Ex-French president, who was jailed last year for criminal conspiracy, to be tried at Paris appeal court on four counts
Antics of RFK Jr, Kristi Noem and others prompt derision – could their erratic behaviour prove president’s undoing?
A year 13 pupil and a University of Kent student have died after contracting the disease, while 11 people are seriously ill in hospital
Milan-based bank plans to up its near-30% stake in German lender to trigger formal talks despite strong opposition from Berlin
Audiences were gradually turned off by the Marty Supreme actor during his Oscars campaign trail, with the growing sensation that he was more like his smirking, fame-hungry character than they first imagined
Wary of working with Hole’s ‘impossible, drug addict’ lead singer, the bassist soon found herself entranced. So why did she jump ship for the Smashing Pumpkins – and start a relationship with Love’s enemy Dave Grohl?
Its wins are a testament to Ryan Coogler’s vision. His highly personal film foregrounds the Black experience and its essential humanity is a lesson for us all
Another weekend of violence compounded global market concerns over war in the Middle East, following US strikes on the vital oil hub
Activists fear the families of players have been placed under pressure by the Tehran regime to make them change their minds
We've seen rather more than usual of the lean, thin-lipped Peter Mandelson this week. While Tony Blair has been on holiday, the Minister Without Portfolio has been 'the August duty troubleshooter' - the man in charge. Well, technically it's John Prescott . But as Mandelson says, this week, ' Prescott makes the decisions - and I take the flak.' He was there at yesterday's press conference to mark 100 days of Labour rule. That was him, too, at Tuesday's announcement of Lord Simon's decision to sell his British Gas shares. He even became headline news himself, accused of 'fixing' the press by diverting attention from the Robin Cook affair.
The Tories, meanwhile, have clearly decided that Peter Mandelson is public enemy number one - this week's Spectator runs three articles on him, one calling him the 'best at the business (of news manipulation) since Goebbels'.
In her recital programme of Beethoven, Schoenberg, Chopin, Webern and Schubert, the Austrian pianist brought new insights and expected delights
The actor led the starry book deals, while publishers assessed whether US-style bans are spreading to the UK
Latest effort involves paying off fines worth hundreds of millions of pounds as part of bid to stave off financial collapse
From jazz in Rotterdam and hip-hop in Paris to brass bands on the beach in Blackpool, the Guardian’s music editor chooses the best European festivals that can be reached by rail
Why would anyone kick a bird? Penny was delightful company from the moment I rescued her from some bullies in a pub
Magnusson’s 2017 bestseller The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning turned the Scandinavian decluttering practice into a global phenomenon