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Other livesLanguagesObituaryIgnat Avsey obituaryIgnat Avsey, who has died of cancer aged 75, was a distinguished translator from Russian. He breathed new life into not only two of Dostoevsky's best-known novels (The Karamazov Brothers and The Idiot) but also two of his least-known (The Village of Stepanchikovo and Humiliated and Insulted). Ignat's knack of lighting on forgotten gems to translate did not stop at Russian literature: his translation of an early thriller by the Viennese writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia, I Was Jack Mortimer (1933), has just been published and well received.

Twenty five years ago, the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, was subjected to daily shelling and sniper attacks from Serb nationalist forces. Guardian Europe editor, Ian Traynor, regularly reported from the besieged city Published: 13 Jul 2018 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRopJqfl56ysLfAp5w%3D

UK newsPaparazzo offered Diana crash images for £300,000, jury toldA photographer phoned a British tabloid newspaper from the Paris underpass where Princess Diana lay fatally injured after a car crash and offered exclusive pictures for £300,000, an inquest heard today. Romuald Rat, the first photographer to arrive after Diana and Dodi Fayed's Mercedes crashed in the Alma tunnel, sent pictures of the princess to the Sun picture desk that night.

Stephen KingTen things I learned about writing from Stephen KingThe novelist James Smythe, who has been analysing the work of Stephen King for the Guardian since 2012, on the lessons he has drawn from the master of horror fiction Stephen King short fiction competition – send us your stories Stephen King is an All-Time Great, arguably one of the most popular novelists the world has ever seen. And there’s a good chance that he’s inspired more people to start writing than any other living writer.

‘A chaotic, musical sensibility’: Jean-Michel Basquiat at an exhibition of his work in 1988. He died later that year. Photograph: Julio Donoso/Sygma via Getty ImagesThe graffiti artist turned painter became the star of the 1980s New York art scene. Since his death aged 27, his reputation has soared. On the eve of a major UK show, we speak to those who knew him best by Miranda SawyerIt’s always tempting to mythologise the dead, especially those who die young and beautiful.

Price checkSaving moneyOld favourites given a new twist sit alongside modern gadgets – it's the dream toys vying for a place at the foot of the tree, and where you can get the best dealsThe "Dream Toys" for Christmas list includes a few old favourites alongside some new, and sparkly, additions. According to retailers, Furby has stood the test of time making the list of this year's most wanted gifts, just as it did in the original wish-list 15 years ago.

Athletics This article is more than 7 years oldBoston marathon winner Rita Jeptoo has drugs ban extended to 2018This article is more than 7 years old Kenyan was initially banned from 2014-2016 after testing positive for EPO Jeptoo won Boston and Chicago marathons in 2013 and 2014The Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo has been banned for four years for a doping offence with “aggravating circumstances”, the court of arbitration for sport has announced.

The ObserverHomelandInterviewClaire Danes on the end of Homeland: 'It was so nice to play such a badass'David SmithA landmark of 21st-century TV drama is about to finish its 10-year run. Its star reflects on how playing Carrie Mathison – and learning from real spies – has shaped her view of politics Perhaps the defining image of Homeland, one of the most ambitious US drama series of the past decade, is Claire Danes’s character, Carrie Mathison, a mercurial CIA officer, staring at a video screen and displaying a sixth sense for the vital clue.

Indonesia This article is more than 7 years oldCyanide coffee death: prosecutors in murder case call for 20 years' jail for AustralianThis article is more than 7 years oldJessica Kumala Wongso denies murdering Wayan Mirna Salihin by putting cyanide into her coffee but court hears she carried out her plan ‘meticulously’ Indonesian prosecutors have demanded that a former Sydney-based design student accused of murdering her friend by slipping cyanide into her coffee spends 20 years behind bars for the high-profile case.