After founding Dire Straits ... with their demo-turned overnight hit “Sultans of Swing,” but they were never quite “Brothers in Arms,” With Mark providing lead on guitar, vocals and ...

Miliband didn’t stay for the whole debate, perhaps because he didn’t like what he heard: MPs voting to bail out British steel. This is not a nationalisation ... The House was unanimous that the ...

To celebrate four decades since its original release, Dire Straits’ iconic 1985 album ... The band’s line-up at the time featured Knopfler (guitar/vocals), John Illsley (bass), Alan Clark ...

When Dire Straits was working on their third album, Making Movies, released in 1980, vocalist Mark Knopfler was writing a pensive ballad based on one of William Shakespeare’s most legendary plays.

Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier hasn't had the best track record so far during the 2026 recruiting cycle. Going into this week, Napier's recruiting class only had two commitments. That has ...

While Mr Trump’s idea is divisive, there is widespread agreement that the US movie industry is in dire straits. Since the historic strikes by actors and writers that shut it down in 2023 ...

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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on April 9 he does not want US Steel Corp to go to Japan, suggesting he does not support Nippon Steel’s bid for the American steel producer.

The first live album by Dire Straits celebrated the long road they’d travelled and served notice that they were on their way to becoming the world’s biggest rock band of the day. Alchemy ...

However, in the case of Dire Straits, they quit while they were ahead and never chose to revisit their past splendour, instead keeping them sacred. As a group, they never really let things tail off, ...