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Top 10sBooksE Nesbit nurtured a generation’s love for railways, while Agatha Christie put murder on track – Sarah Ward picks her favourite trains in fiction I’ve always wanted to put a railway in one of my crime novels. My grandfather was a train driver, working on the famous Great Western Railway, and the Peak District where I live is full of relics from the age of steam. From decaying signal boxes to the impressive Headstone viaduct, these landmarks are a reminder of how ubiquitous train travel once was.

US newsTwenty years after the attack that killed 168 people, Bud Welch talks about his bond with the bomber’s family and why he campaigns against the death penalty Oklahoma City bombing: 20 years later, key questions remain unansweredRead moreOn the morning of 19 April 1995, at 9.02am, Bud Welch was getting ready for his shift at the Texaco garage when his entire home shook. To the south, windows as far away as 25 miles cracked.

Rihanna This article is more than 5 years oldRihanna not welcome in Senegal, religious group saysThis article is more than 5 years oldReligious collective reheats conspiracy theories about Illuminati and Barbadian singer, who is due to visit on Friday Rihanna has been declared persona non grata by a group of religious organisations in Senegal, who accused the singer of intending to promote homosexuality in collusion with the Freemasons. The Barbadian pop star is scheduled to attend a conference on eduction in the west African country on Friday alongside the French president, Emmanuel Macron, in her role as an ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education.

Weird worldIndonesia holidaysMeant to be a dove, but looking more like a hen, one man’s vision of a temple for all faiths has enjoyed an unlikely resurrection Who hasn’t at some time in their life dreamed of building a secret underground temple, a giant golden llama or a monument to Shirley Bassey made entirely of Nobby’s Nuts? Such singular visions, however, remain unbuilt without the necessary ingredients of money, monomania and several hundred spare weekends.

Alex Ferguson This article is more than 3 months oldCathy Ferguson, wife of former Manchester United manager Sir Alex, dies aged 84This article is more than 3 months oldFerguson family confirm death in statementShe is survived by Sir Alex, three sons and 12 grandchildrenLady Cathy Ferguson, the wife of the former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and the woman he called his “bedrock”, has died at the age of 84.

FilmFrom The Full Monty to The Matrix, films have a lot to say on economics. Mary Poppins teaches us that banking is about confidence, and Some Like it Hot lays bare the trouble with capitalism Filmosophy: seven movies that teach us key philosophy lessons Wall Street (1987): beware the corporate raidersCo-written and directed by Oliver Stone, and starring Michael Douglas, Wall Street documents the rise of modern "shareholder capitalism". From the 1930s to the 70s, "

The 15th-century ring believed to have been owned by French heroine Joan of Arc. Photograph: Jean-Sebastien Evrard/AFP/Getty ImagesThe 15th-century ring believed to have been owned by French heroine Joan of Arc. Photograph: Jean-Sebastien Evrard/AFP/Getty ImagesFrance This article is more than 7 years oldJoan of Arc ring stays in France after appeal to QueenThis article is more than 7 years oldFrench theme park has refused to return 15th-century relic that belonged to the teenage warrior who helped defeat English invaders

Pret a Manger This article is more than 8 months oldPret’s five-coffees-a-day subscription rises to £30 a monthThis article is more than 8 months oldChain raises price amid' ‘inflationary challenges’ but adds in 10% off food, as part of Club Pret rebrand Pret a Manger is upping the cost of its subscription service by a fifth – but adding a 10% discount on food and snacks alongside free drinks to the offer from Wednesday – as the sandwich chain warns that the “inflationary challenge” remains.

Grenfell Tower inquiry This article is more than 2 years oldProfileThis article is more than 2 years oldProfile: since leaving Kensington and Chelsea, Feilding-Mellen has become the director of ‘psychedelic venture studio’ Councillor was told about plan to use cheaper cladding Rock Feilding-Mellen has run a property development company since 2009, and in 2011, at the age of 32, was promoted to a cabinet position at the Conservative stronghold of Kensington and Chelsea council.