Culture

In the literary snake pit, writers and critics tend to either suck up to one another frantically, or bite down hard so as to inject their venom yet deeper

Germans are renowned for their efficiency – but when it comes to recycling, we need to separate the fact from the fiction

From Irish Gubbeen to Lithuanian Džiugas – a look at Europe’s favourite cheeses

From terrier territories to kitty kingdoms: a rundown of the most popular pets around Europe

A local modern-day bard, serenading commuters and beautifying the neighbourhood, is easily the best eccentric street person I’ve ever known

The sight of tracksuit-wearing Brits entering one of the most beautiful brasseries on the Left Bank left me gasping and prostrated

The case of a pedestrian jailed for causing the death of a cyclist highlights the ongoing power struggle on the pavements of urban Britain

Their heyday was between the 1880s and 1940s. But green concerns about short-haul flights are bringing sleeper trains back in vogue

After all these years (and all those documentaries), no one understands brutalism... especially Nadine Dorries

Karl May's Winnetou and the German soul are inseparable. I'm optimistic the country's icon will evade cancellation

A Michelin-starred underwater restaurant is working wonders for a small coastal community in Norway

The actor made his living selling fantasy, but this was far from the reality of Hervé Villechaize's life off-screen, writes CHARLIE CONNELLY

WILL SELF on being welcomed in church and religious identity

She was an actress and a writer, but more importantly Erika Mann spent her life witnessing and fighting injustice

Actor Stanley Tucci's Searching For Italy is the food travel show we need right now

Bernard Arnault and François Pinault, two of France's richest men and the powers behind some of the world's most glamourous brands, fell out in a business dispute 20 years ago.