Centrica boss to get £3.6m bonus despite sharp fall in profits
Chris O’Shea will receive a total of £4.7m despite British Gas owner suffering a shareholder rebellion
Thursday news quiz: catchphrases, crowds, coups and catastrophes
Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?
Mystery bird: black-and-red broadbill, Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
This lovely southeast Asian mystery bird is a distant relative of another mystery bird that I shared this week
Pigs, punchups and a foaming red carpet: 10 amazing Baftas moments – ranked
Ahead of this Sunday’s awards night, we remember Joanna Lumley’s humourless stint at hosting, acrobats dressed as astronauts and the rage of Russell Crowe
Dear Kristi Noem: you’re tracking down ICE critics? I’m one of them
The homeland security department is reportedly seeking information on critical social media accounts. Look no further
Jesse Jackson showed us how love can always be a potent force in public life
We can honor my mentor and the late civil rights icon by becoming the America we’ve never yet been
Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds
While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average
Say goodbye to the sex drought! What the Danes can teach us about making more love
While other countries are deep in a sex recession, the Danish drive shows no signs of stalling. How do they stay so frisky?
Wuthering Heights, Yorkshire actors and working-class stories
Letters: We can do without another boring adaptation of repressed middle-class sexuality, whoever happens to play Cathy, says Josh Guiry. Plus a letter from Chris Goldie
Goodies galore in a Clued-up crossword tribute to Graeme Garden
Brief letters: Cryptic cleverness | News matters | Flat-pack Farage | Dire prediction | Populism definition | Storks and gooseberry bushes
Are you sitting uncomfortably?
Letters: Even something as simple as the placement of a bench can cause controversy, writes Paul Holdsworth
Spending even more on defence won’t buy us peace
Letters: Readers respond to the call by Keir Starmer and military chiefs for faster and larger investment in rearmament
From patriotic parody to threat: Flanders and Swann, the Likely Lads and Reform
Letter: The boundaries between satire and nationalism are ever more blurred, writes Alex Heaton
A royal welcome for Andrew in custody
Letters: Readers respond to the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office