‘A war of who gets to write history’: the artists resisting in Ukraine
Kyiv was supposed to fall in three days. That’s what talking heads and pundits in media were saying, rather dismissively, before the February 2022 Russian
Inspired Joelinton gives Newcastle an immediate reminder of his value
Newcastle conceded more shots than any other team on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Their home game against Southampton was supposed to
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“The first Premier League goal of the season came after 87 minutes,” tweets Daniel Hill. “What is the longest wait for the first goal from
UK government borrowing hits higher than expected £3.1bn in July
Strong spending on public services and welfare pushed government borrowing to £3.1bn last month, more than double its level in the same month a year
Bennifer is over – again. But why does Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce feel so sad?
All Hollywood stars embarking on a romance secretly hope for just one thing: official condemnation from the Vatican. When it emerged that Elizabeth Taylor and
Hell Hole review – creature feature is fracking fun
In This Is Spinal Tap, one of the eponymous rock band’s hits is called Hell Hole. As the song has it, “It’s better / In
Philippines president says ‘heads will roll’ after wanted mayor allegedly flees country
The controversy surrounding wanted Filipino mayor Alice Guo has taken another dramatic turn, with government officials alleging that she fled the Philippines in July. Guo
Ministers urged to end water ‘postcode lottery’ with single social tariff
Ministers are under pressure to end the “postcode lottery” on water by introducing a single social tariff for households on low incomes, amid fresh signs
Ministers urged to act over numbers failing English and maths GCSEs
The government has been urged to reassess what a social mobility expert has called the “national scandal” of teenagers leaving school without GCSE passes in
‘They couldn’t even afford a bag of chips!’: Scotland’s great lost all-female bands
When musician and film-maker Carla Easton was growing up in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the 1990s, her favourite girl band were Jem and the Holograms –