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‘It was overwhelming’: Katie Leung on Harry Potter, sudden fame, insecurity – and starring in Bridgerton

As a teenager, the actor landed her first ever job in the blockbuster film series. The experience was fun – but also led to horrendous online abuse. Now she’s back, playing a tough and surprising matriarch in the Regency smash hitSome actors might have been a little...

Minister rejects claim tougher drink-driving rules will kill off rural pubs – UK politics live

Minister says evidence from Scotland suggests cutting drink-drive limit does not have a ‘significant impact’ on pub tradeGood morning. Keir Starmer is taking his first PMQs of 2026 today, and it is hard to imagine that he will get through that without being able to...

‘The soul of the city’: can Kinshasa’s last remaining baobab tree be saved?

Across Africa, baobabs have rich symbolic meaning, but the breakneck expansion of the DRC’s capital has reduced their number in the city centre to oneThe older inhabitants of Kinshasa can remember when trees shaded its main avenues and thick-trunked baobabs stood in...

Is Starmer’s reluctance to criticise Trump smart tactics – or the sign of a man without a plan? | Rafael Behr

The PM won’t call out Trump over Venezuela, and won’t commit to Europe. His refusal to choose leaves vital choices for Britain to be made by others For an inveterate liar, Donald Trump is remarkably honest. The best guide to what he thinks is what he says. When...