Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Can we give a round of applause to comedian Ricky Gervais, who has donated almost £2.5m to a group of animal charities from the proceeds of his recent stand-up tour? The money is to be split between 2

I’m officially of “pensionable age” – whatever that means – but every Saturday I still haul myself from Suffolk to London, put on the headphones and become “Sally Traffic” all over again. People often

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Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

RESPONSES TO H is for Hawk star Claire Foy on talking about grief [Issue 1701, 19-25 January] ↓ You don’t get over grief. It changes you, you become a new version of yourself. A stronger, more empathi