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Features

<p>Realism is not Freida McFadden’s strong suit, but nor is it her goal</p>

In Focus

The Freida McFadden supremacy – from Harvard doctor to thriller queen

Her twists make Harlan Coben look tame, and her endings are straight out of an M Night Shyamalan movie. Millions of ‘McFans’ keep her a constant on bestseller lists, and a Sydney Sweeney adaptation of her hit novel ‘The Housemaid’ has sent her fame skyrocketing. Annabel Nugent asks: who is Freida McFadden?

<p>Helen Fielding, Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Malorie Blackman, Jeanette Winterson and more give their advice</p>

National Year of Reading 2026

‘Don’t google the Beckhams’: Britain’s top authors on how to read more

In Focus

How Take That went from ‘national jokes to national treasures’

<p>‘Atys’ is an opera that shows Jean-Baptiste Lully at his best</p>

The wrenching beauty of Lully at the Palace of Versailles

Features & Reviews

<p>Myha'la: ‘As a younger version of myself, I was trying to get it right and be perfect every time’</p>

Interview

Why Industry superstar Myha’la won’t kiss her co-stars anymore

<p>The story of a 17-year-old in love and lust with her teacher, Jennette McCurdy’s debut novel, ‘Half His Age’, is full of pathos and rage</p>

The Saturday Interview

Jennette McCurdy: ‘Do we ever grow out of wanting to feel special?’

<p>Rachel and Stephen on 'The Traitors'</p>

The Traitors finale was dazzling, but the BBC must heed this warning

<p>Rosie Sheehy and Robert Aramayo as pressurised parents in ‘Guess How Much I Love You?’</p>

Guess How Much I Love You? is a fearless foray into the unthinkable

The Saturday Interview

<p>‘I had become very tired of the trope of the toxic father’: Brendan Gleeson stars in ‘H is for Hawk</p>

The Saturday Interview

Brendan Gleeson: ‘I’m more into enjoying life than being pretty’

<p>Malachi Kirby: ‘Most of the characters that I’ve played have been traumatised. Weirdly, that is my comfort zone’</p>

the saturday interview

Malachi Kirby: ‘The cameras were off at this point, but I was shaking’

Rising Stars

<p>Éanna Hardwicke by Pip. Styling: Tom O’Dell. Grooming: Alexis Day.</p>

Interview

Meet the man playing Roy Keane: ‘He wasn’t afraid to p*** people off’

<p>Rising star Alfie Williams, who returns to the world of ‘28 Years Later’ with ‘The Bone Temple’</p>

Interview

Meet 28 Years Later’s 14-year-old star: ‘It’s so gory but so awesome!’

<p>Josh Finan: ‘There’s a certain amount of pressure that builds up in your body over the days’</p>

Interview

Josh Finan on his searing prison drama Waiting for the Out

<p>‘It was awful timing. It was the biggest opportunity I’d had in my career. And we weren’t allowed to talk about it’</p>

Interview

Archie Madekwe: ‘It’s easy to get lost in the bigger picture – that’s when you fall into narcissism’

Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations podcast

Jill Scott appeared as a guest on 'Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations' podcast

Jill Scott: ‘I love seeing a confident woman, in any shape or size’

Good Vibrations with KT Tunstall

KT Tunstall reflects on the ‘unwelcome side’ of her early fame

Ella Eyre is a guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Ella Eyre: ‘I’ve had to unlearn what I was shown early in my career’

Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘There have been days where I thought I was done’

News

The Countdown

<p>Tom Cruise and Michelle Monaghan in ‘Mission: Impossible III’</p>

The Countdown

15 times a director walked away from a blockbuster

<p>Overrated?: Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’</p>

The most overrated films of the 21st century

<p>Glast from the past: A snapshot of the famous festival from 1982</p>

17 of the weirdest things we’ve seen at Glastonbury

<p>Not even music’s greats are immune to writing absolutely terrible songs</p>

13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

Independent TV

Fired Apprentice candidate fights back tears

I was watching an art show in a seaside town - then Madonna walked in

<p>Zayn Malik left the boy band in March 2025</p>

Zayn jokes about his ticket prices in apparent Harry Styles dig

Chris Hemsworth says working with Halle Berry left him starstruck

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Discover Orlando’s hidden treasures beyond the parks

Entertainment deals

<p>Bag discounts on 4K, OLED and smart TVs</p>

Best TV deals for November 2025, from Sony, Samsung and more

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Best iPad deals for November 2025, selected by an expert

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politics

Comparisons drawn to 'Nuremberg' as Kristi Noem reportedly says actions were 'at the direction of Trump'

Comparisons drawn to 'Nuremberg' as Kristi Noem reportedly says actions were 'at the direction of Trump'

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Tesla records first revenue decline amid growing criticism of Elon Musk

tiktok

Tributes pour in as Beauty 2 the Streetz founder and TikTok star Ms. Shirley dies age 58

lifestyle

Why is Gen Z so obsessed with the Year of the Fire Horse? Here's why 2026 could change everything

politics

Newsom voices concern as Donald Trump posts on Truth Social '56 times' in '60 minutes'

politics

Newsom voices concern as Donald Trump posts on Truth Social '56 times' in '60 minutes'

science-tech

Lost underwater 'city' discovered in India could rewrite the history of civilisation

news

Ancient Egyptians used ‘volcano fashion’ and incredible machines to build pyramids

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