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‘Nothing worked for me until I was clean and sober’: Ashley Walters on acting, directing – and turning his life around

In Adolescence he proved himself one of the UK’s best actors. Now he has directed his first film, Animol. He reflects on the road from prison and addiction to soaring successAshley Walters seems to have lived his life on fast-forward. Before he turned 21 he had...

I saw a drone suddenly descend towards me. My heart started pounding and I thought, ‘Is this the end of my life?’

Photographer Zeinab Faraj, 21, found herself buried under rubble beside a dying colleague while reporting in Lebanon. She had never expected to the target of an Israeli missile attack.It was mid-April and after a month of deadly airstrikes across Lebanon, Israel...

Labour urged to plug predicted £400m shortfall in overseas aid funding in 2027

Official forecast indicates shortfall below 0.3% of national income in promised official development assistanceThe UK is on course to miss its target of spending 0.3% of national income on international aid by an estimated £400m by the end of next year.Calculations...