Brian May and Grayson Perry are knighted, Denise Lewis is made a dame and Frank Skinner becomes MBE The fashion designer Mary Quant, the Lionesses and the Queen guitarist Brian May are among those recognised in the first new year honours of the king’s reign. Quant, 92, who as one […]
Iconoclastic British designer rose to prominence by outfitting the Sex Pistols as punk took off in the 1970s Remembering Vivienne Westwood: ‘The rebel who was never without a cause’ Her life and career – in pictures Dame Vivienne Westwood, the pioneering British fashion designer who played a key role in […]
A retired businessman recalls the time when, in 1958, the then-17-year-old World Cup footballer practised at his school Pelé, Brazil World Cup winner and football legend, dies aged 82 Pelé tops our list of the top 100 all-time World Cup footballers Observer Archive from 1970: ‘There is only one Pelé’ […]
Global superstar of football who was a hugely prolific goalscorer and three times a World Cup winner with Brazil Pelé, who has died aged 82 after suffering from cancer, is widely regarded as the greatest footballer the game has ever seen. He was the only player to have won the […]
The first global football superstar made everyone smile and his tricks were never designed to diminish his opponents Tributes paid to a football great – live updates and reaction For the generation born just after the end of the second world war, the emergence of the teenaged Pelé during the […]
Tributes paid to a football great – live updates and reaction Pelé scored a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 games Pelé tops our list of the top 100 all-time World Cup footballers Observer Archive from 1970: ‘There is only one Pelé’ Pelé, the Brazilian virtuoso whose captivating skill and […]
Storm that sent US temperatures plunging triggers yellow weather warning for heavy rain over Scotland on Friday The deadly bomb cyclone that has sent temperatures plunging in the US is also causing the UK to experience wet and windy weather, the Met Office has said. On Wednesday, the forecaster issued […]
In the northern hemisphere five planets can be seen by the naked eye, and Uranus and Neptune with a telescope or binoculars Every planet in the solar system was visible in the night sky simultaneously on Wednesday, which is regarded by experts as a rare astronomical event. Venus, Mercury, Saturn, […]
Downing Street says reports of raucous behaviour of all-party trips are a matter for parliament No 10 has said it is “very concerning” that MPs were reportedly met by sex workers in their hotel rooms and engaged in raucous drinking while on parliamentary trips abroad. The prime minister’s deputy official […]
Other countries including Italy have taken similar steps after Beijing’s rollback of ‘zero-Covid’ policies led to surge in cases The US has announced all travellers from China must provide a negative Covid-19 test to enter the country, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections. The increase […]