The Guardianadded this to Horse RacingRoyal Ascot Circus Maximus rewards late entry in St James’s Palace at Royal AscotThe GuardianCircus Maximus was a surprise winner of the St James’s Palace Stakes on a rewarding first day at Royal Ascot for his trainer, Aidan O’Brien, and his jockey, Ryan Moore. The 10-1 shot had finished in the
The Guardianadded this to US NewsAlex Jones Father of Sandy Hook massacre victim wins defamation lawsuitGuardian US - Associated PressThe father of a victim of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened; the latest victory for victims’
The Guardianadded this to Art & DesignArt 'I was terrible at drawing': the social worker who became a Turner prize nomineeThe GuardianLast October, in a balmy Roman autumn, the artist Helen Cammock was making prints at the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica. The building sits at the back of, and forms the stage-set for, the Trevi fountain:
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Gay Hell: the Michigan town renamed to troll Donald TrumpThe GuardianDepends on what? That’s quite a difference. Whether we’re talking about Hell (178 years) or Gay Hell (one day). Gay Hell, I think – that’s what it says at the top of the page. But surely plain old hell
The Guardianadded this to MusicMusic (UK) CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – excitement and grandeur for epic MahlerThe Guardian - Andrew ClementsLike Simon Rattle, Sakari Oramo and Andris Nelsons before her, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla is already making Mahler’s symphonies a feature of her tenure as the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra’s music director.
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesLifestyle (UK) Later-in-life virgins – ‘At my age, it becomes a red flag’The Guardian - Elle HuntRichard’s colleagues call him their work therapist. He’s empathetic and a good listener, he says – “so a lot of people tell me about their personal shit”, including the people he works with at his retail
The Guardianadded this to Football2022 FIFA World Cup The FiverThe Guardian - Gregg BakowskiThe Fiver has never been competitive – chiefly because in the field of unfunny tea-timely publications about football we’ve never had any competition, apart from that time when The Fourer left us Behind
The Guardianadded this to FilmOpinion (UK) Letter: John Francis Lane was the ultimate film industry insiderThe GuardianThe obituary of Franco Zeffirelli by John Francis Lane was excellent, as one would expect from a friend of the director. Sadly John himself died in January 2018, in Cosenza, the southern Italian town he
The Guardianadded this to BusinessBoeing 737 MAX BA parent company reveals plans to buy 200 Boeing 737 Max jetsThe Guardian - Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentThe parent company of British Airways has announced plans to buy 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, despite safety fears surrounding the grounded model after two crashes. The short-haul planes would be delivered
The Guardianadded this to BusinessFacebook Is Facebook's Libra a case of corporate megalomania? Not quiteThe Guardian - Nils PratleyWhat is Facebook’s new Libra digital currency? A way to stop money-transfer companies exploiting the world’s poor by skimming off vast fees in cross-border transactions? Or an exercise in corporate megalomania
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesTour de Suisse Geraint Thomas taken to hospital after heavy crash at Tour de SuisseThe Guardian - Guardian sportReigning Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas has been taken to hospital after he abandoned the Tour de Suisse following a heavy crash during stage four of the race on Tuesday. The Welshman fell 27 from
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesOpinion (UK) The answer to the UK’s homelessness crisis is painfully simple: give people homesThe Guardian - Harry Quilter-PinnerThe US is expanding legally sanctioned camps, allowing people to stay permanently and creating formal governance I was just 15 years old when the 2007-08 financial crash hit – but I remember it like it
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesRugby Union Nations Championship proposals face World Rugby deadline of FridayThe Guardian - Press AssociationLeading rugby nations face a deadline of Friday to back or reject World Rugby’s Nations Championship plan. The governing body has confirmed the Six Nations and Rugby Championship unions must respond to
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesMohamed Morsi Mohamed Morsi buried as detention conditions denounced as tortureThe Guardian - Ruth Michaelson in Cairo and Patrick Wintour in LondonEgypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi has been buried in a remote area of Cairo as his treatment in custody before his death was denounced as torture. Morsi, the only democratically elected civilian in
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesWorld News Woman knocked down while on phone wins payout from cyclistThe Guardian - Maya Wolfe-RobinsonA woman who was knocked unconscious by a cyclist will be awarded compensation, despite a judge finding she had stepped into the road while looking at her phone. Garden designer Robert Hazeldean, who was
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsAirports Gatwick drone disruption cost airport just £1.4mThe GuardianThe drone attack that disrupted Gatwick for three days in December cost the airport £1.4m. While early estimates of the costs ran into tens of millions, the brunt has been borne by airlines – although
The Guardianadded this to FootballAtlético Madrid Manchester City ready to pay €70m release clause for Atlético Madrid’s RodriThe Guardian - Fabrizio Romano and Ed AaronsManchester City are closing in on the signing of Rodri from Atlético Madrid after indicating that they are prepared to pay the Spain midfielder’s €70m release clause. The Premier League champions have
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) Theresa May’s ‘legacy’ on child mental health is one of underfunding and neglectThe Guardian - Masuma RahimTheresa May is approaching her final weeks in office and, unsurprisingly, she is looking to distract us from the Brexit-shaped mess that she has created in favour of leaving a rather more positive “legacy”.
The Guardianadded this to FilmJohn Cusack John Cusack under fire for antisemitic 'follow the money' tweetThe Guardian - Andrew PulverJohn Cusack has apologised after coming under fire for an antisemitic tweet. Cusack retweeted a quotation, accompanied by a Star of David image, popular among the far right: “To learn who rules over you,
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsSheffield Sheffield magazine under fire after call to 'razor wire' cyclistsThe GuardianCyclists have called for a boycott of businesses advertising in a magazine that suggested stringing up razor wire to garrotte people riding bikes on the pavement. The editorial in Grapevine magazine, is
The Guardianadded this to MusicJess Glynne Isle of Wight festival bans Jess Glynne for life after last-minute cancellationThe Guardian - Laura SnapesJess Glynne has been banned from performing at the Isle of Wight festival after cancelling her 16 June set at the last minute. Festival boss John Giddings told the Mirror that Glynne’s behaviour was “shocking”
The Guardianadded this to FashionFashion (UK) Why the high street still isn't doing enough for customers with disabilitiesThe Guardian - David StylesIn December, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced that the government was recruiting six “disability champions” to help “tackle the issues
The Guardianadded this to World NewsBerlin City of Berlin backs plan to freeze rents for five yearsThe Guardian - Agence France-Presse in BerlinBerlin’s government has agreed to freeze rents in the German capital for five years from 2020 in the city’s latest attempt to halt runaway gentrification. Once described as “poor but sexy”, Berlin’s housing
The Guardianadded this to World NewsIran Method of attack on tankers remains key evidence against IranThe Guardian - Dan Sabbagh Defence correspondentThe sophistication of the attacks on two shipping tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week had already led most independent analysts to conclude Iran was responsible for the high-profile explosions. But has
The Guardianadded this to Art & DesignArt Serpentine Pavilion 2019: Japan's great conjuror falls foul of health and safetyThe Guardian - Oliver WainwrightSquatting on the lawn like a moody crow, this year’s Serpentine Pavilion is an enigmatic arrival to Kensington Gardens. Formed from hundreds of pieces of rough Cumbrian slate piled up in a gentle mound,
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News Nearly 13,000 violent rightwing extremists now living in GermanyThe Guardian - Kate Connolly and Philip OltermannNearly 13,000 violent rightwing extremists are living in Germany, the chief of the country’s domestic intelligence service, which is investigating the murder of a pro-refugee politician, has revealed.
The Guardianadded this to FootballPlay buttonFIFA Women’s World Cup hit by empty seats and Fifa’s warped prioritiesThe Guardian - Suzanne WrackFrom fans finding pre-tournament that they would be seated separately from friends and family, to exaggerated ticket sales and overzealous stewarding, Fifa has struggled to meet the expectations from that
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesOpinion (UK) What happens to environment journalists is chilling: they get killed for their workThe Guardian - Mark SchapiroDecisions are made by companies to do business in settings that tolerate practices which would be inconceivable at home Many people tend to think of environmental journalism as the “soft” beat, reporting
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesPakistan Super League The SpinThe Guardian - Tanya AldredWhen Yuvraj Singh, the Indian all-rounder with balls and bravado, ice-cold chaser and hot-flush finisher, announced his retirement last week, there was a flood of love on social media. Not only from his
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News MH17: prosecutors to identify suspects and file first chargesThe Guardian - Andrew Roth in Moscow and Luke Harding in LondonDutch prosecutors are set to identify suspects and file the first criminal charges over the 2014 downing over east Ukraine of flight MH17 that left 298 people dead in the worst atrocity in five years war
