Letters: Readers respond to an article by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in which she argues that Labour should abolish fines for parents taking their children on holiday during term time
Kick It Out | M&S Oxford Street
Letter: We are trying to keep a pre‑industrial flora alive in a post‑industrial climate, writes Richard Eltringham
Feline escaped his namesake fate when blaze ripped through building and displaced more than 40 families
Letters: Responding to an editorial, Scott Hunter writes that the benefits of being a devolved authority have not yet arrived in Tees Valley, while John Hall calls for constitutional reform. Plus letters from Richard Dowling and Miland Joshi
WTA event win earns 21-year-old a presidential reception in the Philippines as interest in tennis surges in home country
The £20m reboot shows off exhibits ranging from a giant whale skeleton to tiny ‘scrimshaws’ of carved bone to a very strange mermaid, all telling a gripping tale of a great seafaring city
Proud and defiant in the rolling blackouts, thousands come together to mark the 1953 raid seen as the first step to Fidel Castro taking power
From histories of opera to compendiums of mosses, they’re beautiful, expertly written and don’t leave you feeling grubby, writes Joel Snape. What’s not to like?
Brief letters: Jimmy Cricket | Creative science | Clacton vote | Humanists and humanity | Short showers
Minnie Merriman was found injured on industrial estate in Arbroath on Monday and a man has appeared in court
Move comes as fourth heatwave of summer intensifies, edging temperatures in some areas close to 40C
Alexandra Burke is valiant in the leading role but the superstar’s story is squandered in this sprawling and uneven show
‘The men in this jail in Bulgaria used to adopt these stray kittens. But pets can be a problem. They get killed as punishment or for revenge’
National Autonomous University of Mexico says applicants must take test in person after online debacle
People hope to see friends or relatives among those still returning as death toll from mass crossing nears 100