Ninety minutes in the company of the former first lady is like an inspirational infomercial, says Annie Lord

The 'Normal People' star played an Irish teenager whose sausage inspires him to travel the world

TV presenter, wife Stephanie and their daughters played a game of Murder Mystery

• Ferguson meets Gaethje for UFC’s interim lightweight title
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The main event of Saturday’s UFC 249 card in Florida is billed as being for the interim lightweight title but Tony Ferguson says he should be considered the real champion if he beats opponent Justin Gaethje.

Former collegiate wrestler Ferguson, coming into the bout on a 12-fight win streak, was supposed to fight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov in Brooklyn on 18 April but that was postponed due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Related: UFC announces three events to be held without fans at Jacksonville arena

Lettuce has key nutrients that give both astronauts and Earth-dwellers alike a physical and psychological boost. And the lettuce grown in space is no less nutritious than the Earth-bound variety.

You could be excused for thinking that, of course, all animals breathe oxygen to live. Because it wasn't until very recently that scientists discovered the only multicellular animal that doesn't. Meet Henneguya salminicola.

As authors from Chaucer to Hollinghurst have shown, sex reveals our emotions, instincts and morals. The question is not why write about sex, claims author Garth Greenwell, it’s why write about anything else?

There is a widely held belief, among English-language writers, that sex is impossible to write about well – or at least much harder to write about well than anything else. I once heard a wonderful writer, addressing students at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, say that her ideal of a sex scene would be the sentence: “They sat down on the sofa …” followed by white space. This is a prejudice I can’t understand. One of the glories of being a writer in English is that two of our earliest geniuses, Chaucer and Shakespeare, wrote of the sexual body so exuberantly, claiming it for literature and bringing its vocabulary – including all those wonderful four-letter words – into the texture of our literary language. This is a gift not all languages have received; a translator once complained to me that in her language there was only the diction of the doctor’s office or of pornography, neither of which felt native to poetry.

More than this, surely it is absurd to claim that a central activity of human life, a territory of feeling and drama, is off-limits to art. Sex is a uniquely useful tool for a writer, a powerful means not just of revealing character or exploring relationships, but of asking the largest questions about human beings.

Weekly meat tray giveaways, craft beer deliveries and trivia held over Zoom. As pubs stand empty, those that run them look to the internet

Across Australia, pubs stand empty because of the Covid-19 lockdowns. Some venues have shut entirely, others have pivoted to takeaway businesses, and the majority have had to make changes to their staffing.

While the future of physical pubs remains very uncertain for the coming months, the entertainers, brewers and chefs that rely on pubs for their livelihood are finding ways to recreate pub experiences in patrons’ homes.

When the coronavirus crisis hit, Yolngu elders moved back to east Arnhem Land homelands where they found freedom, peace, and power

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Adapting to change is something Yolngu are good at, senior Rirratjingu songman Witiyana Marika says.

When the coronavirus first started making news, community leadership met to plan how they would manage if Covid-19 arrived in eastern Arnhem land. Senior men and women met with the emergency taskforce, the local Miwatj health service and the Laynhapuy homelands organisation to take the most vulnerable people further away from risk.

Deep recessions have long shadows and already there is a gaping hole opening up in our pandemic response

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The great recession was followed by Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the rise of authoritarianism particularly in Europe.

Big economic events have big political consequences.

The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants dependent on tourists to feed their voracious appetites. With scant numbers of foreign visitors, commercial elephant camps and sanctuaries lack funds for their upkeep and have sent more than 100 of the animals trudging back to their natural habitats.

As businesses in the United States slowly begin reopening, researchers in Pennsylvania are turning to dogs to help them fend off a second wave of COVID-19.

Insect experts say people should calm down about the big bug with the nickname "murder hornet" -- unless you are a beekeeper or a honeybee.

Washington state has another bug to worry about in addition to Asian giant hornets -- gypsy moths, which the state's governor says could become an "infestation."

The comedian praised "selfless" NHS workers on the front line

The TV star is adding some sparkle to her household tasks

The Hollywood star was filming The Last Duel in Dublin when lockdown measures kicked in

The group originally released the chart-topping track in 2005

The singer and his wife Sheena White have two children together

The actor's father left the family home shortly after he was born

The Heart Radio star is still bringing a touch of glamour to her working day

Singer Marianne Faithfull has been discharged from hospital after being admitted for treatment while she displayed symptoms of coronavirus.

Laurence Fox was dumped by his mixed-race girlfriend after his rant about racism on BBC Question earlier this year.

The former glamour model recently recovered from coronavirus

The Body Coach said he feels "eternally grateful" for the health service

The Baby Driver star doesn't seem too impressed with some of Styles' dedicated followers

The Britain's Got Talent judge tells Standard Online why she likes to "keep surprising people"

YouTube has seen a spike in content built on sharing the mundane, often isolating experiences of people's daily lives.

MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network and TV Land are among the channels launching on YouTube TV in the coming months.

Is there any look she can't pull off?

Jane Goodland, corporate affairs director at investment and wealth manager Quilter, on how to best approach loan payments during Covid-19

From Norwegian fjords to the sweeping coastal views of Montenegro, it's time to daydream about these lush European journeys

From the best of the Welsh coast to the perennial beauty of the Scottish Highlands

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Tourist numbers have dwindled across Asia as coronavirus grounds travellers

She and Prince William dialled in from their Norfolk home

Age UK's head of health and care answers our questions on how care homes are being affected by COVID-19

You've finally sorted out a routine that works for you, but what happens when lockdown lifts and your free time disappears? Experts reveal how to stay committed

Malorie Blackman, Lee Child and Philip Pullman are among the first five essayists published