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Top 10sBooksAuthors from Jane Mayer to Michael Lewis show that malfeasance from government and private enterprise is by no means just a foreign affair Corruption offers rich pickings for writers. It’s something that fascinates us and, if we’re honest, we worry could seduce us. Often, what keeps corruption contained is a lack of opportunity and the fact the risks outweigh the rewards – although sometimes the risk-takers are those eschewing corruption.

Anna BurnsInterview'It’s nice to feel I’m solvent. That’s a huge gift': Anna Burns on her life-changing Booker winLisa AllardiceThe author was in terrible pain and couldn’t afford to feed herself when she wrote her novel Milkman. She talks about growing up during the Troubles – and her ‘dreamlike’ success Winning the Man Booker prize is clearly a life-changing event, but never more so than in the case of Tuesday night’s surprise success, Anna Burns, who became the first Northern Irish writer to win the £50,000 award for her third novel, Milkman.

Georg Baselitz, Rosa aus Luxemburg, 2002. Photograph: Courtesy artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London © Georg BaselitzGeorg Baselitz, Rosa aus Luxemburg, 2002. Photograph: Courtesy artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London © Georg BaselitzArt Weekly newsletterArt and designPlus, Peter Blake talks AI in art, a dynamic look for hospital architecture and a 450-year-old look at the birth of our galaxy – all in your weekly dispatch Exhibition of the weekGeorg Baselitz: Belle Haleine

Other livesDocumentaryObituaryJoe Taylor obituaryMy brother Joe Taylor, who has died aged 58 of cancer, worked as a film and television documentary cameraman for more than 30 years, including for the BBC’s Panorama and The South Bank Show on Sky Arts. Joe left Thurston upper school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, at 16 with the sole ambition to be a cameraman. Aged 18, he went to London, doggedly pursuing his path, writing countless letters and knocking on unreceptive doors.

MexicoIt was just another massacre in a country plagued by violence. But this time it was carried out by prison inmates – who'd been let out speciallyIt was past midnight and the hired band had launched into a raucous ballad, La Cabrona, to wind up the party. Guests joined in, belting out lyrics in a singsong under a Chihuahuan desert moon: "Dime si ya no me quieres cabrona . . .

LebanonMossad chief says Israel is committed to finding and killing all Hamas leadersComments by David Barnea follow assassination of Hamas deputy political chief Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon Israel-Gaza war – live updates The head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service has vowed to track down and kill all Hamas leaders responsible for attacking Israel, less than a day after a drone strike in Lebanon killed the militant organisation’s second most senior official.

OpinionHacking This article is more than 5 years oldMy terrifying deep dive into one of Russia's largest hacking forumsThis article is more than 5 years oldDylan CurranI spent three weeks studying FreeHacks, one of the dark web’s biggest platform for hackers. From passports to credit cards, nothing is safe The darknet (or dark web) is one of the most fascinating vestiges of humanity we’ve ever seen. It’s an aggregated swamp of all the darkest aspects of internet activity – child abuse images, drug markets, gun shops, gore smut, stolen merchandise, anarchist guides, terrorist chats, identity theft, hacking services …

Rachel Roddy’s friggitelli with tomatoes: ‘You want the tomatoes to soften into a rich sauce that clings to the peppers, and catches the pools of red-tinted olive oil’. Photograph: Rachel Roddy/The GuardianRachel Roddy’s friggitelli with tomatoes: ‘You want the tomatoes to soften into a rich sauce that clings to the peppers, and catches the pools of red-tinted olive oil’. Photograph: Rachel Roddy/The GuardianA kitchen in RomeFoodThese small, finger-length peppers are sensational fried in olive oil and sprinkled with a little salt, or drowned in a ripe, garlicky tomato sauce

Wolverhampton This article is more than 4 years oldTattooist 'Dr Evil' jailed for performing ear and nipple removalsThis article is more than 4 years oldBrendan McCarthy, who also carried out a tongue-splitting procedure, was jailed for 40 months A tattooist known as Dr Evil has been handed a 40-month jail sentence after carrying out ear and nipple removals at the request of two of his customers. Brendan McCarthy, who also carried out a tongue-splitting procedure at his studio in Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty last month to three counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.