17 h. ago Stephen Fry and Andi Oliver back our appeal — and empathise with those facing homelessness and food insecurity

London's mayor calls for compassion towards less fortunate, as stars back our campaign

Society

4 d. ago Rita Ora supports our winter appeal: ‘Growing up as a refugee shaped who I am’

Refugees and people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity are London’s most disadvantaged groups. To support them, we launch our Winter Appeal with the backing of Rita Ora — and in collaboration with Comic Relief, which has pledged £500,000 to get us underway

Events

5 d. ago Celebrity Traitors stars Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie reunite after THAT nail

Joining Hollywood star Hayley Atwell and fellow acting heavyweight Derek Jacobi, the duo seemed thrilled to have crossed paths, around six months after filming the hugely successful BBC show.

Politics

6 d. ago Sir Stephen Fry’s plea to help missing children as actor backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Sir Stephen Fry has made a plea to the public to help missing children as the renowned actor and broadcaster backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign.

Events

7 d. ago The Independent is helping missing children get to safety – here’s how you can help

Editorial: Backed by Sir Stephen Fry, who himself disappeared 30 years ago, The Independent’s Christmas appeal aims to raise £165,000 to help the 70,000 children and teenagers who go missing in the UK each year to find a way back to safety

Events

7 d. ago Sir Stephen Fry backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign to help missing children find safety and support

The actor and broadcaster, a long-time advocate for mental health, says the cause is deeply personal after he once went missing himself. He is urging readers to support The Independent’s campaign with the charity Missing People to protect children in crisis

Events

9 d. ago Joe Marler says he was ‘heartbroken’ after being voted off Celebrity Traitors

The 35-year old was a finalist in the spin-off BBC series, however, he was banished during Thursday’s finale after a shock vote from Nick Mohammed.

Politics

1 week ago Chris Evans reveals BBC bosses are already casting for Celeb Traitors series 2 – and why he turned hit show DOWN

CHRIS Evans has revealed BBC bosses are casting names for Celebrity Traitors series two - and why he turned the show down. The current star-studded edition began last month with the likes of Jonathan Ross, Kate Garraway and Sir Stephen Fry taking part. On Chris' Virgin Radio UK show, he and guest Sir Gareth Southgate...

Events

1 week ago Celebrity Traitors star Alan Carr is 'snapped up by BBC for new game show'

Alan Carr will tomorrow night battle to win The Celebrity Traitors, which ends on BBC One after a pulsating few weeks which has seen the likes of Sir Stephen Fry and Celia Imrie tease viewers

Politics

1 week ago Nicky Haslam's deliciously barbed list of 40 signs you're common is back

Nicky Haslam - who is friends with British Queen Camilla and claims Princess Margaret's husband Lord Snowdon was once his lover - has released his seventh Common List tea towel.

Politics

2 w. ago Cat Burns said she ‘had to’ stab Jonathan Ross in the back on Celebrity Traitors

Burns, 25, appears on the hit BBC One spin off series as one of the menacing traitors who work together to ‘murder’ the remaining faithfuls.

Events

2 w. ago Is Stephen Fry a traitor after all? GRANT TUCKER reveals why star has abandoned friend JK Rowling

Stephen Fry proved himself to be the ultimate faithful when he was on Celebrity Traitors. But friends of JK Rowling have been telling me that, in fact, he's a bit of a traitor.

Politics

2 w. ago Is Stephen Fry a traitor after all? GRANT TUCKER reveal why star has abandoned friend JK Rowling

Stephen Fry proved himself to be the ultimate faithful when he was on Celebrity Traitors. But friends of JK Rowling have been telling me that, in fact, he's a bit of a traitor.

Politics

2 w. ago Celebrity Traitors live: Lucy Beaumont is eliminated by the Traitors face

Stephen Fry was wrongly banished from the series in the last episode – but will the Faithfuls finally catch a Traitor tonight?

Politics

2 w. ago Celebrity Traitors live: Three Faithfuls at risk of elimination in tonight’s episode

Stephen Fry was wrongly banished from the series last week – will the Faithfuls finally catch a Traitor tonight?

Events

2 w. ago Hearts could see title hopes boosted as St Mirren eye a bigger prize

Whisper it but Stephen Robinson may have bigger fish to fry than a Premiership clash in Paisley

Politics

2 w. ago ‘I spoke complete twaddle for four minutes’: Meera Syal, Larry Lamb and more on the terror of stage fright

Forget Halloween! Real scares can happen to actors any night of the year. Big name actors, including Zachary Hart and Harmony Rose-Bremner, recall their worst moments – and how they overcame their fearsDerek Jacobi had a bout of it during a world tour of Hamlet. Bill Nighy wrestled with it in the run-up to The Vertical Hour opening on Broadway. Juliet Stevenson has likened it to “a disease”. It has even caused some to take flight: Stephen Fry disappeared from Cell Mates, while Lenny Henry left the stage during Educating Rita. “I’ve completely gone,” he said – although he did return to finish the show.Stage fright can cause the shakes but it can also trigger a complete physical freeze-up, to say nothing of a total verbal drying up – all right under the spotlight. So how and why does it take grip? Can it be overcome? And what does it feel like to be seized by the actor’s nightmare? Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Mark Bonnar says disappointing Celebrity Traitors exit helped him enjoy the show again

‘Line of Duty’ actor said playing TV villains didn’t help his cause as a Faithful contestant

Politics

3 w. ago Celebrity Traitors star Stephen Fry was 'minutes away from death' after having ‘no life left in his eyes'

The broadcaster and author was the latest star banished from the BBC series

Events

3 w. ago Stephen Fry issues apology to ‘remarkable’ Celebrity Traitors star

‘I’m so sorry that I was one of the first to suspect him as a Traitor,’ says Fry

Politics