Iraqi soldiers enter Kuwait in 1990 Photograph: Sipa Press / Rex Features A Quiet Invasion (Radio 4, Friday) was a tale told without fuss. Kirsty Norman spoke as if she was explaining a vexing day at the office or problems with the builders at home. Instead, she recounted what it’s like... 

Terrible sadness … Diciembre. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian It could be any Christmas reunion. There are the verbal rallies that turn into bickering arguments. There is the tipsy auntie who pops in from next door and offends everyone. There is the mixture of introspection,... 

Taylor Swift is an American country-pop singer-songwriter. In 2006, she released her debut single “Tim McGraw”, which peaked at number six on the Billboard country charts. Later in October 2006, she released her self-titled debut album, which produced five hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country... 

© /WENN Alicia Keys and her longtime manager Jeff Robinson have decided to go their separate ways. In a joint statement released on Friday, July 16, it was announced that the split is “mutually agreed upon and amicable.” “Jeff Robinson, CEO of...