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Salman Rushdie attack: the legacy of the decades-old fatwa on the author, explained
In 1989, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khomeini, who led the Islamic revolution in Iran ten years earlier, issued a fatwa – a religious edict – calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie. More than three decades later, at a literary event in New York state, a man who wasContinue Reading
Bluey season 3: Meet Melanie Zanetti the actress behind the voice of Mum Chilli
S eason Three of Bluey has arrived – but why is it parents are eager to binge watch the new series more than the kids? The Australian cartoon follows the adventures of a six-year-old Blue Heeler dog called Bluey along with her little sister Bingo, their parents Chilli and Bandit,Continue Reading
Operation Condor: why victims of the oppression that swept 1970s South America are still fighting for justice
Between 1976 and 1978, an extrajudicial campaign of violent repression was waged by South American dictatorships against political dissidents and exiles who spoke out against domestic repression and military rule. Operation Condor, as this campaign was known, has since inspired multiple novels, plays and exhibitions, not to mention a forthcomingContinue Reading
Chelsea set for biggest transfer spend EVER with more wanted after £195m outlay
CHELSEA are set to smash the record for the biggest spend in a single transfer window this summer. New owner Todd Boehly has made his mark on the club and although there have been setbacks, the Blues have already signed five players. 11 Todd Boehley could spend £392million on transfersContinue Reading
Man arrested over murder of woman (70s) in Co Kerry
Gardaí have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of a grandmother in Co Kerry. The body of the woman, named locally as Miriam Burns (75), was discovered on Monday at 1.15pm on the Ardshanavooly housing estate in Killarney. The man, aged in his 50s, is currently being detainedContinue Reading
Poulenc – Les mamelles de Tirésias/La voix humaine at Glyndebourne review: in the end, mesmerising
Review at a glance T he eponymous appendages in Poulenc’s comic opera Les mamelles de Tirésias are deflated by their owner, Thérèse, on announcing she’s a feminist and wants to run the country – or go to war. She grows a moustache, leaving her function as a propagator of babiesContinue Reading
Tavistock Clinic fallout: what the courts would consider in litigation by former patients
Clinical judgements and the clinical counselling at the Tavistock Centre, which since 1989 has provided the UK’s only gender identity clinic for children and young people, now seem set to be examined by the courts in clinical negligence claims brought by some former patients. The NHS trust that runs theContinue Reading
Penguins adapt their voices to sound like their companions – new study
African penguins end up "parroting" each other's voices Mike Korostelev/Shutterstock We’ve all known a friend who came back from holiday with a French lilt in their accent. Or noticed an American twang creeping into our voice during dinner with a friend visiting from Texas. One of us (Luigi) recently movedContinue Reading
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak want to crack down on migration – an expert reviews their plans
Immigration is an ideological headache for the UK’s Conservative party, caught between its neoliberal new right that champions free markets, and its social conservatism, which immigration is said to threaten. But a restrictive immigration stance has been a winning ticket for the Conservatives since David Cameron’s 2010 pledge to reduceContinue Reading
Gomes reveals ‘greatest desire’ to seal Liverpool move despite Man Utd interest
BRAZILIAN star Joao Gomes has revealed Liverpool would be his dream Premier League move. The 21-year-old midfielder was linked with Manchester United earlier this summer after the Red Devils sent scouts to watch him play for Flamengo. 1 Gomes has said his dream Premier League move would be to LiverpoolCredit:Continue Reading