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Television & radioThis new series explores a conspiracy theory that has destroyed the lives of hundreds of north London parents and teachers – despite its baseless allegations In the summer of 2014, two children accused their father of running a Satan-worshipping paedophile ring. According to them, Ricky Dearman led a group of roughly 175 parents, teachers and religious leaders, whose demonic abuse was centred on their school and adjoining church in the affluent north London neighbourhood of Hampstead.

Ask Annalisa BarbieriFamilySometimes we locate problems in our children that are rooted elsewhere. Try to work out what you’re worried about, and learn how to enjoy downtime with her My daughter, who is near end-of-primary-school age, won’t leave the house at weekends, unless meeting up with a friend, or to go a party. This means family days out or walks never happen. I have become good at arranging meet ups with other families which she goes on without complaint and plays really well with the other children, not wanting to go home at the end.

Self and wellbeingLife and styleUncanny and creepy, premonitions that turn out to be authentic can feel profound. But is there science to explain them? Around seven years ago, Garrett was in a local Pizza Hut with his friends, having a day so ordinary that it is cumbersome to describe. He was 16 – or thereabouts – and had been told by teachers to go around nearby businesses and ask for gift vouchers that the school could use as prizes in a raffle.

TV reviewTelevision & radioReviewStephen Nolan’s bruising confrontations with inmates and staff in a high-security facility make for powerful TV. Systemic problems are on display everywhere ‘If I’m entirely honest, he comes across as likable,” says Stephen Nolan, shaking his head as he leaves an interview with a 6ft 6in Lithuanian man serving 10 years for beating a man to death in an alleyway. “And that battle is why I’m here.”

The ObserverEnergy industryHe emulates the Virgin founder’s freewheeling portfolio career. But he is also the tycoon behind a major UK power supplier dealing with an energy crisis. Is he spreading himself too thin? Pink flamingos once strolled around a rooftop garden set high above the traffic of Kensington High Street in west London, where stars including Madonna and George Harrison rubbed shoulders with the business elite. The exclusive party venue was owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin for 37 years before closing in 2018 after struggling to make a profit.

Pushing ButtonsGamesIn this week’s newsletter: A companion app to the new series lets viewers vote on and predict what happens on the show – and it’s a sign TV is embracing games more than ever Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here For at least a decade, television producers tried to tap the popularity of video games and digital interactivity for their programmes. In 2005, Channel 4 debuted its innovative series Dubplate Drama, about an aspirational grime MC.

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Anya takes her boyfriend to Sarajevo so he can finally meet her ‘distended’ family. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesAnya takes her boyfriend to Sarajevo so he can finally meet her ‘distended’ family. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesBook of the dayBooksReviewA young woman is haunted by memories of Sarajevo in this powerful study of trauma and psychological disintegration In 2018, Olivia Sudjic spent two months alone in Brussels. Her debut novel, Sympathy, had been published to critical acclaim and she hoped to make progress with a second.