Arts: United Kingdom

BBC - Arts (23 minutes ago)

Stars like Charli XCX have made see-through outfits all the rage at big events, but not everyone's a fan.

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BBC - Arts (23 minutes ago)

A sold-out Wembley stadium was the venue for The Sidemen vs YouTube Allstars football match, which saw a side featuring Logan Paul and Mr Beast win on penalties.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (24 minutes ago)

UK reviewers described the homely show from the Duchess of Sussex as 'smug, syrupy' and narcissisticIt received a "toe-curling” one-star review in the Guardian, was written off as "smug, syrupy and endlessly spoofable” in the Times and denounced as "an exercise in narcissism” in the Telegraph.But according to Netflix, "there's more joy to be...

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The Guardian - Media (24 minutes ago)

From the woman who asks to see teenage boys' rooms to the gang who want to know how couples found love, some people are attracting a huge following (and financial rewards) from being nosy - and asking one killer questionRachel Coster, @boyroomshow TikTok followers: 232,400 Instagram followers: 71,400 Continue reading...

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BBC - Arts (An hour ago)

Announced as the UK's entry, Remember Monday tell BBC Newsbeat they are feeling confident about their chances.

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The Guardian - Media (2 hours ago)

IOC presidency candidate wants discussions if elected'It is vital that women feel that sport is a safe space'Sebastian Coe will demand urgent talks with Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to stop "pond life” abusing female sports stars with impunity if he becomes International Olympic Committee president.Speaking after a week in which Emma Raducanu...

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BBC - Arts (4 hours ago)

Roman Dobrokhotov tells the BBC he thinks Vladimir Putin ordered the operation against him.

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The Guardian - Media (5 hours ago)

Old Bailey trial of six Bulgarians charged with espionage has provided chilling evidence that Kremlin wanted reporter to be killedThe long-running trial of the Russian spy ring did at least bring clarity for journalist Roman Dobrokhotov and his young family."The worst situation is when you don't know,” the 41-year-old Russian said, nursing a...

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The Guardian - Media (7 hours ago)

President is suing news show for airing edited interview of Kamala Harris in run-up to 2024 presidential electionParamount, the parent company of US television network CBS, has filed two court motions to dismiss Donald Trump's $20bn lawsuit against the company, which has roiled the US media landscape.Trump had first filed the lawsuit in October,...

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The Guardian - Media (7 hours ago)

Users may have difficulty once they arrive on real-life dates, without their phone to help them, say academicsAI bots will soon be rolled out on dating apps to flirt with people, craft messages on users' behalf and write their profiles for them.But depending on artificial intelligence to foster budding relationships risks eroding what little human...

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The Guardian - Media (7 hours ago)

In his new book, the Harvard law professor argues against originalism and for putting non-judges on the highest courtShould Donald Trump get the chance to nominate a new justice to the supreme court, to join the three rightwingers he installed in his first term, he might pick "the equivalent of Pete Hegseth”, Mark Tushnet said, referring to the...

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BBC - Arts (7 hours ago)

The 95-year-old actor's Alzheimer's means it is "quite possible" he was unaware of his wife's death, say officials.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (9 hours ago)

From Happy Valley to Alma's Not Normal, the Oldham-born actor has been a scene-stealer for years, but new thriller Protection is her first ever top billing. She talks about cuppas with Sarah Lancashire and hitting it big in her 50sIt may be one of the most devastating scenes in the history of British television. In the final series of Happy Valley,...

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The Guardian - Media (9 hours ago)

In past decade, pre-film reels have extended to about 25 minutes for ads and trailers, according to expertsMovie buffs already lamenting the length of time it takes to get to the start of a film might be disappointed to learn pre-cinema ads are getting longer.Over the past 10 years, adverts for products and brands have taken up a larger proportion...

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The Guardian - Media (13 hours ago)

The presidency is no longer just a 'bully pulpit'. It's become part of the disinformation machineDonald Trump won the White House not with money, though he spent plenty of it, but by dominating the conversation. He hasn't stopped campaigning. He uses attention to bolster his political power, and uses his office to make sure that everyone keeps...

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BBC - Arts (18 hours ago)

The Duchess of Sussex launched With Love, Meghan on Tuesday.

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BBC - Arts (18 hours ago)

The pair were married for 60 years before Dean died earlier this week.

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The Guardian - Media (19 hours ago)

She's the chatty daytime presenter with a nice line in withering putdowns. But as a judge once ruled, that's just a role she performs. So who is the real Lorraine Kelly? Lorraine Kelly opens the front door with a huge smile. "You interviewed me, years ago, d'you remember?” Now she looks disappointed. "Ach, you don't, do you?” Of course I...

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The Guardian - Media (19 hours ago)

Actor has not explained why the women would lie about him, court told on first day of his libel claim against GuardianNoel Clarke has made "wild allegations” against women who have accused him of sexual misconduct but has not explained why they would lie about him, the high court heard on the first day of his libel claim against the Guardian.The...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (19 hours ago)

The glamorous but gritty period drama continues to put on a show. Plus, enjoy some 'doggy dancing' at Crufts! Here's what to watch this evening9.15pm, BBC One Continue reading...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (19 hours ago)

The Atlanta actor is the main reason to carry on watching this predictable, shootout-packed crime drama. Anyone who's watched true-crime shows would be a better gangster than these knuckleheadsIt takes approximately 3,600 hours of on-the-job training to qualify as a police detective in the UK – or about 1,000 hours of true-crime content. Once...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (19 hours ago)

The 'pop girlies with a lil bit of yeehaw' previously appeared on The Voice in 2019, where they were mentored by Jennifer HudsonThis year's UK entry for Eurovision will be Remember Monday, singing the powerpop ballad WTHJH (What the Hell Just Happened), the BBC has confirmed.The selection of the country-inflected female trio – who describe...

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The Guardian - Media (19 hours ago)

US Ryder Cup captain filmed giving a locker room speech 'I meant no disrespect, I was more speaking to our guys'It transpires the viral moment of ­Netflix's latest series on golf may have been as much of a surprise to the main protagonist as those looking on.The assertion of Keegan Bradley, the US Ryder Cup captain, during Full Swing that his...

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BBC - Arts (A day ago)

In his new film the actor plays a man who has six weeks save his marriage - but what are his top tips for romantic bliss?

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BBC - Arts (A day ago)

As she returns to pop with her seventh album, Mayhem, Lady Gaga reflects on the loneliness of fame.

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BBC - Arts (A day ago)

The actor is suing the Guardian over claims he was a "serial abuser of women", which he says are false.

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BBC - Arts (A day ago)

Female harmony group Remember Monday will fly the flag with their song What The Hell Just Happened.

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The Guardian - Media (A day ago)

A generation who came of age online now feel deprived of real connections. The upside is they are doing something about itIt's the love-hate relationship that defined a generation. We think we know all about teenagers and the phones to which they're so umbilically tied: sleeping with them under the pillow, panicking at the prospect of ever being...

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BBC - Arts (A day ago)

It comes after a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in Manchester prompted a censorship row.

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

Davies has appeared on the series since 2019, when she became the youngest female Dragon aged 35.

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

King Charles III is launching a personal playlist of music from the Commonwealth that lifts his sprits.

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

The UK's current measures to stop non-consensual intimate image abuse are full of loopholes. We need new laws now Reports of non-consensual intimate image (NCII) abuse, or "revenge porn”, in the UK have increased tenfold over the past few years. But the true scale of the problem is probably larger, as many victims do not come forward.I didn't....

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

In On Falling, first time director Laura Carreira exposes the hardships and humiliations of a woman struggling to earn a living in a 'fulfilment centre' in GlasgowA lonely woman trudges the aisles of a cavernous warehouse, accompanied by the accusatory bleeps of the scanner that directs her every move. She picks objects off the shelves that serve...

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

Country trio Remember Monday will be representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025.

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

Former radio host, who denies all previous allegations, charged with additional count of assault with act of indecencyTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police say they have charged former radio titan Alan Jones with an additional offence, bringing the...

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

She was found at her home in the Hollywood Hills after dying by suicide, said the Los Angeles medical examiner's office.

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

CEO refuses to comment on deal speculation as broadcaster benefits from hits including Mr Bates vs The Post OfficeBusiness live – latest updatesITV's profits jumped in 2024 thanks to record earnings at the British broadcaster's production arm, ITV Studios, as it benefited from hits including Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the Jilly Cooper...

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

Companies claim this is 'fair use'. I think it's a digital heistSign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morningAustralia's close-knit literary community – from writers and agents through to the Australian Society of Authors – have reacted with outrage. Black Inc, the...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (2 days ago)

The return of the beloved Polynesian teen is a family movie to savour, and Wes Anderson lines up Hollywood A-listers for the most Wes Anderson-y movie yetThis is the second instalment of what we must now call a "franchise” (a live-action version of the 2016 original is out next year), so savour the rarity value while you can. It's colourful,...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (2 days ago)

A startling and superb new drama by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, and Brian Tyree Henry stars as a small-time crook who disguises himself as a DEA agentA four-part drama with superb writing, startling performances and technical wizardry. Written by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, it tells the story of 13-year-old Jamie (a remarkable debut from...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (2 days ago)

Nemo, Käärijä and Katrina all feature in a special concert ahead of May's finals. Plus: The Traitors US reaches its gripping conclusion. Here's what to watch this evening11.40pm, BBC One The Eurovision song contest final takes place in Switzerland on 17 May, so of course we are already warming up for it with this celebratory concert in...

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

Prizewinning author who wrote elliptical, needle-sharp novels about family, Irish history and the TroublesIn an interview published in 1999, Jennifer Johnston, who has died aged 95, defined the way she went about creating her luminous works of fiction. "I'm not an innovative sort of writer,” she said. "I'm always working with fairly strict,...

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

Actor also known as Pamela Hasselhoff died on Wednesday and the cause is still under investigation, authorities sayPamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of the Baywatch star David Hasselhoff, has died.The Los Angeles medical examiner's office reports that she died on Wednesday and the cause is still under investigation. Also known as Pamela...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (2 days ago)

This powerful telling of the shocking 'spy cops' story does what only TV can: shows you the astonishing women at its heart. You'll be engrossed for three hoursWhat function does a television series have when the disgrace it covers is already in the public domain? The "spy cops” scandal has been the subject of extensive reporting, spearheaded by...

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

More than 800 complaints were made to the media watchdog, mainly about Carpenter and Charli XCX.

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

Telegraph columnist was visited by 'exemplary' officer after complaint about inaccurate tweet she later deletedA review of Essex police's pursuit of the Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson over an allegedly racist tweet has concluded the force was right to investigate her.The Essex force was criticised by Pearson and her supporters when...

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

The journalist accuses Essex Police of "marking their own homework" after force is cleared of wrongdoing.

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

The Rock DJ singer surprised the Pop Idol winner with an invitation to perform a duet on his first tour date.

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

Ayers was a huge influence on other artists including Pharrell Williams, Mary J Blige and Common.

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

Charli XCX is also among several dozen artists who have been revealed on the festival's 2025 line-up.

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

CEO to 'significantly downsize' Sesame Workshop after more than 200 employees revealed plans to unionizeSesame Workshop, the non-profit behind Sesame Street, is cutting staff in an effort to "downsize significantly”, its president and CEO, Sherrie Rollins Westin, told employees this week.The news of layoffs at the organization came just shortly...

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The Guardian - Media (2 days ago)

Indie distributor Neon has revealed how it pulled off its second best-picture win in five years, following Parasite in 2020The extraordinary success of Sean Baker's sex worker romance at the Oscars on Sunday has left many gawping at the campaigning nous of indie distributor Neon, who released the film in the US.Five years ago, they propelled...

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BBC - Arts (2 days ago)

The novel will revisit Dolphin and Star, who grew up dealing with their mother's bipolar disorder.

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

As the White House handpicks members of the press pool, questions for the president amount to fluffy valentinesYou know we're in trouble when Fox News emerges as the great defender of freedom of the press. But such was the case when Jacqui Heinrich, a senior political correspondent at Fox, responded to the news that Trump's White House would now...

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

Multimillionaire Paul Marshall understood to be talking to senior figures in Britain's right-leaning media about the ideaThe multimillionaire owner of the Spectator has met some of the most senior figures from Britain's right-leaning media to discuss a plan to fund a new generation of journalists, the Guardian understands.Sir Paul Marshall, the...

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

Disney is reportedly cutting staff across ABC News Group and its entertainment network as media layoffs continueThe popular political poll news and analysis website, 538, is being shut down as part of a broader shuttering effort across ABC News and Disney Entertainment, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday night.Disney is reportedly cutting...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (3 days ago)

Lucy Boynton and Toby Jones's outstanding performances meet beautifully claustrophobic cinematography in this tale of a young mother sentenced to death for killing her violent loverFor obvious reasons, the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged by the state, has been told and retold in many different versions over the years, in...

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BBC - Arts (3 days ago)

Author Sophie Elmhirst wrote about a British couple who spent four months on a life raft in the Pacific.

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

Georgia-based group used deepfake videos and false news featuring Martin Lewis, Zoe Ball and Ben Fogle to promote fraudulent crypto schemesHow call centre scammers duped 6,000 peopleWhat is investment fraud and what help is there?An organised network operating from the former Soviet state of Georgia has scammed thousands of savers from the UK,...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (3 days ago)

Five female activists tell the astonishing tale of how they discovered they were dating undercover police officers. Plus: canine capers at Crufts. Here's what to watch today9pm, ITV1 This shocking documentary series televises the "spy cops” scandal brought to national attention by the Guardian. Told by five female activists whose romantic...

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

The paper's billionaire owner, who barred it from endorsing Kamala Harris, is leaving human journalists out of the equationThe past few months have been brutal ones for the readers and journalists of the largest news organization in California, the Los Angeles Times.Since he bought the paper in 2018, the billionaire and medical entrepreneur Patrick...

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BBC - Arts (3 days ago)

The star wrote and directed a film about two cousins who travel to Poland to honour their grandmother.

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

I'm not saying everything was better in the good old days – but a lot of things really don't need the latest bells and whistlesI was once trying to get a television idea commissioned about a subject or issue that I thought was important. So important that I can no longer remember what it was. Whatever it was, the commissioner stayed alert for a...

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

My father, Mike Steele, who has died aged 88, was a lobby correspondent and worked in the Houses of Parliament over a period of five decades.An Australian by birth, he joined the lobby in 1962, eight years after arriving in the UK. He began as a correspondent in the Commons for the Northcliffe group of provincial newspapers and then, after an...

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

A day after launch of contentious feature, its bias meter said some accounts see Klan as 'responding to societal changes'The Los Angeles Times has reportedly removed its new artificial intelligence (AI) tool from one of its articles, just a day after launching the feature.The publication unveiled a new AI-driven feature called "Insights” this...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (3 days ago)

Booker prize winner Marlon James's Jamaica-set short story has become a clever, unsettling crime drama that's packed with excellent performances. At points, it's five-star TVOver the past week, I have found myself cringing at a series of tabloid articles describing Get Millie Black as a rival to the BBC's Death in Paradise. Sure, both shows are set...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (3 days ago)

Singer Miriana Conte told to change title and lyrics owing to suggestive play on Maltese word for 'singing' Malta's contestant at this year's Eurovision contest will have to change the title and lyrics of her song owing to the phonetic resemblance between the Maltese word for "singing” and the C-word, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has...

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BBC - Arts (3 days ago)

Coldplay will work alongside Fifa to decide a "set of artists" to perform a half-time show at the 2026 World Cup final.

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The Guardian - Media (3 days ago)

Samir Shah tells MPs 'people weren't doing their job' in relation to the film Gaza: How to Survive a WarzoneFailings in the making of a documentary on Gaza are a "dagger to the heart” of the BBC's claims of trustworthiness and impartiality, the corporation's chair has said, as he indicated that figures inside the corporation had fallen short in...

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BBC - Arts (3 days ago)

The actress tells followers her mastectomy in January was "a success and has healed really well".

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The Hollywood actor has helped 900 people in south Wales with their debts for a new documentary.

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The Good Omens author says allegations of sexual assault made by a former nanny are "invented".

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (4 days ago)

Netflix's adaptation of the classic novel isn't just a steamy, sumptuous treat that's packed with nice food. It's also a sharp look at how the ruling classes survive social upheavalFirst the Americans came for British period drama. Now the Brits are getting their mitts on Italy's heritage. In 2020, the US producer Shonda Rhimes sexed-up Regency...

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

White House adviser's quote included in suit: 'The AP and the WHCA wanted to f--k around. Now it's finding out time.'The Associated Press amended its complaint against the Trump administration on Monday, including in its epigraph a punchy quote from an anonymous White House adviser: "The AP and the White House Correspondents Association wanted to...

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The Go singer says she's entering a "new era" where she's comfortable sharing her love for women.

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

Other theatre acting nominees include Lesley Manville, Ben Whishaw, John Lithgow and Imelda Staunton.

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

There will be four days of events in May commemorating the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

Kate Cassidy says she sometimes finds it "hard to get out of bed" following Payne's death last year.

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

'Insight' labeled the argument 'center-left' and created a reply insisting AI will make storytelling more democraticBeneath a recent Los Angeles Times opinion piece about the dangers of artificial intelligence, there is now an AI-generated response about how AI will make storytelling more democratic."Some in the film world have met the arrival of...

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The BBC's Daniela Relph takes a look at the Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle series, 'With love, Meghan'.

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The 65-year-old singer said he decided to halt touring due to his age.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (4 days ago)

Get Millie Black is an action-packed story by Booker prize-winner Marlon James. Plus, Lucy Boynton stars in a dark true crime drama. Here's what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (4 days ago)

Only time will tell whether this revival of Netflix's much-loved series will become as great as DC's lauded comic adaptation. But the excellent acting and bravura set pieces make it a crowd-pleasing watchFor those of you who like to keep count, Daredevil: Born Again is the 13th small-screen series under the aegis of the Marvel Television team...

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

A whole political and cultural era is passing, and who better than the Duchess of Sussex as a symbol of all we have left behind Are peonies a life philosophy? Are "life philosophies” even philosophy? I have to hold on to the idea that they aren't, even in the face of a decade or so of Instagram blitzkrieg, most currently in the form of Duchess...

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

His defamation action says she admitted being pressured into making false claims, in an "evil conspiracy".

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The painting sold to a private buyer at auction in London the day after it was confirmed Vettriano had died aged 73.

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The BBC removed the programme after it emerged the 13-year-old narrator was the son of a Hamas official.

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

Meta, TikTok and Snapchat release statements in campaign protesting Labor's handling of contested legislationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMeta, TikTok and Snapchat have criticised the Albanese government's handling of the social media ban for under-16s, launching a...

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The 21-year-old Stranger Things actress has reacted to headlines about her recent media appearances.

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The "9-5" singer met Dean outside a laundromat on the first day she arrived in Nashville as an 18-year-old aspiring singer.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (4 days ago)

The Duchess of Sussex's tone-deaf lifestyle show vibrates with vacuous joylessness – and is packed with useless information that will take a long, long time to remove from your headIt begins with bees. Because, yes, bees are aspirational signifiers of the good life. And yes, bees make beautiful honey for, say, stirring into a sun tea (that would...

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

After Harry's dud polo docuseries, the couple need to get back to giving people the dramatic monarchy revelations they crave – not a Duchess joylessly filling kids' party bags with seedsThe Duchess really loves day drinking and crudites: five key takeawaysUnless it becomes a ratings smash (and that isn't impossible), With Love, Meghan doesn't...

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

Samir Shah offered a long thought about Northern Ireland while Tim Davie repeated terms so broad as to be meaninglessCaroline Dinenage, the chair of the culture, media and sport committee, regretted at its opening meeting with the BBC chiefs Tim Davie (director general) and Samir Shah (chair) that their catch-up would be detained by a recent...

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

Eight unpublished stories by the To Kill a Mockingbird author will be issued later this year as The Land of Sweet ForeverNever-before-seen short stories by Harper Lee will be published later this year, it has been announced.Eight short stories written before the author started the novel that would become To Kill a Mockingbird were found in Lee's...

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

Johnson, 81, was part of Fox's NFL coverage since 1994Ex-coach won two Super Bowls with Cowboys in 1992-93Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson announced his retirement from broadcasting on Monday after 30 years with Fox Sports.The former NFL and college coach had been an NFL studio analyst since 1994. Johnson, 81, made the announcement...

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Miranda July and Elizabeth Strout are among the 16 writers in contention for the £30,000 prizeChimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Miranda July and Elizabeth Strout are among the writers longlisted for the 30th Women's prize for fiction.Karen Jennings and Laila Lalami also appear on the list of 16 writers now in contention for the...

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

The Duchess of Sussex releases a lifestyle TV show about cooking and gardening.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (4 days ago)

SAS Rogue Heroes has metal, Peaky Blinders has PJ Harvey and The Bear has dad rock. We meet the new breed of music overseers whose anachronistic soundtracks are taking TV to thrilling new heightsThere was a time, 20 or so years ago, when it seemed as if TV music supervisors were among the most important people when it came to shaping public tastes....

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The Guardian - Media (4 days ago)

After three consecutive years of growth, viewership fell this year after 2024's Barbenheimer buzzViewership for the telecast of this year's Oscars ceremony was down 7% from 2024, according to figures from Nielsen.After three consecutive years of growth, viewership slipped to just over 18m in the US, across network ABC and the Oscars' new online...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (4 days ago)

In Meghan's surreal new pantry porn show, the disastrous English years have been well and truly left behind – apart from the daytime bubbly. So why does this chilled Cali lifestyle seem so stressful? Continue reading...

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BBC - Arts (4 days ago)

Cinna, Valkyrae and Emiru were streaming in LA when a man chased and threatened to kill them.

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BBC - Arts (5 days ago)

Khalid Abdalla says he will be interviewed by police after the rally in January.

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BBC - Arts (5 days ago)

What can we expect from the new TV series from the Duchess of Sussex?

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (5 days ago)

Dispatches looks at the rise of appetite suppressants for weight loss in the health and beauty industries. Plus: Frankenstein at the National Theatre. Here's what to watch this evening8pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (5 days ago)

The Line of Duty star plays against type in this horribly realistic thriller about a family stalked by their neighbour. The hell they face will claw unbearably at youFear opens with someone being carried out of a rather gorgeous house in a rather unprepossessing body bag. As is now traditional for all television dramas, we then flash back to find...

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The Guardian - Media (5 days ago)

Footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri, whose father is deputy agriculture minister, included in Gaza reportsChannel 4 News featured the son of a Hamas official in its Gaza coverage, the same teenager who narrated a controversial BBC documentary on the conflict, it has emerged. The news programme used footage of Abdullah al-Yazouri without initially...

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (5 days ago)

The most revolting bit of plotting – a tide of human excrement – has flooded the town and it's the perfect metaphor for the stinking state of the wider worldAmbridge is covered in a fine, or not so fine, layer of human excrement! Yes, this month sewage worked its way up through the downstairs shower drains on the Beechwood estate. It gurgled...

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BBC - Arts (5 days ago)

Award winners and nominees headed for a night of partying across Los Angeles after the Oscars ceremony concluded.

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BBC - Arts (5 days ago)

The artist, best known for The Singing Butler, was found dead at his apartment in the south of France.

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The Guardian - Media (5 days ago)

Los Angeles paper's 'Insights' tool comes after months of public debate between opinion staff and billionaire ownerSome Los Angeles Times opinion pieces will now be published with an artificial intelligence-generated rating of their political content, and an AI-generated list of alternative political views on that issue, the paper's biotech...

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The TV presenter left the show in 2021 over his controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex.

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Peter Grimsdale says the documentary must be put back on iPlayer so we can judge it for ourselves, while David Skinner says the controversy distracts from children's plight in GazaRoger Mosey, the former head of BBC television news, may be right that "basic rookie errors” were made over the BBC's film featuring relatives of Hamas officials, but I...

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Anora sweeps the Oscars with five awards including best picture and best actress for star Mikey Madison.

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It's the biggest night in Hollywood - here are some of the top moments from Sunday night's show.

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See all the looks as celebrities arrive for Hollywood biggest night.

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The whirlwind drama wins five prizes, including best actress for 25-year-old newcomer Mikey Madison.

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Pioneering startup technology allows camera operators to see on-screen graphics while filming in real world, rather just imagining themEven the most talented visual effects artists would struggle to make their profession sparkle right now.Technicolor, one of the most famous names in movies, went into administration last week, a symptom of a malaise...

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Freeman said Hollywood had lost "a giant", days after Hackman and his wife were found dead at their home.

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US investigators are still trying to establish how Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy died.

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Baker is the first person to win four Oscars for one film, including Best Director.

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Anora scooped the most honours, while Conclave, The Brutalist, Wicked and Emilia Pérez also took prizes.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (6 days ago)

A lush Italian period drama packed with sex and summertime colour, and the delayed lifestyle extravaganza from the Duchess of Sussex lands at lastGiuseppe Tomasi's 1958 novel Il Gattopardo doesn't lack ambition, tracking the creation of modern Italy via the story of one aristocratic family. This adaptation is suitably grand and sprawling – an...

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Maintaining pace with the US president's wild outbursts and the mind-boggling media reports about him is no laughing matterThe smelly thoughts of Donald Trump bubble up like brown burps in the sort of bombsite pond Chopper bike-riding children were advised to avoid in 1970s public information films. Do they indicate concrete plans, are they...

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Peter Blake, Jim Moir and more celebrate the late artist's genius. Plus: Norma Percy's masterly series on Israel and Palestine continues. Here's what to watch this evening10pm, BBC FourThe overlooked sole female co-founder of Britain's pop art movement, Pauline Boty, who died at 28 in 1966, finally gets her story told in a documentary. Fans...

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The one-time White House intern is incredibly candid as she talks about how to reclaim what's been taken from you. Plus: London's most famous cafe spills the tea Continue reading...

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Awards season has reached its climax, so find out more about the winners and where to watch them.

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Who will win, what can we expect and what has caused the most controversy this awards season?

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The TV equivalent of a chess game or crossword made flesh, even those who aren't fans of the mystery author will struggle to resist this adaptationPerhaps Sarah Phelps, the creator of most of the Agatha Christie adaptations to grace our screens recently, is still recovering from writing her heartbreaking masterpiece The Sixth Commandment. Did it...

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Those who knew him discuss his brilliance, as well as his disdain for the trappings of Hollywood.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (6 days ago)

This look at the wildlife of the American continent is vast, grandiose and awe-inspiring. But its approach to nature is so cosy it's the eco equivalent of wearing blinkers and sticking your fingers in your earsIt does seem a little spoiled to be critical of a documentary as gorgeous as The Americas, a vast, grandiose Tom Hanks-narrated nature...

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A new lineup at the cable news channel could lead to a loss of progressive voices and stories affecting people of colorThe brutal shake-up at MSNBC, the liberal news channel that has been been at the forefront of scrutinizing Donald Trump and his politics, could lead to the loss of progressive voices and stories affecting people of color, media...

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From Jade's problematic dress, to Stormzy's eye injury - here's what really went down at the Brits.

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The star's family says speculation over his death last year caused 'indescribable, lasting damage'.

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The world's biggest artists were on the red carpet at London's O2 Arena ahead of the ceremony.

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A gap in the TV listings represents a large hole for those who loved its cycling, snooker and tennis outputAfter a scenic ride through the winding lanes between Marín and A Estrada, a 36-year journey reached its close. The last winner ever to grace British and Irish Eurosport was Magnus Cort, whose dominant second stage victory in O Gran Camiño...

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Character and plots of Ian Fleming's original literary works become open for public use in most countries in 2035Amazon may have captured James Bond, paying billions to get creative control of the super spy, but a clock is now ticking that means 007 – or at least a version of him – could escape into the wider world in a decade's time.The...

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The showdown between the US president and the Ukrainian leader dumbfounded various outlets and politicosOne television star turned president visits another far more powerful one on a stage set and attempts to introduce a plot twist of sorts. What could go wrong?The high-stakes White House showdown that unfolded on Friday after the Ukrainian...

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In more than 70 documentaries, Stacey Dooley's disarmingly light touch has taken her to the heart of many of society's darkest issues. After 20 years of filming she thought she'd seen it all… Until she became a mother. The broadcaster Stacey Dooley gave birth to her daughter, Minnie, in January 2023. Though she has reported on women for almost...

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The Essex star won artist, song and album of the year, for her LP which became a cultural phenomenon.

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The Wish I Didn't Miss You singer was involved in a collision in Alabama following a performance.

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Local MP writes to authorities over 'irresponsible' motorists flocking to see sunrise and sunset at Mam torAn MP has called for action on irresponsible parking at Peak District beauty spots that he says is being fuelled by a TikTok craze.Jon Pearce, the Labour MP for High Peak in Derbyshire, said people had been flocking to the area to see the...

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Charli XCX, Ezra Collective and Fontaines DC were among the big winners on the night in London.

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The Guardian - TV & Radio (A week ago)

The BBC's Towards Zero follows the scandalous life and loves of an adulterous tennis pro, and it's slick from the get-go. Plus, Tom Hanks narrates epic nature show The Americas – and it's Oscars night! 9pm, BBC OneChallengers meets Agatha Christie in the latest slick adaptation, which follows the aftermath of the scandal of adulterous pro tennis...

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The shocking and unprecedented scenes in the Oval Office dominate UK front pages today, with the papers united in horrorThe unprecedented scenes in the Oval Office dominated the front pages on Saturday, with the papers united in their horror. Adjectives including disastrous and vile were used to describe the meeting in which Donald Trump and his...

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This Sunday could see West Bank-set documentary No Other Land win an Oscar but it remains without US distribution, one of many challenging films facing problemsThe Oscars are far from a consensus, but few films head into Sunday's awards with as much critical acclaim as No Other Land, a documentary chronicling the destruction of the West Bank...

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As the Bond franchise heads to the online giant, thriller author William Boyd foresees a slew of spin-offs and says AI is not a threat to human screenwritersAmong the people best placed to predict how any James Bond of the future might look is a British writer with a strong feel for spies and for spying. William Boyd has been drawn back to the...

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Users of Reels report feeds dominated by violent and graphic footage after apparent algorithm malfunctionMark Zuckerberg's Meta has apologised after Instagram users were subjected to a flood of violence, gore, animal abuse and dead bodies on their Reels feeds.Users reported the footage after an apparent malfunction in Instagram's algorithm, which...

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The filmmaker said he chose to not follow "the gutless rules" laid down by the industry in Megalopolis.

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Charles Hanson had been accused of being violent towards wife, Rebecca Hanson, but is cleared of all chargesThe celebrity auctioneer Charles Hanson has been unanimously cleared of coercive control and assault allegations made against him by his wife.The trial heard allegations that Hanson, 46, put Rebecca Hanson in a headlock while she was pregnant...

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Stephen Graham's new show about a boy arrested for murder is utterly chilling. Its team talk rage, panic attacks and being bowled over by a 15-year-oldThe first few minutes of Netflix's new drama Adolescence are among the most incredible you will ever see. Two police officers drive to a house, smash its doors in, sweep from room to room and...

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Fallout from the film about Gaza's children is a reputationally damaging mess, says the BBC's media editor Katie Razzall.

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Chelsea co-owner also says league could learn from NFLCrystal Palace chair laments independent regulatorTodd Boehly has said the Premier League should consider selling its global TV rights to Netflix, as he shrugged off tensions with supporters and questions over his model of ownership in rare public remarks.The Chelsea co-owner also called on...

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Welsh crime drama The One That Got Away is an addictive watch with a hotshot lead. Plus, Sabrina Carpenter will dazzle the stage at the 2025 Brits. Here's what to watch this evening9pm, BBC FourThis knotty Welsh crime drama opens with a nurse heading for a romantic weekend in Paris. She is later found dead in the woods, with a heart-knot carved...

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With this grisly yet witty thriller, Lawrance's Millie instantly joins the ranks of greatest ever TV copsMarlon James doesn't just tell stories; he creates entire worlds. The professor and Booker prize-winning author's look at the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in 1976 Jamaica, A Brief History of Seven Killings, took in everything from the...

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Some fans aren't happy with the characters' updated appearance, 15 years on from the last Shrek film.

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The Monster Hunter series exploded in popularity globally after years of success in Japan. How did they do it?

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Three men are standing trial over the theft of the gold toilet which had been part of an exhibition.

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The High Court says Ofcom's rulings over two shows hosted by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg were unlawful.

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In the 1980s and 90s this pioneering magazine was a hub for subcultures, but in today's digital landscape trends are followed rather than setI still remember the first copy of the Face magazine I bought at age 14. It was the January 1984 issue, with model and pop-rock singer Nick Kamen on the cover, in a ski cap. As a young kid, I bought magazines...

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Lauded former editor 'appalled' by billionaire newspaper owner's overhaul of opinion section to narrow focusDon't let a billionaire's algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting.Marty Baron, a highly regarded former editor of the Washington Post, has said that Jeff Bezos's announcement that the newspaper's...

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