Don’t kill moles, warns former catcher Marc Hamer at Hay festival
Author says that despite animals’ tendency to dig up lawns, they should be left alone
Police cuts could see rise in miscarriages of justice, says forensic expert
Angela Gallop says forensic testing has become commoditised due to austerity
Tulip Fever author Deborah Moggach recalls ‘nightmare’ movie adaptation
How Gordon Brown, Harvey Weinstein and a milkman ensured film was a ‘ghastly disaster’
‘Short of imagination’: Germaine Greer scorns Leonardo da Vinci’s art
The prolific author says the Mona Lisa looks ‘half-dead’ while speaking at Hay festival
Disrupted sleep patterns can lead to ‘deviant behaviour’, research suggests
Science journalist Linda Geddes calls for more flexi-working to fit in with early risers and night owls
Author of dystopian climate crisis novel is ‘deeply optimistic’
John Lanchester tells Hay audience people have ‘a moral obligation’ not to despair
Pat Barker says she distrusts publishers’ ‘fashionable’ efforts to boost diversity
Prize-winning author says she distrusts post-Brexit interest in regional and working-class voices
Outrages author Naomi Wolf stands by view of Victorian poet
At Hay festival, Wolf restated belief that John Addington Symonds was deeply affected by laws against homosexuality
Women are happier without children or a spouse, says happiness expert
Behavioural scientist Paul Dolan says traditional markers of success no longer apply
Jo Brand says #MeToo is ‘something we need to keep pushing at’
Speaking at Hay festival, comedian recalls a charity event where a man forced his tongue into her mouth
The book that changed my mind: Matt Haig, Emily Maitlis and more share their picks
As the Hay festival begins, authors reveal the books that have transformed the way they think
‘Identity is a pain in the arse’: Zadie Smith on political correctness
At Hay Cartagena festival author questions role of social media in policing personal development
UK festival directors demand end to ‘overly complex’ visa process
Leading figures from arts, music and culture call for government reforms
Marian Keyes attacks ‘sexist imbalance’ of Wodehouse prize
Novelist admits to ‘grudge’ against comic fiction prize that has never shortlisted her work, and only gone to a woman three times in 18 years
24-hour news has cut politicians’ shelf life, says Gordon Brown
Former PM says politicians now get about six years at the top, because voters get bored