The Adventures of Portly The Otter, a children’s book by award-winning Brighton-based author M.G. Leonard and illustrated by Polly Dunbar is among the titles shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the Year 2026.
Every year Waterstones booksellers are called on to nominate an outstanding book of any genre that they most enjoyed recommending to...
Reviewed by:
Tory Young, Anglia Ruskin University; Alison Donnell, University of Bristol; Jenni Ramone, Nottingham Trent University; Leigh Wilson, University of Westminster; Stevie Marsden, Edinburgh Napier University, and Tim Jarvis, Anglia Ruskin University
When the Booker prize was first launched in 1969, its aim was to get more people reading and...
An extra hour in bed sounds like a good deal. But while our phones may update to the autumn time change automatically, our body clock isn’t quite so quick. You may even find yourself waking up earlier than normal and ready for bed before your evening has properly begun.
The...
This year’s El Niño, the natural weather phenomenon that drives variations in temperature and winds across the Pacific, has prompted the UK government to pledge £15 million to help vulnerable countries such as Malawi, Kenya and Zambia prepare for droughts, floods and food shortages.
But the UK’s economic response will...
The clocks go back on Sunday, which gives us an extra hour in bed and an excuse to make the most of a busy weekend. With half-term and Halloween straight after, here’s what’s worth leaving the house for. By Nick Staunton
Comedy: The Festival’s Last Laughs
The Brighton Dome Comedy Festival...
Last Saturday, Europe’s cities filled with young people. More than half a million marched in France. In Brussels, police turned water cannon on students and someone overturned a car. In Milan, a peaceful march against war and living costs ended with masked rioters looting shops, setting fire to barricades...
It’s a big weekend in the city. The Brighton Dome Comedy Festival opens, Crystal Palace come to the Amex, and a fresh batch of openings is worth leaving the house for. Here’s where we’d go.
Football: The Big One
Albion host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday at 1pm....
Dinosaurs and Daydreams Brighton is a solo exhibition by illustrator Billy Murphy, running from 10 to 15 November at Gallery 40 on Gloucester Road. Presented by Kaos Projects, it brings together more than 80 works, a new limited edition silkscreen print and, at its heart, a full-scale recreation of...
UPDATED OCT 2026
Walking is having a wellness makeover on social media. The latest trend, “lymphatic walking”, involves swinging your arms more, maintaining an upright posture and taking deeper breaths while you walk. These actions are said to help move lymph around the body. Its followers claim it can reduce...
UPDATED _ OCTOBER 2026
Competitors in the Tour de France Femmes raised eyebrows recently after it was alleged that some riders were stuffing their bras to go faster during the time trials. Race organisers started checking riders’ clothes more closely before the race.
While this story sounds like a joke, there...
