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The remarkable animated movie that broke Oscar nomination records

For more than 120 years British pigeon fanciers have raced their birds over the Channel. But Brexit has put paid to it

The author’s debut novel was born out of rage against the way mothers are expected to do it all. It’s about two characters battling pressure, trauma and grief. But, ultimately, it could be anyone’s story - and it is

Sea Power vocalist Yan on changing the band's name and facing a backlash from Dan Wootton

A new documentary reveals the brutality of the Home Office’s Hostile Environment Policy and shows how Britain is no longer a refuge. By JASON SOLOMONS

Lawyer Joe Tacopina has represented the great and the not-so-good. But what’s he doing as the owner of a club in Italy’s Serie B? By RYAN HERMAN

The tech-savvy state’s digital vision makes it the world’s fastest-growing ‘nation brand’. So what’s it doing right?

Costume drama star Romola Garai gets her revenge on anyone who makes assumptions about her by making a grisly horror. By JASON SOLOMONS

Images of China’s relentless acceleration are both beautiful and troubling

Award-winning director Andrea Arnold is back, with a moving documentary about a cow

The government’s abandonment of rail plans has left its levelling-up policy in tatters.

Lady Hale, former president of the Supreme Court, remains as calm and steadfast as ever. But, as her much-praised book indicates, we haven't heard the last of her measured voice.

Paolo Sorrentino’s latest movie is an ode to his home city and to the football genius who once graced it.

After the success of The Hare with Amber Eyes, potter and writer Edmund de Waal returns with an exhibition and book of fictional letters about a journey through grief.

Romanian director Radu Jude didn't let Covid get in the way of making his latest film. In fact, he turned it to his advantage.

In a revealing interview, former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke tells TIM WALKER his fears – and hopes – for the country, and of his sadness at what the Tory Party has become.

Retired from comics and fired up after Brexit, the great Alan Moore returns with a film he’s finally happy with... possibly because it’s set in his Northampton home town.

The promise of a fresh start, followed by a stunning burst of creativity – and then the full stop of his final act.

The former Conservative MP, who left the party for Change UK, is swapping the Commons for the courtroom. Now, she tells TIM WALKER why she doesn't miss parliament, how Sir David Amess will be remembered and why she won't despair in democracy.

Arsène Wenger changed the Premier League forever. Now, he tells ALASTAIR CAMPBELL he’s creating radical ideas about how the sport itself should evolve while sharing a few thoughts on the present day

A stunning new exhibition at this month’s Photo London fair sees Iranian born photographer Shirin Neshat turn her lens on her adopted country.

Levelling up has become a government cliche. But that doesn’t mean we should dismiss the concept. SUNA ERDEM talks to enthusiast Lord Kerslake about the reality and necessity Does levelling up harm the south? Amid the soul-searching following the Tories’ shock by-election loss of leafy Chesham and Amersham, this issue was raised so much that […]

Berlin journalist Annette von Broecker’s life has spanned her city's division and reunification

In a macho world, Patricia Chin has blazed a trail for Caribbean music, and for women in the music industry. And at 83 she is still doing so

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary tells JOHN KAMPFNER, in characteristically forthright style, just what he thinks of the government’s Covid travel rules, the ‘hijacking’ of his aircraft by Belarus and the future of aviation The UK’s travel rules are in chaos. The European Union is starting to open up, but not to Brits. Is ‘delta’, the Indian variant, […]

Prince William’s angry condemnation of the BBC following the revelations about the way Martin Bashir secured his interview with Princess Diana has underlined just how much the future monarch has been shaped by his mother’s death There was a cold, dignified anger in Prince William’s response to the investigation into the BBC’s handling of Martin […]

Danny Huston’s grandfather, his dad and his sister all won Oscars, creating a Hollywood dynasty. No pressure, then.  Movie night when Danny Huston was a kid probably sounds a little different to the ones we’ve all held with our families in lockdown. “There was always a big palaver about getting the projector out,” he says […]

“The working class people I grew up with are voting Tory, and the trendy middle class professionals I work with in London are voting Labour. It’s all topsy-turvy.” I wish this was the warm-up to one of those long, rolling observational gags that have made Russell Kane one of the country’s most successful comedians. Sadly, […]

Son of pop royalty, Roman Kemp has turned tragedy and his own struggles into a window on mental health. There have been plenty of tough times in my life and career, but few quite as stressful – in truth, terrifying – as the fear that your own son is intent on drinking himself to an […]

Anthony Scaramucci, former Trump aide turned foe, tells ALASTAIR CAMPBELL why Joe Biden does not want his predecessor in jail, and why the US might need an entirely new political party to repair the damage done by his former boss. Working for Donald Trump in the first place almost cost Anthony Scaramucci his marriage. Turning on his […]

Former French ambassador to the UK Sylvie Bermann made recent headlines with her very undiplomatic comments about Boris Johnson. She talks to TIM WALKER about how the country changed in her time here, and what she sees for its future. Almost a month after the EU referendum, the newly-appointed foreign secretary Boris Johnson bounded into the opulent residence […]

David Lammy talks to ALASTAIR CAMPBELL about how the Tories are exploiting the so-called ‘culture wars’, Labour’s performance under Keir Starmer, his lonely Christmas… and Jose Mourinho’s ego. Because of the big smile, the big personality, and one of the most infectious laughs in politics, you might assume David Lammy to be on the happier end of the […]