The landmark documentary series looked like it was done for good – until one participant was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Asif Kapadia takes the helm for its most elegaic, thoughtful outing ever And so the great experiment begun by Granada Television in 1964 is over. That year, Seven Up! introduced […]
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US president insists that fears expressed by top experts are a hoax – and that humanity can sleep easy while he’s at the wheel We can all sleep easy. In a post on his Truth Social account, Donald Trump has declared that fears over artificial intelligence were all a hoax […]
She has played rugby for Wales, is putting a Welsh spin on Princess Leia and is returning to TV screens as Shirley, the explosive, traumatised MI5 agent. Why is Edwards so drawn to liars, crooks and sneaks? There was a moment, just before Aimee-Ffion Edwards jumped off a nightclub balcony […]
As a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the law One of the curiosities of debates about cycling in the UK is that almost all of them centre on the place […]
The characters are dead-eyed waxworks which speak with all the nuance of a satnav. But this AI-created workplace comedy is so bad that even the greatest actors alive couldn’t stop it being unwatchable As you will no doubt be aware, one Anthropic researcher claimed there is a greater than one […]
Noel Gallagher told fans ‘this is history’ but the paper opted to review support act the Charlatans instead, as that band returned from tragedy • News: Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts Over two days in August 1996, Oasis played to 250,000 people […]
You can’t buy Dicky’s level of stupidity though it could be argued that Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo just have Never in the field of British politics has so much been given to so many by so few. You’d have thought Nigel Farage would have wanted to explain Reform’s sudden […]
With her new, semi-nude advert for sports site Novig, the actor cements her reputation as the anti-woke poster girl. But is it real – or just provocation with a soft porn gaze? Bear with me here, but I’m beginning to suspect Sydney Sweeney is a very fine actor. It’s a […]
Enslaved African people were seared with hot metal brands bearing the royal crown, according to research by historians who have documented the monarchy’s centuries-long involvement in Britain’s slave trade. The kings and queens most heavily involved were those who ruled after the monarchy was restored in 1660. The Register of […]
Graduates are leaving with an average debt of £53,000 – while entry-level jobs plummet. It’s time for politicians to stop burying their heads in the sand It wasn’t in relation to university that I first came across the organisation Rethink Repayment, which campaigns for a fairer settlement on student debt. […]