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Boeing plane returns to airport in Japan after crack found in cockpit window | Japan

JapanBoeing plane returns to airport in Japan after crack found in cockpit windowAll Nippon Airways flight was en route to Toyama airport when crack found in window of Boeing 737-800 A domestic flight of Japan’s All Nippon Airways returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft midair, a spokesperson for the airline said. Flight 1182 was en route to Toyama airport but headed back to the Sapporo-New Chitose airport after the crack was found on the outermost of four layers of windows surrounding the cockpit, the spokesperson said, adding there were no injuries reported among the 59 passengers and six crew.

Evil twinks and gay gangsters: why we need to remember historys horrid homosexuals | Culture

CultureInterviewEvil twinks and gay gangsters: why we need to remember history’s horrid homosexualsLouis StaplesFrom Alexander the Great to Ronnie Kray, the hosts of the Bad Gays podcast reveal the most villainous LGBTQ+ figures ever – and explain why it’s important to discuss the problematic alongside the good In February, season two of HBO’s teen drama Euphoria reached a climax. “Well, if that makes me a villain,” proclaimed an unrepentant Cassie Howard, “then so fucking be it.

Florida teen allegedly shoots and kills sister over Christmas gift spat | Florida

FloridaFlorida teen allegedly shoots and kills sister over Christmas gift spatThe 14-year-old was then allegedly shot and wounded by his 15-year-old brother in retaliation; both are now in custody A Florida woman holding her 11-month-old son in a baby carrier was fatally shot by her 14-year-old brother while trying to defuse an argument over Christmas gifts he was having with a 15-year-old brother who also was armed, authorities said. One person killed, another injured in shooting at Florida shopping mallRead moreThe 15-year-old brother then shot his 14-year-old brother, though not fatally, for killing their sister on Sunday in Largo, Florida, which is located in the Tampa metro area, the Pinellas county sheriff’s office said in a news release.

Killer known as Clifton rapist, 82, jailed for sexually assaulting woman after release | Crime

Crime This article is more than 2 months oldKiller known as ‘Clifton rapist’, 82, jailed for sexually assaulting woman after releaseThis article is more than 2 months oldJudge jails Ron Evans for four years for assaulting woman he met while volunteering at a London drop-in centre A killer and rapist who spent more than half a century in prison before being released by the Parole Board has been jailed for carrying out a further sexual assault at the age of 81.

Minervois best-kept secret

David Williams's wines of the weekWineReviewThe red wines of Minervois have often been associated with quantity rather than quality. But there are real treasures to be discovered, particularly from the area of La Livinière The Guardian’s product and service reviews are independent and are in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. We will earn a commission from the retailer if you buy something through an affiliate link.

Rebel Wilson: 'I've been practising my transgender face' so I can win Baftas | Baftas 2016

Rebel Wilson makes fun of Oscars diversity row in show-stealing Baftas speech – video GuardianBaftas 2016Rebel Wilson: 'I've been practising my transgender face' so I can win BaftasHow to be Single and Grimsby star flirts with controversy as she makes reference to awards race row and inclusion of transgender titles Baftas 2016: 10 things we learnedRead moreRebel Wilson, the Australian actor famed for her roles in Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids, has poked fun at the diversity controversies dominating this year’s awards season.

The Giver by Lois Lowry - review | Children's books

Children's booksChildren's booksThe Giver by Lois Lowry - review'The ending of The Giver is powerful because we have a choice in what it means'The GiverThe Giver has recently been made into a film, and so, with the suggestion of one of my bookish friends, I picked the book up to see what the story was like, and wasn't disappointed in the slightest. The Giver is a morally driven and interesting story about a young boy called Jonas who lives in a society free of crime and sadness.

The shaming of a she-devil |

The shaming of a she-devilWith her raunchy stage show, risqué song lyrics and soft-porn modelling, Gloria Trevi outraged Catholic Mexico. Then came allegations that she procured underage girls for her manager's sexual gratification. So the two went on the run. Duncan Campbell on the Latin Madonna and the 'Academy of Lolitas'She is the "Latin Madonna", the "Serpent in a Thong", a Mexican Marilyn Manson and a she-devil for the Catholic establishment.

Baumgartner by Paul Auster review amiable aimlessness

Book of the dayPaul AusterReviewThe celebrated writer’s new novel, about a widowed septuagenarian, opens strongly but can’t resolve the vast number of threads it starts to spin I suspect anyone who was ever spellbound by the existential gumshoe shenanigans of The New York Trilogy – postmodernism in a fedora – will always take a chance on a new Paul Auster novel, however much he has tested that faith with the fiction he has produced in the decades since.

Four classic Indian recipes from Dishoom

Alternating currants: Dishoom’s jackfruit biryani. Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food styling: Oliver Rowe. Prop styling: Anna WilkinsAlternating currants: Dishoom’s jackfruit biryani. Photograph: Ola O Smit/The Guardian. Food styling: Oliver Rowe. Prop styling: Anna WilkinsFour favourite recipesFoodRecreate restaurant group Dishoom’s crowd-pleasing dishes at home, from their house black dal to a rich chicken curry and fragrant jackfruit biryani Jackfruit biryani (pictured above)To make this dish vegan, swap the Greek yoghurt for live coconut yoghurt, use extra-virgin coconut oil instead of the butter and omit the cream.