5 d. ago ‘We had to up the ante’: Robin Wright on her tense TV tale of incest and violence among London’s billionaires

The Girlfriend is a nail-biting drama that centres on a love triangle between a mother, her son and his girlfriend. Its director and co-stars take us behind the scenesA too-pure young man, training to be a doctor, scion of the wealthiest imaginable family, meets a smoking hot young woman, but is she who she seems? His mother thinks not. The quickest way to describe The Girlfriend is to say that it’s sort of perfect. The perspectives shift between that of Cherry, the girlfriend (Olivia Cooke), and that of Laura, the mother (Robin Wright, who also directs). Whoever’s take you are watching, that’s who you believe. Baroque events, blood and guts, flagrant lies – it all unfurls in exquisite interiors and idealised London street scenes.It is compulsive. I bit my nails to shreds. It’s not clear who’s the psychopath, but someone is – and the crisscrossing erotic tension gives it the inevitability of Greek tragedy. People this irresistible to one another never end up at peace. Continue readi...

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6 d. ago I stayed in a beautiful historic hotel in a Welsh market town that doesn't get the hype

I recently stayed in a rather lovely Georgian hotel that's right in the centre of a lively Welsh market town that's worth a visit.

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7 d. ago Scots dad died in motorcycle crash remembered as 'centre' of loved one's world

Lorne MacMillan, from Arisaig, tragically died from his injuries after his motorbike was involved in a collision with a grey Peugeot on the A9 near Latheron on Sunday, August 10.

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1 week ago A moment that changed me: I slipped in the shower, realised I was exhausted – and transformed my life

I was working non-stop as a standup comedian, and thought I loved the hustle. But when I found myself sobbing into the carpet after a back spasm, I had to reassess everythingFor as long as I can remember, I have been ambitious and desperate to prove myself. It started with a competitive spirit at school sports days, then a determination to land parts in local theatre productions, then a place at drama school. I was between acting jobs when a friend suggested I try standup. One gig and I was hooked.I quickly decided comedy was my future and I would do whatever it took to make it work. The rest of my life went out of the window. I gigged constantly – often six nights a week – determined to hone my craft and establish myself as a comedian. I was always knackered, but I revelled in it, telling myself I loved the hustle. I trod the boards at comedy clubs, art centres, theatres anywhere that would have me. I performed for six years at the Edinburgh festival fringe – the first two to very ...

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3 w. ago Pete Wicks' dating life exposed as he's 'in love' and secretly dating mystery woman

Pete Wicks has been a lothario both on and off screen, with his love life taking centre stage during his stint on The Only Way Is Essex and his multiple appearances on Celebs Go Dating

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3 w. ago 'I tried the free way to get around the city centre that everybody loves'

It was a whistle-stop tour in the city I've called home for eight years

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3 w. ago Materialists review: All the beautiful people, none of the feeling

The central love triangle between Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans could have been romcom catnip — instead, it ends up feeling firmly two-dimensional

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