Government testing chief plays down Matt Hancock’s target amid row

The government’s testing co-ordinator insisted people should not get ‘hung up on targets’ today as he argued the goal for 100,000 checks a day had been met. Prof John Newton brushed off a row over whether the numbers had been cooked, stressing the big picture was capacity had risen sharply and there would always be … Read more

Dream come true: Brad Pitt plays a fact-checking Dr Fauci on SNL

Dream come true: Brad Pitt plays Dr Fauci on SNL, fact-checks Donald Trump and thanks women for their support – after the nation’s favorite doctor joked that he’d loved to be portrayed by the star By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 05:01 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 05:22 BST, 26 April 2020 Brad Pitt starred as … Read more

Home and Away star Lukas Radovich plays a gay teenager in music video

A long way from Summer Bay! Home and Away star Lukas Radovich plays a gay teenager in an edgy new music video By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:35 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 05:39 BST, 23 April 2020 He is best known for his role as Ryder Jackson, the long-lost grandson … Read more

In cyber Commons, Jeremy Corbyn is back where he belongs… and new boy Keir Starmer plays a blinder

There is a fairground spookiness to Parliament at the moment. Most areas are boarded up or deserted. The long, high vaulted corridors of the Palace of Westminster are so quiet you can actually hear the nibs of the security guards scratching. But amid the unnerving hush, two eye-popping events played out yesterday in the House … Read more

Rosamund Pike plays scientist Marie Curie in a new biopic

One brief, passing shot in the opening scene of Radioactive, the new biopic of the scientist Marie Curie, tells its viewers everything about its subject’s lifelong obsession. As the film begins, close to the end of her story, the middle-aged Curie (played by Rosamund Pike), can be seen busying herself around her house with characteristic … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: Kate Fall’s memoir of Cameron’s No. 10 plays it safe

The Gatekeeper Kate Fall HQ £16.99 Rating: Discretion may be the better part of valour, but it is the worst part of a memoir. Kate Fall was David Cameron’s deputy chief of staff for 11 years, first in opposition and then in Government. Her desk was positioned outside Cameron’s door so she became known as … Read more