Cressida Cowell: ‘I want to get children reading for the joy of it’
Cressida Cowell, the new Waterstones children's laureate, talks about her new role.
Cressida Cowell: New Children’s Laureate wants to ‘take on TV’
The How to Train Your Dragon author wants children to have 15 minutes of "free writing" time a week in school.
Arimah’s ‘naked until married’ story wins Caine Prize
Lesley Nneka Arimah's story imagines a parallel Nigeria were women go unclothed until they are married.
YouTube users can’t stop streaming Latin Pop
Music videos by Daddy Yankee, Rosalia and Maluma dominate YouTube's most-watched list for 2019.
Stranger Things 3 breaks Netflix streaming record
More than 40 million households watched the show in its first four days, the streaming service says.
Stranger Things 3 breaks Netflix streaming record
More than 40 million households watched the show in its first four days, the streaming service says.
Writer turns brother’s ‘traumatic’ Windrush scandal story into BBC drama
The brother of a man who was caught up in the Windrush scandal writes a BBC drama about his story.
Ibrahim Mahama: Building a parliament with old train seats in an art gallery
A replica of Ghana's parliament chamber is built using salvaged seats in a Manchester art gallery.
Emotional Oranges: The band whose hidden identity keeps them ‘normal’
LA-based disco R&B band Emotional Oranges prefer to keep their identities secret and focus on music.
Taiwan puppet master’s push to keep ancient art alive
Chen Hsi-huang, 88, is one of the few traditional puppet masters left in Taiwan - and is on a mission to keep his craft going.