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Don Everly – a life in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email A look back at the life and career of the singer and last surviving member of the Everly Brothers, who has died aged 84 at his home in Nashville US music star Don Everly dies aged 84 Don Everly Obituary Matt Fidler

FilmReviewSequel to comedy about a singing group of mates fortuitously brought to fame is likable enough but all too predictable In 2019, Cornwall’s sea shanty group Fisherman’s Friends got the Full Monty treatment, when the story of how they hit the big time after a record exec discovered them singing down their local pub inspired a good-humoured harmless comedy. One the major charms of Fisherman’s Friends is their authenticity: a bunch of mates singing for pleasure and for each other is a world away from manufactured pop.

PhotographyFollow the leaders: the art of the political portraitChurchill loathed them, Obama embraces them – and David Cameron has hired one full-time. So how do the leading photographers capture power in a picture?Political leaders have always understood the power of portraiture. Holbein's 1537 Whitehall mural of Henry VIII – richly dressed, broad-shouldered, legs spread wide – exudes authority and virility (even if the king no longer possessed them by then). And Ingres's 1806 painting of Napoleon, sceptre in hand on the throne, makes the newly crowned emperor look invincible.

Joel EdgertonInterviewJoel Edgerton on Boy Erased: 'I crave the acceptance of the LGBTQ community'Chris GodfreyThe actor-director talks about being under scrutiny as a straight man telling and appearing in a story about gay-conversion therapy Are straight directors qualified to tell gay stories on screen? The Australian actor-director Joel Edgerton didn’t think he was. At least, not when first reading Boy Erased: A Memoir, Garrard Conley’s account of his childhood experiences in gay conversion therapy.

UK news This article is more than 2 months oldMan who posed as model agent to sexually exploit teenage girls jailedThis article is more than 2 months oldBenjamin Agyemang used an alias to target girls aged 14 to 16, court hears A man who posed as a modelling agent in order to target and sexually exploit three teenage girls has been jailed for 13-and-a-half years. Benjamin Agyemang’s offences spanned two decades, with police saying there may be many other victims who are yet to come forward.

Newtown shootingProfileSherlach had worked at Sandy Hook elementary school for 18 years and was familiar face, giving students help and supportOne of the six adults to have died in the Newtown school shooting was a long-serving member of staff, familiar to students and parents. Mary Sherlach, the 56-year-old school psychologist, had worked at the Sandy Hook elementary school for 18 years, giving support and guidance to the young children. Sherlach's website gives evidence of a life dedicated to her profession.

Barack Obama delivers last correspondents’ dinner address (mic drop at 2:35) GuardianShortcutsBarack ObamaThe US president ended his speech at the White House correspondents’ dinner in epic style. He has perfected the sign-off – but who else has done it well? No mic drop in history will ever be as thoroughly scrutinised as the one performed by Barack Obama during his final White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening. Historians hundreds of years from now will refer to his “Obama out” in the same breath as the Emancipation Proclamation and “Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

Osama bin Laden's death – how the US papers reacted, in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Front pages from the major American newspapers after al-Qaida leader's killing in Pakistan by special forces Mon 2 May 2011 14.40 BST First published on Mon 2 May 2011 14.40 BST New York Post Photograph: - Share on Facebook Share on Twitter San Francisco Chronicle Photograph: -

Humza Yousaf This article is more than 2 months oldBacklash after Elon Musk labels Scottish first minister Humza Yousaf racistThis article is more than 2 months oldMusk was reacting to a clip of Scotland’s first ethnic minority first minister listing senior public posts held by white people Elon Musk has provoked a furious backlash in Scotland by accusing Humza Yousaf of being “a blatant racist” after the tech billionaire saw a highly selective clip of a speech by the first minister.