Gene Hackman estate goes to court to prevent release of autopsy pictures
A representative for the estate of actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports, especially photographs and police
China criticises Hong Kong firm’s sale of majority stake in Panama ports
China has criticised the sale of the business that controls ports in Panama to US investors, saying the Hong Kong-based parent company should “think twice”
Weather tracker: Cyclone Jude causes chaos in Mozambique
Cyclone Jude was the third cyclone to hit Mozambique this season. First spotted as a depression last Friday to the south-west of the island of
Courting: Lust for Life, Or: ‘How to Thread the Needle and Come Out the Other Side to Tell the Story’ review – a giant leap forward
Liverpudlian indie rockers Courting can verge on annoying sometimes, with their predilection for Auto-Tuned vocals, various overwrought forays into ill-chosen genres and, frankly, the Fiona
Lady Gaga: Mayhem review – a wholesale rewind to core career values
Pop stars spend their careers impaled on the horns of a perennial dilemma: whether to reinvent themselves and show range, or stick to core value
Fears for human rights as Peru passes ‘simply brutal’ anti-NGO law
Human rights groups in Peru have voiced alarm over a controversial anti-NGO law that prevents civil society organisations from taking legal action against the state
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek: Yarın Yoksa review | Ammar Kalia’s global album of the month
Since the 1960s, Turkish groups have honed a distinct blend of Anatolian folk and psychedelia. Early pioneers Moğollar and Erkin Koray electrified the lute-like saz,
Throwing Muses: Moonlight Concessions review – as ever, Kristin Hersh is astonishing
View image in fullscreen Few bands have seesawed between melody and noise with as much emotional complexity as Throwing Muses, but for the alt-rock trio’s
Daveed Diggs’ sci-fi rap trio Clipping: ‘We are at war all the time. It’s one of the great tricks of capitalism’
As a child, Daveed Diggs and his schoolfriend William Hutson drew pictures inspired by the space-age album covers of funk legends Parliament, filled with gleaming
UK economy shrinks unexpectedly in blow to Rachel Reeves
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in January, dealing a blow to Rachel Reeves before the spring statement later this month. In a surprise to