Gladiators final and The Banksy Story is back: What’s coming up this week
This week, Gladiators and contenders gear up as the grand final of the competition takes place on BBC One. But that’s not all the week has in store. The Banksy…
Olivier Awards: The red carpet in pictures
Adrien Brody, Cate Blanchett and Idris Elba were among the stars walking the red carpet ahead of Sunday’s Olivier Awards. The event is the biggest night in UK theatre, celebrating…
Meghan’s divisiveness may well work to her advantage
Five years on from Megxit, as the Duchess of Sussex builds her new lifestyle empire, her viewing figures are high but, in the UK at least, popularity levels are low.…
This City is Ours: James Nelson-Joyce on the ‘Scouse Sopranos’
In This City Is Ours, Liverpool actor James Nelson-Joyce plays a leading gang member who is struggling to balance his criminal career and family life, against a backdrop of changing…
Olivier Awards: John Lithgow’s doorstops, Zumba classes and other moments from the night
Lesley Manville, John Lithgow and Imelda Staunton were among the winners at the Olivier Awards 2025. Here are five things we learned at UK theatre’s most prestigious night. Lithgow was…
It’s only early April and north India is bracing for extreme heat
India’s weather department has warned of high temperatures in parts of northern India, including capital Delhi, for this week. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said northern and central states…
Is the world heading into recession?
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have ignited wildfires across global stock markets, but does that mean we are heading for a recession? The first thing to stress is that what…
UK to relax electric car rules as US tariffs hit
The government has announced a relaxation of electric vehicle (EV) sales targets to help the car industry in the face of trade tariffs from the US. A ban selling new…
Stocks, tariffs and pensions – your questions answered
Markets are reeling from US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, but the American leader is standing by his decisions, defending his policies and saying “sometimes you have to take medicine…
Billionaire Trump backer warns of ‘economic nuclear winter’ over tariffs
A billionaire backer of Donald Trump has urged the US president to pause his recently announced trade tariffs, or risk “a self-induced, economic nuclear winter”. Amid market turmoil, hedge fund…