Robert Oliver

2 weeks ago | metro.co.uk | Robert Oliver

Legendary rock singer Sir Roger Daltrey has revealed he will be celebrating being named in the King's Birthday Honours list in the best way possible. The Who's long-time frontman, 81, formed the iconic band with friends Pete Townshend and John Entwistle in north-west London in 1964. Before long, they were one of the biggest bands of the 60s and 70s Mod era and have since sold millions of copies of classic albums like Tommy and Who's Next.

2 weeks ago | metro.co.uk | Robert Oliver

A band who are tipped to perform a secret surprise set at Glastonbury 2025 have celebrated the run-up to the festival with a number one album. Pulp, the Sheffield band best known for their 90s hit Common People, recently returned to the music business with new album More after over a decade away. Initially formed in the late 1970s, Pulp gradually worked their way up the charts until they finally hit the big time in the mid-1990s as a main player in the Britpop explosion.

2 weeks ago | metro.co.uk | Robert Oliver |Rebecca Sayce

A thrilling 2024 horror movie that produced an unexpected career turn for a famous British actor is proving a hit with Amazon Prime Video viewers. Heretic, which starred Hugh Grant as the eccentric and creepy Mr. Reed, was released in November last year to widespread critical acclaim. The film follows the story of two Mormon missionaries who visit Mr. Reed's home after he expresses interest in joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

2 weeks ago | metro.co.uk | Robert Oliver

Keira Knightley says the public's reaction to her role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise resulted in her being tagged as a 'terrible' actress. The Richmond-born actress, 40, starred as Elizabeth Swann in the three original Pirates films, which were released between 2003 and 2007. Starring alongside Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow and Orlando Bloom as Will Turner, Keira shot to global fame in the role of Elizabeth aged just 18.

2 weeks ago | financialreporter.co.uk | Robert Oliver

A growing number of borrowers no longer fit into neat boxes. Self-employed clients with fluctuating income, borrowers with income from abroad, borrowers with second jobs, or older applicants looking for mortgages beyond retirement are now common, not rare. The statistics back up the growth of borrower complexity: ● As of March 2025, there were around 4.4 million self-employed workers in the United Kingdom.