A life in ...AS ByattInterviewWriting in terms of pleasureInterview by Sam LeithIn my work, writing is always so dangerous. It's very destructive. People who write books are destroyers'Do you know what her children call her?" a mutual friend asked me when I said I was going to see AS Byatt. "You'll never guess. Not in a million years." "Antonia? Mum?" "No," he said, laughing. "They call her 'AS Byatt'." Why is this funny?

A life in pictures: John Hurt Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email John Hurt, the legend of screen and stage whose prolific and varied career has spanned six decades, has died aged 77 Versatile star of The Elephant Man, Alien and Harry Potter, dies Obituary of John Hurt Lizzie Tucker and Greg Whitmore Main image: John Hurt by Jane Bown Photograph: Jane Bown/The Observer Fri 27 Jan 2017 22.

Animal welfare This article is more than 13 years oldCat bin woman Mary Bale fined £250This article is more than 13 years oldMary Bale pleads guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to tabby she dropped in a bin, as judge accepts she has faced 'vilification'One inexplicable moment of cruelty when Mary Bale seized a cat and dropped it into a wheelie bin was punished with a modest £250 fine today. But the 45-year-old former bank worker may pay the price for her impulsive act for the rest of her life.

Rising festivalReviewMelbourne town hall, Rising festival Julian Rosefeldt’s magnificent and exhausting film, starring the Oscar winner and Giancarlo Esposito, reverts to evasive surrealist flourishes just as it threatens to become truly angry Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email There is little to no nature in German artist and film-maker Julian Rosefeldt’s newest work, Euphoria, although there are plenty of animals. Sheep, white stallions, a moose, a camel and finally, voiced seductively by Cate Blanchett, a massive tiger stalking the aisles of an abandoned supermarket.

Football tables La Liga La Liga P Team GP W D L F A GD Pts Form 1 Girona 20 15 4 1 46 24 22 49 Won 4-2 against Barcelona Won 3-0 against Alaves Drew 1-1 with Real Betis Won 4-3 against Atlético Drew 0-0 with Almeria 2 Real Madrid 19 15 3 1 40 11 29 48 Won 2-0 against Granada Drew 1-1 with Real Betis Won 4-1 against Villarreal Won 1-0 against Alaves Won 1-0 against Mallorca 3 A Bilbao 20 12 5 3 38 20 18 41 Drew 1-1 with Granada Won 2-0 against Atlético Won 1-0 against Las Palmas Won 2-0 against Sevilla Won 2-1 against Real Sociedad 4 Barcelona 19 12 5 2 36 22 14 41 Won 1-0 against Atlético Lost 2-4 to Girona Drew 1-1 with Valencia Won 3-2 against Almeria Won 2-1 against Las Palmas 5 Atlético 19 12 2 5 39 23 16 38 Won 2-1 against Almeria Lost 0-2 to A Bilbao Drew 3-3 with Getafe Won 1-0 against Sevilla Lost 3-4 to Girona 6 Real Sociedad 20 8 8 4 31 21 10 32 Won 3-0 against Villarreal Drew 0-0 with Real Betis Drew 0-0 with Cadiz Drew 1-1 with Alaves Lost 1-2 to A Bilbao 7 Real Betis 20 7 10 3 22 20 2 31 Drew 1-1 with Real Madrid Drew 0-0 with Real Sociedad Drew 1-1 with Girona Lost 1-2 to Celta Vigo Won 1-0 against Granada 8 Valencia 20 8 5 7 26 24 2 29 Lost 0-1 to Getafe Drew 1-1 with Barcelona Won 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano Won 3-1 against Villarreal Won 4-1 against Cadiz 9 Las Palmas 20 8 4 8 19 17 2 28 Won 1-0 against Alaves Drew 1-1 with Cadiz Lost 0-1 to A Bilbao Lost 1-2 to Barcelona Won 3-0 against Villarreal 10 Getafe 19 6 8 5 24 25 -1 26 Lost 0-2 to Las Palmas Won 1-0 against Valencia Won 3-0 against Sevilla Drew 3-3 with Atlético Lost 0-2 to Rayo Vallecano 11 Rayo Vallecano 19 5 8 6 18 24 -6 23 Lost 0-4 to A Bilbao Drew 0-0 with Celta Vigo Lost 0-1 to Osasuna Lost 0-1 to Valencia Won 2-0 against Getafe 12 Osasuna 19 6 4 9 22 29 -7 22 Drew 1-1 with Real Sociedad Drew 1-1 with Cadiz Won 1-0 against Rayo Vallecano Lost 2-3 to Mallorca Won 1-0 against Almeria 13 Alaves 20 5 5 10 18 27 -9 20 Lost 0-1 to Las Palmas Lost 0-3 to Girona Lost 0-1 to Real Madrid Drew 1-1 with Real Sociedad Won 3-2 against Sevilla 14 Mallorca 20 3 10 7 18 24 -6 19 Won 1-0 against Sevilla Drew 0-0 with Almeria Won 3-2 against Osasuna Lost 0-1 to Real Madrid Drew 1-1 with Celta Vigo 15 Villarreal 20 5 4 11 27 41 -14 19 Lost 0-3 to Real Sociedad Lost 1-4 to Real Madrid Won 3-2 against Celta Vigo Lost 1-3 to Valencia Lost 0-3 to Las Palmas 16 Celta Vigo 20 3 8 9 21 30 -9 17 Drew 0-0 with Rayo Vallecano Won 1-0 against Granada Lost 2-3 to Villarreal Won 2-1 against Real Betis Drew 1-1 with Mallorca 17 Sevilla 20 3 7 10 25 30 -5 16 Lost 0-3 to Getafe Won 3-0 against Granada Lost 0-1 to Atlético Lost 0-2 to A Bilbao Lost 2-3 to Alaves 18 Cadiz 20 2 9 9 15 30 -15 15 Drew 1-1 with Osasuna Drew 1-1 with Las Palmas Drew 0-0 with Real Sociedad Lost 0-2 to Granada Lost 1-4 to Valencia 19 Granada 20 2 5 13 22 41 -19 11 Drew 1-1 with A Bilbao Lost 0-1 to Celta Vigo Lost 0-3 to Sevilla Won 2-0 against Cadiz Lost 0-1 to Real Betis 20 Almeria 20 0 6 14 19 43 -24 6 Lost 1-2 to Atlético Drew 0-0 with Mallorca Lost 2-3 to Barcelona Lost 0-1 to Osasuna Drew 0-0 with Girona ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaJ6fpMGjrculZqWZnJ60orLOqKubmZyhfLWtwaWc