4 h. ago George Orwell's 1984 slapped with trigger warning in modern day 'thought police' irony

Orwell's dystopian novel featured a dictatorial leader supported by an intense cult of personality manufactured by the Party's Thought Police and coined a number of phrases still used today

Events

14 h. ago Mel B's farmhouse Hollywood makeover: Spice Girl is giving her £2m Yorkshire idyll some zigazig ah with an indoor pool, cinema, and reiki room

MailOnline can reveal the full details of the singer's ambitious plans to transform the former working farm into a modern day family home.

Economics

39 h. ago Why Tottenham and Ange Postecoglou split was right, even if it feels awfully wrong to most and borderline obscene

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: An incidental detail about that statement is there was no name attached to it. It wasn't signed by Levy, nor was he quoted, but his fingerprints were on each of the 368 words.

Politics

44 h. ago It's Bath time! Roman ruins, ginormous bunns and a Jane Austen tour: How to spend a day in the historical city

Thanks to its Roman ruins, ginormous bunns and this year marking the 250th birthday of Jane Austen, the city was the perfect choice for Team YOU's latest day out

Politics

59 h. ago Tool to identify poisonous books developed by University of St Andrews

Arsenic was historically mixed with copper to create a vivid green for book covers, which can irritate modern day readersA new tool to quickly identify books that are poisonous to humans has been developed by the University of St Andrews.Historically, publishers used arsenic mixed with copper to achieve a vivid emerald green colour for book covers. While the risk to the public is “low”, handling arsenic-containing books regularly can lead to health issues including irritation of the eyes, nose and throat along with more serious side-effects. The toxic pigment in the book bindings can flake off, meaning small pieces can easily be inhaled. Continue reading...

Culture

3 d. ago Pride and Prejudice gets a starry makeover as Marisa Abela, Harris Dickinson and Glenn Close lead all

Forget screen credits - some of Britain's biggest stars are lending their voices to a new audio adaptation of Pride and Prejudice to mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth.

Politics

3 d. ago Fascinating photos reveal Delta’s flight attendant uniforms through the decades

Delta flight attendants made their first appearances in the 1940s. These images show uniforms from that era through to the modern day

Culture

4 d. ago Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone movie everyone forgot about is now on Prime Video

The film has been dubbed 'the modern day Untouchables'

Politics

4 d. ago Marisa Abela and Harris Dickinson star in Audible Pride And Prejudice adaption

The Audible adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel will also feature performances by Glenn Close and Bill Nighy.

Politics

6 d. ago BBC's latest TV series release is a 'must watch' for Jane Austen lovers

This three-part series celebrates the life and legacy of Jane Austen and is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer

Culture

6 d. ago All Creatures Great and Small star shares new BBC series available to stream now

Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius was released at the end of May on BBC Two, with each episode being brought to life by a plethora of contributions.

Politics

6 d. ago Love Island sign Maura Higgins lookalike for new series who's a pantomime actress from Dublin and calls herself the 'modern day Bridget Jones'

Love Island has signed up a pantomime star and Maura Higgins lookalike who brands herself a 'modern Bridget Jones' for the upcoming season.

Culture

8 d. ago Beautiful hidden gem London hotel where celebrities stay and with fascinating past

OK! checked in to Henry's Townhouse in London's Marylebone, once the home of Jane Austen's brother and which has been transformed into a stunning boutique hotel

Politics

8 d. ago Beautiful hidden gem London hotel loved by celebrities and with fascinating past

OK! checked in to Henry's Townhouse in London's Marylebone, once the home of Jane Austen's brother and which has been transformed into a stunning boutique hotel

Politics

9 d. ago The Jewish dealer who bought art hated by the Nazis – and created one of the greatest collections ever seen

A new National Gallery of Australia show draws on Heinz Berggruen’s collection to celebrate the spread of modernism around the world, despite the Nazis’ best effortsWhen Heinz Berggruen left Germany for America in 1936, he was not allowed more than 10 marks in his pocket. As a young journalist in Berlin, Berggruen had been forced to publish under the pseudonym “h.b.” in order to hide his Jewish heritage and evade the Nazi party’s antisemitism.In the decades that would follow, he became an art dealer, regularly rubbing shoulders with the most important artists of the 20th century, and amassing one of the most impressive private collections of modern art ever to exist. On the day he left Berlin for Berkeley, however, such a future would have seemed impossible. Continue reading...

Economics

9 d. ago Clowns are ditching red noses, big shoes and face pies to reinvent 'scary' image

EXCLUSIVE: Clowns as we know them are changing - many modern day jesters are claiming that slapping pies in people's faces or squirting water are causing issues with audiences

Politics

9 d. ago As a Muslim girl in Bradford, I saw my story in Jane Austen’s novels. Now I’ve directed a TV series about her | Ali Naushahi

I soaked up her sharp insights into class, gender and power. Reading more about her life, the parallels between us became clearI grew up as the daughter of an imam in a conservative British-Pakistani community in Bradford. Our early years were spent in a large Victorian terrace owned by the local mosque council. When my father was replaced, we downsized overnight to a much smaller house on the other side of town. The loss of a beloved home, close friends and community was a deeply disorienting experience.Decades later, directing the new BBC series Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius, I found myself thinking back to that time. On the surface, my life and Jane Austen’s couldn’t be more different – an English novelist born in the 18th century and a working-class British-Pakistani woman. Austen’s novels had always resonated with me when I read them as a girl. But learning more about her life as part of my director’s prep, I realised just how many shared realities we had. I saw how similar Aus...

Culture

9 d. ago Dive into the best literary fiction out now; GIRL, 1983 by Linn Ullmann, THE DIRECTOR by Daniel Kehlmann, ALLEGRO PASTEL by Leif Randt

Claire Allfree has picked out the best literary fiction out this week

Politics

1 week ago Unsung British comedy The Ballad of Wallis Island is a modern day Local Hero, writes BRIAN VINER

BRIAN VINER: A pair of films open in cinemas today, each as British as a cream tea and both set way out west, yet strikingly different in tone. One is a hoot and the other anything but.

Politics

1 week ago Secrets of ‘polar dinosaur’ forest home revealed for first time in 120 million years

At least 100 million years ago, dinosaurs thrived on the piece of land that is modern-day Australia

Society