Leonard Bernstein Passionate, tender, heartbreaking … letters reveal Leonard Bernstein’s 10-year secret affairThe Guardian - Dalya AlbergeOne was among the most brilliant composers and conductors of the 20th century, a sexagenarian who brought the world one of the great love stories of musical theatre. The other was a 26-year-old who worked
Matteo Salvini Back me to stop Salvini: Renzi casts himself as Italy’s saviourThe Guardian - Angela GiuffridaWe did a lot of reforms, made a lot of difference. Ok, we lost the referendum but I am happy about the service we gave. Matteo Renzi His energetic stint at the helm of Italy’s government was brought to
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Lacazette and Aubameyang give Arsenal the edge over sturdy BurnleyThe Guardian - Ed AaronsIn the end, two familiar faces settled this victory for Arsenal. But while the strike duo of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang secured a second victory of the season for Unai Emery’s side,
Film (UK) Acclaimed animator who created Roger Rabbit dies aged 86The Guardian - Sign inThe acclaimed animator Richard Williams, who worked on hit films including Roger Rabbit and The Pink Panther, has died. The 86-year-old triple Oscar and triple Bafta winner, who was born in Toronto, Canada,
Gambling Five-pound notes and free pints used to lure students into gamblingThe Guardian - Sign inStudents at prestigious UK universities are being recruited to promote betting apps on campus and, in some cases, are handing out free cash to entice others to gamble. An investigation by the Observer
Sudan Sudan opposition and military sign final power-sharing accordThe Guardian - ReutersSudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council have signed a final power-sharing agreement, paving the way for a transitional government following the overthrow of long-time leader al-Bashir.
El Paso, TX Hundreds mourn El Paso victim Margie Reckard after partner's appealGuardian US - Associated Press in El Paso, TexasWhen Jordan Ballard read that one of the victims of the El Paso massacre had few relatives and the public was invited to her funeral, the Los Angeles resident bought a plane ticket and flew to Texas. was
Lifestyle (UK) Shaun Ryder: ‘I’m a really good dad, this time around anyway’The Guardian - James McMahonThere was a period of my life where it felt like everyone was worried about my health. I’m doing great these days. That said, I just had a hip operation and all my hair has fallen out. My eyebrows, my
Play buttonMusic (UK) One to watch: Snoh AalegraThe Guardian - Tara JoshiWith her honey-sweet vocals and twinkling R&B production, Swedish singer-songwriter Snoh Aalegra has been in the music game since 2001, when she signed an artist development deal with Sony Sweden aged
Play buttonLewis Capaldi Lewis Capaldi review – an ecstatic sense of homecomingThe Guardian - Dorian LynskeyClaiming his budget doesn’t stretch to fireworks, he plans to piggyback the efforts of the military tattoo up the hill Lewis Capaldi wants to make very clear how this is going to go down. “I’m going to
Play buttonArt Magdalene Odundo: ‘Of all mediums, clay is the most versatile, pliable and human’The Guardian - Interview by Priya KhanchandaniFrom the pinch of a nose to the elongated slant of a neck, Magdalene Odundo’s ceramics are on the verge of coming to life. New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art described her objects as seeming “simultaneously
World News The nuclear arms race is back … and ever more dangerous nowThe Guardian - Simon TisdallImagine the uproar if the entire populations of York, Portsmouth or Swindon were suddenly exposed to three times the permissible level of penetrating gamma radiation, or what the nuclear physicist Ernest
Sajid Javid Sajid Javid announces £600m of new infrastructure spendingThe Guardian - Seth JacobsonSajid Javid has announced more than £600m of new infrastructure spendingthat will potentially support the construction of up to 50,000 homes in London, the south-east and east of England. The funding,
Dominic Grieve Dominic Grieve: PM's rhetoric led directly to death threatsThe Guardian - PA MediaDominic Grieve has accused Boris Johnson of “behaving like a demagogue” and said the UK prime minister’s rhetoric has led directly to him receiving death threats. Grieve, a former attorney general, insisted
World News Stand-off in Hong Kong: ‘Get out of the airport,’ they said. ‘Something’s going to happen’The Guardian - Bill BaileyWhen I first landed in Hong Kong for a family holiday a few nights before the clashes with police, we were greeted in the arrivals hall by a large and vocal crowd of protesters, chanting and handing out
UK News PC Andrew Harper murder inquiry: police search caravan siteThe Guardian - Simon MurphyForensic officers are searching a caravan site three miles from where a newlywed policeman died in the line of duty after being dragged by a vehicle as he responded to reports of a burglary. PC Andrew
World News Hands off our treasured railway, say locals in Sóller, MallorcaThe Guardian - Stephen Burgen BarcelonaIndignant residents of the Mallorcan town of Sóller have said their railway is not for sale after a group of investors launched a hostile takeover bid. The town has been linked to the capital, Palma, a
Rum A rum sort of show: Sh!t Theatre turn bad news into art with alcoholThe Guardian - Kate WyverTo try and win the lottery, Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole paid a witch to sell their soul to Satan. “It went really well,” Mothersole says drily as she lolls across the sofa in a room at Summerhall,
Glasgow Safe injection rooms are key to halting rise in drug deaths – expertThe Guardian - Mark TownsendFormer drugs tsar says Home Office must end opposition to ‘fixing’ spaces to tackle issue The Home Office must abandon its opposition to safe injection rooms if it wants to reduce drug-related deaths,
Steve King The misogyny Steve King embodies is very much in the DNA of the Republican partyThe Guardian - Arwa MahdawiSign up for the Week in Patriarchy, a newsletter on feminism and sexism sent every Saturday. The party of “family values” is at it again. On Wednesday, Republican congressman Steve King, tried to justify
The Theatre Edinburgh theatre roundup: Oedipus; Roots; Total Immediate Collective – reviewThe Guardian - Kate KellawayOn stage there is a digital clock, and as the scarlet seconds tick away, the drama – Sophocles’s Oedipus, in a brilliant modern version written and directed by Robert Icke, with the Internationaal Theater
The Theatre Jessica Fostekew review – punchy polemic about gender stereotypingThe Guardian - Brian LoganWho decides what’s womanly? Culture, you might say, or tradition, or the patriarchy. Or Jessica Fostekew, whose show Hench is delivered with the kind of welly that beefcakes reserve for the biggest punchbag
Greenland 'Friends, you're going to love Greenland. I was there on 9/11'The Guardian - Lawrence Douglas and Nancy PickWASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump tweeted today he had purchased Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark for $15bn plus Kanye West and the state of Massachusetts. Still, the announcement has been
Portland Police Bureau Portland prepares for far-right rally expected to lead to violenceGuardian US - Jason Wilson in Portland, OregonAs Portland prepared for what may be one of the biggest political demonstrations of the US summer, longtime rightwing leader Joey Gibson turned himself in to city authorities. Outside the Multnomah County
Media Industry Alan Jones told he will be sacked if he makes more offensive comments on radioThe Guardian - Amanda MeadeAlan Jones has been told he will be sacked if he makes any more offensive comments after he used his radio show to suggest Scott Morrison should “shove a sock down the throat” of the New Zealand prime
Recycling 'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish?The GuardianWestminster council sent 82% of all household waste – including that put in recycling bins – for incineration in 2017/18 One of the UK’s largest waste companies, attempted to ship used nappies abroad consignments
Proms The week in classical: Proms 32, 34 & 35; Rinaldo review – happy returns all roundThe Guardian - Fiona MaddocksWho can tire of the sight of two world-class musicians, friends since childhood in Buenos Aires, parading round the Royal Albert Hall stage in their own victory lap, he holding up her hand as if leading
Protest Hong Kong: three rallies mark 11th weekend of protestsThe Guardian - Lily Kuo in Hong KongThousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Hong Kong, as they sought to show their movement still had public support even after two months of increasingly violent clashes. Protesters, clad in their
Rugby World Cup All Blacks deliver Bledisloe pain with 36-point whitewash of WallabiesThe Guardian - Oliver Trenchard and Australian Associated PressNew Zealand secured the 2019 Bledisloe Cup with a resounding 36-0 victory against Australia at Eden Park to dent any hopes of a Wallabies resurgence ahead of next month’s Rugby World Cup. The scoreline
Play buttonGemma Collins Diva Forever: can a new reality show reveal the real Gemma Collins?The Guardian - Joel GolbyWhat is Gemma Collins doing this week? A good question. In order: crying, buying a house, crying, shouting, making men do small menial tasks for her, calling her psychic, deciding not to buy a house on
