Kate Allinson and Kay Featherstone on sudden success as slimming-recipe writers

Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions: Union Jack thrones, dancing beefeaters, someone dressed like the queen. Maybe it is the queen

Solar Bones by Irish author Mike McCormack library users’ most popular adult book

Fed up of her work going uncredited in children’s books, Sarah McIntyre decided to act

Transcript: Murdered woman’s mother Mary Coll and sister Jacqueline Connolly speak out

The hypnotist and author says he taught others to become thin, confident, smart, rich, but only recently sorted his own life

The choreographer’s Swan Lake has been upending convention, and thrilling audiences, for 25 years

If you imagine Varadkar as too corporate, Ryan Tubridy’s interview won’t change your mind

Review: The 60th anniversary programme shows it’s still based Best-of-British principles

The London eatery to the stars will have a 200-seat restaurant on Dublin's Dawson Street and two courses for €20

Frankie Boyle goes to Russia ahead of the World Cup, plus the final of Britain’s Got Talent

Most popular books borrowed include ‘Echoland’ by Joe Joyce and Roald Dahl classic ‘The BFG’

Paul McGrath marks his anniversary on ‘Ray D’Arcy’, while Trinny Woodall appears on the ‘Late Late’

Claire Throssell’s sons were burnt to death by her husband Darren Sykes

Tributes paid to the Oscar-nominated maker of three James Bond films

An education scheme is helping children see writers as living, breathing people rather than mythical beats

Trustee quits UK education department; Great Ormond Street returns donations

Hostesses told to wear skimpy black outfits at men-only black tie charity dinner in London

Exclusive night at a lap-dancing club among the prizes auctioned at Presidents Club dinner

Buyers are circling the bookseller, which could be worth £200m