The Guardianadded this to FootballMatildas "Lottery of permutations": Matildas can still finish top or bottom of pool at Women's World CupThe Guardian - Richard ParkinMontpellier or Nice, Grenoble or Le Havre. 22 or 23 or 25 June. For traveling Matildas supporters, trying to anticipate where they should be for the Round of 16 is a logistical nightmare. And that’s before
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesGary Woodland Woodland holds off Rose and Koepka to win US OpenThe Guardian - Ewan Murray at Pebble BeachThe finest tribute payable to Gary Woodland for this, his maiden major triumph, lies in the identity of the individual he held off. As Brooks Koepka stalked to within one stroke of Woodland, through various
The Guardianadded this to TV & RadioPlay buttonBig Little Lies Big Little Lies recap: season two, episode two – Tell-Tale HeartsThe Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonSpoiler alert: this blog is for people watching season two of Big Little Lies, which airs on HBO in the US and Sky Atlantic in the UK. Don’t read on unless you have watched episode one. ‘Are we people
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesCollingwood Proud Swifts need no excuses in 2019's Super Netball raceThe Guardian - Erin DelahuntyAt the launch of the 2019 Super Netball season, NSW Swifts captain Maddy Proud wasn’t in particularly high demand. When presented with the chance to speak to any of the league’s eight captains, most media
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) If doctors have a duty of care to all, why crowdfund for surgery?The Guardian - Ranjana SrivastavaPatient care is rarely well-served by lionising individuals over good institutions How much money would you give to save the life of a terminally ill patient? It turns out a lot – enough to restore one’s
The Guardianadded this to MusicSpice Girls Say you'll be where? Spice Girls taunt Australian fans by taking back promise of tourThe Guardian - Stephanie ConveryThe Spice Girls have continued to taunt their Australian fans by saying a down under tour was imminent and then retracting the promise within hours. On stage at London’s Wembley Stadium for the final of
The Guardianadded this to StageThe Theatre Blanchett on toast: how Heather Mitchell is making a meal of her co-starsThe Guardian - Melanie TaitA theatre company is like a family: a family who come together intensely for three or four months, act out the ensuing drama in front of strangers, and then move on to the next one. And if they are a opening
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonHong Kong Hong Kong protests: pressure builds on Carrie Lam as public rejects apologyThe Guardian - Emma Graham-Harrison and Verna Yu in Hong Kong and agenciesStrikes and further protests were expected in Hong Kong on Monday after protesters rejected an apology from leader Carrie Lam following a march that saw an estimated two million people fill the streets
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesWorld News Myanmar: UN threatens to withdraw aid over 'policy of apartheid' against RohingyaThe Guardian - Emanuel Stoakes and Hannah Ellis-Petersen, south-east Asia correspondentThe United Nations in Myanmar has warned it will withdraw support in Rakhine state to avoid complicity in a government “policy of apartheid” for Rohingya Muslims. A letter seen by the Guardian, sent from
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesIndia News ‘We worship the body’: India's kushti mud wrestlers – a photo essayThe Guardian - Amrit Dhillon, photos by Giuliano BertiBy day Amol Patil, 23, is a security guard, standing in a sentry box outside a company office in Mumbai, his limbs coiled inside a polyester uniform. By evening, when he enters the hallowed square of clay
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPakistan India and Pakistan fans give Old Trafford a taste of true cricket atmosphereThe Guardian - Sean Ingle at Old TraffordThe English weather has been a most unwelcome guest at this Cricket World Cup. But try as it might – and there were downpours and drizzle, as well as mist and mizzle at Old Trafford – it was unable to
The Guardianadded this to Top Stories Rail union in push for more female and BAME train driversThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesA campaign to increase the number of female, BAME and younger train drivers is being launched after a study revealed the “glaring gap” between their numbers and those in the population they serve. Aslef,
The Guardianadded this to BusinessFinancial Conduct Authority Last call for PPI, says finance watchdogThe Guardian - Rupert JonesThe City regulator is launching a final call for payment protection insurance compensation, as the total paid out to consumers passes £35bn. With just over two months to go until the deadline for lodging
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The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesUnited Kingdom Half of Britons socialise with family and friends at most once a monthThe Guardian - Press AssociationNearly half of Britons socialise with family and friends only once a month or less, according to a survey. The lack of human interaction is causing the nation’s sense of wellbeing to dwindle, the Sainsbury’s
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsIndustrial Action Rail strike over guards to disrupt services in south-west EnglandThe Guardian - Press AssociationRail services on some of the busiest routes in England face disruption this week because of a five-day strike in the long-running dispute over guards on trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsManchester, UK Painted bike lanes are waste of money, say cycling commissionersThe Guardian - Helen Pidd North of England editorThe government has wasted hundreds of millions of pounds painting pointless white lines on busy roads and calling them cycle lanes, according to Britain’s cycling and walking commissioners. In a letter
The Guardianadded this to BusinessBrexit UK growth tipped to slow as firms run down Brexit stockpilesThe Guardian - Richard Partington Economics correspondentEconomic growth in Britain is expected to slow to the lowest levels since the financial crisis as firms run down Brexit stockpiles, according to a leading business lobby group. After a stockpiling rush
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesArt It's not an emoji: Fatboy Slim launches smiley exhibitionThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesWhen is a smiley not a smiley? When it’s an emoji, according to Fatboy Slim, the DJ, musician, smiley aficionado, and now curator of a new art exhibition devoted to the iconic yellow symbol. Slim, aka
The Guardianadded this to FootballParaguay Qatar fight back to force draw with Paraguay on Copa América debutThe Guardian - ReutersQatar fought their way back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Paraguay in their first ever Copa América game on Sunday, proving they will be no pushover in the tournament by pulling off a thrilling
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesLos Angeles Lakers Will the LeBron James-Anthony Davis axis turn the Lakers from losers to champs?The Guardian - Hunter FeltThe Toronto Raptors hadn’t even made it back to Canada to celebrate their championship before their moment in the spotlight ended. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers sent shockwaves throughout the NBA
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesVirat Kohli Virat Kohli misses but walks and spirit of comradeship shines throughThe Guardian - Tanya Aldred at Old TraffordIt might have been peak Virat Kohli. With a fatly idolatrous crowd, the India batting basking in its jewel-dripped status, rain threatening, two and a bit overs left and strains of Duckworth Lewis Stern
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesLucy Bronze Lucy Bronze hails a ‘more prepared’ England before showdown with JapanThe Guardian - Suzanne Wrack in Le HavreHeartbreak. Four years ago that is what the Lionesses felt in Canada when they lost to Japan in their World Cup semi-final. Except Lucy Bronze barely remembers the occasion because everything was “blurry”.
The Guardianadded this to Rugby UnionIsrael Folau Israel Folau targets support for transgender children in church sermonThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressIsrael Folau has used a sermon at his Sydney church to describe homosexuality as a sin and criticise young people being allowed to “change their gender”. In a video posted to his church’s Facebook page,
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesMental Health Teachers to be trained to spot mental health issues earlyThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editor and Denis Campbell health policy editorPM to pledge new materials and guidance for schools as part of prevention initiative Theresa May is to announce that all teachers in England and Wales will be trained to spot the early signs of mental
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesLabour Party Tom Watson to say Labour must adopt clear anti-Brexit stanceThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorTom Watson is to challenge Jeremy Corbyn to put Labour at the forefront of the campaign against Brexit, using a speech on Monday to say: “Our members are remain, our values are remain, our hearts are The
The Guardianadded this to FootballPhil Foden Phil Foden: desire key for England in European U21 ChampionshipsThe Guardian - Andy Hunter in San MauroA trophy cabinet takes pride of place in the kitchen of Phil Foden’s family home. It must be some kitchen. Must be some trophy cabinet, too, though it may not be around much longer should the England add
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsBoris Johnson Johnson's rivals vie to offer their visions for post-Brexit BritainThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorIf his team won’t allow him out to debate with five colleagues, how is he going to cope with 27 EU countries? Jeremy Hunt on Boris Johnson The five men vying to take on Boris Johnson in the Conservative
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesThe Handmaid's Tale The Handmaid's Tale recap: season three, episode two – like blood on snowThe Guardian - Julia RaesideSpoiler 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. You can find recaps for previous
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesBoris Johnson Silence is golden as Boris's lectern wins Tory televised debateThe Guardian - John CraceFather’s Day is always a tricky occasion in the Boris Johnson households, so it was perhaps understandable he chose to send along a lectern to represent him at the Channel 4 Tory leadership debate instead.
