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<p>The sound of strength in numbers: Idles, front left to right: Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Joe Talbot, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan </p>

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Idles: ‘Our old lyrics were not the words of a healthy man’

Hot on the heels of their acclaimed fifth album, new dads Joe Talbot and Mark Bowen of the British band Idles sit down with Annabel Nugent backstage at their Paris show to talk sobriety, politics, almost fatal near misses – and why they’re grateful for fans and family who hold them ‘accountable’

<p>Literary scandal: a new Disney+ show explores Truman Capote (Tom Hollander)’s falling out with high society friends like Babe Paley (Naomi Watts)</p>

‘What did they expect?’ How Truman Capote betrayed the ‘swans’

<p>Vaulting ambition: Ella Purnell as the underground-dwelling Lucy in ‘Fallout’</p>

Fallout is good – but there’s no escaping the ‘gamer brain’ epidemic

<p>Sian Brooke</p>

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Blue Lights’ Sian Brooke: ‘Police are in an odd place, it’s shocking’

Features & Reviews

<p>Girl in Red (aka Marie Ulven Ringheim) shot to fame after her lovesick tune ‘i wanna be your girlfriend’ was discovered on Soundcloud </p>

Interview

Norway’s Girl in Red: ‘One journalist asked me what meds I’m on’

<p>Marian Keyes: ‘I’m 60 now but my emotions are still very [close] to the surface – I’m still hurtable’ </p>

The Saturday Interview

Marian Keyes: ‘I really don’t like the myth that women don’t want sex’

<p>Coachella’s many flaws highlight just how good we have it when it comes to festivals in the UK </p>

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Why wild horses couldn’t drag me back to Coachella

<p>‘There was no way I was going to get into anything that was scandal-based or disrespectful’: Marisa Abela and Jack O’Connell as Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil in ‘Back to Black’ </p>

‘Approval from the family? That wouldn’t work for me’: Inside the making of Back to Black

The Saturday Interview

<p>Billie Piper stars in ‘Scoop’, about the BBC’s quest to interview Prince Andrew: ‘I realised, Oh my God, there are these unsung women behind the story’ </p>

The Saturday Interview

Billie Piper: ‘Any abuse of power makes me feel sick and furious’

<p>Cox’s latest role is in ‘a beast of a play’ that’s ‘unremitting’ and ‘never lets you off the hook’ </p>

The Saturday Interview

Brian Cox: ‘I can’t afford $110 each for one night at the theatre’

News

Rising Stars

Sophie Wilde

Interview

Talk to Me breakout Sophie Wilde: ‘I don’t mind being a scream queen’

<p>‘Consent isn’t binary, it’s not yes or no’</p>

Interview

How to Have Sex’s Mia McKenna-Bruce: ‘Consent is not yes or no’

<p>‘Everybody tries to do the Derry accent’ </p>

Interview

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on being skint, Derry Girls, and prison show Screw

<p>Going her own way: Vasan says that ‘like any immigrant parents’, hers were ‘a little bit concerned’ about her choice to go into acting </p>

Interview

Black Mirror’s Anjana Vasan: ‘I’ve been underestimated. I’m small, brown and foreign’

Independent TV

Zayn Malik reveals what he misses most about UK the most

First look at Heinz’s limited edition pink ‘Barbiecue’ sauce

Love Island star shaves head to support children’s charity

<p>Jon Bon Jovi unsure if he will tour again after throat surgery.</p>

Jon Bon Jovi unsure if he will tour again after throat surgery

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Apple TV+

<p>Topping worldwide box offices during its theatrical release in 2023, it was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of last year</p>

How to watch Ridley Scott’s Napoleon at home this weekend

TV - The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ stands and delivers

<p>Clockwise from top left: ‘Bad Sisters’, ‘Hijack’, ‘Severance’, ‘Criminal Record'</p>

The best Apple TV+ shows to watch now

<p>The miniseries drops on 26 January </p>

How to watch Masters of the Air in the UK free

What to watch

<p>Netflix has a huge catalogue of dramas, sitcoms, cartoons and sci-fi series </p>

The best shows to watch on Netflix

<p>Amazon hits, clockwise from top right: ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’, ‘The Boys’, ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ and ‘Invincible’</p>

The 35 best original TV shows to watch on Prime Video

<p>Netflix hits (clockwise from top right): ‘Malcolm & Marie’, ‘The Irishman’, ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Extraction’</p>

The 50 best original films to watch on Netflix, ranked

<p>Some of the stars leading the best telly of the year</p>

The 20 best TV shows of 2023 – ranked

Visit the USA

Art Me Up: A Gallery Guide to Miami’s Thriving Arts Scene

Sounds of the South: Exploring the Evolving Music Scene of Atlanta

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

Your Complete Guide to Baltimore

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Sydney Sweeney "can't act" and "isn't pretty" says top Hollywood producer

Sydney Sweeney "can't act" and "isn't pretty" says top Hollywood producer

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Bride disgusted after finding groom's mum breastfeeding him before wedding

tiktok

Woman smashes Lamborghini window during TikTok dance

politics

Donald Trump slams 'stupid' Jimmy Kimmel for ridiculed 'legal expense' claim

sport

Stoke City makes awkward u-turn after telling star to 'use NHS' for surgery

sport

Stoke City makes awkward u-turn after telling star to 'use NHS' for surgery

news

Sir Paul McCartney’s Wings tour bus could fetch up to £200,000 at auction

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Everything you need to know about the 2024 Met Gala

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Why the Lenovo Yoga 5G is great news for streamers

How the new furlough scheme will help UK firms affected by Covid-19

Is your business ready for the UK’s transition out of the EU?

Musto and Land Rover launch performance-wear collaboration