Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days
When Boris Fishman’s marriage to Jessica ran into trouble, he turned to the hit TV show Couples Therapy for help. It proved a huge mistake, not only taking a “wrecking ball” to their relationship but turning him into public enemy number one on the internet. Here’s his account of what didn’t make it to the screen.
Is the UK prime minister drinking in the last-chance saloon? After a torrid week that mired the Labour government in scandal, the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar, and deputy political editor Jessica Elgot wrote about the operation to dethrone Starmer that appears to be under way.
The cuddly chatbot Grem is designed to “learn” your child’s personality, while every conversation they have is recorded, then transcribed by a third party. It wasn’t long before Arwa Mahdawi wanted this experiment to be over …
The actor had a zest for life that propelled her to the heights of stage and screen – but behind this lay a shocking story of violence, grooming and abuse. In a powerful interview by Rory Carroll, Ireland’s 80-year-old grande dame looked back – from her bed, flanked by pills and cigarettes.
