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Artist in words and pictures whose novel Lanark sparked a creative flowering in his native Scotland Alasdair Gray, who has died aged 85, was the father figure of the renaissance in Scottish literature and art which began in the penultimate decade of the 20th century. Grays great novel Lanark (1981) was an almost preposterously ambitious

Matt Ebden and Max Purcell dug deep to join some of the greats of Australian tennis as Wimbledon mens doubles champions. Two days after saving five match points in the semi-final, Ebden and Purcell battled for four hours, 11 minutes on Saturday to defeat Croatias defending champions Nikola Mekti and Mate Pavi 7-6 (7-5), 6-7

The former president rails against a second indictment, this time over his handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate You can order your own copy of this cartoon Chris Riddell Sat 10 Jun 2023 18.00BST Last modified on Fri 16 Jun 2023 18.11BST

Royal Festival Hall, London The influential R&B singer bends past hits into fresh shapes and throws down covers in dizzying variety at the Southbank to celebrate 25 years since her debut Theres a collective sharp intake of breath in the Royal Festival Hall, as a voice comes out of the speakers. Erykah will be joining

Out with the year of the horse, in with the sheep. A guide to Chinese new year The number of days most Chinese workers will get off work during the 40-day lunar new year period, giving them a rare chance to spend time with their families. At midnight on Wednesday, hundreds of millions of people