More and more people are turning to egg freezing to increase their chances of becoming a parent. Here’s what you need to know if you’re considering it – from the hidden costs to the chances of success When I first told my mother I was freezing my eggs, she asked: […]
Marissa Bode is the first disabled actor to play Nessarose, a key character in the stage turned film franchise – but has had to respond to online abuse Disabled actor Marissa Bode, who plays the prominent role of Nessarose Thropp in the hit film musical Wicked and its forthcoming sequel […]
This six-part adaptation of Sarah Moss’s novel is deeply confused. The acting is melodramatic, the tone bewildering and the plot is full of cartoonishly grim situations that go nowhere Holidays can be murder. Regular domestic life often smothers a festering seam of incompatibility in a relationship, or a fault in […]
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare? As autumn blurs into winter, the news is once again filling up with a familiar story: overflowing rivers, inundated streets and overwhelmed infrastructure. Since Friday, England, […]
Long after his conviction for sexual abuse, people in royalty, academia, business, journalism and politics sought his ear He got by with a little help from his friends. From British royalty to White House alumni, from a Silicon Valley investor to a leftwing academic, connections and influence were the ultimate […]
The American British author on pet peeves, the perils of fantasy dinner parties, and revisiting The Short History of Everything two decades later Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email You did a whole book on Australia, and have travelled here a bit since – what’s the number one tip […]
There are shades of Gossip Girl, Desperate Housewives and everything Nicole Kidman has appeared in for the last five years. Put your brain aside, and enjoy That its ultra-wealthy characters live in a place called Richford Lake tells you almost everything you need to know about the glossy new thriller […]
Cherrie-Ann Austin-Saddington was working in a men’s prison when she began a relationship with an inmate that would turn her, too, into a criminal. How do some of the most dangerous men in Britain get what they want – even behind bars? There was a moment in the summer of […]
Official Trump social media accounts have been using The Life of a Showgirl snippets to promote his agenda. Why has Swift, who once wanted ‘to be on the right side of history’, said nothing? In the last two weeks, the Trump administration has used music from Taylor Swift’s latest album, […]
We’ve tasted, sniffed and inspected more than 300 presents to bring you our ultimate Christmas gift guide – from must-have Lego and smoky mezcal to Meera Sodha’s favourite knife Don’t you just love Christmas shopping? There’s a massive thrill in finding a present you know they’ll love and won’t have […]