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The hype has gone too far: why Succession’s finale was vastly overrated | Television

There are many things Succession landed right on the jaw. The ranks of writers and executive producers brought with them great experience of many...

French Open day six: Djokovic in action, Sabalenka wins, Pegula out – live | French Open 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMcEnroe also said earlier, with regards to Djokovic, that he thinks he’s trying...

Need some new music? We asked artists to help you find your next favourite band | Culture

This week something a bit different: the first in what, hopefully, will be a semi-regular music feature that we’re calling Six Degrees of Band...

England v Ireland: Test match, day two – live | Cricket

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureRight, the players take to the field at a slightly gloomy looking Lord’s....

Avatar: The Way of Water to Living – the seven best films to watch on TV this week | Film

Pick of the weekAvatar: The Way of WaterNot a man to do things by halves, world-builder James Cameron is back with the first of...

Protecting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s anti-fascist legacy: Mostar’s Partisan Memorial Cemetery | Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar is the bucket-list city for every tourist to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its Old Town features pre-Ottoman, eastern Ottoman, Mediterranean and western European architectural...

‘The air tasted of salty joy, fat seals basking nearby’: readers’ favourite coastal walks in UK and Europe | Walking holidays

Winning tip: Walks, wildlife and wine in PortugalThe Fisherman’s Trail in south Portugal is magical. We started from Porto Covo and ended in Lagos,...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv shoots down more than 30 missiles and drones in early morning strikes | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureRussian villages shelled, says governor of Bryansk regionTwo villages Russia’s western Bryansk region...

Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins review – sacred, seductive and sensational | Chris Ofili

Cloven-hoofed, carnal and knowing, the devil is prominent in all seven of Chris Ofili’s suite of large-scale and deeply complex paintings, The Seven Deadly...

Andy Burnham calls for Labour to adopt proportional representation | Proportional representation

Andy Burnham has called for MPs to be elected by proportional representation as part of Labour’s plans for a “radical rewiring of Britain”.The mayor...

Elena Rybakina harnesses power to continue title challenge at French Open | French Open 2023

Deep into the second set of Elena Rybakina’s French Open second round match against Linda Noskova, a routine day on-court nearly became complicated. Having...

McCollum’s lack of first-class cricket highlights Lord’s challenge for Ireland | Ireland Cricket Team

High summer came just a couple of hours late to Lord’s. It arrived round about lunchtime, when the sun came out from behind the...

Broad’s five-wicket haul puts England in commanding position against Ireland | Cricket

Stuart Broad was up to his old tricks on the opening day of the Test summer. Not his new tricks, like the voiding of...

‘Insidious organization’: a reality TV family and the dangers of fundamentalism | Documentary

Any casual purveyor of American cable television is probably familiar with the Duggar family – if not with the specifics of their juggernaut series...

Female staff express fears over using Labour party’s complaints procedure | Labour

Female Labour staff are said to be fearful of using the party’s official complaints process, prompting concern among senior officials as a long-serving MP...

Raphaël Varane and Manchester United feeling fearless for FA Cup final | Manchester United

In a gleaming white Manchester United training suit Raphaël Varane emanates the kind of pre-FA Cup final cool that will be a boon to...

Zelenskiy hails ‘powerful support’ for Ukraine at Moldova summit | Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he had received “powerful support” from allies attending a summit in Moldova as it emerged F-16 fighter jets could be made...

Jordan’s crown prince cements status with glitzy wedding to Saudi architect | Jordan

Jordan’s monarchy has cemented the role of its 28-year-old crown prince with a wedding attended by global royalty, including Britain’s Prince and Princess of...

Frankie Dettori hopes ‘beautiful’ last Derby will not be disrupted by protests | The Derby

Frankie Dettori, who will be riding in the Derby at Epsom for the last time on Saturday, has said he hopes “this beautiful event”...

Man faced homophobic abuse in London care home, partner says | Social care

A man experienced homophobic abuse in a care home that left him with bruising on his body and an apparent cigarette burn on his...

US debt ceiling bill heads for Senate as both House sides claim victory over bipartisan vote – live | US debt ceiling

Senators under time pressure to pass debt ceiling billSenators are facing time pressure Thursday as they pick up the debt ceiling bill that passed...

Foo Fighters: But Here We Are review – a raw, unapologetic act of mourning | Culture

In 1995, Foo Fighters released their eponymous debut album, recorded by Dave Grohl alone the previous year in the months after Kurt Cobain’s suicide....

French Open day five: Rybakina rolls on, Ruud in early action – live updates | French Open 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSinner takes the breaker to love, which will aggravate the hell out of...

Women’s State of Origin 2023 Game 1: NSW Sky Blues v Queensland Maroons – live updates | State of Origin

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature37 mins: The second half is underway and Kelly won’t return – she...

England v Ireland Test match: day one – live | Cricket

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureAndy Balbirnie speaks at the toss. “Just to have the experience in the...

NBA finals predictions: Nuggets or Heat? Our writers share their picks | NBA finals

The Nuggets are here because …A lot has been made of the importance of a balanced roster with continuity, but, somehow, still not enough....

UK housing market ‘facing strengthening headwinds’ as prices fall again – business live | Business

Introduction: UK house prices fell 3.4% in May in annual termsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and...

I’ve come to love Chișinău: my home city in Moldova deserves the spotlight | Moldova holidays

Whenever I brought friends from the UK home to Moldova, I always wanted to show them the countryside and its traditions, its beautiful hills,...

Brexit, the environment, energy bills … it’s hard to tell Labour and Tory policies apart | Larry Elliott

Back in the 1950s, a term was coined to describe the consensus that had allegedly emerged over the way to run the economy in...

‘Perfect storm of chaos’: A week after Typhoon Mawar, most of Guam still without basic services | Guam

One week after typhoon Mawar ripped through the US territory of Guam, most parts of the island were still without power, water, and internet,...

China’s 11.6m graduates face a jobs market with no jobs | China

With a master’s degree in applied linguistics from one of Australia’s top universities, Ingrid Xie did not expect to end up working in a...

‘Loss for Iran’s wildlife’: woman jailed in Tehran calls for environmentalists’ release | Iran

Aras Amiri has kept a low profile since she was released from Iranian detention two years ago, avoiding interview requests after returning to the...

Amazon’s main UK division pays no corporation tax for second year in a row | Amazon

Amazon’s main UK division has paid no corporation tax for the second year in a row after benefiting from tax credits on a chunk...

Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma | Europa League

Sevilla’s empire just will not fall, not even to the Romans. After three long, exhausting hours, the match that seemed to never end, just...

Cameron Norrie calls for video replays after row in Lucas Pouille win | French Open 2023

Cameron Norrie and Lucas Pouille have both called for tennis to embrace video replay technology in matches after a contentious point during Norrie’s 6-1,...

London Irish granted extension for takeover but survival hopes still slim | London Irish

London Irish have been granted a final stay of execution by the Rugby Football Union at the explicit request of the club’s players and...

Wiegman’s omission of Steph Houghton from England squad is major risk | Women’s World Cup 2023

Sarina Wiegman’s decision to omit Steph Houghton from England’s World Cup squad has prompted little surprise but an awful lot of dissension.It is the...

Sevilla v Roma: Europa League final – live | Europa League

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Thank you, Royal Blood, for heralding the death of ‘real’ music | Royal Blood

The Succession finale revelled in the nuanced pleasures of the self-own. Overplay your hand and you’re good as dead; grease the pole too fervently...

‘The writers were clearly out of ideas’: your verdicts on the Succession finale | Television

Spoiler alert: this article is for people who have watched Succession season four. Don’t read on unless you’ve seen the finale, episode 10.‘Roman licking...

CBI to search for new president as it plans to overhaul working culture | Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Britain’s most prominent business lobby group, the Confederation of British Industry, has put forward proposals to overhaul its culture and recruit a new president...

Better than The Sopranos? How Succession ranks among TV’s great endings | Television

That’s enough finales now, thanks. Not one but four well-loved TV shows dropped their last ever episodes in the past week. Last Friday, The...

Hardcore review – a BDSM paradise that leaves you yearning to join in | Art

We have everything we need: gags, rubber masks, leather, various whippy, stingy, thwacky things, hoists, chains and 100ft of rope. Also: one razor blade,...

French Open day four: Tsitsipas and Garcia in action, Pegula and Svitolina win – live | French Open 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureElise Mertens beats Camila Osorio 6-3 7-6(3)!Mertens meets Pegula next, and that...

State of Origin 2023 Game 1: Queensland Maroons v NSW Blues – live updates | State of Origin

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureA surprisingly political Welcome to Country, with a nod to the Voice referendum,...

Adventurers reach Rockall in bid to live on north Atlantic islet for 60 days | Rockall

The adventurers planning to live for up to 60 days on the islet of Rockall in the north Atlantic have arrived on the isolated...

UK post-Brexit deals with Australia and New Zealand come into force; China’s factory activity falls – business live | Business

UK’s first post-Brexit trade deals with Australia and New Zealand beginGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and...

A moment that changed me: I lost sight of who I was. A bipolar diagnosis brought me back | Mental health

‘I love myself and I want to die.” Twenty-four years later, I still remember those first words I uttered to the psychiatrist on duty...