Slippers have made their way out of the bedroom and into the street, finds Simon Mills–although not without precedent or formalities

SARAH DITUM

Unfairly maligned as a sneaky troublemaker, the quicksilver ferret is a characterful, curious and highly intelligent creature–with fascinating regal and cultural trappings to boot, writes Octavia Pollock

With autumn hunting nearly over, Tessa Waugh is sad to see it go, but a house full of beagling teenagers needing constant food provides a welcome, if demanding, diversion

Fred de Fossard

Evidence left at the scene suggests the killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was the first pornography-driven political assassination