The annual Eurosonic festival sets out to showcase Europe's best upcoming bands - Laurie Tuffrey headed to Groningen in the Netherlands to take in athletic motorik rock, excellent psychedelic pop and an analog synth orchestra. Pictures courtesy of Bart Heemskerk/Eurosonic Noorderslag
One of the biggest stories of the year has been the perhaps-not-shocking revelation that the American NSA and our own GCHQ have been snooping on our everyday communications. Becky Hogge writes about how we're struggling to grasp the consequences of this erosion of our rights, and asks what we might do to counter it