At the time, the BBC thought that Martin Bashir’s interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, would be the most important of its era. Diana’s admission of having had an affair and her assertion that there were “three of us in this marriage” made headlines around the world, shocked the British monarchy to the core and set in train events that reverberate to this day. This week it made headlines again after a report by retired judge Lord John Dyson found that the interviewer, Martin Bashir, had used “deceitful behaviour” to secure the interview and that the BBC had knowingly covered this up. Tim Luckhurst, a former BBC editor and journalist turned academic, reflects on the damage this could do to the BBC, which is already beset with political problems.

Why do I love the onset of spring? Three words: Jersey Royal potatoes. Well, if you discount longer daylight hours and better weather, that is – and we’ve had very little of the latter recently where I live. But rain or shine there comes a point at this time of year when Jersey Royals go with pretty much everything I cook. They have such great flavour and texture and – in common with other members of the potato fraternity – they are really very good for you. Here are six reasons why the humble spud should play a bigger part in your diet.

As I’ve already noted, the weather is set to be at best pretty indifferent this weekend. But museums and galleries are open again! It’s been a long time and it’s easy to forget quite how good a visit to a good museum can be for the soul. Whether you have children to keep occupied, a personal obsession to indulge or you just want to get away from it all for a while and have a quiet “thunk” (yes, I had to double-check that – apparently it means musing on questions that don’t necessarily have an answer), a museum could be just what you need. Here are a few things to consider while planning your day out.

This week we also considered what a trade deal with Australia might mean for the UK, why clocks that tell time more accurately use more energy and why we can’t expect a summer of love this year.

Our colleagues around the world looked back on ten Eurovision costumes that shook the world, what genetic analysis tells us about South Africa’s Afrikaners and why we tend to get vaccinations in the arm.

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