At a dying man’s bedside, I see something much rarer than grief: the courage to include the young | Ranjana Srivastava
If we spare youth the universal reality of death, we postpone to middle age the struggle to reconcile with it I am not especially superstitious but it tends to be…
Ladies First has been panned. It’s still an essential watch | Anna Smith
The Netflix gender-flip comedy film, in which Sacha Baron Cohen wakes to a world run by female chauvinists, is a valuable testimony to the enduring destructive force of gender bias…
Spain, France, Argentina and England beware: Demons haunt the World Cup semi-finals
The World Cup spotlight causes single games to live longer in the memory than any other. The remaining teams at this tournament face defining moments World Cup games mean more.…
‘Gift from the sky’ Elliot Anderson keeps England running as Rogers makes case
Midfielder covered the most ground in win over Norway while Villa man’s cameo impressed Thomas Tuchel Elliot Anderson can be forgiven for needing additional time to recover from his exertions…
‘Knocking you out was a huge joy’: reliving the dramas of England v Argentina in 1998 and 2002
How Diego Simeone, Michael Owen and Glenn Hoddle remember the two classic World Cup matches between historical rivals In all the acrimony, the wars, the deep history going back to…
Declan Rice winning fitness battle to start for England against Argentina
Rice expected to overcome illness for semi-final Jordan Pickford: ‘We can’t focus solely on Messi’ Declan Rice is set to overcome illness and retain his place for England’s World Cup…
France unleashed: reinvention could earn Deschamps all-time great status | Nick Ames
Head coach has found a way to get the best out of his glittering attack and has a second World Cup in sight It was a night when, as Didier…
Airline pilot skywrites ‘I’m bored’ over England-Wales border
Pilot took off from Liverpool and spent 20 minutes tracing out phrase that was captured on flight-tracking website A mischievous airline pilot spelled out his tedium by skywriting “I’m bored”…
US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal
Government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs The US government has already paid back tens…
Sam Neill tributes: actors, directors and leaders remember ‘a true gentleman’
The star of more than 100 films is remembered as a champion of New Zealand’s arts, culture and environment, and a generous collaborator and friend• Sam Neill’s final interview• His…