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Australia's Socceroos promote multiculturalism with video address on immigration: ‘Football is for everyone’
Message comes ahead of politically-charged World Cup ‘Socceroos are best representation right now of what Australia is’ ⚽️ How to watch the Socceroos | Australia team guide ⚽️ Guide to all 1,248 players | Bracketology | World Cup The Socceroos have addressed growing anti-immigration sentiment in a powerful video message ahead of the World Cup, speaking of their pride in their heritage and playing for the national team. Compared to their equivalent release ahead of the Qatar World Cup, which directly addressed the hosts’ human rights record, the Socceroos’ statement on Friday was uncontroversial. Continue reading...
Auckland sits near an active faultline, new research suggests, so what next for New Zealand’s biggest city?
The city is exempted from earthquake building rules due to its northerly location, but a study of the Mangatangi Fault has thrown that into question A fault line south of New Zealand’s most populated city, Auckland, is active and could trigger a devastating earthquake new research shows, dispelling the region’s long-held belief it was largely immune from intense seismic activity. The research has also raised questions over the recent decision to exempt Auckland from earthquake building regulation. Continue reading...
China has long sought to control women’s bodies. Increasingly, they’re making their own choices
More women are rejecting state pressure over their reproductive choices, amid the devastating legacy of the one-child policy Ever since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, women’s bodies have been the business of the state. In the 1950s, labour for state-controlled work units was organised according to women’s menstrual cycles. Then for decades, there was the one-child policy. Across vast swathes of the country the policy was enforced with a brutal severity. As well as fines for additional children, women were forced to have abortions and subjected to forced sterilisations. Continue reading...
UK school leavers and new students to be offered meningitis B vaccine
One-off programme to begin in July after recent MenB outbreaks in Kent, Dorset and Berkshire killed three people Teenagers in their final school year and young people starting university will be offered two doses of a vaccine to protect them against meningitis B, the government has announced. The one-off vaccination programme, which will begin in late July, comes after an unprecedented outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year along with clusters of cases in Dorset and Berkshire that, together, led to the deaths of three young people. Continue reading...
Record number of young people fear long-term unemployment
Report says confidence among 16- to 21-year-olds has fallen sharply as they doubt hard work will be rewarded Young people in England are increasingly “losing faith in their futures” according to a report, as record numbers fear long-term unemployment. Analysing survey data, including from the Office for National Statistics, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said 16- to 21-year-olds were less confident about being successful than a decade ago. Continue reading...
Former Super Bowl champion Darron Lee indicted on murder charge in death of girlfriend
Prosecutors cite ChatGPT messages as key evidence Gabriella Perpetuo died of blunt force injuries Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of his partner. A grand jury in Hamilton County returned an indictment on Tuesday. Prosecutors dismissed a tampering with evidence charge to focus solely on the more serious allegation, Hamilton County district attorney Coty Wamp said. Continue reading...
ITV delivers feisty start to World Cup coverage – and taunts BBC from glitzy studio
Mark Pougatch acknowledged the controversies surrounding the tournament, while capturing the excitement of football fans Don’t mention the war. Mark Pougatch mentioned it, right at the start of ITV’s World Cup coverage, but I think he got away with it. He also, to his credit, highlighted the outrageous ticket prices, as well as the disgraceful treatment of the teams, fans and officials who now find themselves persona non grata in America. Even Donald J Trump, the first (and quite possibly last) holder of the Fifa Peace Prize, got a mention. Pougatch also gave a visibly emotional Ian Wright the chance to suggest that the US has “no idea of the spirit of the game”. All unexpectedly and encouragingly feisty. Of course, it was no Gary Lineker, railing against the hosts’ human rights record while launching the BBC’s coverage of Qatar 2022. But Lineker is a corporation ghost now – no longer at the Beeb but podcasting for Netflix. The BBC have, on the grounds of cost, opted to present this World Cup from an austerity bunker in Salford. The Telegraph derided this as a “work from home” operation. ITV are already having some fun with it too. Continue reading...
Counter-terror unit investigates triple stabbing at school in Manchester
Detectives ‘keeping an open mind to the motivation’ of Tuesday’s attack, but believe there is no further threat to the public Police have confirmed that a counter-terrorism unit is leading an investigation into three stabbings at a school in Manchester. A 14-year-old girl was arrested after two students and a staff member were stabbed at the Co-op academy in Blackley on Tuesday morning. Continue reading...
How to Love the World by Ilka Tampke review – a woman is trapped by a fallen tree
The stuck narrator records the minutiae of the forest and her harrowing life in a purposeful novel that demands a slow read but doesn’t always reward it A large branch falls to the forest floor one morning. Moments later, a woman named Nellika returns to consciousness. “Belly-down, cheek jammed against dirt, trunks horizontal, the track’s edge a disorienting vertical. She had opened her eyes to the world on its side.” The branch struck her across the back, and now she is trapped, in great pain. “How could it be a tree that had done this to her?” she wonders. This event inaugurates the two timelines of Ilka Tampke’s new novel, How to Love the World. The first is the slow tick of the clock; subheadings record the time as it passes, with the tension of the novel achieved through the slow unfurling of this day. Will Nellika be able somehow to free herself? Will a prince appear? The novel is narrated in a very intimate third person, so there are no hints to the reader whether or not this is a survivor’s tale. I won’t puncture that suspense here. Continue reading...
Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity School pupils will learn how to plant a wildflower-friendly garden, according to long-awaited plans announced on Thursday for a natural history GCSE in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Campaigners have for more than a decade called for the study of biodiversity loss and global heating to be introduced as a dedicated subject in classrooms across the country, but despite a curriculum being previously drawn up, its launch has faced repeated delays. Continue reading...
Raúl Jiménez seals Mexico’s win against nine-man South Africa in World Cup opener
Was that it, then? Was Sphephelo Sithole being caught in possession nine minutes into the opening game, Julián Quiñones running on to lash the ball through Ronwen Williams’s legs, was that when the football took over, the moment when concerns over the aggression of the major co-host faded away and the world got on with celebrating the great festival of humanity the World Cup ought to be? It seems unlikely. Donald Trump’s war with Iran goes on, as do the outrages of his immigration police. But it’s not just that. Gianni Infantino has opted to run this tournament, uniquely in the modern age, without a local organising committee. That may not explain the shambolic organisation at the Azteca – the chaotic traffic, the non-existent signage, the absence of WiFi, the general lack of order – but it does make it harder to fix. Continue reading...
World Cup 2026: Mexico’s opening ceremony and El Tri’s winning start – in pictures
The best images from Mexico City Stadium as the 2026 World Cup got under way, with Shakira and Burna Boy starring in the first of the tournament’s three opening ceremonies before El Tri made easy work of their opener against Bafana Bafana Continue reading...
Iran’s World Cup camp in Tijuana unfolds under armed guard and political shadow
An improvised base in Mexico has become Team Melli’s unlikely World Cup home as security fears, visa disputes and political divisions shape their tournament Open-top trucks patrolled the surrounding roads outside the Estadio Caliente today, mounted by men in helmets and masks and wielding machine guns. They pass by the main entrance every few hours, guarding the massive city block, otherwise chocked with cars and smog, that the Iran national team has made its temporary, and largely improvised, home for this World Cup. This has become business as usual here in northwest Mexico, at an arena that most teams in the domestic league hate to visit thanks to its distance from the country’s other footballing hubs and its brutal artificial turf playing surface. Continue reading...
‘My kids are crying’: list of targeted addresses stokes fears across Belfast
People in city’s minority ethnic communities speak of alarm as violence casts light on racism in Northern Ireland As widespread violence broke out in Belfast, a list of addresses began circulating on social media. Spread geographically wide, on dozens of streets across the city, the addresses were reportedly houses of multiple occupation (HMOs) where immigrants live. Joseph and Solomon, both from Eritrea, came to Belfast as refugees, now have leave to remain, and work full-time. They live on the same street as one of the properties on the list, but Joseph thought it was theirs that was meant to be on it. “It’s obviously for us,” he said. Continue reading...
Knicks fans target Victor Wembanyama with jeers, thrown egg after Game 4
Video shows egg tossed toward star as he entered hotel Players had condemned apparent attacks on Spurs fans A brutal night for Victor Wembanyama continued even after he returned to his New York hotel on Wednesday, as he was pelted with boos from jeering Knicks fans and nearly struck by a flying egg. A video shared online showed at least one egg tossed in the direction of the San Antonio Spurs superstar as he entered his hotel, flanked by security, after the team’s Game 4 loss to the Knicks. Continue reading...
This is Rambert review – 100th birthday knees-up is a big leap forward
Sadler’s Wells, London The company’s centenary celebration isn’t about nostalgia – this occasionally thrilling triple bill of recent creations showcases some excellent dancers Britain’s oldest dance company is celebrating its 100th anniversary but this celebratory tour is decidedly no exercise in nostalgia. As the title, This is Rambert, makes clear, it’s a mission statement, a manifesto, and all about the present moment. So no harking back to the company’s beginnings in the early years of British ballet, or the deliberate shift into modern dance in the 1960s. The Rambert brand has gone through some chameleonic changes across the last century, settling for a while into a pattern of reputable, reliable, something-for-everyone shows. Current artistic director Benoit Swan Pouffer wants to shake things up, to prove there’s nothing geriatric about this centenarian. Continue reading...
'A shameless cash grab': can the World Cup be saved?
For the next 39 days, 104 matches will be played throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada until a World Cup winner is crowned on 19 July. Amid the excitement around the world’s biggest sporting event, there has also been intense controversy and scrutiny. Ticket prices, transport costs, climate threats and security concerns have left fans with mixed emotions. “The US of Donald Trump is tonally different to any host of a major sporting event that has preceded it: a country that actively wants you to see the darkness in its heart, the inhumanity at its core, that gets off on your revulsion,” writes Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew. But ultimately who takes the blame? Fifa, argues Jonathan. Opinion: how the Omar Artan scandal reveals Gianni Infantino for what he is: one of sport’s greatest cowards Continue reading...
DC reflecting pool before-and-after photos show Trump’s ‘beautiful’ renovation
President steered no-bid contract for project that went from $1.8m to $14.2m to company that worked on his golf resort The final drops of water have been added, and the nanobubbler switched on. Donald Trump’s “beautiful” makeover of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, one of Washington DC’s most historically symbolic attractions, is officially complete, and the public is getting its first glimpse of how the project’s $14.2m was spent. Contrary to the president’s predictable assertion that it was receiving “rave reviews”, however, early impressions are decidedly mixed. Some of the first visitors declared themselves underwhelmed by the 2,000ft pool’s somewhat dull color – American flag blue, according to the specifications. Continue reading...
McTominay should be fit for Scotland’s World Cup opener despite stomach bug
Midfielder missed final training session before Haiti game ‘Hopefully that doesn’t spread,’ said Kenny McLean Scotland are confident Scott McTominay will be fit to face Haiti on Saturday despite the midfielder sitting out training on Thursday due to a stomach complaint. McTominay, widely considered Scotland’s most influential player, was a notable absentee as Steve Clarke put his players through their paces for a final time in North Carolina before departing for Boston. There, Scotland will play their first World Cup match in 28 years. Continue reading...
‘Out of reach’: George Russell refuses to think about F1 title after Antonelli surge
British driver says pressure is off following bad run Antonelli 68 points ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell insists the pressure is off in the battle for the Formula One drivers’ championship after a succession of mishaps this season – combined with the exemplary form of his Mercedes teammate, Kimi Antonelli – left him 68 points off the pace. Sunday’s round seven is the newly styled Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, with the Spanish Grand Prix shifting to a new venue in Madrid in September. Mercedes are expected to excel again this weekend, but it is the 19-year-old Antonelli who has established a firm grip on the drivers’ championship after five consecutive victories. Continue reading...
Real Madrid confirm José Mourinho’s return as manager after 13 years away
63-year-old leaves Benfica to move back to the Bernabéu Marco Silva agrees deal to replace him at Portuguese club José Mourinho’s blockbuster return as Real Madrid manager has been confirmed. The 63-year-old, who was in the dugout at the Bernabéu from 2010 until 2013, joins the 15-times European champions from Benfica on a three-year contract. Mourinho’s appointment comes after a torrid season at Real Madrid, with Xabi Alonso sacked in January amid player unrest. Álvaro Arbeloa came in as interim head coach, but failed to turn around the campaign as Real exited the Champions League to Bayern Munich at the quarter-final stage and Barcelona cantered to the La Liga title. Disharmony within the squad also continued, with Fede Valverde taken to hospital to have stitches after a confrontation with his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni. Continue reading...
Women’s prize: Virginia Evans wins for fiction and Lyse Doucet takes award for nonfiction
Evans’s The Correspondent and the BBC journalist’s ‘people’s history’ of modern Afghanistan, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, win £30,000 prizes Debut novelist Virginia Evans has won this year’s Women’s prize for fiction, while the BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet took home the nonfiction award, also for her debut. Evans’s The Correspondent and Doucet’s The Finest Hotel in Kabul were announced as the winners at a ceremony in central London on Thursday evening, with each author awarded £30,000. Continue reading...