Raye wins 2026 Mercury prize for This Music May Contain Hope
Singer who has had record-breaking Brit awards success adds to haul thanks to massively ambitious big-band album Raye…
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Amy Winehouse: Back to Black 20 review – trying an all-star Amy tribute show is a losing game
(Roundhouse, London) With Jorja Smith, Mark Ronson and others reinterpreting Back to Black for its 20th anniversary,…
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‘If my brother hadn’t died, my life would be so different’: Olympic boxer Ramla Ali’s incredible journey
From fleeing the Somali civil war to fighting at the Tokyo Olympics, Ali’s life has been remarkable – and now she is…
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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Wigglesworth review – phrasing with hospital corners
Lighthouse, Poole BSO’s concert with their chief conductor Mark Wigglesworth mixed Tippett, Vaughan Williams, Adès and…
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The joy of strap-ons, Sherman’s plump pearls and a hypnotic apocalypse: five free exhibitions to see
An inflatable Lady Godiva is just one of the thrills in a Pia Camil’s ode to lust. But why is Mark Leckey feeling so…
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TV tonight: Leo Reich’s new London sitcom especially for gen z
It’s the first episode of this relatable mid-20s-houseshare comedy. Plus: will Paul McCartney take the Mercury prize?…
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Ilford Boy review – Barbra Streisand teaches teen to smile about the way we are
Donmar Warehouse, London In Danny Lee Wynter’s drama, a quiet boy struggles amid the swirl of his family until a…
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TV tonight: Ellie White and Natasia Demetriou’s side-splitting comedy
With guest stars including Steve Coogan, their sketch show will have you crying with laughter. Plus: a mindblowing…
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‘It’s important that Michael’s voice is heard’: Jaafar Jackson says second biopic of his uncle will cover sexual abuse allegations
The star of Michael, the most commercially successful biopic of all time, has said sequel will give airtime to…
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‘We’ll keep doing this if people pay us!’ The cast of TV hit Ghosts on making a movie – and maybe a caveman spinoff
As the haunters of Button House hit the big screen with a plot about an escaped phantom, we hear how the team just…
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Explosive births, talking foxes and the devil in a trenchcoat – the Sitges fantastic film festival in all its creepy glory
Olivia Colman goes vulpine, Rupert Grint’s newborn is a monster and Joko Anwar makes a warmhearted violent ghost story…
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Actor Christina Applegate reveals she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
The Married … With Children actor says the news is ‘unnerving’ and ‘really confusing’ Sign up for the Breaking News US…
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‘I had no plan. Just total scorched earth’: how Kiran Leonard survived teen success to make songs of full-body joy
Hailed as a prodigy at 16, the Saddleworth singer-songwriter was patronised in the press and lost his musical path. Now…
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Devil Woman: why does gen Z suddenly love Cliff Richard?
His 1970s banger is climbing up the streaming charts, with some young listeners tracking it down on vinyl. How did he…
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‘Oh God, I can’t bear it’: Judi Dench says Cats film was ‘a waste of goodwill and talent’
The actor’s forthcoming memoir Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? says the makers had honourable intentions but the…
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‘Taylor Swift tells us to take the lead!’ Could highly organised pop fans clinch victory for Brazil’s Lula?
Brazil’s famously outspoken fandoms have near-unanimously rallied behind the leftwing presidential candidate. On the…
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Getting Ziggy with it: David Bowie’s alter egos inspire dance show that will transform his songs
Subject to Change: A Dance for David Bowie will explore how the musician ‘practised a form of artistic reincarnation’,…
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TV tonight: Stacey Dooley learns about ‘ket bladder’
In an eye-opening documentary, she meets long-term ketamine users. Plus: never-before-seen clips from Only Fools and…
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Royal Exchange boss unveils new plays two years after damaging censorship row
Selina Cartmell announces season including Stockport-set version of Phaedra myth by Simon Stephens A theatre boss has…
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Listen out for Lanny: can Max Porter’s mythic tale of a mulch-guzzler really be heard in this woodland?
Every sun-dappled object is an instrument as composer Dom Coyote and sound designers Elena Peña and Dave Price conjure…
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Aberfan: The Village That Fought Back review – the contempt they have faced to get justice is sickening
As we witness the endless indignities these grieving families have endured in the six decades since the mining…
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Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography review – a rhapsodic show to stop you in your tracks
Tate Modern, London From a Singapore construction worker to a loincloth-wearing Sri Lankan, this awe-inspiring and…
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LSO/Pappano review – bold, dramatic and cohesive reading of Mahler 2
Barbican Hall, London The London Symphony Orchestra opened their Barbican season with Mahler’s epic Resurrection…
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TV tonight: Linda Cardellini stars in a Friday the 13th prequel from A24
Prepare for blood and guts galore in Crystal Lake. Plus: David Harewood’s great legal drama, Pierre. Here’s what to…
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TV tonight: a very moreish drama about a hellish birthday party
Luke Evans and Sarah Solemani star in ITV’s top autumn thriller. Plus, an epic trip through Mongolia with Simon Reeve.…
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TV tonight: the return of hit mystery thriller Dark Winds
Cops Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee are back looking for a killer. Plus, Celine Dion and David Bowie inspire Strictly’s…
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Sweet nothings, urinal cakes and headless dogs: 10 artworks worth seeing at Frieze
There’s plenty that stands out at Regent’s Park this year, from antidepressant pens and an ibuprofen-dolling robotic…
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TV tonight: Quentin Tarantino makes a rare appearance on Graham Norton’s sofa
The director talks about his new West End farce starring Sacha Baron Cohen. Plus: a squad of boozy miscreants target…
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‘I need to prove my family’s sacrifice was worth it’: how pop auteur Shygirl slogged her way to the top
Adored by Madonna and Charli xcx and buoyed by finding true love, the Londoner is branching out into rock and breaking…
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Lee Child backs launch of reading scheme to send prisons half a million books
The Jack Reacher author, the UK’s first prison reading laureate, said drive to improve literacy skills was a practical…
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They asked for 80 homes – she gave them 157! Council-housing miracle named Britain’s best new building
Rising from bluebell woodlands and framed by rolling hills, this cluster of pink and brown brick towers in Croydon is a…
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The Amol Rajan Connection review – another wrong move after lasting one night in The Celebrity Traitors?
The broadcaster has bullet-proof confidence as he departs the BBC. But his first YouTube show with Gareth Southgate is…
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Frieze review – you’ll see more avant garde wonders in the Bake Off tent
Regents Park, London This year’s art fair is a jumble sale of mediocre paintings for the super-rich, while its Masters…
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Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words review – Chamayou makes each piece feel somehow familiar yet fresh
Bertrand Chamayou (Warner Classics) The pianist brings a singing quality and seeming effortlessness to the complete set…
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Pope.L review – savage satire from Y-fronts-wearing trickster famed for gruelling ‘crawl’ across New York
Modern Art, London The late American took on liberal presumptions and the commercialism of Black culture, even dressing…
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TV tonight: can a breakup in a flatshare ever end well?
It’s the final double bill of housing crisis romcom Break Clause. Plus, will the Traitors win their game of hide and…
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