38 h. ago “You think is this it? But there’s an awful lot going on behind the buildings”

More than £1bn is being spent on the corner of town formerly home to Granada Studios - but will people visit?

Politics

56 h. ago Ivanka Trump, who vowed to stay away from politics, is making a lot of appearances at Dad’s events

Ivanka has said she ‘hates’ politics and plans to stay away from the White House during her father’s second term

Politics

63 h. ago Ruben Amorim has green light to offer a glimpse into Manchester United's future vs Arsenal

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim does not have an awful lot of scope to make changes against Arsenal - but he does have some decisions to mull over.

Sport

4 d. ago Voices: Let’s end the performative hell of compulsory World Book Day costumes

I’m not saying social media is fetishising the act of reading as a nostalgic, middle class pursuit regardless of the child’s actual interests, but what I am saying is there are an awful lot of Pippi Longstocking outfits on Instagram, writes Emma Kernahan

Politics

4 d. ago Tory peer forced to apologise for antisemitic slur over Holocaust memorial

Lord Hamilton said the Jewish community should pay for a Holocaust memorial because they have ‘an awful lot of money’

Politics

7 d. ago Woman pays £2.30 for painting at charity shop and can't believe its value

A couple struck gold after finding a painting that ended up being worth a lot more than its £2.30 price tag. People were blown away by the amazing find

Economics

9 d. ago Brits viewers say Ofcom 'will be getting a lot' just minutes into show after Sabrina Carpenter opens 2025 awards

Sabrina Carpenter shocked some viewers with her performance to open the show

Events

9 d. ago Brits viewers say Ofcom 'will be getting a lot' just minutes into show after Sabrina Carpenter opens awards

Sabrina Carpenter shocked some viewers with her performance to open the show

Events

1 week ago Take That's Gary Barlow reveals family strain after wife gave him 'yellow card'

Take That frontman Gary Barlow has opened up on his marriage to wife Dawn Andrews and how he was given a yellow card warning after he spent a lot of time away from home

Politics

1 week ago Jeffrey Epstein secret files that will ‘make you sick’ expected to be released by U.S. Attorney General today: Live

Pam Bondi says the DOJ plans to release ‘a lot’ of long-awaited information on Jeffrey Epstein’s associates

Society

2 w. ago Guy Pearce: ‘I’m not going to win the Oscar – Kieran Culkin will’

The Brutalist star is up for his first ever Academy award next week. He talks about awards fuss, living with his ex, and making his new film, Inside, in an actual prisonGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailAfter his acclaimed performances in films such as LA Confidential, The Proposition, Memento, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Animal Kingdom and The Hurt Locker, you may be surprised that Guy Pearce has just been nominated for his first ever Oscar: for his turn as the sociopathic industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren in The Brutalist. Or maybe you haven’t noticed Pearce’s Oscars campaign because he keeps rubbishing his own career: he was “shit” in Memento (“I’m bad in a good movie. Fuck!”), worse in Neighbours (“I played the same thing and it fucking drove me nuts”) and has cheerfully owned up to acting in “a bunch of shit during my divorce because I needed the money”.As awards campaigns go – well, it’s a lot better than Karla Sofía Gascón’s. Not that Pearce ...

Politics

2 w. ago Zero Day review – De Niro’s cyberhacking thriller is an astonishing amount of fun

The actor is on fine form in his first major TV role – as an ex-president trying to track down the source of a digital terrorist attack. Was it rogue hacktivists? The Russians? It’s preposterously entertaining either wayThere’s an awful lot of fun television around at the moment. I can only assume it is an equal and opposite reaction to, well, everything going on in the real world – and I’m very grateful for Prime Target, Paradise, High Potential, the forthcoming new series of Reacher and various other vital antidepressant contributions to life.But I think we can agree that there is always room for another serotonin-boosting entry into the viewing schedules. Enter Zero Day. It’s as fine a piece of hokum as you could wish to see – not least as it stars an on-form Robert De Niro in his first big small-screen outing. Continue reading...

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