Can Nolan’s Odyssey revive cinema? – podcast
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has opened in Australia to much hype and intense interest. The first film ever to be shot entirely on Imax film has prompted fans to go…
‘We hear your voices’: inside the Church of England’s debate over Palestine
A General Synod vote to hear a document describing Israel’s ‘genocidal war on Gaza’ was welcomed by Palestinian Christians, but prompted warnings from Jewish groups Father Fadi Diab, a prominent…
I want a place for ritual in my daughter’s life, so together we created one | Jackie Bailey
Ellie wanted a high tea. We picked a sunny afternoon in spring, not long before her 12th birthday When I was about 12, I had my confirmation. I wore the…
Spain win World Cup after Ferran Torres breaks 10-man Argentina’s resistance
It was the triumph of an idea, an identity. Of an unshakable and patient faith. And when it was over, Spain’s new generation having emulated the one from the 2010…
Trump show offers fitting fever-dream end to a World Cup of excess and damage
Football appeared a sideshow for much of the last afternoon of a tournament nurtured to indulge the cult of the individual It ended almost as Gianni Infantino and Donald Trump…
‘We had a date with destiny’: De la Fuente lauds Spain players after World Cup victory
Manager says team and and fans ‘deserve everything’ ‘It hurts my soul’: Scaloni to consider Argentina future Spain’s manager, Luis de la Fuente, hailed his players for fulfilling what he…
Patience beats overreliance on Messi: how the final was won and lost
Argentina tried to kill the spectacle and make it a physical battle but Spain refused to take the bait and kept passing A worrying thought as a tepid first half…
At the World Cup of superstars, a team take home the trophy | Sid Lowe
The European champions conceded just one goal in the tournament and Spain’s success is a victory for a system Release the pressure, let it out. All of it and all…
Parents were told asbestos in play sand was low risk unless ‘pulverised’. But regulators hadn’t tested it themselves
Exclusive: ACCC updates some recall notices to say products ‘may cause risk to health’, contrary to previous claims Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
Vingegaard crashes out of Tour de France after ‘inhuman’ 2am doping control
Dane was woken by doping control at 2am on day of stage Remco Evenepoel outsprints Pogacar to claim victory Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France on the…