Vicki Wickham obituary
Journalist, producer, talent manager and driving force behind the 1960s pop music TV show Ready Steady Go!
‘Never felt so scared’: the Cats obsessive who’s created a feral dance version of the purr-fect musical
Drew McOnie skipped school to audition for the original. It launched his astonishing career. Now he’s getting his claws into a no-pussyfooting version of the classic hit
How to explore Britain and Ireland’s most beautiful rivers on foot, bike or boat: readers’ travel tips
Our rivers may be running low at the moment, but they still offer an abundance of adventure and nature to explore. Here are your favourites, from the Tees to the Shannon
Trump orders new 15% tariff on key material for solar panels and microchips
Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer
New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health
Ruling comes as part of second phase of landmark trial that found social media company enabled harm against users
‘It is British life’: No 10 vows to stop councils trying to limit standing in pubs
Westminster council has recommended reducing ‘vertical drinking’ or ordering at the bar in new draft licensing policy
Sir Christopher Ondaatje obituary
Businessman and philanthropist who helped fund a new wing for the National Portrait Gallery
Tory plan to ban foreign nationals from social housing condemned as ‘divisive’
Housing charity says move would drive up homelessness, while Labour dismisses proposal as ‘unserious’
Strange Loops: Clarinet Quintets album review – drama, imagination and sonic flair
Clarinettist Mark Von de Wiel performs music by Anna Clyne, Ruth Gipps and Weber
University of Greater Manchester ends contract of embattled vice-chancellor
George Holmes was suspended in 2025 over allegations involving financial mismanagement and other misconduct
‘Her face was beaten in’: how Taliban rule ushered in a new era of women being killed
An investigation into 231 femicide cases highlights the dire situation in Afghanistan, where men are empowered to murder and face no punishment while the state covers up their crimes
Complainant wants to ‘humiliate’ Alan Jones by revealing intimate details of alleged assaults, defence tells court
Barrister alleges ‘account of penis wiggling is an attempt to humiliate’ broadcaster who has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching
After decades of decline, New Zealand’s wool industry is making a comeback
Forty years ago there were more than 22 sheep to every New Zealander, but wool prices and production declined with the uptake of synthetic alternatives
Buried for not being Brueghel: overlooked masterpiece by still-life pioneer discovered in storage area
The curator of Norway’s national museum in Oslo is bringing the work by the Flemish baroque artist Clara Peeters out of obscurity in a major exhibition of female artists