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Who She Was review: Tony Parsons' new thriller is a love letter to Cornwall

In the Cornish folk tale of the Mermaid of Zennor, a mysterious young woman sometimes spotted at her parish church is followed home one day by a young man and never seen again. A group of local sailors later claim to find her when she reappears to them as a…

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024

The Guide #143: Welcome to the era of TV’s Anachronistically Audacious Historical Heroine

In this week’s newsletter: My Lady Jane is the latest in a subgenre of fun, raucous and yet slightly patronising reimaginings of revolutionary women from the past

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Senate Judiciary Committee Uncovers Additional Trips By Justice Thomas

Senate Judiciary Committee investigates undisclosed trips by Justice Clarence Thomas provided by GOP donor, raising ethics concerns.

Top News · Jun 14, 2024

Caroline Lucas: ‘Rory Stewart finds Westminster as dysfunctional as I do’

The MP and author on reading her political rival’s memoir, the wonders of Robert Macfarlane and the joy of Barbara Kingsolver

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Naomi Klein blasts ‘conspiracy theorist in chief’ Trump as she wins Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction

Exclusive: ‘His lawlessness is part of his brand,’ the author said

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Hungry for What by María Bastarós review – darkly compelling tales from Spain

A sense of dread hangs over this gripping short-story collection, the author’s first collection in English

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

‘Roger Daltrey told me I should have written this years ago’: PR guru Alan Edwards on his rock’n’roll life

From being fired by Elton John to saying a final farewell to David Bowie, PR whizz Alan Edwards tells some extraordinary tales in his new book, ‘I Was There’

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2024

Sons make $1m plea to solve mother's bookshop murder

Maria James was brutally murdered four decades ago and her sons believe the killer's identity is being covered up by people keen to protect the Catholic Church.

AAP · Jun 13, 2024

Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional luxury trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by donors as part of the panel’s ethics investigation into the Supreme Court

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2024

Satire can spread online as misinformation. Here’s why we still shouldn’t label it

There has been much discussion in recent years about satire’s role in the online world – and the risks we face from it being misunderstood.

The Conversation · Jun 13, 2024