After a record-breaking 103 matches, the 2026 World Cup draws to a close. As Spain prepares to face Argentina in the final on Monday morning AEST, we highlight the tournament’s defining moments, from the president’s intervention to the controversial video assistant referee (VAR). Noor Haider spoke to the football writer Sam Lewis About his final
Andy Burnham will become the Prime Minister of Britain on Monday. But he has not yet revealed any cabinet selections, and rumors suggest he still has not chosen a chancellor. What do we really know about his plans to rule? Pippa Crerar and Kieran Stacey chat about the new Prime Minister’s choices and potential issues
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The first person has been treated with a much-anticipated new gene therapy that aims to turn back the clock on aging cells. The trial is aimed at retinal cells, with the hope that encouraging them to behave like they are young again could improve vision in affected patients. If it proves safe, it could open
Rate, Review, Share apple podcasts And join the conversation over email. Today on the Podcast; England lost 2–1 to Argentina in the World Cup semi-finals. England responded by making a lot of defensive substitutions through Anthony Gordon and Thomas Tuchel, which ultimately backfired. The panel debates how much blame Thomas Tuchel bears and what might
Andy Burnham will become the Prime Minister of Britain on Monday. The former mayor of Greater Manchester faced neither a general election nor a Labor leadership contest to get there, leaving many wondering: who is he and what does he stand for? Today Focus host, and former North of England editor, Helen Pidd Followed her
paul kelly spoke to political editor Tom McIlroy About his new book on the Liberal Party’s turbulent era under Prime Ministers Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison. In The Twilight of Exceptionalism, Kelly writes about how the Liberal leadership changed from a conservative to a progressive and then to a transactional centrist. The editor
Over the past 10 days, ICE officers have killed two immigrants in separate shootings in Texas and Maine. While the Department of Homeland Security has claimed that officers were acting in self-defense and in the interest of public safety, no evidence has emerged to support those accounts, and there is growing outrage over these latest
Sixteen and 17-year-olds face an overnight social media curfew in an extension of the government’s social media ban for under-16s. Under the plan aimed at reducing online harm, some apps will be blocked by default from midnight to 6am. But if the curfew won’t be mandatory and teens can opt out, will it accomplish anything?
When Senator Lindsey Graham died unexpectedly this week, he left a new uncertainty in American politics. Known as a key deal-maker in Congress, the Republican has lost a vital bridge between the Democrats – and Donald Trump. Graham was also one of the few remaining Reagan-style Republicans and his death raises questions about the future