Kelly Grovier From the awe-inspiring photo of a surfer in Tahiti to the iconic shot of US President-elect Trump captured after an assassination attempt, these are 12 of the most eye-catching images of the last year.

Caryn James and Hugh Montgomery From an electrifying action thriller with Keira Knightley to Ted Danson’s latest sitcom and a brutal Japanese period epic, we pick the year’s greatest programmes to stream right now.

Laura Martin The brutal Korean satire became a worldwide phenomenon when it first aired in 2021. Its return is no less savage – and looks likely to be as big a hit this time around. Back in September 2021, an unusual Korean TV series that was an allegory for the ills of late capitalism became […]

Diego Arguedas Ortiz In the UK, Christmas is usually snowless. So why do we still picture the ‘ideal’ Christmas as a white one? It was 25 December, and little George Adamson ran to the window, hoping to find a white world on the other side. But once he drew the curtains, disappointment set in. It […]

Sofia Ferreira Santos The number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday. More than 12.6m cases and 7,700 deaths were recorded in what Paho says is the biggest outbreak in the region since records […]