The Guardianadded this to Art & DesignArt Serpentine Galleries chief resigns in spyware firm rowThe GuardianThe head of the Serpentine Galleries has resigned after it emerged she is the co-owner of an Israeli cyberweapons company whose software has allegedly been used by authoritarian regimes to spy on dissidents.
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesTechnology Facebook's Libra launch will extend its global dominationThe Guardian - Siva VaidhyanathanEvery week dozens of people walk into the Sunshine convenience store in Charlottesville, Virginia to send money to relatives in other countries. They use a service called MoneyGram, one of the two largest
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesMichel Platini Michel Platini detained over award of 2022 World Cup to QatarThe Guardian - David ConnThe banned former Uefa president and France football legend Michel Platini has been detained in connection with a criminal investigation into alleged corruption relating to Fifa’s decision to host the
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesEuropean Union Top engineering university to open jobs exclusively to womenThe GuardianJob vacancies at one of Europe’s leading engineering universities will be open exclusively to female candidates for at least the next 18 months in order to overcome the institution’s “implicit gender The
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesLabour Party Labour has only one realistic option on Brexit – back remainThe Guardian - Paul MasonWith the Conservatives ready to seal an electoral pact with Nigel Farage, British politics has become a battle of cultures and beliefs. At the same time, as Labour’s shadow cabinet was forced to accept
The Guardianadded this to FootballFIFA Women’s World Cup game-changing moments No 3: China in 1991The Guardian - Barry GlendenningFifa’s fears that the tournament would be a commercial failure and the players might not last 90 minutes proved unfounded at the Women’s World Championship For The M&Ms Cup Like much of what is published
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesFacebook Messenger Libra: Facebook launches cryptocurrency in bid to shake up global financeThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoFacebook has announced a digital currency called Libra that will allow its billions of users to make financial transactions across the globe, in a move that could potentially shake up the world’s banking
The Guardianadded this to TV & RadioSatire ‘You need as many wigs as possible’: a guide to making the perfect pop parodyThe GuardianEllie White and Natasia Demetriou met at the Edinburgh fringe, went on to become a comedy duo and now, nearly 10 years of ridiculous stage shows later, have their own BBC Three sketch show called, um,
The Guardianadded this to Canada newsPlay buttonScott Moir Olympic ice dance champions Virtue and Moir: 'We’re so proud of our relationship'The Guardian - Eoin O'CallaghanThere’s a guy at a bar nursing a drink. He looks up and catches the eye of a girl nearby. They share a knowing glance. And that’s the moment. It’s a scene from a litany of TV shows and films. But, it’s
The Guardianadded this to TechnologyTechnology What is Libra? All you need to know about Facebook's new cryptocurrencyThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoOn Tuesday, Facebook announced a digital currency called Libra that will roll out for use in 2020 and allow the platform’s billions of users across the globe to make financial transactions online. The
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesRory Stewart Tory rivals turn on Rory Stewart as campaign gathers momentumThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorRory Stewart has been rounded on by his fellow Conservative leadership candidates as they fear he has the momentum to take on Boris Johnson, while his background as a probable MI6 spy also came under Stewart,
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesIran Iran will not wage war against any nation, says Hassan RouhaniThe Guardian - David Smith, Julian Borger and agenciesIran has declared it “will not wage war against any nation” after the US announced that a further 1,000 troops are to be sent to the Middle East amid rising tensions. The US move, announced by the acting
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesFranco Zeffirelli 'An obsessive, mischievous genius': actors pay tribute to Franco ZeffirelliThe Guardian - Chris WiegandBrooke Shields on Endless Love: ‘It was: more, more, more’ He was very tough but in a loving way. Franco was always wanting and expecting more from me. You want your director to have enough faith in you
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) Northern Rail’s crisis is good news – it’s proof we need to re-nationaliseThe Guardian - Phil McDuffThe TSSA trade union has sounded the alarm on Northern Rail. The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, a union for workers in the transport and travel industries, is trying to get ahead of another potential
The Guardianadded this to FootballManchester United Football transfer rumours: Paul Pogba to get Manchester United pay boost?The Guardian - Simon BurntonManchester United have returned to Crystal Palace with a second offer for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, this time a downpayment of £35m with another £15m to come, but the Eagles are still not interested – the Mail
The Guardianadded this to BooksBooks Follow Me, Akhi by Hussein Kesvani review – how social media is changing liberal IslamThe Guardian - Burhan WazirIn 2018, women used #MosqueMeToo to share stories of sexual assault and abuse in places of worship In 2014, as around 2 million Muslims gathered in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca to perform the hajj,
The Guardianadded this to World NewsJair Bolsonaro 'Values I believe in': Brazil's new rightwing rappers embrace BolsonaroThe Guardian - Tom Phillips in São PauloBeing progressive is mainstream … We’re anti-establishment Ricardo Alves The Trumpian mantra on his “Make America Great Again” cap leaves little doubt Ricardo Alves stands to the right of your average
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesJohn Reid Why Hollywood can’t resist an evil rock mogulThe Guardian - Gavin HaynesSince both Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman have cashed in at the box office in the past 12 months, audiences are about to find out just how many heritage acts have a narrative arc with humble-enough childhoods
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsHeathrow Heathrow third runway expansion plans revealedThe Guardian - Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentThe scale of the disruption from Heathrow airport’s expansion project has been revealed with the publication of detailed plans to lower the M25 for the third runway to cross, reroute rivers, replace utilities
The Guardianadded this to MoneyPersonal Finance (UK) UK firms overcharging loyal customers could soon face instant finesThe Guardian - Julia KolleweFirms that exploit consumer loyalty by overcharging longstanding customers could soon face instant fines under plans unveiled by the government. The “loyalty penalty” is estimated to be costing customers
The Guardianadded this to FootballCharlton Athletic Lee Bowyer agrees to stay on as Charlton manager after U-turnThe Guardian - Dominic FifieldLee Bowyer has signed a one-year contract extension at Charlton Athletic just hours after the club announced talks had broken down over his wage demands and insistence on using an agent over the negotiation
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) This is what would be lost if the BBC gave free TV licences to all over-75sThe Guardian - Peter KosminskyThe debate around the BBC’s decision to restrict the provision of free TV licences to over-75s seems to bear all the hallmarks of the usual BBC bashing – from a section of the press that usually speaks
The Guardianadded this to LifestyleLifestyle (UK) I am unable to reach orgasm through sex with my wifeThe Guardian - Pamela Stephenson ConnollyI got married two weeks ago at the age of 25 to my wife, who is 29. I started masturbating at 14 and did so at least five times a week leading up to getting married. Through masturbating I could bring
The Guardianadded this to BooksBooks Profiling the profiler: an interview with Taffy Brodesser-AknerThe Guardian - Emma BrockesAmbivalence is what people react to Don’t you always find that the thing you’re horrified to ask is the thing people really stand by? The journalist who writes a novel has an inhibition to overcome: the
The Guardianadded this to FilmPlay buttonFilm (UK) The Lavender Scare: the shocking true story of an anti-LGBT witch huntThe Guardian - Guy LodgeWhen Josh Howard began working on his documentary The Lavender Scare, way back in 2009, America was a very different place – not least for its LGBT citizens. Barack Obama had recently been elected president;
The Guardianadded this to MediaMedia Industry Trump brands Australia's ABC 'fake news' in case of mistaken Twitter identityThe Guardian - Michael McGowanThe ABC has become the unwitting target of one of Donald Trump’s famous Twitter tantrums, with the US president labelling the Australian public broadcaster “fake news”. But in a classic case of mistaken
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPhilip Hammond Philip Hammond 'considered quitting over Theresa May spending plans'The Guardian - Rowena Mason and agenciesPhilip Hammond is so frustrated by Theresa May’s plans to spend billions of pounds on projects to shore up her legacy that he considered resigning, according to government sources. The chancellor is unhappy
The Guardianadded this to World NewsCarrie Lam Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam offiers 'sincere and solemn' apologyThe Guardian - Emma Graham-Harrison and Verna Yu in Hong KongHong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, has offered a “sincere and solemn” apology to the people of her city, and hinted that she had effectively shelved the controversial law that sparked the current
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesRamsey School Diversity Week founder: ‘I don’t recall a single teacher using the word gay’The Guardian - Joanna MoorheadTim Ramsey wants all LGBT children to feel free to be themselves – but says Birmingham shows we have a long way to go The first mention Tim Ramsey ever heard at school of homosexuality was negative, he
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeIran The Trump administration's dangerous fever dream about IranThe Guardian - Michael H FuchsThe Trump administration is caught in a fever dream about Iran, and the fever is becoming dangerous. In the wake of attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman – which the US blames on Iran, though questions
