Five British citizens killed in Sri Lankan bombingsThe Guardian - Patrick GreenfieldAt least five British citizens were among more than 200 people killed in a coordinated wave of bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the island’s foreign ministry has confirmed. A government-ordered
Warren Gatland Warren Gatland set to return as Lions coach for 2021 South Africa seriesThe Guardian - Robert KitsonWarren Gatland is set to be reappointed as head coach of the British and Irish Lions for their 2021 tour to South Africa. The Wales coach is understood to be the Lions’ preferred choice having taken charge
Turkish opposition leader attacked at soldier's funeralThe GuardianThe leader of Turkey’s main opposition party has been attacked at the funeral of a soldier killed in fighting against Kurdish militants, according to reports. The Republican People’s party (CHP) leader,
Friendship Five ways to maintain long-distance friendshipsThe Guardian - Erin CavotoSet a regular date A 2008 study found that long-lasting friendships share the characteristic of reciprocity, meaning that both sides equally contact and share with one another. With busy schedules and
The Theatre Ben Platt: 'Beyoncé gave me flowers. I'm afraid to touch them'The Guardian‘I really like playing people who aren’t easily likable,” says Ben Platt. Bearded and dressed in lumberjack chic – plaid shirt, fleece-lined denim jacket – he appears unflustered, a departure from his
Play buttonTerence Crawford Amir Khan denies ‘quit’ claim and says Terence Crawford hit him ‘in the balls’The Guardian - Bryan Armen Graham at Madison Square GardenAmir Khan spent nearly the entirety of Saturday night’s doomed challenge for Terence Crawford’s WBO welterweight title on the defensive after he was floored and nearly stopped in the opening round. So
MTV Dissidents accused of stoking Derry riot for Reggie Yates documentaryThe Guardian - Rory Carroll in DerryDissident republicans in Derry orchestrated the riot that claimed the life of a journalist partly to impress an MTV film crew fronted by the broadcaster Reggie Yates, it has been claimed. Yates and his
Tesla Tesla gets restraining order against alleged harasserThe Guardian - Jasper JollyTesla has been granted a temporary restraining order to prevent an alleged harasser from approaching the carmaker’s California factory. The electric carmaker claimed in its application for the order that
Opinion (UK) Heartache got me ‘svelte’ – but I've learned strength is more important than sexyThe Guardian - Charlotte ChurchI am what is known in sophisticated circles as a lazy sod. I am rarely happier than when I’m PJ’d and sofa-stretched, thumbing through a good book or weeping at Queer Eye. For a metric of my sloth, I a
Sexual Harassment Female teachers need protection from sexual harassment, says unionThe Guardian - Richard Adams in BelfastCall for ‘upskirting’ videos to be taken more seriously by schools and government Female teachers are not being protected against “upskirting” videos and other forms of online sexual harassment by pupils,
Media Industry Wanted: newsrooms that truly reflect modern BritainThe Guardian - Jane MartinsonDanielle Wall may be the managing editor of the Spectator, but she still feels like the odd one out at some corporate events. Not because she is one of the weekly title’s most senior women, but because
Play buttonMusic (UK) UNKLE review – James Lavelle's rock-star neediness stiflesThe Guardian - Joe MuggsIn the 2016 documentary movie The Man From Mo’Wax, the story of James Lavelle is told as tragedy with eventual redemption. From his teens, he was a DJ’s DJ and founded one of the greatest labels of the
Environment The zero-waste revolution: how a new wave of shops could end excess packagingThe Guardian - Stephen MossThe smell in Natural Weigh, a zero-waste shop that opened a year ago in Crickhowell in mid-Wales, is lovely. The shop – filled with pasta, grains, seeds and dried fruit served from hoppers to avoid plastic
Bank of England A chance at last for Hammond to hunt for a new Bank governorThe Guardian - Larry ElliottWanted: suitable candidate to run one of the world’s leading central banks. Applicants should demonstrate the economic acumen of a Keynes, the diplomatic skills of a Metternich, the political cunning a
Brexit Party Tories plan to vote for Brexit party in EU elections – surveysThe Guardian - Andrew SparrowConservative members and activists are likely to abandon the party in vast numbers in the European parliament elections in favour of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, two surveys have suggested. A questionnaire
Play buttonSri Lanka Pope condemns Sri Lanka attacks as acts of 'cruel violence'The Guardian - Angela Giuffrida in RomePope Francis condemned the attacks in Sri Lanka that killed hundreds of people as acts “of cruel violence” as he celebrated Easter mass at St Peter’s Square at the Vatican. “I learned with sadness and
Lifestyle (UK) I couldn't save my brother from Aids. But his death made me the man I amThe Guardian - Richard ZimlerGuilt trailed me. I felt as though I had failed to save his life I once slicked down his fringe so he’d look like Spock When my older brother Jerry became ill with Aids in the 1980s, he was working as
Greece Greece to ask Germany for billions in war reparationsThe Guardian - Helena Smith in AthensGreece is poised to send Germany a formal diplomatic note detailing its demand for billions of euros in wartime reparations after MPs voted overwhelmingly for the emotive issue to be raised officially.
Bristol Old Vic Last orders for Bristol pub linked to Robinson Crusoe and Treasure IslandThe Guardian - Steven MorrisA beloved Bristol pub with connections to Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island has called last orders for the final time, leaving the future of the waterside black and white timbered building in doubt.
World News End of an era in Japan as emperor prepares to abdicateThe Guardian - Justin McCurry in TokyoThe imperial palace grounds in central Tokyo are bathed in spring sunshine. Joggers completing circuits of the moat artfully dodge groups of foreign tourists. Office workers tuck into lunches of onigiri
Justin Trudeau Provincial election losses may help Justin Trudeau's green agendaThe Guardian - Leyland Cecco in TorontoFor months, Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has been dogged by an ever-deepening political scandal that has dragged down his popularity and threatened his re-election prospects. In yet another Trudeau
Books In brief: Once Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece; The Road to Grantchester; Hey! Listen! – reviewsThe Guardian - Alexander LarmanOnce Upon a Time in the West: Shooting a Masterpiece Christopher Frayling Reel Art Press, £50, pp336 This sumptuously produced book is both a fine tribute to Sergio Leone’s 1968 masterpiece and an insightful
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka caught off-guard by attacks despite its violent recent pastThe Guardian - Simon TisdallCoordinated bomb attacks on worshippers attending Easter church services and multiple other targets across Sri Lanka were the work of terrorists or religious extremists, a government minister has suggested.
Extinction Rebellion Extinction Rebellion: protesters to offer to 'pause' climate actionThe Guardian - Press AssociationClimate change protesters who have stopped traffic in a series of peaceful demonstrations across London will offer to vacate some sites in exchange for the mayor, Sadiq Khan, acting on some of their demands.
Play buttonCalifornia California authorities seek woman who dropped seven puppies in dumpsterThe Guardian - Associated Press in Coachella, CaliforniaAuthorities are trying to identify a woman who was captured by security cameras tossing seven newborn puppies into a dumpster in southern California. The Riverside county Department of Animal Services
Sri Lanka World leaders express horror at Easter attacks in Sri LankaThe Guardian - Patrick GreenfieldWorld leaders have expressed their solidarity with the Sri Lankan people and voiced their horror at a series of explosions at churches and luxury hotels that killed more than 200 people and injured hundreds
Music (UK) BBCSO/Davis/Batiashvili review – clarity, lyricism and ecstatic coloursThe Guardian - Tim AshleyThe programme for Andrew Davis’s concert with the BBC Symphony Orchestra consisted of three 20th-century works of quite extraordinary beauty. Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto and a suite from Debussy’s
Sports 'Worst Olympian ever': how a young skier triumphed over trollsGuardian US - Davy Rothbart for California Sunday, with photographs by Erin BrethauerIf you happened to tune in to the Winter Games last year during the women’s halfpipe skiing competition, you might have caught one of the Olympics’ most perplexing moments. Halfpipe, which was introduced
Vodka Emily Maitlis: ‘I always think, Oh my God, I’m exhausted, I want vodka and bed'The Guardian - Gaby HinsliffAs Emily Maitlis takes over as the lead inquisitor on Newsnight, she talks to Gaby Hinsliff about the stories behind the headlines, getting emotional over Grenfell and her now infamous ‘eye-roll’… In mornings,
Media Industry Former 5 Live presenter will never work at BBC again, staff toldThe Guardian - Jim Waterson Media editorThe former 5 Live presenter George Riley will never work for the BBC again, staff have been told, after multiple accusations of sexual assault were made against the presenter. At least eight women had
