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Tia Levings entered a fundamental Christian marriage at just 19, and as she looked after the children, her husband chose more rural and more authoritarian congregations for the family. She fled the marriage in 2007 before chronicling her story in a new book – which warns of behind-the-scenes evils hidden…

This entertaining, insightful study by a head teacher argues that schools have lost sight of the real point of learning and suggests ways to fix this

Refurbishing Newcastle’s Bolbec Hall could be first step in a mission to build up region’s creative industries

Disabled and non-disabled, deaf and neurodivergent dancers create and perform a joyful show combining movement, words and sheer invention

In his sometimes enjoyable longest novel yet, the author’s obsession with sex and desire competes for attention with his usual grandstanding and an intricate, Dan Brown-like pulp mystery

The Pulitzer prize winner on uniting Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton in her new novel, her unfathomable dreams, and how she went from ‘blabbermouth’ to writer

Fred Trump has had a front seat since childhood to the bombastic antics of his Uncle Donald and the ‘cruel’ eccentricities of the wider Trump clan. A disability advocate since the birth of his son 25 years ago, Fred’s now airing family secrets in a new book. He speaks to…

Former children’s laureate says rather than punishing absenteeism the UK’s education system should change

It’s being called ‘a contender for best King adaptation ever’