Geri Halliwell-Horner reveals writing advice she was given by top authors
Ex-Spice Girl tells Hay festival about tips from William Boyd and Jacqueline Wilson for children’s book
April 2024
What do I want for Posh at 50? Happiness. She and the Spice Girls deserve it
Zoe Williams
I would take any member of this girl group over our last five prime ministers – especially Mel C. They are a reminder of a better time, writes Zoe Williams
March 2024
Weekend
Does murder count if you’re asleep? Marina Hyde on Christian Horner’s F1 drama; and how inanity ruined the red carpet – podcast
Brief letters
One rule for good employee relations
It’s the Christian Horner paradox: F1 is now hideously dull, but the drama has never been better
Marina Hyde
Red Bull deliver boost for beleaguered boss Horner with Bahrain victory
Christian Horner insists he will stay at Red Bull after Verstappen win
Geri Horner and husband Christian appear together at F1 grand prix amid alleged messages leak
September 2023
This much I know
Geri Halliwell-Horner: ‘Through the Spice Girls people saw that they could be themselves’
This singer and writer, 51, on the Spice Girls, white-water rafting – and aiming for Oxford University
August 2023
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Gran Turismo review – gamer turned pro racing driver movie pushes most of the right buttons
Gran Turismo review – gamer turns racer in super-bland ode to product placement
December 2022
Steer clear of ‘mediocre writing’ by celebrities for Christmas, authors plead
Books by TV personalities and other high-profile figures will top bestseller lists, but critics say professionals lose out
August 2022
‘Britney was broken. I’ve been broken and it’s horrible’: Elton John on helping Britney Spears sing again
After being freed from her 13-year conservatorship, it was unclear if Spears would ever perform again. Now she’s back with a new duet with John – and calling the shots in the studio
April 2021
The fandom that made me
How the Spice Girls taught me boys could like girls' things
They behaved like children and were rampantly consumerist – but the Spice Girls were DayGlo ambassadors for writing your own rules in life
March 2020
It's my life: the rise of the pop-star scripted documentary
From Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber, more and more stars are working with film-makers to shape the stories of their lives. But the best films catch them with their guard down
July 2019
Shortcuts
Why is Mel B so obsessed with outing other women?
First came her claim that she slept with fellow Spice Girl Geri Horner – now she’s saying Emma Bunton and Holly Willoughby shared a kiss. How did Scary Spice become the first lady of lesbian gossip?
June 2019
Lost in showbiz
Roll up, roll up for Gwyneth Paltrow's great London Goop summit
Need your wallet cleaned out next week? In Goop Health will be only too happy to help
May 2019
Spice Girls review – nostalgia, branding and bad British values
The Poshless group give the fans what they want, but union jacks and product placement can’t cover a lack of material
Lost in showbiz
I'm not sure a Spice Girls invite is what Theresa May really, really wants
Geri and the gang do insist on weaving themselves into history – but is the world ready for Stoic Spice?
Shortcuts
Why the Spice Girls inviting Theresa May to their reunion show is not girl power
The Spice Girls say it’s all about ‘people power’ now. But their endorsement of the prime minister suggests they have really, really, really forgotten their original message
