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MoviesThe actor kept quiet for years about witnessing her then-boyfriend dying outside the Viper Room in 1993. But rediscovering her love for stage acting gave her the strength to move on It took more than 25 years for Samantha Mathis to acknowledge how her life was shaped by one horrific night in 1993. On 30 October that year, Mathis found her boyfriend convulsing on the pavement outside the Viper Room nightclub on Sunset Boulevard.

TV and radio blogThe news on TVOnce the BBC lets older women back on the news, they'll be there to stayThe decision to seek older women newsreaders will prompt a cultural change – at least, it will if they're as good as I expectWhen a male newsreader gets older, he becomes an authority; when a female newsreader gets older, she becomes a problem. Harriet Harman, equalities minister, says she heard this gem from a former senior executive at the Beeb.

Readers recommendMusicReaders recommend: songs about discovery – resultsSmog to Bhundu Boys, Alabama Shakes to Paul Kelly, RR regulars DarceysDad and treefrogdemon went on a joint voyage of song discovery, setting sail from last week’s topic Discoveries can happen in solitude, but more often where more than one person is involved. So for a sociable experiment typical of the friendliness of Readers Recommend, DarceysDad undertook to stay at treefrogdemon’s house to see what might occur if they went song searching together to compile a list from last week’s topic.

Spain This article is more than 8 months oldSpanish cash machine gangs broken up with 14 arrestsThis article is more than 8 months oldCriminals used homemade explosives and dressed as police officers to commit violent robberies across country Spanish police have arrested 14 people and seized guns, satellite trackers and several police uniforms after breaking up two gangs whose members used homemade explosives to blow up cash machines and who dressed as police officers to carry out violent and meticulously planned robberies across the country.

The beauty of a red-headed man – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email An exhibition at Sydney’s Deutscher and Hackett Gallery challenges social stigma towards ‘gingers’ by celebrating the modern-day, red-haired male. Shot by the British fashion photographer Thomas Knights, himself a redhead, the 100 models include the Vampire Diaries actor Daniel Newman and the Olympians Greg Rutherford and Race Imboden.

Marisse Caissy of Montreal participates in the GoTopless Pride Parade in New York City. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/APMarisse Caissy of Montreal participates in the GoTopless Pride Parade in New York City. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/APProtest This article is more than 7 years oldTopless protesters bare breasts in push for women's rightsThis article is more than 7 years oldMarches in New York City and elsewhere around the world‘Push for women to go topless is as strong as women wanting to vote’Women around the US were taking off their tops on Sunday to mark GoTopless Day, a day that seeks to promote gender equality and a woman’s right to bare her breasts in public.

Illustration: Ben Wiseman/The GuardianGives you space, doesn’t use voicemail, is liked by dogs: our guide to the telltale signs that a relationship is the real deal by Justin MyersJust as it’s much easier to fire off cutting snark than offer constructive criticism, advice on dating and relationships tends to focus on the negative. So many warnings on what not to say or do, the ones to avoid, the dangers. But what about the good stuff?

The Q&ALife and styleThe Peaky Blinders star on zoning out, missing cues, and being punched while dressed as a rabbit at a St Patrick’s Day parade Born in Ireland, Daryl McCormack, 30, studied theatre and performance in Dublin. In 2018, he made his West End debut in Martin McDonagh’s The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and in 2019 he was cast as Isaiah Jesus in Peaky Blinders. He stars opposite Emma Thompson in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and is nominated for both rising star and best leading actor at this year’s Bafta film awards, which are on 19 February.

Cancer This article is more than 9 years oldCancer tumours destroyed by berry found in Queensland rainforestThis article is more than 9 years oldDrug derived from the fruit of the blushwood tree kills cancerous tumours long-term in animals in 70% of cases Scientists have managed to destroy cancerous tumours by using an experimental drug derived from the seeds of a fruit found in north Queensland rainforests. The drug, called EBC-46, was produced by extracting a compound from the berry of the blushwood tree, a plant only found in specific areas of the Atherton Tablelands.