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Puzzling — Lucy Worsley aims to seek out Britain’s best puzzler in Channel 5's new prime-time quiz show.

Opened in 2018, the four-star Apex City of Bath hotel straddles a corner site, formerly home to an office block, in the heart of the city. It has 240 rooms, including family rooms, accessible rooms, and some with balconies, looking out over rooftops and gardens to the hills beyond. 

The Scottish thinker's famous friendship with David Hume demonstrates his liberalism, not his atheism.

Musician restores 250-year-old instrument of writer’s cousin, who is said to have inspired Mansfield Park character Mary Crawford

The Mirror speaks to book charity boss Vicki Perrin about Her Majesty’s passion for reading

What if men aren’t lonely in defiance of their status as oppressors – what if they’re lonely because of that status?

Classic romance novels, epic sci-fi, poetic prose — Alex Peake-Tomkinson quizzes writers from Jessie Burton to Diana Evans on their all-time favourite literary escapes

In this week’s newsletter: From the contemporary Christian scene to rap battles, Sounds Gay explores what music means to LGBTQ+ people. Plus: five of the best niche podcasts

Writer whose acrobatic wit defied gravity and solemnity and who epitomised literary fame in an age of glitz and hype

Author of ‘London Fields’ and ‘The Information’, who divided opinion over his writing style and personal views, died of oesophageal cancer at his home in Florida

As more couples rip up the rulebook, attitudes towards romantic relationships are becoming less clear-cut – and art reflects that. Should we be celebrating a new kind of happily ever after?