Pass notesAnimalsScientists have discovered a terrifying-looking crustacean hundreds of metres under water. It’s not the only horror lurking in the deeps Name: Bathynomus yucatanensis. Yikes! What the hell is that? Can we do this properly, the Pass notes way? Sorry. Age: Somewhere near the 160m year mark. From fossil records, that’s how long giant isopods are calculated to have been around. Isopod? It’s a type of crustacean. And bathynomus yucatanensis is a giant one of those?

From next year, primary schools must teach pupils that different types of families exist. It is a great step forward for society, says Paul Twocock, a Stonewall director Published: 5 Sep 2019 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaKiipLOquMRop5qtnGLBuLvCqJqk

Book of the dayLiterary criticismReviewAn inspiring analysis of Shakespeare and race restores his reputation as a playwright for all There is a vivid moment in Farah Karim-Cooper’s new book where she reflects on the image of the nation’s pre-eminent playwright – how unfathomable he has seemed to artists and how his face has been conjured from a historical blur. She compares portraits and discerns a marked shift in the 18th century when he seems to become “more beautiful, symmetrical, and whiter in complexion”.

Business This article is more than 2 years oldUK firm goes from debt to £20.5m thanks to lucrative Covid test dealsThis article is more than 2 years oldDisruptive Nanotechnology acts as middleman between the UK government and US firm Innova, which makes lateral flow tests Two entrepreneurs with no apparent background in healthcare have made £20m – and could make tens of millions more – after landing roles as middlemen between the UK government and a US firm that won £3.

SculptureObituaryAlfred Hrdlicka obituarySculptor whose work probed political and religious themesThe Austrian artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who has died aged 81, was a controversial, radical figure whose work was driven by his political beliefs and profound sense of humanity. His notoriety peaked in 2008 with the exhibition of his painting Leonardo's Last Supper, Restored By Pier Paolo Pasolini. Although the title alone spells trouble, the picture was initially accepted by the conservative Cardinal Christoph Schönborn for the show Religion, Flesh and Power at the Cathedral Museum in Vienna.