Pop and rockObituaryJoe Cocker obituarySheffield-born rock star with a raucous vocal style whose 1968 version of With a Little Help from My Friends became his unofficial theme tuneIn a musical career lasting more than 50 years, Joe Cocker, who has died of lung cancer aged 70, bounced between the euphoria of chart-topping success and the misery of drug and alcohol abuse. In the latter part of his life, the singer had re-established himself as a soulful interpreter of material from a broad range of songwriters.

MMA This article is more than 8 months oldMMA fighter Nate Diaz turns himself in after New Orleans street brawlThis article is more than 8 months oldFormer UFC star faces battery charge after weekend fightAttorney says 38-year-old acted in self-defenceMixed martial arts fighter Nate Diaz turned himself in to police in New Orleans on Thursday to face a battery charge arising from a weekend street brawl. The 38-year-old surrendered after video spread on social media of Diaz apparently choking YouTube personality Rodney Petersen unconscious during a fight in the city’s popular Bourbon Street.

NutritionInterviewRobert Lustig: the man who believes sugar is poisonZoe WilliamsThe maverick scientist has long argued that sugar is as harmful as cocaine or tobacco – and that the food industry has been adding too much of it to our meals for too long. A convert hears more about his theoryIf you have any interest at all in diet, obesity, public health, diabetes, epidemiology, your own health or that of other people, you will probably be aware that sugar, not fat, is now considered the devil's food.

Diddy This article is more than 2 months oldThis article is more than 2 months oldThe rap impresario who turned the Notorious BIG into a global star in the 90s and worked with era-defining female rappers has been accused of rape and physical abuse by a former partner Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of rape and severe physical abuse by ex-girlfriend Cassie Sean Combs AKA Puff Daddy, P Diddy and Diddy may be one of the most recognisable figures in the historically male-dominated genre of hip-hop, but he also made his name by working with numerous female artists including Lil Kim, Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige – and singer Cassie Ventura, who launched her singing career with his label Bad Boy Records in 2006 and was in a relationship with Combs from 2007 to 2018.

Italy This article is more than 11 months oldSicilian mobster asks judge to order seizure of Roberto Saviano bookThis article is more than 11 months oldGiuseppe Graviano files for defamation against Gomorrah author over origin of nickname A Sicilian mobster has asked a judge to order the seizure of all copies of a book by the author Roberto Saviano, who is living under police protection after he faced death threats for exposing mafia secrets.