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  The actor, Michael Balogun is currently starring in Macbeth at the National Theatre in London – but his journey there has been anything but straightforward. He spent his early life yo-yo-ing in and out of prison for serious crime and in one of his lowest moments behind bars, he resolved to turn things around.…

It was the scandal which rocked the Winter Olympics 24 years ago. When U.S. gold medal hopeful Nancy Kerrigan was attacked by a masked stranger, her rival – and friend – Tonya Harding was implicated, and barred from skating. But Harding’s life was far more complex than the cartoon-villain image that emerged. We talked to…

Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut has already made her an Oscar contender. Her new film Lady Bird, a coming-of-age story set in her home town of Sacramento, California has been universally acclaimed, with five Academy Awards nominations, including Gerwig as best director.

Andrey Zvyagintsev is a household name in Russia. One of the country’s most acclaimed film directors his portrayals of life in Putin’s Russia are unflinching, unremitting and unforgettable. No wonder the authorities have fallen out of love with him. They refused to help fund his latest film Loveless about a divorced couple in a bleak…

What do you do when you begin to lose your most precious memories at just 58 years old? Wendy Mitchell was a busy NHS manager when she was diagnosed with early onset dementia. Now she has written a memoir like no other, recording the creeping loss of her independence and her ability to remember.

He’s been making music seriously for barely two years …yet 21 year old Yxng Bane from East London has already been nominated for a prestigious MOBO award, and his music videos regularly gain tens of millions of views.

Now to an up and coming band who didn’t let the fact that they lived on different continents stand in the way of writing songs. Infact, Superorganism first got together via the internet despite their origins in Japan, New Zealand, Australia and…Lancashire. Now the eight members have converged to live in a terraced house in…

He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose. Ringing any bells? Well, if you’ve had children in the last quarter of a century, you’ll recognise that as a quote from Julia Donaldson’s best-selling children’s book The Gruffalo, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The German-born illustrator’s picture books…

Rapper Nadia Rose talks to Channel 4 News about being a woman in grime.

They are women challenging the stereotype of the body beautiful, by revealing and embracing their scars. A photography project features women whose bodies have been through unbelievable challenges. Now, they say, it is time to stop hiding.

Paris came to halt today as hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of the French capital for the funeral of rock star Jonny Hallyday. President Emmanuel Macron led tributes to the singer at a special service in the city’s Madeleine church. Ed Howker reports.

The writer and film maker Eric Schlosser heads to Oslo tomorrow, where two anti-nuclear campaign groups will be picking up the Nobel Peace Prize. He talks to Jon Snow about his new installation – The Bomb – which explores the culture of nuclear weapons.

The number of powerful men across the US entertainment industry, in the media and politics being accused of sexual misconduct is growing daily – an avalanche that began with allegations of sexual assault against Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein. Scores of women have accused him of abuse, from bullying to rape. Kylie Morris has been to Los Angeles to ask women at all levels in the industry, including a former assistant of Weinstein, about their experiences, and impact of his downfall.

It was Trump that brought them together, They are angry, loud and call themselves an elite taskforce of revolutionary musicians. Their political message is so furious and laden with expletives that much of it can’t be broadcast on TV at this time. But the supergroup Prophets of Rage have an extraordinary pedigree, coming from some…