Joy is unbounded and when it dies down perhaps the guilty will be held to account for cheating and facilitation: perhaps they won’t. Still, enjoy the moment Oh dear. Such a shame to see the US lose at football after their insanely embarrassing president cheated for them. Still, it really ...
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In the absence of foreign media, doctors are valuable witnesses to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Daniele Rugo’s documentary Dying children and grieving parents are a fact of her work says Canadian paediatric intensive care doctor Tanya Haj-Hassan. “But Gaza is that continuously,” she adds, wiping away a tear. Haj-Hassan is ...
Ragged USA crash out of World Cup with last-16 defeat to BelgiumRagged USA crash out of World Cup with last-16 defeat to Belgium
The United States’ quest to get Folarin Balogun’s red card overturned may have opened a Pandora’s box – one specifically designed to contain the national team’s worst nightmares. With a country on the verge of falling in love with this team, and tens of millions eager for a reason to ...
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We try to teach our children to follow the rules. Now an American president has chosen the opposite tack I’m rooting for the US as we take on Belgium today in Seattle for a place in the World Cup quarterfinals. But the game isn’t what it was – before Trump ...
‘Bored? You’re never good enough to get bored!’ Oscar-winner Helen Hunt on great roles, unruly audiences and her RSC debut‘Bored? You’re never good enough to get bored!’ Oscar-winner Helen Hunt on great roles, unruly audiences and her RSC debut
The formidable actor talks about the challenge of finding meaty characters, tough times in the US – and co-starring with her dad’s hero Kenneth Branagh in The Cherry Orchard It’s lunchtime in Stratford-upon-Avon and Helen Hunt has 30 minutes to spare. She’s preparing for her Royal Shakespeare Company debut and ...
Madonna was always anti-nostalgia. But looking back on Confessions II has revitalised her musicMadonna was always anti-nostalgia. But looking back on Confessions II has revitalised her music
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I joined Marilyn Monroe, Walter White, Ozzy Osbourne and other tribute artists on a cruise where imitation is its own art form INT. DECK 7, LE CABARET ROUGE, 11.37pm Frank Sinatra, palming a can of Sprite in one hand and the fist of his beautiful red-headed wife in the other, ...
‘Overturn this’ – Belgium taunt US and say Trump move fired them up‘Overturn this’ – Belgium taunt US and say Trump move fired them up
Belgium’s Nicolas Raskin says Fifa’s decision to allow US striker Folarin Balogun to play against them fired them up for the last-16 tie in Seattle. ...
MI5 knew agent was misogynist ‘obsessed’ with violence, watchdog findsMI5 knew agent was misogynist ‘obsessed’ with violence, watchdog finds
A secret inquiry by the security service’s watchdog concluded there were ‘serious failings in MI5’s management of Agent X’. ...