The ObserverCrime fictionReviewIf only this taut Australian thriller wasn't quite so grim, writes Edmund GordonTruth might seem, at first, a more promising title for a treatise on epistemology than a hardboiled detective story, so grand is the project that it appears to map out. Yet by the end of Peter Temple's new novel the title feels almost elegiac. The book's major theme is corruption, personal and political. Temple puts old-fashioned abstract values into conflict with a bleak vision of modern reality, and the result is consistently arresting.

Plastics This article is more than 5 years oldWHO launches health review after microplastics found in 90% of bottled waterThis article is more than 5 years oldResearchers find levels of plastic fibres in popular bottled water brands could be twice as high as those found in tap water The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a review into the potential risks of plastic in drinking water after a new analysis of some of the world’s most popular bottled water brands found that more than 90% contained tiny pieces of plastic.

SloveniaDivers free five people trapped in flooded cave in Slovenia after heavy rainThree adults and two guides freed after hours-long rescue mission by six divers after being trapped in Krizna cave for two days Five people who had been trapped in a cave in Slovenia for more than two days because of high water levels have been rescued, according to local media. The rescue operation became possible after water levels inside the cave receded, Walter Zakrajsek, the head of the Cave Rescue Service, told the STA news agency.

BasketballEuroLeague playoff game suspended after wild on-court brawl in MadridMadrid-Partizan basketball game suspended after meleeFormer NBA player Dante Exum suffers apparent leg injuryA EuroLeague basketball game between Real Madrid and Partizan Belgrade was suspended with less than two minutes left after a brawl between players from both teams. Madrid were losing 95-80 at home – and about to go down two games to none in their playoff series – when a hard foul by Madrid guard Sergio Llull on American forward Kevin Punter upset Partizan players and led to the benches being cleared.

PetsHave you considered having your dead dog stuffed? Or perhaps turning it into a rug? Or a drone? With no established way to mourn the loss of a loved animal, pet owners have turned to any number of curious methods This year, a woman from Dundee posted an unusual ad for her dog, Snoopy, on Facebook’s Marketplace. The unusual thing about it was that the dog was dead. “Had our dog turned into a rug when he died,” the ad read.