My daughter is obsessed with Peppa Pig | Parents and parenting
The Séamas O’Reilly columnParents and parentingMy daughter is obsessed with Peppa PigSéamas O’ReillyWherever we go, there’s no escaping the piggy embrace
‘Peppa! Peppa!’ my daughter cries. We are in a shopping centre, but we could just as easily be on a high street, at a petrol station, or on the tube. Right now, she has discovered an inflatable Peppa outside a gift shop in Dublin. They say a shark can detect one drop of blood in 100,000 litres of water.
The Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of Tonto's horse? | Notes and Queries
STAGE AND SCREENThe Lone Ranger rode Silver, but what was the name of Tonto's horse? Scout, apparently. Ian Williams, Northolt Further on the name of Tonto's horse. He was named Scout in the TV series, but was apparently called White Feller in the early Lone Ranger novels. Originally, Tonto rode double with the Lone Ranger on Silver. After a publicity photo was taken of the Lone Ranger and Tonto this way, WXYZ wisely decided to give Tonto his own steed.
The Siege of Loyalty House by Jessie Childs review the English civil war in all its fog and mess
Book of the dayHistory booksReviewThe story of the clergymen, soldiers, architects, actors and apothecaries forced to rub shoulders during desperate times
In the centuries following the burning down of Basing House by Oliver Cromwell in 1645, all sorts of odd things kept turning up in the ruins. There was fine glass from Venice, an ivory cup from west Africa, apothecary jars from Delft and fragments of a Chinese bowl. Random though these remnants were, they were nothing compared with the assorted jumble of house guests who had left them behind.
You can make it out of hell: Northlane's Marcus Bridge opens up about traumatic past | Metal
Marcus Bridge, frontman of the Australian metal band Northlane: ‘I’ve always wanted to tell this story’Marcus Bridge, frontman of the Australian metal band Northlane: ‘I’ve always wanted to tell this story’MetalInterview‘You can make it out of hell’: Northlane's Marcus Bridge opens up about traumatic pastMike HohnenAria-winning metal band’s fifth album tells how its frontman found his way out of a childhood racked by addiction and abuse
As children bouncing between Sydney hotel and motel rooms at the whim of heroin-addicted parents, Marcus Bridge and his younger sister saw and felt depths of suffering no one should.
'Legendary' first edition of Alice in Wonderland set for auction at $2-3m | Lewis Carroll
A detail of one of the illustrations by John Tenniel for the first edition of Alice in Wonderland – the printing of which the illustrator was ‘extremely dissatisfied’ with. Photograph: Christie's Images Ltd. 2016A detail of one of the illustrations by John Tenniel for the first edition of Alice in Wonderland – the printing of which the illustrator was ‘extremely dissatisfied’ with. Photograph: Christie's Images Ltd. 2016Lewis Carroll This article is more than 7 years old'Legendary' first edition of Alice in Wonderland set for auction at $2-3mThis article is more than 7 years oldThe edition is one of only 22 known copies in existence, after Lewis Carroll withdrew the print run because of a problem with the illustrations
A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley review madams and murder
FictionReviewThis tale of brothel workers in gold rush America lacks mystery and risk
Eliza is not sorry when her husband dies. Peter Cargill is 20 years older than his 18-year-old bride, and persuades her parents back in Kalamazoo, Michigan, that he will be a tender and supportive spouse. But as they chase the gold rush and head out west, the opposite turns out to be the case. The year is 1851, and there is little recourse for Eliza against his cruelties: “He had made it clear that he intended to put it to her, whether she liked it or not, once or twice every day.
Ask me anything this silly season just dont ask me what Im doing for Christmas | Jane Hutc
OpinionChristmas This article is more than 1 month oldAsk me anything this silly season – just don’t ask me what I’m doing for ChristmasThis article is more than 1 month oldJane HutcheonLike good posture, there are plenty of tricks and tips to help maintain good conversation, especially at Christmas time
We are told it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but the holiday season can be a tricky time for conversations.
Draymond Green's woes continue after posting penis picture to Snapchat | USA basketball team
Draymond Green, left, will compete alongside his Warriors team-mates Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant in Rio. Photograph: Benjamin Hager/APDraymond Green, left, will compete alongside his Warriors team-mates Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant in Rio. Photograph: Benjamin Hager/APUSA basketball team This article is more than 7 years oldDraymond Green's woes continue after posting penis picture to SnapchatThis article is more than 7 years oldGolden State star says he pressed wrong button Forward has had troubled build-up to Rio OlympicsDraymond Green’s build-up to the Olympics remains less than ideal.
Everyone is leaving: bombardments drive tens of thousands from southern Lebanon
LebanonIsraeli and Hezbollah forces exchanging almost daily fire across boundary zone, say observers
Middle East crisis – live updates Nancy Faraj was eating lunch with her family at her home in the village of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon when Israel bombed the house next door, killing two of her neighbours.
Within hours she and her family had grabbed a handful of possessions and headed north-west for the city of Tyre, 50 miles (80km) south of Beirut, where they are now living in a school with several hundred others.
Heartstopper author Alice Oseman: If you dont have sex and romance, you feel like you haven
BooksInterviewHeartstopper author Alice Oseman: ‘If you don’t have sex and romance, you feel like you haven’t achieved’Lucy KnightThe writer and illustrator on turning her ‘weird hobby’ into a bestselling YA series and Netflix hit, the importance of asexual representation and lessons from her fans on love bites
At 28, the author and illustrator Alice Oseman recently achieved what so many of her peers cannot: she bought a flat. But instead of giving up Netflix so she could save for a deposit, as Kirstie Allsopp notoriously recommended, she sold the streaming service the rights to her gay romance comic book series.