WomenBehind the legend of the ‘maneater’ executed for seducing soldiers and selling their secrets is the story of an abused woman who was forcibly separated from her daughter
Since her execution on the outskirts of Paris almost a century ago, the Dutch exotic dancer Margaretha “Gretha” MacLeod – universally known as Mata Hari – has been synonymous with female sexual betrayal. Convicted by the French of passing secrets to the enemy during the first world war, MacLeod’s prosecutors damned her as the “greatest woman spy of the century”, responsible for sending 20,000 Allied soldiers to their deaths.
Sweden This article is more than 1 year oldSwedish court dishes out justice after judge steals meatballsThis article is more than 1 year oldSupreme court justice was fined 50,000 kronor after she was caught trying to hide a number of food items in Stockholm
A supreme court justice in Sweden has been fined for shoplifting a Christmas ham and meatballs, among other items, the prosecutor in the case has said.
Israel-Gaza warThousands of pro-Palestine protesters march in London About 1,700 officers on duty in UK capital to police demonstration on day for action involving 30 countries
Middle East crisis – live updates Thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday to show solidarity with Palestine and to reiterate calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Demonstrators met on Queen Victoria Street before making their way along Fleet Street towards Parliament Square.
Stream onTelevision & radioThis surprisingly earnest and old-fashioned sitcom explores a very contemporary question – is monogamy the only way? What is it? A romcom sitcom about what happens when a happily married couple start dating a third person, together.
Why you’ll love it: You Me Her tells the story of Jack and Emma Trakarsky, a married couple pushing 40 with a nice big house, aspirational jobs and a tepid sex life.
Shining star: Jiah Khan in a studio shot. ‘We know she couldn’t have done it,’ says her sister Kavita. Photograph: Hindustan Times/Getty ImagesShining star: Jiah Khan in a studio shot. ‘We know she couldn’t have done it,’ says her sister Kavita. Photograph: Hindustan Times/Getty ImagesThe ObserverBollywoodJiah Khan was one of India’s rising film stars. But at just 25 she was found dead in her family’s apartment. The question of whether it was suicide or murder has now pitted two of Bollywood’s leading families against each other