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World newsTV sidekick accused of killing Mexican comedianThe co-host and longtime friend of a television star shot dead in a Mexico City street has been charged with his murder. He is alleged to have been a key member of a plot organised by a jailed drugs baron. The murder of Francisco "Paco" Stanley, 56, a popular comedian and talk show presenter, in June sent shock waves through Mexico. He was shot dead in his car by gunmen; a bystander was also killed in the hail of bullets.

BarbieThe Oscar-nominated actor delivers a knockout comic performance in Greta Gerwig’s Mattel movie, playing on male insecurities and toxic masculinity Warning: there are spoilers aheadNow that the whole world has apparently gone to see Barbie, it seems like the secret is finally out. Margot Robbie is not the star of Barbie. Yes, she plays the lead. Yes, she produced it. Yes, she gets to spend a lot of time running around in nice dresses.

Cosmetic surgeryThe procedure can cost £80,000 – but increasing numbers of people are putting themselves through leg-lengthening surgery. What drives them to do it? And is it worth the pain and potential complications? As a teenager, Lewis hit 5ft 5in (165cm) and stopped growing. He would be almost 4in (10cm) shorter than the average British man; in fact, nine out of 10 men would be taller than him. When he plucked up the courage to go out, he wore stacked heels.

BIRDS AND THE BEESDogs, cats, horses and cattle are able to crossbreed but birds, fish and reptiles seemingly cannot. Why is that? Nic Maennling, Carleton Place Canada At the Birds of Prey centre in Newent, Glos. A breed of falcon is bred which is a cross between a Peregrine and a Lanner. The resulting hybrid has an even faster air velocity than the Peregrine, making it the fastest creature in the world.

Politics booksWilliam Rees-Mogg wrote the prophetic The Sovereign Individual and had views on capitalism and chaos that have fascinating links to his son’s enthusiasm for Brexit In the spring of 1997, shortly before Tony Blair took power, William Rees-Mogg, ex-editor of the Times, leading Eurosceptic, pinstriped self-publicist and father of Jacob, published a book that claimed to see the future of the world. The Sovereign Individual: The Coming Economic Revolution and How to Survive and Prosper in It opened with a quote from Tom Stoppard’s play Arcadia: “The future is disorder.

Australia rugby union team This article is more than 2 months oldRugby union great Stephen Larkham open to vacant Wallabies coaching jobThis article is more than 2 months oldFormer World Cup winner ‘certainly interested’ in roleRugby Australia searching for Eddie Jones replacementStephen Larkham is open to coaching the Wallabies but says he has had no discussions with Rugby Australia about replacing Eddie Jones. The 1999 World Cup-winning great was coy when asked about his interest in the role on Thursday, but admitted he was keen to help Australian rugby in any way he could.

FictionReviewBelinda McKeon on a would-be epic about three women trapped in a beautiful wastelandThere is much to relish in the notion of a novel which sets itself on a tiny island cut off from the world. When a nugget of land is all that a handful of characters have available to them, and when these characters must build nothing short of complete new lives, the novelist's work of invention acquires a double intensity.

Music blogHip-hop This article is more than 6 years oldSnoop Dogg's homophobia shows how old-school he truly isThis article is more than 6 years oldBen Beaumont-ThomasThe rapper’s latest video, Moment I Feared, sees him mocking his effeminate peer Young Thug, but hip-hop is moving beyond such kneejerk gay panic Looking like a wizened sage even when he was a young man, and with a flow that trades on lofty observation, Snoop Dogg’s self-made image is of a hip-hop elder statesman.

Tesco This article is more than 9 years oldTesco's 'penis'-themed buttermilk and other design failsThis article is more than 9 years oldSpotted in Tesco: a carton of buttermilk with what looks a lot like a giant, orange penis on it. Have you spotted any design fails recently? Whoever designed this package of buttermilk may well have had something else on their mind at the time. There’s no escaping it: the design on this carton looks a lot like a penis.