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Gillian Charlton, 43, said her son Ned, 13, and his friends were stuck in the holding area at the Port of Dover for more than 12 hours waiting to go on a ski holiday to Italy

Migration to the Bay Area has led to the flourishing of restaurants, groceries and cafes – from local hotspots and national chains

Robbie Arnott’s third novel Limberlost follows two impressive earlier works. Richard Flanagan described Arnott’s first book, Flames (2018), as “strange and joyous”. Bram Presser, responding to The Rain Heron (2020), credits Arnott with “singlehandedly reinventing Australian literature”.

And they're still by his side as recovery sets

A spin on the colonial ‘missing child tale’, a collection of essays dissecting horror and a Miles Franklin nominee’s small masterpiece are among our critics' top picks for the month.

Gardeners' World host Monty Don has criticised the BBC's decision to move the gardening show out of its usual slot in the schedule to make way for a Rugby League World Cup match tomorrow

Gardeners World presenter Monty Don teasers taster footage of new pup Ned playing in his garden ahead of his on-screen debut on the Friday night BBC 2 show as he quips it 'may include a little gardening too'

Set in a vividly captured Tasmania, Arnott’s third book describes one man’s life with a sense of beauty, serious and quiet

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on