LeBron James was once one of the world’s most outspoken athletes. Now he’s plugging a predictions market and an authoritarian leader There was a time when LeBron James’s views on abuses of political power were considered dangerous enough that Donald Trump’s allies told him to shut up and dribble. But ...
Month: September 2026
‘We left everything behind’: 125,000 people displaced as war reignites in Yemen‘We left everything behind’: 125,000 people displaced as war reignites in Yemen
Fierce fighting has forced people to abandon their homes, leaving everything behind to seek shelter in refugee camps The rapid Houthi advance in Yemen: why it matters and what’s at stake Abandoning their homes and cramming into cars, Yemeni families have fled in their thousands from a lightning advance along ...
Faster! Louder! Brighter! How the attention economy overwhelmed children’s TVFaster! Louder! Brighter! How the attention economy overwhelmed children’s TV
Does your child’s favourite show give them a chance to reflect, or does it move too quickly for its lessons to sink in? A version of this piece was originally published on Aeon as The bombarding of childhood I am at the airport gate waiting to depart, watching passengers hurry ...
‘I thank God for killing me and bringing me back’: Nicolas Winding Refn on the emergency op that inspired his new sci-fi horror‘I thank God for killing me and bringing me back’: Nicolas Winding Refn on the emergency op that inspired his new sci-fi horror
Notorious for ultra-violent movies like Drive and The Neon Demon, the Dane had lost the will to direct until ‘the Tom Cruise of surgeons’ saved his life – and triggered an astonishing creative rebirth Nicolas Winding Refn has his phone out, showing me one of the goriest scenes he’s ever ...
‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey
As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs’ perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home of their own after their family tells ...
You be the judge: should my brother have told me the money I lent him was for his holiday?You be the judge: should my brother have told me the money I lent him was for his holiday?
Ayaan thought she was lending money for something essential. Ahmed says the lender doesn’t get to dictate what it’s spent on. You decide who is on the money • Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror I thought I was lending Ahmed money for something ...
Thursday briefing: Yemen’s war continues to threaten oil supplies– but what about its people?Thursday briefing: Yemen’s war continues to threaten oil supplies– but what about its people?
In today’s newsletter: The Houthi advance along the Red Sea coast raised fears for global trade and energy supplies, while more than 100,000 Yemenis have been displaced by the fighting Good morning. The lightning advance of Houthi militants along the west coast of Yemen over the past week has prompted ...
Assad regime planned US journalist’s kidnap for weeks, BBC findsAssad regime planned US journalist’s kidnap for weeks, BBC finds
Austin Tice’s abduction was approved by Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad, a source claims. ...
Palace in war of words with Earl Spencer over claims in Diana bookPalace in war of words with Earl Spencer over claims in Diana book
The row threatens to overshadow a very crowded day for the royals – with the King and Princes William and Harry all attending events. ...
Bank of England expected to hold interest rates as it faces tough choicesBank of England expected to hold interest rates as it faces tough choices
Forecasts of further rises in the inflation rate mean some analysts expect the Bank to act by the end of the year. ...