‘There’s a climate of fear in the BBC around stories about race and transgender’
Broadcasting House is the headquarters of the BBC in London. Visitors are welcomed by a statue and a sentence from Orwell: ‘If liberty has any meaning, it means the right…
Last Night In Soho review: Features wonderful re-creations of pre-swinging London
Last Night In Soho Cert: 18, 1hr. 56mins Rating: Quantity
Ed Sheeran album review: He’s itching to give us more of what we already like
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Black Gold review: A terrific history of British coalÂ
Before the First World War, two-thirds of the world’s coal came from Britain: Black Gold by Jeremy Paxman is a terrific history of British coal By Kathryn Hughes Published: 17:01…
Andrew Lloyd Webber album review: These orchestral suites are terrific
These orchestral suites sound amazing. Symphonic Suites by Andrew Lloyd Webber will definitely be one my top albums of the year David Mellor, Event Photographer Published: 17:01 EDT on 30…
HAMISH McRAE: Rishi has gambled his future – and YOURS – on interest rates staying low
You might think that Chancellor Rishi Sunak had pulled off quite a conjuring trick with last week’s Budget. Sunak’s strategy, which is more like Margaret Thatcher and Gordon Brown than…
Double murderer confesses part in unsolved New Cross fire
Michael Smithyman, who was in prison for the murder of his pregnant partner, was the subject a police report submitted by the Home Office. This was reinterviewed and interpreted by…
SARAH VINE: Alice Evans’s public outburst was a magnificent cry of rage
Heav’n has no rage, like love to hatred turn’d, Nor hell a fury, like a woman scorn’d,’ wrote the playwright William Congreve almost four centuries ago. But those words proved…
Queen is being nurtured back to health by favourite courtiers including ‘Tall Paul’
The Queen is being nursed back to health by her favourite courtiers, including Tall Paul (6ft 4in), who has faithfully stood by her side ever since the death Prince Philip.…
Prince Andrew is accused of ‘victim shaming’ by branding Virginia Giuffre a publicity-hungry liar
Prince Andrew is accused in ‘victim Shaming’ Virginia Giuffre was branded a publicity-hungry lieur who made up her sexual assault claims for a payday’ Prince Andrew accused by ‘victim shame’…