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Rik Van Looy, who has died aged 90, was the most dominant one-day cycle racer of the 1950s and 60s, nicknamed “the Emperor of Herentals” (after the Belgian city in which he lived) or “the Wheel Breaker”. He ended his 18-year career with a tally of 371 professional road race …
Italian journalist’s arrest in Iran alleged to be reprisal for detention of suspected arms dealer
The arrest of a renowned Italian journalist in Iran is reportedly in retaliation for the detention of a Swiss-Iranian businessman and suspected arms dealer in Italy three days earlier, according to media reports quoting the US state department.
Cecilia Sala, 29, a war correspondent and reporter who works for the …
Scientist’s ‘ruthlessly imaginative’ 1925 predictions for the future come true – mostly
When the scientist and inventor Prof Archibald Montgomery Low predicted “a day in the life of a man of the future” one century ago, his prophesies were sometimes dismissed as “ruthlessly imaginative”.
They included, reported the London Daily News in 1925, “such horrors” as being woken by radio alarm clock; …
‘A Model Murder’: the 1954 trial that gripped Sydney takes to the stage
In 1954, when 22-year-old Sydney model Shirley Beiger went on trial for the alleged murder of her live-in lover, hundreds of spectators, many of them women, queued outside Darlinghurst’s courthouse with sandwiches, Thermos flasks and even babies, hoping for a seat.
“They were yelling, ‘God bless you, Shirl’,” says award-winning …
‘I deleted news apps’: Guardian readers on how to stop doomscrolling
Doomscrolling happens to the best of us. Algorithms across social platforms are finely tuned to feed you content and posts that keep you locked in. It can be hard to pull yourself away even when you’re consuming a barrage of news about the state of the world online.
While we …
His cricket was fierce but 156 summers later, has Australia done justice to Johnny Mullagh?
Sam Konstas lit up the MCG with his audacious ‘ramp’ shots in the fourth Test against India. But Johnny ‘Unaarrim’ Mullagh, Australia’s first Indigenous sporting hero was ramping 150 summers ago.
“Dropping on one knee to a fast rising ball, he would hold his bat over his shoulder and parallel …
Badenoch allies dismiss ‘nonsense’ claims she asked GB News to cut Farage’s airtime
Allies of Kemi Badenoch have dismissed as “nonsense” claims that she asked GB News to cut airtime for Reform leader Nigel Farage.
The claims that Badenoch raised the issue of Farage’s prominence on GB News follows a row in which the Tory leader accused Reform of faking its membership numbers.
…Three people die and 48 rescued near Calais attempting to cross Channel
‘Find Jack’: family of student who went missing in Bristol still seeking answers
If you live in Bristol or the surrounding area, the chances are you know Jack O’Sullivan’s face.
The missing 23-year-old’s image features on billboards and posters across the city and north Somerset, all featuring a simple plea in stark red type: “Find Jack.”
The lives of his mother, Catherine, his …
Michael Mosley remembered by Dr Phil Hammond
I met Michael Mosley in 1995, when he asked me to audition to present a TV series he was creating called
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor
. He wanted someone who wasn’t afraid to take down their own profession and I seemed to fit the bill. I liked him immediately, …