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Prince William will talk about his love of Christopher Nolan films and how he once wanted to be a DJ as he will appear on a British television chat show on Friday to promote his annual award for climate change innovation.

The heir to the throne, 44, has in recent years regularly appeared in less formal settings in a bid to connect with younger audiences, including Radio One, one of UK’s biggest stations for under 30s, and sports podcasts.

William surprised celebrity guests including actors Cate Blanchett and Hannah Waddingham when he joined them on the sofa for an episode of the BBC’s Graham Norton Show, which is due to air later on Friday.

Asked about how he relaxes, he said he and his family together enjoy reality show The Celebrity Traitors, while he personally turns to music and films.

“I’m a big fan of everything Christopher Nolan does. His films are fantastic – The Dark Knight series is psychologically dark and deep and I absolutely love that,” William said.

“He takes concepts that are completely out there and makes them incredibly entertaining.”

Before accepting that his future job would be that of king, he said he had wanted to be a policeman.

“Then I went through a phase of wanting to be a DJ – I wasn’t very good,” he said.

William has in recent years sought to provide insights into his personal life, without creating waves by giving too much away about the challenges of life in the public eye.

Two years ago, both his father, King Charles, and his wife Kate began treatment for cancer. His wife is now in remission, while Charles’s treatment continues. He has also been estranged from his brother Prince Harry for about six years, after Harry published a book detailing the breakdown of their relationship and repeatedly criticised the royal family.

Talking about The Earthshot Prize, which he set up six years ago to award five winners £1 million each to fund their ideas to save the environment, William said the aim was to bring optimism into a issue which can otherwise feel depressing.

“There are some amazing people out there doing things to protect the world,” he said.

Police are investigating a break-in at Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes’ house in which intruders stole a number of items, according to a report by The Athletic.

Cheshire Police launched an investigation after officers responded to reports of suspicious activity on Wednesday night at a residential address.

“The caller reported three unknown men in the rear garden of a neighbouring property,” Detective Inspector Dave Jarvis told The Athletic.

“Officers attended the scene and on arrival there was no trace of the suspects. However, officers discovered that there had been a burglary at the address and a number of items had been stolen.

“An investigation into the incident has been launched and enquiries are ongoing.”

The report said that police were alerted shortly after Manchester United’s 4-1 Champions League defeat by Como in Italy.

According to The Athletic, citing a club statement, no members of Fernandes’ family were at the property during the break-in and the intruders spent less than five minutes inside before police arrived.

Reuters has contacted Cheshire Police and Manchester United for comment.

Fernandes has featured in every game for United this season and captained the side on Wednesday as they extended their winless run in all competitions to seven matches.

Following the defeat, the 32-year-old called on his team to be “more brave” after another disappointing result.

United, who are 13th in the Premier League standings, host Bournemouth on Sunday.

British workers have seen another modest rise in the ​pace of pay growth and there were other hints of a small recovery in the jobs market, according to official data which could bolster the case for ‌a Bank of England interest rate hike next month.

After a run of stronger-than-expected economic growth figures, the latest figures suggested that a weakening of hiring could be bottoming out, offering some good news to finance minister John Healey ahead of his first budget next week.

Average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, grew by 3.7 per cent in the three months to August compared with the same ​period in 2025, the Office for National Statistics said, extending a gradual pickup since touching a low of 3.4 per cent earlier this year.

A Reuters poll of ​economists had pointed to a weaker increase of 3.6 per cent. The figure for the three months to July was revised up ⁠slightly to show a rise of 3.6 per cent.

Pay growth in the private sector also gathered a bit of pace, rising to 3.0 per cent from 2.9 per cent, for its first increase ​since the end of 2024.

‘SOME RESILIENCE’ IN LABOUR MARKET

A preliminary measure of payrolled employees from Britain’s tax office rose by 13,000 in September. The change ​for August was revised to show an increase of 1,000 compared with a provisional estimate of a decline of 26,000.

“The latest figures indicate a labour market showing some resilience, echoing the wider economy’s better-than-expected performance,” Jack Kennedy, senior economist at jobs website Indeed, said.

However, he said the chance of a stronger turnaround was dependent on Healey’s budget. His predecessor Rachel Reeves raised a ​tax on employers in 2025, which was followed by a fall in hiring.

“Today’s figures confirm a labour market that is treading water,” Kennedy said. “The question is ​whether the budget gives employers a reason to start swimming.”

Britain’s unemployment rate — which is derived from a survey that the ONS is overhauling — dropped to 4.7 per cent in the three months to ‌August, its ⁠lowest since mid-2025.

Sterling rose against the US dollar after the data was published.

The BoE is looking for signs that the Iran war energy price shock is turning into broader inflation pressure in the economy including through demands for higher pay.

There were some details in the data that suggested the jobs market remains weak.

Job vacancies in the three months to September fell to 691,000 from 704,000 in the three months to August, dipping below 700,000 for the first time since the three months to April 2021 and the lowest ​outside the COVID-19 pandemic since 2014.

“The ​continued fall in vacancies is a ⁠flashing red warning light for the labour market, suggesting that a damaging side effect of this year’s AI-fuelled economic growth has been weaker hiring demand, compounded by elevated employment costs,” Suren Thiru, chief economist at the Institute of Chartered Accountants ​in England and Wales, said.

The ONS said the fall in vacancies was concentrated among smaller businesses smarting from the ​rise in labour costs.

⁠Investors expect the BoE will raise its benchmark Bank Rate to 4 per cent at the November meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee. So far it has not followed the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank in increasing borrowing costs.

Governor Andrew Bailey said last week the longer the war goes on, the harder it will be for ⁠the BoE ​not to respond, but he also said it was still “early days” and inflation pressures remained “quite subdued”.