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<p>Humphrey Ker: ‘I’m enjoying leading this strange double life but it has taken a toll on me’ </p>

Wrexham’s Humphrey Ker: ‘People accuse us of destroying football’

At Wrexham AFC, British writer and actor Humphrey Ker has become the affable man on the ground for Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. Ahead of the third series of Disney+ show ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, he tells Jessie Thompson that his future with the football project is uncertain

<p>From ‘There’s Something About Miriam’ to ‘Big Brother’ and ‘The Jeremy Kyle Show’, TV has exploited people for years </p>

Is TV too cruel and exploitative now?

<p>Miriam Rivera pictured at Heathrow airport in 2004</p>

The shameful tragedy of Miriam Rivera, reality TV’s first trans star

<p>‘Look there! A woke!’: Jerry Seinfeld performs onstage in 2023</p>

Comment

Jerry Seinfeld is wrong about the ‘extreme left’ ruining comedy

Features & Reviews

<p>Rebel Wilson’s book may be the first celebrity memoir to forgo gossip and myth-making in favour of detailing marketing strategies and movie-star asset management</p>

the reading list

Rebel Wilson’s controversial memoir is bemusing and fixated on money

<p>Luke Grimes: ‘I’m so scared that I’m gonna watch Yellowstone and not like what I did’</p>

Interview

Luke Grimes on Yellowstone, his country music career and Beyoncé

<p>Desk becomes her: Daisy Ridley as office worker Fran in ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying'</p>

The Moment

Has Daisy Ridley beaten the Star Wars curse?

<p>Movie star: Zendaya in Guadagnino’s ‘Challengers’ </p>

The Zendaya drama Challengers is thrilling and extravagantly sexy

The Saturday Interview

<p>‘There’s been no normal relationship since the shoot. Johnny Depp is in another world’ </p>

The Saturday Interview

Maïwenn on directing Johnny Depp’s comeback: ‘The crew were afraid’

<p>Marian Keyes: ‘I’m 60 now but my emotions are still very [close] to the surface – I’m still hurtable’ </p>

The Saturday Interview

Marian Keyes: ‘I really don’t like the myth that women don’t want sex’

News

Rising Stars

Sophie Wilde

Interview

Talk to Me breakout Sophie Wilde: ‘I don’t mind being a scream queen’

<p>‘Consent isn’t binary, it’s not yes or no’</p>

Interview

How to Have Sex’s Mia McKenna-Bruce: ‘Consent is not yes or no’

<p>‘Everybody tries to do the Derry accent’ </p>

Interview

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on being skint, Derry Girls, and prison show Screw

<p>Going her own way: Vasan says that ‘like any immigrant parents’, hers were ‘a little bit concerned’ about her choice to go into acting </p>

Interview

Black Mirror’s Anjana Vasan: ‘I’ve been underestimated. I’m small, brown and foreign’

Independent TV

Ryan Gosling reveals when he will be ready to direct another film

<p>BBC Antiques Roadshow expert refuses to value Second World War painting due to back story.</p>

BBC Antiques Roadshow expert refuses to value World War Two painting

<p>Airline batters singer's 20-year-old guitar during flight - day before tour with Kacey Musgraves</p>

Airline batters singer’s 20-year-old guitar during flight

<p>Claudia Winkleman</p>

Claudia Winkelman breaks silence on The Traitors future

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Apple TV+

<p>Topping worldwide box offices during its theatrical release in 2023, it was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of last year</p>

How to watch Ridley Scott’s Napoleon at home this weekend

TV - The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ stands and delivers

<p>Clockwise from top left: ‘Bad Sisters’, ‘Hijack’, ‘Severance’, ‘Criminal Record'</p>

The best Apple TV+ shows to watch now

<p>The miniseries drops on 26 January </p>

How to watch Masters of the Air in the UK free

What to watch

<p>Netflix has a huge catalogue of dramas, sitcoms, cartoons and sci-fi series </p>

The best shows to watch on Netflix

<p>Amazon hits, clockwise from top right: ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’, ‘The Boys’, ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ and ‘Invincible’</p>

The 35 best original TV shows to watch on Prime Video

<p>Netflix hits (clockwise from top right): ‘Malcolm & Marie’, ‘The Irishman’, ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Extraction’</p>

The 50 best original films to watch on Netflix, ranked

<p>Some of the stars leading the best telly of the year</p>

The 20 best TV shows of 2023 – ranked

Visit the USA

Art Me Up: A Gallery Guide to Miami’s Thriving Arts Scene

Sounds of the South: Exploring the Evolving Music Scene of Atlanta

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

Your Complete Guide to Baltimore

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Music

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politics

Who could replace Humza Yousaf as SNP leader?

Who could replace Humza Yousaf as SNP leader?

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Waitress sparks debate after sharing key difference between Gen Z and Boomers

news

Teenager composes theme tune and score for police drama

news

Beyoncé’s 12-year-old daughter lands her first acting role

viral

Flight attendant reveals 'worst couples' she's came across during flights

viral

Flight attendant reveals 'worst couples' she's came across during flights

news

A heatwave is finally coming to the UK - here are the dates you need to know

celebrities

Jojo Siwa explains why her dancing is so bad

Sponsored

Why the Lenovo Yoga 5G is great news for streamers

How the new furlough scheme will help UK firms affected by Covid-19

Is your business ready for the UK’s transition out of the EU?

Musto and Land Rover launch performance-wear collaboration