Tour de France worries emerge for Tadej Pogacar after illness sweeps through team
Richard Carapaz roars clear of breakaway to win stage 18 McNulty abandons, Wellens and Vermeersch struggle Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France after a breakaway group…
The king emerges from Tardis as Commonwealth Games face battle for time and space
The troubled Games looked doomed until Glasgow stepped in but this opening ceremony had plenty of feelgood factor The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow opened on Thursday evening to the surreal…
If you’ve heard that London is dystopian and dangerous – read this. It just isn’t | Sadiq Khan
Britain’s capital has faced social media, press and political attacks designed to make residents and tourists feel unsafe. Ignore that: we have the facts Over the summer months, 5 million…
Why would Trump agree to the Saudi nuclear deal? | Kenneth Roth
The agreement offers the Saudis the same options Trump has sworn Iran will never have The stark contrast between Donald Trump’s nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia and his nuclear demands…
Brett Kavanaugh has become Trump’s chief enabler on the supreme court | Sidney Blumenthal
The justice’s opinions have offered the president workarounds to enact his agenda despite clashes with the court Of the conservative justices on the supreme court, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito…
‘Unbearably sexy in his rodenty way’: Benedict Cumberbatch’s 20 best films – ranked!
To mark the two-time Oscar nominee’s recent 50th birthday, we rate his finest screen roles – from hyper-British patricians and seething serpents, to ghastly Yanks, tragic codebreakers and sci-fi scoundrels…
Meet the man whose groundbreaking book is being devoured by the left
Anton Jäger has been lauded for his exceptional ability to make sense of these strange political times – and he’s only 32. The writer and academic explains why we’re living…
Before you throw out all the synthetic fabrics in your closet, read this
Experts weigh in on wellness culture’s obsession with natural fibers and the growing trend of people shunning plastic-based clothing A few months ago, Lane Koch made a decision: she would…
I Made This Just For You by Chris Ames review – absurd satirical takes on the bleak absurdity of modern life
These playful and experimental short stories are set in a distorted but plausible version of our deeply online world – but tenderness is never far Sinkholes open up all over…
Pauline Hanson blames ‘fake news’ media for her bad press. But serious leaders have to own their actions
In a fortnight of rolling blunders, the One Nation leader digs deep into the Trump playbook of blame-shifting Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…