‘Brash, disingenuous, lethal’: that’s how the 67-year-old actor describes his younger self. He lied to his partners, disrespected his audiences, betrayed his friends. Has this indiscreet, unreliable heartbreaker finally grown up and settled down? Rupert Everett is struggling with the heatwave. It reminds him of the summer of 1976, when ...
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Land by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in IrelandLand by Maggie O’Farrell review – an ambitious story of mapmaking in Ireland
Set in the aftermath of the famine, the Hamnet author’s family saga folds in myth and folklore ‘His father was ever a man of few words,” begins Maggie O’Farrell’s 10th novel, a lengthy and ambitious story set in the aftermath of the Irish famine. Land opens in 1865 on a ...
Middle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekendMiddle East crisis live: Kuwait reports missile and drone attack; US says it struck Iran radar sites over weekend
Kuwaiti state media report sirens sounding across the country, as officials say air defences active over the country European leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon The exchange of strikes between the US and Iran reflects the fragility of the current ceasefire, which has seen repeated violations even as American ...
The Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zoneThe Guest review – the risks of protecting refugees in the Poland-Belarus danger zone
Zvika Gregory Portnoy and Zuzanna Solakiewicz’s documentary lays bare the problems faced by refugees and the compassion of good samaritans It all begins with a knock. In a small Polish town on the border with Belarus, Maciek and his family have taken in 27-year-old Alhyder, a Syrian refugee seeking shelter ...
‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’
Horrified by the recent murder of Kawthar al-Husayjawi, one of her female relatives describes what happened – and her fears for other women and girls forced into early marriage in Iraq The men of my tribe [extended family]threw my relative Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi, 15, into a pit and put a ...
Iran targets American base in region after US strikes Iranian air defencesIran targets American base in region after US strikes Iranian air defences
Attacks reported in Kuwait – home to a US military base – and around the strait of Hormuz in latest exchange of fire as peace negotiations continue Middle East live – latest updates The US said it struck Iranian military sites at the weekend and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on ...
European leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into LebanonEuropean leaders condemn Israel’s deepening incursion into Lebanon
France has requested an emergency meeting of the UN security council, after the Israeli military captured the medieval Beaufort castle European leaders have condemned Israel’s expanding incursion into Lebanon, after its military captured the medieval Beaufort castle and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to push even deeper into the ...
The Thunder are dethroned, shameless and wildly unpopular. They’re still a great basketball teamThe Thunder are dethroned, shameless and wildly unpopular. They’re still a great basketball team
The reigning champions were beaten in an epic series by the San Antonio Spurs. There’s no reason to believe they won’t challenge for years to come though Throughout the Western Conference finals, the San Antonio Spurs hoped that Victor Wembanyama could work enough magic while he was on the court ...
Triumph of the underdogs: New Yorkers are reveling in the Knicks and MamdaniTriumph of the underdogs: New Yorkers are reveling in the Knicks and Mamdani
From watching their team win to watching their mayor in the nosebleeds, residents are feeling hopeful New York City, hardly a city deprived of energy, is having a moment. In the past two weeks, the bars have been even more packed than usual. Several nights a week, usually at around ...
The fall of John Cornyn mirrors the fall of the Republican party | Sidney BlumenthalThe fall of John Cornyn mirrors the fall of the Republican party | Sidney Blumenthal
The Texas senator was emblematic of the era between Reagan and Trump, as Republicans shifted from the party of business to a cult of personality The defeat of John Cornyn is a milestone in the downfall of the Republican party. His virtue for decades as a “steady conservative institutionalist”, as ...