40 m. ago Review: Rugged Majority Landbeach radio is built for the outdoors

Long battery life and phone charging makes this portable DAB radio stand out from the rest

Politics

7 h. ago Fake reviews banned under new law aimed at protecting online shoppers

Retailers are responsible for removing fake reviews and ensuring legitimacy of new ones

Events

7 h. ago Lady Pamela Berry by Harriet Cullen: The society hostess who took down a prime minister

Ysenda Maxtone Graham discovers the colourful life of Lady Pamela Berry, wife of the Telegraph newspaper owner, Michael Berry, and ultimate society hostess.

Politics

7 h. ago What Can Art Tell Us About Love by Nick Trend: Want to understand art? It's all about love

Across 70 paintings Nick Trend exposes the romance in every great painter's brushstrokes.

Politics

8 h. ago Labour scraps review into 'woke culture' in the Armed Forces

Last month, the Daily Mail revealed that diversity-hiring practices had contributed to a 30 per cent shortfall in pilots at the ranks of flight lieutenant and squadron leader in the RAF.

Events

12 h. ago Meghan's spread too thin! FEMAIL's withering take on Meghan's latest money

Meghan Markle's As Ever raspberry spread has finally arrived after over a year of anticipation and an entire rebrand - so, is the Duchess' infamous jam really all that she's said it's cracked up to be?

Politics

12 h. ago Why the 70mai 4K Omni is the cleverest dashcam I’ve ever tested

I’ve tested countless dashcams, but few have surprised me like this one. The 70mai 4K Omni goes way beyond the basics – and might just be worth its price tag.

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12 h. ago Countryfile's Matt Baker had 'unhappy time' living in London during Blue Peter fame

The TV presenter admits leaving his rural life behind for the capital to front the popular children's show was a 'shock to the system'

Politics

14 h. ago Cosori TwinFry Dual Blaze 10L air fryer review: big capacity, clever cooking

This roomy air fryer might dominate your kitchen counter, but its smart divider system and powerful performance make it a top pick for larger households.

Society

15 h. ago No forgetting my encounter with two giants of the stage | Tim Lewis

Old pals Ewan McGregor and Michael Grandage prepare for their new play, My Master Builder, by chuckling about everything that could go wrong and hasFor today’s Observer New Review I had the not-exactly-onerous assignment of spending an hour with the actor Ewan McGregor and director Michael Grandage, as they prepared to put on a new play, My Master Builder, in London’s West End. The two men go way back, and mostly they were cracking each other up with knockabout old stories – much of which there wasn’t room for in my article. McGregor recalled one of his first roles on stage, as Orlando in As You Like It, and how when Simon Callow – multiple Olivier and Bafta award winner – played the part in 1979, he walked out on stage at the National Theatre only to promptly forget the first line of the play.“If you’re a woman and you’re about to have a baby, everybody tells you nightmare stories about childbirth,” said McGregor. “And when you’re an actor about to do a play, everybody tells you te...

Politics

15 h. ago Various: Chet Baker Re:imagined review – new reworkings by R&B, pop, soul and jazz artists

(Blue Note)There are hits and misses as 15 performers including Dodie, Mxmtoon and Ezra Collective’s Ife Ogunjobi give their personal take on Baker’s unique soundPossessing a whisper-soft voice and sweetly melodic trumpet tone, Chet Baker (1929-1988) had a sound that is often imitated yet almost impossible to master. For the latest edition of Blue Note’s Re:imagined series, in which the jazz label invites artists to produce cover versions of its back catalogue, 15 R&B, pop, soul and jazz artists have been given the unenviable task of interpreting Baker’s repertoire – with often surprising results.The trumpeter-vocalist’s supple take on jazz standards is well reflected in singer Dodie’s delicate version of Old Devil Moon as she emphasises the original’s swaying Latin percussion. British singer-songwriter Matt Maltese’s My Funny Valentine adds a beautifully elegiac guitar line to the well-worn melody. Other approaches work less well, with US singer Mxmtoon’s clean vocal tone overp...

Politics

16 h. ago A Minecraft Movie review – Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in seriously cobbled

Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess’s adventure based on the world’s favourite video game feels like one big cash-inIt’s a curious choice of title. A Minecraft Movie implies that this cynical intellectual property-rinsing exercise is one of numerous film adaptations of the enduringly popular sandbox video game. Perhaps there’s an alternative out there, a sharper, smarter, funnier version of a Minecraft movie. One with actual jokes. Or, God forbid, there may even be a worse iteration, although that’s hard to imagine. What becomes clear is that one of the key elements in the game’s popularity – the latitude it affords gamers to create their own experience – is a big stumbling block for any film adaptation of Minecraft.In the absence of a single fixed storyline the screenplay can follow, A Minecraft Movie has a cobbled-together feel, borrowing a device from Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – and, in Jack Black, a star – and superimposing an all-purpose quest-for-an-artefact structure o...

Politics

17 h. ago Kae Tempest review – a brave, intimate set where the personal is political

Village Underground, LondonThe laser-focused spoken-word performer returns to the musical stage with new tracks focusing on their identity, but wider concerns are never far away“This has been a performance piece about how technology is going to be the death of us all,” jokes rapper, poet, author and playwright Kae Tempest as a keyboard player and a technician wrestle with malfunctioning equipment. We’re just two tracks in; Tempest assures us that if the electronics are not back up soon, they’ll do the whole show a cappella.They could, too. The teenage Tempest cut their teeth battle-rapping in south London, turning to slam poetry when more direct avenues into hip-hop refused to open easily to a young, blond slip of a thing. You suspect they have never wasted the opportunity when handed a mic. Given Tempest’s extended output over more than a decade of albums, works of fiction, poems, plays and nonfiction, with prizes and accolades for many of them – you can’t imagine them ever being a...

Politics

18 h. ago Bucks Fizz star forced to pull out of gig as they're stranded on ship in middle of ocean

Cheryl Baker, an original member of the group Bucks Fizz, will miss a gig with her band this weekend as she can't get back to the UK in time

Politics

19 h. ago Sara Pascoe: ‘I still identify as an infertile, childless woman’

The standup used to joke about not having kids, but then she had IVF and found herself an ‘eroded’ mother of two. Now she’s back with a show about motherhood in her 40s – but don’t expect any cute parenting storiesMy favourite Sara Pascoe joke is her imaginary riposte to people asking if she’s going to have kids. They mean well, these prying parents – they just don’t want her to miss out on a life-enhancing experience. The thing is, the comedian has had some life-enhancing experiences of her own. “But I have never, ever said to anybody: ‘Oh, have you been on QI? Ahhh, you should go on QI!’” she insists, settling into her archly patronising pep talk. “No I didn’t think I wanted to be on QI until I was on QI, and then it was like I looked back and my entire life had been leading up to me being on QI. Yes it’s very tiring being on QI, but it’s so worth it. I just wouldn’t want you to leave it too late and they’ll have stopped making it!”As a skewering of smug, insensitive acquaint...

Politics

21 h. ago The cover up that kept Britain's worst nuclear disaster secret despite fears it could have been as bad as Chernobyl

It was Britain's worst nuclear disaster, but it is likely you have never heard of it. Unlike Chernobyl in Ukraine, Windscale in Cumbria is not vivid in the public imagination.

Events

22 h. ago I was devastated when I found out my husband of 20 years was cheating on me with his colleague

UK-based Claire (name changed) never imagined she'd find herself in the thick of online dating after meeting her husband - and marrying him - in her 20s.

Politics

22 h. ago EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy's new TV show gets brutal review from her daughter

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy's new Channel 4 show What's The Big Deal: Britain's Best Buys? debuted last night, and the star received an 'honest review' from her daughters

Culture

23 h. ago EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy's new TV show receives brutal review from daughter

Natalie Cassidy received an 'honest review' from her daughter's last night during the debut of her new Channel 4 show, What's The Big Deal: Britain's Best Buys? aired

Culture

23 h. ago From bingo clubs to poetry nights: Why Gen Z don't go to nightclubs anymore

Scarlett Dargan imagines this week's generational debate

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