Israel’s military has admitted to several “professional failures” and a breach of orders in the killing of 15 rescue workers in Gaza last month, and said that it was dismissing a deputy commander responsible. The deadly shooting of eight Red Crescent paramedics, six civil defence workers and a UN staffer by Israeli troops, as they…
Dear Pennine Way: I’d like to wish you a happy 60th birthday. Many thousands have trodden along you, and so have I. You’ve brought us blisters but also beautiful views, buoyed spirits and a renewed sense of belonging. I got the idea to walk the Pennine Way – which on 24 April turns 60 –…
NBA playoff preview: Who can beat Boston or Cleveland? Analyzing if the Bucks, Knicks, or Pacers have what it takes to beat Boston or Cleveland in the playoffs Derrick White had seven 3-pointers, scoring 30 points, and the Boston Celtics began defense of their NBA championship with a 103-86 win over the cold-shooting Orlando Magic…
1. Not ‘waving a white flag’ Polls suggest support for Peter Dutton’s Coalition has cratered in the past month, including in the marginal seats that could decide the election. But the opposition, at least publicly, is refusing to concede defeat. “We are in it to win it. I can assure you there is no one…
The gym is back. In the UK, about 11.5 million people aged 16 and over now belong to one. Even old habits are making a comeback: after a few years of exhorting people to socially distance and wipe down machines, gym chains are removing cleaning stations, while their clientele go back to sharing kit and…
Do the Thunder have what it takes to reach the Finals? Oklahoma City has the pieces—but do they have the experience to win three playoff series? Don’t give the Oklahoma City Thunder the NBA’s Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy yet. It’s just Game 1 of a first-round Western Conference series. But what a game it was…