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In lockdown, the Observer’s classical music critic began work on a book about the Russian composer’s later years. Then war, and events in her own life, began to reshape the narrative

A fisherman’s son is awarded a scholarship to Al-Azhar University, a ‘beacon of Islam’, only to be recruited as a government informant

Frozen faucets cause more issues than not being able to water your plants. Discover why covering them may be helpful during frosts to keep pipes intact

The multi Oscar-winning director serves up a wonderfully dark take on the puppet boy who wants to live, while the life of a dairy cow is turned into a moving and beautiful documentary

The best left-wingers in the world, from those who create to those who score

Hot chocolate in the Hague, Halloween fun in Transylvania, nights out in Málaga – our tipsters share their best trips

Look no further for heart-stopping, heartwarming romance.

From Cheddar Man to Black Tudors and abolitionists, this meticulously researched, if limited, study refutes the notion that Britain was ever wholly white

Follow the ‘hot and goofy’ actor down the rabbit hole to find unlikely links to the original American Gigolo

Complex, candid porn drama Pleasure and pitch-black sex-business satire Red Rocket follow in the writhing wake of Boogie Nights et al

Almost 30 years after Jurassic Park first screened, the beloved franchise is back with its latest film Jurassic World Dominion, released in the UK on Friday. Our favourite characters, such as the Tyrannosaurus-rex and Velociraptor, return and we meet some new ones, like the giant predator Giganotosaurus.