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Satire, sewers and statesmen: why James Gillray was king of the cartoon
Genocide in Rwanda: ‘The dead at Nyarubuye were, I’m afraid, beautiful’
West Fife: the march of suburbia has made my old constituency feel bigger
Why modern fiction has turned its back on friendship
Libby Lane: ‘Whatever the Church’s failings, I really think this is where God has put me’
If Kim Kardashian can do it... my beginner's guide to facial contouring
Small business in the spotlight ... Savse smoothies
Lee Kuan Yew's condition has worsened, Singapore government says
Sheffield Shield: Voges ton helps steer WA to impressive opening day total
Cricket World Cup: New Zealand v West Indies – as it happened
Secret Teacher: cut stressed out NQTs some slack you were once in their shoes
Man suffers suspected arsenic poisoning from 'impotence tablets'
A religious conversion offers a featureful place to live
Botafogo, the in-betweener neighbourhood, making its mark on Rio
UK wilderness adventures: bothy to bothy in the Highlands
Is selling your annuity a good cash deal?
West Park Hotel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire: hotel review
How do we deal with child car seats?
Family life: My great-uncle’s selfie in 1888, Rod Stewart and Eggs Cavendish
In search of lost time with my father, Clive James

Satire, sewers and statesmen: why James Gillray was king of the cartoon

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 01:00 AM PDT

Amid the imperial squabbles of 18th-century Europe, one illustrator used vicious satire and scatalogical humour to call kings, prime minister and generals to account. Martin Rowson salutes James Gillray, the father of the political cartoon

Genocide in Rwanda: ‘The dead at Nyarubuye were, I’m afraid, beautiful’

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 01:00 AM PDT

Prescient, unabashedly lyrical and not afraid to hand out blame, Philip Gourevitch's study of the Rwandan genocide remains a pinnacle of war writing two decades on

West Fife: the march of suburbia has made my old constituency feel bigger

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 01:00 AM PDT

In the third of our pre-election series, Ian Jack returns to his home village, to find a middle-class influx that has transformed the area Continue reading...

Why modern fiction has turned its back on friendship

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 01:00 AM PDT

Every since Homer, writers have had trouble describing the bonds that exist between friends. But if film and TV can focus on friendship, why can't books?

Libby Lane: ‘Whatever the Church’s failings, I really think this is where God has put me’

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 01:00 AM PDT

Libby Lane didn't think life as the first female bishop would be easy, but she didn't expect to be noticed on holiday. She explains how she will change the church from within – and why she can't endorse gay marriage

If Kim Kardashian can do it... my beginner's guide to facial contouring

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 01:00 AM PDT

Fashion editor Imogen Fox doesn't wear makeup, ever. So could she get on board with the trend for super-sculpted facial contouring?

Small business in the spotlight ... Savse smoothies

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 01:00 AM PDT

Using family recipes, the healthy drinks business with Georgian roots has expanded into stores including Boots and Whole Foods

Lee Kuan Yew's condition has worsened, Singapore government says

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:56 AM PDT

City state's iron-fisted founding father has been in Singapore general hospital since 5 February and is being aided by mechanical ventilation

Sheffield Shield: Voges ton helps steer WA to impressive opening day total

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:48 AM PDT

Western Australia post 310-4 on opening day at Bellerive
Adam Voges racks up unbeaten century to settle WA
Victoria's Fawad Ahmed best of the Victorian attack

Cricket World Cup: New Zealand v West Indies – as it happened

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:35 AM PDT

New Zealand beat West Indies by 143 runs after Guptill's 237*
Guptill becomes only the fifth New Zealander to make two centuries at a World Cup
New Zealand to play South Africa in semi-final at Auckland on March 24

Secret Teacher: cut stressed out NQTs some slack you were once in their shoes

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:30 AM PDT

The pressure of school is making newly qualified teachers ill. But we can improve things with kindness, understanding – and maybe some anti-bacterial hand wash

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Man suffers suspected arsenic poisoning from 'impotence tablets'

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:08 AM PDT

Police issue health warning as Leeds man falls ill after buying tablets sold as herbal remedy on the internet

A religious conversion offers a featureful place to live

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT

A former Suffolk church is now a three-bedroom home

Botafogo, the in-betweener neighbourhood, making its mark on Rio

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT

Thanks to new bars, restaurants and a creative spirit, this old Rio district between the city centre and the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana is becoming a destination in its own right

Top 10 views in Rio – in pictures

UK wilderness adventures: bothy to bothy in the Highlands

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT

This unforgettable three-day adventure in Sutherland, in the far north of Scotland, follows a trail between two remote bothies and then returns by boat
• More wilderness adventures in Snowdonia, the Lakes and Devon

Is selling your annuity a good cash deal?

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT

We answer some of the questions you should be asking before you commit to selling your retirement income

West Park Hotel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire: hotel review

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT

Look beyond its middle-class gloss and you'll find that this is a rather hip, sharply designed place to stay in the genteel old spa town

How do we deal with child car seats?

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:00 AM PDT

We're hiring a car in Spain and would like suggestions about seats for our kids

Family life: My great-uncle’s selfie in 1888, Rod Stewart and Eggs Cavendish

Posted: 20 Mar 2015 11:45 PM PDT

Readers' favourite photographs, songs and recipes Continue reading...

In search of lost time with my father, Clive James

Posted: 20 Mar 2015 11:45 PM PDT

Angela Neustatter meets artist Claerwen James and her father, writer and broadcaster Clive James – and finds he is making up for all the years he wasn't around for his family Continue reading...