Classical Music Apr 20, 2026 What Does an American Orchestra Need in a Conductor? At a challenging time for American orchestras, the question of what a community wants from a music director has become more urgent. What Does an American Orchestra Need in a Conductor? At a challenging time for American orchestras, the question of what a community wants from a music director has become more urgent. See more
Folk music Apr 28, 2026 Hey-nonny-bo! The woman reclaiming maypole dancing with dancehall and drum’n’bass UK artist Linett Kamala was astonished to see a maypole in a Jamaican hamlet – a colonial relic, but one bringing joy. So she reinvented the tradition by dit... Hey-nonny-bo! The woman reclaiming maypole dancing with dancehall and drum’n’bass UK artist Linett Kamala was astonished to see a maypole in a Jamaican hamlet – a colonial relic, but one bringing joy. So she reinvented the tradition by dit... Share
US news Apr 28, 2026 ‘A husband expects a yes’: how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women A cottage industry of women are selling courses aligned with a conservative movement that claims feminism is the source of women’s discontentA thirtysomethin... ‘A husband expects a yes’: how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women A cottage industry of women are selling courses aligned with a conservative movement that claims feminism is the source of women’s discontentA thirtysomethin... Share
Morgan McSweeney Apr 28, 2026 Starmer seems to think he can do no wrong – two weeks of Mandy-mania hearings point to the opposite conclusion | Marina Hyde Bereft of any big ideas, or indeed policies, the PM is in his happy place: a never-ending parliamentary procedural processHave his enemies done it? Have the... Starmer seems to think he can do no wrong – two weeks of Mandy-mania hearings point to the opposite conclusion | Marina Hyde Bereft of any big ideas, or indeed policies, the PM is in his happy place: a never-ending parliamentary procedural processHave his enemies done it? Have the... Share
US unions Apr 28, 2026 ‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close US’s first unionized store Tech giant accused of ‘cynical attempt to bust the union’ in decision to shutter location in Towson, MarylandWorkers at the first Apple store to unionize in... ‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close US’s first unionized store Tech giant accused of ‘cynical attempt to bust the union’ in decision to shutter location in Towson, MarylandWorkers at the first Apple store to unionize in... Share
NatWest Group Apr 28, 2026 Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’ Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the b... Singing activists disrupt NatWest meeting over ‘climate backtracking’ Shareholder agm briefly adjourned after protesters wearing T-shirts labelled ‘No more big oil’ burst into songThe chair of NatWest was forced to defend the b... Share
Pauline Hanson Apr 28, 2026 Guardian Essential poll: more Australians approve of Hanson’s party leadership than Albanese or Taylor’s One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groupsGet our breaki... Guardian Essential poll: more Australians approve of Hanson’s party leadership than Albanese or Taylor’s One Nation outperforms the Coalition for the first time, while the rightwing populist party’s leader has a positive rating among all age groupsGet our breaki... Share
Victoria Apr 28, 2026 Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’Get our br... Brittany Higgins criticises federal inaction as Victoria moves to protect victim-survivors’ counselling records Exclusive: State government commits to strengthening laws as Higgins labels Albanese government’s response to women’s safety issues ‘disheartening’Get our br... Share
Indigenous Australians Apr 28, 2026 Evacuees from flooded remote Indigenous areas in NT housed in compound likened to ‘a prison camp’ Residents must sign in and out at a security gate, and vehicles and bags are routinely searchedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHun... Evacuees from flooded remote Indigenous areas in NT housed in compound likened to ‘a prison camp’ Residents must sign in and out at a security gate, and vehicles and bags are routinely searchedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHun... Share
Cooking and Cookbooks Apr 28, 2026 A Warm, Filling Salad Fit for Dinner A substantial mix of charred broccoli, salmon and soba catapults this salad out of side territory. A Warm, Filling Salad Fit for Dinner A substantial mix of charred broccoli, salmon and soba catapults this salad out of side territory. Share
International Trade and World Market Apr 28, 2026 G.M.’s Profit Bolstered by a $500 Million Tariff Refund Because of a February Supreme Court decision, General Motors said it would receive refunds on some of the tariffs it had paid. G.M.’s Profit Bolstered by a $500 Million Tariff Refund Because of a February Supreme Court decision, General Motors said it would receive refunds on some of the tariffs it had paid. Share
Fashion Apr 28, 2026 Joan Burstein obituary Co-founder of Browns, the celebrated London fashion store, who encouraged young designers such as Alexander McQueen For London’s fashion-aware in 1970, South... Joan Burstein obituary Co-founder of Browns, the celebrated London fashion store, who encouraged young designers such as Alexander McQueen For London’s fashion-aware in 1970, South... Share
Money Apr 28, 2026 Tell us: how are you adjusting your household finances as the Iran war pushes up costs? We’d like to hear how you’re adapting your expenditure as the cost of living rises amid the conflict in the Middle EastRising prices and economic uncertainty... Tell us: how are you adjusting your household finances as the Iran war pushes up costs? We’d like to hear how you’re adapting your expenditure as the cost of living rises amid the conflict in the Middle EastRising prices and economic uncertainty... Share
