NBABy telling a younger teammate to ‘stop playing like a light-skinned dude’, Kobe put a fine point on what’s made the Warriors a crossover phenomenon
At Tuesday night’s Warriors-Lakers game at Staples Center, it was hard not to notice the vocal contingent of Golden State fans infesting Los Angeles’s home gym. We’re about a seven-hour drive from Oakland, but the reigning NBA champions command quite a bit of support no matter where they go. Read More...
Supermarkets This article is more than 1 month oldLow UK potato harvests raise fears about Christmas suppliesThis article is more than 1 month oldExperts say supermarkets may have to rely on imports from as far afield as Egypt, pushing up environmental impact
UK farmers are struggling with one of the lowest potato harvests on record after an autumn of heavy rain, raising fears about supplies for this year’s Christmas dinners and beyond. Read More...
BooksAfter her childhood in a secretive cult founded by her grandfather, New Zealand woman Lilia Tarawa risked hellfire and damnation to escape. In this book extract, she shares a slice of her life at Gloriavale Christian Community
On the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand, a religious cult named Gloriavale Christian Community closed itself off from the rest of the world in 1969.
Founded by the self-styled and self-named Australian religious leader Hopeful Christian – who was convicted and jailed on three charges of indecent sexual assault of a young woman in 1995 – the 500-strong community was run according to a strict and oppressive interpretation of fundamental Christianity. Read More...
