Spa bliss in the Alps: hot springs and hiking in the shadow of Mont Blanc
An autumn break in the French mountain town of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains offers thermal treatments and glorious walking trails before the winter ski crowds descendMont Blanc is hiding behind the clouds, but the Aiguille du Midi spears the sky…
Time: David Tennant and Siobhan Finneran are stellar in this horrifying and exceptional TV drama
Jimmy McGovern’s grab-you-by-the-throat prison show is back and it could hardly be more urgent, prescient or excellent. Brace yourself though … Bake Off it is notIt takes a lot to drag me away from comfort TV in the autumn. Blame the shrinking hours of…
‘Would I sit down with Tommy Robinson? It’s not a definite no’: lessons from people who fought the far right in the 70s, 80s and beyond
Extremists are on the rise globally – but UK activists have seen them off in the past in everything from football, politics, music and more. How did they do it?Tariq Mehmood encountered the far right early – at primary school. “When white children…
Henry Harris’ recipe for tarte Vaudoise à la creme
This fantastic tart is a minor miracle invented by a legendary chef, yet it has very few ingredients and an intriguing technique for baking it Often, the greatest dishes are made from very few ingredients and with pretty standard techniques, and this…
King Lear review – David Threlfall makes a moving Lear, but why is he playing the Fool too?
Royal Exchange theatre, ManchesterMatthew Dunster’s disruptive reinvention of the tragedy merges two roles for its star and at times enters Game of Thrones territoryThe TV series Succession was partly modelled on King Lear, the family name Roy derived…
From The Social Reckoning to Harriet Kemsley: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Jeremy Strong plays Mark Zuckerberg in Aaron Sorkin’s sequel to The Social Network, and the Last One Laughing star reckons with divorce in her new standup tourThe Social ReckoningOut nowThe David Fincher-directed The Social Network has only come to seem…
‘Like a drill going into my eye’: why the mystery over Havana syndrome refuses to die
Dozens of CIA officers have been afflicted by debilitating symptoms over the past decade. Are they the result of ‘mass hysteria’? Or are they from attacks with an energy weapon and, if so, who is responsible? And has there been a cover-up?Shortly after…
Create new pre-apprenticeship scheme to close youth unemployment gap, says Milburn
Exclusive: Former minister’s review warns that dramatic action is needed over huge drop in youth apprenticeship startsA national apprenticeship readiness scheme should be introduced in England to close the gap for young people between leaving school and…
Country diary: The house martins are gone for another year. But they’re not forgotten | Ed Douglas
Lockerbrook, Derbyshire: Last week they were here, now they are not. Yet the details of their epic migration are still a mystery to usThe sudden absence of something, even though you know it’s coming, can dent the heart a little. The Japanese,…
The Next Frontier in Industrial 3D Printing: How UnionTech Integrates AI into Manufacturing Workflows
From process engineers building bespoke “Process Agents” to seamlessly bridging customer demand with manufacturing execution, Quick AI is emerging as UnionTech’s core platform for driving industrial AI applications. SHANGHAI, Oct. 10,…