Hay Festival

The Twitter row over full stops shows that we still have a passion for punctuation

You don't have to be a 'woke Leftie' to see that the humble full stop has emotive power and that our punctuation is evolving

Susie Dent 30 Nov 2020, 12:55pm
Millennials have a point about 'offensive' full stops, says Susie Dent

The Countdown star agrees that the punctuation mark can be aggressive and indicate resentment in text conversations

By Tammy Hughes 29 Nov 2020, 6:00am
Hay Festival curator allegedly assaulted by sheikh does not 'feel safe' and calls for judicial review

Caitlin McNamara claims that Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan kissed and groped her

By Telegraph Reporters 1 Nov 2020, 6:31pm
‘No legal case’ to try sheikh over alleged sex attack

By Steve Bird 29 Oct 2020, 10:12pm
Hay Festival boss suspended after staff bullying complaint

By Telegraph Reporters 25 Oct 2020, 6:37pm
Hay Festival severs UAE ties after claims of sexual assault by Emirati minister

By Tony Diver 18 Oct 2020, 9:07pm
Do you tsundoku? The art of owning more books than you'll ever read

By Laura Freeman 18 May 2020, 1:13pm

Nell Gifford, founder of the popular, village-green style Giffords Circus – obituary

By Telegraph Obituaries 10 Dec 2019, 7:56pm
Nell Gifford understood the magic of the circus and brought out the inner child in us all

By Victoria Lambert 10 Dec 2019, 8:24am
Stop gender-swapping Shakespeare characters because it ruins rhythm, former National Theatre director says

By Sarah Knapton 2 Jun 2019, 7:37pm

Henry VIII 'may have divorced Anne of Cleves because she already had a baby with someone else'

By Sarah Knapton 1 Jun 2019, 5:00pm
Worsley scotches scandalous tale of Victoria's late love affair with servant John Brown

By Sarah Knapton 31 May 2019, 6:24am

Our Planet producer recalls 'most terrifying moment' of career after buggy fell through ice in Arctic

By Jessica Carpani 29 May 2019, 9:08pm
Google Maps increases risk of developing Alzheimer's, expert warns

By Sarah Knapton 29 May 2019, 3:48pm
Outrages by Naomi Wolf, review: a bad book in a good cause is still a bad book

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By Tim Smith-Laing 29 May 2019, 2:14pm
Are men really better at parking because of Lego? Because I’m not...

Tom Ough 29 May 2019, 1:53pm
Radio's routing of author Naomi Wolf was ferociously polite

Charlotte Runcie 29 May 2019, 7:00am
Publisher promises to correct errors in Naomi Wolf's latest book after they were exposed on radio

By Steve Bird 28 May 2019, 7:13pm
Publisher promises to correct errors in Naomi Wolf's latest book after they were exposed on radio

By Steve Bird 28 May 2019, 6:38pm
Germaine Greer says Leonardo da Vinci was a 'sloppy' artist with The Last Supper 'one of the worst'

By Anita Singh 27 May 2019, 9:18pm

Britain’s most senior black policeman says football clubs failing to protect players from racism

By Anita Singh 25 May 2019, 7:18pm
Key to happiness? Avoid having children, going to university or living near a lottery winner, says expert

By Anita Singh 25 May 2019, 5:30pm
Jo Brand felt she couldn't 'make a fuss' after sexual assault at charity event

By Jessica Carpani 25 May 2019, 4:39pm

Britain’s 50 best music festivals 2019: from Glastonbury to Green Man

By James Hall 5 May 2019, 11:56am
Comic fiction prize accused of sexism produces shortlist with majority women

By Biba Kang 17 Apr 2019, 10:04am

Hay Festival delivers £70m boost to local economy

By Oliver Gill 12 Sep 2018, 6:29pm
From cultural appropriation to clean eating: Lionel Shriver's most controversial quotes

By Telegraph Reporters 13 Jun 2018, 1:56pm
Male writers are too busy patting each other on the back to notice that women are funny

Allison Pearson 4 Jun 2018, 5:26pm
Marian Keyes accuses book prize of sexism after never being shortlisted in 18 years

By Anita Singh 3 Jun 2018, 10:59pm
BBC pays lip service to mothers in work, says Alex Jones after breast-feeding struggle

By Anita Singh 3 Jun 2018, 10:36pm
Could Archers villain Rob be set to make a return?

By Anita Singh 1 Jun 2018, 8:48pm
Museums and galleries are ageist and wrongly chasing youth to get new audiences, Royal Academy chief says

By Anita Singh 1 Jun 2018, 8:41pm
Henry Blofeld: Let's stop trying to make cricket interesting for people who don't like the sport

By Anita Singh 1 Jun 2018, 3:39pm

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