From a show so bananas it could blind people to a classic cartoon that guarantees tears – stars behind the best festive treats on telly reveal what they tune into without fail Christmas is a time steeped in traditions. And one big tradition that exists in many of our homes […]
Walid Saadaoui and Amar Hussein thought ‘zero hour’ had finally arrived until undercover operative thwarted them When Walid Saadaoui recruited Amar Hussein to join him in a pogrom on the streets of Greater Manchester, Hussein wept with joy. For years, the two men had been sleeper agents for the Islamic […]
She won an Emmy for her electric performance in the Netflix smash hit, but the casting process wasn’t exactly hiccup-free. The actor opens up about a year of success, struggle – and how she nearly became a footballer For a while, Erin Doherty ignored Stephen Graham’s calls. Not deliberately, she […]
A long-promised tram network has been pushed back to the late 2030s – unless we build local, northern growth will be snuffed out ‘As an unabashed socialist, I am concerned with the distribution of wealth, but if you don’t create any in the first place it is a bit of […]
Worried about cost, planning – or whether anyone will show up? We asked experts how to bring back parties Several months ago, staring down another empty weekend, a friend texted me. “Why is no one having parties?” she fumed. Some people were, we agreed, but not nearly enough. Indeed, in […]
Jenny Saville’s bruising paintings, Andy Goldsworthy’s immersive stones, Lee Miller’s surrealist shots and Diane Arbus’s unforgiving nudes – our critics highlight a spectacular year• The best design and architecture of 2025• More on the best culture of 2025 Continue reading…
It was 1995, and I had spent the evening carousing and drinking neat vodka. Now I was trapped in a friend’s flat in Paris, with no phone – and he had flown to New York Winter 1995: I wake to the sound of a vacuum cleaner repeatedly striking the door […]
It’s all there: more apprenticeships, more rights for workers and renters – and most of all, a focus on children. What a shame Labour wavers about saying so Warning. This column contains good news, when it is an (un)truth widely acknowledged that only grim stories attract public attention. News must […]
From pub chic to sofa-ready, we’ve got looks for every kind of NYE celebration, including the New Year’s Day walk • The best party dresses Whether you’re curled up at home watching Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny, braving the cold to catch a fireworks display or escaping to the countryside with […]
Rich Stockdale says model of ‘regenerative capitalism’ would maximise profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, and installing windfarms across its estates The founder of an investment firm buying large estates across Britain to restore woods and peatland has said it is “unashamedly and proudly” capitalist, and plans to make tens […]