BIZARRE: Matthew - What They Never Told You

Matthew Perry documentary director addresses why Friends cast didn’t participate

Mary Robertson, who directed Netflix’s ‘The One About Matthew Perry’, says the cast were approached

The Independent UK · 21h ago

John Swinney tells SNP conference of drive to deliver independence for his son

The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader closed his party’s annual conference in Aberdeen.

Evening Standard · Oct 17

Emotional John Swinney says he'll deliver Scottish independence for teenage son

The SNP leader has closed his party’s annual conference in Aberdeen on a personal note

The Independent UK · Oct 17

Anton Du Beke ‘jumped at chance’ to star in Ballet Shoes for upcoming UK tour

The ballroom dancer will appear in the stage adaptation of Noel Streatfeild’s classic 1936 children’s novel.

Evening Standard · Sep 10

‘It detonated right outside our house’: the explosion that started an incredible podcast series

Josh Baker is the journalist behind the BBC’s smash hit I’m Not a Monster. He’s back with his most extraordinary investigation yet – to solve the mystery of Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria 14 years ago

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

Friday briefing: ​What does the acquittal in the Caruana Galizia case mean for the safety of journalists?

In today’s newsletter: Nearly nine years after Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed, the not‑guilty verdict for Yorgen Fenech ​has come to symbolise the struggle against the increased attempts to silence reporters

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

When to Get Serious About Saving for Retirement

Maybe you just got your first job and think saving for retirement is something you’ll get around to when you’re older. Maybe you’re in your late 40s and think you’ve already missed your window so why bother now? Or maybe you’re putting some money toward retirement, but you haven’t looked…

Budget and the Bees · Sep 1

Love Cheats review – one romance scam is so hideous that a woman takes it to parliament

From a man with triple lives to fake family deaths, the lies told by seemingly devoted partners in this series are shocking. But this is more than true crime entertainment – it is an enraged warning for other victims

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

Just as the world appears to be losing its appetite for books, William T. Vollmann pens a 3,000-page novel

With forecasters of doom debating the end of reading, of publishing and of literacy in general, what should we make of William T. Vollmann’s forthcoming novel, “A Table for Fortune”?

The Conversation · Aug 24

They escaped south-east Asia’s scam compounds. Then they realised they were still trapped

The cyber-fraud industry has flourished in Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, with thousands of people trafficked into the industry. But even those who have managed to find a way out often cannot return home

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20