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His spy series became the TV hit Slow Horses, and now his earlier novels are being adapted for screen, starring Emma Thompson. Mick Herron talks about finding recognition

From Truman Capote’s problem with Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ to Lois Duncan’s very personal offence over ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and Quentin Tarantino’s public beef with Oliver Stone, Annabel Nugent counts down 17 times writers hated adaptations of their work

Sunday’s Sounds from the Other City festival is a joyful celebration of Greater Manchester’s leftfield culture

Down Cemetery Road is an Apple TV Plus crime drama starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson and by the writer of Slow Horses.

‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ is the fourth installment in the franchise, and will also star veterans Hugh Grant and Emma Thompson and newcomers Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall.

Mad About the Boy, the fourth instalment in the adventures of Helen Fielding’s scatty heroine, has been confirmed for release on Valentine’s Day 2025

More than 30 public figures sign letter condemning $1m legal action

How the tragic death of his beloved sister, Clare, gave Greg Wise a new outlook on navigating the end of life

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales