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Unflinchingly staring old age and death down, Briggs has produced something so far beyond the irascible Father Christmas or the lugubrious Fungus the Bogeyman that, while his work is noticeably in a similar vein, comparison is impossible.

Max Verstappen is being cheered on at the Dutch Grand Prix by a home crowd (Picture: ANP via Getty Images)A man called Paul is working after hours and is murdered by a supernatural entity in the shadow. When his son, the boy Martin, is frightened by the same creature, he sees his mother Sophie talking to an imaginary friend called Diana in the shadow of her room. Martin does not sleep anymore during the night. His older step sister Rebecca who lives alone is summoned by the social assistant. She brings Martin home and recalls her own experience with Diana years ago when she was young. Rebecca and her boyfriend Bret investigate the connection of Sophie with Diana and come up to a scary revelation about their past. — Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil He’s publishing it, he says, as a work in progress. “I wasn’t ever going to have enough life to finish it properly, so I thought I’d better get it out now. Bit of a dodge, really.” With more time and energy, “I’d finish off some of the drawings that are only scribbles. You start drawing it, then you leave it, but you never get round to finishing it off. Everything takes so bloody long when you’re old. I’ve just spent half an hour getting dressed. Ludicrous!”

The ESPN family of networkswill broadcast all 2022 F1 races in the United States using Sky Sports' feed, with select races airing on ABC. You can also stream Formula 1 races live in the U.S. with fuboTV, which offers a free trial. I always loved Briggs's books as a boy, especially classics like Fungus the Bogeyman and Father Christmas. Now in middle age, I was really looking forward to what seemed to promise some more mature reflections on life and death along with more of Briggs's beautiful drawings. Live coverage of the Grand Prix will also be available on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, with coverage getting underway from 1.45pm. What happened in qualifying? Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Drug Content|Some Thematic Material|Terror Throughout|Violence)

Famously, Raymond Briggs hates Christmas; it’s one of the ironies of modern publishing that this self-described “grumpy old man” has become inextricably linked with the juggernaut of the festive season. The animation of his picture book The Snowman , first screened in 1982, is now as traditional as mince pies and family rows. Stage shows, adverts, toys, toilet paper – “it’s a worldwide industry,” he marvels. “China, Japan: a world of Snowmen. The whole blessed world.” Time has done nothing to soften his irritation with the cheerful satsuma-nosed figure. “I was fed up with it years ago. I’m even more fed up with it now it’s been going on for nearly 40 bloody years.” Lewis Hamilton had a genuine shot at pole in his final run in Q3, but Sergio Perez crashed his Red Bull in the penultimate corner to bring out the yellow flags and ruin Hamilton’s chances of starting the race from pole. An extraordinary exploration of old age in words and pictures, by the much-loved author of The Snowman and Ethel & Ernest. After being conscripted as a draughtsman for his national service, and then a spell at the Slade, Briggs began to work as an illustrator. He brought a touch of Bruegel to his first big success, peopling the 1966 Mother Goose Treasury with sturdily everyday folk, and began to write for children after discovering how bad most kids’ books were. His success, as he puts it now, was simple: “I liked to find fantastical creatures and treat them realistically – I think that’s quite a good idea.” An endlessly fascinated eye for detail and refusal to dissemble made him an instinctively brilliant children’s writer, but he’s never differentiated between his audiences. “I don’t see any difference between doing children’s and adult books. My attitude is exactly the same. I just do the book as I want it to be.” Daily life at a UK boarding school is exciting and varied. You’ll have a wide range of lessons in diverse subjects, from Chemistry to Drama. You’ll have lots of dedicated learning time, both in and out of the classroom, and plenty of opportunities for social time with your friends. Every day is different, but our blog outlines what you might get up to in an average day. A typical day at UK boarding school…