Entertainment » 6 days ago
Avatar director, who moved to New Zealand after the Covid pandemic says he will soon be a citizen of a country where people ‘are, for the most part, sane’James Cameron has said that New Zealand’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic is the reason behind his decision to reloc...
Entertainment » 6 days ago
Any attempt to add a down-to-Earth note to this wildly psychedelic 80s cartoon risks missing the point of its gloriously overblown originsThere is a rule in the science fiction and fantasy milieu – or at least there ought to be – that these types of properties should neve...
Politics » 6 days ago
Home Office to set targets for response times and victim satisfaction as home secretary takes powers to intervene directlyPolice forces will face new targets for crime fighting and those performing poorly will be named and shamed under government plans to take sweeping po...
Politics » 6 days ago
Angela Rayner is expected to urge PM to let Greater Manchester mayor stand in Gorton and Denton byelectionKeir Starmer is facing mounting pressure not to block Andy Burnham from making a comeback to parliament, with Angela Rayner planning to urge No 10 to let him stand in...
Politics » 6 days ago
Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviserNigel Farage’s trip to Davos this week was hosted and paid for by the $10bn family trust of an Iranian-born billionaire, the Guardian has learned....
Politics » 6 days ago
President’s assertion that Nato troops were not on the front line in Afghanistan has sparked widespread angerKeir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to parliament after the resignation of a Manchester M...
Politics » 6 days ago
Donald Trump’s maximalist approach to foreign policy reached a crescendo this week, with the US president dominating proceedings at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump rescinded his threat to seize the Danish territory of Greenland, and launched his so-called board of peace for Gaza.&l...
Politics » 6 days ago
Scottish Labour leader calls for transparency after ‘worst scandal in the history of the Scottish parliament’The Scottish government must publish up-to-date patient safety reviews for every ward at the super-hospital at the heart of the “worst scandal in the history of th...
Politics » 6 days ago
Excluding a popular mayor would fracture Labour’s coalition and make Downing Street look fearful rather than authoritativePolitics, as Lyndon B Johnson understood better than most, is not about eliminating conflict but managing it. “It’s better to have them inside the ten...
Politics » 6 days ago
As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as securityIn little more than a fortnight, a dramatic Syrian government offensive appears to have undone over a decade of Kurdish self-rule in the ...