What does the tech elite offer? The immortality grift. But there’s another way to look at our previous time on Earth Ted “the Kid” Williams was perhaps one of the greatest hitters baseball has ever seen. He played for the Boston Red Sox for nearly 20 years. The Kid was ...
Black Doves review – Ben Whishaw, Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire are spine-tinglingly goodBlack Doves review – Ben Whishaw, Keira Knightley and Sarah Lancashire are spine-tinglingly good
Series two of this rambunctiously entertaining espionage drama might be implausible. But it’s a magnetically acted tale of friendship, with moments of genuine poignance Is Helen Webb Britain’s busiest mum? Or Britain’s least busy mum? On the one hand, she’s got two kids, is the wife of the recently promoted ...
How did Republicans lose a Senate seat in fireball-red South Carolina?How did Republicans lose a Senate seat in fireball-red South Carolina?
Bitter postmortem under way as party comes to terms with Darline Graham’s stunning loss to Annie Andrews It’s not that Shane Brown somehow didn’t know about the US Senate election in South Carolina. Nor was he unaware that the outcome of the race between Senator Darline Graham and her Democratic ...
I Play Rocky review – Anthony Ippolito adds knockout sweetness to the story of Stallone’s Hollywood triumphI Play Rocky review – Anthony Ippolito adds knockout sweetness to the story of Stallone’s Hollywood triumph
Portraying the humour, passion and grit that took the actor from bit parts to Oscar glory, this making-of tale is even more mythic than the original movie For fun, excitement and the transcendental thrill of success, there’s nothing to touch this very enjoyable drama about the making of Sylvester Stallone’s ...
The Russell Brand I saw in court was not the flamboyant character most people will knowThe Russell Brand I saw in court was not the flamboyant character most people will know
Brand stood upright in the dock as the verdicts were read out in court – ending this sometimes surreal trial. ...
China calls on US and EU to reconsider tariffsChina calls on US and EU to reconsider tariffs
Beijing called on the US and the EU to reconsider their levies on Chinese goods, as the country’s exports reached record highs. Beijing said it was willing to buy more US farm goods, but only if the two sides agreed to slash tariffs; while China recently restarted American soybean imports ...
Oil market shifts to surplus despite disruptionsOil market shifts to surplus despite disruptions
Global oil markets have shifted to a supply surplus, despite months of disruption caused by the war in the Middle East. JPMorgan estimated supply exceeded demand by 1.4 million barrels a day last month, driven largely by Middle Eastern exports returning to prewar levels, while HSBC forecast Saudi output will ...
US trade policy unlikely to shift despite midterm defeatUS trade policy unlikely to shift despite midterm defeat
US tariffs were a drag on Republicans in midterm elections, but President Donald Trump is unlikely to change tack on trade, experts said. Trump has sought to use tariffs to bolster domestic employment and cut trade deficits, but “each of these goals is wrong-headed, and neither has been met,” one ...
France braces for a nationwide general strikeFrance braces for a nationwide general strike
French authorities were braced for a nationwide general strike over public services and cost-of-living concerns, demonstrations that showcase growing pressure on Europe’s social-welfare model. Today’s protests bring together students, labor unions, and the “yellow vest” movement, whose various demands include improvements to schooling, higher wages, taxes on the rich, and ...
Trump blames GOP midterm defeat on the Iran warTrump blames GOP midterm defeat on the Iran war
US President Donald Trump conceded the Iran war was the defining issue that drove a Republican pummeling in midterm elections, though analysts were skeptical that any long-term truce was on the horizon. Oil prices fell for a fourth successive day, with the international benchmark dropping to nearly $93 a barrel ...