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The city of light always looks lovely in films like Mrs Harris Goes to Paris.. but the truth about the French capital is a little different

The flats of La Vele were supposed to be the emblem of a utopian style of architecture. But they soon took on a very different identity

A new Spanish Netflix dramedy reimagines cancer storytelling with style, wit and grace

There’s a lot about determinedly right-on people that invites ridicule, but Jonathan Spector's play misses the mark

At a time when British theatre is curiously apathetic, this sumptuous revival reminds us what it should be doing: rallying for decency

Tory MPs are finally beginning to question whether they are in a toxic relationship with Paul Dacre's newspaper

Like so many passionate contemporary ethical conflicts, a row in the publishing world is really about a narcissism of extremely small differences indeed

He still dabbled in the art world, but the last four decades of the Frenchman’s life were focused almost entirely on the game

After 81 years of silence, modern descendants of Moriori speakers in New Zealand are now pushing for more recognition

The late Hilary Mantel’s connection with Europe brought controversy – and some of her best work

This weekend's Manchester derby is a reminder how, six years after his death, the Dutch master's vision still dominates the game

Having spoken out against the war in Ukraine, Alla Pugacheva could influence the next chapter in Russian history

The Velvet Underground are the ultimate New York band. Yet in their brief lifespan and their afterlife as one of music’s enduring cults, they had a European heart

It isn’t easy getting Charlotte Rampling to let anyone in, be they real people or imagined characters on a script page

‘Big Daddy’ aka Chef Vasilev from The Big Daddy food truck in Sofia presents his signature burger

Chef Yaowaret Homberger from Thai Moving Noodles presents her clear soup with ground pork and cucumber

Chef Sian Miguel from The Bearded Taco food truck presents her fried fish tacos with slaw and chipotle tartare sauce

This year’s European Street Food Awards will be held in Munich, Germany from 7-9 October. We feature some of the standout recipes from the regional heats that are set to take the competition by storm

Chef Karl-Heinz Drews presents his chilli con carne pralines

Chef James Murray from Mr Murray's Scotch Eggs presents his Bury black pudding scotch egg

Chef Roy Inge Bergli from LiVERTEN presents his Norwegian reindeer kebab

The team at We Are Junk in Edinburgh present their fritto misto

Chef Rihards Vinbergs's from Bao Bun Latvia presents his duck confit bao buns

Chef Gamaliel D Tuoyo from Suyaguy presents suya

Chef Sean Pakbaz from Kuku presents his Persian herb stew

Michael Winterbottom's telling of Boris Johnson's pandemic begs the question: when is the general public ready to consume recent real-life events on screen?

A hit almost a decade ago, this production now feels like a joke in very poor taste

Waleed Akhtar is a writer prepared to address issues head-on and with enormous clarity and courage

300 years after Maria Sibylla Merian first ventured into the Amazon, the artist and scientist’s influence is still felt today

A 3,000km cycle ride across the continent reveals the consequences of climate change – and what we can do to stop it

A recent experience with removal men helped me understand something. The mark of relatively free society is that the personal trumps the political

The Italian word obbligato has come to have two entirely contradictory meanings when used in English