Emma Finucane lands keirin to claim historic fourth Commonwealth gold
Welsh cyclist had won in two sprints and time trial Australia dominate Games with 171 medals, 70 gold The Welsh cyclist Emma Finucane wrote her name into the history books…
Australia’s cyclists complete mammoth medal haul at end of Commonwealth Games
Australia end Games with 171 medals all up, including 70 gold Cycling squad contributes 10 gold medals and 28 in total Australia’s track cyclists have transformed pure pain, near-retirement and…
As retired US judges, we’re not used to speaking out. But we cannot be silent | Michael P Donnelly and Robert F Orr
We joined a recent bus tour of 30 judges, lawyers and advocates fighting not for any partisan aim, but for the rule of law itself Last October, US lawyers, judges…
Trump is determined to pursue his trade war – and he may be difficult to stop
The president’s minions have trawled the statutes to restore roadblocks to trade. The invocation of Smoot-Hawley looks especially dangerous Donald Trump may have found the killer weapon to punish countries…
Decades on from the US’s disastrous campaign in Afghanistan, Trump is making all the same mistakes | Simon Tisdall
The president has blundered into a ‘forever war’ with Iran he can’t win, but refuses to end. Such hubris has a long history It’s five years this month since the…
Annie thought perimenopause symptoms were keeping her awake. Alcohol was playing a role too | Diane Young
Hot flushes, anxiety, poor sleep and mood swings are common during perimenopause. But the very thing Annie was using to manage her symptoms had become an even bigger problem The…
Your guide to Alan Jones’ trial – podcast
Alan Jones will today front court on 22 indecent and sexual assault charges, spanning a nearly two-decade period. He denies all charges. But how did we get here? Once a…
‘I have an understanding housemate’: the student who makes videos of fungus on faeces
Alfred Drummond-Herdman’s extraordinary timelapses have been viewed by millions – and led him to identify new species Alfred Drummond-Herdman is possibly the only person in the UK who is sent…
Kindness of strangers: When we were lost in the Thai rainforest, a fellow backpacker picked me up and carried me home
For hours we hobbled back, until we were close enough for him to place me down and run for help Read more in the kindness of strangers series We had…
A mystery virus started killing horses. Then humans. Was this the moment our coronavirus era began?
In the 1990s, scientists in Australia began searching for the origins of a new disease showing up in places hundreds of kilometres apart. They discovered the origin: bats. And found…