55 m. ago The Rehearsal: Nathan Fielder makes genius appointment TV that may spoil you forever

In his twisted and often horrifying reality show, Fielder piles ethical grey areas on top of each other like problematic pancakes. Get stuck in!Schopenhauer defined genius as someone who aims at a target the rest of us can’t see. Which raises a philosophical paradox – how do we know they’ve hit it? I was moved to such musings while watching this week’s pick, a singular piece of art that functions unlike anything else on TV, and calls the medium itself into question. No, it’s not Police Interceptors.In The Rehearsal (Monday, 10pm, Sky Comedy), comedian Nathan Fielder blends documentary, social experiment, performance art and absurdist satire in a devised method all his own. He has ordinary people tackle emotionally fraught situations from their lives, by role-playing them with hired actors in meticulously recreated sets that mirror significant personal locations. It’s arch, but the stakes are real. The first series opened with a man who wanted to apologise to his pub quiz teamma...

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56 m. ago 4 shampoos that will 'help thicken your hair' – according to dermatologist

Long, thick and healthy hair is something many people want to have but it can be hard to get luscious locks. A dermatologist has shared her pick of shampoos for hair growth

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1 hour ago Two brilliant recipes for the bank holiday – come rain or shine

Whether you're dusting off the barbecue or keeping things cosy in the kitchen, these two punchy, flavour-packed dishes are perfect for the long weekend – whatever the weather brings

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1 hour ago ‘Fiddler on the Roof is in my DNA’: how the West End revival dances on the edge of tradition

After winning five-star reviews and 13 Olivier nominations, Jordan Fein’s earthy take on the 1964 musical is transferring to the Barbican ahead of a UK tour. Alice Saville speaks with the director and the cast about transplanting their Jewish shtetl

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1 hour ago Wes Anderson ranked, from The Phoenician Scheme to The Grand Budapest Hotel

As the man behind ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ and ‘Asteroid City’ unveils his latest film, ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, Clarisse Loughrey ranks the output so far from one of modern cinema’s most aesthetically rich and emotionally astute filmmakers

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1 hour ago Eddie Marsan: ‘You are never gonna satisfy racists – it’s their hobby, they’re addicted to it’

The prolific actor plays an American forensic expert in the BBC’s new drama ‘The Bombing of Pan Am 103’. Eddie Marsan talks to Hannah Ewens about how he escaped typecasting, where Keir Starmer is failing, how to deal with racists, and his future as a director

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2 h. ago San Diego plane crash is a devastating loss to the alternative rock music community

The alternative music community is in mourning after a private jet hit a power line in foggy weather early Thursday and crashed into a San Diego neighborhood

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2 h. ago May 2025 bank holiday supermarket opening times including Tesco, Aldi and Asda

Here’s everything you need to know about when supermarkets are open and closed on the late May bank holiday next week on Monday, May 26

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3 h. ago Energy bill drop a welcome boost for families but still unaffordable for too many Scots

Record View says Labour has endured a rocky start to its first year back in power at Westminster but on energy costs at least, the party is delivering.

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5 h. ago Tiny UK village with gorgeous beach and nature reserve that visitors call 'bliss'

Wrabness, a small village and civil parish in Essex, has a beach and a nature reserve, and it's no wonder that people flock here to escape the chaos of everyday life

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7 h. ago NHS App major update to help everyone get prescriptions quicker ‘like Amazon’

NHS England to roll out a new 'game changer' feature to track if medicines are ready to collect or have been despatched for delivery

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7 h. ago Bank Holiday weekend weather: Heavy rain forecast for most of UK

A Met Office meteorologist said it will be a ‘wetter end to the final week of spring’

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8 h. ago Drastic cuts under way bending US national security council to Trump’s will

Staff to be cut as office meant to formulate national security policy is reduced to implementing the president’s ideas, under watch of trusted aidesThe Trump administration started to dramatically overhaul the White House national security council on Friday, preparing to reassign hundreds of staff and consolidating power with aides trusted by the president, according to people familiar with the matter.The changes involved downsizing the NSC to about 150 from 300 staff and cutting a number of committees. Most NSC staff are drawn from other parts of the administration including the Pentagon and the state department, and were expected to be sent back to their home agencies. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Scott McTominay the Napoli hero alongside Billy Gilmour as moment of genius seals historic Serie A title win

Naples erupts as duo become first Scots to lift Serie A title

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8 h. ago Brits face Bank Holiday Glumday as they're battered by wind, rain and even floods

Humidity will soar before ‘longer spells of rain’ will arrive on Tuesday with ‘fresher’ winds driving down temperatures, and some places have been warned of flooding

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8 h. ago Elon Musk's mother shares son's 1989 aptitude test to answer genius question

Today, the tech billionaire has an estimated personal fortune of more than $421 billion, but Maye has previously said the family were short of cash while Elon was growing up

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9 h. ago Researchers think this dental floss could track cancer and tell if you’re stressed. Here’s how

The floss pick system could also be adapted to track a wide range of conditions, including diabetes and cancer

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9 h. ago Chris Brown gives fellow inmate handwritten note before singing during jail stint

US singer Chris Brown has been released on £5 million bail after spending time at HMP Forest Bank in Salford, where he was held on a GBH charge

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9 h. ago Flight attendant shows off handwritten note from Meghan Markle after duchess flies commercial

‘Laminate it, frame it, put it in a lock box at the bank!’ one TikTok commenter wrote

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9 h. ago Avengers: Doomsday update leaves Marvel movie fans bitterly disappointed

Disney has made a crucial decision around the upcoming features Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars

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