18 Oct 202321.16 BSTScott BryanNext time it is Pastry Week! With two bakers leaving too (thoughts and prayers to Saku and Rowan.) And remember we’re back on Tuesday too.
Thanks for your lovely comments and feedback on this liveblog, as always. At a dark time, this place is a 75 minute ray of sunshine.
See you on Tuesday babes.
18 Oct 202321.12 BSTAnd nobody is leaving the tent this week.Scott BryanThis is because Tasha is ill, so they decided to roll over to week, with two bakers leaving.
The witching hourWitchcraft was outlawed in this country for the best part of a thousand years. But now, officially tolerated and with a new religion of their own, witches are flooding out of the broom closet. Call it magic, call it hocus-pocus, they say anyone can do it ... especially as Hallowe'en approaches. Melanie McGrath reportsAccording to Cassandra Latham, the rules of spell-casting are: don't dabble but do persist; do not start anything that you can't finish; be aware that anything you wish for in another person may come back to you; and be precise.
Film This article is more than 10 years oldBrave director criticises Disney's 'sexualised' Princess Merida redesignThis article is more than 10 years oldThe character's creator says Disney's new version of her hero 'send[s] a message that the original, realistic girl is inferior'Disney has been fiercely criticised for creating a "glammed-up" version of Princess Merida from the Pixar fantasy fairytale Brave for a new toy line.
Bow-slinging Merida has been given a makeover in advance of her official induction into The Disney Princess Collection.
Folk musicFrom rap mixtapes to music journalism and ghostly drum machine-led folk, the late British artist had few boundaries. Her husband and fans remember her tough, inspiring life
In 1998, an album was released that made quiet ripples. Recorded in the evenings after she had put her four-year-old to bed, Charlotte Greig recorded simple versions of folk songs and originals about lovers and ghosts that come to you at night. She used a four-track cassette recorder to tape her voice, harmonium, dulcimer and an idiosyncratically programmed Dr Rhythm drum machine.
Sexual healingSexWe have penetrative sex, but it is so small that I feel nothing and I fear that, if he’s to be my life partner, I may never again enjoy sex in quite the same wayAfter a series of unsuitable boyfriends, I have met a wonderful loving man. However, he has an extremely small penis. He can get an erection and we are able to have penetrative sex, but I often feel little to nothing, although he is a sensitive lover in other ways.
Oklahoma This article is more than 8 months oldSeven bodies, including those of two missing teens, found in OklahomaThis article is more than 8 months oldOfficials say the bodies of Ivy Webster, 14, and Brittany Brewer, 16, were found on the property of a convicted sex offender
The bodies of seven people, including two missing teens and a convicted sex offender, were discovered in rural Oklahoma on Monday, officials confirmed.
TheatreInterviewTom Hiddleston on Coriolanus: 'There was nowhere to hide – that's exciting'Interview by Chris WiegandAs Josie Rourke’s Donmar production of Shakespeare’s tragedy is streamed for National Theatre at Home, its star recalls the thrilling intimacy, the brutal fights – and the cold shower
Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online Coriolanus is a play that’s more respected than revered. Why does it have a rather difficult reputation?
OpinionEuropean Union This article is more than 1 month oldViktor Orbán has undermined Europe for long enough. It’s time to call his bluffThis article is more than 1 month oldAlexander HurstFrom Ukraine to the climate crisis, the union is beset by shocks. It can no longer afford to let Hungary give it the runaround
Deep into the Trump presidency, I jokingly asked a French friend who obsessively follows US politics (and political comedy shows), and who also has significant experience with China, if he would rather be in charge of the US, China or the EU.
Arizona This article is more than 10 years oldArizona Hotshots firefighters 'died from burns and inhalation problems'This article is more than 10 years oldAutopsy findings released as fire continues and Prescott community seeks to celebrate Independence Day safelyThe 19 firefighters who were killed last weekend in an Arizona blaze died of burns and inhalation problems, according to initial autopsy findings released Thursday.
Cari Gerchick, a spokeswoman for the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office in Phoenix, said the Hotshots died from burns, carbon monoxide poisoning or oxygen deprivation, or a combination of the factors.
Chloë Grace MoretzInterviewChloë Grace Moretz: 'People said: You're going to lose your career over this'Alexandra PechmanShe shot to fame with Kick-Ass, then was almost derailed by a film co-starring Louis CK. Now she’s back with the bold film Greta – and a desire to remain ‘the outspoken girl’
Chloë Grace Moretz could make almost anyone she met feel old. She pitches up for our 10.30am coffee date fresh from breakfast yoga: bright eyed and eager, with newly pierced ear cartilage.