32 h. ago Starmer delays flagship child poverty policy leaving tens of thousands on the brink

Labour prime minister facing calls to scrap the controversial two-child limit, brought in as part of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne’s ‘austerity’ policies

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46 h. ago Starmer delays tackling child poverty leaving tens of thousands on the brink

Labour prime minister facing calls to scrap the controversial two-child limit, brought in as part of former Conservative chancellor George Osborne’s ‘austerity’ policies

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9 d. ago LSO/Dudamel/Rebeka review – relentless orchestral fireworks and bright moments

LSO/Dudamel/Rebeka review – relentless orchestral fireworks and bright moments  The Guardian

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2 w. ago ‘We have so many talented black British actors who had to leave in order to work’: Sharon D Clarke on typecasting, industry tensions, and the truthfulness of Mr Loverman

As part of a Bafta TV special, the best actor nominated star talks about institutional racism, the remarks that made Cressida Dick look like a ‘fool’, and how Bernardine Evaristo’s coming out story reflected her ownPure charisma – that’s the best way to describe Sharon D Clarke. As she has her picture taken, she fills the room with easy laughter, dancing along to Bob Marley. At 58 years old, the Londoner is one of Britain’s most commanding performers. During a three-decade career she has lit up the West End (winning three Olivier awards) and become a household name (as the formidable Lola Griffin in Holby City). Last year, she also starred as DCI Ellis in the Channel 5/Acorn TV crime drama Ellis, and brought sparkling levity to the National Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest, alongside Ncuti Gatwa. Now, Clarke has earned her first Bafta TV nomination for her searing performance in Mr Loverman, the BBC adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s novel, in which she plays...

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2 w. ago Malpractice season two review – relentlessly tense TV that will leave you terrified

Who would you treat first – a woman with postpartum psychosis, or a pregnant crack addict about to be sectioned? This brilliant show looks at the impossible decisions one doctor has to make that ends in tragedyTwo years ago, former NHS doctor Grace Ofori-Attah created the relentlessly tense first series of Malpractice, a tale of an A&E doctor whose errors under impossible pressure, combined with the inexperience and equal stresses of others, resulted in the death of a patient. Then things escalated. It took in topical medical subjects – primarily the creeping problem of opioid addiction – alongside social issues, including the manifold effects of the pandemic, the prevalence of burnout, the bureaucratic inefficiencies that hinder staff and patients, the institutional buck-passing and arse-covering that greet any type of mistake, and the potential for corruption that exists in any large organisation. It asked how much we should expect of people trapped in a system starved of reso...

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4 w. ago Scotland's best secondary schools ranked in 2025 league table as full list revealed

One school's relentless run has sparked calls for a review of school governance in Scotland

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