2 h. ago ‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writersBack in 2013, Bernardine Evaristo gave a reading in a south London bookshop from her novel Mr Loverman. Only six people showed up, a couple of them were dozing and she realised they were homeless people who had come to find somewhere comfortable to sleep. Last month, the hit TV adaptation Mr Loverman, about a 74-year-old gay Caribbean man set in Hackney, east London, won two Baftas, including leading actor for Lennie James, making him the first Black British actor to win the TV award in its 70-year history. “I checked Wikipedia!” Evaristo exclaims of this shocking fact when we meet in London.Evaristo’s long career is one of firsts and creating them for others. In 2019, at the age of 60, she became the first Black woman to win the Booker prize – shared with Margaret Atwood –...

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4 d. ago Emmerdale's April Windsor star 'grateful' after soap award win

The actress took home Emmerdale's only win at the British Soap Awards 2025

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9 d. ago Susanna Reid's flattering red midi dress from her GMB award win currently has £60 off

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was scooped an award this week in a flattering red midi dress from LK Bennett that currently has £60 off

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2 w. ago Lady Gaga: pop superstar only one award win away from coveted EGOT after latest victory

Gaga was award the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for her Super Bowl work in New Orleans

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2 w. ago Guardian journalists win Paul Foot award for carer’s allowance coverage

Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday honoured for their coverage of ‘enraging and heartbreaking’ DWP scandalThe Guardian journalists Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday have won the Paul Foot award for their coverage of how vulnerable British carers were taken to court for accidentally claiming the allowance alongside part-time work.The pair uncovered how carers were prosecuted even though many had tried to report their earnings to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker prize

Translator Deepa Bhasthi’s pick of 12 of Mushtaq’s ‘life-affirming’ tales about women’s lives in southern India becomes the first short story collection to win the £50,000 awardHeart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has won this year’s International Booker prize for translated fiction, becoming the first short story collection to take the award. The stories were originally written in Kannada, the official language of the state of Karnataka in southern India.Described by the author and chair of judges Max Porter as “something genuinely new for English readers: a radical translation” of “beautiful, busy, life-affirming stories”, Heart Lamp’s 12 tales chronicle the lives of women in patriarchal communities in southern India. They were selected as well as translated by Bhasthi, the first Indian translator to win the award. She chose them from around 50 stories in six collections written by Mushtaq over a 30-year-period. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Veteran Chelsea Flower Show designer ‘honoured’ to win garden of the year award

Kazuyuki Ishihara appeared jubilant at winning the gong.

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2 w. ago Stacey Solomon 'under fire with BBC bosses' over 'entitled' Bafta rant

The presenter, 35, sparked backlash after saying she was ‘devastated’ that her show, Sort Your Life Out, didn’t win an award

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3 w. ago Rocky Bushiri emotional over Hibs pals tribute after award win as Easter Road star reflects on big turning point

The Easter Road side hold a three point lead over Aberdeen in the hunt for third spot with just two games left to play

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3 w. ago Margaret Atwood tells authors to be brave while ‘under threat’ after award win

The 85-year-old was presented with the award at a ceremony at Grosvenor House in London.

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3 w. ago EastEnders' Harvey Monroe star addresses soap legend's exit after BAFTA win

EastEnders star Ross Boatman appeared on The One Show on Monday, and spoke about the BBC One soap's recent BAFTA TV Award win

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3 w. ago Stacey Solomon's sister in furious BAFTA outburst as she slams 'devastating' snub

Jemma Solomon, the older sister of Stacey Solomon, has hit out at the BAFTAs after the BBC series, Sort Your Life Out, failed to win an award on Sunday night as Stacey shared her disappointment

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3 w. ago Rylan Clark fans joke he's 'pulled' as he responds to BAFTA win after denying Rob Rinder 'divorce'

Fans joked he had 'pulled' after his Bafta Television Award win as he took to social media with his first update since attending the Bafta Television Awards ceremony

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3 w. ago The Traitors fans call for 'revolt' as BBC show is 'robbed' at TV BAFTAs

The Traitors was nominated for three gongs at the 2025 TV BAFTAs but the hit BBC show failed to win a single award - much to the chagrin of devoted fans

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3 w. ago Blue Lights and Industry win big at TV Baftas – on a night full of surprises

‘The Traitors’ did not win a single award in a ceremony that served up plenty of unexpected victories and unprepared speeches

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3 w. ago Rylan sheds a tear at BAFTA TV Awards as he admits to not being over divorce

Presenter Rylan Clark wiped away tears as he opened up on the breakdown of his marriage and looked back as his career following his BAFTA TV Award win with Robert Rinder

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last month 'Why I voted for Mo Salah to win historic FWA Footballer of the Year award'

Mohamed Salah has enjoyed an incredible season for Liverpool as his his goals inspired them to the Premier League title and there was no player more deserving of the FWA award

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