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Is he really, as he describes himself, "a boring prick"? This documentary series sees the former Liverpool and England striker welcome cameras into both his racing empire (he owns 140 horses) and his family life (he has…
The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, was charged with repeatedly raping and assaulting a fan after performing at a nightclub in Perth in 2024. He denied all 10 charges, and last month a…
When they meet at a writing convention, it's a boomer and gen Z culture clash. But then a murder takes place and the two team up to solve the case … Light, rompy crime drama fun. Hollie Richardson Miles Davis: A…
In a festival city bursting at the seams with stories, it is an unnecessary observation. A more important question is about which stories we choose to tell, which resonate and which pass us by. Why, for example, did…
Now, as writers and directors, they have tried turning it around and making a movie about how middle-aged women behave on a longed-for spa weekend at a luxury-porn hotel. The result is a comedy without gags, a comedy…
We are sitting in the library of a London hotel and Almodóvar is dressed in a thin black windcheater, grey trousers and white trainers; add a whistle on a string and he could pass for a PE teacher. The 76-year-old…
But while Harry and Meghan enjoyed some success in showbusiness, their Hollywood reign proved short-lived and California has greeted news of their departure back to the UK with a shrug. In pursuing their American dream…
For the last 25 years, he's been the frontman of The Killers, channelling his love of stadium rock and British new wave on songs like Mr Brightside, When You Were Young and Human. But in the back of his mind, there's…
Or at least allow me to hold your favourite biro as you scurry around Cambridge in a state of rumpled exasperation, like a Womble that's just been chased out of Ryman following a misunderstanding over a hole-punch.…
In that company, Crybabies ' The Scaring can stand as tall as the demon Haeldrrun towering over its finale: it's another fantastic comic play from the Radio 4 trio of Michael Clarke, James Gault and Ed Jones with chills…