‘My slogan is very simple: no education, just liberation!’ – Béla Tarr on how film can fight the political right in Hungary
For years, Béla Tarr’s daunting films were unavailable in the UK and he was the much-discussed fugitive genius of high European cinema, the Col Kurtz
Parents saving up to £10,000 in nursery benefits may face unexpected tax bills
Working parents could be hit with unexpected tax bills because of a clampdown on the misuse of a childcare “benefit” offered by some employers that
Summer holiday childcare in UK now costs £1,000 a child, research finds
Parents can expect to spend more than £1,000 per child for care over the school summer holidays, , according to research. A survey by the
‘It wouldn’t happen to the men’: Wakefield AFC women’s team dropped
Former players and a coach at Wakefield AFC women’s side have spoken out after the club cut training facilities for the team and then disbanded
VR show takes ravers old and new back to early UK acid house scene
You’re at a house in Coventry in 1989 placing the needle on a vinyl record. The grooves of the record suddenly swell up around you
Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England, campaign group warns
Inadequate climate protections mean at least 6 million lives are at risk from extreme heat in England, an analysis has found. A report by the
Low’s Alan Sparhawk on the death of his wife and bandmate Mimi Parker: ‘If you fall in love, you know this could happen’
‘One of my deepest hopes is that Mimi can continue to be the light …” Alan Sparhawk pulls his arms up tight around his head,
The ‘brat’ summer takeover – podcast
The Guardian’s music editor Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Hannah Moore discuss Brat by Charli XCX, which is set to be the defining album of 2024 and
Playing for survival: the blind Japanese woman keeping a music tradition alive
Rieko Hirosawa sits on a stone bench outside her home, tunes her instrument and takes a deep breath. She unleashes an impossibly high note while
West Ham in talks to bring N’Golo Kanté back from Saudi Arabia for £20m
West Ham hope to sign the former Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kanté from Al-Ittihad. Negotiations between the two parties are ongoing and there is a willingness