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Mark MeadowsSecond chance for Mark Meadows to move racketeering case to federal courtAppeals court to consider move that could benefit both Meadows and Trump in Georgia election-interference case A federal appeals court is expected to consider Friday whether Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, charged by Fulton county prosecutors over his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia, should see his criminal case transferred from state to federal court.

Taylor Swift This article is more than 3 months oldTaylor Swift: Eras tour concert film to get global release in OctoberThis article is more than 3 months oldFilm will play in more than 100 countries including the UK from 13 October, in line with its previously announced US, Canada and Mexico release Eight months before the real thing is due to hit the UK, the concert film of Taylor Swift’s behemoth Eras tour will screen in British cinemas this October.

Ahmad JamalObituaryAhmad Jamal obituaryInnovative pianist who preferred the term American classical music to jazz, and became a favourite of hip-hop artistsDapper and sagacious, Ahmad Jamal may have looked more like a UN delegate than a jazz musician, but he was recognised as a truly great jazz artist by some of the music’s most notable pioneers. Jamal, who has died aged 92, was hailed in the 1940s and 50s by Art Tatum and Miles Davis, and more recently by McCoy Tyner and Keith Jarrett.

UK news This article is more than 9 months oldBoy who ‘hoped to stab someone’ found guilty of murdering Tomasz Oleszak, 14This article is more than 9 months oldNewcastle court convicts Leighton Amies, 15, who armed himself before stabbing stranger A 15-year-old boy who went out with a knife “hoping” to stab someone has been found guilty of murdering another schoolboy in Gateshead. A jury at Newcastle crown court on Monday found Leighton Amies guilty of the murder of Tomasz Oleszak, 14.

Country diaryBirdsSandy, Bedfordshire: The smaller birds lunged and jabbed with mute jibes that might have said: ‘Egg thief! Chick killer! Get out of our territory!’ All through the spring, mewling cries of raptors have scolded out of thin air. On clear-sky days such as this the buzzard is complainer-in-chief, condemned by nature to speak only in a minor key. Even in the exaltation of soaring, the uplift of raised wings is accompanied by a downbeat of dissatisfaction.

Pokémon This article is more than 1 year oldFederal court bars Australian company from releasing unsanctioned Pokémon-branded NFTs This article is more than 1 year oldParramatta-based developer Kotiota also made false representations about its relationship with The Pokémon Company International, court hears Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The owners of the Pokémon brand hired private investigators to track down the Australian developers behind a crypto-based online game that uses its characters without the Japanese company’s permission.

Animals farmedEnvironmentBirds greet their food with ‘scratch dances’ and productivity is up. Could insects be an alternative to deforestation-linked soy? Photography by Anthony CullenIt’s 10am and the hens are getting excited and bustling around. Jo and Charles Mear are approaching the hutches carrying blue crates and the birds, heads popping up, know what’s inside: black soldier fly larvae or maggots. Watching chickens peck around for maggots should be utterly normal. Insects are a natural part of a bird’s diet, but most hens today never see one in their lifetime.

The ObserverAlex RossReviewAlex Ross's follow-up to The Rest is Noise delights in blurring the lines between pop, classical and jazzThe title of Alex Ross's book – a collection essays that supplements The Rest is Noise, his superb history of music in the 20th century – really needs an exclamation mark. The tone is hortatory; Ross is an enthusiast, as irrepressible and enlivening as a circus barker. He defines music, after all, as noise, and even adopts the official Soviet description of the art as "

Drugs uncovered 2008DrugsGood trip? A personal investigation into the £10m-a-year market in legal drugsHow can you get high without breaking the law? A survey of friends and colleagues. "Smoke nutmeg," said an actor. "Find a dodgy Starbucks barista who'll sell you the nitrous oxide cans they use to whip cream," said a banker. "Ask around for something called Methedrome, or Mephedrone, or Mephedrome," advised an account manager. "Lick a newt," texted a doctor, "