39 h. ago Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre announces its first two plays

Michael Sheen has announced the first productions from his new theatre company

Politics

40 h. ago Michael Sheen says 'I'm not getting paid for this' as he launches most ambitious project yet

Welsh National Theatre is a new creative force for Welsh culture and Michael Sheen is one of the people behind it

Politics

63 h. ago Michael Sheen unveils plans for new Welsh National Theatre as he takes on role of a lifetime

The actor revealed the company's first two productions, which will be Owain & Henry and Our Town

Politics

64 h. ago Michael Sheen and Channel 4 embroiled in 'copying' legal row over debt documentary with film

A team of independent TV producers have hit out over 'Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway', which they claim bears a striking resemblance to a rejected documentary they pitched.

Culture

6 d. ago ‘The physics community has never split like this’: row erupts over plans for new Large Hadron Collider

Ambitious project could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades, say opponentsScientists are refining plans to build the world’s biggest machine at a site beneath the Swiss-French border. More than $30bn (£23bn) would be spent drilling a 91km circular tunnel in which subatomic particles would be accelerated to near light speeds and smashed into each other. From the resulting nuclear debris, scientists hope they will then find clues that would help them understand the detailed makeup of the universe.It is an extraordinarily ambitious project. However, it is also a controversial one – for many scientists fear the machine, the Future Circular Collider (FCC), could soak up funding for subatomic physics for decades and leave promising new research avenues starved of resources. Continue reading...

Events

9 d. ago Moment Grand Designs architect starts building show's most ambitious project yet out of a very surprising material

Architect Howard and interior designer Sarah set out to build a radical floating home on a tidal estuary near Worthing in the new series of the Channel 4 show.

Events

1 week ago Michael Sheen claims he saw UFO in his Welsh hometown after 'phalanx of lights'

Hollywood actor Michael Sheen believes he once had an encounter with a UFO after becoming 'transfixed' with lights in his hometown of Port Tablet when he was just a kid

Politics

1 week ago Michael Sheen recounts UFOs sighting over Port Talbot: 'There's something going on'

Sheen first recalled an incident from his youth before sharing more recent experiences with the paranormal

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1 week ago Michael Sheen 'saw UFOs over Port Talbot' and he was 'transfixed'

'And as I'm standing there I'm thinking, 'I think those are UFOs'

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2 w. ago See Who's Joining Michael Sheen in the London Encore Run of Nye

See Who's Joining Michael Sheen in the London Encore Run of Nye  Playbill

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2 w. ago Actor Michael Sheen to launch new children’s book about homelessness

It comes after Sheen recently bought £1 million of debt belonging to hundreds of people in South Wales for Channel 4’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway.

Society

2 w. ago Actor Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts; Marina Hyde on ‘grotesque’ JD Vance; and ‘how the Beatles helped my autistic son find his voice’ – podcast

Marina Hyde on 1,000 grotesque memes of JD Vance – they’re all more likable than the real thing. The actor Michael Sheen grew up poor, got rich, then lost everything backing the 2019 Homeless World Cup. Now he’s giving away more of his money to help 900 total strangers. When John Harris first started noticing that his baby had some unusual quirks, he wasn’t too worried. Then came an autism diagnosis – and a fear of the future. Could a shared passion for music give James a way to shine? Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Over £39million paid to families in West Lothian since launch of Scottish Child Payment

The amount for each eligible child will increase to £27.15 per week

Economics

3 w. ago Michael Sheen, Anton Du Beke and Donald Trump’s niece among Hay Festival line

The arts and literature event will also see Hanif Kureishi, who woke up without the use of his hands, arms and legs, speak.

Politics

3 w. ago Michael Sheen hailed a 'hero' on Secret Million Pound Giveaway as actor clears £1m debt for 900 people

The actor said said he wanted to highlight social injustice and how credit finance companies profit from the vulnerable

Economics

3 w. ago 'I don't exist' Welsh woman's unbelievable cost of living story Michael Sheen called 'crazy'

Hollywood star Michael Sheen met mother-of-one Amy, as part of his Secret Million Pound Giveaway documentary

Politics

3 w. ago Fans hail Michael Sheen as a 'hero' and 'man of the people' on Secret Million Pound Giveaway as actor clears £1m of debt for 900 Brits with his own money

As part of new Channel 4 show Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway, the  Damned United star, 56, has bought up the vast sum of debt using £100,000 of his hard-earned cash.

Economics

3 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Michael Sheen's Secret Million Pound Giveaway on Channel 4: His debt crusade was egotistical and profoundly pointless

Michael Sheen plays a bumbling angel in the fantasy serial Good Omens. Playing God, it turns out, is more difficult.

Economics

3 w. ago Everyone's saying the same thing about Michael Sheen who needs 'protecting at all costs'

In an emotional documentary, the Welsh actor dives into the world of debt and uses £1m of his own money to help people in south Wales

Politics

3 w. ago Michael Sheen's famous exes, current partner and why he left Hollywood career

Michael Sheen has enjoyed a successful career in Hollywood, starring in films like The Queen and Frost/Nixon, but he recently revealed why he turned his back on the glitz and glamour

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