Born in Nigeria, Nikki Amuka-Bird, 49, studied at Lamda and began her career with the RSC. In 2017, she was Bafta nominated for her role in the BBC adaptation of Zadie’s Smith’s book NW. The same year, she played the lead in the Donmar’s production of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea. Her recent television work spans Armando Iannucci’s comedy…
South Korea’s conservative People Power party has picked former labour minister Kim Moon-soo as its candidate for the 3 June presidential election, which was called after the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law. Kim will face the liberal Democratic party’s candidate, Lee Jae-myung, who has led each of…
Chris Packham Presenter, nature activistIt’s all about truth. Ask yourself, “Has David ever knowingly lied to me?” No, never. He may have told us things 40 years ago that science has updated, but he’s always told us the truth. In an age when it’s hard to trust anyone, that stands as his greatest asset. Robert…
The White House plans to cut staffing at the Central Intelligence Agency by 1,200 positions while other intelligence agencies including the National Security Agency will also shed thousands of jobs, the Washington Post has reported. A person familiar with the plan confirmed the changes to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The Trump administration…
Denise on Federico What were you hoping for?Someone drop-dead gorgeous – Matthew McConaughey. First impressions?He’s not Matthew McConaughey. What did you talk about?Theatre (I hope I gave him tips on staging his play next year). The excellence of British theatre and TV. The joy, for me, of being raised in London. Even though we didn’t…
Saturday papers in the UK were dominated by the Reform party’s victory at the polls, in which it gained an MP at Labour’s expense and won a string of local councils. A jubilant Nigel Farage said his hard-right populist party had now supplanted the Conservatives and pledged that Reform-run councils and mayoralties would block asylum…