Back-of-an envelope calculations by Kemi Badenoch, Mel Stride and Nigel Farage are nothing but political fever dreams You would think we were in the final three months of a general election campaign, not three and a half years out. Everywhere you look there’s a party leader giving a press conference. […]
Bringing her black-belt screen presence to the role of Elphaba, Erivo leads a fine cast in a zingily scored conclusion to the hit origin story Director Jon M Chu pulls off quite a trick with this manageably proportioned second half to the epic musical prequel-myth inspired by The Wizard of […]
Australia have big injuries and concerns over their top order: if England start well in Perth they can win back the Ashes It’s the Ashes in Australia and that is a series England have become used to losing, so much so that even Jimmy Anderson, the greatest English Test wicket‑taker […]
It’s not just Melinda French Gates. Many divorcees in their 40s to 60s are glad to be free – their male exes, less so Name: Divorcees. Age: Usually middle-aged, roughly between 45 and 65. Continue reading…
The great potter explains why he turned his decades-long fixation with Axel Salto – maker of unsettling stoneware full of tentacle sproutings and knotty growths – into a new show Potter and writer Edmund de Waal, a dark silhouette of neat workwear against the blinding white of his studio, is […]
Epstein paints Trump as someone he knew intimately. But the documents also reveal how many powerful men confided in him Before he died, Jeffrey Epstein made it clear that Donald Trump “knew about the girls”. Trump has denied any knowledge of or involvement in Epstein’s longstanding child sex-trafficking operation. But […]
In a world full of distractions, it can be difficult to form a habit that needs attention. Experts advise on getting out of the rut Most of us read all day – texts, emails, menus, utility bills, social media captions and news stories. But fewer people are reading for fun. […]
‘Gil Scott-Heron did the closing voiceover. He was giggling away, saying, “You English guys are crazy!”’ My creative partner Al Young and I had been on the dole for 18 months when we landed our dream jobs at Howell Henry ad agency. We had to prove ourselves fast. Tango’s brief […]
We had always given sanctuary to those who needed it, she said, only now we would kick them out as soon as possible Shabana Mahmood was in a determined frame of mind. It was time to get serious. No more Mr Nice Guy stuff when dealing with illegal immigrants. Not […]
Since I was a teenager I had struggled in winter, experiencing excessive tiredness and low mood. A specific instruction lifted the gloom I’m pretty sure I must be half human, half plant – how else to explain why I need the light to thrive? During the brighter seasons I feel […]