Victor WembanyamaThe 7ft 4in Frenchman has a decent body of work after his first few weeks in the league. We asked former players and a coach to give their verdicts
Victor Wembanyama’s rookie campaign has been the story of the NBA season so far, which is little surprise given that he’s 7ft 4in and plays with the agility of a much smaller man. Now that we have a decent body of work – 10 NBA games – to learn from, what do those who have been around basketball their whole lives think of the young Frenchman.
Law protecting women seeking emergency abortions is target in US supreme court case | Abortion
2024-04-22
Abortion rights supporters protest the supreme court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case in Driggs, Idaho, on 2 July 2022. Photograph: Natalie Behring/Getty ImagesAbortion rights supporters protest the supreme court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case in Driggs, Idaho, on 2 July 2022. Photograph: Natalie Behring/Getty ImagesAbortionLaw protecting women seeking emergency abortions is target in US supreme court caseEmergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act is at the heart of the court’s latest blockbuster abortion case, which comes out of Idaho
Golf This article is more than 9 years oldRenowned golf coach Bob Torrance dies at the age of 82This article is more than 9 years old Son Sam confirms father’s death on Twitter
Bob Torrance coached Padraig Harington to two OpensThe golf coach Bob Torrance has died at the age of 82, his son Sam has confirmed.Torrance Sr was best known for his work with two-times Open champion Padraig Harrington, who he tutored to both his Claret Jugs in 2007 and 2008.
TV tonight: a Scandi noir nail-biter
2024-04-22
TV tonightTelevision & radioNorwegian drama Wisting nears its unpredictable ending in the hunt for a serial killer. Plus: The Masked Singer continues. Here’s what to watch this evening
Wisting9pm, BBC FourThe pressure mounts on Detective William Wisting in this penultimate double bill of the snow-laden Norwegian thriller. After last week’s revelation of tampering in one of Wisting’s cases 17 years ago, he is suspended from the current investigation and his previous findings are placed under doubt.
What is the name of our moon and if it doesn't have one, why not? I think it should be called Selene
2024-04-22
BIRDS AND THE BEESWhat is the name of our moon and if it doesn't have one, why not? I think it should be called Selene as we are doing Greek gods at school. Eleanor Kelly aged 9, Rochdale England
It's called Moon. In olden times, when science was written in Latin, it was called Luna, and when moons were discovered around other planets they were also named Luna - eg, Titan was called Luna Saturni by its discoverer, Christiaan Huygens,and this name was inevitably translated as "
Photograph: Harry Borden/The Guardian Photograph: Harry Borden/The GuardianSpice GirlsInterviewMel B: ‘I got used to lying. I didn’t want anyone to find out’Simon HattenstoneShe defined girl power with the Spice Girls, but Melanie Brown felt unable to tell the truth about her unhappy marriage – until now
Last time I met Melanie Brown, she could not have been happier. The artist formerly known as Scary Spice was enjoying success as a judge on The X Factor, the public adored her once again, and most important of all, she was ecstatically in love with her husband, Stephen Belafonte.
LebanonMossad chief says Israel is committed to finding and killing all Hamas leadersComments by David Barnea follow assassination of Hamas deputy political chief Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon
Israel-Gaza war – live updates The head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service has vowed to track down and kill all Hamas leaders responsible for attacking Israel, less than a day after a drone strike in Lebanon killed the militant organisation’s second most senior official.
Pipeline to the classroom: how big oil promotes fossil fuels to America's children | Oklahoma
2024-04-21
A recent OERB teachers’ workshop showing the oil and gas industry’s influence in K-12 education. Photograph: Eben McCue/StateImpact OklahomaDocuments show how tightly woven group of pro-industry organizations target impressionable schoolchildren and teachers desperate for resources
by Jie Jenny ZouThis story was a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity and StateImpact Oklahoma, a reporting project of NPR member stations in Oklahoma.
Jennifer Merritt’s first graders at Jefferson elementary school in Pryor, Oklahoma, were in for a treat.
BooksReviewOn stage this story has won Tony and Olivier awards. But as a book set in the UK, it suffers from the extra padding – and it feels more heavy-handed, too
When it comes to sexual assault and the law, a lot has happened since Suzie Miller debuted her one-woman “rape play” (her words).
Prima Facie, about a sexual assault defence-barrister-turned-complainant who tries to get justice for her own rape, opened at Sydney’s Griffin Theatre Company in 2019.