Turnaround initiated by the now prime minister and led by the actor could provide blueprint for other neglected areasSave high street by taxing online sales at higher rate, Burnham urgedWhat makes a good town? Here are five key...
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Read MoreAs Manchester’s finest turns 60, with new film Saipan coming soon, we rank the British comedy hero’s best big-screen performances, from Tropic Thunder and Mindhorn to Philomena and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. A-Ha!Steve Coogan...
Read MoreAfter stadium tour success, the delusional broadcaster is back where he belongs: self-funding a series about the nation’s mental health. As comedy goes, it couldn’t be more pleasurableLike anyone who has grown up in the shadow...
Read MoreLetter signatories from Steve Coogan to Paloma Faith urge Keir Starmer to stop arms supply if elected PMActors including Steve Coogan, Miriam Margolyes and Juliet Stevenson have joined forces with musicians, writers and...
Read MoreActor and comedian says Prince Harry’s partial high court win shows need for tighter press regulationSteve Coogan has said the Duke of Sussex’s partial victory in a high court phone-hacking claim shows there is an “omertà … of...
Read MoreCelebrities lend their voices to ‘kick the Tories out’ as the party gathers in Bournemouth for the first time in three yearsThe Liberal Democrats have kicked off their annual conference with a call for people to vote...
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