Artist rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in public spots across southern EnglandThe street artist Helch, known for murals and tags across England, has died, his gallery has said.He rose to prominence in 2018 by painting his eponymous tag in capital letters across a string of public spots in…

Updates from the first ODI, 1pm BST start at LeicesterSign up to receive The Spin newsletter | And mail GeoffInteresting! Alice Capsey will keep wicket, which some people (me) were keen to see during the World Cup, given how Amy Jones kept whacking the ball to catchers in the ring. Jones is rested, as are Sciver-Brunt…

Late changes to South Africa’s team smacked of mind games, but reinvigorated New Zealand remain in the huntThe margins are slim in South Africa this past fortnight and not just on the scoreboard. According to aviation experts, one of the two planes flying over the stadium in Cape Town just before kick-off on…

Former PM says it is right time to leave Commons, which will trigger byelection in Holborn and St PancrasUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer is to quit as MP for Holborn and St Pancras, saying it is the “right time” for him to leave the Commons.Starmer, who resigned as prime minister in July, told the…

As The Story – inspired by a scandal that ended a young Black reporter’s career – makes its London debut, its author explains why, two decades on, it’s more relevant than everIf our ability to discern fake news from fact is a hot topic today, Tracey Scott Wilson was on to it more than two decades ago. As a…

American Scoundrel tells story of McCarthy attack dog, mob lawyer and Trump mentor – will the president be thumbing its pages?Kai Bird and Susan Goldmark have written a book Trumpworld doesn’t want you to read. Published on Tuesday, American Scoundrel is a propulsive, horrifying biography of Roy Cohn, the New York…

In Netflix film Turning Point: Generation 9/11, the lives of people forever impacted by the terrorist attack on 2002 are exploredTwenty-five years on, memory is giving way to history. Soon the US will cross the point where half its population were born after 11 September 2001 or were too young to remember the day that…

Zelenskyy says Moscow is capitalising on shortage of US-made Patriot interceptors to lower morale in capitalEurope live – latest updatesAt least 12 people have been killed in and around Kyiv overnight as Ukraine’s capital endured a sixth consecutive night of Russian drone and missile attacks aimed at shattering…

From Waxahatchee and Florry in the US to Brown Horse and Little Grandad in the UK, a wave of young songwriters are reinvigorating the subgenre’s earnest emotion and twang‘It’s so important to talk about this before it’s gone,” says Francie Medosch, singer, guitarist and songwriter of the band Florry…

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