‘I’m still alive’: Gomorrah author hails court victory over mafia threats
Roberto Saviano says that a court has shown that the crime clans – whose threats forced him to live with a bodyguard – are not invincible
Was Diana ‘inveigled’ into the BBC Panorama interview?
This week, minister Robert Buckland used the word to describe Martin Bashir’s interview – and the royal family do have a long history of being ‘blinded’ by others
David Foot obituary
Outstanding cricket writer and biographer whose work graced the pages of the Guardian for 40 years
‘I almost died last summer’: Sebastian Junger on life, death and his new book Freedom
The author of The Perfect Storm and War discusses the lure of walking the railroads, the safety of small groups, the work of Cormac McCarthy – and literary endeavour in the time of Trump
How women conquered the world of fiction
From Sally Rooney to Raven Leilani, female novelists have captured the literary zeitgeist. But is this cultural shift something to celebrate or rectify?
Rowland Morgan obituary
Other lives: Author and journalist who wrote a weekly column on surprising statistics for the Guardian in the 1990s
Jonathan Fryer obituary
Lib Dem activist, writer and lecturer whose international outlook was reflected in BBC radio broadcasts from all round the world
Covid lockdowns lead to £1.1bn loss at UK events firm Informa
Revenues plunge by 42% but firm optimistic over business reopenings in major markets of US and China
Lyn Macdonald obituary
Journalist and author who chronicled the stories of veterans from the first world war in books such as They Called It Passchendaele
Annie Mac leaves BBC Radio 1 after 17 years
The Irish presenter – about to debut as a novelist – will be replaced on new music show Future Sounds by Clara Amfo
Game of Thrones at 10: can a deluge of publicity preserve its legacy?
For many viewers, the final season ruined years of fandom. Enter HBO with a month of celebrations which they hope will lead to renewed interest in GoT – and its upcoming spinoffs
Making sense of conspiracy theorists as the world gets more bizarre
It is 20 years since Jon Ronson wrote Them, his eye-popping investigation into conspiracy theorists. Now, in a world awash with tales of paedophile elites and puppet masters, is he any closer to understanding it all?
If you enjoyed that, you will like this: but can we break free from the algorithms’ grip?
Two new subscription services are aiming to break the grip of algorithms on our cultural habits and create serendipity
George RR Martin signs five-year, eight-figure deal for more HBO projects
Game of Thrones author also has a Netflix film on the way, but there is still no word of his finishing the fantasy series that made his name
Emrys Bryson obituary
Other Lives: Feature writer and theatre critic at the Nottingham Evening Post for 40 years