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It's an injustice this novelist hasn't won more top prizes

Created from hundreds of reckless and secret-spilling letters prime minister HH Asquith sent to a socialite half his age at the dawn of the First World War, Robert Harris's 'Precipice' is his most enthralling novel yet

Why changing flight times.is such a lucrative business

Anticipation is a valuable part of any journey, and wisely, Peter Trapmore is already looking ahead to 2025.

Daughters of the revolution

Zara has had to apologise for producing ‘suggestive' T-shirts for six-year-old girls - but it's just the latest symptom of the pernicious problem of high-street sexism

Monstrous myths that have hijacked Sylvia Plath's life

The latest book on the poet casts her in a world of repressed domestic violence at the hands of husband Ted Hughes. It's a familiar tale that does her a disservice

Picking at your food like that is ruining dinner for everyone

It is the natural order of things that younger generations do exactly as we did – even the achingly cringeworthy stuff – and declare it a new trend on social media.

Gen Z aren't lazy - they just don't want to be on call 24/7

Like flexible working, TikTok and the Gen Z slang “FRFR”, the right to switch off – an idea proposed by Labour before the election as part of its reform of workers’ rights, and now set to become law – is a Rorschach test.

Biden's bitter speech shows why he had to be cast aside

He finally said it, right at the end of a speech that confirmed the wisdom of those who forced him to step aside as the Democratic Party’s candidate: he was “too old to stay as president”.

Harris vs Trump polls 'tight.as a tick' claims key backer

Supporters of Kamala Harris shouldn’t feel too confident about recent polls that put her ahead of Donald Trump, according to the president of one of the largest super political action committees (PACs) backing her campaign.

Biden begins long goodbye to half a century in politics

US president Joe Biden was supposed to have spent the evening watching the start of a convention built around propelling him to four more years in the White House.

'The worst bombing so far'

Askold Krushelnycky meets residents of Bilopillia, four miles from the Russian border, who despite the devastating aerial assaults they face - are full of support for Ukraine's incursion

Puppy buyers are skipping research, says Kennel Club

Research has uncovered the extent of puppy farming in the UK, with the findings highlighting how unprepared prospective dog owners are driving the rise in puppy farms across the UK.

Bills could top £1,700 after winter energy price cap rise

Household energy bills are set to rise this winter as experts predict that Ofgem’s energy price cap will increase despite two previous falls this year.

Black presenter who called Braverman racist now off air

A Black presenter has disappeared from his slot on GB News after he called former home secretary Suella Braverman a racist.

Two slices of ham a day increases risk of diabetes

A simple sandwich filler could increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 15 per cent, a study has found.

King meets attack survivors in poignant Southport visit

King Charles made a poignant visit to Southport yesterday, meeting the survivors and their families of the attack which killed three children.

Can Labour deliver on its bold devolution promises?

The prime minister anointed Eluned Morgan the new Labour first minister of Wales yesterday, making a two-day visit to the principality on his return from Northern Ireland.

UN urges Starmer to review indefinite prison sentences

The UN special rapporteur on torture has urged Sir Keir Starmer to review the cases of thousands of people trapped in prison indefinitely under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.

Curious life of the missing tycoon and his pet theories

Mike Lynch was obsessed with probability theory and the sixth sense of dogs

Divers have '10 minutes' to search superyacht Bayesian

Cave-diving experts are among the rescuers still hoping to find survivors trapped underwater on the superyacht Bayesian, which was sunk by a tornado off Sicily.

'We need to start bringing people home alive not dead'

Plea for truce as body of UK hostage one of six found in Gaza

Health, safety and sanity are all put at risk in freak fights

The fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul in November will not be the last carnival fight in an endless season of boxing events.

Tone deaf and plain wrong to make Fernandez captain

When Enzo Fernandez was handed the Chelsea armband, there was no notable reaction from the rest of the squad, which was partly why manager Enzo Maresca probably felt the matter was closed.

Vardy defies the odds to earn equaliser for Foxes

There is still proof of Leicester’s penchant for the improbable and it comes in the inimitable figure of Jamie Vardy.

Celebrity travelogues given a good name by perfect pair

A Channel 4 show featuring Judi Dench and Jay Blades has charmed viewers in droves, Katie Rosseinsky among them.

Without a Delia, cooking is off the table for a generation

The food writer and TV personality taught millions of Britons key skills in the kitchen. But somewhere between Uber Eats and TikTok recipes, we've lost our way, argues Helen Coffey.

Ageing speeds up at 44 and 60... but it can be slowed

Researchers have found that ageing comes in two significant spikes. Maria Lally investigates the ways it can be managed.

How can we get a refund for a mouldy rental property?

Q I have spent three weeks trying to resolve a case of an extremely substandard rental property, with mould and insects in the kitchen (and the wifi didn’t work).

'Putin's out for revenge but we've broken the stalemate and our morale is very high'

From crippling bridges to defending the territory they have snatched in daring raids, soldiers resting in Ukraine’s border Sumy region tell Askold Krushelnycky they want to push on Ukrainian forces have damaged or destroyed three bridges in Russia’s Kursk region – aiming to cut crucial Russian supply lines in the latest chapter in Kyiv’s daring assault across the border, which the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky says is achieving its military aims.

Al-Qaeda has new foothold in Taliban-run Afghanistan

The killing of al-Qaeda’s leader in a US drone strike in 2022 was hailed by Joe Biden as a moment of “closure” for the families of the victims of 9/11.

Modi's Ukrainian trip likely to reassure Western allies

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will make his first visit to Ukraine later this week, the foreign ministry confirmed yesterday.