14 h. ago JAN MOIR: Paddington blinks his little button eyes and the packed West End crowd claps, cheers and roars its approval for a marmalade

No Hollywood star, no singer, no high-kicking showgirl nor gleaming screen legend has ever been so warmly greeted making their debut on a stage as a little furry bear was on Saturday night.

Politics

44 h. ago Big belly, wavy fur and a nose for trouble: we exclusively reveal the new

It’s been the biggest secret in theatre: what will the marmalade-loving, hyper-polite Peruvian look like in Paddington the Musical? As the curtain rises, we speak to the new bear’s creator, a veteran of Star Wars and PG Tips adsPaddington stands within touching distance. His fur flutters as he turns, his neat button nose sniffs the air, and his eyes soften with a smile. For years, design details of the bear for Paddington the Musical, directed by Luke Sheppard, have been kept top secret. Now here he is, in his blue duffel coat and red hat. A quiet theatrical marvel. “What we’re doing,” says producer Sonia Friedman, “has never been done before.”Standing around 1.2 metres (just under 4ft) tall, the bear is beautifully round, all belly and sloping shoulders. He is not an exact replica of the Paddingtons we’ve seen in illustrations or movies, but something new. His shaggy, caramel fur has a gentle wave, and his white snout is dotted with a brown nose, ideal for sniffing out trouble. Aro...

Events

62 h. ago Virginia Giuffre's memoir is one of the saddest books I have ever read

Nobody's Girl - A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice by Virginia Giuffre was published posthumously two weeks ago.

Politics

1 week ago JAN MOIR: The Queen was blindly devoted to Prince Andrew... she raised a monster. I hate to say it, but his ever

Many mothers have blind spots when it comes to their favourite sons, writes JAN MOIR. Sparing the rod and spoiling the child to such an extent that they unwittingly raise a monster.

Politics

2 w. ago JAN MOIR: How can soiled Prince Andrew live with himself? And the troubling question: What role did he play in Virginia's death?

Can there be a sadder book than Virginia Giuffre 's autobiography, published posthumously after she committed suicide earlier this year at the age of 41?

Events

3 w. ago JAN MOIR: No matter what your beliefs, what kind of unfeeling ogre vandalises other people's markers of grief?

After all the devastation of the past two years, a Gaza peace deal has been reached and Donald Trump says all that remains is 'getting the final word down in concrete'.

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3 w. ago The best chic puffer jackets to stay warm this winter, starting from £38

Temperatures are tumbling and we're wistfully eyeing up the 'on' button for the central heating.

Economics