The late producer’s gift for bringing in elements from dance music’s cutting edge drew all manner of music royalty – and he often made them sound better than ever before • William Orbit, pop producer for Madonna, All Saints and more, dies aged 69 William Orbit’s first band were a […]
Worried about microplastics? Whether it’s titanium pans or loose-leaf tea, here are the changes you can make right now • The best sustainable subscriptions for greener, easier living It all started with a black plastic spatula. When an article went viral in 2024 for suggesting we may be unwittingly infusing […]
Hiring a convicted antisemite as an adviser; rabble rousing at a time of violent unrest. She is still in a race to the bottom and making too many mistakes The Keminaissance will be delayed. For nearly a year, Conservative optimists and a clutch of supportive pundits have been forecasting an […]
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Big cheques, standing ovations, irate adults – there are surprising sides to composing a children’s TV theme tune. From Bluey to Byker Grove, the creators of the best reveal the secrets How do you write TV theme music for children? Does it make you mega-rich? And does the tune itself eventually drive […]
Plans involve dredging and expanding docks to allow larger cruise ships to visit with up to 200,000 passengers annually Janavi Kramer had just enjoyed a swim with friends and was sitting on a bench taking in a wonderful Cornish view – headlands plunging into deep water, bobbing boats, a bustling […]
Yvette Cooper’s maternity reforms must change a system that too often fails women when they’re at their most vulnerable On the third day of being in labour with my first child, I entered a new state of being. It was time to dig deep. This is what I had learned […]
As Stand By Me is re-released for its 40th anniversary, we look at the late actor’s most intense, enduring roles – from a goofball boffin to a narcoleptic hustler Issue-of-the-week TV movie about elder abuse, with Tuesday Weld as a harried mum taking out her frustrations on her own ageing […]
A man who prized blunt speaking has been selectively eulogised. There’s a balance between decency and honesty: I’m sad he caused such harm As tributes poured in for Rod Liddle, the Sunday Times and Sun columnist who has died at the age of 66, they were markedly coy and sanitised. […]
Their parents were Womack & Womack, Uncle Bobby was a superstar and so was their grandfather, Sam Cooke. The trio explain how, after driving Ubers and being told soul was dead, they joined the family business Backstage at a London festival, on a Sunday afternoon, the Womack Sisters are assembling […]