The order was passed by a Delhi court. Narmada Bachao Andolan founder Medha Patkar has been convicted in a criminal defamation case filed against her by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. Ms Patkar faces a fine or a jail term of two years, or both. The case had been filed …...Read More
Activist Medha Patkar Convicted In Defamation Case Filed By Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena
Bold as grass! It's not just the leaves putting on a show at this time of year
Monty revisits one of his classic books, Gardening at Longmeadow, in an occasional series. Autumn can be a radiant time of year. Rain and wind are our enemies, because everything is fragile, with leaves and flowers hanging on by threads. But if we have a dry few weeks, autumn can …...Read More
Where are the most expensive streets in Britain located?
Advertisement London has the most expensive houses in Britain but parts of the South East are hot on its heels, new research revealing the country's priciest addresses has revealed. The capital is home to the top 10 most expensive streets in the country, Zoopla data shows. It also identified the …...Read More
Thomas Stoppard and his journey from wartime refugee to our greatest living playwright
TOM STOPPARD: A LIFE by Hermione Lee (Faber £30, 860pp) Transport yourself, in these sad days of silenced theatres, to a full-house Old Vic on the evening of April 11, 1967. It’s the opening night of Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead, first performed the previous summer at the Edinburgh Fringe …...Read More
The secret life of the Savoy: A hotel so fine one guest stayed for 40 years
HISTORY THE SECRET LIFE OF THE SAVOY by Olivia Williams (Headline £20, 323pp) The Savoy Hotel, situated in a court off the Strand where vehicles are required to drive on the right, opened in 1889 ‘with great pomp and publicity’. For the century they ran it, the D’Oyly Carte family …...Read More
Stunning Orionid meteor shower will dazzle the world with hundreds of shooting stars this month
Stargazers are in for a treat this month when hundreds of shooting stars light up the sky during an Orionid meteor shower. These meteors streak across the sky each October, starting the 2nd through November 7th - but peak viewing is expected on the morning of October 21. This cosmic …...Read More
WHAT BOOK would novelist John Lanchester take to a desert island?
. . . are you reading now? I usually have multiple books on the go. I’ve just finished Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror And The Light, which I loved. Now I’m torn between going back and reading Wolf Hall again or starting Remain Silent, the new Susie Steiner novel about Manon …...Read More
How a church-going horticulturalist from Sheffield defied the Nazis during WWII
MEMOIR LETTERS FROM THE BLITZ By Richard MacAlpine (History Press £14.99, 208pp) What an outspoken and fervent patriot Winifred Graville, of 66 Ringinglow Road, Sheffield, was! If the Americans of exactly 80 years ago thought Britain was cowering under the Blitz and braced for certain invasion by the Germans, Miss …...Read More
Indispensable user's guide to adolescents reveals what they really need (whisper it) is love
PSYCHOLOGY THINGS THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW By Ben Brooks (Quercus £14.99, 304pp) This is the book you will want to read if you are a parent of teenage children. It’s also the book you won’t want to read. You’ll want to read it because it will tell you …...Read More
Gus the dog smiles from ear to ear every time his head is scratched in adorable footage
An adorable video of a dog thoroughly enjoying a head scratch from his owner has been viewed thousands of times online by adoring fans. Gus, a one-year-old golden retriever from Orlando, Florida, grins from ear to ear when he gets his head scratched by owner Shelby Harrison. Shelby shared the …...Read More
