It will take a few weeks for it to become clear if the danger has passed

Harding’s enthralling, riddling album is her clearest, most open-armed yet. Plus one to watch, Chloe Qisha

But making moral judgements over participation throws up its own dilemmas

The pontiff showed no fear of the US administration in a letter blessing attendees at the Truth Tellers summit in London and praising ‘communication that is capable of listening’

The author’s historical epic Lázár has become an unlikely international sensation

Call Her Daddy host made her name with revealing interviews but faces scrutiny over workplace allegations and a high-profile feud

Scott Thomas made her fim debut in 1986’s Under the Cherry Moon and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for 1996’s The English Patient. Since 2022 she has starred in the TV series Slow Horses. She was appointed OBE in 2003 and made a dame in 2015

Thompson won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1992, for her role as Margaret Schlegel in Howards End, and another in 1995 for screenwriting work on Ang Lee’s Sense & Sensibility. She was made a dame in 2018

Mirren began her career with the National Youth Theatre in 1965, playing Cleopatra in Antony & Cleopatra. She has since won an Academy Award, for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, five Emmys, four Baftas and three Golden Globes. She was made a dame in 2003

Walter made her Royal Shakespeare Company debut in 1980 and her Broadway debut in 1983. She has played Brutus, Henry IV and Prospero in all-female productions of the Shakespeare plays. She was made a dame in 2011

Hancock made her Broadway debut in 1966. In 2007, she was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance in Cabaret. She was appointed OBE in 1974, CBE in 2011, and made a dame in 2021

Labour MP Samantha Niblett is spearheading a campaign to celebrate the benefits of knocking boots and has called for lifelong sex education

The OpenAI founder is increasingly being depicted as a dramatic character in film, plays and documentaries. As faceless artificial intelligence marches on, we crave a protagonist

Mark Strong, Paapa Essiedu and Isis Hainsworth were among the stars mixing it up at the glitzy pre-Oliviers party hosted by Curtis Brown

It is not clear whether responsibility should sit with platforms or devices

The celebrity tabloid’s gallery of US elected officials on holiday during a government shutdown ties politics into the attention economy

The Seascraper author on his outdoor office, a chance encounter with Thom Yorke, and why the cinema continues to inspire him

The suffering of the convicted sex offender’s victims has now been gamified. The teenage boys playing the twisted online game say it’s just a bit a fun but a psychologist says its impact will be anything but

Painter’s op art masterpieces are a powerful reminder of the ‘pleasures of sight’

The newly rebooted reality TV show Ladies of London is supposed to be a bit of lighthearted fun. Yet some of the cast’s connections to Epstein hint at darkness beneath the surface