25 h. ago Gilbert & George review – a pulsating panorama of sex, violence and glorious urban grime

Hayward Gallery, LondonFrom the calling cards of male sex workers to shocking headlines about murder, the octogenarian pair see and incorporate everything, resulting in a show that seethes with lifeThe first picture in Gilbert & George’s retrospective of their art of this century is a portrait of them sitting in a cemetery amid floating drug baggies, their suits bright purple (George) and green (Gilbert) against the grey gravestones. It sums up a stillness, a sadness and a romantic passion that breathes in this show – but you won’t notice it straight away. Instead you’ll be carried along in a rush of cheeky provocations and ludicrous juxtapositions of word and image: a joyous embrace of modern life or even, pardon my French, a jouissance.The pictures tower and expand in this perfect brutalist setting as if you’re walking through a city of art – a dirty, disreputable city. Ages (2001) is a yellow and red slab almost the scale of a cinema screen on which their blandly smiling face...

Events

56 h. ago Parents feel the squeeze as they shell out nearly £1k on driving lessons amid price hike

Learning to drive now costs nearly £1,000 and parents are the ones footing the ever-growing bills for lessons, tests, and insurance, new research reveals.

Economics

4 d. ago How Keith Urban once snorted $320K worth of cocaine over a few days

To many on the outside, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban had the picture-perfect marriage.

Politics

4 d. ago Zlatan Ibrahimovic's cougar girlfriend, 55, yelled at 'big nose', 44, when they first met

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Helena Seger are almost the picture perfect couple - but, after their first meeting, neither would have realised they would spend their lives together

Politics

5 d. ago I tried the incredible lunch boxes served out of a tiny hut in Cardiff city centre

Zaza Cardiff has opened up in the Hayes, offering colourful Middle Eastern food boxes and wraps

Politics

6 d. ago Picture perfect village 'unspoiled by tourists' with amazing royal connection

Clovelly is a village in Devon that has been largely untouched by time, and has a very surprising royal connection

Politics

7 d. ago I rewatched the Thrilla in Manila with Muhammad Ali. He still winced at the blows years later

This week marks the 50th anniversary of one of boxing’s greatest fights. As Muhammad Ali’s biographer, I knew the toll the bout took on himIn 1989, with Muhammad Ali sitting beside me, I watched a tape of Ali’s historic triumph over Joe Frazier in Manila, which took place 50 years ago this week.For months, Ali and I had been reviewing his fights for a book I was writing as his authorized biographer. We’d watched Henry Cooper knock Cassius Clay to the brink of oblivion with a picture-perfect left hook. From the vantage point of my living room, that had amused Muhammad. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Parents so burned out by morning chaos they're doing 'another whole day's work'

Mornings as a parent are so long and hellish mums and dads feel as if they’ve worked a full day by the time they have dropped their kids off at school

Events

2 w. ago I’m a bioacoustics researcher. This is what a baby’s cry can actually tell us

Many parents feel immense pressure to become ‘cry experts’

Politics

2 w. ago 'Pretty' fishing village with cosy pub and scenic views is 'picture perfect'

The beautiful village is famous for its harbour, thatched cottages, and lovely views

Politics

2 w. ago I’m a bioacoustics researcher. This is what babies’ cries really tell us

Many parents feel immense pressure to become ‘cry experts’

Politics

3 w. ago Picture perfect village surrounded by rolling hill with huge claim to fame

Snowshill, nestled in the Cotswolds hills is framed by steeply rising hills around its tiny and picturesque village borders

Politics

3 w. ago This picture perfect Cotswolds village has just been crowned the most beautiful in the world

The quaint English parish (pictured, file photo) topped the ranking of the 50 most beautiful villages in the world recently released by Forbes Magazine.

Politics

3 w. ago 'Loveliest ever' village next to magical woodland and lakes and filled with legends

The picture-perfect village of Beddgelert in the heart of Eryri/Snowdonia National Park is a hidden gem that's well worth a visit - and it's even home to some Welsh myths and legends

Politics

3 w. ago In Pictures: Waterlogged pitch perfect for cricketers playing annual game in sea

The tradition started in 1984, with the match ending when play is stopped by waves.

Politics

3 w. ago Parents feel pressurised to create ‘picture perfect’ lunch boxes for their kids

Many TikTok posts showing an often-unattainable standard of domestic perfection so UK’s largest bakery brand has launched a spoof range of “beauty products” to highlight the ludicrous expectations

Events

4 w. ago North Yorkshire town with hidden 'grand castle' is somewhere 'everyone should visit'

The picturesque market town is the perfect day trip with plenty to do - including a stunning castle and magnificent abbey

Politics

4 w. ago 'I visited picture perfect Welsh town and was not prepared for one thing'

Monmouth in Wales is a haven for sports fanatics thanks to its secret hidden gem golf course

Politics