BooksA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas – review‘A Court of Thorns and Roses is just as beautiful as the title suggests’
Okay… deep breath and pray no-one kills me for this… I have a confession. I have never ever read a Sarah J Maas book! That might not sound so bad, but the thing is, I have actually met her (she is super nice and lovely) and have all of her books!
Beyoncé This article is more than 12 years oldBeyoncé donated Gaddafi money to HaitiThis article is more than 12 years oldSinger claims she gave her fee for performing at a Gaddafi family party to Haiti earthquake relief over a year agoBeyoncé has no plans to donate the money she received at a private concert for Muammar Gaddafi's family, she said yesterday, because, er, she already has. The singer revealed that although she performed at a Gaddafi family New Year's Eve party in 2009, she gave the complete payment and all commissions to help support earthquake relief in Haiti.
Every July, a little corner of Bavaria in southern Germany turns its back on the hi-tech world and embraces the blood and thunder of medieval society at the world’s biggest jousting tournament in Kaltenberg. It’s ‘like stepping through the screen into Game of Thrones’, says Christine Madden. It’s ‘like stepping through the screen into Game of Thrones’, says Christine Madden ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKyilsOmuI6gnKulkaPGbLLApqClsZikuaqwwLKq
Book of the dayAutobiography and memoirReviewThe former Tory minister exposes the ‘shameful state’ of recent Conservative rule in this brilliantly frank account of dysfunctional government
Soon after he was elected as a Conservative MP, Rory Stewart tried to sit down next to a party colleague. “This seat is reserved,” the MP growled at him. Stewart pointed out there was no “prayer card” in the brass holder at the back of the seat, meaning it was free.
BooksReviewby Owen HatherleyThe increasing urbanisation of the globe is frequently discussed and worried over. This is ironic, as there has seldom been a period less preoccupied with how to create the city as a positive, active, collective polis rather than an atomised, accidental antheap. Libertarian bores uncritically hail sprawl, the megaslum or the megacity depending on the occasion, and an environmentalist left seems terrified of the city and all it implies.
A life in ...BooksInterviewSergio De La Pava: 'My book's not perfect, but it's what I set out to do. I wanted it to have a propulsive, angry core'Susanna RustinThe public defence lawyer turned writer talks to Susanna Rustin about the US justice system and how, 10 years after it was written, his book has gained the recognition it deservesIn 1999 Sergio De La Pava, then a New York defence lawyer in his late 20s, began writing a book.
Mergers and acquisitions This article is more than 1 month oldWarner Bros Discovery and Paramount discuss possible $38bn mega-mergerThis article is more than 1 month oldGlobal media giants reportedly looking at tie-up to compete with Disney+ and Netflix
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global are reportedly in early stage talks about a merger that could bring two of the world’s largest media firms under one roof with a combined market value of $38bn (£30bn).
Fiction in translationReviewWorldly woes come to a small village in this German bestseller sprinkled with fairytale magic
The okapi lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo, its glossy brown body sloping up from zebra-striped legs. It’s an unlikely presence in western Germany, but that’s not why Selma is unsettled when she sees one, calmly wandering the woods of the Westerwald in her dreams. Selma is scared because every time she dreams an okapi, someone dies.
YemenExplainerThe US and UK have launched strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen’s west
Middle East crisis live: follow for updates Visual guide to the US-UK strikes on Houthis in Yemen The US and UK have launched airstrikes on more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to US officials. More information on the strikes can be found here.
The strikes are the most significant military response to the Houthis’ persistent campaign of drone and missile attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, which began after Israel’s war in Gaza broke out.
'We never chose this': refugees use art to imagine a better world – in pictures Supported by About this content Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email London will be the setting for a January exhibition and auction of art by people living in Moria camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos. The proceeds will go to the Hope Project, an initiative that promotes greater dignity for refugees and aims to transform the way they are seen