A life in ...BooksInterviewSergio De La Pava: 'My book's not perfect, but it's what I set out to do. I wanted it to have a propulsive, angry core'Susanna RustinThe public defence lawyer turned writer talks to Susanna Rustin about the US justice system and how, 10 years after it was written, his book has gained the recognition it deservesIn 1999 Sergio De La Pava, then a New York defence lawyer in his late 20s, began writing a book. Read More...
Your need-to-know on Colin Morgan. Picture: PA The Fall dropped on Netflix last weekend - here's your need-to-know on Colin Morgan - who plays DS Tom Anderson -including what other TV shows he's been in. BBC crime drama The Fall first premiered on BBC Two in 2013, and all three seasons are now available to stream on Netflix. The British-Irish thriller, which stars Jamie Dornan and Gillian Anderson - tells the story of a Detective Superintendent (Anderson) who is hunting down a serial killer (Dornan). Read More...
The ObserverIranThe US isn’t the biggest power in the Middle East any more. Iran isSimon TisdallWith China and Russia as its allies, the authoritarian regime is assembling a Middle Eastern coalition as Washington’s influence wanes
The first of what may be manyUS-led air strikes on Iranian-backed Houthi Shia militants in Yemen marks another dismaying milestone on a long trail of western policy failures in the Middle East – the most pivotal and consequential of which remains the decades-old failure to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict. Read More...