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In the fan zone at the Circuit of the Americas, next to a jar of earplugs and a few feet from an industrial sized jug of free sunscreen, sat a 3-inch thick book with heavy blank white pages. Fans were shuffling from the midday heat into the tent where the…

Both composer and programmer, Chowning invented the way modern synths work and changed the sound of music for ever. Aged 90, he explains why he’s still at it

As a judgmental 10-year-old, I was shocked and ashamed when I walked in on Mam with a client. Decades later, I realised what a remarkable woman she was

The Irish trainer is expected to dominate at the Cheltenham Festival once again with the milestone of 100 winners firmly in his sights

"You know...like a real idiot!"

The ‘Mission: Impossible’ star is lending his voice to a Quentin Blake animation for BBC One this festive season. Annabel Nugent finds out how he mixes family life with fame, whether he’ll be a part of Tom Cruise’s ‘third act’, and how he felt about briefly becoming a ‘poster boy…

Abena likes to be in charge of the household chores, but her flatmate Millie finds this deeply irritating. Who’s being taken to task unnecessarily?

Orlaith is raising her kids to make healthy choices, but her parents give the grandkids free rein of the biscuit tin. Now you decide: should the children be living la dolce vita?

Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates play women of substance in emotionally resonant period piece.