Billionaire’s role as honorary chair and main source of funding has led to boycotts and criticism event has lost its cachet
Letter coordinated by Survivors Against Terror, which includes bereaved relatives, after spate of attacks on Jewish community
Orban Wallace’s documentary avoids big clashes between landowners and campaigners in favour of wide-ranging exploration
Seven Republican state senators battle for re-election against candidates backed by Donald Trump
I thought the ceremony, at my mother’s cottage, would pass without a hitch. I don’t think she’d have been impressed by what followed, writes Zoe Williams
Two film-makers who worked with the late playwright recall a man of extraordinary wit, endless invention and innate elegance
Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane give the Guardian exclusive extracts as they aim to open eyes to the wonder of Britain’s declining and endangered species
Gemma Correll has suffered from anxiety and depression disorders since childhood, and at 16 she discovered a magical elixir that promised to make her feel better. In this extract from her new book, she shows how that promise was broken
Can a sentence affect the course of your life? Five authors reveal the interactions that transformed the way they saw themselves – and the world
This simple Spanish classic will convince even staunch fava-phobics to give beans a chance
On ‘Star Wars day’, researchers more than double the number of potential known ‘circumbinary’ planets like the fictional Tatooine, home to Luke Skywalker
The ZSL has fascinated me since childhood – and the world since 1826, says cartoonist Martin Rowson
No single organisation can deliver the change that socialists want. As Nigel Farage has shown, politics has to be ruthlessly tactical, says political writer and podcaster Joe Todd
Powerstock Common, Dorset: I’m hopeful that the mixed habitats here and bright weather will bring them out in their droves – and I’m not disappointed
This cute and jovial eatery is reason enough to make a break for the coast