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TV tonight: the blood-boiling reality of the UK’s most troubled housing estates

Ed Stafford spends 60 days meeting people behind the headlines in this damning documentary. Plus: Midsomer Murders returns. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...

Plans for supermarket price cap on basic food

Prices on products like bread, milk and sugar could be capped under a voluntary scheme.

US debt ceiling: Democrats and Republicans agree deal in principle, Joe Biden says

The White House and the Republicans are now ironing out details of a bill to avert a massive default.

Cannes Palme d’Or winner criticises Macron’s ‘repression’ of protests

Justine Triet says demonstrations over pension changes were suppressed in a ‘shocking way’ and also challenged government’s cultural policiesThe winner of this year’s prestigious Palme d’Or for the best film at Cannes has sparked a political row afte...

Holly Willoughby accuses Phillip Schofield of lying to her about affair in first statement since he quit ITV

Holly Willoughby has said Phillip Schofield lied to her about his affair with a much younger male colleague.

ITV News journalist Emily Morgan dies aged 45

ITV News journalist Emily Morgan has died, the broadcaster has announced.

The week in audio: People Who Knew Me; Happy Hour; Whose Truth Is It Anyway?; This Cultural Life: Nick Cave – review

Rosamund Pike is the star of a brilliantly produced new drama; a two-hander set in a London pub is snappy and fun; and Nick Cave is a dream intervieweePeople Who Knew Me (BBC 5 Live) | BBC Sounds Happy Hour (BBC Radio 4) | BBC SoundsWhose Truth Is It...

Kevin McCarthy confident of US debt ceiling deal by 5 June deadline

With an extended deadline, talks on a deal to avoid a US default appear to drag on in Washington.

Joshua Jaswon Octet: Polar Waters review – a soaring blend of jazz and poetry

(Ubuntu)The saxophonist’s heartfelt album on ecological themes is adventurous and musically playfulLondon-born alto saxophonist Joshua Jaswon was so appalled by Brexit that he moved to Berlin to pursue his ambitions as band leader and composer. In 20...

Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU disinformation code

"You can run but you can't hide," commissioner Thierry Breton warns Twitter over upcoming rules.

On my radar: Arlo Parks’s cultural highlights

The Mercury prize-winning musician on an inspirational rapper, a Nobel laureate’s views of Paris, where to find chillies and a Red Hot Chili PepperThe singer and songwriter Arlo Parks was born Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho in 2000 and raised in Ha...

The Little Mermaid review – bland but good-natured Disney remake

It doesn’t have the magic of the original, but Halle Bailey gives a winning performance, backed by a strong supporting cast News that Disney’s live-action(ish) remake of its 1989 animated hit The Little Mermaid would star African American musician an...

'Embarrassing' changes force ice cream sellers to 'throw Cadbury Flakes away'

The well-known Cadbury Flake is now "too crumbly" to be used in 99 cones, according to ice cream sellers across the country.

Shane Meadows: ‘This is as scary a time as I can remember’

The film director talks about hating hitting 50, love’s golden ticket, deep-fried jam sandwiches and people struggling on the breadlineThere are two types of love: the one you chase and the one you earn. We all live for that first flush of love, but...

Arlo Parks review – sharp eyes but soft sounds

Pryzm, Kingston upon ThamesIn a low-key gig ahead of her highly anticipated second album, the Mercury-winning singer-songwriter reaffirms her gift for observation – but her words deserve richer musical backingWe hear Arlo Parks before we see her. The...