MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
‘War is like love,” wrote Brecht in Mother Courage, “it always finds a way.”
In the context of the endless, partial, dirty imperial wars of the 21st century, it is worth remembering that love, like war, will always find a way to say what must be said.
These days we are used to the televised grief of combatants, civilians and refugees. But the experiences of the families left behind are rarely heard.
ALAN MORRISON recommends a consummate, heart-warming collection about a working-class upbringing in the industrial north-east
TONY FOX reports from a commemoration of the legendary Battle of Jarama in which four Stockton-on-Tees volunteers fell
ANDY CROFT welcomes the publication of an anthology of recent poems published by the Morning Star, and hopes it becomes an annual event
Klopp leads tributes as sports world mourns tragic loss of player and his brother


