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INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Twelve years after breaking up, the Noughties pop sensations are marking the anniversary of their debut album with a new tour. Louis Chilton speaks to Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis about reforming, being embraced by the UK, and why they initially pushed back on ‘the gay thing’

When Elton John was on tour in America during the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

On his third LP, Paradise, Purple Disco Machine’s Tino ‘Schmidt’ Piontek pays homage to ‘70s disco recording techniques

From lifting the lid on what really went on at Guantánamo Bay to an investigation of whether Avril Lavigne has died and been replaced by a doppelganger – read on for the finest shows of the year

In this week’s newsletter: TV journalist Scott Bryan looks back at the making of I Wanna Marry “Harry” – and the dubious ethics behind the show. Plus: five of the best podcasts hosted by pop stars

The comedian and Big Boys writer picks a coming of age film, the queen of British comedy and the one musical he can stand

The latest animation from the people who brought us Minions looks set to get kids all in a flap, and Larry David’s awks-tastic sitcom is back for a final season

The American musician, formerly of Scissor Sisters, on erotic Hollywood, video game sleuthing and unidentified flying objects

Nancy and the Nicks bring you all the glitz, glamour and goss from London theatre's biggest night of the year

Nicole Scherzinger, Sam Mendes, Ian McKellen... the glamour quotient was off the scale