When deaf fan Eileen Elgar wrote to the author with notes for improvement, they began a remarkable friendship based on a shared interest in language, revealed in a set of letters now up for auction

While the Puerto Rican rapper played the first two nights at Tottenham Hotspur stadium, a Latin ‘village’ in north London throws a weekend-long fiesta

Last week’s weather will not be a one-off. Experts say it’s now time to make homes and infrastructure more resilient

Our critic picks the best songs to listen to during the record-breaking UK temperatures this week

Demand has surged for works by the celebrated artist since his death earlier this month, in a boost for the stagnating art market

Housing stock in the UK has not been built to cope with extreme heat. As temperatures, homes need to have more sustainable cooling regulation to keep us safe

The history academic and broadcaster joins listeners and other senior BBC figures angry over the axing of the Radio 4 current affairs programme

Installations and wallets may vanish but the champagne keeps flowing at the world’s most expensive art fair

‘Jodie’ was targeted by someone she thought a friend and went on to change the law around intimate image abuse. She was among the grassroots activists honoured at the Sheila McKechnie Foundation Awards

Sean McNicholas went viral mimicking the star’s moves – now he’s packing out venues and winning fans of his own

The Women’s Prize-winning author of The Correspondent on finding literary inspiration in her mother-in-law, and writing letters to her idols

At the UK’s biggest sauna festival, enthusiasts are trying to define a new national bathing culture

The party worries it is losing ground to the hard right Restore UK

To mark the release of Erupcja, starring Charli XCX, our critic picks five of the best film tracks from musicians who had a go in Hollywood

The outdoor brand is suing a drag queen for infringing its trademark but she is digging in her high heels and fans are calling for a boycott

For the son of Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes, having A-list parents is a privilege and a problem

It will take a few weeks for it to become clear if the danger has passed

Harding’s enthralling, riddling album is her clearest, most open-armed yet. Plus one to watch, Chloe Qisha

But making moral judgements over participation throws up its own dilemmas