The Downton Abbey creator's calling cards litter this series finale which, for all its frantic plot developments, can't help feeling worn out

'That is what is infuriating here. Even though Trump has access to the country's top experts, he's still getting advice from watching TV'

Rumours of a rift between the actors began earlier this year, when the two unfollowed each other on Instagram

This series is constantly looking for easy solutions – whether it's not bothering to film 'village' scenes outside of London or using swearing where good jokes ought to be

'Oh, what's occurring? Not a lot other than a global pandemic'

British singer previously performed during a Drag Race tour of Australia

'I think he did a great job'

'Covid-19 gave me a beating physically and mentally'

Many of us need a modern-day Bob Ross in the shape of Grayson Perry, writes Lucy Jones, to help us reconnect with the child within who just wants to push paint around the page

Episode has been hailed the 'absolute best part' of lockdown

In his latest series, Ryan Murphy turns his attention to the post-war 'golden age' of Tinseltown, where a glossy facade concealed racism, sexism and homophobia

The actor bringing Sally Rooney's smash-hit novel to life talks to Ellie Harrison about experiencing tragedy at a young age, how Normal People's depiction of sex is the antidote to porn and Hollywood, and what it's like to promote the biggest role of his life in lockdown

'We worked very hard to make it feel like it was a real, accurate and truthful representation of sex amongst young people today,' said the actor

Production on the soap was suspended in March

The app aims to help young children look after their mental health

Billie Henry was given a five-year restraining order

There are loads of titles you didn't know were on the streaming service

The first season ended with a cliffhanger – did Jen kill Steve or not? But what is most poignant about the second season is not who killed him, but how well the show deals with grief, writes Charlotte Cripps

Tesla CEO is back on Joe Rogan's podcast

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The indie maverick is a purveyor of all styles on his studiously eclectic 12th album

There’s a strange psychological cross-pollination going on behind the mask that Will Toledo, the artist mostly known as Car Seat Headrest, sports on the cover of his 12th album. Indulging an alter ego called Trait, Making a Door Less Open seeks out deliberately eclectic hybrids of his wry, lo-fi indie rock style (heir to the likes of Beck, Lou Barlow and Eels) and the satirical EDM he and his drummer Andrew Katz make as 1 Trait Danger. The result is much better than anyone who’s heard the latter, who often veer perilously close to a Bloodhound Gang remix project, might expect: Can’t Cool Me Down has a sultry 80s electropop feel, while the roil of self-deprecation and naked emotion on There Must Be More Than Blood underlines Toledo’s debt to LCD Soundsystem.

The new styles don’t all gel. The sleazy, fuzzy synth-rocker Hollywood is pleasingly punchy, but brought down by facile lyrics (apparently Tinsel Town isn’t the dreamland it’s cracked up to be – who knew?). Two sister songs – the lumpen alt-rock Deadlines (Hostile) and the Hot Chip-with-extra-dour Deadlines (Thoughtful) – fail to charm, while What’s With You Lately is a wan, mopey strum that seems to have wandered in from an entirely different, very bad record. But on the likes of the pulsing, uplifting Famous and Life Worth Missing, Toledo finds new energy.

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Will Toledo’s alt-rockers have emerged out of lo-fi fuzz, but seem unsure of where to turn as they drift toward the mainstream

Anyone wondering how things have changed in the world of lauded US alt-rockers Car Seat Headrest might consider the four years that separate Making a Door Less Open from their last album of new material. Ordinarily there would be nothing unusual about that gap – but in the first four years of Car Seat Headrest’s existence, its mastermind, Will Toledo, released seven albums (one of them a two-hour double), four EPs (one of them as long as an album) and two compilations of outtakes. That’s more than 150 songs and 12 hours of music: a lo-fi spewing forth of ideas that won Toledo a cult following, which then grew exponentially, both in size and rabidity, when he recruited a band and signed to the august US indie label Matador.

A hospital stay can be a stressful experience for anybody, and especially for a child. But a smiling new robot named Robin plays games, tells stories and comforts children in need of a friend.

Shriver’s contentious views on diversity thread through the story of a couple’s strained relationship with exercise

Lionel Shriver’s scabrously funny 15th novel presents a dyspeptic view of people in thrall to exercise. In 2013 Shriver’s own daily regime involved “130 press-ups, 200 side crunches, 500 sit-ups and 3,000 star jumps … The jumps take 32½ minutes, or three every two seconds”. The Motion Of The Body Through Space was written, she recently revealed, after she realised that she may be more dedicated to her exercise than to her writing.

The protagonist, Serenata Terpsichore (“rhymes with chicory”), is a 60-year-old woman from upstate New York with a beguiling voice and ruined knees. The former she puts to lucrative use as a voiceover artist and narrator of audiobooks. The latter are the result of a lifetime’s adherence to the doctrine of working out; in particular the belief that 10-mile runs are the key to longevity and good health.

NSW Health assessment the cruise ship was ‘low risk’ introduced ‘an unfortunate element’ into his decision-making

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A New South Wales harbour master has told an inquiry he “did not understand” an email that told him to treat the Ruby Princess “as if it has a positive Covid-19 result” when it came into Sydney Harbour on 18 and 19 March.

Cameron Butchart, who was the duty harbour master on 18 March, said NSW Health’s assessment that the ship was “low risk” introduced “an unfortunate element” into his decision-making.

‘Sophisticated’ identity theft attack leads to Australian Tax Office stopping early super withdrawals until Monday

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Allegations of identity theft involving 150 Australians have forced the government to pause the early release of superannuation, after police froze $120,000 believed to have been ripped off from retirement savings.

On Friday the assistant treasurer, Michael Sukkar, announced the Australian Tax Office would pause requests for early access of superannuation until Monday “out of an abundance of caution” to consider further anti-fraud protection.

Those less convinced in Australia cast doubt on source of Wuhan lab ‘intelligence’. Plus: Trump and Jennifer Hawkins

The origin of the coronavirus has opened up a new battlefield between the Murdoch press and just about everyone else – and given the Daily Telegraph’s Sharri Markson an international platform on Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News.

Following in the footsteps of her colleague Miranda Devine, who also made it onto Fox News, Markson told Tucker Carlson Tonight the “bombshell dossier” she had uncovered showed some of the world’s foremost intelligence agencies were investigating whether the virus was linked to a lab in Wuhan.

Deep recessions have long shadows and already there is a gaping hole opening up in our pandemic response

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The great recession was followed by Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the rise of authoritarianism particularly in Europe.

Big economic events have big political consequences.

Tomlinson appears in a bathtub wearing nothing but a shower cap in the cover video

The singer and her management company have worked with the charity Crisis

The actress has resurfaced as a TikTok star

The pair brought back Dixon's first ever solo single for the special performance

The Heart Radio star is still bringing a touch of glamour to her working day

We can all relate now...

J.Lo's future step-daughter has already ear-marked a very special item from the singer's wardrobe...

Sheen's uncanny performance got the seal of approval from the four-year-old

Oscar-nominated actress Shirley Knight has died aged 83.

The message will feature in this evening's Big Night In on BBC One

Taylor Swift has reignited a feud with her former record label, accusing it of "shameless greed" over a plan to release a live album she has not authorised.

The long-awaited television adaptation of Sally Rooney's millennial love story has arrived

Perry never misses out on an opportunity to dress up...

The Body Coach said he feels "eternally grateful" for the health service

The YouTube sensation has already raised £80,000 from his PE videos, which he is donating to the NHS

The YouTube star spent the weekend in hospital after having wires removed from his hand

Samara Weaving has made the transition from small screen to – well, a slightly bigger small screen – as she carves a name for herself in Tinseltown in Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series, Hollywood.

The snap sees the star pose in a black minidress and heels

As sheltering in place stretches into weeks for many, anxiety, isolation, stress and cabin fever are common. There's free mental health help online.