Musicians vanishing from Australia’s major productions
Musicians are disappearing from Australia’s biggest stage shows as technology usurps their roles. The world’s highest grossing musical returned to Sydney in April with a smaller orchestra after Disney cut…
Grim denouement of stunning Scottish Premiership title race must prompt shift in attitudes
The SPFL and SFA wobble at the knees when it comes to punishing their biggest clubs but scenes at Celtic Park risk setting a dangerous precedent The placing of a…
Bruno Fernandes equals assist record as Manchester United hold off battling Forest
This is the new, serendipitous Michael Carrick Manchester United era, helped by confusing officiating to edge past Nottingham Forest, on the day Bruno Fernandes equalled the Premier League record for…
‘A bad day’: Nuno says West Ham owe their fans ‘respect and dignity’
Side on brink of drop after defeat at Newcastle ‘It’s going to be a very tough week ahead’ Nuno Espírito Santo said his West Ham players owe their fans “respect…
It may not feel like it, but hope is on the horizon: Trump, Netanyahu and Putin’s powers appear to be waning | Simon Tisdall
Plummeting approval ratings for these three poisonous comrades-in-arms show voters are demoralised and tiring of forever wars – the west could soon breathe again Feeling depressed about the state of…
I submitted my day to fate – and plunged headfirst into bananas and burpees | Emma Beddington
In an age in which the algorithm constantly guides us towards things we already like, I tried to stop being a control freak, imprisoned by my preferences. It wasn’t easy…
The Guardian view on Cuba: Trump says he can do ‘anything I want’ to the island. It doesn’t belong to him | Editorial
Buoyed by his removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, the US president is intensifying an economic stranglehold and military menace While the world watched the pomp of Donald Trump’s trip to…
Spain has banned Francoist symbols. So why is the country still full of kitsch cafes glorifying the dictator? | Abbas Asaria
These unsettling and unusual places tell a vivid story about the unique way that Spain deals with its past – or fails to Una Grande Libre reads the sign above…
‘An orgy of antisemitism is overtaking the west’: Son of Saul’s László Nemes on Hollywood hypocrisy
His extraordinary Auschwitz film won every award going. Now the Hungarian director is back with new drama Orphan, as well as a Jean Moulin biopic at Cannes. He talks about…
‘The end of the road’: the man on a mission to take Barcelona back from overtourism
José Antonio Donaire is not against tourists but wants to return the city to its residents – and he is starting with its most iconic market After decades of relentlessly…