It can be challenging to leave the house when you’re all out of eye contact, but a low social battery doesn’t have to mean a life short on socialising When I arrive at a gathering I tend to announce my departure in the same breath as my greeting. “Hi! I […]
As a former chancellor, I know this challenge can only be met in a budget. But Starmer and Reeves must not waste their chance Gordon Brown was UK prime minister 2007 to 2010 As Labour continues its inquest into the reasons for its local election losses, attention has focused on […]
A two-part film looking at the King of Pop’s career is undergoing more behind-the-scenes issues, including the problem of how to address troubling allegations As adult audiences for non-spectacle theatrical releases have waned post-Covid, one subgenre has survived long enough to feel like a franchise unto itself: the pop musician […]
Anyone can buy a tiny spy camera and hide it in a mirror, fake smoke alarm or public toilet. But why would they? As cases of voyeurism against women soar in the UK, victims say it’s too easy for men to get away with it The first time Heidi Marney […]
Sometimes friendships end for a good reason, but all too often we just fail to look after them. The right conversation can do a lot to patch things up We know that good relationships are vital to health and happiness, but friendships can wither without time and attention. It’s normal […]
He started as a jazz guitarist making Barbie albums on the side, and has ended up on over 500 releases. From bebop with Elton John to Americana with Alison Krauss, Ribot recalls the richest of careers ‘I felt like a warrior for this viscerally powerful music I heard all around […]
One of the most influential broadcasters and TV executives of the last 50 years who spent his entire career at the BBC Alan Yentob, who has died aged 78, had serious claims to being the most influential broadcaster in Britain over the last 50 years. There are very few successful […]
Analysts say US and Israeli attacks failed to weaken rebels and are only pushing the country to the brink of famine Late last month, a suspected US airstrike levelled four homes on the fringes of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, killing at least 11 people. A video posted by an eyewitness […]
Warmer waters near Devon and Cornwall are creating a cephalopod-based ‘financial bonus’ for the fishing industry Octopuses have long captivated humans with their alien-like appearance and bizarre anatomy. This spring, the cephalopods have been baffling, delighting and enraging fishers in English waters as an unprecedented marine heatwave has led to […]
What makes for a believable texting – or sexting – exchange? And why has this suddenly become so crucial for a character’s credibility? We meet the teams who agonise over writing lines that only appear on screen for seconds In the final episode of Ted Lasso’s second season, Ted sends […]