It is the nation’s supreme tragedy that such a young, hopeful, promising people are offered this glut of shoddy candidates, writes Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of Pakistan’s first democratically elected head of state, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Published: 24 Jul 2018 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRonZqsmaKuo7TUrauo

BIRDS AND THE BEESI learnt as a child that Yak's milk was pink. A friend of mine has just returned from Bhutan and has informed me that its just white. However there are many sources on the internet saying both. Who is correct? Ben Williams, London, UK Add your answer ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKafqbK0rc2dqK6dop6ytHvQrpyrsV9leW15l21ub29cZX1vtNOmow%3D%3D

MusicThe singer died at 33 of cancer before the world got to hear her sing. Those who knew and worked with her look back on an unusual talent On a late May day in 1996, the singer Eva Cassidy and her bandmate Chris Biondo drove to a remote factory in rural Virginia to collect copies of the recording that turned out to be the last she would ever make. “We picked up a total of about 1,100 cassettes and CDs,” Biondo recalled.

GolfThe 1988 Masters champion, now 65, will be the sole representative from the home of golf at this year’s tournament In the coming days there will be a flurry of tributes paid to Sandy Lyle. The 65-year-old’s confirmation that he will no longer play on the Champions Tour suggests at the very least that the Masters this week will be the last sight of Lyle in a competitive domain. Lyle is tired of the road and no wonder.

BooksSpeak up, I can't hear youCan it really be true that men and women understand language in different ways? Nonsense, says Deborah Cameron in this second extract from her new book - the supposed miscommunication is a myth To read the first extract, click here John Gray's Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus contains a chapter entitled Speaking Different Languages. In it, Gray says that the "original" Martians and Venusians communicated without difficulty, because they knew their languages were mutually incomprehensible.