14 h. ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Was J. M. Barrie inspired to write Peter Pan after meeting a sick child?

In part. Margaret Henley was the daughter of J. M. Barrie's friend, the poet William Ernest Henley, and his wife Anna. Barrie always had an affinity for children, and Margaret called him her 'fwendy'.

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57 h. ago Simon Calder clears up passport rules in exclusive Q&A after travellers were wrongly turned away at airports

The Independent’s travel correspondent Simon Calder answers your questions on passport rules, holiday compensation and more in a live Ask Me Anything session

Transport

3 d. ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Who or what was Jean Genie, who 'lives on his back' in the David Bowie song?

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Bowie described The Jean Genie - the lead single from his 1973 album Aladdin Sane - as 'a smorgasbord of imagined Americana'.

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4 d. ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: What is the least spherical celestial body?

A celestial body is any natural object outside Earth's atmosphere. This includes stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dwarf planets and meteoroids.

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5 d. ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Has a novelty song ever kept a classic from reaching the top of the charts?

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: The most notable example of a classic that was kept from No. 1 by a novelty song must surely be Vienna by Ultravox.

Culture

6 d. ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Has there ever been a British sumo wrestler?

Martial arts pioneer and former judo Olympian Syd Hoare was a major driving force behind the development of amateur sumo in the UK, an interest that he picked up while studying in Japan.

Politics

9 d. ago Serial paedophile surgeon with 300 child victims kept sick diary bragging about evil crimes

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, was previously jailed for the rape and sexual assault of four victims, but faces a further trial next week after police discovered diaries detailing hundreds of abuses

Events

9 d. ago ‘Deadbeat dad’: Elon Musk under fire for apparently ignoring pleas from Grimes to help his sick child

Two women who have had children with Musk have been forced to make public pleas for him to respond to their messages

Events

1 week ago ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Did Lord Redesdale, the Mitford sisters' father, have a connection to Northumberland's Redesdale valley?

When someone is 'elevated to the peerage', the title chosen is at the discretion of the monarch and is determined by factors such as geographic connections and historical precedent.

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