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Miriam Margolyes replaces JK Rowling as author of Harry Potter

ACTOR and left-wing idol Miriam Margolyes has replaced JK Rowling as the writer of the Harry Potter series, following online backlash.

'Sober at work' and other acting roles you should be recognised for

ACTING isn't the preserve of the good-looking, the talented, or even their nepo babies. Ordinary people like you perform, and these six turns in particular deserve an Oscar.

'You're my lobster' and other quotes from TV shows people need to get the f**k over

THE unimaginative walk among us, still trotting out quotes from TV shows that ceased broadcast decades ago. These six scream ‘Jesus Christ, watch something else’.

Britain demands new TV show about expensive homes not selling

Middle-aged man accidentally listens to new song

A MAN in his mid-40s has been hospitalised after mistakenly listening to a song released in 2025.

My one-woman Edinburgh show really sticks it to my middle-class childhood

THEATRE is about speaking the truth, however raw or unpalatable it may be. And I believe I have done that with my Fringe show No Daddy, I’m Not Going to the Gymkhana.

Charli xcx, and other artists trying very hard to convince us being rich and famous is bad

FAME undoubtedly has its downsides, but there are always jobs at Greggs. Spare a thought for these unhappily successful musicians.

Welsh have no idea who Luke's father is

'Kill me,' begs Mercury Music Prize

Her dad was a mechanic, and other reasons women are allowed to know things in films

IN Transformers, Megan Fox is an expert on cars because her dad taught her. But fatherly advice is not the only reason women are permitted to know stuff. Here are some more.