Every politician claims to be enacting the “will of the people” when it comes to Brexit, even if they all envisage entirely different models for Britain’s future relationship with the EU. Instead of just assuming to know what the people want, they might all read up on a piece of research out today that actually tells us what the general public wants. It’s actually the Norway model – and they’d prefer to remain in the union than crash out without a deal.

Since the now-infamous Banksy self-destruct painting stunt at the weekend, the art world has been abuzz with speculation. How much is the celebrated graffiti artist’s painting, Girl with Balloon, which shredded itself moments after selling for more than £1m, worth now? Stephanie Dieckvoss, an expert in art appraisal, was at the auction. She believes that even if the painting isn’t worth more, Banksy’s brand has been considerably enhanced.

In 1670, a star suddenly appeared in the sky that would brighten and disappear a few times over the next couple of years. The mysterious event was for a long time thought to be the first recorded “nova” – a type of star explosion. But in the last few decades, astronomers have realised this couldn’t have been the case. Now a team of astronomers think they’ve finally cracked it. Albert Zijlstra explains that it was most likely a spectacular star collision that scientists have never seen before.

Full stops may not seem very exciting, but the judicious placement of these little dots gives prose its rhythm. Joe Morton eulogises this unsung punctuation mark and bemoans its disappearance in the social media age.

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