topping the other night.
Poland's Lewandowski looks forward to home help - UEFA
With UEFA EURO 2012 less than three weeks away, Poland striker Robert Lewandowski is savouring the "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity of representing his country at a final tournament on home soil.
As the club season winds down across Europe and the competing coaches name their squads in advance of the 29 May deadline, excitement is building in the 16 countries taking part in the 14th continental finals. None more so than in Poland, where the Borussia Dortmund striker says a memorable time awaits the co-hosts' players and supporters.
"For every player this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing, a tournament like this in your country," Lewandowski, a scorer of 22 goals in Dortmund's Bundesliga title triumph, told UEFA.com. "I hope that for the Polish players and fans this creates unforgettable emotions and will be a great experience."
With the honour of staging the finals also comes expectation, however, as Poland's frontline striker concedes. "There are advantages and disadvantages," the 23-year-old said. Having the fans and the entire country, including those in front of the television, behind us is an advantage, but the pressure and expectations will be great, so we have to prepare both physically and mentally."
Lewandowski's club-mate, Jakub Błaszczykowski, agrees, saying: "We're in a good position because we're playing at home. It might paralyse [players] or provide an extra stimulus, but, knowing our fans, I'm convinced they'll stand by us."
To hear the full interview with the Dortmund and Poland pair watch the video above.
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Four arrested after man's beating at Dodger Stadium - San Jose Mercury News
LOS ANGELES -- A driver was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a weekend game and four people were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said Monday.
The driver, a man in his 20s, was in stable condition with scrapes and cuts to his face and his injuries are not life-threatening, Sgt. David Armas said. His name was not released.
The man was involved in a minor collision with another driver as he was leaving the stadium parking lot, and three men from another car also got involved, Armas said.
"They basically held the victim down while the original suspect kicked and hit him about the head and face area while he was on the ground," Armas said.
The violence comes after a Giants fan was severely injured in a beating during last year's opening game. Bryan Stow was left brain damaged during a confrontation in the parking lot, and stadium officials had promised to increase security after the attack.
Armas said Dodgers security staff and uniformed off-duty Los Angeles police were at the stadium Sunday and responded quickly.
The four men involved in the latest attack, all in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon because the victim was kicked, Armas said. One of them suffered bumps and scrapes to his face, "probably as a result of the victim defending himself," Armas said.
A woman in the victim's car who was eight months pregnant was not hurt but she was
examined at a hospital as a precaution, he said.Armas said the suspects did not appear to have any street gang affiliations.
"It was just a minor fender bender that just got totally out of hand," he said.
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Florence is to headline Bestival on the Isle of Wight - BBC News
Florence and The Machine have been named as the Friday night headliners for Bestival.
They join Stevie Wonder and New Order as the main acts this year.
Bestival takes between 6-9 September at the Robin Hill Country Park on the Isle of Wight.
The XX, Friendly Fires, Two Door Cinema Club, Orbital, Emeli Sande, Nero, Sigur Ros, Azealia Banks and Michael Kiwanuka have already been announced for the festival.
Miike Snow has also been added to the line-up.
A new performance area will also be in place at Bestival.
The Amphitheatre will be "nestled under a canopy of trees" and feature music, comedy, theatre and poetry.
Bestival was first held in 2004 and is organised by Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank.
Every year they encourage festival-goers and the artists to dress up - this year the theme is wildlife.
In recent years it has seen themes like fantasy, space, rock stars, pop stars and divas.


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