The Latest Breaking News from John Lloyd

COMMENT: The New Statesman’s new editor is a critical friend of the prime minister – very critical, as it turns out, writes John Rentoul (a former deputy editor of the magazine)

A look at the seven previous British men to reach the last four of one of tennis’ major events.

From Clare Balding to John McEnroe, a huge list of famous faces are involved in BBC coverage of Wimbledon 2023

‘It’s a piss-take of Agadoo by Black Lace, one of those mindless summer hits. Someone said “Hold a chicken in the air” and I went “Stick a deckchair up your nose”. We finished it in four minutes’

The set comprises 12 stamps featuring a range of designs from the show's four series

WHERE to begin with Tom Nairn? There are three core texts: The Break-up Of Britain (1977), The Enchanted Glass (1988), and After Britain (2000).…

Crossbreed, a famed queer fetish night in east London, is permanently closing according to its Instagram page. Late last night a post by founder Alex Warren thanked “everyone who worked with us and everyone who danced” and said tickets would be refunded. Crossbreed’s Instagram page has since been deleted.

Satirical puppet show Spitting Image has been cancelled after two years on BritBox but John Lloyd, the man who originally produced the series back in the Eighties, is not surprised.

The deal for Aberllefenni in Gwynedd has now been secured - with the village's 16 properties snapped up