This tense, powerful six-parter starkly captures the nation’s slide into oppressive terror. Its capturing of a shameful moment in history is hugely vividThe final episode of Kabul pointedly soundtracks its opening scene with a speech given by George W Bush when America invaded Afghanistan in 2001. “The oppressed…

The veil is slowly being lifted on the forced or coerced migration – ‘blackbirding’ – of Pacific Islanders for labourWhat’s in a name? If that name happens to be Townsville, the coastal north-east Queensland city, the answer is: slavery.While he scarcely went to the place that still bears his name, Robert…

When multiple sclerosis began to affect her fine motor skills, Shakira Hussein found a way to redesign her dream, rather than give it up altogetherAt first, I failed to recognise the significance of the deterioration in my violin technique.I was preoccupied by other concerns – the crushing exhaustion that I would…

American clocks 23.49sec in Pan Pacs heatsDouglass reclaims record from teammate WalshPair to meet again in Saturday night’s finalKate Douglass shattered the women’s 50m freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 23.49sec in the heats at the Pan Pacific Championships to set a tantalizing showdown with former…

US president credits himself with lowest drug prices in 60 years, when article says drop is more likely due to BidenThe White House flooded social media on Saturday with an image of Donald Trump showing off the recent Washington Post headline “Prescription drug prices record sharpest drop in more than 60 years”…

Wembley curtain-raiser can offer clues but it is no reliable pointer to a season – its winners have not landed the title since 2018The doubt for anyone when a long-strived-for goal has been achieved is hunger. Arsenal waited 22 years for their 14th league title and, compounding the yearning, finished second three…

Lithuania’s capital Vilnius has been billed as the ‘European corgi capital’. Corgi Race Vilnius began during the pandemic as a friendly bet between two owners, and now features sprint heats, a costume parade, a loudest bark contest and new agility and ‘run and return’ races. Continue reading...

Paper mill activity has exploded in recent years, polluting the scientific ecosystem with falsified data and compromising medical researchDr Reese Richardson’s phone constantly buzzes with notifications. The scientific research integrity specialist has been tracking shadowy organisations known as “paper mills”…

The comedian and actor on her love for White Chicks, getting a bad Yelp review as a dog walker and doing stand-up during an earthquakeYou went to film school; what movie do you rewatch or return to most?This would not be an answer that my film school would respect, or expect: White Chicks by the Wayans brothers…

Eddie Botha felt an easy connection with Jennifer. But when she went away for a trip, he thought that was the end of their growing romanceFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesI met Jennifer at a Guy Sebastian concert in Kuala Lumpur in 2005. It was strange I was there because I’m kind of anti-pop music…