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Fleabag, the savage BBC sitcom written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, has become the first British show to win best comedy series at the Emmy Awards in the US. “It’s so wonderful and reassuring to know that a dirty, pervy, angry and messed-up woman can make it to the Emmys,” joked Waller-Bridge on stage on Sunday – referring to her ...

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Killing Eve star Jodie Comer were among the big British winners at this year’s Emmy Awards. The ceremony, which recognises excellence in television, took place in Los Angeles on Sunday. Comer won best leading drama actress for playing Villanelle in Killing Eve. Fleabag star and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge took home the prize for best leading ...

A film about scheming strippers starring Jennifer Lopez has been banned in Malaysia because of its “excessive obscene content”. The country’s film censorship board said Hustlers’ naked breasts, erotic dances and scenes featuring drugs made it “not suitable for public screening”. Square Box Pictures, the company distributing Hustlers in Malaysia, confirmed the ban on social media. The film is currently ...

Broadcaster John Humphrys is to present his final edition of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday. The presenter’s departure will bring to a close his 32 years on the flagship show, during which time he built a reputation as a tenacious interrogator of politicians. His last show will feature interviews with former prime ministers David Cameron and Tony Blair. ...

Singer Adele has filed for divorce from her husband Simon Konecki, according to legal documents filed in the US. A representative said the pair were “committed to raising their son together lovingly”. Adele gave birth to her son, Angelo, in 2012. She married Konecki – an investment banker turned charity boss – in 2016 after five years of dating. The ...

Margaret Atwood says thieves made concerted efforts to steal her manuscript for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. The author and her publisher were targeted by “fake emails” from “cyber criminals”, trying to obtain the unpublished novel, she told the BBC. She described the attempts as a “phishing exercise” that could have led to blackmail or identity theft. ...

Disney is to make more blockbusters at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire after signing a deal to take over most of the complex for at least a decade. The film and TV giant behind the Star Wars, Marvel and Avatar movies will lease 20 stages plus other facilities. Pinewood is famously the home of James Bond, not a Disney franchise – ...

Tom Hanks has said the increasing level of cynicism in society is partly what led him to take a role as a loveable children’s entertainer. The actor plays Fred Rogers in his new movie – a legendary US kids TV host whose brand was wholesome and warm. “Cynicism has become the default position for so much of daily structure and ...

Nicki Minaj says she’s “decided to retire and have a family” – and told her fans that she loves them “for life”. The Grammy-nominated rapper is dating a man called Kenneth Petty and has hinted that they’re planning to get married. As well as music, the 36-year-old has appeared in several Hollywood films and has her own radio show. She’s ...

Billie Eilish has complained about a magazine cover that portrayed her as a shirtless, bald cyborg, saying she “did not consent” to the image “in any way”. The singer was featured in Nylon Germany as one of three “digital prodigies” who are “redefining the future of being a teen superstar”. The cover art, designed by Marcel C Wilkens, depicted her ...