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'Mortgage costs right now are terrifying'

With rates rising and mortgages disappearing from the market, buyers reveal their struggles to get a deal.

UK seaside community unites to restore vandalised statue of Black woman

When the sculpture in Bexhill was spray-painted white, its artist invited locals to help repair it in a powerful gesture against racismWhen a three-metre-tall sculpture depicting a Black woman leisurely turning in her chair towards the English Channe...

Train strikes hit FA Cup final and Beyoncé concert

Drivers walk out over pay and conditions in the third rail strike this week.

Vicky McClure: ‘Working with Madonna never felt normal’

The actor, 40, on not having a posh accent, working in a jewellers, and having a tram named after her“There’s no such word as can’t!” Mum said that a lot growing up. She was right, of course. Always bloody is. So many times I thought I had no chance:...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band review – there’s still magic in the night

Murrayfield Stadium, EdinburghIn a typically breathless three-hour set, the Boss and band deliver the goods with such joy and passion, there’s little option other than to succumb“As you get older,” notes Bruce Springsteen wryly, “death gives you paus...

This Morning editor says 'scores are being settled' in fallout from Schofield saga

This Morning boss Martin Frizell said "scores are being settled" when asked about claims of a toxic culture at the ITV show.

Ordering groceries on food delivery apps 'can cost double'

Ordering groceries using apps such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just East can cost twice as much as buying them online from the supermarket, according to Which?

‘Deeply personal and very authentic’: how podcasts took over the world in 20 years

Since the first podcast was released two decades ago this month, the medium has upended pop culture in countless unexpected ways, from revolutionising standup comedy to providing storytelling fuel for drama and documentaryDo you remember life before...

Enninful stepping down as British Vogue editor to take on new role

Edward Enninful is stepping down as editor of British Vogue after six years.

Brandon Taylor: ‘Writing is the most fun I’m capable of having’

The American author talks about growing up queer in a family of ‘wolves’, poverty and class in the US, and the 19th-century writers who inspired his latest novelBrandon Taylor writes quickly. “I can type almost as fast as I can think,” he says. The f...

‘Suddenly, we were in Wonderland’: Paul McCartney on his lost photos of Beatlemania

The pictures the singer took of his friends and bandmates give a Beatle’s-eye view of the mania around the band in 1964. Seen here for the first time, these extraordinary behind-the-scenes moments capture four young men on the brink of immortalitySom...

Fallen star Schofield's talent agency YMU in crunch finance talks

The talent agency which managed Phillip Schofield until the disgraced TV star's career imploded this week is this weekend facing questions about its own future after its lenders called in advisers to explore a financial restructuring.

Adam Kay: ‘My worst job? A comedy gig for angry, horny squaddies. I was on after the stripper’

The writer of This Is Going to Hurt on self‑destruction, an awkward meeting with AOC and why he can’t stand Jeremy HuntBorn in Brighton, Kay, 42, spent six years as a junior doctor before leaving in 2010 to become a comedian. In 2017 he published his...

All the rage: the rise of the menopause novel

Self-help shelves are filled with guides to surviving midlife, but where is the fiction? Lisa Allardice talks to Marian Keyes, Joanne Harris and others about ‘hot-flush lit’Joanne Harris was rereading Carrie by Stephen King during lockdown when she g...

Terminator blamed for public's concerns about AI

There are calls for more public education surrounding the future role of artificial intelligence, amid claims that many people's fears are based on films.