Garvey grew up as one of seven kids in Bury, and mealtimes were always a bit of a scrum. “It could be intense and it gave me a sense that eating in public is in some way shameful. That stays with you, ...

The balloons were supposed to be buoyant, joyous. Instead all 40 pointed heavily toward the floor, like ripe fruit, testicles, cartoon bombs’ ...

Three impressive and engaging books mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the monarch who united Great Britain — and make a convincing case for his relevance today ...

At the ‘Wimbledon of jousting’, Simon Usborne finds historical re-enactment is becoming big business — and meets the knights and tourists partying like it’s 1499 ...

An exhibition at the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital delves into visions of the unconscious mind — and suggests a disturbing idea ...

Once again she thought she could distantly understand the urge to revolution, and wished she could’ve seen some nobleman’s blood run into a gutter’ ...

One of the things that has made Emma Thompson such an enduringly popular figure is that she doesn’t act like a movie star. Having long ago given up wearing high heels (“torture things”), she accepted ...

Yomi Ṣode is the author of “Manorism”. Oumayma Ben Tanfous’s book “Between I and Lands” is available at oumayma.ca This is a new story commissioned by FT Weekend Magazine, written in response to an ...

While the game’s knife duels and gunplay are entertaining enough, it’s the dreamy Mediterranean locales that impress most. It’s hard not to linger in these sumptuous environments, to observe the ...

UK lenders have pulled back from the green mortgage market, prompting questions over its role in Britain’s drive to decarbonise the economy. Green mortgages now make up 11 per cent of the total ...

Replacing stamp duty with annual levy on homes over £500,000 ‘would support economic growth’ — but impact London and south-east hardest ...

Rebecca Watson is the FT’s assistant arts editor and author of the novels “I Will Crash” and “little scratch”. Barbara Probst, “Exposures”, September 20 to November 22 is at Hartmann Projects, ...