Country diary: Surrounded by parched fields, we say a traditional ‘thank you’ for water
Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire: The tradition of well dressing is strong in the Peaks, and this year, I found one featuring a certain 100-year-old naturalist
Victoria to ban suppression orders for rapists following Ralph Carr, Tom Silvagni convictions under new pledge
Premier Ben Carroll promises if re-elected to ‘close every loophole’ used by high-profile accused and convicted criminals to hide their identities in the courts
Flight paths and fridge magnets: how a fireball hunter tracked down New Zealand’s newest meteorite
A network of cameras helped guide a group of space enthusiasts to New Zealand’s 11th confirmed meteorite
Alan Jones’s alleged victim told brother indecent assaults weren’t ‘too bad’ but involved broadcaster grabbing his penis, court hears
Former 2GB and 2UE radio host, now 85, has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching
Clover Moore unveils 4,500 sq metre Sydney plaza design after more than 40 years of planning
Lord mayor says Town Hall square will be ‘fantastic’ – but business advocate says project’s scale of demolition presents ‘unwanted disruption’
People flocking to Spain to view solar eclipse could spark more ‘devastating’ wildfires
Northern Spain will be one of the best places in world to view phenomenon with 460,000 extra visitors expected
Typhoon Dolphin: more than a million people evacuated in China as record rainfall dumped on Shanghai
Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inland
Sam Neill on making Hunt for the Wilderpeople: ‘We were attacked by a puppet pig!’
Speaking just before his death, the actor recalled his hostile hunting dog Zag, director Taika Waititi’s comedy genius – and the wild boar scene that left children traumatised
After Party review – matters of life and death as flamboyant ‘glam-ma’ turns 80
A grandmother welcomes her family to a birthday bash in a muddled play that addresses its key theme too late
What does it say about the UK’s pro-Europeans that they hide their message behind a bin?
Voters disillusioned by Brexit should have more options than Nigel Farage or the novelty candidate Count Binface, says journalist and economics commentator Simon Nixon
The great silence: why haven’t we found any aliens yet?
The long read: Given the size and age of the universe, it should be full of species with technology far more advanced than our own. But so far there is no trace
The myth of Anthony Bourdain: how the bad boy chef became a hero to boozehounds and bullies
The author of Kitchen Confidential has inspired a new movie, Tony, about his days as a dishwasher. But do today’s chefs still admire his self-sabotaging rock’n’roll spirit – or have they outgrown it?
Yeehaw! Bring on the tap-dancing cowgirls! How the Edinburgh Military Tattoo suddenly got cool
With its marching bands, billowing flags and precision drills, the Tattoo has never exactly been cutting edge. But now an experimental theatre-maker has been let loose on it …
Firefighters spend second night battling ‘devastating’ New Forest blaze
Fire crews racing to contain fire and protect fragile heathland habitat that is ‘rarer than rainforest’
Three-quarters of England in drought as summer’s fifth heatwave looms
Four more regions given drought status, putting 27 million people under restrictions on water use
At a temple in Thailand, parents mourn a 12-year-old mass shooting victim, and a father pleads for forgiveness
Hundreds gathered in Nonthaburi province to remember Naphat Chaimar, the youngest victim of last week’s school mass shooting, including the shooter’s father