The GuardianNowActor Nathaniel Curtis: ‘I realised It’s a Sin was a hit when Elton John called’verified_publisherThe GuardianNathaniel Curtis, 31, grew up near Bournemouth and trained at London’s East 15 Acting School. After five years of struggling to find work, his breakthrough role came playing Ash Mukherjee in It’s a Sin, Russell T Davies’ series about a group of gay friends growing up in the shadow of Aids in 1980s …
The GuardianNow‘It’s very divisive’: Margaret Thatcher’s statue splits birthplace of Granthamverified_publisherThe GuardianIt may have been a week since the residents of Grantham were surprised by the appearance of a long-anticipated statue of Margaret Thatcher, but the dust is showing no signs of settling just yet. After an arduous four-year process, the £300,000 statue was quietly placed on its 10ft plinth last Sunday …
The Guardian1 hour agoLabor increasingly likely to form majority government as Liberals descend into turmoilverified_publisher Australia News - Sarah Martin, Paul Karp and Daniel HurstAustralia’s prime minister-elect, Anthony Albanese, looks increasingly likely to form a majority government, with the party inching ahead in 78 seats across the country, as the Liberal party descends into turmoil following Saturday’s election rout. As counting continued on Sunday, Albanese took part …
The Guardian1 hour agoAnti-terrorism programme must keep focus on far right, say expertsverified_publisherThe GuardianGovernment advisers on extremism have openly questioned the direction of the Home Office’s counter-terrorism programme after it emerged last week that a review was advocating a crackdown on Islamist extremism rather than the threat of the far right. They questioned why the review of the Prevent …
The Guardian1 hour ago‘America could be truly free’: John Legend on his fight to overhaul the criminal justice systemverified_publisherGuardian US - Sam Levin in Los AngelesJohn Legend, the singer-songwriter and longtime racial justice activist, has thrown his weight behind political campaigns that rarely get celebrity endorsements: progressive candidates running for district attorney. The Grammy, Oscar, Emmy and Tony winner has long been a vocal supporter of the …
The Guardian2 hours agoPremier League 2021-22 fans’ verdicts, part one: Arsenal to Leicesterverified_publisherThe Guardian - Observer fans' networkIt’s hard to criticise Arteta given he’s overseen some of the best football since Wengerball peaked – and we’d have bitten your hand off for fifth place when we were rock bottom in September. But there’s a bitter taste about how we’re now on the edge of throwing away the Champions League spot that …
