Samantha LewthwaiteHow did Samantha Lewthwaite end up on the run from Interpol after being linked to a series of terror attacks? As attention turns to Britons fighting with Isis in Syria, whatever happened to the young woman known as ‘the white widow’? What radicalises a person from the UK? What makes anyone leave the certainties of Cardiff for the privations of Syria? How could any extremist preacher guess that Buckinghamshire would be fertile ground, not just for disaffected youth, but for disaffected youth with an undiscovered sense of purpose?

JazzObituaryTony Oxley obituaryDrummer and percussionist who developed his own musical language as a composerA pivotal moment in the career of the British drummer and percussionist Tony Oxley came when a successful European tour as part of a trio led by the celebrated American jazz pianist Bill Evans was followed by an invitation to remain with the group when they returned to the US. This was in 1972, and permanent membership of the trio would have enhanced the young drummer’s prestige within the jazz world.

Australia news This article is more than 14 years oldBoy in hospital after being mauled by shark at Australian beachThis article is more than 14 years oldFather drags teenage son to safety after third attack in Sydney in three weeksA teenager surfing with his father off a Sydney beach had his leg mauled by a shark today in the third shark attack in the area in as many weeks. The 15-year-old, whose name has not been released, was flown by helicopter from Avalon beach to a hospital in Sydney, Brett Garvey, an ambulance service spokesman, said.

The ObserverMusic This article is more than 15 years oldHidden gay life of macho hip hop starsThis article is more than 15 years oldA former MTV executive reveals a homosexual subculture in an aggressively male businessAmerican rap music is an industry ruled by machismo. It is a place where reputations are made by shady pasts, the aura of violence and ultra-masculinity. But now an explosive new book is lifting the lid on one of hip hop's most unexpected secrets: that many people in the business are gay.

First look reviewToronto film festival 2023ReviewThree sisters convene to say goodbye to their dying father in a detailed and intimate yet uneven drama For better and for worse, the pandemic begat a certain micro-genre of intimate drama, one defined by its smallness – tight cast, single location, no extras, minimal costumes. His Three Daughters, the latest from the film-maker Azazel Jacobs, feels like a Covid movie. The action is confined to one Manhattan apartment, to which three sisters, played by Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen, return to settle the affairs of their dying father (Jay O Sanders) and say goodbye.