Books & Fiction ‘I took up poetry to help deal with anxiety’ Steven Beattie, who works at the Royal Stoke Hospital, is to be Stoke-on-Trent's next poet laureate. November 8, 2026
Culture desk Rebel Wilson’s claims against actress are ‘malicious concoctions’, Australian court hears Wilson has been accused of defaming the star of her film The Deb over an incident involving a bath in Bondi. November 7, 2026
Books & Fiction South Korea’s female authors become bestsellers against anti-feminist backdrop A quiet revolution is unfolding as women writers carve out space in the wake of an anti-feminist backlash. November 6, 2026
Culture desk Actor Timothy West ‘died peacefully’ after hospital stay The Bradford-born actor had been receiving palliative care after suffering a head injury in a fall. November 5, 2026
Culture desk The Traitors returns with new ‘secret traitor’ in major shake-up Not even the viewers know who host Claudia Winkleman has assigned as the fourth "secret traitor". November 4, 2026
Culture desk Was Harry and Meghan’s Australia trip a success? The Sussexes' four-day tour of Australia appears to have fallen flat with some. November 3, 2026
Books & Fiction George Orwell classics Animal Farm and 1984 translated into Welsh Animal Farm and 1984 will both be published in Welsh for the first time. November 2, 2026
Culture desk Moya Brennan: Funeral of Irish singer and musician takes place in Donegal The singer came to prominence when she began performing with her family in the group Clannad, which formed in 1970. November 1, 2026
Books & Fiction Cambridge library exhibition ‘lets children see themselves’ An exhibition shows how black people are represented in British children's literature. October 31, 2026