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On one summer night in Ontario, a Canadian Sikh activist received a panicked call from his wife: police had come to their home and warned her that his life was at risk. Two weeks later and thousands of kilometres away, a gunman in the province of British Columbia filmed himself firing a volley of bullets into the home of a prominent Indo-Canadian singer as two vehicles burned in the driveway. Both instances – together with a string of arson attacks, extortion schemes, drive-by shootings and at least two murders – are now believed to be part of a wide-ranging and violent campaign of intimidation across Canada orchestrated by India’s government. Last September, the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, suggested there were “credible allegations potentially linking” Indian officials with the murder of…

Fifteen years ago, he was a fresh-faced teenager on the brink of exceeding his wildest dreams; now, Liam Payne is dead, said Martha Gill in The Observer. It’s not clear how the 31-year-old One Direction singer came to plunge from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires last week, reportedly after consuming illegal drugs. But the pressure of early stardom surely played a part. Payne (see page 36) was only 14 when he first appeared on The X Factor, and 16 when it made him famous. Other former contestants have described the show as exploitative; and once signed to Simon Cowell’s Syco label, the band were certainly worked hard, as they toured the world for months on end. And yet, it is not just the ruthlessness of the music industry that…

PICTURE YOUR IDEALMaserati. What form does it take? Perhaps it’s the legendary 250F racer, spectacular MC12 hypercar or uncommonly raw MC20 sports car. If so, then the death knell of the eight-cylinder Maserati may not bother you unduly. But if you crave an original Ghibli, wedgy Bora or classic Khamsin, then a farewell drive in this Ghibli 334 Ultima saloon is much more poignant: it’s a limited edition, waving farewell to V8-powered Maserati production cars. Of its two nametags, the numerical one is most immediately enticing. It represents this 103-off special’s top speed in km/h; a mite over 207mph. Whatever you feel about its robust £159,625 price tag or the relevance of a hefty, two-tonne performance saloon without drive on its front axle or steering at its rear, the glamour of…

FOR ALMOST SIX DECADES, Brooke Shields’ stunning smile and warm personality have lit up our magazine pages, television sets and movie screens. She began working as a model before her first birthday, and in the years since, she’s become a lauded actress (nominated for two Golden Globes for her role in the sitcom Suddenly Susan), Princeton graduate, bestselling author and advocate for women’s health. Now, at 59, she’s adding CEO to her list of accomplishments with Commence, a new hair-care line, as well as releasing a new memoir called Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, and she doesn’t plan to slow down anytime soon. “Women are more relevant now than we ever thought we could be—we don’t have to be bound by age anymore,” Brooke tells FIRST. “There…

WE KNOW THEM WHEN WE MEET THEM: the complainer, the narcissist, the drama magnet…and the list of difficult people goes on. They sap our energy, and in the most extreme cases, deal a blow to our self-esteem. The first step to defusing these emotional vampires is as vital as it is deceptively simple: Label what you’re feeling, encourages Amy Cooper Hakim, Ph.D., industrial-organizational psychology practitioner and co-author of Working With Difficult People. “It’s important to be honest with yourself by saying, ‘This person doesn’t make me feel good about myself,’” says Hakim. Such an explicit acknowledgement helps curb any misplaced selfblame you may feel so you can shift from the shell shock of being mistreated into proactive, problemsolving mode. Another advantage to spotting joy thieves is that it helps prepare you for…

Sweet dreams lead to happy days Getting a good night’s sleep doesn’t just give you more energy — it can also boost your brain’s ability to banish negative and intrusive thoughts. University of York scientists say a lack of rest interferes with the prefrontal area’s ability to restrict retrieval of memories that would otherwise be suppressed. They made the discovery after using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans to investigate the brain activity of 85 healthy adults, half who’d slept well in a lab and half who’d stayed awake all night. Dr Scott Cairney from the University of York’s Department of Psychology, said: ‘Memories of unpleasant experiences often intrude into our conscious mind in response to reminders, but tend to be fleeting and can be put out of the mind…