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Slippery review – lust and longing are in the air, long after the party is over
Omnibus theatre, London A couple of former hedonists are reunited years later in Louis Emmitt-Stern’s quick-witted dissection of bereavement and the queer dating scene History is supposed to stay, …
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Come at the king … HBO changed TV for ever, but is its crown under threat in the age of streaming and Trump?
It gave us Game of Thrones, The Sopranos and The Wire. But as HBO Max comes to the UK and with new ownership imminent, the network that reinvented television is fighting to stay itself It’s not TV.…
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‘The lyrics to Lola by the Kinks are gross – I was really taken aback’: Moby’s honest playlist
The DJ and multi-instrumentalist thinks Donna Summer still sounds like the future, but which ‘unevolved’ Kinks staple can he no longer stomach? The first song I fell in love with I would sit by the…
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I spent five months in a mother and baby mental health unit - here's what I want mums to know
Sofii Lewis was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis tendencies and OCD after giving birth.
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TV tonight: an outdoorsy version of The Traitors set to be a guilty pleasure
Ten strangers take on an intense game of hide and seek. Plus: an essential documentary about a chemical scandal. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, Channel 4 Continue reading...
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Saturday Night Live UK review – it didn’t fail and it could have been a lot worse
Impressions of Keir Starmer, sketches about dodgy skincare products, and some ‘god-awful performances’ aside, the inaugural episode’s ambition was refreshing to see In the end, it’s a feeling, isn’…
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‘Her warmth filled the kitchen every morning’: the magic – and tenacity – of Jenni Murray
The Woman’s Hour host, who has died aged 75, could talk about hydrangeas, campaign against domestic abuse, then tear a strip off a politician – all within a few minutes Before she took over Woman’s…
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Five questions that still need answering about the meningitis outbreak
The size and speed of the outbreak which has now affected 34 people, killing two of them, has been labelled "unprecedented".
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Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: the Duffer brothers’ horror series is absolutely terrifying
The creators of Stranger Things’s new dread-suffused drama sees a happy couple head off for an idyllic wedding – a poorly-lit cabin in the woods. The results are chilling When I heard the Duffer br…
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From Project Hail Mary to Saturday Night Live UK: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Scientist Ryan Gosling is alone in deep space – or is he? – and America’s famed topical satire is given a British angle Project Hail Mary Out now Novelist Andy Weir’s brand of comic, semi-plausible…
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‘The dream is to be a standup, but everyone who knows me says: Please don’t’ – Riz Ahmed on chaos, comedy, and defying categorisation
His multi-hyphenate career has made him one of Britain’s most versatile recognisable stars – but hasn’t stopped him facing some seriously awkward moments… Riz Ahmed was multitasking. It was Februar…
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‘A fascinating discovery’: research challenges Battle of Hastings narrative
Harold may have sailed, not marched, in 1066, reshaping explanations for his defeat in England’s historic battle It is a story that has been taught to generations of British schoolchildren about on…
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Death, power and paranoia: painting that shocked German society finally returns to Berlin
Mors Imperator caused a scandal in 1887 amid fears it mocked the German kaiser – more than 100 years later it is being displayed in a state museum Wrapped in a cloak with ermine fur and wearing a j…
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Meningitis B: Your questions answered
BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad answers your questions on meningitis B
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Thousands get meningitis vaccine as experts wait to see outbreak peak
The outbreak, which has killed two people, is thought to have originated at a Canterbury nightclub.
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'I feel so grateful to be alive,' Kent University meningitis survivor says
Annabelle Mackay, 21, has spoken to the BBC about her experience surviving meningitis.
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Small Island review – Windrush epic speaks to our era with startling clarity
Leeds Playhouse Featuring stellar performances across the cast, Matthew Xia’s production breathes new life into Andrea Levy’s sprawling family saga A novel from more than two decades ago, telling a…
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‘He was a very dear friend’: Cary Elwes on life after The Princess Bride – and losing Rob Reiner
The actor was Marlon Brando’s PA, and received career advice from Al Pacino. But it’s for the catchphrase-strewn classic that he’ll be best remembered. He talks about the film’s legacy, and its dir…
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‘We didn’t want to play the game’: how Ladytron became unlikely pop survivors
From electroclash pioneers to dancefloor-fillers via viral TikTok fame thanks to their hit Seventeen, the Liverpool band are back with a new album and another metamorphosis It was October 2001 in N…
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Chuck Norris, prolific action star and martial arts champion, dies aged 86
Actor who rose to fame after starring in Bruce Lee’s The Way of the Dragon also became a TV fixture with Walker, Texas Ranger Chuck Norris – a life in pictures Chuck Norris was the ass-kicking king…
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Matisse, 1941-1954 review – hit after glorious hit in a show of life-enhancing genius
Grand Palais, Paris An epic collection of the artist’s final 13 years of work explodes with the stunning colours and spiky cutouts that redefined art Forget the joy and energy of youth – your best …
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‘There’s no way back for him’: Martin Clunes on playing Huw Edwards in a controversial new drama
A powerful new fact-based drama depicts Huw Edwards’s fall from being the BBC’s top news anchor to a conviction for making indecent images of children. The Doc Martin star talks about secrecy, off-…
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‘She sounded like the cosmos breathing’: David Byrne, Flying Lotus and more on the greatness of Alice Coltrane
The radical work of the musician and composer was dismissed by sexist critics and overshadowed by the legacy of her late husband John. But today, musical stars from Doja Cat to David Byrne all cham…
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BTS: Arirang review – the world’s biggest pop band return with dumb fun and downright weirdness
(Big Hit Music) Ending a hiatus that began in 2022, the septet recapture a distinctiveness that had been threatening to ebb away The general consensus seems to be that as BTS’s commercial stock has…
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Don’t mention the M-word: are mutant X-Men about to show up en masse in Spider-Man: Brand New Day?
An intriguing chat about warped DNA in the record-breaking trailer for the new Spider-Man movie could mean a host of long-awaited arrivals in the MCU There was a time when the mere mention of the t…
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The Secret Garden review – children’s classic replanted as a haunting musical
York Theatre Royal John Doyle’s atmospheric production shrouds Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story in the ghosts and secrets of the grownups at Misselthwaite Manor In this version of Frances Hodgson Bu…
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Why is MenB vaccine not given to teenagers in UK and should they be offered it?
Students and older teens are not routinely vaccinated against the meningitis strain behind the Kent outbreak.
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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Whidbey by T Kira Madden; Based on a True Story by Sarah Vaughan; Killing Me Softly by Christie Watson; The Dangerous Stranger by Simon Mason; Astronaut! by Oana Aristide Killing Me Softly by Chris…
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What are the symptoms of meningitis and how is it spread?
Two people have died following an "unpredecented" outbreak of meningitis in Kent.
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Lab-grown food pipe offers new hope for young patients
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.
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I went to bed with a sore ear, meningitis put me in a coma
Mark McNamee did not know he had meningitis until he woke up in hospital after being in an induced coma.
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Chain of Ideas by Ibram X Kendi review – anatomy of a conspiracy theory
This careful analysis of so-called ‘great replacement theory’ offers a lens through which to view our broken politics Informationsüberflutung ? Weltschmerz ? I’ve been searching and I don’t think e…
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Johannes-Passion album review – Pygmalion are razor sharp in theatrical new recording
Pygmalion/Pichon/Prégardien/Montague Rendall (Harmonia Mundi) Raphaël Pichon’s ensemble and fine lineup of soloists bring rich expression to Bach’s dramatic oratorio – with unswerving gravitas from…
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Woman with 'agonising' condition to 'give back'
The Worcester woman says she wants endometriosis patients to be "met with a little extra comfort".
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The Oscars red carpet was in a skip. Then a woman took it home for her flat. What else could be repurposed?
A dumpster-diving TikToker struck gold the morning after the Academy Awards. But why are they binning carpets after one brief use? And where can we find the uneaten chocolate Oscars? The Oscars are…
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BTS release new album Arirang ahead of comeback concert
Boyband drops album that speaks to its Korean roots ahead of Seoul comeback concert, with more than a quarter of a million fans expected to attend K-pop stars BTS released a new album on Friday bil…
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‘Validation was an insatiable monster’: Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters’ punk-rock return – and life after his infidelity
In his first newspaper interview after fathering a child outside his marriage, Grohl discusses his changed outlook, his grief for Taylor Hawkins, and the 430 therapy sessions he’s had ‘I’m just goi…
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Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat review – the episode with the sex toy is stomach turning
A corporate getaway is the new setting for this hoax reality show in which all but one person is an actor. Luckily, that person has a real ‘captain fun’ attitude – even when faced with icky situati…
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Hospital waiting lists in Wales see record drop
Wait times for planned care are falling but diagnostic and cancers waits are up, latest figures indicate.
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What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?
The third report from the inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic says the NHS was close to collapse.
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'People with ADHD are good in a crisis'
'People with ADHD are great in a crisis'
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The Barbecue at No 9 by Jennie Godfrey audiobook review – secrets and lies in suburbia
Gemma Whelan and Stephen Mangan are among the cast in this multi-voiced tale of family tensions and trauma, set during the 1985 Live Aid charity concert It is July 1985, two days before Live Aid, t…
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Stay at home advice questioned and rules too tough - key findings from Covid report
An NHS close to collapse, patients failed and NHS staff put at risk - what you need to know.
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Patients harmed as Covid pandemic brought NHS close to collapse, inquiry finds
Third report into the pandemic says patients and staff were failed as health service only just coped.
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The Rite of Spring / Mirror review – glitchy Stravinsky and digital doppelgangers from Alexander Whitley
Sadler’s Wells East, London Visual spectacle overwhelms the human drama in the choreographer’s tech-heavy double bill Technology can sometimes seem to take on its own life and sideline the people i…
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Russell T Davies’s hit TV series It’s a Sin to be adapted as ‘visceral’ dance show
New work will be choreographed and directed by Benoit Swan Pouffer, artistic director of Rambert, with Davies and Pet Shop Boys serving as executive producers It’s a Sin, the award-winning TV serie…
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US rapper Afroman cleared after police sued him over use of home raid footage
Artist who topped UK charts with Because I Got High created comedic videos from footage, which officers claimed invaded their privacy Chart-topping US rapper Afroman has been cleared of wrongdoing …
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Better NHS care might have saved 58 babies, BBC finds
There are growing calls for a statutory public inquiry into maternity services in Oxford.
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Winners of LCE photographer of the year 2026 – in pictures
London Camera Exchange has announced the winners of its competition. Nearly 14,500 entries were received, demonstrating the contest’s growing reputation as one of the UK’s leading competitions for …
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Why has this meningitis outbreak spread so fast?
There have been 20 cases since the weekend in one small area of Kent - but this isn't the normal pattern, so what could have happened?
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