Book bound in the skin of a 19th-century Suffolk murderer goes on display
The book about the trial of William Corder, publicly executed and dissected after being convicted of murdering his lover, is bound using his skin
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles
Gerry Adams considers suing Meta over alleged use of his books to train AI
Former Sinn Féin president says Facebook owner included at least seven of his books in trawl of copyright material
‘I don’t want migrants to give up hope’: why Nicola Kelly ‘betrayed’ her ex-colleagues at the Home Office
Kelly has been called a traitor for leaving her government job to write about immigration. But, she says, something has to be done about the chaos and injustice
Repaired Paddington Bear statue unveiled in Newbury after vandalism
People cheer statue’s return in Berkshire town, while two RAF engineers have been sentenced for offence
Artwork of Jane Austen’s older sister to go on show in house where siblings lived
Exhibition of rarely seen paintings by Cassandra Austen is part of events marking 250th anniversary of author’s birth
Forgotten fashions: rediscovered slides show off everyday flair from the Fifties and beyond
The latest book from artist Lee Shulman, who has created the world’s largest private collection of amateur colour transparencies, has an often startling sartorial focus
Dark Laboratory: groundbreaking book argues climate crisis was sparked by colonisation
Tao Leigh Goffe argues climate breakdown is the mutant offspring of European scientific racism and colonialism
Gigil: word for ‘cute aggression’ among new Oxford English Dictionary entries
Other foreign language additions include alamak, a cry of outrage in Singapore and Malaysia, and tapau, a Chinese word for takeaway
Judge accuses RAF pair of ‘wanton vandalism’ for destroying Paddington Bear statue
Destruction of statue by RAF engineers described as ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’
Novelist Anne Enright wins a $175k Windham-Campbell prize
Awarded to writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, 2025’s recipients include novelist Sigrid Nunez, playwright Roy Williams and poet Anthony V Capildeo
A temple to extravagance. And that goes for Manchester United’s new stadium, too
Could Norman Foster’s £2bn design for the club, which will be seen 25 miles away, turn out to be a case of hubris before ruin?
Marika Sherwood obituary
Historian and anti-racism campaigner who wrote several groundbreaking books about Black British history
Geraint Jarman obituary
Musician, actor and poet who drew on cultural influences from reggae to European poetry in his Welsh-language work
Hundreds of events mark five years since Covid-19 outbreak
Bereaved come together to commemorate those who died and pay tribute to health workers