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Supriya Ganesh Trades 'The Pitt' Scrubs for a Gold Gala “Dream Dress”

The 2026 Gold100 honoree took this year's dress code to heart while being "true to myself."

Marie Claire

‘Just sprinkle your swearing s*** all over it’: how The Thick of It redefined expletives on TV

IN FOCUS: Armando Iannucci wanted to make something ‘rough and ready’ about what politics was really like in the 2000s, but with a team of talented writers, he created a classic comedy that still resonates today. Katie Rosseinsky dissects the anatomy of its foul-mouthed invective

The Independent UK

UN to review the impact of its agency helping Palestinian refugees in Gaza and elsewhere

The United Nations chief has appointed a British human rights activist to carry out a strategic review of the U.N. agency helping Palestinian refugees

The Independent UK

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Long hops? How one local cricket club are brewing their own beer

Link between cricket and beer is occasionally bitter but members are close to seeing the fruits of their own labour

The Guardian - UK

‘I felt like Achilles in a hard hat’: an extract from Boris Johnson’s ‘alternative’ memoir

Unleashed, the former PM’s account of his days in office, is published today. But the comedy writer Ian Martin has offered his own version of events in Unhinged: A Parody

The Guardian - UK

Betting, vetting and the return of Big Dog: the weirdest election campaign ever is only getting weirder

Rishi Sunak’s scaring sheep and Ed Davey’s on the wheelbarrows … Nothing’s happening, at a chaotic speed, everywhere all at once, says comedy writer Ian Martin

The Guardian - UK

How to judge Rishi Sunak? Not as a politician, but as the great improv comic of our age

How lucky we are to have witnessed his masterful performances as ‘chancellor of the exchequer’ and ‘prime minister’, says comedy writer Ian Martin

The Guardian - UK

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Men deserve care and compassion too

Rather than pour scorn on the notion of a minister for men, think how such a role could help some of our most vulnerable people

The Guardian - UK

Test flight ahead of Bristol International Balloon Fiesta

Thirty balloons took off from Vassells Park in the north east of the city.

The Independent UK

‘Beautiful mundanity and quotidian love’: my joy at being Grandpa

They say the best thing about being a grandparent is ‘giving them back’. But that’s not true. Ian Martin, grandfather of four, counts the blessings of looking after his children’s kids

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