Top 10sBooksFrom Douglas Adams to Oliver Sacks, the standup comedian reveals some of the writers that have helped him try to work out what makes us tick Most of my standup shows, whether about the behaviour of the bonobo ape or my addiction to celebrity narrowboat TV shows, are really me trying to work out what it is to be human and trying to see how wrong I am getting it.

Rolls-Royce This article is more than 9 months oldRolls-Royce appoints first female finance chief in boardroom shake-upThis article is more than 9 months oldHelen McCabe joins from BP where she worked alongside Rolls-Royce CEO Tufan Erginbilgic Business live – latest updates Rolls-Royce has appointed its first female finance chief as part of a boardroom shake-up by the chief executive, Tufan Erginbilgic, who has promised to instil a “winning culture” at the engineering and aerospace firm, whose past performance he has criticised.

Senator Elizabeth Warren during a congressional hearing in Washington on 3 March 2022. Photograph: ReutersSenator Elizabeth Warren during a congressional hearing in Washington on 3 March 2022. Photograph: ReutersElizabeth Warren This article is more than 1 month oldSenator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian contentThis article is more than 1 month oldElizabeth Warren sends terse letter to Mark Zuckerberg, citing human rights organizations and Wall Street Journal report

Hiss story: The last snake-handling church in West Virginia – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Hidden in the Appalachian mountains is the House of the Lord Jesus, where serpents and their venom are all part of the service Mee-Lai Stone @mlestone Main image: ‘A tradition more maligned than understood’ … an image from Gloryland.

Ina Garten's marriage continues to be burning hot. The Barefoot Contessa star gave fans an amuse-bouche of her decades-long romance with husband Jeffrey Garten during an upcoming Nov. 21 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, revealing that they keep their marriage spicy through steamy texts—though those messages don't always make it to her. "Sometimes they go astray," she quipped in a preview clip obtained by E! News. "He sends them to the wrong person.

Michigan's state bird is the American robin, but one lawmaker says it's time for a change. There is bipartisan support for the Kirtland's Warbler to represent the state. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXN%2BjmpoaGhoZH5yf5Rpbm9xZG18rrXCoaCgmZ5iuaLDzJqinqqjYq6zsYycpqermZmys7XNoGScoJGjtKq6xmaroZ1dqMGiwMSsZKielp6wqq3LZpmiqpQ%3D

The ObserverMoviesInterview‘Our voices need to be heard’: actor Ebla Mari on Ken Loach, Syria and refugeesMichael SegalovWhen actor and drama teacher Ebla Mari was treading the boards in her local theatre, she never expected to get a call from Ken LoachThere’s a theatre in the village of Majdal Shams. It’s just a short walk from the family home Ebla Mari grew up in. It’s where she learned piano, and saw her first live theatre, too.

Three men have threatened another man with a knife and robbed him in a supermarket carpark in Shoeburyness. It happened at the Asda off Shoebury Road at around 10.30pm on Saturday, September 15.  They went up to him and at first one of the men asked him for a cigarette. As he went to get a cigarette out, one of the other men pushed him against a car while the third man held a knife against his throat and demanded money.

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OpinionPolitics This article is more than 3 years oldWhy do politicians keep telling us they're 'listening'?This article is more than 3 years oldImogen West-KnightsOn Black Lives Matter, the climate crisis and Brexit, politicians and brands seem to be all ears. But without action, it’s just talk You have just been elected leader of the Liberal Democrats. Congratulations! Allow me to be the first to say: we always knew it would be you.