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U2They’re bigger than Guinness and George Bernard Shaw. So why are Bono and co so unloved in their home country? For three decades U2 have filled the world’s biggest stadiums as easily as guitarist The Edge fits his trademark black beanie hat. The group’s cultural reach is as wide as the 200-ton arachnid-shaped stage they once performed their mammoth shows on. As an Irish export, they’re in the same category as George Bernard Shaw and Guinness.

Stock markets This article is more than 1 year old‘Essex Boys’ case of traders accused of manipulating markets heads for trialThis article is more than 1 year oldJudge unseals evidence of WhatsApp texts between UK-based men who reportedly made $700m on collapse of oil price in 2020 “Please don’t tell anyone what happened today lads x,” one of a group of traders dubbed “the Essex Boys” texted his colleagues as they reportedly made $700m on the collapse of the oil price in 2020.

Ask PhilippaRelationshipsThis may be body dysmorphia, where one particular body part is taking all the blame for past hurts The question I have a small penis. When I was 14 or so I was called out by a boy in the school changing rooms for “having a little one”. I felt humiliated. It had never occurred to me up to that point that it mattered. It seems to be something which, according to the media, is risible and makes me less of a man.

ITV News This article is more than 7 months oldITV News journalist Emily Morgan dies, aged 45This article is more than 7 months oldBroadcaster’s ‘talented and kind’ health and science editor had been recently diagnosed with lung cancer Tributes have been paid to Emily Morgan, ITV News’ health and science editor, who has died aged 45, the broadcaster announced. Morgan, whose career with the channel spanned more than two decades, was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and died on Friday night surrounded by her family.

The ObserverMoviesInterview‘Our voices need to be heard’: actor Ebla Mari on Ken Loach, Syria and refugeesMichael SegalovWhen actor and drama teacher Ebla Mari was treading the boards in her local theatre, she never expected to get a call from Ken LoachThere’s a theatre in the village of Majdal Shams. It’s just a short walk from the family home Ebla Mari grew up in. It’s where she learned piano, and saw her first live theatre, too.

2023 in CultureGamesFrom skateboard romances and a horror fishing simulator to the return of beloved classics and the ever-enduring appeal of Zelda, 2023 was a bumper year for gaming. Our critics pick their favourites More on the best culture of 2023 20. VenbaPlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC A game about the importance of cooking and the immigrant experience, in which we see vignettes of the daily life of a family who have emigrated from India to Canada.

Business This article is more than 2 years oldUK firm goes from debt to £20.5m thanks to lucrative Covid test dealsThis article is more than 2 years oldDisruptive Nanotechnology acts as middleman between the UK government and US firm Innova, which makes lateral flow tests Two entrepreneurs with no apparent background in healthcare have made £20m – and could make tens of millions more – after landing roles as middlemen between the UK government and a US firm that won £3.

BalletObituaryViolette Verdy obituaryFrench ballerina noted for her pure classical technique and the musicality she brought to her rolesThe ballerina Violette Verdy, who has died aged 82 after a stroke, will be vividly remembered through the roles created for her, principally after her career took her from her native France to the US. Her light, easy jump, beautiful feet, intelligent musicality and sparkling personality can all still be seen in those works, even when danced today by other performers.

Vanuatu citizenship for saleVanuatuThe revelations from a Guardian investigation cast new light on the world of ‘golden passports’ Citizenship for sale: fugitives, politicians and disgraced businesspeople buying Vanuatu passports Ex-bikie and missing property magnate among Australian names granted Vanuatu citizenship What links an Italian broker accused of extorting the Vatican, South African brothers accused of absconding with bitcoin worth more than $3bn from their investors and a disgraced Turkish banking mogul who served time for harbouring his nephew after a murder?