Dame Hilary Mantel, the author of the Tudor saga Wolf Hall, pictured above, believes Shakespeare plays are ‘deeply unsuitable as an exam subject for pupils’. Via: Wolf Hall author Hilary Mantel says schoolchildren should not be tested on Shakespeare
The Easter heatwave is set to continue with record-breaking temperatures today – just as a deluge has left a chilly Costa del Sol drenched. Via: Easter Sunnyday! After Good Friday and Sizzling Saturday, Britain gets set to bask in 81F scorcher
Crawford defends title against Khan at Madison Square GardenKhan: ‘I am on the last chapter. I only have a few fights left’Tweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him 8.50pm BST Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s his look ahead to tonight’s main event at Madison Square Garden. Read more
Family of Oscar-nominated film-maker, 51, thanked his fans and colleagues for good wishes Oscar-nominated director John Singleton is in intensive care after suffering a stroke. The film-maker, known for movies including Boyz N the Hood, the 2000 remake of Shaft and 2 Fast 2 Furious, fell ill on Wednesday, his Read more
Gavin Brown but was rushed to hospital after ‘violent incident’, but never recovered Via: Murder investigation launched after man assaulted in Manchester pub dies a week later
‘Her legacy will be opening all our eyes to what we should have got as a result of the Good Friday Agreement – the ceasefire babies generation’ Via: Lyra McKee: Journalist's death should mean end of guns in Derry, friend says in tribute to reporter
Local Conservative group takes extraordinary step of refusing to help with the 23 May poll – insisting it ‘should not be happening’ Via: Brexit: Grassroots Tories boycott campaign for European elections in latest blow to Theresa May's authority
‘The intense heat and rough terrain are causing the fire to spread rapidly,’ says firefighter Via: Wildfire spreads across Ilkley Moor after hottest day of the year
‘We know that candidates are trying to appeal to the right-wing core of Tory membership,’ says Dan Carden Via: Foreign aid budget under threat with looming Tory leadership contest, warns Labour frontbencher
Live scoreboard! Follow the day’s goals and games in EuropeFoden strikes as Manchester City gain revenge against SpursAnd feel free to email Ben or tweet him @benfisherj 3.00pm BST And we’re under way around the grounds. 2.56pm BST A last-minute tweak to the Bournemouth lineup: Adam Smith has been forced Read more