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The Chennai teenager won the Candidates by just half a point and will take on China’s Ding Liren for the world crown in a 14-game series later this yearGukesh Dommaraju became, at 17, the youngest ever Candidates ­winner and world championship challenger on Sunday after edging out the favourites Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi in a marathon six-hour final round in Toronto.Gukesh will now meet the holder, China’s Ding Liren, in a 14-game series for the world crown from 20 November to 15 December. The world No 1, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, abdicated his title in 2023 after a 10-year […]

Frontrunner to take charge at Liverpool did not make a big impression as a player but can spark a revolution as a managerLiverpool’s move for the Feyenoord coach, Arne Slot, has been described by Ajax fans as “the best news of the year”. Troubled Ajax have been blown away this season, losing 4-0 at home and 6-0 away against their arch-rivals.So superior were Feyenoord in every area – tactics, intensity, power, unity, intelligence – that it could have been worse for Ajax. Only in their finishing might Feyenoord have done better. Continue reading…

Soiled rivers and seas, and huge dividends for shareholders: this is how water companies massage their figures So that’s how they do it. I’d been wondering how, when more sewage has been entering our rivers than ever before, some of the water companies have managed to improve the ratio of the sewage they treat v the sewage that pours untreated from their storm overflows into our rivers and the sea. Now we know.It’s called “flow trimming”. Sounds innocuous, doesn’t it? What it means is that sewage is diverted into rivers and ditches upstream of the water treatment works. By reducing […]

Fatima has taken drastic action to cure Sade’s chronic lateness. Sade says she doesn’t need her hand holding. You decide whose time is upFind out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorI know I’m perennially late but by changing the clocks, Fatima makes me feel infantilisedSade hasn’t changed all the clocks back. I think on a subconscious level she knows it actually helps her Continue reading…

From your eyelids to your toenails, this elegant red adds a bold, edgy touchWhat started with a photograph of a young Paul McCartney in a burgundy jumper that sent me running to Uniqlo in search of a dupe, has yet to end with my most recent purchase – a Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow stick in Mulberry (£29.50), a glimmering brownish Bordeaux that makes my eyes greener, my dark circles seem brighter.Burgundy is everywhere in fashion right now, thanks to Miu Miu and Saint Laurent, but a makeup item is an easier, more instantly gratifying way to get involved. It’s also extremely […]

Ex-National Enquirer publisher was instrumental in coordinating payments to quash negative stories of Trump during 2016 electionFormer tabloid publisher David Pecker is taking the witness stand on Friday, his fourth day this week, in Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial.Pecker was instrumental in coordinating three hush-money payments that were paid during the 2016 election to quash negative stories about Trump. Pecker has testified that American Media Inc (AMI), the publisher of the National Enquirer, paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman who said Trump had a child out of wedlock. Another $150,000 was paid to Karen McDougal, a former […]

Open letter calls for green policies that empower farmers, after months of protests jeopardise future of flagship biodiversity dealThe EU’s nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading scientists has said, after months of protests have pushed the proposals to the brink of collapse.In an open letter, leading biodiversity researchers from across the world said that efforts to restore nature are vital for guaranteeing food supplies – but farmers must be empowered to help make agriculture more environmentally friendly if the measures are to succeed. Continue reading…

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading…

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsBHP’s takeover bid for Anglo American is clever but far too lowShares in BHP Group fell by 4.6% on the Australian stock market overnight, as investors there digested its approach for Anglo.As well as lowering the value of its all-share offer, this suggests some concerns over the merits of the deal – and expectations that BHP might improve its bid.“I am a bit surprised that the deal is not an agreed deal. It likely means BHP will need to offer more to win over shareholders and management and risks creating unhelpful animosity.“The […]

Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resortA huge barrier to block views of Mount Fuji will be installed at a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.Construction of the mesh net – 2.5 metres (8ft) high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 metres – will begin as early as next week, an official from Fujikawaguchiko town said on Friday. Continue reading…

Multiple arrests at crackdown on Emory University campus encampment focused on Palestine and Cop CityPolice have carried out multiple violent arrests at Emory University in Decatur, Georgia, in what appears to be the first campus crackdown in recent days to involve rubber bullets and teargas after students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine and against Cop City.On Thursday, Emory students set up multiple tents on the campus’s lawns in protest against the university’s ties to Israel, as well Atlanta’s Cop City, a police and fire department training center that is being constructed on a 171-acre plot in a […]

A social and economic revolution observed through the lives of four women in their 30sYuan Yang, the former Financial Times China correspondent, has written an engrossing new book that meticulously reports on a country in the throes of change, using the lives and choices of four women from her own generation as a lens.Leiya, Sam, June and Siyue, born in the late 80s and 90s, all hail from different regions and social classes – but they share the trait of being “unusually accomplished idealists”. Lieya, who drops out of school to work in a factory, later goes on to run a childcare collective. Sam, “born into a special sliver […]

(Better Company Records)The New York multi-instrumentalist, who has played with Philip Glass and Steve Reich, shows great flair for making minimalism rich and harmonically complexCrowell has been an in-demand musician around New York for more than a decade – playing saxophone, flute and guitars with the likes of the Philip Glass Ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Steve Reich and in his own outfits Empyrean Atlas, Spirit Stout and Eco-Tonal – but Point/Cloud foregrounds his work as a composer. Here he delegates performance duties to several very different ensembles – other guitarists, a percussion troupe, a singer and cellist […]

Warnings of dangerous temperatures across parts of Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and India as hottest months of the year are made worse by El NiñoMillions of people across South and Southeast Asia are facing sweltering temperatures, with unusually hot weather forcing schools to close and threatening public health.Thousands of schools across the Philippines, including in the capital region Metro Manila, have suspended in-person classes. Half of the country’s 82 provinces are experiencing drought, and nearly 31 others are facing dry spells or dry conditions, according to the UN, which has called for greater support to help the country prepare for similar […]

Jeff Daniels is a boorish Trumpian type in a sharp new satire of American life, while Sean Bean and Arthur Hughes lead a monastery murder mysteryCharlie Croker is a boorish property developer who trusts his charisma and deal-making smarts will carry him through any crisis. Based on Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel of the same name, the drama stars Croker (Jeff Daniels) as a more nuanced figure than the book’s Trumpian character. As his business falls apart and former allies turn against him, viewers might feel their sympathies split – the forces facing Croker feel just as absurd and malign as […]

DeBose’s brilliant rookie astronaut navigates this moderately tense thriller about US and Russian crew fighting as Earth blazes belowAt first, the crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) mistake the tiny dot of fire on Earth for a volcano. But look: there’s another, and another. In fact, these astronauts have got a bird’s eye view of a nuclear tit-for-tat between the Russian and American governments that by the end of the movie turns the planet into a great glowing ball of fire. But for the six-person crew – three Americans and three Russians – nuclear Armageddon is only the […]

From a modern development in the heart of Edinburgh to a Grade II-listed townhouse in Ramsgate Continue reading…

Thousands in Lisbon celebrated the 50th anniversary on Thursday of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, which toppled the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe and ushered in democracy. The almost bloodless revolution was conducted by a group of junior army officers who wanted democracy and to put an end to long-running wars against independence movements in African colonies Continue reading…

A selection of highlights from the ninth instalment of Photofairs Shanghai, the contemporary art fair for photographyShanghai Exhibition Centre | April 25-28, 2024 Continue reading…

Arrests as Chinese authorities working with UK police and international trademark agencies seize millions of parcels bound for customers worldwideChinese authorities have targeted a major online sales platform accused of supplying counterfeit goods, raiding warehouses holding millions of packages destined for overseas buyers.Earlier this month police raided the Hangzhou office and several warehouses of Pandabuy after reported legal action by 16 brands over copyright infringement. More than 200 public security branch officers, 50 private sector investigators and local police were involved, according to reports. Continue reading…