Spice Girls

Girl bands made British pop great – so where have all the good ones gone?

From SVN’s moisturiser-ad feminism to the desperately named CuteBad, the groups filling the void left by Little Mix are lacklustre. They should look to the Spice Girls’ example

Alim Kheraj

11, May, 2022 @9:42 AM

Melanie C review – high-energy workout brings the love

Bounding across the stage, the former Spice Girl delivers punchy pop and past hits to an adoring crowd on the first night of her tour

Katie Goh

14, Feb, 2022 @6:00 AM

Experience: I live in the 1990s

We have a Spice Girls calendar on the door and an old VHS player – I watch my Vicar of Dibley box set on it

Jack Walters

14, Jan, 2022 @10:00 AM

Pearson and Simon Fuller join forces to set up Academy of Pop

Firm’s venture with ex-Spice Girls manager will launch in Hollywood in 2022, in person and online

Mark Sweney

15, Oct, 2021 @9:39 AM

TV tonight: how former players have stood up to football’s racism

Benjamin Zephaniah profiles black players who rose the abuse they endured. Plus: the history of a house in Leeds. Here’s what to watch this evening

Phil Harrison, Ellen E Jones, and Ali Catterall,

28, Sep, 2021 @5:20 AM

Spice Girl among stars to begin phone-hacking claims against Murdoch empire

Melanie Chisholm, Boyzone’s Shane Lynch and S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt latest to allege voicemail interception

Jim Waterson Media editor

26, Sep, 2021 @5:07 PM

Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain review – fabulous and intimate

The story of the girl band that conquered the world gets a 2021 twist in this brilliant docuseries that goes way beyond ‘zig-a-zig-ah’ nostalgia

Rebecca Nicholson

14, Sep, 2021 @9:00 PM

TV tonight: how Spice Girls and their girl power changed Britain

A documentary asks how these five personalities combined to such memorable effect. Plus: A House Through Time continues. Here’s what to watch this evening

Phil Harrison, Jack Seale, Hannah J Davies and Paul Howlett

14, Sep, 2021 @5:20 AM

From Dua Lipa to Boris Johnson – why it’s a ‘cultural mistake’ to wear union jack clothing

After Brexit, a legacy of far-right associations, and possible Scottish independence, the union flag still pushes buttons. What does patriotism mean in Britain today?

Priya Elan

16, Jun, 2021 @4:45 PM

The greatest ever songs of the summer – ranked!

From Don Henley to Drake, we rate the hottest sounds of the season

Michael Cragg

10, Jun, 2021 @1:07 PM

From New Order to Chris Kamara: England’s best and worst tournament songs

England football songs have run the gamut of emotions from misty-eyed hope to the musical expression of deep psychological malaise

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

09, Jun, 2021 @5:00 AM

Mel B on domestic abuse, trauma and recovery: ‘In my mind there was no way out’

Four years after escaping her marriage, the former Spice Girl talks about confidence, family – and why the pandemic has led to a rise in abusive relationships

Simon Hattenstone

17, May, 2021 @5:00 AM