Sculpture was retrieved from German battleship sunk in 1939 Battle of the River Plate but its future is controversial The enormous bronze sculpture of an eagle clutching a swastika in its talons spent nearly 70 years lying at the bottom of the River Plate, off the coast of Uruguay. After […]
Year: 2026
Having painted London as a crime-ridden no-go zone, you’d have thought the Conservatives might cut McSweeney some slack In recent years, the Conservatives and the rightwing media have gone to great lengths to tell us that London has become a no-go zone. A hellscape where women are afraid to leave […]
Try not to Google this true story of a London record shop used by undercover police to ensnare teens. As the astonishing details of what really happened unfold, you will pray for more fantastic telly like this to be made The UK launch of HBO Max has brought with it […]
As the Artemis II crew prepare for the first moon mission since 1972, we select the best songs about our lunar neighbour, from Ella Fitzgerald’s romance to Gil Scott-Heron’s social commentary This tribute to comedian Andy Kaufman came at the height of REM’s superstardom, but it’s a typically elliptical song […]
Timing lags in the retail industry mean the impact of fuel and fabric inflation may not be felt until autumn ranges land In the context of Next, which has just reported full-year pre-tax profits of £1.16bn, an estimated £15m of extra fuel and air freight costs arising from the Middle […]
Pressing tasks for new director general also include an expiring royal charter, and finding a new top team Matt Brittin may have only just been announced as the new BBC director general, but his inbox is already overflowing. Here are his immediate challenges: Continue reading…
In the hugely popular pre-school animation, composer Joff Bush references and rearranges classical tunes in all the right places – and never plays it for cheap laughs. Plus, the Wigmore Hall sees the writing on the wall Classical music’s continued battle for relevance and impact continues to find new nadirs, […]
A well-timed jibe by the prime minister at Nigel Farage’s side-hustle seemed to provoke the party leader into staging a mass walkout Much of good comedy lies in the timing. We were about halfway through Wednesday’s prime minister’s questions and Keir Starmer was answering an obviously planted question from a […]
Some gen Z men are using the term to describe an easy meal consisting of ground beef, rice, and a vegetable or fat Recently, after a long day of sending emails, I assembled a bowl of food I had prepared over the weekend: brown rice, ground turkey and half an […]
France’s National Rally missed key targets in local elections ahead of next year’s seismic presidential vote – and the mainstream is doing OK elsewhere, too • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The Rassemblement National is not invincible. A year out from a make-or-break […]