After Donald Trump’s second election, I realised the insidious hold my phone had over my life. So I turned to something I’d loved in childhood to better occupy my attention After a long day of looking at screens for work, I used to go to bed and stare at my […]
It seemed like a fait accompli that Hoyle would deny the application for a Commons vote – but he had other ideas What the hell has Keir Starmer done to upset the speaker? Was it that row they had after prime minister’s questions a few weeks back, when Keir appeared […]
On the runway at Gatwick, the visceral reality of forced removals was laid bare. If only more could see what is done in our name It’s Gatwick airport, mid-afternoon, and on the runway there is turmoil. Public policy playing out in full view of the public. Voters, citizens, seeing what […]
Arterton power-walks stylishly through Tom Bradby’s slick crime caper that takes itself so seriously even the saucy stuff is solemn. Slow Horses this is not Another week, another glossy espionage drama in which agitated politicos scour the corridors of power in search of something, anything, to differentiate the thing from […]
Yes, the beachside sexperiment comes with endless hands-on intimacy therapy, which could easily feel shocking, excruciating or just plain dull. Instead, it’s a jolly, wholesome joy Here are a few things Virgin Island is not. The Channel 4 series, in which 12 adult virgins travel to Croatia to take part […]
The creator of The Responder’s new offering is the tale of two casino employees robbing their workplace. It’s a perfectly plotted thriller but it’s also so much more than that Four years ago, Tony Schumacher, a former taxi driver and police officer turned novelist, made his television writing debut with […]
With his stand against Trump, the pope has shown the far right doesn’t have a monopoly on Christianity. If people of good faith push hard, the future could be redefined In the same way that America’s shambolic war on Iran has turned Donald Trump into the most effective EV salesman […]
Today it is a fundraising juggernaut, but when it was born 40 years ago this month, things were very different. Lenny Henry, Richard Curtis and more explain how they got the gang together for a good cause A near-the-knuckle Spitting Image skit involving the former prince Andrew. The Young Ones […]
I had presumed I would love her instantly – but a traumatic birth led to devastating numbness It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I was waiting for an overwhelming rush of love, but when I looked at my newborn baby what I felt was utter despair. No matter how […]
The London Marathon is run over a mostly flat course that starts in Blackheath and finishes on the Mall. The vast majority of the more than 59,000 participants are raising money for charity or running for personal milestones Continue reading…