Assisted dyingExplainerIn light of UK broadcaster Esther Rantzen’s revelation that she has considered assisted dying, we look at the policies of other countries The broadcaster and Silver Line founder Esther Rantzen has said she has considered the option of assisted dying if her ongoing lung cancer treatment does not improve her condition, adding that she had joined the Swiss organisation Dignitas, which offers physician-assisted suicide. Here we take a look at the policies of other countries.

The ObserverScotlandNeighbours of Tamsin Calidas, who moved to Scotland from London, are keen to put their side as her book I am an Island looks set for success Tamsin Calidas’s memoir about swapping Notting Hill for a croft on a small Hebridean island luxuriates in its landscape. The heather and the Munros, the raw skies and the wild tides of the Atlantic are lavishly described. The islanders, by contrast, are largely anonymous, thoughtless and cruel.

MoviesIn films like No Hard Feelings, Joy Ride and Asteroid City, full-frontal female nudity is back. What has changed in the #MeToo era? After years of chaste superhero movies dominating the box office and frequent laments for the death of the sex scene, full frontal nudity is making a comeback on screen in a crop of summer comedies, with female stars daring to bare all for laughs. In Adele Lim’s new Asian-led comedy Joy Ride, which channels the raucous spirit of Bridesmaids, there is a gasp-out-loud scene in which Stephanie Hsu’s character, Kat, a soap opera star, has her skirt whipped off at the end of a dance sequence to reveal a lurid devil tattoo on her vulva.

Book of the dayAutobiography and memoirReviewIn his fiercely honest memoir, the actor and comedian confronts the painful bereavement and abuse he endured as a child Alan Davies’s first memoir, My Favourite People and Me 1978-1988 (later republished as Teenage Revolution), was a wry look at his suburban adolescence and early career in comedy. Each chapter was organised around one of his idols from the era, among them Paul Weller and Barry Sheene.

Florida This article is more than 3 months oldSkydiver found dead in Florida yard after apparent parachuting accidentThis article is more than 3 months oldFrederick C Morello was discovered in parachute gear on lawn of a house in Titusville A skydiver was found dead in the yard of a Florida home after an apparent accident while parachuting, local police said. Frederick C Morello, 69, was discovered outfitted in parachute attire and gear on the lawn of a house in Titusville in the center of the state near Cape Canaveral at about 12.