‘I spent the 90s with Pam – clubbing and partying in the way those times demanded. What I saw was a truly groundbreaking artist, and a life marked by independence, courage and kindness’ • Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock’n’roll spirit, dies at 66 – news• Pam Hogg – […]
Keir Starmer may be keen to move on from the budget megashambles, but chaos is hardwired into his party Freud has a word for it. Thanatos. Up till now it’s been tempting to give Labour the benefit of the doubt. That being in opposition for 14 years has made them […]
They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are finally being celebrated Poised on a steel cable a quarter of a mile above Manhattan, a […]
The director worked with theatre colossus Tom Stoppard on two smash hits. Here, he remembers their heated rehearsals, the night they stayed up watching Jaws – and the last four cigarettes they smoked together Tom was my hero from the night I first saw Travesties in 1979. I was 15. […]
The prime minister has been pushed to defend his chancellor after she was accused of lying in the run-up to the autumn budget. Rachel Reeves is alleged to have misled the public by citing bleak economic forecasts from the OBR to justify tax rises, even though the figures were more […]
That he stayed after relegation in 1978 and lifted the FA Cup with the team still in Division Two typified his commitment Some players embody a club but few have ever embodied their side more than Billy Bonds, who died on Sunday at the age of 79. He was not […]
Savoy theatre, LondonState-of-the-art animatronics, imaginative staging, fabulous performances and some marvellous songs about marmalade make for an evening that will fill you with joy and melt your heart Here is the Peruvian bear as we have never seen him before – or so we are led to believe from the […]
Understanding the surprising mechanism behind apathy can help unlock scientific ways to boost your motivation We all know people with very different levels of motivation. Some will go the extra mile in any endeavour. Others just can’t be bothered to put the effort in. We might think of them as […]
Last week’s budget left middle-income families anxious and angry. The party is turning its back on voters it can little afford to lose Just over 15 years ago, a realisation began to dawn on British politicians, triggered by the financial crash of 2008 and its effects on millions of ordinary […]
Women of all ages, especially older ones, are actively choosing to travel alone. What’s behind the trend? UK travel companies have reported an increase in bookings for solo travellers, primarily older women, often leaving partners behind to “explore on their own terms”. Last month, the tour operator Jules Verne said […]