The actor is horribly convincing in this ripped-from-the-headlines drama about the newsreader’s grooming scandal. You might not even be able to stomach it When future generations look back at all the trends and micro-trends that shaped television over the years, you have to assume they’ll be quite surprised when they […]
Ahmed superbly tackles race and identity in his hilarious new show Bait, proving the British-Asian actor truly is the best of this country. I’m happy for him, I swear! Conflicted feelings for me this week, watching Bait, the new comedy created by Riz Ahmed. I started a career in acting […]
The chancellor was meant to set out her contingency plans but it was an announcement without any announcements in it You have to feel a bit sorry for the chancellor. Roughly four weeks ago, Rachel Reeves had come to the Commons to deliver her spring statement. A moderately upbeat picture […]
Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basic they scrimp on? Henry Holland talks Labubus, vintage Prada and swapping Calvins for Skims with the Filter • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Henry Holland rose to prominence in […]
We’re told that sleep is a superpower, making us smarter, healthier and happier. But how much is enough? And is insomnia as bad for us as we think? ‘Once, after I did a presentation, someone came up to me and said, ‘I don’t get eight hours of sleep a night. […]
Britons face a clear choice: fuel the division arising from all the horror abroad or refuse to let that hatred take hold in our own communities A few weeks ago in Tel Aviv, on my first days there – before what has now become an extended stay due to the […]
The Home Office has blocked new study visas for applicants from Afghanistan, Sudan, Myanmar and Cameroon. It means many women will miss out on life-changing opportunities – as five female academics explain Six students challenge Home Office visa ban on four countries Shahira Sadat was thrilled. She had received an […]
Every PM hopes to emerge having said nothing that makes the news, and with Iran centre-stage Keir played a blinder What a difference a week makes. At last week’s prime minister’s questions, Keir Starmer tried to persuade us he knew less than he did. His memory was so bad that […]
It lit up the 1970s with its nihilistic tale of a hippie band imploding in a trail of drugs, booze and violence. What can it tell us about the music business today? Writer David Hare and wild-child rocker Self Esteem plug in The first time Rebecca Lucy Taylor read David […]
A new wave of hyper-regional hoagies, subs and pizzas are taking over Manchester’s food scene. But are they really as American as apple pie? It’s just after midday, on a chilly, wind-whipped Friday in central Manchester, and an ever-growing crowd of people in puffer jackets is spilling out from a […]