10 h. ago Orange Is The New Black's Samira Wiley is a revelation as a lovelorn New York seamstress, putting all her passion into lacy lingerie, in Lynn Nottage's exquisite Intimate Apparel

Wiley's plain, meek, spinster seamstress Esther, 35, has been sewing undergarments for the wedding trousseaus of rich, white women for 17 years, wishing they were for herself.

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39 h. ago Orange Is The New Black star looks unrecognisable in new role

Orange is the New Black star Julie Lake is set to premiere her new musical play Forget-Me-Not at the Edinburgh Fringe this August, alongside writer-performer Annie Macleod

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60 h. ago I’ve found the best bras for bigger busts, and they don’t sacrifice style for support

From lacy lingerie to everyday go-tos, I’ve found a style and cut for all occasions

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3 d. ago I’m obsessed with brittle stars: fish often nip off bits of their arms but they regenerate

These starfish relatives have lots of remarkable features and are a keystone species. My hope is that we will recognise how vital these charismatic creatures areBrittle stars have a lot of remarkable features as a species. Many of them are bioluminescent and can flash blue light; some will have patterns and do displays. These slender relatives of starfish can be very beautiful to look at and come in a range of colours – in the tropics, for example, they can be red, black or orange. And they’ve got spines all over them, so they can look quite ornate.They can also regenerate. Fish and other creatures will often nip off bits of their arms – known as sublethal predation – so they are constantly regenerating themselves. You can even break off all their arms, and sometimes even half the disc, and the brittle star will still regenerate. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Samira Wiley is revelatory in Intimate Apparel at Donmar Warehouse

Wiley totally inhabits the part of a spinster seamstress in Lynn Nottage’s portrait of 1905 New York

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9 d. ago Hotspur Press fire: Orange flames and black smoke engulf Manchester’s oldest mill

A major fire has destroyed what is believed to be Manchester’s oldest mill, the historic Hotspur Press building, prompting the evacuation of dozens of nearby residents.

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2 w. ago Helen Flanagan admits things she's 'not falling for' as she slips into lacy lingerie

The actress was supported as she shared the things she's 'not falling for' with fans while slipping into a lacy underwear set

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