7 h. ago ‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writersBack in 2013, Bernardine Evaristo gave a reading in a south London bookshop from her novel Mr Loverman. Only six people showed up, a couple of them were dozing and she realised they were homeless people who had come to find somewhere comfortable to sleep. Last month, the hit TV adaptation Mr Loverman, about a 74-year-old gay Caribbean man set in Hackney, east London, won two Baftas, including leading actor for Lennie James, making him the first Black British actor to win the TV award in its 70-year history. “I checked Wikipedia!” Evaristo exclaims of this shocking fact when we meet in London.Evaristo’s long career is one of firsts and creating them for others. In 2019, at the age of 60, she became the first Black woman to win the Booker prize – shared with Margaret Atwood –...

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56 h. ago Moment 'gutted' Coronation Street star is caught grimacing in audience of British Soap Awards after being 'robbed' of win in 'diabolical' verdict

The annual ceremony (pictured) was broadcast last night, with a slew of the country's favourite soap stars in attendance and Jane McDonald playing host.

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58 h. ago Missing Steve McFadden at Soap Awards explained by EastEnders co

Adam Woodyatt was on hand to collect his EastEnders co-star Steve McFadden's much-deserved win at the British Soap Awards after the Phil Mitchell actor was missing

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3 d. ago Whiteburn wins Home Builder of the Year (SME) at the Homes for Scotland Awards 2025 – two years in a row

Whiteburn is proud to announce that it has been named Home Builder of the Year (SME) at the Homes for Scotland Awards 2025 — an incredible second consecutive year win, and three times in four years that the company has received this prestigious honour.

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4 d. ago Emmerdale's April Windsor star 'grateful' after soap award win

The actress took home Emmerdale's only win at the British Soap Awards 2025

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6 d. ago EastEnders legend Patsy Palmer sends message to 'best friends' after big British Soap Awards win

The Bianca Jackson actress won Best Comedy Performance at the event

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7 d. ago Brian May gushes over wife Anita Dobson in rare update after Soap Awards win

Queen rocker Brian May has shared a rare comment about his actress wife Anita Dobson following her win at the Soap Awards and his terrifying health scare last year

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9 d. ago BBC breaks silence on Wynne Evans axing with blunt statement after Strictly scandal

Go Compare advert star Wynne Evans has confirmed he has been axed by the BBC following the Strictly Come Dancing scandals - as he shared an emotional statement with fans

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9 d. ago Wynne Evans axed by BBC after Strictly scandal as he shares emotional statement

Go Compare advert star Wynne Evans has confirmed he has been axed by the BBC following the Strictly Come Dancing scandals - as he shared an emotional statement with fans

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9 d. ago Susanna Reid's flattering red midi dress from her GMB award win currently has £60 off

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was scooped an award this week in a flattering red midi dress from LK Bennett that currently has £60 off

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1 week ago Can YOU see the face? Scientists claim this 'portrait' was created by a Neanderthal 43,000 years ago

As far as art goes, it's not going to win any awards. But this large pebble might be the earliest known representation of a face, experts say.

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1 week ago Taylor Swift fans up in arms over AMAs absence despite recent teasers

Swift did not win a single AMA last night despite being nominated for six awards

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2 w. ago Lady Gaga: pop superstar only one award win away from coveted EGOT after latest victory

Gaga was award the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction for her Super Bowl work in New Orleans

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2 w. ago Guardian journalists win Paul Foot award for carer’s allowance coverage

Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday honoured for their coverage of ‘enraging and heartbreaking’ DWP scandalThe Guardian journalists Patrick Butler and Josh Halliday have won the Paul Foot award for their coverage of how vulnerable British carers were taken to court for accidentally claiming the allowance alongside part-time work.The pair uncovered how carers were prosecuted even though many had tried to report their earnings to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Radical translation’ of Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker prize

Translator Deepa Bhasthi’s pick of 12 of Mushtaq’s ‘life-affirming’ tales about women’s lives in southern India becomes the first short story collection to win the £50,000 awardHeart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, has won this year’s International Booker prize for translated fiction, becoming the first short story collection to take the award. The stories were originally written in Kannada, the official language of the state of Karnataka in southern India.Described by the author and chair of judges Max Porter as “something genuinely new for English readers: a radical translation” of “beautiful, busy, life-affirming stories”, Heart Lamp’s 12 tales chronicle the lives of women in patriarchal communities in southern India. They were selected as well as translated by Bhasthi, the first Indian translator to win the award. She chose them from around 50 stories in six collections written by Mushtaq over a 30-year-period. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Veteran Chelsea Flower Show designer ‘honoured’ to win garden of the year award

Kazuyuki Ishihara appeared jubilant at winning the gong.

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2 w. ago Stacey Solomon 'under fire with BBC bosses' over 'entitled' Bafta rant

The presenter, 35, sparked backlash after saying she was ‘devastated’ that her show, Sort Your Life Out, didn’t win an award

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3 w. ago Manchester United's rising stars win awards after being promoted to the first

Harry Amass and Tyler Fredricson have won academy awards following their promotion to the first-team set up.

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3 w. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara makes fans 'so emotional' over 'night to remember' with Aljaž Skorjanec

The presenter and dancer took to social media after she and Strictly Come Dancing pro Aljaž returned to the stage together

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3 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell lands huge TV role away from BBC show

Professional dancer Dianne Buswell has landed a brand new job for a very different audience away from Strictly Come Dancing following her BAFTA TV Awards win

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