59 h. ago Stephen Graham shares fitness secrets after huge body transformation for Disney+ boxing role

The actor spent months training and eating a protein-rich diet in order to play violent boxer Sugar Goodson in the first two runs of the Disney+ series

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8 d. ago ITV Red Eye newcomer says 'it's really not easy' as they praise co

ITV viewers have seen Line of Duty star Martin Compston join the second series of Red Eye

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8 d. ago ITV Red Eye thriller returns with Martin Compston praising 'wonderful' co

ITV thriller Red Eye returned at the start of this year for series 2

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8 d. ago Iain Ballamy: Riversphere Vol 1 review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

(Babel Label)The 80s sax star leads an A-list quartet, plus a shared trumpet role for Laura Jurd and Ballamy’s son CharlieOpening 2026’s jazz reviews with a story from the mid-1980s might be risking audience restiveness, but that was the decade in which a far-sighted young saxophonist on the UK jazz scene called Iain Ballamy first appeared on this writer’s radar. The cross-generational lineup and captivating ideas of Riversphere, his first solo release in years, testify to exactly why he has stayed there for 40 years.In their 20s, Ballamy and pianist/composer Django Bates frequently joined forces as two mavericks, skilfully respectful of the classic jazz tradition while adventurously and often mischievously transforming it. They were key figures in a gifted UK generation that created some of the sparkiest European jazz of the 1980s and 90s, most influentially in the revolutionary orchestra Loose Tubes, which brought together genres from old-school swing to vaudeville, improv and ava...

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8 d. ago ITV Red Eye viewers distracted as they say same thing minutes into new series

ITV's Red Eye returned for a second series on New Year's Day, starring Jing Lusi and Martin Compston.

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9 d. ago ITV Red Eye viewers left divided minutes into new series as major return confirmed

Jing Lusi reprises her role as DS Hana Li in the ITV thriller alongside guest star Martin Compston for a new investigation

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1 week ago Why actor Martin Compston's retreat from political debates is fresh warning sign about threat to democracy

Without a civil public discourse, democracy will wither and die

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1 week ago Martin Compston: I now show support in ‘quieter manner’ due to online hate

Line Of Duty star says using social media is like ‘shouting into a void’

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1 week ago Martin Compston admits 'stepping back' from sharing football and politics views after online hate

The Scottish actor has decided to take a quieter approach online, citing the anger and hostility on social media.

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1 week ago Compston: I now show support in ‘quieter manner’ due to online hate

The actor said there is a lack of real debate on social media these days and instead people are just ‘screaming’ at each other.

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1 week ago Red Eye season 2 start date, cast and everything you need to know

Red Eye season 2 returns to ITV on New Year's Day 2026 with Jing Lusi and Lesley Sharp reprising their roles, joined by Martin Compston in the six-episode thriller about a US Embassy lockdown and an endangered flight

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1 week ago Red Eye season 2 start date, cast in full, episode count and plot

Red Eye season 2 premieres on 1st January 2026, with Jing Lusi and Lesley Sharp returning alongside new lead Martin Compston for the gripping thriller

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2 w. ago How we eat and gather is central to who we are: the diaspora at Christmas

Our personal and shared communal traditions across food and drink play a dominant role in festive celebrations• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereFor us, what makes the Christmas period so special is how the nature of our celebrations and observances can be profoundly personal and widely shared at the same time. And nothing symbolises this better than the food and drink that fill our tables. In today’s newsletter we explore Christmas food traditions across the diaspora and how they represent our familial identities and wider communal histories.There isn’t a single route to crafting a Nigerian Christmas table. Traditions vary from family to family, but there are a few staples that you will find at any large, celebratory gathering, regardless of the time of year: mountains of plantain; coleslaw smothered in salad cream or mayonnaise; an array of starters (spring rolls, chicken wings, savoury donut-style puff puff balls, samosas) endearingly known collectivel...

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3 w. ago Alan Cumming promises to 'create some mischief' as he shares career update

Scottish actor and The Traitors US host Alan Cumming has shared details of a new role away from the reality TV hit

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3 w. ago Line of Duty's Martin Compston tells bosses 'kill me off' over schedule 'clash'

The BBC have officially confirmed that Line of Duty will be returning for a seventh series.

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3 w. ago Line of Duty star shares 'exciting' update on series 7 after reading scripts

Line of Duty will return for a seventh season, and Martin Compston has hinted at what fans can expect from the BBC crime drama

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3 w. ago Line of Duty star shares 'exciting' update as he gets first scripts for series 7

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has shared that he's received the first three scripts for series 7 of the BBC drama

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3 w. ago BGT winner George Sampson shares incredible transformation ahead of new role

George Sampson won Britain's Got Talent in 2008 and he has since gone on to try his hand at acting and music and he has also changed his appearance

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3 w. ago Shetland star Douglas Henshall is 'beautiful' in dark new thriller says co

EXCLUSIVE: The Revenge Club star Martin Compston opened up about his brilliant co-stars

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3 w. ago Martin Compston shares reason why Line Of Duty 'ruined' other jobs as he says cast 'needed a break'

The actor said he is excited for the show to 'go out on a high' as he gets set to film its seventh series

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