3 d. ago Stephen Mangan: ‘With three people in a bed, who goes in the middle?’

The Split actor and children’s author on throuples, using his sons as a focus group, and running the London marathonStephen Mangan, 56, was born in Enfield to Irish parents. He studied law at Cambridge but took a year out to care for his mother, who died of colon cancer aged 45. Weeks after her death, he successfully auditioned for Rada and went on to become a stage actor. His TV breakthrough came in Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years. He has since starred in Green Wing, Episodes and The Split. He co-hosts Landscape and Portrait Artist of the Year on Sky Arts, and a weekly show on Classic FM. He is currently appearing in throuple comedy Unicorn in the West End and is the author of six bestselling children’s books. His seventh is out in May.Your sister Anita illustrates your books. What’s it like working with a sibling? Great fun. Essentially we’re trying to make each other laugh, like we have done since childhood. But because I’m her annoying older brother, I deliberately put things ...

Politics

3 d. ago London Irish celebrate their homeland at friends and family day

London Irish celebrate their homeland at friends and family day  The Irish Post

Society

4 d. ago Jane McDonald puts beloved home on sale for £1m after partner's tragic death

Cruise TV presenter Jane McDonald has put her beloved bungalow in Yorkshire on the market for a staggering £1 million, four years after the tragic death of her partner Eddie Rothe.

Economics

7 d. ago London: Come get your portrait taken by Irish photographer Eimear Lynch

London: Come get your portrait taken by Irish photographer Eimear Lynch  Dazed

Culture

2 w. ago Famous Irish pub to open in Manchester with £2.50 pints of Murphy's

The Irish pub, famous for its London outpost, is opening its first Manchester venue for the first time on Friday - with a big offer on pints

Economics

2 w. ago Sergio Perez reveals talks with multiple teams over F1 return

The Mexican left Red Bull after the 2024 season but could be back on the grid in 2026

Politics

3 w. ago MobLand review – Tom Hardy can pull off miracles! And this show needs a few

Sure, this Guy Ritchie gangster drama is so cartoonish you could dismiss it as crass twaddle. But watching Hardy threaten people is irresistibleTom Hardy can be very persuasive. In Taboo, people did what he said because he’d growled something intimidatingly gothic at them; in Locke, they knew he’d only phone back later if they didn’t give in; in the Kray brothers biopic Legend, there were two Tom Hardys and they were both holding claw hammers. Whenever he’s the celebrity reader on CBeebies Bedtime Stories, meanwhile, half of the adults watching wouldn’t need any persuading.The idea that a Tom Hardy character cajoling, threatening or influencing someone is an art form in itself is the core of MobLand, a decent new gangster epic that casts Hardy as top fixer Harry Da Souza. Harry works for the Harrigans, the Irish clan who dominate the London drugs and guns scene, but who are prone to excess and perhaps not as savvy as they once were. Their charming, clinical lieutenant Harry cleans u...

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3 w. ago London Irish: 2026 return on course despite death of Eddie Jordan

London Irish: 2026 return on course despite death of Eddie Jordan  BBC.com

Events

3 w. ago Brianna Ghey's mother Esther makes heartbreaking observation after Netflix's Adolescence

Brianna Ghey was just 16 when she was stabbed to death by Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe - and her mother Esther has since spoken out about the devastating impact

Politics

3 w. ago Britain's wealth squashed under Reeves... and it could get WORSE: Brits face an extra YEAR of flatlining wealth, a record tax burden with fears of more to come

In its latest outlook, the OBR said it does not expect real GDP per person to return to 2022 levels - before the energy crisis hit - until 2026.

Economics

3 w. ago Britain's wealth gets squashed under Reeves: Brits face an extra YEAR of flatlining wealth, a record tax burden... and the only thing propping up GDP is mass immigration

In its latest outlook, the OBR said it does not expect real GDP per person to return to 2022 levels - before the energy crisis hit - until 2026.

Economics

4 w. ago Mamma Mia! UK tour dates, locations and how to get tickets for less than £20

Mamma Mia! will return to the UK across 2026, with the hit West End musical set to visit a number of venues across the UK including Bristol, Edinburgh, and Manchester

Society