Europe Set Itself Up for This Energy Crisis
The region’s unified approach to energy predates Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but countries suffering from shortages may now have to watch gas flow past.Continue Reading
2022-08-26
Festivals must do more to address sexual violence
Ints Vikmanis/Shutterstock Music festivals are important cultural and economic events. They have become symbols of the British summertime. However, festival spaces are not equal spaces. Festival lineups remain dominated by men, and female festivalgoers are also not free to enjoy festivals in the same way as men. In 2018 aContinue Reading
2022-08-26
London 2012 Paralympics was not a gamechanger for disabled people’s sports participation – here’s why
This summer marks ten years since London hosted the 2012 Paralympics. It was hoped the Paralympics would have a lasting legacy on improving access to and participation in sports for disabled people. But a look at the data shows the Games have made no meaningful difference in this regard. OneContinue Reading
2022-08-26
‘Are we nearly there yet?’: why long car journeys are so excruciating for your kids
It's never long before the maddening refrain from the back seats. Travel_Master/Shutterstock As we approach the end of the school holidays, parents across the country are saying the same thing: “If I had a pound for every time I heard ‘are we nearly there yet?’, I’d be rich.” Having threeContinue Reading
2022-08-26
Muse – Will of the People review: A raucous, ridiculous crowd-pleaser
Review at a glance T he most streamed song by the Devon trio Muse is Uprising, from 2009, a stomping rocker that trumpets the power of the masses over those that try to keep them in check. “They will not control us and we will be victorious,” sang frontman MattContinue Reading
2022-08-26
Champions League group stage draw LIVE REACTION: Rangers get Liverpool, Celtic play Real Madrid, Chelsea face AC Milan
LIVERPOOL will take on Rangers in the pick of the Champions League groups. The Reds and the Gers will also face Ajax and Napoli. Meanwhile, Barcelona take on Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and minnows Viktoria Plzen in the undoubted group of death. Chelsea will be relatively satisfied with their drawContinue Reading
2022-08-25
Jews are leaving Russia again – is history repeating itself?
Russia's oldest synagogue in Irkutsk: around 20,000 Russian Jews have left the country since the war with Ukraine started. Shutterstock It’s not the first time that Jews have felt it necessary to flee Russia, but the invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the fourth wave of exiles in the pastContinue Reading
2022-08-25
The inside story of the CIA v Russia – from cold war conspiracy to ‘black’ propaganda in Ukraine
In the early 1990s, Senator Patrick Moynihan campaigned for the abolition of the CIA. The brilliant campaigner thought the US Department of State should take over its intelligence functions. For him, the age of secrecy was over. In a New York Times opinion piece, Moynihan wrote: For 30 years theContinue Reading
2022-08-25
Luciano Pavarotti’s daughter ‘still dizzy’ thinking of his accomplishments
L uciano Pavarotti’s daughter says she “still feels dizzy” remembering her late father’s accomplishments, as he was posthumously honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The world-famous opera singer’s daughter, Cristina Pavarotti, delivered a heartfelt speech in Italian at the event in Los Angeles on Wednesday. PavarottiContinue Reading
2022-08-25
Chelsea transfer news LIVE: Aubameyang cut price £12.5m deal, Anthony Gordon transfer request, Fofana blow
Eur in luck Thursday’s Champions League group-stage draw in Istanbul will only bring home to fans just how much a test of strength even only the FIRST half of the campaign is going to be. Tottenham’s return to the Euro elite will have a major knock-on effect for N17 financesContinue Reading
2022-08-24