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Tip Toe review – David Morrissey is magnificent in Russell T Davies’s brutal new drama

Refugees, homophobia, gay rights, even Trump, are all covered in this opener, which occasionally leans towards agitprop. But with excellent performances, and RTD’s storytelling brilliance, things really build from hereWe open on an ordinary suburban street. A teenage boy is gazing out of a window.

Tip Toe review – David Morrissey is magnificent in Russell T Davies’s brutal new drama

Refugees, homophobia, gay rights, even Trump, are all covered in this opener, which occasionally leans towards agitprop. But with excellent performances, and RTD’s storytelling brilliance, things really build from hereWe open on an ordinary suburban street. A teenage boy is gazing out of a window.

TV tonight: a major new culture wars drama from the great Russell T Davies

Alan Cumming and David Morrissey star in the gripping Manchester-set series. Plus, a wild tale of charity shenanigans involving One Direction. Here’s what to watch this evening.9pm, Channel 4A harrowing scene on a regular residential street in Manchester ropes you into this new drama by Russell T Davies.

TV tonight: a major new culture wars drama from the great Russell T Davies

Alan Cumming and David Morrissey star in the gripping Manchester-set series. Plus, a wild tale of charity shenanigans involving One Direction. Here’s what to watch this evening.9pm, Channel 4A harrowing scene on a regular residential street in Manchester ropes you into this new drama by Russell T Davies.

Woman charged with joining Islamic State 'renounces' terror group

Alleged Islamic State member Rayann El Houli appears for bail hearing Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 12:03pm In short: Melbourne woman Rayann El Houli has faced a bail hearing after being charged with travelling to Syria to join Islamic State. Her lawyer says she was a "highly-traumatised individual" who wanted it known that she did not support Islamic State. Ms El Houli is facing charges of entering a declared area and being a member of a terrorist organisation.

‘How often I’m called a paedophile online is shocking’: inside Russell T Davies’s horrifying drama about rising hatred

‘How often I’m called a paedophile online is shocking’: inside Russell T Davies’s horrifying drama about rising hatred

Russell T Davies's new Channel 4 drama, *Tip Toe*, examines the rise of homophobia through the escalating feud between two Manchester neighbours. The series uses the conflict between a gay bar manager and a judgmental neighbour to explore how political rhetoric and online bullying fuel hatred. The drama is set in Manchester's queer scene, echoing the setting of the classic series *Queer As Folk*.

Police charge trio with Darwin man's murder in alleged 'vicious attack'

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'Raped by a dog': Westminster debate on grooming-gang survivor testimonies

TOI correspondent from London: British MPs assembled at Westminster Hall heard this Monday graphic testimonies of grooming-gang survivors describing trafficking, rape and torture at the hands of mostly Pakistani-origin men, forcing parliament to revisit a sordid saga mothballed by decades of institutional failure. A survivor recounted in her recorded testimony, read out by Restore Britain MP Rupert Lowe, how a gang of rapists once filled a room with dogs, "making bets on whether the dogs...

UK savers '£3,000' HMRC tax alert for Brits to know

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