From Jolene to Islands in the Stream: Dolly Parton’s 10 greatest recordings
Dolly Parton’s death today at age 80 has the world mourning one of America’s most beloved entertainers: a performer who…
Americans claim they lose weight in Europe – and I think I know why | Arwa Mahdawi
It’s not just mass shootings you have to worry about in the US—there’s also the lettuce. A bad batch of…
De Gaulle: Résistance review – a fast-paced bromance between Churchill and France's wartime hero.
This very enjoyable and fast-moving biopic is directed by Antonin Baudry, and it has a slightly amused, detached tone—perhaps because…
Iran is caught in a paradox over the Strait of Hormuz, as the strategic importance of this narrow waterway continues to decline.
Is the Strait of Hormuz—recently described by the office of Iran’s supreme leader as “the pillar of Iran’s new security…
'I remember going: oh hello!' Dara Ó Briain on comedy, coolness, cruelty, and finding his parents.
Dara Ó Briain is still having his photo taken when I arrive at the studio in west London. A comedian…
A Yorkshireman is believed to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia against Ukraine.
A man from South Yorkshire is thought to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia in its…
China has condemned the United States for threatening to impose sanctions over its trade with Iran.
China has condemned the US threat to impose sanctions over its trade with Iran, calling any such measures illegal and…
"Why isn't there hip-hop in 3/4 time?" — the groups reinventing a Polish folk dance for today's world.
It’s 6pm on the first day of the OFF festival in Katowice, and a crowd is gathering in front of…
The other Post Office scandal: how organized crime launders money on the high street.
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Three years after his death, the Met is finally going after Mohamed Al Fayed. As for the people who helped him get away with it – well, no need to hurry, right? | Marina
It’s reassuring to learn that police investigating sexual assault claims against Mohamed Al Fayed have passed a file to the…