For more than a century, it lay undisturbed in the National Archives: a single sheet of paper, headed The names of the Intelligencers, with the
Author: Sarah Mitchell
Pack brollies and SPF: rain and sun forecast for Wimbledon’s opening week
Wimbledon starts next week, ushering in the return of a quintessentially British event. Sadly, it will be joined by another – rain. The tennis tournament
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You approach a desk and are met by two stern immigration officials. A line of instructions and questions are barked at you: “Stand shoulder to
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At today’s genre-bending Glastonbury, it’s hard to imagine hard lines ever being drawn between electronic and rock music. But 30 years ago, when Orbital played
Manic Street Preachers / Suede review – co-headliners bring out the best in each other
Thirty years after they toured together as young men across Europe, cementing a lifelong friendship, Manic Street Preachers and Suede’s UK co-headline tour kicks off
‘Nowhere to go’: people trapped in eastern DRC as rebel militia seize key town
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic town in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s volatile east, a local official said. “Kanyabayonga has been in the
From living in a van to Wimbledon debut: the unlikely rise of Billy Harris
How many players launch their careers out the back of a van? At this year’s Wimbledon, there may be only one. The British No 5, Billy
Streaming: the best of the Brat Packers
Depending on your age, Andrew McCarthy’s Brats (Disney+, from 5 July) will either be a cosy nostalgia trip or a window into another era of
Voters in Mauritania’s fledgling democracy head to the polls
An estimated 2 million people are expected to vote in the presidential election in Mauritania in what could be the desert nation’s first civilian-to-civilian transition.
Kenya’s youth-driven protest movement at crossroads as it considers future
Kenya’s youth-driven, leaderless protest movement finds itself at a crossroads this weekend, buoyed up by President William Ruto’s surprise decision on Wednesday to abandon a