‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood

‘My mother was 4ft 11in and scared the hell out of people’ – Sean Astin on child stardom, The Lord of the Rings and surviving 45 years in Hollywood

Sean Astin is showing me around his new office. There’s framed movie prints on the walls, piles of paperwork and a stack of boxes of Stranger Things Funko Pops. “If you were here, you could look out this window and see a 10-storey building with our iconic Sag-Aftra logo on it,” he says proudly on…

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Natalie Imbruglia: ‘I forget the words to my own songs on stage. You’d be surprised how few people notice’

Natalie Imbruglia: ‘I forget the words to my own songs on stage. You’d be surprised how few people notice’

Born in Sydney, Australia, to an Italian father and Australian mother, Natalie Imbruglia, 51, joined the cast of Neighbours at the age of 17. In 1997, she released her debut album, Left of the Middle, which gave her the global hit single Torn. She releases her seventh studio album, Algorithm, on 4 September. She lives in Oxfordshire with her…

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Despite crises and fears: why are 80% of Swiss people so optimistic?

Despite crises and fears: why are 80% of Swiss people so optimistic?

By&nbspKirsten Ripper&nbsp&&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspAP Published on 15/07/2026 – 6:05 GMT+2 The Swiss have only just finished collectively celebrating the success of their national side which – unlike the German national team – at least reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup, before going out to Argentina. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT People in Switzerland clearly know that a lost match…

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‘People treat each other as disposable’: dating columnist turned novelist Annie Lord on love and sex in the age of apps

‘People treat each other as disposable’: dating columnist turned novelist Annie Lord on love and sex in the age of apps

There is a scene in Annie Lord’s novel that will be instantly familiar to any young person who has spent time at a pub or nightclub recently. Daisy and Maya, two best friends in their mid-20s, are lamenting the paltry state of the dating market. “It’s just shit out there,” Daisy says. “Every time we go out there’s, like, one decent single…

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