Saudi Arabia asks Hans Zimmer to rework national anthem
Saudi Arabia has asked the Oscar-winning composer, Hans Zimmer, to work on a new version of its national anthem, a senior official said, as the
Ryan Gosling for Star Wars? It may be the end of the franchise as we know it
What exactly is the essential DNA of Star Wars, its unique selling point, its defining je ne sais quoi? Is it its uncanny ability to
Australian Open semi-finals: Sinner beats Shelton, Djokovic retires against Zverev – as it happened
Jannik Sinner, Shelton frustrated the best player in the world early on with his potent forehand, athleticism and variety of shot. Up set point and
Jannik Sinner swats aside Ben Shelton to book place in Australian Open final
An hour into one of the greatest occasions of his young career, Ben Shelton was soaring. As he faced the daunting challenge of Jannik Sinner,
Mogwai: The Bad Fire review – a flame that still burns bright
After the triumph of scoring an unlikely pandemic UK No 1 album with As the Love Continues, things quickly turned very difficult for Glasgow four-piece
How the world has responded to Trump’s Paris climate agreement withdrawal
World leaders, senior ministers and key figures in climate diplomacy have, one by one, reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris agreement this week, in response
Central Cee: Can’t Rush Greatness review – a tantalising debut of hits and misses
Since 2020, London rapper Central Cee has proven himself a hitmaker. His early singles Day in the Life and Loading have been streamed more than
UN alarm as M23 rebel group closes in on Goma in eastern DRC
António Guterres has voiced alarm over the M23 rebel group’s advance towards eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city, in a renewed insurgency that
FKA twigs: Eusexua review – a hymn to the healing power of the dancefloor
It’s a slippery concept, but FKA twigs’s third album title roughly translates as an instance of feeling perfectly at one inside oneself, the Cartesian mind-body
Davis Galvin: Prism review – shape-shifting soundscapes for the horticulturally minded
In 1976, composer Mort Garson released Mother Earth’s Plantasia, an album of early electronic ditties designed to help listeners’ house plants grow. Though its horticultural