8 d. ago EastEnders' Max Bowden talks 'naughty' Ben Mitchell return as he teases chaotic comeback

Max Bowden has let slip some details of his EastEnders return as Ben Mitchell is set to be released from prison to attend the funeral of a major character

Politics

8 d. ago The return of package holidays: how travel chaos revived a dying industry

Travellers turn to travel agent-booked trips for protection as wars and wildfires threaten to ruin summer vacations

Events

1 week ago Norway’s Olympic champion ski jumpers accept bans for tampering with suits

Three-month suspensions given to Lindvik and ForfangOutfits were altered at Trondheim event in MarchNorway’s Olympic gold medallists Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang have accepted three-month suspensions for their role in the tampering of ski suits during a competition in March, the International Ski Federation (FIS) said on Saturday.Lindvik and Forfang, together with two coaches and a service staff member, were charged this month over equipment manipulation in the men’s large hill event at the World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway in March after an FIS investigation. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago As You Like It review – Ralph Fiennes’ sombre, stately directorial stage debut

Theatre Royal BathThe actor’s minimal staging of the Shakespeare comedy favours stillness and feeling over comic fizz, with moving performances from Gloria Obianyo and Amber JamesRalph Fiennes has proven himself to be a Shakespearean actor with gravitas over the decades. He brings that weight to his directorial stage debut of a Shakespeare play – and a comedy at that. Not exactly known for his comic chops (there is the odd Wes Anderson film in his oeuvre), Fiennes brings a depth to this pastoral about tyrant brothers and exiles that dares to venture into sombreness. It gives the drama a fuller body without taking away from its mischief.Played in modern dress, the court of Duke Frederick (Patrick Robinson) is less a kingdom than a suited and booted corporation. Although his usurped brother, Duke Senior (also played by Robinson) bears vestiges of the boardroom in his demeanour, he and his band of self-exiled dukes seem to have built an alternative community in the forest of Arden, inc...

Politics

3 w. ago Coronation Street Carla and Lisa’s wedding 'ruined' as legend 'set to return to cause chaos'

Coronation Street's Carla Connor and Lisa Swain are set to get engaged it seems - but some fans think a legendary character will return to stop the wedding

Events

3 w. ago Suited and booted: ski jumpers disqualified as kit chaos returns to sport

Summer event in France marred by row over suitsKristoffer Eriksen Sundal among those disqualifiedSki jumping faces more controversy with six months to go until the Winter Olympics after the first high-level competition of the new season was marred by numerous athletes being disqualified over ill-fitting suits. The governing body says it’s “perfectly normal”.The ski jumping world was rocked in March by the discovery of illegally altered suits on the Norwegian team at the world championships. The International Ski Federation investigated officials and athletes over those changes which could help the wearer soar through the air for longer with the suit’s larger surface area. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Lindsay Lohan deserved a better career – and she’s always known it

The famously chaotic ‘Mean Girls’ star – who has returned to the Disney fold in this week’s ‘Freakier Friday’ – has been hungry for professional respect and opportunities since the earliest days of her fame. But there’s a simple reason why she felt entitled to more, writes Adam White, and why she might finally get it

Politics

4 w. ago Met Office reveals when 'hot spells' could return after Storm Floris chaos

Multiple parts of the UK are bracing for winds of up to 90mph before a plume of searing heat is set to descend in the second half of August, bringing highs of 39C

Events