Moshpit mayhem: the northern club where punks rampaged to Hellbastard

The Station was a legendary hotspot where cider-fuelled punks would pogo to Rancid, Death Zone and more. Chris Killip reveals how he photographed the pummelling chaos

Internet Archive accused of using Covid-19 as ‘an excuse for piracy’

The ‘National Emergency Library’ has made 1.4m ebooks freely available, many by current bestsellers, and sparked outrage from writers’ organisations

Bristol celebrates its poet genius who died at just 17

Poems, exhibitions and a comic book to mark talent of Thomas Chatterton, 250 years after he died

Prize shares £10,000 between publishers amid coronavirus damage

Fitzcarraldo Editions wins Republic of Consciousness prize for publishing Jean-Baptiste Del Amo’s Animalia, but money is split between five tiny presses

Competition launched to find real-life Dickens characters

Journalists’ Charity founded by Victorian author seeks pen portraits of modern-day Micawbers and Uriah Heeps

Defiant British Museum appoints Mary Beard as trustee

Board approves the ‘perfect candidate’ after she was rejected by No 10 for her pro-European views

Lockdown: the best free online experiences to stave off boredom

From Hamlet to Wu-Tang Clan to maths lessons for kids, there are countless ways to have fun

A letter to the UK from Italy: this is what we know about your future

An author in Rome describes what to expect based on her experiences of lockdown

Book sales surge as self-isolating readers stock up on ‘bucket list’ novels

Paperback fiction sales rose by 35% last week, with a notable interest in challenging classics

Valeria Luiselli wins £30,000 Rathbones Folio prize for third novel

Mexican author awarded prize for her acclaimed novel Lost Children Archive in a digital-only ceremony streamed on Twitter

Close libraries now, plead library chiefs as ‘terrified’ London staff walk out

London library staff criticise lack of hand-sanitising facilities and social distancing in branches as leaders call on government to shut all libraries

Theatres create first online programmes of new work in response to Covid-19

Brian Cox is among stars appearing in digital productions commissioned by the UK’s swiftly adapting arts venues, written by playwrights in isolation

‘Let your kids get bored’: emergency advice from teachers on schooling at home

Suddenly the children are at home. How do you even start to educate them yourself? Here are expert tips from teachers

Waterstones closes stores in U-turn over staff’s Covid-19 fears

James Daunt says book chain ‘no different to a supermarket or pharmacy’ during crisis

Oh, Rachel Johnson, you’re never related to the prime minister? You’ve kept that quiet

Boris Johnson’s sister has written a book about her family’s favourite subject – itself