24+ min ago  (1012+ words) New EP Days of Ash features songs about Renee Good, Iranian protesters and other political topics, and precedes new "defiantly joyful" album later in 2026 Alexis Petridis on Days of Ash: six new tracks that reaffirm the band as a vital…...

27+ min ago  (415+ words) My stepfather, Frank Burnet, who has died aged 77, was a pioneering science communicator " part academic, part showman " and was instrumental in building up the field of science communication in its early days, founded the institutions to support it and inspired…...

42+ min ago  (399+ words) Actor, whose credits also included RoboCop 2, Anomalisa and Heaven's Gate, was also an accomplished playwright Tom Noonan, the actor known for his Michael Mann collaborations, has died at the age of 74. His death was confirmed by Fred Dekker, the director…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (1072+ words) The idea of the former PM being driven by delusions of grandeur runs through Channel 4s new documentary. Still, there is fun in seeing the world as it wasTheres a funny moment towards the end of The Tony Blair Story, Channel…...

1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (957+ words) As her nightmarish turn as orange-wigged child-catcher Aunt Gladys takes her to Oscars night, the actor talks about surviving "brutal" Hollywood, the fury that almost drove her from the US " and still being homeless after the wildfires "I don"t…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (497+ words) Screenwriter and novelist who co-founded a charity to support those affected by avoidable harm in healthcare Following its screening, Ransley received hundreds of "that happened to me too" letters and placed an advert in the Guardian calling for help with…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (514+ words) We all know one " and there's a good chance you fall into the category yourself. Here's how to recognise if you're a "walking, talking red flag' " Age: The term circulated this month, but the behaviour has been escalating across digital…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (232+ words) Birmingham RepThe bands that came to symbolise a divided nation compete to top the charts in John Niven's jokey play but it is woefully short on drama These ideas are covered by Niven's jokey script, but the novelist turned playwright…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (276+ words) Driven by fine performances from Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall, Lance Hammer's comeback is unbearable in its tragic candour and essential in its moral questioning The setting is a gloomy and wintry London, with porridge-grey cloud cover. Juliette Binoche plays…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (796+ words) I remember being scolded in my early 20s for embarrassing her by leaving the house barefaced," she says. While preparing the exhibition, Pol's Farhang realized that most of the portraits were of immigrants or children of immigrants. For most of them,…...