11 h. ago JAN MOIR: What kind of society produces two men so dumb and emotionally stunted that their biggest achievement in life has been to create a stump?

At Newcastle Crown Court this week, former best friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, protested their innocence right to the end, even in the face of much evidence to the contrary.

Politics

1 week ago Spielberg, De Niro, Freeman praise Francis Ford Coppola as he accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award

The annual AFI Life Achievement Award presentation is always a starry night in Hollywood, but Saturday’s ceremony at the Dolby Theatre brought together legendary stars from a seemingly bygone era of cinema to honor Francis Ford Coppola

Events

2 w. ago JAN MOIR: Why our huffy and intransigent PM is still stuck in sanctimonious lockstep with the BBC on trans rights

At PMQs on Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer stood up to give the House and the nation his thoughts on the Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.

Politics

3 w. ago Are you eligible for Nationwide's £750 cashback? Building society confirms new products across mortgage range

The Mortgage Works reveals plans to roll out new buy-to-let products that come with a free valuation and a generous cashback

Economics

3 w. ago Audition by Katie Kitamura review – a literary performance of true uncanniness

An actor’s story becomes a thrillingly radical deconstruction of family relationships and the social roles we playThere is an eeriness to great acting. Studied movements take on life; a living other emerges. Bad acting achieves no such uncanniness. Excessively self-conscious, the failing actor never dissolves into their role. We watch them watching themselves act.Although we rarely see her on stage, the actor narrating Audition, Katie Kitamura’s unnerving, desperately tense fifth novel, never stops watching herself perform. Even passing, offhand phrases seem to fray under the strain of an unsustainable self-awareness. “You might think that people wondered how we did it,” she says, describing the comfortable Manhattan lifestyle she shares with her husband. The perspectives are tortuous, unmanageable. Who is this “you” that might imagine their way into the opinions of unseen others? As the novel progresses, these gazes are experienced as social roles both longed for and resisted. “How...

Politics

3 w. ago From sexy jumpsuits to wailing popstars and giddy Kardashians, why this space she

Never in the field of human space travel has so much guff been spoken about a teeny-weeny rocket ride by so few to so many.

Politics

3 w. ago Brits splurge £1,500 more on 'milestone' trips for anniversaries and big birthdays

A poll of 2,000 adults found the majority have marked a significant life moment, such as an anniversary or a work achievement, by booking a special and more expensive trip away

Economics

3 w. ago Brits spend over £1.5k more on luxury trips to mark milestone life events

According to research, the majority of adults have marked a significant life event like an anniversary or a work achievement, by planning a trip away

Economics

4 w. ago JAN MOIR: Once, Meghan wanted to enrich the lives of millions... now, it seems she just wants to enrich herself

JAN MOIR: Quite a week for the Montecito Two, what with Meghan launching her podcast, her jams and her packets of pancake mix - or 'flour' as I like to call it.

Politics