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JK Rowling to feature in Harry Potter special, but only in archive footage

JK Rowling is to feature in the Harry Potter 20th reunion special, but only in archive video clips. The HBO Max special, Return To Hogwarts, sees former child stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson reunite for the 20th anniversary of ...

29 Dec 2021 at 20:25

Shutting down JK Rowling is wrong way to win trans rights, says Wes Streeting

Shutting JK Rowling down is not the way to win hearts and minds in the battle for trans rights, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has argued. The Labour frontbencher said it is “perfectly legitimate” to disagree with the Harry Potter author, ...

07 Jan 2022 at 20:55

Nicola Sturgeon hits back at JK Rowling accusation: I’m a real feminist

Nicola Sturgeon has denied she is a “destroyer of women’s rights” after author JK Rowling wore a T-shirt bearing the accusation. The First Minister described herself as a “passionate feminist”, when asked about the attack during a media round ...

07 Oct 2022 at 12:28

Scotland

Sturgeon told ‘shame on you’ by heckler over gender reform plans

Scotland’s First Minister has been heckled over her Government’s plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act. Speaking at an event on violence against women and girls hosted by Zero Tolerance Scotland on Tuesday, one attendee shouted “shame ...

30 Nov 2022 at 11:10

Dave Chappelle wins Grammy for controversial Netflix special The Closer

Dave Chappelle has won the best comedy album Grammy for his Netflix special The Closer, in which he sparked a backlash with his comments about gender. The comedian won the category over Louis CK, Jim Gaffigan, Randy Rainbow and Patton ...

06 Feb 2023 at 05:34

City

Bloomsbury to surpass targets as fantasy boom keeps pace

Publisher Bloomsbury has said its sales for the year will beat expectations as it continues to be lifted by a boom in demand for its fantasy titles. Shares in the London-based business soared on Thursday as a result. Sales of Sarah J ...

24 Oct 2024 at 13:34

JK Rowling: MSP who quit Scottish Government over gender laws is a heroine

MSP who quit the Scottish Government is a heroine, JK Rowling says

The SNP MSP who quit the Scottish Government in a row over plans to allow self-identification for transgender people has been hailed as a “heroine” by JK Rowling. The author, who is known as a vocal critic of the reforms, praised ...

01 Nov 2022 at 18:12

Scotland

Rape crisis centre pulls out of charity network to continue single-sex approach

A rape crisis centre has pulled out of the charity’s national network, saying its own approach of providing “single-sex services delivered by an all-female workforce” now puts it “at odds” with Rape Crisis Scotland. Glasgow and ...

24 Oct 2024 at 11:14

Personal Finance

New Harry Potter coins to feature portraits of the King and Queen Elizabeth II

A new Harry Potter coin collection from the Royal Mint will feature portraits of both Queen Elizabeth II and the King. The coins celebrate 25 years since the novel Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling was ...

20 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Police drop investigation into ‘online threat’ made to JK Rowling

A police investigation into an “online threat” to JK Rowling over her support for stabbing victim Sir Salman Rushdie has been dropped. The Harry Potter author, 57, shared screenshots of a message from a user who wrote ...

25 Sept 2022 at 17:48

Dame Vera Lynn would be ‘terribly upset’ over Queen’s death, says her daughter

The daughter of Dame Vera Lynn says her mother would have been “terribly upset” about news of the Queen’s death, having known her since the late monarch’s 16th birthday. Virginia Lewis-Jones shared a tribute on ...

09 Sept 2022 at 21:41

Sir Elton John leads British celebrity tributes to Queen’s ‘inspiring presence’

Sir Elton John, JK Rowling and Paddington Bear are amongst the famous British faces paying tribute to Queen and her “inspiring presence” following her death. The monarch was described as a “thread running ...

08 Sept 2022 at 20:53

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