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Errors led to the publication of a cartoon of BBC chairman Richard Sharp, its withdrawal and an apology, says Elisabeth Ribbans, the Guardian and Observer’s global readers’ editor Published: 3 May 2023 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRonKWho5avpsDHq6CbmpGjwA%3D%3D

PaintingReviewPallant House, Chichester Bright young things, acrobats, party people and portraits of young Black men populate this rewarding and complex show of work by a rediscovered British artist of the 1920s and 30s Fashion elevated Glyn Philpot, but it also cast him aside. Before and after the first world war, Philpot painted the spirited lovelies – suited or skirted – of London’s high society. He died unexpectedly shortly before the next war.

Inside Turkey's Circumcision Palace - in pictures Supported by About this content Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Much is made of male circumcision (or sünnet) in Turkey, a ritual that many believe marks the first step of a boy becoming a man. Photographer Bradley Secker has gained access to Istanbul’s Circumcision Palace, which claims to have performed more than 100,000 of the operations since it opened in 1976.

UK news This article is more than 11 months oldKaylea Titford’s father found guilty of killing her by letting her become obeseThis article is more than 11 months oldAlun Titford convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence over 16-year-old’s death in October 2020 Kaylea Titford: how ‘fiercely independent’ Welsh teenager ended up dying in bed A man has been found guilty of killing his disabled daughter by allowing her to become fatally obese and die in squalor.

MediaObituaryMoira RedmondVivacious actor known for her work on popular TV seriesThe actor Moira Redmond, who has died of a heart attack at the age of 77, was a redhead of beauty and vivacity who never quite achieved stardom. She popped up in guest roles in almost every popular television crime series of the late 20th century, from No Hiding Place and Dixon of Dock Green to The Sweeney, from The Avengers and Danger Man to The Return of the Saint, but seldom more than once in each.

Ding-dong, the bells are going to chime … Stephen K Amos heads up the party in My Fair Lady. Photograph: Marc BrennerDing-dong, the bells are going to chime … Stephen K Amos heads up the party in My Fair Lady. Photograph: Marc BrennerTheatreReviewColiseum, London Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins are back in a time capsule of nice frocks, great tunes and comic bickering – but it’s solid not spectacular This garlanded production of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s musical, fresh from Broadway, is the definition of a comforting night out at the theatre.

FashionHot on the heels of low-rise jeans, we take a look at other Y2k returnees, including jelly shoes and tiny, tiny shoulder bags Just when you thought current times couldn’t get any more fraught, along comes the threat of a low-rise jeans renaissance. And not just low-rise jeans – birthed by Alexander McQueen as “bumsters” – but many staples of late-90s and early 00s fashion. The industry is calling it a “Y2k trend”; millennials everywhere are calling it harrowing.

Readers' travel tipsBeach holidaysFrom a pine-shaded eco-resort in Croatia to a campsite in Portugal, our tipsters share their favourite breaks Scroll down to see the winning tip and enter the competition to win a Coolstays break A different beach every day, AlbaniaAlbania might not be the first place that springs to mind for a beach holiday, but the resorts just half an hour from Tirana offer golden sands, calm seas and cheap hotels.

Members of the media film the one-room Amish school house in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, on 4 October 2006. Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesOn 2 October 2006, 10 Amish girls were shot in their school house. Five died and five survived – and their families immediately bestowed their forgiveness by Joanna Walters in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania“The heartache is still there. I take one day at a time.” Aaron Esh Jr is only 23, but he carries the weight of the terrible events of a day 10 years ago.