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Weekend podcast: actor Toby Jones, John Crace on Sunak at the Covid inquiry, and how Taylor Swift gets in shape for her shows | Life and style

Actor Toby Jones on class, character and the cost of fame (1m26s); John Crace on Rishi Sunak’s break from a feral Tory party with a spa day at the Covid inquiry (23m00s); and the weird world of celebrity training – how Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Madonna get in shape for their shows (30ms58) How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know

Sunak tells Covid inquiry that describing Treasury as ‘pro-death squad’ was wrong – video | UK news

Rishi Sunak has rejected a characterisation of the Treasury under his chancellorship as a 'pro-death squad'. The expression was attributed to Boris Johnson in a diary entry by the chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, but Hugo Keith KC did not say the term was used by Johnson himself when he asked Sunak about it. Sunak told the inquiry: 'I do not think it is a fair characterisation'

Weekend podcast: author Jacqueline Wilson, Marina Hyde on Matt Hancock as ‘just Ken’, and is snacking a problem? | Life and style

Marina Hyde recoils at Matt Hancock’s latest cringeworthy attempt to boost his brand (1m24s); writer Joel Snape asks whether we should worry about snacking (7m55s); and journalist Simon Hattenstone sits down with author Jacqueline Wilson to discuss rivalry, censorship – and love (14m02). How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know