Bel review – a tearful, heartbreaking tribute to a spellbinding singer
The Guardianby Chitra Ramaswamy·2d ago
In 2021, the Kenyan-Scottish singer-songwriter Beldina Odenyo was on the brink of major stardom. That October, aged 31, she headlined a gig at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, delivering an instantly...
Eva Marie Saint: the Hitchcock Blonde who outgrew the persona
The Guardianby Peter Bradshaw·2d ago
‘I’m Eve Kendall. I’m 26 and unmarried. Now you know everything.” Not quite everything. That is the famously succinct introduction given in a swaying dining car in a voice creamy with insinuation.
Cameron Green ruled out of first Test and may not bowl at all in South Africa series
The Guardianby Australian Associated Press·2d ago
Cameron Green is out of the first Test against South Africa and won’t bowl in the series after succumbing to an abdominal strain.
Dolly Parton’s estate alleges her nephew using barbed wire to avoid being served
The Guardianby Victoria Bekiempis·2d ago
Dolly Parton’s estate has alleged that her nephew and former security head is using barbed wire and a no trespassing sign to avoid being served in a lawsuit, according to a court filing confirmed...
Israeli settlers beat press photographer as soldiers watch in West Bank
The Guardianby William Christou in Jerusalem and agencies·2d ago
Armed Israeli settlers beat a photographer in the presence of Israeli soldiers, hospitalising him, as he covered worsening settler violence against olive farmers in the occupied West Bank.
‘All I want to do is cry’: trauma of 7 October survivors three years after the attacks
The Guardianby Emma Graham-Harrison and Quique Kierszenbaum in Nir Oz·2d ago
Keith Siegel spent many of his long hours in Hamas captivity in Gaza etching everything that happened after 7 October 2023 into his memory.
Cambridge academics say university’s plans to investigate Jason Arday’s death are inadequate
The Guardianby Richard Adams Education editor·2d ago
Senior Cambridge academics have criticised the university’s plans to investigate Prof Jason Arday’s death as inadequate, and said those responsible for “serious failures of leadership” should face...
The Guardian view on the Green party and Palestine: rejecting two states is no shortcut to peace | Editorial
The Guardianby Editorial·2d ago
Last year, the UN general assembly endorsed the New York Declaration supporting two states in the Holy Land by 142 votes to 10. Those voting against included the US and Israel.
The Guardian view on the French school protests: the political class needs to heed the voice of students | Editorial
The Guardianby Editorial·2d ago
One of the most famous slogans in France’s May 1968 student protests declared “L’imagination au pouvoir” (Power to the imagination).
Artificial review – Luca Guadagnino takes on OpenAI in muddled tech satire
The Guardianby Owen Myers·2d ago
On the day that Luca Guadagnino’s film about Sam Altman and OpenAI premiered, Vanity Fair released a cover story on Altman.
Outcry in Trinidad and Tobago after passing of police bill that could threaten press freedom
The Guardianby Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent·2d ago
Journalists in Trinidad and Tobago have called for an urgent amendment to a sweeping new bill that boosts police powers of search and seizure, which they argue threatens the country’s much-vaunted...
Greek prime minister vows to ‘ramp up’ efforts to regain Parthenon marbles
The Guardianby Helena Smith in Athens·2d ago
The Greek prime minister has vowed to “ramp up” his country’s claims to win back the Parthenon marbles from the British Museum, emphasising that his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, was hugely...
‘We live in grief-phobic societies’: experts on how to get more comfortable with death
The Guardianby Madeleine Aggeler·2d ago
For most people, death is not a standard conversation topic. Once, at lunch, a friend began talking about her mother’s death several years earlier.
Jon Stewart on Trump and AI tech bros: ‘Stop lying to us’
The Guardianby Guardian staff·2d ago
Late-night hosts took aim at Donald Trump’s close ties to the AI industry and his flailing attempts to lure midterm voters.
State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war
The Guardianby Kate Connolly in Berlin·2d ago
The Alternative für Deutschland has become Germany’s first far-right party to secure the position of speaker of a regional parliament since the second world war.
Stop worrying about my AI, says multibillionaire Sam Altman. So we bear the risks and he keeps the money | Chris Stokel-Walker
The Guardianby Chris Stokel-Walker·2d ago
Tech bros’ messianic streaks can show up in subtle ways. But one of Sam Altman’s flaws is that he often lacks that subtlety.
The Register that shatters the myth of Britain’s role in profiting from enslavement
The Guardianby Ahmed Reid·2d ago
Welcome to this month’s Cotton Capital newsletter. I’m Ahmed Reid, coming to you from Jamaica, where I am programme manager for the Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement team.
Pedro Sánchez is a master of the political comeback. But calling a snap election in Spain may be a gamble too far | Paolo Gerbaudo
The Guardianby Paolo Gerbaudo·2d ago
To progressives across the west, Spain has been a rare glimmer of hope in a world where far-right parties are increasingly entering government.
JD Vance and Ted Cruz are fighting for control of the GOP. The problem? Neither is called Trump | Arwa Mahdawi
The Guardianby Arwa Mahdawi·2d ago
The US midterm elections are a month away and it’s looking rough for the Republicans. I wouldn’t discount devious schemes behind the scenes, but, on the face of it, the president and his entourage...
Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
The Guardianby Nadeem Badshah·2d ago
A Reform UK MP bought an £800,000 second home on a picturesque Welsh island two days after raising concerns in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities.
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