Pessimism is probably “a bigger problem than climate change”, said the novelist Ian McEwan on Monday afternoon, as temperatures broke May records in the UK. McEwan “constantly” hears people say that they... Read more »
Gisèle Pelicot has described the moment she fell in love and was able to trust again after her rape ordeal orchestrated by her former husband in France. Pelicot, 73, waived her right... Read more »
Emma Thompson, Malala Yousafzai, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Gisèle Pelicot are among the headline names appearing at Hay festival 2026, organisers have announced. The popular UK literary festival has now unveiled its full... Read more »
There is “no way” that Gisèle Pelicot would have been raped more than 200 times without the existence of pornography websites, her daughter has said. Speaking at the Hay festival in Powys... Read more »
There is “no way” that Gisèle Pelicot would have been raped more than 200 times without the existence of pornography websites, her daughter has said. Speaking at the Hay festival in Powys... Read more »
âI miss my solitude,â last yearâs Booker prize winner Paul Lynch told an audience at Hay festival on Saturday. âIn many ways I didnât sign up for this. Iâm an introvert whoâs... Read more »
Former Conservative MP Rory Stewart found being a politician âvery yuckyâ and felt like a fraud, he told an audience at Hay festival on Saturday. Asked whether he would consider going back... Read more »
The historian David Olusoga has said the UK is the one country left in the British empire as he likened it to being the last oblivious person at a party. Asked at... Read more »
Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard has said global progress on gender equality is âreally glacial and slowâ as she warned that it is going backwards among young people. Gillard cited recent... Read more »