headlines
Friday
7
October
2016
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Hurricane Matthew: Florida hit by 'monster' storm after hundreds killed in HaitiDeath toll in Haiti reaches 330, officials say, as Florida governor declares state of emergency
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UK must pay price for Brexit, says François HollandeLack of consequences risks other countries wanting to leave EU ‘to enjoy supposed benefits without downsides’ -
Japanese robot cat raises hackles in India and PakistanPoliticians and activists push for television ban of popular blue character regarded as corrupting influence on children -
spotlight
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Satellite images show half of Aleppo is dyingWhile life remains relatively calm in the western half of the Syrian city, the rebel-controlled east has been almost obliterated, new UN pictures show
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The malice and sexism behind the ‘unmasking’ of Elena FerranteAt the bottom of this so-called investigation is an obsessional outrage at the success of a writer – female – who decided to publish and promote her books on her own terms
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opinion
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Facing my fear: I wanted to have a baby. But as a trans man, I was terrified of laborWould an event centered around parts of my body with which I felt extreme discomfort send me into a panic?
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How can Fox News think it's OK to mock Asian Americans in 2016?As Jesse Watters showed this week on The O’Reilly Factor, mainstream racism still passes muster – as long as its targets are Asian
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Facts of MEP clash may be hard to establish, says party chairWoolfe will remain in hospital until Sunday as a precaution after altercation with fellow MEP Mike Hookem
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Academics banish Gandhi statueAccra academics win removal of Mahatma sculpture after petition denouncing Indian leader and saying African heroes ‘come first’
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explore
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Medical students use pads and poems to tackle period taboosWomen on their way to becoming doctors write haikus about menstruation as one small step towards breaking the silence on the subject
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Bacon, Auerbach ... Keith Cunningham? Meet the nearly man of British paintingPraised by Frank Auerbach, Cunningham flared into life in the 1950s then sank from view. A new exhibition celebrates him, but is he really a lost genius?
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BBC National Short Story winner – a plea to publishers to take risksKJ Orr, the winner of the 2016 Short Story award, explains why writers need freedoms in order for the form to thrive
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Danny Fields: the coolest guy you've never heard of – until nowHe managed the Ramones, helped launch the Doors, and hung around with Warhol. A new documentary puts the man behind the scenes front stage
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East Germans abandon their Trabant cars in Prague07 Oct 1989: Many refugees hoping to settle in the west dump their communist built vehicles near the West German embassy
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Fanny Burney wrote one of the most courageous pieces of work I’ve ever encounteredThe diarist and novelist was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1810 and wrote an account of her ‘terrible operation’ for her sisters
people
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Actor on relationships, her Emmy win and female beauty standardsThe award-winning actor talks about her new film Blue Jay and why her success means that she doesn’t need to change her looks to get the roles she wants
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Band reunite – but not to make musicDavid Gilmour, Nick Mason and Roger Waters issue statement in support of campaigners who oppose Israel’s ‘siege of Gaza’ and were arrested this week
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Musician's Paisley Park estate reopens as a museumVisitors from as far as London traveled to see the Minnesota mansion despite several days of uncertainty after the city council voted against a rezoning request
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Scientology made me a better actorWith his latest role as a corrupt cop in the comedy War on Everyone, he is arguably Hollywood’s biggest Latino star. He talks about speaking out in defence of the little guy – and how the church helped his script-reading
life
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Seamus Heaney HomePlace pays lyrical tribute to the poetA new arts hub in Bellaghy, mid-Ulster, celebrates the life and legacy of the Nobel prize-winning poet, while its rural surroundings offer glimpses of the landscape that inspired him
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Divorce review – Sarah Jessica Parker shines in bleak and bitter HBO comebackThe Sex and the City star takes on a darker role in a comedy that dares to offer an unflinching look at the end of a relationship
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From Kim Kardashian to Theresa MayWhatever you wear, wear it off the shoulder. It’s this season’s alpha styling trick. Everyone from the PM to Balenciaga models are doing it
the big picture
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40 years of hip-hop photographyA new photography book, Hip-Hop Raised Me, chronicles the rise of rap as it spilled from the US to the world – featuring the likes of Eminem, Notorious BIG and Lauryn Hill
Nobel peace prize - Live! Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos wins
Santos wins Nobel peace prize for work with Farc