John Lee, caning chairs as he was taught by his grandmother. Photograph: Tony TreeJohn Lee, caning chairs as he was taught by his grandmother. Photograph: Tony TreeFamilyInterviewThe Gypsy wedding that changed my lifeAs told to Angela WigglesworthJohn Lee’s mother was a Gypsy but his father was not – a pairing so forbidden he was raised by his grandparents. He was snubbed by his community – until he was made an unusal proposal

Book of the dayFictionReviewThe narrator of this ingenious fable about Germany, nationalism and the tides of history is a century-old Joseph Roth novel The Austrian writer Joseph Roth, best remembered for his masterpiece Radetzky March, anticipates several of its themes in his third novel, Rebellion, first published in 1924. It tells the story of Andreas Pum, a survivor of the first world war who has “lost a leg and been given a medal”.

Gridiron Football achieved two firsts in Arizona during the past weekend: first, a coaches conference and showcase only for females flag football; and second, a youth football competition for flag and 7v7 teams. Among the noteworthy figures that joined them were Trey McBride, starting tight end for the Arizona Cardinals, Lyndsey Fry, who won a… ncG1vNJzZmidkae5urnEpqaroZGhwG%2BvzqZmoaGcmbJuvMScorKmXaSvqsDUmqmyZZKaubDCxJ1kq52jnrGmutNmpp9lnZq6sbTIrGStpl2drrR5z5qqrJ2UYq64rdho

The ObserverPrince AndrewWill no one rid King Charles of his turbulent prince – Andrew has to go, but how to do it?Martha GillThe royals were once dab hands at bumping off unwanted relatives, but that’s no longer an option The royal family is supposed to have divested itself of Prince Andrew. But it hasn’t finished the job. It’s exactly two years since he was stripped, with great ceremony, of his public duties, his two dozen military titles, what charity patronages remained, and – sort of – the abbreviation HRH, which he can apparently still use, just not “officially”, whatever that means.

Getty Drake's giving all the lingering R. Kelly fans out there the side-eye on his new album ... by taking a shot that might have 'em rethinking their streaming selections. On the track "Drew a Picasso," which is planted just past the midway mark of "For All The Dogs," Drake paints the picture of himself in a tit-for-tat argument with his girlfriend. When she comes down on him for living up the nightlife, he barks back with a shot at the incarcerated R&B star .