Lifestyle » 3 weeks ago
A boy and his mother search for each other as German bombs rain down in the Oscar-winning director’s straightforward period dramaThe firefighter’s hose that rears up like a serpent, hissing and spitting at the start of Steve McQueen’s Blitz turns out ...
Lifestyle » 3 weeks ago
Royal Festival Hall, LondonFrom the breathtakingly intimate dynamics during Berio’s Wasserklavier to the astonishingly crisp articulation of Schubert’s Fantasia in F minor, this concert was a masterclass in clarity and poiseOn paper,...
Sport » 3 weeks ago
It has come to feel like a collector’s item – a Manchester United goal in the Premier League. When it came, Bruno Fernandes scoring from the penalty spot on 70 minutes, the celebrations were suitably wild. Especially from Ruud van Nistelrooy, the United interim manager who is keeping the du...
Sport » 3 weeks ago
Manchester United and Chelsea demonstrate that boredom is a key part of the sport and an element of its beautyWell, something definitely happened there. But what exactly? There is an affectionate joke about good, punchy Australian sports writing, which basically involves ...
Lifestyle » 3 weeks ago
From the Arctic Circle to Slovenia’s Julian Alps, we pick scenic and soothing retreats to don snowshoes, ski empty pistes and tune into winterMarketing slogans usually leave me cold, but even I can’t argue with “Queen of the Dolomites”, the sobriquet given to ...
Health » 3 weeks ago
We use all sorts of things to escape our own minds, from TV to drugs, sex and Instagram. But satisfaction comes when we give ourselves time to digest our surroundings and experiencesUntil recently, most evenings, after my toddler had finally fallen asleep, I would flop on...
Science » 3 weeks ago
More than 130 organisations take part in protest demanding government action over country’s sewage crisisThousands of blue-clad protesters have told the government to “stop poisoning Britain’s water” as they marched through London calling for action on the country’s conta...
Science » 3 weeks ago
Letter by 61 Labour MPs supports ‘cheapest and most pragmatic’ plan for new electricity infrastructureMore than 60 Labour MPs have formed a bloc to push back against anti-pylon lobbying by Conservative and Green MPs, saying they back plans to build the pylons despite loca...
Science » 3 weeks ago
Media reported stories of survivors including the woman trapped in her car in a flooded underpass for 72 hoursHer car was among the scores that were swept up in Spain’s deadly floods, tossed about by the mud-coloured waters that surged on to streets. But after 72 hours sp...
Sport » 3 weeks ago
‘It is easier to get rid of a manager than 15 players’Midfielder scored from spot in 1-1 draw with ChelseaBruno Fernandes has revealed he apologised to Erik ten Hag for any part he may have played in the Dutchman’s sacking....