Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman admits she ‘didn’t do enough’ to promote diversity within the show

Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman got emotional while admitting that she didn’t do enough to promote diversity on her hit NBC sitcom. Kauffman, 63, who co-created the sitcom with David Crane, spoke during the virtual 2020 ATX TV… From the Couch panel, when she was asked about what she ‘wished she knew’ when she started her … Read more

Just under half of adults disapprove of Boris Johnson’s handling of coronavirus crisis, polls show

The easing of lockdown measures has split the UK into three groups based on their trust in the government and fear of coronavirus, a study has found. Researchers say those who support the government’s actions, or the ‘trusting’, and those who are critical – the ‘dissenting’, each make up 38 per cent of the population, … Read more

Ricky Tomlinson reveals the Queen let slip that Prince Philip is a big fan of BBC show The Royles

Prince Philip is said to be a fan of the hit BBC programme The Royles, after the Queen reportedly let slip he ‘loved’ the show.  Actor Ricky Tomlinson, 80, who plays Jim Royle in the show, told co-star Ralf Little that Queen Elizabeth said her husband was a fan of the comedy. Speaking on their … Read more

British businessman tells of his ordeal in televised Chinese show trial presented by Meghan’s friend

Ashen-faced, manacled and locked inside a steel cage, British fraud investigator Peter Humphrey confesses to his ‘crimes’. From a forbidding Shanghai jail, dressed in an orange prison tunic and, he says, drugged with sedatives, he grovels to the dozen television cameras trained on him.  ‘We obtained personal information by illegal means,’ he mumbles, his voice wavering. … Read more

HETHERINGTON: It has taken Brexit for City watchdog to show some guts

Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. R.F. writes: Last July, a friend persuaded me to try online investing. I first looked at Bitcoin, but then … Read more

From Cate Blanchett on WTF With Marc Maron to The Week Junior Show: This week’s top podcasts 

From Cate Blanchett on WTF With Marc Maron to Esther Perel’s Where should we begin? and The Week Junior Show, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:00 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 6 June 2020 WTF With Marc Maron I’ve recently tuned back in to WTF, the hit interview podcast … Read more

Sir Paul McCartney reflects on The Beatles’ refusal to play segregated show in 1964

‘I feel sick and angry that we’re here 60 years later’: Sir Paul McCartney reflects on The Beatles’ refusal to play segregated show in 1964… as he laments ongoing racial tensions By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 17:03 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 17:29 BST, 6 June 2020 Sir Paul McCartney admitted he felt … Read more

Maya Jama delightedly teases her new BBC prime time show just weeks after leaving Radio One 

‘One of the biggest moments of my career’: Maya Jama delightedly teases her new BBC prime time show… just weeks after leaving Radio One By Raven Saunt For Mailonline Published: 15:19 BST, 6 June 2020 | Updated: 15:28 BST, 6 June 2020 She recently announced that she was stepping down from her role as a Radio … Read more

Lydia Bright defends herself as fans accuse star of making excuses to show off her bikini-clad body

Lydia Bright fought back against criticism – and then apologised – on Friday, after she posted snaps of herself posing in a bikini while talking about her garden. The 30-year-old former TOWIE star took to Instagram on Thursday to share the selfies, which showed her looking incredible in a metallic blue bikini, as she waxed lyrical about … Read more