Succession recap: season two, episode two – sadism is all around!The Guardian - David StubbsSpoiler alert: this recap is for people watching Succession season two, which airs on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK. Do not read on unless you have watched episode two ‘It’s Kendall’s baby now
Steve Smith Scott Morrison condemns English fans for booing Steve Smith during Ashes TestThe Guardian - Naaman ZhouAustralian prime minister Scott Morrison has weighed into the Ashes booing debate, calling it “a foul” for English fans to jeer Steve Smith after he suffered a concussion during the second Test at Lord’s.
Russian Navy Cold War sailor's 50-year-old message in a bottle found in AlaskaThe Guardian - Associated PressA man discovered a 50-year-old letter in a bottle from the Russian Navy on the shores of western Alaska. Tyler Ivanoff found the handwritten Russian letter early this month while gathering firewood near
Identitarian Movement Austrian People's party promises to ban far-right IdentitariansThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseAustria’s centre-right People’s party has said it will insist on the banning of the far-right Identitarian Movement as a condition of any coalition after parliamentary elections next month. Such a ban
Environment Australian power stations among world's worst for toxic air pollutionThe Guardian - Lisa CoxPower stations in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley and New South Wales’s Lake Macquarie region have been named on a list of the world’s biggest hotspots for toxic air pollution. A new report by Greenpeace, published
The Theatre Since U Been Gone review – life-affirming study of grief, gender and friendshipThe Guardian - Kate WyverThe ache of lost time is contained in this delicate monologue grappling with grief and gender. With simple stagecraft and raw storytelling, Teddy Lamb’s Since U Been Gone is about the people who make and
Edinburgh Olaf Falafel wraps up victory in Edinburgh funniest joke awardThe Guardian - Chris WiegandThe surrealist Swedish comedian Olaf Falafel has won the Dave funniest joke of the fringe award for 2019. He received the prize for a rib-tickler from one of two shows he has performed at this year’s festival:
Aging Over a third of Britons admit ageist behaviour in new studyThe Guardian - Amelia HillResearch by SunLife found those in their 30s most likely to use discriminatory language More than a third of British people admit that they have discriminated against others because of their age, according
London, UK London to get triple northern England's transport spending, says thinktankThe Guardian - Maya Wolfe-RobinsonBoris Johnson has been urged to keep his promises to the north of England after analysis suggested Londoners are on track to receive almost three times more transport spending per person than northerners.
Hummus UK restaurant diners snub pasta for hummus and jerk chickenThe Guardian - Rob DaviesRestaurant diners are turning their noses up at Indian, Italian and Chinese establishments in favour of Middle Eastern, Caribbean and specialist vegetarian rivals, figures have revealed. The sector’s continue,
Personal Finance (UK) Britons indulge in surprise pre-Brexit house buying spreeThe Guardian - Jasper Jolly and Rob DaviesBritish house hunters have launched a surprise August buying spree before the scheduled Brexit date, with new data showing sales reached their highest point since 2015 during the usually sleepy summer
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Daniil Medvedev Daniil Medvedev, Madison Keys win surprise Cincinnati titles as Open loomsThe Guardian - Associated PressTwo unexpected champions embraced their first Rookwood championship trophies, concluding a week that brought more questions than clarity to the upcoming US Open. Who’s going to be healthy on the women’s
Prince Andrew Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Epstein sex abuse claimsThe Guardian - PA MediaThe Duke of York has said he is “appalled” by recent sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend Jeffrey Epstein. Prince Andrew released a statement after new footage emerged showing him inside the
Atlético Madrid European roundup: Rennes shock PSG, Trippier impresses for AtléticoThe Guardian - AgenciesParis Saint-Germain suffered an early first defeat of the new Ligue 1 campaign after Rennes came from behind to win 2-1 at Roazhon Park. Edinson Cavani had given the visitors the lead in the 36th minute
Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino wants transfer window to stay open longerThe Guardian - Jamie Jackson at the Etihad StadiumMauricio Pochettino has described the decision to close the domestic summer transfer window in early August as a “massive mistake” and claims he has even persuaded Tottenham’s hard-nosed chairman, Daniel
Tate Modern Full extent of injuries of boy, 6, who fell from Tate Modern still unknownThe Guardian - Clea SkopelitiThe parents of a six-year-old boy who was allegedly thrown from a viewing platform at Tate Modern have said his condition is stable, but they still do not know the full extent of his injuries. In a statement
Paul Pogba Ole Gunnar Solskjær adamant Paul Pogba will stay at Manchester UnitedThe Guardian - Jamie JacksonOle Gunnar Solskjær has insisted Paul Pogba will remain at Manchester United once the Spanish and Italian transfer windows close early next month. Real Madrid and Juventus each retain an interest in the
Boris Johnson Johnson urges social media firms to block anti-vaccine messagesThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorBoris Johnson will call on social media companies to do more to stop anti-vaccination messages spreading online as he visits a hospital in the south-west of England. The prime minister will lay out his
FA WSL ‘Equality has to be more than words’: London City Lionesses go it aloneThe Guardian - Suzanne Wrack at The Hive“We want to show people that the time is now right that a women’s football club can be a women’s football club and it doesn’t have to be – and I use this term whether it’s politically correct or not –
Boris Johnson 'A phoney outsider': Corbyn attacks Johnson as he sets out election pitchThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorJeremy Corbyn will accuse Boris Johnson of being a “fake populist and phoney outsider” in the mould of Donald Trump as he sets out his election pitch to transform the country as radically as Labour did
Play buttonJürgen Klopp Jürgen Klopp happy to keep his middle eight varied and in tuneThe Guardian - Sachin Nakrani at St Mary’sIt was about an hour after the final whistle had blown at St Mary’s on Saturday that Liverpool’s players returned to their team bus, but before Adam Lallana did so, he decided to first walk towards a and
Eddie Jones Eddie Jones’s England have cause for optimism in world of tight marginsThe Guardian - Robert KitsonTwo warm-up games down, two to go for England on the long, meandering road to Japan. If their two August warm-up games against Wales have reinforced anything, it is the folly of arriving at too many hard
Play buttonFrank Lampard Frank Lampard’s homecoming with Chelsea strikes a tone of anticlimaxThe Guardian - Dominic Fifield at Stamford BridgeFrank Lampard always envisaged enduring occasions such as this. He knew there would be periods of frustration mixed in with all the elation whipped up by his return to a club where he is so cherished,
Play buttonThe Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid’s Tale recap: season three, episode 11 – is Gilead falling?The Guardian - Abigail ChandlerSpoiler alert: this recap is for people watching The Handmaid’s Tale, series three, on Channel 4 in the UK. Please do not add spoilers for later episodes in the series. Over the years, The Handmaid’s has
Justin Langer Brutal Jofra Archer leaves cricket reeling from his Ashes blowsThe Guardian - Andy Bull at Lord’sPlayers, fans, and pundits are conditioned to think the admirable thing to do after being hit on the head is carry on In the end it took an act of God to stop Jofra Archer. A thick bank of black cloud
Poldark Poldark series five, episode six recap – there's jeopardy everywhere!The Guardian - Viv GroskopMan alive. Ross is at the bottom of an empty well! With Ned hanged and Demelza distracted by the stealing of the ore, who will save him now? Although perhaps a more realistic question is: how much more
European Union The Guardian view on EU citizens’ rights: Johnson’s warm words are worthlessThe Guardian - EditorialThe Conservative party is in the habit of seeing the European Union as something that was inflicted on Britain and Brexit as self-defence. Eurosceptics struggle to perceive any aggression in the act of
Jofra Archer Jofra Archer’s emergence shakes up the Ashes series, says Joe RootThe Guardian - Ali Martin at Lord’sJoe Root said Jofra Archer has changed the dynamic of England’s attack and given Australia something to think about after the tourists clung on for a tense draw. Australia will take their 1-0 lead to for
