8 h. ago Rangers Player of the Year results in full as James Tavernier lands special award and Nico Raskin doubles up

It's been a season to forget for Rangers but several awards presented across the Men’s, Women’s and Academy teams on Sunday night

Sport

3 d. ago Harvey Fierstein to be awarded special Tony Award for lifetime in the theater

Actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein needs to find room for another award

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4 d. ago Self Esteem: A Complicated Woman review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Polydor)After her big breakthrough and West End fame, Rebecca Lucy Taylor works through her worries in real time on her new album – to fascinating and confusing effectLast week, London’s Duke of York’s theatre played host to an elaborate four-night live staging of Self Esteem’s third album. Devised by Self Esteem herself – Rebecca Lucy Taylor – along with Tony award-winning theatrical director and designer Tom Scutt, it was rapturously received by critics, and seemed to speak of an entirely understandable confidence on Taylor’s part.Since 2017, she has completely reinvented herself, from one half of middle-ranking indie duo Slow Club into an on-her-own-terms pop star. Her second album as Self Esteem, 2021’s Prioritise Pleasure, was a critical and commercial success, shifting her into the realm of breakfast TV interviews and appearances on The Graham Norton Show and Celebrity Bake-Off. She also has a burgeoning career as an actor, having played Sally Bowles in a West End production ...

Politics

6 d. ago EastEnders to receive Bafta TV Craft Special Award for nurturing new talent

The award honours the soap’s commitment to investing in talent through a variety of trainee schemes.

Events

2 w. ago US senator introduces conflict of interest bill aimed at Elon Musk

Exclusive: Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire seeks to set limits on special government employees in response to Musk’s White House roleA Democratic senator has introduced a bill that would prohibit awarding government contracts and grants to companies owned by special government employees, taking aim at Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO.The bill, authored by Jeanne Shaheen, the longtime Democratic New Hampshire senator, is an attempt to prevent conflicts of interest and was crafted in response to Musk’s role in the White House, where Donald Trump has designated him a special government employee, according to a Senate aide. Special government employees, which also include many members of Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), serve a limit of 130 days and are exempt from some financial disclosure rules. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Noel Clarke allegations had ‘high public interest’, Guardian editor tells court

Bafta endorsement could have escalated actor’s allegedly abusive behaviour towards women, Kath Viner saidThe editor-in-chief of the Guardian, Katharine Viner, has told the high court there was a “very high public interest” in reporting allegations made against Noel Clarke after he received a special Bafta award.In a witness statement, Viner said she believed it was conceivable that the actor’s endorsement by the British academy film awards could lead to an escalation of his allegedly abusive behaviour towards women. Continue reading...

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