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A podium sweep, a first-time rookie winner and a team that had not existed until weeks before the first round breaking through against the category’s giants. There was no shortage of feel-good stories following American Spirit Team Johansson driver Ryan Hunter-Reay’s victory in what turned out to be the final…

From tarts with ‘rich and buttery pastry’ to others that smell ‘like an old linen cupboard’, Nicholas Jordan samples 11 mince pies and finds none that will ruin Christmas

Marjorie Stewart Joyner knew there was an easier way for Black women to straighten their hair and stay well coifed. She just had to find it.

An ungrammatical egg; a demystifying approach to death; 10 new poets to read aloud; and a stunning gothic mystery

A show of inner strength; stone age family life; a brilliant guide to the brain; plus a whistlestop tour of queer history and more

A snail in space, dinosaurs on the beach, a fresh take on Jane Eyre, and a kebab-eating incarnation of Otis Redding

FoI documents show Michael Cassel was on first-name terms with Walker Corp CEO and pushed for meetings on his behalf

A very grumpy toddler; poems for the planet; ancient demons unleashed; and a moving YA trafficking tale

A celebration of mixed heritage; a dog‑walker’s drama; a tiny adventurer; and a siren assassin with killer songs