Venice This article is more than 1 year oldVenetians fear ‘museum relic’ status as population drops below 50,000 This article is more than 1 year oldCampaigners say Italian city’s remaining residents feel ‘suffocated’ by effects of tourism The remaining inhabitants of Venice’s historic centre said they fear becoming like “relics in an open museum” now that the population is expected to drop below 50,000 for the first time. Once the heart of a powerful maritime republic, Venice’s main island has lost more than 120,000 residents since the early 1950s, driven away by myriad issues but mainly a focus on mass tourism that has caused the population to be dwarfed by the thousands of visitors who crowd its squares, bridges and narrow walkways each day.

Oliver Burkeman columnTheatre This article is more than 10 years oldWhy British critics don't get The Book of MormonThis article is more than 10 years oldOliver BurkemanThe South Park creators' musical was much lauded in the US, but its satirical sensibility may be lost in translation to LondonThe Book of Mormon, the much-applauded musical from the creators of South Park, officially opened in London last week – and like the grinning, clean-cut missionaries whose story it relates, it's been getting some baffled reactions from the locals.

PoetryObituaryDennis O'Driscoll obituaryPoet with a direct style that stood out among fellow Irish writersIn an age when poets tend to hover near schools and universities, Dennis O'Driscoll, who has died suddenly aged 58, was an exception. Having become a civil servant in Dublin at the age of 16 (starting with death duties), he remained one for almost 40 years. "In the civil service you are assigned a grade. You know your status,"

Grimsby This article is more than 3 months oldGrimsby’s Otis Khan ruled ineligible to play for Pakistan in World Cup qualifierThis article is more than 3 months oldFifa’s decision pending despite Khan owning Pakistani passportIssue concerns Khan’s grandfather’s migration from IndiaGrimsby Town’s Otis Khan was prevented from playing for Pakistan in the first leg of their World Cup qualifier against Cambodia by Fifa after it ruled he wasn’t eligible despite having a Pakistani passport.

VirginiaAndy Parker says he is ‘honoring’ his daughter Alison Parker’s death by fighting for a congressional seat to regulate big tech Andy Parker has never watched the video of his daughter’s murder. But anyone with an internet connection can find it, view it and share it. In the years since Alison Parker, a 24-year-old TV journalist in Roanoke, Virginia, was shot and killed during a live broadcast in 2015, her father has made it his mission to remove the footage from the social media platforms where it continues to resurface even after being taken down.