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TV tonight: the violent gangs stealing watches from people on the street

TV tonightTelevisionA fearless investigation hears from a new breed of criminals who go to extreme measures. Plus Louis Theroux talks to Chelsea Manning. Here’s what to watch this evening Hunting the Rolex Rippers9pm, BBC ThreeJournalist Tir Dhondy is fearless in this disturbing investigation as she sits down to quiz a masked gang leader who has a machete in the back of his car. He and his fellow gang members talk to her about their crimes – violently stealing expensive watches from people on the street.

World's richest authors list joined by Veronica Roth, Gillian Flynn and John Green | Publishing

Publishing This article is more than 9 years oldWorld's richest authors list joined by Veronica Roth, Gillian Flynn and John GreenThis article is more than 9 years oldThree new names added to highest earners' ranking, topped as ever by runaway bestseller James PattersonNovelist Veronica Roth, just 26 years old, earned $17m (£10.5m) last year thanks to her dystopian young adult trilogy Divergent, making her one of the richest authors in the world, according to Forbes.

How to make metheglin | Food

Homebrew from the hedgerowFoodHow to make metheglinAdding flavouring to a mead creates this ancient drink, says John WrightMetheglin, which is simply a flavoured mead, pre-dates even wine made from grapes, so it is a pity it has gone out of fashion. Mead was one of the first drinks I ever tried (owing to a girlfriend who took a worrying interest in Celtic rituals in which mead was apparently an essential ingredient).

Manhattan district attorney moves to exonerate two men convicted of murder | New York

An elated Jabar Walker raises his lawyers’ hands after stepping outside the Manhattan supreme court as a free man on Monday. Photograph: Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/TNS/GettyAn elated Jabar Walker raises his lawyers’ hands after stepping outside the Manhattan supreme court as a free man on Monday. Photograph: Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/TNS/GettyNew York This article is more than 1 month oldManhattan district attorney moves to exonerate two men convicted of murderThis article is more than 1 month oldWayne Gardine and Jabar Walker were found guilty of murders in the 1990s near Harlem police precinct known for corruption

Memories of the Holocaust: Kitty Hart-Moxon | Holocaust

Memories of the HolocaustHolocaustInterviewMemories of the Holocaust: Kitty Hart-MoxonStuart Jeffries'We were prepared to die there but it turned out to be a mock execution - a piece of Nazi cruelty'In Birmingham, after the war, ­people would ask Auschwitz ­survivor Kitty Hart-Moxon about the tattoo on her forearm: "Is that your boyfriend's telephone number?" "People simply knew nothing," says Kitty. "If I did say what happened to me and my mother, ­people would say: 'That sounds far fetched.

Michael Jackson's personal photographer: 'He didn't identify as one gender'

PhotographyHarrison Funk spent three rollercoaster decades capturing the pop legend’s extraordinary life. He reveals the stories behind his favourite shots, from hugs with Mandela to wielding a powder puff backstage ‘Me and Michael had our own language,” says Harrison Funk. “The buzzword was always the same. He would ask, ‘Harrison, can you make magic?’ Anything less wasn’t acceptable.” Funk was the photographer who got closer to Michael Jackson than any other, working with the singer from the late 1970s right up until his death in June 2009, witnessing and capturing his many changes, as the star rose to be the most famous person on the planet.

Patrick Barkham: A special relationship, Clinton and the Faroes | The Guardian

A saxophone is laid out especially and so are slices of wind-dried mutton and whale blubber. The Faroe Islands are in a frenzy of excitement about the arrival this morning of the most famous person ever to visit their windblown shores: Bill Clinton.The former US president has taken the surprising decision to accept an invitation from the fishermen and shopkeepers who make up the Faroes' "House of Industry" to speak on the remote Atlantic islands 200 miles beyond Scotland.

Robert Kennedys assassination in 1968 archive video | US news

The Kennedys Robert Kennedy’s assassination in 1968 – archive video Archive footage shows Robert Kennedy leaving a podium after addressing supporters at the Ambassador hotel in Los Angeles, moments before he was shot on June 5 1968, followed by footage of chaotic scenes during the immediate aftermath of his assassination. Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of his murder and is serving a life sentence for the crime How Alistair Cooke reported the assassination of Robert Kennedy for the Guardian in 1968

Skulls left scattered after Ukraine dam breach may be from second world war | Ukraine

Ukraine This article is more than 7 months oldSkulls left scattered after Ukraine dam breach may be from second world warThis article is more than 7 months oldMudflats are littered with bones, some of which may be remains from battle 80 years ago near Nikopol The emptying of the vast reservoir along the Dnipro River in Ukraine as a result of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam last week has left mudflats littered with skeletons, according to footage posted online, in a reminder of the region’s violent past.

The Man With a Penis on His Arm review TV that makes you proud to be British

TV reviewTelevisionReviewThis fascinating, touching look at phalloplasty (and the ways having an arm-penis can make life tricky) has many moments of levity – and thankfully a happy ending If, when you saw the title of this documentary, The Man With a Penis on His Arm (Channel 4), your first thought was: “Wait – like the mouse with the ear on its back? But a man and a penis and an arm?