Alfred HitchcockObituaryHenry JonesA movie stalwart memorable in Vertigo and countless character rolesWith his bug eyes, receding chin, and canine features, the face of supporting actor Henry Jones, who has died aged 86, was not easily forgotten even if his name was. His most famous roles were as Leroy, the screwy janitor in Maxwell Anderson's Bad Seed, on Broadway in 1954, and in the movie version two years later, and as the coroner in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 masterpiece, Vertigo.

Julian SandsObituaryJulian Sands obituaryActor whose blond hair and fine-boned looks saw him cast equally as dandy, devil or – in A Room With a View – heart-throb A life in pictures Peter Bradshaw’s appreciation With his shrewd eyes and his forks of corn-yellow hair, Julian Sands was a natural choice to play the valiant, romantic George Emerson, who snatches a kiss from Lucy Honeychurch (Helena Bonham Carter) in a Tuscan poppy field in A Room With a View (1985).

The ObserverFictionReviewMost things about DBC Pierre’s violently satirical debut novel, Vernon God Little, are remarkable and some are just inimitable, writes Jonathan Heawood Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre Faber £12.99, pp277 Most things about this violently satirical debut novel are remarkable and some are just inimitable. DBC Pierre's protagonist, 15-year-old misfit Vernon Gregory Little, narrates his story in phrases that whip off the page like gunshot - 'See what happens now I'm in trouble.

GamesA limited-edition ‘Pikachu With Grey Felt Hat’ trading card drew in a new, younger audience to the Amsterdam gallery but caused mayhem In early November, I was standing in a long line at the Van Gogh gift shop in Amsterdam waiting to purchase a Pokémon ballpoint pen. It was one of the few remaining items left in the store – this was the second month of the establishment’s Pokémon collaboration, but the clamour for the limited edition merchandise was ceaseless.

OpinionFood This article is more than 1 year oldAfter three weeks travelling in Europe, I’m calling it – British food is the bestThis article is more than 1 year oldAdrian ChilesIn Italy all you get is Italian and we win hands down on variety. That is, until you stop off at a motorway service station Last month in Croatia an old Serbian guy told me a joke about the British, the French, the Germans and the Swiss.